The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-13
THE PEOPLES CONVENTION
AND ITS C~ANDTDATEs.

citizens ever was looked upon with
more interest than the Peoples Con.
vcntion of the Bird. The object for
which the people had called them.
selves together, and tho entire ieno.
ring Of political prejudices and pre-.
%dilections which was absolutely es-
sential to tho accomplishment of
that object, the result that would
necessarily follow tho accomplish
ment of tho object-all combined TO
create an intense interest in the
public mind. Our Court House
Ring, which has held undispu.ed
sway over the affairs of Morgan
county for years and years past,
and which has been specializing
with all the greedlness of its nature
on the profits tina. would be forth.
coming to its Individual members
in the distributing Of fat contracts
for building Pike Roads, we've wait.
ing, watching, hoping, praying for
some irrcconcilable dispute to arse
which would rOhd the Convention in
twain. Many Of our citizens. who
are cot possessed of any coDsldcra-
bio amoun Of taxable property, but
who r willing TO cast their votes
and LIT up their voices TO impose
the Pike Road tax on their more
wealthy neighbors, for the reason
that they cannot be injured thereby
and may possibly DO benefited,
could be seen in knots on the street
corners indicating their hostility to
the Convention by laughter, ieers
and ribaldry. Many Of our Bond.
Lords were on hnnd, using all their
influence TO corrupt delegates and
induce them TO return totheir homes
without participating in the Con
vcntion; and, when they thought
they had accomplished sorc cthlng
toward that end, they could be seen
chuckling to themselves over their
ability to brighten somo milk and
water chap hat hadn't mind Q.
nough TO SEQ their object. A man
with half the ordinary stock Of nu.
man intelligence might have known
that these Bond. Lords, of Morgan,
arc not only willing but solicitous
that the Pike Roads shall DO built
They want good roads on which
their pleasure carriages can travel,
and, as their bonds arc not subject
to the Pike Road taxation, they
deem the present law q God.scnd to
them, and they will fight hard and
unceasingly 10 have it put in exc.
c%ution, hero in Morgan. On I'll e
other hand the anti.Pike mcn were
to be seen every where earnestly
engaged in adjusting matters so that
harmony would prevail. They
knew the obstacles the Court House
Ring, Bond-Lords and a fow others
were throwing in their way, and
they strove earnestly, ana we may
say successfully, to rise above them.
They were principally composed oil
our frugal and industrious farming
populatiOn-the owners of the real
estate which the Pikers propose to
burden with Pike Road taxation
and they felt that they had the
right, and were doing right to lay
aside their peculiar political views
10 order to protect themselves a.
gainst the local outrage with wheel
they r threatened. How wei
they done SO was made manifest il
their manner Of putting their tickle
IN the fold, Their candidates 70
Represe ntativo, Probate Judge, Re
/, corder, and Coroner were nomina
ted by acclamatIon, without u dis
sentlng voice; and all were highl,
= pleased with the selections made b
I, ballot Of candidates for the other O.
= fees. Another evidence Of tn
p: complete victory of the anti Pix
a men over the Court House Ring an
r Bond-Lords, was in The adoption
with hearty unanimty, Of the anti
Pike Resolutions, which plaInl
make the issue OF Pike or no Pike
! in the election Of a county tick,
this Fall. The dClusivo manifesto,
q, which the Court House Ring force
: our county Commissioners to issu
IN order to break down the People
Convention, and thereby insure III
election of the Republican Pike ticl
ct, met IT'S fate in these resolution
AlthouOb nni a word oc non1;on