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

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meat; one OF which can be accoun;e,
: for by the absence of Mr.. Oakley, wht
was called away upon official hrsines
at that time.
To he candid, Mr.. DeWolf. Is It not {
significant fact that the anti-Snisth mel
east GS votes for Buttcrfc!d's amend
ment, G6 for Mr.. Builen, ard only 4
votes on the final bslIoi; while THU
Smyth meh started in uih bat Is potes
EAST Is for Mr.. Ats irs,rr and finally
; :ast % talsots upon the final vote
| Upon this feet ere predicate az ,rr kuvs
'aid cO'scerniny packing and fraud.
| Explain away. III you can t-GttfpIh'
] and consistently, If yoa did not resort
In packing, or If ctr side ri the house
We're equally guilty with yourselves,
why our numbers were increased only
three during the entire convention,
white YOURS were augmented by or adj
ai'icu of IL 1T the iinai ballot, aud too
upon the vote jHsf prsriosEsig tuken why
Mr.. Atkinson had but ~ votes more
than you cast against Mr.. Butterfieid's
amendment 1t was certainly quite
unnecessary for you 10 publicly ac-
knowledge your deficiency in skill" a.
presiding officer, especially So far as
To inform any person who attended the
convention.
1t liz tyue that you announced the vote
faaf o.i the passage Of Mr.. ButterfieId's
amendment, aud that tive persons
t>myth mem did communicate with
YOU just before you Offered an apology
for not putting the amended resolution
upon its final Passage. If you desire
proof OF !t-such n would convict
man OF murdor-it will he forthcoming.
We net~s' saii to any one that We
wouii go into the convention and de
feat ~myth." but on the contrary in
speaking upon tho suhjs~t. said I'VE do
not expect to defeat sim, but We intend
la 60 TO the convention and enter our
earnest protest against his re nomina-
ton" Ne did say upon our own AL
ihority that We knew him to be q tar,
aud take this opportunity to repeat the
charge. Also, upon the authority OF
gentleman who was more instrumental
than a2y other ore man in the district
in securing Mr.. Smyth's nomination
two years ago. that he j. a selfish bignt
and narrow minded sectariam: and if il
were Necessary to advance his own in
'eTests he would sacrifice his own father
if he were living. These are the
"epithets" we uttered. We kuOtr that
the first is, ani believe the second TO be
true.
We DO no. deny that we were earnest
i'm our opposition to Mr.. Smytl. but We
cannot account for your silly charge Of
Our faDcying ourselves pres Ident of the
convention in any other way than that
an intoxicated IMAM sometimes secs
double
Your query about Me~-y-. Casad aud
Hammond is very easily answered.
They came ia to vote Just before The
tgssfE 4 "A. 4
We known that the -myth men were
engaged in packing the convention they
alone could have induced an equal NUM-
Der who were opposed 10 Smyth's re
nomination 10 have come in. Bt seems
there must have been one more of their
class unless some ssmyth man changed
his vote inaSmncil as we had three
votes more at the close Of the cOuven.
tinn titan we hal 1T the opening upon
the DHtterfiel1 amendment.
lour charge al workers from Dav.
export and elsewhere, and packed dele
cations favorable tn Judge Hickman i
false Ia tAe Father Of Lies himself: while
il i, tue Oh the other hand that letters
were sent out hy Mr.. {. W. Rollins, to
saca - We're known II be SmYth meu}
saying. bring all The Smyth men yol
Gan t. the cunveitiuii / will see titat
al Hrr1Y hE-r nr5S hoscl Li1bs arc pant"
We iouh; not but that he spoke as
ole having authority" tor one
month had barely elapsed since his
removal ip IIptpn, just out Of the la"
office Of Mr.. Smith a Marion. May we
not ask NJ. DeWnlf, DID you not avail
yourself Of this hospitality"
The only outside worker we have
a#y kl.nwle.l-e Of wa, Robert Smyth,
who camva~-ed every part OF the county