The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

The Ju0ge then euIogized Oey~
mour as well as he could and re-
peated the silly declaration that be has
repeated often before, thatif We were
to take out the Democratic soldiers
from the army which saved the coun-
try from the rebellion, that we would
hardly have a Corporal's guard left.
He closed as usual with an expression
of his belief that the Democracy would
carry this State and Congressional
District in October, and elect Sey-
mour in November. The applause
that ensued did not indicate that the
faith of the audience was so firm.
While the Judge was speaking the au-
dience was carefully counted by two
men, who report the number as exactly
SO, including reporters, Black Repub-
licans an1 boys.
The committee returning, reported
a list of delegates, which we have not
room to publish, but two thirds of the
names can be found on any similar
list for the past FIVE years. The re-
port of the committee was approved,
and the names of the committee were
added to the list of delegates.
Whittlesey moved that all Demo-
Gratis present at the Convention should
be constituted delegates, which was
agreed to.
White then thought of something
that his experience in the National
Democratic Convention had taught
him, and while he thought of it he
would move that the vote of the
county be cast as a unit in the Con-
vention.
@Stackhouse, Influenced by his expe-
rience of the late Convention, earn
estly opposed the motion. If it had
not been for this Internal unit rule,
added to the more Internal two-thirds
rule, George III. Pendleton would have
been nominated for President, and
Stack spoke it in a tone and with an
emphasis that most clearly indicated
that he thought it a "blarsted shame
that George was not nominated.
George w. Shanklin. in a speech of
much -earnestness and force, also OPP
posed the unit dodge.
Whittlesey replied with ike earn
estness, declaring that Pendleton
never could have been nominated,
and that if the Indiana delegation
had been free to vote their individual
preference, Pendleton would not have
received more than three of their
votes.
Rudd, to cast Gil on the troubled
waters, thought it did not make a bit
of difference, and that it was of no
use to speak of the New York Con-
vention. No one thought of anybody
now but Seymour, and he did not be-
lieve there was a Democrat that ever
did think Of anybody else but Sey-
mour.
Shanklin and Stackhouse replied
to Whittlesey again; and Ben. Nurre
desired to have his name blotted
from the list of delegates, if the unit
rule was to prevail. He desired to
exercise his W Judgment.
Lew. G. Stinson favored the unit
rule; and George w. Mcbride, a dis
tinguished name in Democratic con-
.ventions. but who has been in re-
TRACY for some time past. gave his
views, which were adverse to the
units.
The vote was taken, and Whittle-
sey's motion was lost by a very de-
decided majority.
Whittlesey then moved that the
County Convention for nominating
County officers be held at Hartlein's
grocery on the first Saturday in Sep
TENDER.
Willard moved to amend by substi-
tuting Evansville for Hartlein's, and
Maier seconded the amendment. He
did not wish to incur the expense of
going ten miles into the country.
Stackhouse favored Hartlein's. He
liked Hartlein's. 1t was a good place.
HARLEM had a nice grove and all
other eonveniences, and it would only
cost - to go and come.
Whit. wanted to go to Hartlein's
for luck. He remembered that two
years ago they held a basket picnic,
and nominated a ticket near the city,
and it had been clicked like thun-
DER" and last year they had gone to
Hartlein's and nominated Jake Miller
and Tom Bowers, and had elected
them like thunder" and he did not
like to have the Convention near the
city.
The vote was taken on the'amend-
ment, which was adopted, and so
Whittlesey was beaten for the second
time. 1t was next agreed that the
time of holding the Convention
should be fixed by the Central Ex-
ecutiYe Committee.
Shanklin moved that a committee
of five be appointed to select a Cen
trail Executive Committee, which
was agreed to, and Ben. Stinson,
George w. Shanklin, Captain T. P.
Carson. Ira Granger, and B. F.
Williamson were constituted the
committee, and were instructed to
the names of the committee
in the city papers, when it was Sc