South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
COUNTY CONVENTION OF
THE ssNEW
DEMOCRACY OF MORGAN.

cy OF Morgan met IN the Town Hal
of McConneIsvllle On last Saturday
DIR. John S, Abbott was chosen
Chairman, and F. W. Moore, Secre
tary.
At the start. they resolved Il
adopt an anti>D Democratic mode o.
conducting the CcnventIon-some
tbine after the old Know Nothing
style-and excluded all who were
not delegates from the hall. In
fact, they resolved to make the &C.
ton of the Convention, up 20 the
time of ballotIns for candidates,
secret. WHAT was done during the
time that the doors uere closed We
suppose will never be made known
to the people OF The County. The
s%upposition Is, however, that they
hsd a hot time over the question
Of resolutions, and as to whether or
not they should make any nomina.
tions for Clerk Of the Court and
for Auditor.
At 2 o'clock, p. n, the public
were admitted, and the bal.otiug
for candidates began, resulting in
the selection of the following tick
ct
For Representative, Charles l..
Hall, of Malta; for Auditor, Thorn
as V. Chambers. of Bristol; for
Clerk of the Court, Samuel c. Nor
gan. of Morgan; for Sheriff, Davis
D.. Scott, of Union; for Commas
s%icner, William n. Durbin, of
Bloom; for Infrmary Director,
James Gormley, Of Windsor; for
Coroner, r. J. u. Sharp, of Morgan.
David Il. Morley, of Morgan, was
the regularly nominated candidate
for Clerk Of the Court, but he ap-
pea-ing ia the Convention and pos
i.ively declining the nomination,
Samuel c, Morgan was nominated
in his place by acclamatiou.
Strange to say, the Convention
did not promulgate any resolutions,
other than one recognizing the
Democrat as its organ. We had
thought the "Departers" would
keep up the old Democratic forms,
even if they bad deserted the prin-
ciples. Wh) yer before heard Of a
Democratic Convention that had
no principles to promulgate in res
olutions? We suppose, however,
that this was one Of the results of
the secret meeting, and that the
"Depar.ers" thought as it was gen.
orally known that they had desert
&c all their former principles, 1t
was unnecessary for them to occupy
time In telling the people SO In res
olut:ons.
Fred. VI. Moore, James NJ. Gay
lord and BENZ. F. Power tried to
Infuse a little enthusiasm into the
Convention by speechrmakIng, but
did not succeed very well.
Moore was disposed, as far as
words would do it, to annihilate
every Republican IN the land, with
their progeny. He seemed to
be full of indignation with the gods
even, that they had permitted
these vile Republicans to live so
long. Wheughl but didn't We
feel glad that we had never been a
Republican, Didn't we feel sorry
for the Republicans present when
indignant eloquence fell
1pon their earsl Oh, myl but
heir feelings must have been terri
,le We would adYIse Moore, for
he sake of poor, frall humanity, /,
be more merciful the next time
10 makes a speech. He should .
rave some regard for the great
-reat-grandfathers of these Repub- 4
leans, or at least a little commits !.
for their great-great-grand- J
hildren. !
! Gaylordfs speech was after his !.
Dual style, with no new ideas in it, !
we may except his arraignlng :
/ the Republicans for not reducing :
! 9 assessment on the real estate :
Oh 10 two hundred millions OF .
pillars last Winter. This is a dodge :
| Gaylord's to appeal to whatev- +
there may be of avsrIce In real \
tate owners. Had The reduction 9
BEN made, the tax would have 4
BEN heavier on the owners of per- q
(nsl property and less on the own d
p of real estate. Now, should e
lat reduction have been made ? n
fery one knows that the real es>
Fe of the country does not pay its
1T proportion of the taxes as the 70
bitter stands to-day, and we ask if b.
would be just, fair and honora- az
3 to make the reduction and thus %
ID to the excessive burdens al -
10y bcTI ~ fAS rsFsunl prop. n