Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-08-13
Special Correspondence Cincinnati Times
Democratic Judicial Convention
GnrENrIrLp. O., August 3.

monious gatherings ili the world.
On the contrary, they are more or
less attended with "noise and con
4 fusion" and hence we never see a
member of the Quaker persuasion
chosen as delegate to one of them.
Whether this is attributable to their
dislike for confusion, or that few of
them are members of the "unterri-
, fed, | am not prepared to say
Certain | am, however, that the
Convention which assembled in this
place to-day, was far from being
agreeable to quiet nerves.
BY an act Of the Legislature, one
more Judge of the Court of Com
mon Pleas was added to this District,
and it was for the purpose of put
ting q candidate in nomination that
the Democracy assembled as above
mentioned
The District is composed of Ross,
Highland and Fayette. Upon the
arrival of special train from Ross
bearing her rseventy- y-sevend delegates,
it required but moment to ascer.
1 tain that she was determined to
"rule or ruin" and in order to bet
ter facilitate her desires, she was
Joined by a disaffected portion of
Highland, who came up to grind an
AK which had been dulled by the re-
cent Congressional Convention at
Wilmington.
1t being apparent that several
townships in Highland had failed
to send delegates, a caucus of
those present was held and the
deficiency made up by appoint
ment.
When the convention assembled,
Ross county, aided by the disaffect-
ed portion of Highland, objected to
the action Of the caucus. This was
the signal for hot work. and it re-
quired but moment to set the train
in motion During the confusion
large portion of the Ross delcga-
ton withdrew to Crother's h 3ad-
quarters and renewed their spiritu-
al strength" Returning to the
hall, some half a dozen claimed the
attention Of the chairman at the
same time, In vain did the presid-
ino officer brine down his oayol. Int
no oo--utho ridors worn nm " and
tIere was no drawback ON The nort
NJ tho contestants
Tbe Chair was finallv heard -
"Gentlemon Of the Convontion for
Gods sake Loft us behave as Demo.
crafts or ot least os decent mon =
Seventy Years have weakened NV
frame, but I am firm in the Demo.
cratic faith This to mo ia trying
and as itis only n tcmnorarv a. oon.
ization I thank God fiat 7 will soon
he relieved /"
A deleoote from Ross-uNTr (hicl
nrcsmnn I lhic( want to {hic{
know what a lbicl Democrat con.
ven (hic) ton is for We fhic)
come here to do (hicl the fair
tbing"
Cries Of "order." "sit dowA.,'
..vou're too fullp 'sdrv up." aouis
bIadging. "go on" DC.
A gentleman from HIGHLAND oh.
toined the foor-"I am not a dele
cate, but want to explain to the
Conyention--" "order" "he's
rot no say here" "we want no out
siders," @we can run this machine"
GLOW were the Hillsborouah dele
rates appointed 2" and similar cpl.
thets, toeetherwith "hear him" from
Ross county, greeted the speaker,
"aNd he sot down"
A delepatc from Fayette-This
il not our funeral. Highland coun-
tv has a ripht to settle her own diff
culties"
"That's so. 'Rah for Briggs"
exclaimed n Highlander.
"Bripps be id" retorted a
Rossite, ave 90 our length on SAT-
fordn
"Rah Beymour and Slair"
&C 'Rah Nels. Barrere !" 'Rah Char
ley Crothcrs," "Let's all licker,"
rang out half dozen voices.
Partial order being restored, the
boisterous delegates having eXhaus-
ted their wind, permanent organ
ization was effected, which gave to
Ross the Chairman. Yell after yell
went up, followed by another with
drawal to "liquidote," :" This time
a change Of base was made, which
developed the fact that antagonis-
tical whisky "would fly to the
head"
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