The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-19
TIE FIRST. SIXTH AND SEVENTH
WARD DEM CRAZY.
A General Simmefing Down.
TAME AND LEFELEss AFFAIRS.
" SOftening the Asperities . Of the
Campaign.

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i tame affairs, lifeless and stupid, there
not being a good laugh 10 all Of them
put together. Evidently our Demo
cratic friends are beginning to soften
the asperities Of the campaign. A
week ago anxious Democrats who
have devoted their lives to the
cause, and who have never. during the
darkest hours of the Democratic
party, swerved a hair to the right or
left, anxiously rushed forward to
show their devotion to the cause, and
enlighten the dear people on great
and momentOus questions. Even Mr.
r. S. Sproule, who, till recently, was
never known to fail when called out
for a speech, but, on the contrary,
always sought an opportunity to dis
tinguish himself, has absolutely al
most entirely quit on the Democracy,
and in his last small effort he never
said niger once Whit, as
"speakist," mas proved a fail
ure, and Captain Willard has
left the field, and viii sit,
during the whole evening. as dumb
as an oyster. The Democratic candi-
date foA Mayor has ceased to give in
structions 20 newspaper reporters
in regard to the Court House records,
hence the readers of the JOURNAL
will see how difficult it IS to draw
animation for our report out Of such
dull, tame and lifeless affairs.
The Sixth Ward Democrats met at
the Union Engine House, according
to previous notice. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. John He'd
drieh, who moved that Jonathan
Newman be made Chairman of the
meeting, and Dir. Lancaster, Secre-
tary.
Before taking his seat, Mr.. New
man stated the object Of the meet
ing. after which an ominous silence
reigned for the space of several min
u.es, which was broken by Mr.. Joseph
j. Reitz, the present Councilman
from that Ward who put in nomina-
ton Mr. John A. Reitz. Some other
person put in nomination Mr.. Mich
olas Kapps.
Mr. Herman Fendrich an James
Fitzwilllams were appointed tellers.
Mr.. Fendrieh stated that he did not
belong to the Ward, and asked to be
excused, accordingly Mr. Shuttle was
appointed in his place. The ballot /
ing then commenced, which resulted
in the choice of Mr.. Reitz by decided
minority Mr.. John Heiderioh re-
ceived one vote. which was the only
thing that created any merriment
during the meeting. Aside from that,
it was most solemn affair.
Mr.. Beitz, on being called out
thanked his friends for their prefer
ence and partially, and promised that
he would do his best to be elected,
and if elected, he hoped that the
friends would not have cause to
complain.
Whitilesey was called outs but de-
clined to make a speech. Whittlesey
has got in such way of declining
that it would not be at all surprising
if he would decline F" the post Office
one of these fine mornings.
SEVENTH WARD.-The meeting of
the Seventh Ward, which was held al
Conrad Shraeder's grocery. from some /
cause or other, was more spirited /
affair. Mr. Ed Law was called to
preside, and a. w Bippers made /
Secretary. Before taking his seat
Mr. Bippers stated the obiec Of the |
meeting to bs to select a candidate for
Couaclmap55 thus relieving the Chair
Of that o8er6us duty
SIR Thomas Keith, Conrad Schrae- /
der aud man named Kuhn, were put 4
Ia rQmInation,
1lr Xayieer Baumgartner moved /
to run the strongest man, and thought I
that DIr kerrh was the strongest.
lie also m3vei tha5 M. Kerth be de- |
clared the unanimous choice Of the
ward. Accordingly, Mr.. Kerth, as
friend Stackhouse good naturally I
would say, went through by accla-
nation
Mr.. Kerth in response to call for
a speech, stated that he did not van
the Office, Git IS little remarkable
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