The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-07

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the audience. He spoke of the little
fun there was 10 being beaten as be
had been, and allowed the only
consolation to be extracted tkerefrom
was that the beating was accom-
plished by aid of the negro vote. He
insisted that the majority of the white
votes had been cast for the Demo-
cratic ticket, and that he preferred
| being beaten with white votes to the
election By negro votes to the highest
place in the nation.
Mr.. P. Burk made a motion which
Mr.. Bippers declared out Of order.
aud Mr. Alex. Wilson moved the
appointment Of committee on rules
which being carried the chair ap-
pointed Messrs. E. p. Carson, DE-.
Muhlbausen and r, d. Richardson,
who retired.
Some one called cut Xix" when a
good humored looking man about
FIVE feet eight, with a slightly bald
head and round corpus. arose and
sang the same old tune so dear and
familiar to Democratic ears. and the
assembled Democrats applauded as IL
something highly original and anus
ing had been said.
Mr.. Hiram E. Read, whose name
will possibly be familiar 10 thereader,
followed Me- Hicks. He announced
himself as q Democrat from top to
toe, but denied that he was of the
kind described by Mr.. Archer. whom
he denounced as vulgar, and then, in
a manner calculated to win applause
from tho vulgar, he enlarged and am
pli6ed the very matter he objected to
as improper, whereupon the crowd
yelled, stamped and cheer cd, above
all the din of which, Menifes's voice
could b heard in a shout of laughter,
while he swung himself back and
forth In the very violence of his
hirth.
Mr. Read trokc wittoat notes, and
it must be said of his speech that, al
though evidently made without pre-
psratios, is wac the bsst ho ever Iaado,
at least those who have heard him for
many years so pronounce it.
The other matter of Mr.. Roads
speech was dog fights, Macedonian
phalanxes.thc silly Islander on General
Runkle, and the a. s9rtion that more
progress had been made in the mate
rial prosperity of the city during the
last year than for twenty years pass
All of which was in his opinion at
tributable 10 Democratic majority il
, the City Council
At the conclusion Of MIR. Reads
speech, Mr.. Richardson. from th'
! committee on rules reported the mum
Der Of votes TO which each ward wa
entitled, aud the chairman called 70
nominations.
Mr.. Staekhous3 nominated Mr.
Christ. Hedderich; Captain CoohraI
named c. w. Doughty; Elk Sheriff
Miller uamed E. G Van Ripper.
The great orator of Independence
stepped forward. and Ia voico o.
thunder asked if the gentleman whc
nominated Sir. Van Ripper had any
authority for Sd doiog. lie had q let
ter from that gentleman. on the au-
thorily of which he UNCONDITIONAL.
Withdrew his name; having don,
which he strutted across the room
and sat down on the bailiff's stand.
Mr.. Doughty came forward and
said he wanted it understood mos
emphatioally that be was not, anG
would not BE-, a candidate before the
Convention.
Peter Acker nominated Mr. II. Il
Read, and the audience laughed and
applauded.
} Mr.. Read declined aud gave his
reasons for so doing. when a greasy
, looking fellow, vi no sat writing at g
table. said: "Zshu are Democerrat
ANT it?"
Mr.. Bippus nominated DR.. O. f
Lauenstein, who was disfr aDchised
by the last election.
The greasy fellow again called out
81 guess chou meaning DIR. Sharls
launstein, amt it?n
/ Dr.. Lauenstein arose, and, in soft
silken tones. made reply that coulC
not lie heard as any distance, and Sc
, down again.
Captain Rudd dominated Peter
Maier, Mr.. P. Burke nominated
Judge Parret. Mr.. Alex. Wilson
said that. as the gentleman who nom
mated SIR. Van Ripper had not with
drawn his lame, be asked the Chair
TO remember that it was still before
the Convention. Mr.. Whittlesey said
, lie had authority to Withdraw it, z
statement that Mr.. Wilson seemed &c
doubt, as he called for the reading
J Of the letter. if any such existed.
Mr.. 2. Burke came to the suburban
orators aid, and said, 1t is not mes
cessarg TO read the letter, his authori
ty is spficient.
Dir Read nominated Mr.. Isaac
Keen, and Captain Ruld, notwith