Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-08-13
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.


subjoin the proceedings of
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
Meeting in the afternoon at the
hour fixed, the Convention was or
ganized by the calling of Mr.. Nc
Neal, a Democrat of fifty years
standing, to the chair, and the elec-
ton Of Lew. Allen as Secretary
A committe on rules and permanent
organization was appointed from
each of the three counties represent
ed Thereupon Highland asked
leave to retire for consultation,
which being granted, that county
went to the Mayors office, and
kicked up q row over the commit
teemen appointed by the Chair,
which beggars description. In the
course of half an hour, however, it
returned to the hall, and, with
Frank Steele, Of Hillsborough, as
spokesman, asked leave to substi-
tute other special committeeman
than those designated by the speak
er, in that the committeeman thus
designated were in the interest of
Stafford, whereas, the Highland del
egation, as represented by Steele,
had, after the fight at the Mayors
office, united upon Judge Briggs,
"Then there arose such = yell
As sifall the hends from heaven that fell,
Had pcaled their banner-cry Of hell"
Ross and q fraction of Highland
dissenting, Fayette and the bulk OF
Highland affirming, the whole con
ventionsrashed pell- toward the
speakers stand, some shouting,
"Aye, ayer others yelling, "No,
no p amid cries of "'Rah fr See
m'rm "Rah FIR Blalrw "Rah
f'r Saft'rd" "Rah f'r Briggs ~
"'Rah FIR hell % "'Rah f'r Grant, p
''Put i'm outt" "Kick i'm down
stairs, G-dd-n i'm p Nary (hic)
kick, by Cd (hic) rs n emcrat-
ic (hic) Cnvention (hlc); free
speech (hic) 'ra free fight, by Cd"
and countless other uncomfortable,
unreportable, whisEy-inspired, rhet-
orical jerks, only to be heard in a
Democratic convention.
The speaker, at first completely
paralyzcd and for some time speech
less, after several palsied attempts
succeeded in assuming the erect
posture, and, with all the evidences
Of despair in his countenance,
stretched his arms aloft, trembling
in every joint, and fecbly waving
the emblem Of his authority, the
gavel, exclaimed in all the agony
of an aged martyr; "For Gods
sake, gentlemen, if you have no re-
spect for my lifelong Democracy,
do have some formy seventy years,
and organize permanently, and let
me ont of this chair; for / do assure
you that never was in such q place
before, and pray God Almighty |
never may be again. -
This appeal seemed to have the
effect to restore partial order, and a
permanent organization was eifect'd,
Mr., Van Meter, ofChillicotho, being
called to the chair.
During this procedure, several in
diyiduals who were greatly exhaust
ed by the "dead loads" of inspiring
fluids they had been carrying all
day, made ludicrous efforts to OBJ
tain the floor, by sliding up walls
and holding to benches. A few OF
these succeeded, two of whose eff
forts were so remarkable that / give
them in full,
TONY ALBERTI's SPEECH.
The renowned Tony Albert, of
Chllllcothe, edllied the saints MS FOL
lows:
"Nr, Breesident, l ish un old
orse | ish un ole horse, / ish. |
ish dwo years ole, | ish. Let
Priggs shtay doc years, den if We
likes 'em We takes 'em. He's nutin
but boop NV a Deemigrat No!
he ish no hoop. Boop gifts ish eyes
open at nine days olte. BY CT,