Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-20
RepublIcan DeIegate Convention.

Republican Delegate Convention.
The Mayors Office was crowded on Saturday
morning by an esfervescing mass of Black Re
publcanism. acid and alkali, boiling and foam
ing on being brought into close contact after the
sharpening of wits the night before 1t was pretty
sight to look at, and suggestive Many of them
had run all night so as to be upat day break, and
they watched each other with peculiar snaky
look that por.ended mischief. The chosen dele
gates-from such wards as had voted-marched
in looking grave and solemn as men on whose
shoulders rested weighty responsibility should
look. Could not they nominate somebody or
kill somebody's nomination? They could, and
the candidates, anxious soulsl how they futtered
and fused. and fretted and cussed, and Rugged
the men who held the wards in their hands Oh it
was harmonious sight. Each candidate who
had not got the vote of four wards, swore posi-
lively that there were most appalling and scanda-
lous frauds in the precincts that did not vote for
him. Their emotions were varied and various
and expressed in variety of ways, some were for
having the election all over again; Others went in
decidedly for sinking the memory of their defeat
in oblivion and bad whisky; while the more pat
riotic portion expressed desire to let the corrupt
party go to--a warmer climate; and small squad
wanted to whip somebody mighty bad. One
couple actually got at it, but, unfortunately. their
friends prevented the fight.
The first thing the delegates proceeded to do
was to meet and organize. Then came the tug
ofwar Somebody delegate from some ward
PROPOSED to adjourn for week, in order to
give the First and Seventh Wards time to vote fol
candidates. This brought out little Cottreil, Of
the bloody Seventh. who swore he could whip hi:
weight in wildcats, if the cats proposed any sucf
plan. Whit he wanted could not be Clearly un
derstood, but he did not want that plan Jo'
Davis backed up his spunky little friend, ant
bIowed and squirted ike the 'Latta" under full
head of steam. Men mounted the chairs and th
tables, and stood on the shoulders of elch other
and fifty motions were made which no one coul'
get the run Of; and Others yelled and made al
manner of unearthIy noises, until some outside
raised an alarm of fire as a rHse to disperse tn
meeting. Davis could not be got off that way
and kept the stand, doing up his full share of tn
talking, until the 'Latta, his fivorite, dashed b
the building Then he left. and. in crowdins hi
way oct, he made such swell in the tide of hu
manity that ten buttons were torn off thebreeche
of our reporter, and he let too. He says no pa
that we could give would induce him to poke hi
nose into Republican convention again.
Weleara that twas finally decided to have tn
election over again-the party to vote at th
Court house, next Saturday, in the same mamie
that ordinary elections are conductel-none to
allowed to deposit the ballots unless they answt
in the affirmative one oftwo questions, viz: 'Di
you vote for LincOln?" or. "Will you abide b
this nomination." Ii the elements don't coo
they win have a sweet time next Saturday; for
is part of the party drill to cheat each other.
keep their hands in, and the old-stagers unde
standit-