The Evansville journal., 1868-07-24

IDENTITY the opponents OF Mr.. NiblacE, !
the bondholders' friend. felt as deeply
" piqued " at this piece of New York
strategy, as did the editor of the
Courier, who had private matter
to settle with the Honorable gentle
man of Knox. On the vote to
make the nomination unanimous, loud
cries of No, no. mo-" were heard
ali through the Conventions
When the confusion abated little,
w. Il. Pidgeon, Of Knox, introduced
a resolution that a ratification meet
ing be held at Princeton on the third
Wednesday in August, which was
adopted unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS.
We have not space to give the reso-
Iutions in full. The following is the
substance of them:
The first approves and endorses the
platform and principles of the State
Democratic Convention.
The second endorses the platform
and principles of the National Demo
cratic Convention. ot
The third endorses Seymour and
Francis p. Blair.
The fourth endorses, as true
bill, !" the Indictment by the National
Democratic Convention of the Repub-
lican party.
The fifth pledges support to the
Democratic nomineess and
The sixth thanks Thomas A. Hen
dricks and W. r. Niblack " for able
defense of constitutional liberty"
The business of this Convention
having been DISPOSED of. the Con-
gressional Convention then ad-
/ journed.
Colonel DENLY then announced that
Judicial Convention would be held
to nominate candidate for Judge of
the Common Pleas Court and for
Prosecuting Attorney of the Fifteenth
Judicial District.
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
| The meeting being called to order
| for the above-named purpose, Mr..
George w. Shanklin moved that Il.
M. Spencer, of Posey, be made Chair
man ofthe judicial Convention, which
motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Shanklin, J. G.
Hernden and DR.. Louenstien were
made Secretaries.
Morris S. johnson was then put in
nomination for Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas. There being no
other person put in nomination,
he was declared the choice OF the
Convention by acclamation.
Nominations were then announced
in order for Prosecuting Attorney for
the Court of Common Pleas. Then
came the " tug of war" The follow
ing named candidates were then put
| e.
torney: M. w. Pearse, of Posey; S.
D. Dial, of Warrick; John Brownlee,
of Gibson; and DIR. McReynolds, Of
Warrick.
1t was easy to be seen that in ac-
cordance with the eternal fitness of
things, the time had arrived for a
spirited contest. Some consider
able srsrring was had before a bal
lot was taken, but at last the roll was
called, with the following result:
Vanderburgh- -Pearse. ................27
/ sP0Sey-Pearse .IS
Warrtcx-Dial
Gtbson-Brownlee..... ...-..-.....-.. IL
No choice was had on this vote, as
the eternal two-thirds rule stood in
the way. 1t had been insisted on by Mr..
Niblack's friends, and made the rule
of the National Convention and of
the District Convention, and it would
not be acting with consistency to
abolish it at that time. So said many
time-honored Democrats.
The second, third and fourth bal
lots were as the first, but on the fifth
ballot the vote of Warrick County
was cast by some interested friend
for Mr.. HPearse, when Jesse Fuller
protested against its being recorded,
and Denounced In language quite as
emphatic as polite, as cheat and
fraud. The vote of Warrick was
then cast solid for Dial.
The Sixth and Seventh ballots were
had with the same result as the first,
except that Gibson and Warrick al
ternated, each complimenting the
candidate of the other.
Before taking the eighth ballot an
effort was again made to abolish that
inexorable two-thirds rule, but it
proved a failure.f During all this
balloting the storm, that had from the
first given promise to be protracted,
continued to prevail. The eighth,
ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth
ballots were had, all resulting as the
first.
The delegates then took recess
and retired. It was a noticable fact
that after each time the delegations
retired, and on their return, the con-
test became more spirited, and was
renewed with fresh vigor. The
scene of confusion which en-
sued on the return of the delegates for
the thirteenth ballot, it would be out
of the question to fully picture. The
yells and cries for respective candi-
dates, mingled with the curses of those
who worked on with restlessness and
impatience, was indeed the most. be-
wildering. On the thirteenth ballot
Mr.. Jno. B. Hall attempted to throw
oil on the troubled waters, by nomin-
ating r. ID. Richardson, but the "oif''
that he administered only added in
tensity to the heat, as it was under
stood as flank movement
on the part of Vanderbugh
county to entrap the Convention.
Mr.. Fuller, of Warrick, obtaining
hearing, denounced the action of
the Yanderburgh delegation in un-
. measured terms, and declared that
Vanderburgh should not rule the
Convention, and dictate all the nomi-
nations.
Mr.. Whittlesey then in terms quite
emphatic, declared that the v ander-
burgh delegation was free from that
charge, and protested against its re-
iteration. 1t was slander on the
fair fame of the delegates. Then
followed another scene of confusion,
during which were loud calls for va
rious candidates, loud cursing, and
in fact scene almost indescribable.
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