The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
Light Murmurs of Discord.
"A Hasty AdJournment.

OISdus buS " lAC Aun-
Der of less than one hundred, met in
Convention, at the Court House, on
Saturday, for the purpose Of selecting
delegates to the Congressional Con-
vention and to appoint a Central
Executive Committee. The hour APP
pointed was 2 o'clock. AT that hour
not a person was in the Court room,
and but few more in the street, not
withstanding the rain had ceased and
the weather was quite pleasant. At a
quarter to 3 nineteen persons, in
Guiding three reporters and two boys,
were present, among whom the faces
were generally new in Democratic
Conventions, such as A. Z. Whittle-
sey, Ben. Stinson, Ill. w. Bippus,
James f. Welborn, Jim Fitzwilliams,
Johnny Burke, George Stackhouse,
George W. Mcbride. Pat. O'Boyle,
Joe Shemmell, Peter Maier, Judge
Law, c. r. Rudd, ct al onaale genus.
Cat 3 o'clock Whittlesey asked Ben.
Stinson If they had not better go to
work, as he guessed all were present
who were coming. He. therefore,
nominated James E. Wslborn for
Chairman, who, on taking the Chair,
in obedience to a long established Gus
tom, thanked the people for the great
honor conferred upon him. He then
stated the object of the meeting, ex-
pressing the hope that there would be
no wrangling DRILL feeling e~ngendered,
but hoped harmony would reign.
DR.. Lauenstein, editor of the DEM
okrdt, and John G. Herndon, local of
the Courier, were chosen as Secre-
taries.
A. 7. Whittlesey moved that a Com
mittee of three be appointed tt re-
port a list Of delegates to the Con-
g~ressional Convention.
Judge Law moved to make the
number FIVE, which was agreed to.
At this moment the Democratic
Silver Band commenced playing in
the Street, Fitzwilliams having been
dispatched as an ambassador to per-
suade the band to come to the help
of the Democracy in raising a crowd.
Maier moved a recess until the
band should be brought in, but no
attention was paid to the motion.
The Chairman. after consulting
with Wilson and Whittlesey, appoint
ed the following committee: A. T.
Whittlesey, WIN. Pruett, Peter Maier,
John GaYisk, and A. G.. Brown.
Whittlesey thought it would be
well to act cautiously, as the meeting
was small, and the out townships were
not generally represented. The Con-
gressional Convention was to be held
1t or near this city, and if the usual
custom prevailed of appointing every
body as delegates, the city would be
able to send 1000 or 1000 delegates,
and might rule the Convention, and
if, on account of the weather, the
Convention should be held in any
building, the delegates from this city
and county would alone fill the build
ing.
Stackhouse thought that a ratio of
representation should be fixed.
Judge Law moved hat Capt. VIII
lard be added to the Committee on
Selecting Delegates. which was agreed
to.
After further discussion, it was
agreed to select twenty-five delegates
from Pigeon and FIVE from each of
the out townships, when the Com
mittee retired and the band entered,
followed by fifteen small boys, in
Menefee and Jim Scautlin.
A few other distinguished Demo-
also appeared in the Convention,
including Geo. Shanklin, Pat Burke,
and Sam. Jones.
Judge Law was called on for a
and responded in his usual
happy vein-being glad, as he always
IS, of an opportunity to address his
" Dimecrats," and was particu-
larly glad to see them going to work
earnest, which was the only way to
secure victory. He urged vigilance,
activity, and the dissemination
OF sound "Dimecratic documents"
predicted success, as he
always does, eulogized the mag
nanImity of George H. Pendleton
writing to have his name with
drawn from the Convention. thus
securing the nomination If that
great statesman from New VOL
Hon. Horatio Seymour" rFeebIe an
Pendleton was a greet ma
and was the first choice Of noel
the people, and he did not md
stand why he was not nominated -
Why the Indiana delegation failed r. 5
vote fer him on the eighth ballot
when their votes would have given
Tim a majority of all the votes cast in \
he Convention, and would have Sc I
iured his nomination. 1.-THE Judge !
5 not the only one in ignorance on !
his subject. He supposed, how Z