The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-09-04
THE RADICAL CONVENTION
All FLUSHING.
RICH SCENES.

RICH SCENES
From well-written account Of the Rad
ieal Convention at Flushing, communicate,
TO the St Clairsville Gusetts, We exrac
the following.
VOTING IN CONVENTION.
lst Ballot, voting by townships-I6 fol
Wo st, and Is for Beadle, is announced by
| the Chair. All is confusion. Another bal
lot is ordered. A voice is heard loude,
that the rest, Nottingham was not called
l-lThis is the name of one OF the town,
ships of Harrison county, and was famous
in political history in the days Dy the good
old Wbig party Of IS4O, when the Union
aud the Constitution were polar stars-and
when accessions to that party were announ-
cod by the phrase Strike my name from
nottingham list" The thing is reverse now;
Strike Nottingham and kick him out" is
| the motto. This was an announcement
that diseord was in camp. The delegate
was in earnest. Speaking to the President
of the Convention, he says: "Judge-Ben
(hic) by Cd. Nottinham wasn't called
By Cd (hic) | know, IL live in fhicl
Nottinham. BY my sister's-hic) I'm a
delegate from Not-(hic) Nottinha,G." " The
delegates from Harrison hung their heads.
and look ID for some place to hide. The
charge was true; that township had not been
called The reason soon leaked out--this
delegate had utterly refused in caucus to
vote for Beadle- had sworn he would vote
for Knox, who is = much better man, and
who does not favor Negro Suffrage. This
elegate knew the caucus bad been packed.
and that Knox had been saarie3d; hence
there had been committee Ofmemhars an
pointed early in the day to make the hOnOra
ble member from Nottingham drunk. and
keep him out Of the Convention: but old
Wash. Ourant was too much for them. He
had tipped the bottle toe often in oldcD
times for young blood he became the
victor. A new set took him in hani,; t1ey
too went down from the heavy charges off
t0bocco-iuice, s5rychnEne and ager unl the
old fellow entered the riug for his vate.
prcclaimlng IN thuh1er.tones Cal Nottnl- |
CHAM, by ID; IN here; I'm f.? Knox"
Belmont delegates cry out, let him vote |
Is he delgate?" Il move Nottingham |
votes;o He ought to have hs vote; # he |
votes fer Knox you're gone up" Belmont |
wts persistent; Harrison was djsc0mitet. -
Fiuaily, one OF the delegates from Harrison
who had not visited the lager or cooked the
revolver as often as the rest, cried cut at the
top of his voice, lIe has 10 credentials;
mind your own business, aul let Harrison
settle her owu difficulties "
This was a poser, and 'Nottinham' was
ushered oil by this committee f r an,
other drink Thus quiet was restored for
another ballot This went on as usual
until the fifth ballot; Nottingham being
called and the ex Senator from Cadiz town.
ship responding for Nottingham. No deci-
'ion.
NEW SCENE.
The delegates from Harrison are watch.
ng, in dread Of old Wash. Ariok, of
st. Clairsville, begins speech in favor OF
Dr.. West; trst threatens; Harrison looks
nullSh; demands justice for bollness in the
Doctor at the last session, for voting for the
Amendment giving 'niggers' the right of
ufrage. Harrison has taken chiIls, ami
ellis the speaker that wouli defeat them;
they could not carry their county very
tr0ng if they had to carry Dr. West and t
Negro Suffrage both" Belmont delegates d
orce them up to the iasle; tel Harrison it |
must be met; and they would not vote for '
}eadIe unless he como out promptly for it. '
harrison delegates seeing their predica-
lent, pledge their candid4te-Dr. B9adIe q
as being as strongly in favor Of Negro t
suffrage as DR.. West. But he has no
ecord, and OF course the people would
e deceived. st. CIairsvlle speaker threat
ms; Harrison is defiant, adjourns for an.
ther charge from the revolver5 AMI lager.
a RICH SCENE. =
Delegates re-enter and organize. Old V
' ash, on hands ag 'in, and no keepers, Il, o
sual., Chairman calls to order. Delegate P
'om Nottingham has the hool-- in very
ood humor; rather drunk, but able to "
lake speech. Say: 'Julga-Deu we
new each other long ago; by ed I'm t,
ere. yell you, by Cd, ell! Knox best 81
IAN III Harrison county; DoadIa--ant z
orth a d-n Knox, by Cd, (hic) if he s
IN t d--n my sister, (too vulgar for G
Thus things 20 on; Belmont G
oegation laugh boisterousy Harrison i
eegates in trouble, and rush for the speak G
,; and another committee ,lecanp with the A
onorab!e delegate from Nottingham Bal r
ting commences again aud continues ua. n
the 2Oth ballot; no rasuIt in choice, but y
infused coIloqual chickering's Some mem S
3rs ashamed, ask leave oi absence; grant.
|, they 60 away disgQst4d with ,Aait party L
A TERRiBLG sCEuE. =
Prepare 10 vote, ir. N the President 4
ries Of Order" " "'Let ii: 90 houe;" "
Let US adjourn" Les rs aall1t;'
otion to :reter back to the pgopl-;" Of y,
ring resolutions (tnat will never see the !
1ht) endorsing DR.. West, &e, ~ Up y,
AT that is indoscri1aba Amid the con- p
sion your reporter was unable to hear the
le half that was said DaGiag this ,umulc
e member from Nottingham Jo.onters the
onvention, walks up to the President, as. ii
mes the chair, and says: Judge Ben. /,
, Cd, you're drunk (hic); can be by in
ID here (hicG put on my specks; if you z
C drunk, you can see through them; b
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