The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-07-28
panlr TO James DeWoIf.

We are in no small degree surprised
n, the sophistry aud untrItiliuihe-s re
sorted H. by NJ. DeNolf in trying Ia
cover UP the part taken by hlto-eif and
other. in the frdui by which ''cMyth
DELEGATES were chosen i'll this county.
He attempts 10 show that the vote "II
the Buttertieid amendment was not 9
tea vote, aud that the ''>n1ythe men
openly" supported II. Eo.hng cel'd
be farther from ne tr,fti. The ts|u. was
most Dosittretv and distinctly stated 10y
us In giving our reasons iJr sccoliGibG
Mr.. Be- amendment. We used in sub
stance the following words: II an in
furor Of the amcudj tGt becoase Mc
motion Of Mr.. Rouio4 seeks to tearc hc
selection of the ttstof octegates to q "D"i,
D,inec of three mea, al Of uItom arc
Eoosga 10 DC most -C0iJus deirocnt's 0f
The re nomination of' Wn3. SHyh: | am
are representative OF the other side o! the
house-thuse who are opposed 10 Ai~
c-uo,aiuatiou. | wish 10 bring the
issue s1uarcy before this convention,
tor believe "A anjoFHy present here to-
day 10 not desire his denomination, DC. v
None know better than Mr.. DeNult
himself that the issue MAS thus fuhIy
and sauarely stated, aid that all 50
understood it. To in>inuate that ':>nyth
men, voted for the amendment, OF that
it ,cts not q test tOtc, Is All Insult to
every Intelligent supporter he Mr..
Smyth) had in the convention. This
vote developed the fact AS stated III our
nreyious article that Mr.. Smyth was at
that time supported 10y forty eight ana
opposed by sixty. eight members Of the
convention.
It is falls, a we'll rs absurd for you TO
claim this was not u test vote: but that
Mr.. Mafey's substitute. "that we HOW
proceed to vote directly for delegates
foatteuu the Congressional! convention, "
was, and that anti-Smyth men DID not
vote for Mr. Ms motion. voted for
it. and can give you the names III you
desirel of Il dozen or more Others anti
Smyth mem who did. We were quite
willing To vote directly for delegates to
attend the congressional convention, As
we had ascer,ained 10y the vote upon
the amendment that we were maIorl-
Every candid reader will demand OF
YOU a more plausible reason 10: no vote
being taken under Mr.. Maley sups'i ,
tutc than merely "ilnpracticaoiiity
This, like every previous or subsequent
nction of the convention, except u.e
vote upon the amendment, that indicat-
81 success upon our side Of the house, II
.,lk,xed to come to 4 vote, was thWarted
and prevented by your side OF the house
engaging in Il general s:ese OF speech
making, iillibustering, &c., which you
kue.r TO be ont 81 o,tlcr, and would have
been promptly declared such and pre-
vented by any fair. blinded presiding
officer. No uctiUa trhdtcrtr was had by
virtue of tho passage Of Maley's substi-
tute. your statement TO the contrary
There was. As yon
nslmit. vote taken (Which trus infor-
mall by consent of both sides Of the
house, which was just previous to the
final vote, wherein the Smyth men
voted for Mr.. Atkinson, who headed
there ticket OF list OF delegates, while
lie nti.Smyth men supported Mr.
Bullen, who occupied y similar position
mon theirs. We call particutcT atte',-
ian to this vote. II was rs follows, Mr..
ATKINSON received s.. Mr.. nu!!en So.
nd Mr., Ferguson and Mr.. Wolf vote
ach. Mr.. Builen received only luo
otes less than was cast by our side Of
he house OH Mr. Butter!icld's amend