The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-05
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY DECEMBER s. 1865
| though one swallow does not make spring, one
Robin can make = complete season.
Political Nominations.

Political Nominations.
The following, which we find in Harpers
Drawer is fair illustration of the way political
nominations too often made without dis
tinction of party"
! The recent decease of Peter Caggsr, of Alba
| ny, who, with the late Dean Richmond, controll-
| ed for many years the nominations of the Demo
cratic party in New York, will remind those who
have much to do with State Conventions how
| those two astute managers combined to bring for
ward the men who were to be put forward upon
the "slats" for nominations. The writer recalls
an incident that occurred at Democratic State
Convention, held at Syracuse in 1857, which
nominated the ticket that was elected in Novem-
Der of that year.
Mr.. Richmond and Mr.. Cagger were in con.
sultation at the Syracuse House ON the evening
before the assemblage of the convention, as to
who wsuld be likely to impart most strength to
the ticket.
"Wsll, Casssr, sbsut Secretary of state,-
what Do ysu say
"The newspaper men," replied c., 'ssem to
have taken up Gid Tucker what do you think
about it 7"
Don't know much about him smart chap,
they say; writes well and knows the boys. Best
to 60 himY"
II reckon So"
"Put him down."
Inc STATE was commenced with the name OF
Mr. Tucker.
"What about Controller
"Oh, Church, of course; there isn't anybody
else that we can trust"
"Fact."
And Mr.. Church's name was inscribed
"Whs for Treasurer ?"
Don't know" said Mr.. Cagger; "some of your
boys think about Vanderpool, and nobody els.
seems to be pushed for it.
"Van's good fellow, knows about lager, talks
Dutch, and is a favorite with the women"
Down went the name of the stalwart and
handsome Isaac J.
"Tremain's got it pretty bad" said Mr.. c.,
"howll that do west?'
ooh, we go anything; but don't some of those
New York chaps want it 7"
mo, they're in little fight about State Engi-
neer, and are not pressing any one. Tremains
with u.s. guess we'd better go him"
GAIL right; scratch him down.
"What about State Engineer"
"Well, on the whole" replied Mr.. c., "Van
Richmohds our best man; the New Yorkera are
in row about it. Sickles and Sam Butterworth
are strong for Charley Graham Gen. G. K. Ora
ham but Fernando and John Kelly are against
it If we go Graham, who is a nice fellow,
there'll be split, and that won't d."
"Oh, Ao-no splits! Give me Richmond;
they'll swallow it--they must!"
He was swallowed, though Graham made
bold dash.
"Well, Mr.. Richmond, about Canal Commits
sioner! important that; must lhave a good
man."
That's 30; there's been too much Stealing
there, and it ought to be stopped. How'll JACOB
answerY"
"Jaco1 is pushed by John A. Green and the
onOndaga fellows; he's smart and sound; think
it best 7"
"On the WHOLE yes"
"Put him down."
"And now for Prison Inspectorship-what
shall we do with it? Fifty are after it from all
over the State; every man that don't get it will
be as mad a. hornet"
Fact; ats regular nuisance I've been
button-holed four hundred times about it in tho
last two hours I'll tell ysu what Peter; sup
pose you and don't bother ourselves about t.
but just let tie C0ncentios nominate that chap"
agreed"
And they did The "slate" a. agreed upo. BY
these TIVE astute old heads, was regularly put
through; but when it came to State Prison In.
spector, Dean and Peter quietly left the hall,
went over to the Syracuse House, entered pri-
vate apartment proceeded to place themselves
outside of cooling fluids, and chuckled not lit
tie. The Convention nominated William c.
Rhodes, and that is about all tho Convention
did do.
If niue-tsnths Of our political conventions
were controlled by one or two as astuts and iu-
dicious managers as were Dean Richmond and
Peter Cagger, We would have better and ADLER
men in office than We have now.1