The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-06-04
Random ThOughts---NO. %.
BY THE EDITOR.


l am going to the Congressional
Convention in Portsmouth, this week.
When l went to Portsmouth, on the
5th of May, | was told that call had
been issued for Convention, to be held
on the Sd of June, and that it would
come out in the Tribune next morning.
| went to the Tribune office next morn
ing, and the paper was being printed.
Mr.. Mcfarland came in while I was
there, and spoke about the call, aud said
he had written to DR.. Williams of our
county, but had received no reply. lie
said all the other counties had agreed
to the time. He said he had directed
the letter to Dir, Williams at Jackson.
| told him the Doctor lived atPortland,
and his Postofliee was Oak IIill.o lex
pressed no opinion as to the time fixed,
as the call had been issued, and was
then being printed, .,- tra....
When.I came home, several of our
party said the Convention was called at
too early a day, and / received a letter
from a prominent gentleman Of Ports
mouth, saying that there was an evil de-
sign in the time of holding the Con
vention, and the number of delegates
appointed, and requesting me to urge
a postponement in my paper, ! did
say something about it, whereupon the
Tribune went off in this style: hrm
'0n his recentvisit to this city the editor of
the Standard was consulted on this matter, and
expressed no objection to the time He was also
told that letter had been sent to DR.. Williams
who failed reply. If he !" has had no voice =
1t is his own fault. Mr.. Bundy was present at
caucus In Columbus and agreed with the other
delegates In regard to an eaFly Convention. We
arc unable to understand the sudden change Of
opinion ON this subject"
The West Union Scion also went, off
half cooked, and said that old father
Mackley, and the Portsmouth Republican
and the lronton Register were opposed
to the time fixed, and that in future it
had perhaps better be left to us to fix
the time for holding the Convention.
Well, perhaps it would be better to
leave it to the proper persons than to
fix the names of personsto the call who
are not authorized to act, and that too
without even consulting those out
siders. oHo fag lmJa aIat r.a.I s..
While upon this subject, let me pub
lish this, from the Ironton Registg,a = 4
TUE FogcEp GALL,rtA very mysterious thing
connected with the call for Congressional Con.
yention, Is the fact that two hanies are attached
TO the call, that do NOT belong ito the District
| Committee, Neither VIM Means nor w. s.
! williams arc members, though their names are
fixed TO the GALL The Representatives from
LawrenGeapd jackson counties on the District
Committee, are DIR. B. r. Cory and d. Mackley
as the easo'stands now, neither LAWRENCE nor
should the Republicans of slther county feeldis7
posed they may enter an effective protestagalnst
the Convention. Why the fractional comnC Ctde
nave been so tenacious TO their plans for a pre-
mature convention, right in the face of general
disapproval Is more than we can tell. I" h .i
To show that the Regsttr is correct
in this, ! publish The following from the
official proce edings ofthe last Congress-
ional Convention, and which proceed
ings were published in the Standard on
the 10th Of August, 1866:
IA congressional central committee was then
appointed, consisting Of one gentleman from
each county in the District. The following is the
committee ..| b..
d. Mcfarland of scloto; Samuel Burwell of
Adams Joseph j. Mcdowell of Vlnlon Il. r.
Cory Of Lawrence William Nash of Galllag ID.
MackleN of Jackson" .s...F4.
Jackson county will send her dole
gates to this Convention, and she mH
s7portAs nominee. ! do hope that Scioto
county will do the same.
But | am going to the Convention,
and if there is any "sculduggery," as
my old friend johnson would say,
ain going to be there to see how 1t is
done, ....~ d. NJ.