The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-08-09

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thirty; and on motion Of Mr., Jones
Of Elk, A. Beard, Esq, was called
to the chair, and Captain McCor-
mick, appointed Secretary, with
Mr.. Shriner as assistant. These
gentlemen took their seats, and
the convention proceeded to stare
at each other, and the large crowd
of true Union Democrats, Who oc,
cupied one, corner Of the Court
room. The MANAGER, who had con-
vened this VAST assemblage, by the
mighty power of his verbose rhet-
oric, ielt that something must be
done; and that upon his shoulders
rested the awful responsibilities
Mr.. jones made another motion,
viz: that there be a committee up
on credentials appointed-which
was accordingly done. But this
master spirit, after short consul
tation with the knowing ones, dis
covered that he had committed a
taur pas; that it would never do,
to depend upon holding the con,
vention, with only regularly cleo
ted, and properly accredited dele
gates; that would give "a beggarly
show of empty seats, and leave too
many townships out in the cold
so Mr.. Jones made another motion,
to the effect, that any person
present, might represent any
townships which had failed to send
up delegates, This was agreed to
by a vote of three in the affirma-
tive and no one voting against the
proposition. But the dignifed
chairman, of the committee on
credentials, was SO deeply engaged
in calling for credentials from
townships, from which there was
no delegates to respond, to his
mournful cry, that he did not per-
ceive the TRICK, or attempt to COW
er up the fact, that about one third
Of the townships in the county
were not represented in that con-
vention by any authorized dele
gates: consequently, after conclu-
ding his fruitless labors to draw
blood from a stone' the dignifed
chairman, attempted to report the
doings of his committee to the con-
vention but the chair of the con-
yention; failed to recognize the
gentleman. (It may be that, as
the committeeman is a newcomer
in these parts, that the chairman
did not know him or qoas uaiting
for an introduction.) But the dig
nified chairman from the commit.
tee on credentials would not 'give
it up so'-he evidently believed
with Mazeppa, THAT one REFUSAL:
no rebuff, and persevered in his
effort to make the convention heal
his report, until, some better posted
individual, made the gentleman
understand that the convention die
not desire any report from his com
mittee. They had only been ap
pointed for the sake of form; and
the convention had long since, on
the motion Of Mr., Jones, performed
the labor, usually allotted to his
committee. The innocent commit.
teeman now, for the first time, dis
covered that the convention was
Just in fun when they appointed
his committee. The convention
being now ready for action, Mr.
Jones moved that the voting be by
ballot, which was agreed to,-Mr.
Jones then made another motion,
that there be three tellers appoint
ed, which was agreed to-Mr.
Jones then made, another motion,
that the balloting for candidates be
in the order named in his circular.
Mr. Jones then made a short stump
speech; and limited, that although
it was usual to require the candi-
dates before the convention to
pledge themselves. to support the
ticket nominated, that there were
goodaeasons for neglecting to take
any pledge this gear. (Real rea-
sons; the managers desired to
spring their own candidates, but
the men who had paid their dollar
for the shose, spould not pledge If
they did.) So by common consent
pledges hwere. not required. Mr..
Jones then proceeded to make NOM
nations outside of the names an
nounced in the papers. Col Phil
lips raised the query whether can
didates who had announced them
selves through the press, would be
considered by the convention p
Whereupon Mr.. Jones withdrew
the name of DIR. Rannals as can
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