The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30


ty, whose delegate strength was not
equal to st. Joseph's.
Judge Egbert again moved to ballot
for senator by counties. y division
was finally called, and when the vote
was taken the confusion and turbulence
of the convention was so great that the
chair could not decide whether the
motion was carried or not; for which
he was not to blame, as nobody else
could tell. After good deal of chin
music had been expended, new deal
was ordered, and the secretary, young
man from South Bend, (the regular sec
rotary have gone home, } announced that
the motion to ballot for senator was
adopted by % to "a, and the chair de
cided accordingly; but before any fur
Their proceedings could be had, Capt. A
Johnson, Of this place, said he was not
satisfied with the count-that the prop
osition was certainly defeated by two
majority; and in this position he was
sustained by G. C. Buck and others who
had counted the vote, and he therefore
demanded another division on the
question; but the chairman, whose fear
of the ST. Joseph and Bourbon delega-
tons overcome his better judgment de-
cided that if the count was wrong, hav-
inc bean announced, it must stand.
This decision would enable dishonest
or incompetent secretary to override
and thGart the will of the entire con-
vention, fact which was very plainly
intimated by number of the speakers
The cause of the great struggle on this
point was, that if the ballot was taken,
Sc Joseph being the stronger county,
would nominate their man, leaving Mar
shall county in pretty much the same fix
as a musquito would be if trod upon by
an elephant.
Erwin, of Bourbon, thought that if
st. Joe wanted the candidate they ought
to have it; for what reason he did not
say.
A St. Joe delegate wanted "harmo-
ny''-in support of their man, Iro' a
bly,.
II. b. Pershing, from Chicago, said
it was strange-passing strange-'twas
wondcrful-that St. Joe should demand
the candidate, when not delegate from
that county had dared to say that they
were entitled to it for any reason what
ever. Marshall had never treated Flu
ton and Starkc in that way, when they
were linked together for representative
purposes and no other county than St
Joe was ever known to be guilty of such
gross injustice and downright mean
ness, and he was glad that they knew it.
A good deal OF wincing on the part OF
st. joel
A. b. Capron, of Plymouth, moved
that as the call was for mass conven.
ton, the ballot be taken accordingly.
UnconceaIed Indignation and abhor-
renee depicted on the countcnances Of
the St Joe delegation, who were sup
posed to be in the minority.l The
chair decided the motion out of order
II delegate from St. Joe SAID they
were opposed to Col. Sumner because he
had opposed the nomination of Gen.
Packard, which said delegate seemed to
think was the one particular sin that
should never be forgiven.
Capt. johnson replied that Col Sum-
ner had opposed the nomination OF Gen.
Packard, and he had an undoubted
right to Do 50; that support of Gen.
/
Republican faith; and that lie had the
same right to his sentiments on that
point as the hundreds Of other good
Republicans who had that day expressed
a wish that another than Gen Packard
might be nominated. All Of which
proved that Johnson's head was level.
Judge Egbert thought the remarks
of the gentlemen from Marshall in very
bad taste, probably because they were
not in fayo. Of his son-in-law for sena-
tor
Sherman again moved to vote as a
mass convention, and was hooted at by
St. Joseph.
Atkinson, Of Marshall, said the call
was for mass convention, and it was
an unhcard of wrong to undertake to
make anything else of it.
DIR. Gould, of Argos, deserted his
friends, and went over to the enemy, in
favor OF the delegate vote.
The chair decided this was not del
egatc convention-and at a later stage of
proceedings decided that it acaS a dele
gate convention, and that the vote must
be taken by counties.
Erwin, of Bourbon, wanted to know
whether they came up there as fools or
boys. Nobody Offering TO impart to him
the desired information, he gradually
subsidized.
At this stage of proceeding general
smash-up seemed almost unavoidable.
Sherman moved that Marshall with
draw from the convention. lie said that
St. Joseph had violated every principle
of right and justice, and were deter
mined to apply the gag because they
had the power; and that if they were
to be insuited and trampled upon in the
convention, they could do no better
than to leave.
The Marshall delegation then with
drew with the exception of the Bour-
bon delegation ana one or two others.
Col Sumner attempted to pour oil
upon the troubled waters, but the task
was too great, ana he failed.
St, Joseph cast 20 votes for Hub
bard, and when Marshall was called, Fl.
G. Thaycr responded that their chair
man had been instructed not to cast the
V t. of the county, and that they did
not wish to be considered as having any
| part o.. lot in that nomination.
The chair decided that rs Hubbard