The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-21

PoLE RAlsINe-ANoTHER BREAK

" ONhS I
as they had never worked before, In
reeonstructing the Democratic con-
glomerate pole. New derrieks were
rugged and all was ready about two
o'clock. The crowd was not large,
nany of the unterrifed having be-
come disguised. But to work they
went, and with the two derricks all
went swimmingly until they exhaust
ed the purchase of the small tackle,
Then they made a heave with the
large fall, and a loud crack was heard
which signi6ed the pole was breaking.
Another surge was given and the
crack became louder, and in a
moment the top and the butt of the
pole were both on the ground, with
the center high up in the air. The
break was complete. Butwith a per-
severance worthy of a better cause,
they at once set to work to repair
| damages. But here a new difficulty
arose. The butt of the pole was part
" IN the excavation, and would not
come out, and they finally ~resorted to
the ak, and the pole was bereft of
some s or 10 feet of its soundest part.
Then a section of the center was cut
out and a new splice made. This re-
duced the length of the pole to about
1876 feet. As the pole broke, a dis
tinguished Democrat, who had gone
all the way to New York to help nom
mate Pendleton, remarked, "They
had better abandon the id
pole, id platform and the
party, and take up Pendleton.
Another said, THE Seymour part
stood very well, but the Blair part
would not DO"
At Z o'clock in the evening the
spliced head-beam was repaired, and
amid great doubt and fear a third eff
fort was made and proved successful
and to the great joy of the Democracy
the pole was up, and the streameI
with Seymour and Blair was run up
The flag was then got ready. a beauti-
full United States flag. Then a long
delay ensued. Whittlesey had to be
hunted up, and the band had to be
hunted up, and all this took time, anC
. it was near 9 o'clock before all was
ready. Then the band played "Hai
Columbia" and the flag was hoist
ed. Whittlesey then marched
to the stump and proceeded
to give an account of his STEWARDSHIP p
He said he had come last night tt
, address Them" but had been disap.
i pointed. He then told them he had
been their representative in the Ma
tional Convention, and lest the!
!, might forget this important fact
: repeated it eight times in hi
! exordium. He then proceeded t.
show why they did not nomi
: nate Pendleton, but the ~explana
: ton did not appear satisfactory, as
, one Democrat remarked in our hear
ing, " 1t will take them all Summe
: to defend themselves for selling on
to Seymour, and they will have nj
=" time to attack Grant"
: Whit. next read all the dispatche
and correspondence between Seymou,
and the War Department, whel
= troops were wanted to defend Penn
, sylvania, and consequently New York
y from invasion by the rebels in 1863
y ! showing how Seymour had hastene,
i forward troops, &C., and then as a re
= suit exclaimed, IF any man says Sey
II mour was not true to his country, b
: is a liar and a dirty dog" and told b
l hearers that if any one told them tia
/ Seymour didn't do his duty, to tie
him that if he didn't F" then Governc
Curtain and Abe Lincoln were a pac
Z of great big liars" He declared hi
> purpose to work FOR the success
+ Seymour and Blair, and closed b
saying that when Jesus Christ com
: to reign on earth He would common
y them for voting for Seymour an
:. Blair, and would say to them, Con
. up higher, my Christian brethren
u Calls were made for DENLY, Dye
u and Menifee, but neither of them r
sponded, but Peter the Great, su
+, named Maier, took the stand, al
harangued the few people that r
4 NAMED in his usually gushing styl
~ He had nothing new to offer. III
o. crowd was fair, but not exceeding
y, large, and the only real enthusiasts
manifested was when the band stru'
up the rebel tune" Dixie"