Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-08
THE DOG FRNNEL or THE DOLL VAR
DEN CONVENTION.
How the Rcformerst F) work Things 10
BcRt Grant.

Dolly Warden convention, Wihcil Woulu
seem to indicate that beneath the boosted
banners of reform are marshalled many
of the most corrupt and inscriptions
scoundrels of the political arena.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Tuesday
has AN editorial denouncing Davis, based
upon the following dispatch:
BLooMINGToN, Ills, April 29.-The
effort here i'm the interest of Judge Davis
is evidently labored one, as his friends
and relatives are offering as inducements
to any one who attend the Cincinnati Con-
vention in his interest, irrespective of par
ty, free tickets and expenses there and re-
turn. Free tickets are issued from the
Judges office to those who will accept. 1t
looks bad for reform. There will be two
or three hundred who will avail them
selves of free tickets to your city, and to
compensate for the same will advocate the
interests of Davis.
Is itnot lowering the dignity of the Su-
preme Court of the United States for q
Judge OH the bench to get so low down in
the pool of politics as to buy delegates to
attend the Convention in his behalf, when
the broad plank in the platform is reform ?
While L am sending this, delegations
are arriving from adjoining counties and
90 direct to Davis Office, where they are
furnished free tickets. The Democrats
here are for free trade.
have just learned that the same game
is going on in Dewitt county.
The Louisville Com'ier-JouynaJ special
of Tuesday night says:
At the meeting of the Illinois delegation
at Greenwood Hall to-day, some of the
Justices adherents were under the infiu-
ence of liquor, and their tongues were
loosed They boasted openly of receiving
tickets, having their expenses paid, and
even Of receiving free liquor from this man
whom they were supporting.
1t is the candid judgment of every one
who witnessed the disgrauGful scenes, that
the cause of Justice Davis has been ire
trievably ruined in the country at large by
these shameful exercises.
"Msck, )" of the Missouri Democrat, in
terviewed Horace White, of the Chicago
Tribune and he says White will cook
Palmer's goose:
He said he thought Trumbull would be
nominated, or there was no hope for the
success of the movement. He damned all
the other candidates, and especially Davis
and Palmer, and said he would "cook the
goose" of the latter gentleman when he
came to run for Governor. He could not
explain how it was that Palmer ever
thought of running for President. especial
ly why he should be so bitterly opposed to
Trumbull, but for whose assistance he
would be "dead cock in the pitt for all
future time in Illinois. 1t is fact, how
ever, as to the Illinois delegation, that it
is the most bitterly divided of any that has
come here.
Such remarks as the following seem
plenty:
One Borrowing sorehead, greeting anoth-
er, said there were too many soreheads
here to suit him, TO which his friend an
swered "The worst of it is, those who
amt scallawags are Democrats" These
persons gave vivid, but general view
of the character of the crowd in these few
words.
"Macl1" telegraphs the account of q rO,c
in the arkansas delegation
They had a lively time in the Arkansas
| delegation to-day, which, at one time
| threatened the necessity for police inter
ference. They attempted to organize and
elect a chairman, when the fact became
apparent that several gentlemen wanted
that position, and that each was ready tC
denounce his rivals. Champion seemed tC
have the most friends, but before they
could elect him number of delegates be-
gan to denounce each other as Democrats
who had no business here at all. One gen
tleman jumped up, and said he was
Democrat and he did not care who knew
it. If the Republicans in this Grove
thought they could do without the Demo
Gratis, he would tell them they are mistal1
en-. Then a Republican rose to remark
that, If such men as he saw here wer
Liberal Republicans, 1t will do to call tn
devil a liberal Christian. Then came
noisy demonstration, in which all SCENE,
to participate, and finally the presidin,
; officer declared the meeting adjourned.
REFoRSIER's SPINAL MARROW FREEz
: ING.
The COurjey-JOurndL reports this row il
f the Indiana delegation
{ A motion, pledging the support of In
diana for Cassus Clay as permanent chair
} man of the convention, was next put an
= carried, after which an ardent Adamsit
e created a breeze, by offering resolution
t lacking the Indiana delegation TO tn
{ mainmast, to sink or swim. The resolu
: ton was finally withdrawn, but not Ill
a Col. J. 7. Gray, of Vincennes, had voluu
i teered his opinion that he had nevC
: dropped in among as disgraceful mob 6
d the delegation present. 1t was the noisies
: assemblage of Republicans he had eve
e encountered, and he felt his spinal MAJ
i row freezing with horror that such going
on could be tolerated under the banner
| reform.
e Crounse, of the New York Times, aftt
!, reviewing the field, gives this as his opir
e ion Monday night:
= The Convention must begin investiga
= ing as soon as organized, and first of q
g seek to learn what has become of all til
r. soreheads who have been lost en- rout
q Trains which have been announced