The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-24

Correspondence of the Union.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. IA. 81.
FRIEND UNION The play has been
played. and the fraud convention has had
their say, and th at is all Of it. 1t met
yesterday noon, organized with about 90
mem bers, half of whom were "substitutes,"
and adjourned TO go into "secret session"
After working all nigh, and until noon to.
day, they harmonizsd, and nominated the
following ticket. The ticket will be
found in another column, Ed. A lively
time they had in secret session. The
renegade Sam Wood was the moving spir-
it. He"moved" 10 60 on and elect the ticket
and install tho officers before leaving To-
peka, and not submit it to the people at
all for fear of defeat remarking with the
motion that they could easy buy the next
legislature to pass law legalizing the
movement. Failing in this by minority
of only two, he then showed that the Con-
vention pass some Anti.Lincoln resolu-
tons" and failed in this by small MAJOR
ity. He afterwards had it his own way
in Convention 10 the afternoon, Ed. =
After failing in this he sweat and blowsd
and -- around there for a while, and
then "moved" up in q corner, where was
sitting, and an account of peculiar odor
that he brought with him, l had to "move,' y
as did every body else in that neighbor.
hood. The effects of this last "move" of
his finally died out and order was restored.
Some man proposed putting Sam on the
Committee of Resolutions, when a spright.
ly looking fellow, with very large ears
and small head, wearing spectacles, from
Atchison County, jumped up and said,
II amend the motion by putting him on
the Committee Of moves" This mo-
tion being carried, Sam was "moved" ou,
On chip. The next fellow that it became
necessary to quiet was Jim Legate. This
was done by promising him the U. 8. As.
SCISSORS Office, that he might again peddle
ou. his deputyships at so much discount to
applicants. Thus one by one tho hungry
Office seekers of Carney's party were dis.
posed of, until all the swindlers had place.
provided for them, and the ticket was com.
pleted The peoples claims were never
discussed in all the debates and log. roll.
ing. l believe that if they could only
have been here and learned or seen how
they were bartered and traded about, like
so much stock, TO- the various Office. seek.
ers, that they Che people) would hurl. the
ticket nominated frem them with disgust.
This afternoon the unterrified had Con.
vention, and nominated the same ticket.
One member, being little tight, had the
frankne.s 10 say ".hat the other wing Of
this Convention had nominated some good
men, &C." What brough, the house down
was "the other wing" The substitution
business in delegate Convention is new
thing TO me. There were about Mirty:f
regular delegates to the Fraud institution,
the balance were by substitutes. Sam
Wood and Jim Legate ran the Convell-
ton.
The ticket we nominated on the 9Th i,
the ticket, and in this section, i, is all the
talk. We were particular fortunate in
nominating Judge Stafford, it gives grea
satisfaction where he is best known. Your
fellow townsman, J. D. Brumbnugh is well
known here and very popular. He will
run far ahead of Griswod, whom the
Fraudites nominated, as Griswold is moi
known, and is new conner in the State
having been here less than year. Hur-
rah for the soldiers ticket! B.