The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-10-22
= he great G0PperheOd Convention at
asriculSHrnI IA all in Bristol.

= Rae great G0Pperhe0d Convention al
agricultural IL Al II in Bristol.
MeSsrs Editors Toward the close of the
late County Fair, might have been seen man,
distributing handbills for mass Convention
at this place at an appointed time. His atfa-
bility and extremely smiling countenance, Of
course, attracted the attention of the recipients
Of his favors. All who are acquainted with
him can bear testimony to the truth that he
is the most polite man in the county, and as a
consequence aside from the bills invitations
were lavishly extended to all to be present at
said meeting and listen to the great democrat
ic truths which were expected to fall from the
lips of the Speakers Well, sirs, by dint of great
blowing together with an unknown amount
of ADVERTISING the said mass ConUention met
at the appointed time. Who can measure the
numbers almost fabulous By the copperheads
it will Of course it will come out that hundreds
ifnot thousands assembled to do something
for their country. One old getlernan did try
to number the assembled host and, sirs, what
do you suppose he made out, just this, that
guessing at three or four republicans who
were there he counted forty souls, no not souls
but heads. Now forty and three or four make
forty three or four, the vast number compos-
ing the enraptured audience. And all this
for so much expensive effort in behalf of the
democratic faith; How must the Guber-
material Candidate have rejoiced at such
an overwhelming reception !! ! Oh ghost of lat
ter days democracy-how hast thou forsaken
as! !.
Nor is this all l have to say of the mass
Co@0entio@. Instead of applying for the Hall
and paying for the use of it as they should, a
fastened gate was forced open and they were
inside of the yard. Arrived at the Hall they
found that locked as it always is when not in
use. The key was not sent for, but in they
were bound to go and did, either with false
keys or by force, breaking the lock. In the
night time the act would have been burgIairous
Is it any less honorable for being done in the
day time? That atfable individual before all
luded to was Of course conspicuous in these
acts. What a beautiful sight it must have
been to see a mass CORUeHtj0H clambering over
high rail fence, then scrambling through
the brush with Gubernatorial Candidate in
their wake or perhaps the van seeking dishon-
orable entrance to the Hall. The said candi-
date must have been highly ''tickled' at the
success of his constituents! How his friends
Ill Milwaukee and all over the State will be
elated at such feat of his in Kenosha County
He himself must have found out to certain
ty,that the way to Madison is rough, and
hedged i'll with numerous difficulties, the least
OF which, perhaps, is the passage through the
hazel brush Of Bristol Go it Palmer for it.
an unlucky step for you that you set your foot
III this county.
Once in the Hall the usual organization was
enacted after which commenced, the speech of
the OCCASION which amounted to abuse only of
the administration. Great applause is sun
posed to have been interspersed as the said
candidate hit upon some supposed vulnerable
spot IN the doings of the administration. The
individual stamped, spatted his hands, and by
his look is supposed to have repeated mental
~ these affecting words '-Oh amt clad |
joined the Copperheads ~ After the speech
.es came great and enthusiastic cheering for
thestlcket, and thus the great BASS Conye1tjog
tizzled out by doing the Agricultural Society
out OF the use of the Hall. Mr. Editor have
done with the monster meeting but | think
the individuals composing it, went home feel
ing that they are laboring in a bad cause and
that the effort to get up a sensation here
proved failure. Probably said candidate oot
a big insect in his ear, that will make a GREAT
buzzlng about the 3rd of Nov. next. A list
ener to the great speech made the remark AT.
terward that said candidate would have pot
one more vote if he had kept away from this
place.
Bristol Oct 18th 1863. UNION