The Montana post., 1869-06-11
From Mondays Daily.
"oMPTH DUmPTY AT THE
COURT HOUSE.

The Cavanocracy were in County Con.
Vention In Helena on Saturday. IL was
one OF the pleasantest entertainments
we have witnessed for some time.
Jeems the Possible, /" has become
"Jeems the Inevitable" He handles the
unterrified as skilfully as Erie Fisk
handles refractory editor, a line of
sound steamboats,, million of watered
stock, or an Opera Troupe in microscopic
drapery and bad repute. The Conven>
tion assembled and organized with spe>
cial regard for appearances, with scenes
all set, transformation traps. drops, and
effects properly adjusted for blinds, -
"complimentaries" and business" un>
der the especial supervision OF the
gentleman from Masssch usetts.' The
amateurs from the outside precincts
were subjected to the wholly unneces>
ssry formality of showing their .'docu-
ments." and disposed of about the hall
with much Turveydrop department for
their benefit, and frequent contractions
of the optic cuticle among the knowing
ones. The imperturable gravity with
which ;hese proceedings were conducted
was the most irresistibly amusing part
OF the performance. except the undevi>
ating persistency with which one dele>
gate, of Milesian patronymic. adhered
to an evident pre>determination of casts
ing his vote on every ballot for Andrew
Jackson" He had unquestionably made
up his mind that the editor of the Ga
zette should not be inveigled into bolt
ing" OF casting vote save for one whose
Democracy was unquestioned, and we
bear testimony that Mr.. Maginnis "staid
with his man" till finally he voted him
for town Constable, and had the morti-
fcation of seeing him sacrificed under
the Jugernaut of A D. Smith. As an
instance of the felicitous and amiable
manner in which the Extravaganza was
conducted, we cite from The first scene.
Mr. President.-"Nomina for del
egates to the Territorial Convention are
now in order" (Mr. Cavanaugh, in his
character of Empressario, who was sta
toned at the rear of the hall, here nod
ded impressively and with Congressional
dignity to his sub-manager in the Con-
vention.)
Mr.. Sub -Mdndger.-"I hold in my
hand, Mr.. President, the following list
of names which propose as the nomi>
nees of the convention, (Here lie read
the list the Empressairo had furnished
him) and who / move be elected by
acclamAtion."
So said, so done, (another Congress.
sional nod from the Empressario)
Mr. 6~Mdnager.-"I move now,
Mr.. President, that the Delegation be
instructed by acclamation TO vote as a
unit for Hon. James NJ. Csvanaugh, az
candidate for Delegate to Congress"
So said, so done again, and with the
necessary variation TO maintain the in-
terest. of balloting carefully few
times on complimentaries, SO run the
piece. There was but little OF that RI
valry for nomination that has hereto
fore characterized their county conven'
tions when a nomination was equiva-
lent to election. The certainty that
defeat awaited the nominees, made
the ridiculous nominations only q
matter of derision with the better in
formed Democrats which otherwise
would have called out curses loud and
deep. We give Mr.. Cavanaugh the
credit of having the affairs delightfully."-
set up for his own purposes. and he has
evidenced that if he is wholly use
less as a Delegate" he has the faculty o
getting the Cavanocracy of Montana Il
say that Just suits them. The majority
of the voters of Montana, however, d'
not want Delegate that permits thii
Territory to be deprived of its just de
serts, while other Territories, Republi
csn and Democrat, receive lavish favo
from the General Government, and tn
first Monday of August will so deter
mine il.
From the Democrat Of June 5tb