The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-08-25

Conven tion, and had ibis not prevailed
In minute more the amended motion
would have been put. But who Is re-
sponsib!e for this? l think the vote on
this was not wholly a party vote, and
Mr.. Miller's admission for himself anu
friends on this question really settles
most Of his complaints and wipes out his
charge OF malice and blame against the
Chairman for not putting the motion
with Bu,terfield's amendment; for by
this very act he chose to proceed to elect
delegates as Mass Convention in place
! OF adopting Mr.. Be. committee to select,
and yet he seems t,o blind TO see where
! the responsibility belongs. Who moved
the previous question to cut off debate
ana facilitate business OH Malay's mo
ton! 4 Smyth man. Who proposed
Dore efficient plan TO elect delegates:
=. Smyth man. Who moved the pre-
I vious question On this proposition to ex-
| pedite business Rollins, a Smyth man.
| TO wbom was a favor allowed by being
permitted to speak ut about the same
| time the previous question was moved?
| TO an anti-Smyth man. The answers
/ to these questions proves just :he oppo-
| site Of what NJ. claims, viz: That Smyth
men united to prolong proceedings 10
bring in voters. But what about the
number Of votes, what does that prove:
Mr.. NJ. assumes BY positive assertion
what IS not true in one time In a hun
dred in Mass Conventions; that all
were present at the commencement that
intended to take part in the Convention.
! That Smyth men did not vote for But
tertieid's amendm. mt. | Lave the follow
ing reasons TO believe that it Was not
| particularly of q party character-that
! on its introduction Mr.. Wolf stated that
he would not object to it, how he final
! ~ voted do not know and l have
since been credibly informed Of Smyth
M II that cid vote for il, aid | know
! that l was in favor Of it. / am we'll
| aware that Mr. Miller made the remark
he attributes to himself and dictated
that ii should be made a party test,
which probably contributed 10 make it
much more 50 than it would otherwise
I have been, but it by 10 means proves
, hat every body else took his view of the
mat,,- or felt bound to obey his dicta-
ton ana lake q strict party issue on
that question, On :Lis that it was a
party test and that a. were IN that IN
! tended to take part in t,.e pfI'eeo!nss,
rests the whole basis Of his cu.. Gus. US
But the next vote OH Maiay's subs, tute
which might throw some light Oh tn~
matter Is not given, and the following
ballot for Atkinson aud Bullin go to
show that there were more present and
that probably the number Of votes com
pared with the first vote if given correct
~ by him is merely an evidence and no
positive proof. The Lal!oting under
Malay's motion could not have been
over half an hour to an hour from COM
meucement and the report Of the Smyth
voters ut this time gives 80 and probably
Al Iii, Fritz -
seems have taken u solemn oath that his
statements were correct, one of which
was that not one of the additional vo-
tiers" complained Of, took Gny part
Whatever In the Convention for the first
twoand one-Lalf hours, of course they
told the truth-so that Ms. statement
whether true or not, clash with one
another and prove nothing.
The second charge which is against
the Chairman, has been answered in
part, but about the communication
think it probably true that at about that
Time some persons may have approached
the Chair, as tnink some lists Of town
ships represented, or delegates proposed,
were presented, and if any suggestions
were made about the omissions to put
the main question, it was not acted up
on, and my previous denial should be
sufficient with any gentleman until
some farther evidence is at least slg-
gested. The simple fact that some per
sons. at that stage Of the prOcecdiuus
may have handed in some commuuicu-
ton OF the Kind mentioned, or may have
said something may be- true, hut the col
lurion mentioned II ut.riy false, and
not = legitimate conclusion. The fact
OF the outspoEcn question Of the >ecre-
tary. ana That ANY member of the Con
Vtntion at this Stage If the proceedings,
before ally permanent action had been
taken, had perfect tight to claim that
the main question should he put, ought
to he satisfactory on this point The
charge for not putting the motion of
Butler field having been disposed of by
you adopting The substitute aud the 9th.
ers 10y the bringing forward Of facts be-
ing proved utterly false, | cannot see
shadow OF ground for your charges I'm.
less 1t he true that a number of persons
came after the commencement TO vote
Bat at wh,se Invitation, or whether
from their own anxiety in the result. or
how they voted know nothing Of the
matter; but viii say it l. one of the nat.
urai results OF IA Mass Convention, and I
suppose the principle of bringing an
over representation from any particular
locality Is nearly the same whether they
~"''~ ~ 'tt'it VI AMER KS cU.llttIpr nee
ineni; aud infer that YOU would have
considered yourself justified in bringing
IN enough t. give you a majority had
You thought ia time that YOU needed
them To DO 1t, but as to the facts of
bringing i'll voters, | knew nothing Of il
at the time, and do not Now only from
what inierenccs | can draw.
The reliability Of Mii!er's testimony.
The spirn he mon,fesf4. lie il willing
To c"nngnce -myt!--a. he did at Tjp.
TOMAS " cottcnlUtIikc, Niny skuuk'n
and in his it-t arzi lie a.a :" liar and a
bigot that would sacrifice his own faith
er T. promote his o.n INTEREST,", e,c."--
IL needs 40 argument to prove thai such
a spirit Is prompted by disappointment
In some ambitious project, or some per
sohal matter. aud that sach opposition
Is not the result Of noble, patriotic de-
sire Tor the public gooi.
Nh. Miller how do you manage 10 Get
matters 50 mixed up: Ia your last ar
t'c!e you charge me with treating the
vote on Nalay's motion az a test vote,
aud that no anti Smlth men voted for
II, when the only proper inference from
what did say, is just the reverse.
Again you say no action whatever was
taken under NJ. motion, DE Wolf to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and vet in
me next sentence mention the ballot for