Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-07

issue which bal been unjustly lug
ged into the canvass. In other towns
where thisbresd plea of KimbaIl's would
have no effect, Rusk delegates were Sc
cured only by hard fighting. In River
Falls the contest was especially fierce
and the town was carried for Rusk dele
gates in caucus casting l26 votes by
majorities ranging from six TO eight only.
In TrimbelIe, John Dale's stronghold,
Rusk delegates were elected by one ma
iority in a caucus casting 81 votes. Ellis
worth elected Price delegate, NJ. B.
Williams. who though staunch friend
of the Herald was satisfied that the
election of Price delegates from this coun-
ty in no way effected the county print
ing and supported his favorite candidate
regardless of an issue as senseless as it
was false. Prescott, Clifton, Oak Grove
aud Maiden Rock, were SO unanimously
for Price that no effort was made in op
position Thus with all these strings
pulling for Rusk it looked rather blue for
Price in this county on the morning Of
Convention day.
But when the delegates were assem-
bled at Ellsworth the county printing
tragedy became most ridiculous farce.
In the presence of these delegates prop
ositions were made publicly to Mr.. Kim
ball to remove the printing barrier which
he had SO unjustIy raised by dividing
the public patronage between the two pa
pers. This he offered to do at first but
after consultation with his new foster
father, John Dale, he refused to make
the agreement ill after the convention.
Thus it was soon apparent TO Kimbalrs
friends that his printing plea was false,
and further they saw that Pierce county's
invincible politician John Dale was at
the bottom Of the Rusk movement
They had taken Kimball's word on the
printing issue, and he had deceived them,
He had sold his birthright to Taylor,
Dale & Co., for mess of pottage and
was trying to bargain away his friends.
How proud the PEOPLE must be Of their
sworn champion and defender! DISCUS.
ted at Kimbalrs duplicity when he would
not remove the printing question BY COM
promise many removed il of their own
accord as far as it concerned their vote,
and voted for Price delegates as their
own convictions dictated, and the result
was delegates favorable to the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Price were elected.
There was never a fairer convention
held than the regular Convention at Ellis
worth last week Tuesday. Every town
was represented except Union and the
total vote SO. There were two sets Of
delegates from Trenton and MarteIl, ma.
king the vote on temporary chairman 80.
NJ. b. Williams and ]. B. Cline were
placed in nomination for that Office and
the following vote was recorded:
Ayes-Armstrong. McMurphey. Quimby.
Walker, McIntire, Gilman, Peterson, Oleson.
Van Wrinkle, Paine, Stirratt. White, Covell,
Redmon. Dickinson, Converse, Stone. Hawn,
Condit, Chichester, Boustead-2l
Noes. Williams, Davis, Robinson, STAFF
ford, Severance, Moore, Burnett, Cox, Hutch
inson, Barker. Andrews. j. Wilson, Wal
singham, Preston, Derrickson-l5,
NJ. b. Williams and j. b. Cline, being
candidates, did not vote.
After the report of the Committee on
Credentials was received and adopted
without dissenting vote, A. d. An
drews, of River Falls, moved that the
temporary organization be made perms-
nent, which was carried. While the in
formal BALLOT was being taken the River
Falls delegation one after another walked
out without saying word and took no
further part in the Convention, and the
ballot stood as follows:
NJ. B. Williams 81, E. Burnett 2, NJ.
Kimball 2, Cine whole number 90.
On next ballot o. s. Powell received
81 votes, scattering z. j. s. White
was then elected by reclamation. Thus
were the regular delegates elected from
this Assembly District to attend the
Congressional Convention at SPARTA
During the entire proceedings not one
word of protest or single charge of un
fairness was made by any one.
After the regular convention had ad-
journed and many of the delegates had
gone home, the River Falls anil Trim
belle delegations, the rejected delegates
from Matell and Trenton, a delegate
from Hartiand, Salem, and Spring Lake
under the leadership of John Dale held
convention (so-called) in Ames' Hall
and elected @. B. Cox, j. l.. Dale and
James Walsingham delegates to Sparta.
And this is the way Pierce county was
divided and her genuine Price vote neu