Randolph journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1862, 1862-07-11
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Vcnrv County Union Convention.
MEssRs. EDrroRs. The e%ventful ..oeth
of June" came and past. but the m
OF II will linger long with some of the
citizens Of Henry county. | do not pro-
pose 70 give the proccedinqs Of the Union
Convention. which viii appear in the
Newcastle Courier. hut ST ply a brief ac-
count Of what was said and done.
On the dav fixed by adjournment. the
Convention assembled and the people were
ont in their strength. From early morn
I'LL p. NJ, they poured ~. in thrones. to
the very evident amazemcnt Of the Court
House politicians, who had calculated TO
have il all their " way. They had the
management Of the previous Convention
and though assured that the farmers could
not rea onably. and probably would not
turn out on ,hat day, nothing else would
do, so by refusing TO put the question on
a motion TO adjourn sine die. previously
made, the thing was engineered through.
and everything in nice order as they
thought; hence their amazement. some
inquiring what i'm the world was the mat
ter that 80 many came QUIT The great
apathy hitherto manifested is perhaps an
excuse for their not thinking At once, and
knowing (if they did not) that the I'M
"a, thnrfyo1 o1tfDn nf flo rpff onn-tftr.oI
guardians Of this Districts political veal.
STYLED a Congressional District Central
Committee, !" proposing n return TO the
old system Of a delegated district nomi-
mating convention, was the all-su.icient
cause that reused them.
After an organization had been effected
nv the choice of Benz. Shirk for Presi-
dent, with n Secretary and assistant, and
the unanimous adoption OF a resolution
endorsing the action and nominees of the
State Convention. resolutions were offer
ed by c. Johnson regulating the action
Of the so-calied district central committee,
and setting a - day for nominating
candidates for county Offices, and at the
same time to nominate (as far as this
county is concerned) n Congressman
The blank was filled with the "2d Sltur-
day in August"
The ball was then opened by j. T. FL
lott, who condescended TO vindicate him
self from a newspaper charge of being a
competitor in the race. 10y saying he had
no Congressional asp~irations-is not. has
not been, and oiil not be a candidate
The Judge was paired to sec a rebellous
disposition manifested, and in a Judicial,
perhaps, but not very judieious way. assn
red us that, on the day appointed ty the
District Central Committee, Delegates
could he appointed anyhow, that the Con
rressional nominating Convention Oh the
4th of September ,soaid be held, and a
candidate nominated. regardless Of course
what we did tina, day. The inevitable
conclusion vas, that the action of that
Committee was authoritative and final
Of course we then sill felt like We were
on n FOOLS errand, without authority 70
do anything but ratify and sanction what
had been already predetermined should be
done.
The Judge admitted. 80 10 all OF US.
that, with but fro candidates in the Geld,
there would be no impostan. difference in
the ~,ssulf. on the different plans propos.
ei. "Bu,," be argued, "ss IL is. the d.
r ,t.vote system would enable the minor
ify 10 rule" This plan, however, vas