The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-20
The Radical Slaughter House
The Regulars Thrown Overheard.
A NE w ID e "A T.
Lieut.. A. HART Nominated.

The Radicals of this Senatorial District held
their Convention according to former announce
ment, on Friday last, at Citizens Hall, in this
village, to put in nomination candidate for
the State Senate. There were three regular
candidates in the field for that office. and any
number standing back simply waiting for
6 something to turn up.'' great deal Of in
terest felt in the result and each of the reg
uIars had marshalled his forces for the contest
The consequence was = full delegation from all
the townships Of Portage county. Summit
county acknowledging the title of Portage to
the nominee, sent but ten delegates, with pow
er to cast the entire vote of that county in Con-
yention to ratify the doings of their Portage
brethren.
The Convention was organized at about elev
en- O'Clock by choosing the usual officers and
committees, and after arranging that the dele
gates from Portage county should meet in sepa-
rate Convention to make choice of candidate
to be reported to the joint convention of the
two counties, an adjournment was lad till af-
ternoon.
At one O'Clock the Portage county delegates
met in the lower room at the Town House, and
calling before them the several candidates. E.
P. Brainerd, Esq, J. d. Horton, ESD, and Hon.
r. p. Cannon-they closed the door, excluding
the vulgar populace, and proceeded to playing
the game of :" cut-throat.'' The crowd outside
stood anxiously awaiting the result, but the
| fight inside went brayely on. f.fzE-s@
"They fit and fit, and scratched and bit,s
And tumbled in the mud,
Till all the ground for rods around
Was kiyered with their blood.'' ri
Occasionally a key-hole telegram would an
nounce to the anxious crowd the condition of
| affairs within g. ballot Brainerd Il, Hor-
ton Q, Cannon 5u-and thus matters continued
| for fifteen ballots, when the Cannon was spiked
and was hauled of the track and another ballot
taken which stood, as we were informed, Hor-
| ton Is; Brainerd, IL; which was one more vote
than the number of delegates present, showing
| that these honest radicals could not refrain
from practicing their ballot-box stufing pro-
pensities even one another. On the 18th bal
lot the vote stood tie, 13 to 13, between the
two candidates, both of whom, at this point
threw up the SPONGE and a number of new can
didates were brought forward. These were
| Hon. Alphonso Hart. III. H. Stevens and H. Y.
4 Beebe, Esqrs., and DR.. j. @. Ferguson, who
were severally called into the presence Of the
august body, to answer all and singular such
questions as might be put to them. In few
minutes the anxious suspense of the s'outside
| barbarians % was relieved by the announce
ment that the Convention had made choice of
Hon. A. Hart as the candidate. The officers of
the Convention and the Summit county dele
! SdDeS were Cdllcu III anu lIle dCtiOu VI tic Ioi
| tage county delegates was unanimously ratified.
| Mr.. Hart being called upon, came forward, but
declined making speech, but thanked the Con-
vention for the honor conferred upon him.
There was manifest disappointment at this
result, and many were unable to account for it.
but the general opinion was that it was Hart's
brilliant military record that secured him the
nomination. having taken an active part in
| the war of the rebellion as member of the
/
| pied the high position of Third Lieutenant. by
| brevet, of the squirrel hunters - who so
| bravely and promptly responded to the call of
| the Governor for the defense of Cincinnati and
our Southern border, though report says he
took no part in that grand engagement =
There was no exhibition of bloody noses, but
there were evidently many. soreheads about
| town when the Convention adjourned, and I" our
army swore terribly =" Let us have peace.''