The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-04-30

has cast upon our .Siate @sihS us
grace, and that his past conduct clearly
Shows that bis reelection to the United
States Senate would be calamity to
our State. j. d. SNoDDY,
G. H. Hort.
Col. Hoyt presented the following;
Resolged, That in case the delegates
to the National Convention cannot pro-
cure the nomination Of Abraham Lin
coin. they be instructed TO vote for John
C. Fremont.
On motion TO adopt the minority re-
port, Sam. Wood obtained the floor, and
for two hours excoriated the caucusiies
numerically. until Col. Bowen said
they would give him vote of thanks
if he would desist. He finally took his
seat. and SO fearful were the majority OF
another raking. in utter disregard OF
parliamentary usage, while the motion
was still pending on the minority re-
port, and undisposed of, a motion 10
adjourn was made and carried. thus un
biushingly ignoring the minority I!
REMARKS.
There were, as delegates or proxies,
eighteen Federal oificeholdcrs in the
convention. and in attendance upon it as
"strikels,' eighteen or twenty Federal
We shall probably give
their names hereafter.
The unbiusi,ing effrontery of the
caucusites was manifested 10 ali their
proceedings-,he committee on creden-
tials SO meanly constituted that the
chairman OF the convention blushed as
his attention was called to its political
complexion. and looked as il he felt he
was doing dirty work beneath the dig
nifty Of an honorable ..man) was but q
sample OF the what was done.
During the afternoon, while awaiting
the report Of committees, ex-Mayor
Anthony made some gross. uncalled fol
and unmsnly charges in reference tc
the Leavenwerth city election. { The
assertion Of the Conservative tha, Me-
DowelI introduced the subject is not
correct. Med. did not refer to the city
election at all, but confined his remarks
to the contested seat Of Mr.. Schindling.
Anthony's remarks were malicious and
utterly out of place. He feels sore over
his terrible defeat. Col. Hoyl answer
ed the defunct city official, ,hurling lack
his ''bundle OF (alsehoods in his tectl. ("
but was called TO order. Anthony
could rave, but rejoinder was not per-
mi'ted his opponent.
Some amusing and some reprebensi-
ble occurrences took place. When Sam.
Wood commenced speaking. Carpet
bag Sidney Clarke was suddenly taken
with "pain in the bowels" and left !
1t will be observed that Jim Lane i.
the weakest man of the whole list. He
gets but A votes. These A. we're the
drilled slaves of the managers. They
all voted the printed ticket unscralcaed.
Not SINGLE Independent rote did Lane
get. Look at the vote. Four of the
other candidates get FIVE more votes
than lie does. and one gets seven more.
This shows his weakness. He has no
disinteresied supporters.
Now take from his vote the nine con-
testants wrongfully deprived oi their
seats. and he would have but 35 votes,
three less than majority. Take from
these the 9 officeholders and his vote
is reduced to IL. Take from these the
number elected as anti Lane men, who
betrayed their constituents in voting for
him. and he will not have TO exceed ten
rotes. As il is. he is a delegate by fraud
the most shameless ever perpetratsd.
1t was emphaiically the officeholders
and bolter's convention, and jim Lane
is the delegate Of his own .'hired help"
and Of lot of boilers, who had no more
right 10 seats in the convention Than
they have TO seat, in the Senate of the
United States, and mol Of The people Of
Kansas. Scarcely one thousand votes
were cast for the A. delegates who elect
ed him. 1.-The voice of the people, E"
indeed
The caucusites denounced the Fraud
as they termed it. and turned round end
perpetrated one Of the same kind in
electing State Central Committee
SINE Of their own men admitted il was
a fraud and ought not to have been done.
Erery member Of that Committee is a
Lane man, and all 6ut one Lane office
holders! That was right. Let them
show the "cloven FOOT and make the
issue plaiD-Lanc and Anti-Lare. Sucl,