The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23
The Democratic Meeting on
Saturday Night.
An Attempt tn Ratify the
Nominations Proves
Almost a Failure.
Whittlesey Indignant - Division OF
the Question called F0r-The
Ring " Again Triumphant.


serieSof meetings, managed and con
troled by a clique composed of all the
4 old leaders Of The Democratic party.
in this city, assisted by three or four
men who were early this Spring in
| itiated into the ring" have been
held in every ward except one III the
city At each successive meeting
some one Of the clique moved to
ratify the nominations for city officers
made some time ago, and at no one of
these meetings was there a hearty
endorsement Of the ticket presented.
In order to get the people used to
ratifying and to whip all sore heads 7
into the traces, another ratification was
appointed for Saturday night, aud
held at Turner Hall Il being an ad-
journed meeting from the nominating
convention Col. Charles DENLY took
the chair and stated the object Of the
meeting to be to hear the reports
from the various wards, Of the nomi-
nations made fjf City Councilmen.
Mr. Sproule then proceeded to cali
the wards for reports The First
Ward reported for Blemker; Second
Ward, n o report; Third Ward, Jones !;
Fourth Ward, Stockfeth; Fiftb,Tard,
Fischer Sixth Ward Reitz Seventh
Ward, Keith; Eighth Ward, Acker;
Ninth Ward, Messker
Mr.. StackhOuse then moved that
the nominations be made unanimous
by aeclamatien. which motion was
carried y ( A1'
Mr. Whittlesey then moved that
THE meeting ratify the nominations
made for city officers two weeks ago.
The motion being pat to vote, about
twenty voted aye, and about twelve
or fourteen voted no. The Chair de-
cided that the motion was carried.
Mr.. WHittlesey said that he hoped
that those gentlemen who had voted
"n5'r would state their reasons For
doing so; if they had objections to
the ticket, they ought to be made
known.
The Chair decided that the motion
was adopted, and that Mr. Whittlesey
was out Of order.
Some gentleman in the back part of
the house called for division of the
vote, and was declared out of order.
Mr.. Whittlesey renewed his request
that such as had objections make
them known at once, but was again
decided out of order.
Load calls were then made for
Showers, DENLY, and Whittlesey, aud
for adi7isioR Of the vote. After a
few minutes of confusion, Mr. DENLY
arose and said: Gentlemen, will.
introduce to you my friend Mr. Show
ers, an old Posey county Democrat,
who will now address you"
Accordingly Mr.. Showers delivered
speech of about three-quarters Of
an hour in length, full notes of which
were taken, but for gant of space we
are compelled to omit further allu-
sion to it than to aay it was a small
edition of Davy Laird's great speech,
delivereds1m3 time since at the Court
House.
At the conclusion of his speech
loud calls were made for Sproule,
Willard, Whittlesey aud music. The
Democratic Silver Band being oa
hand. after quiet was. restored a little.
struck upea tune, While a great pos
ton Of the audi nee retired.
The calls for Willard, Wh4tlessy,
and Sproule were then renewed
Sproule being on the stage arose and
after complimeatiag Mr.. Showers,
proceeded TO speak of publications
made 10 the JOURNAL recently. rela-
tive to the manner in which Mr. W.
FL. Walker had discharged the duties
OF Auditor of Yanderburgh County
and the comparative taxation for
county purposes under Democratic
aud Republican administrations He
did not attempt vindication Of Mr.
Walker but made a violent attack
upon SIR Bisch, and other Rapubli-
can county officials, hoping thereby to
direct the atts1tion Of the public
from Mr.. Walker to Nj Biseh, who
Is not q candidate for office.
At the eonslusion Of his speech,
the calls we're again renewed for
Whittlesey, Case, ana Willard.