River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-01

late OF Mantorville, and Ellsworth by
Brother ellison, late of Milwaukee,
Brother Gibson. by the way, is sprig
Of the law, hence his natural sympathies
were with Brothers Ives and White, and
his natural anxiety to exterminate
Brother Bevans, SO as to leave the way
clear for himself two years hence.
Brothers Lusk, Copp, Wilson and
Hutchinson were evidently disguised
with the actien of the convention, and
Brother Lusk said he had a holy horror
of "corruptionists, demagogues and
scoundrels." We will, however, leave
compliments for business, waving all
right of reply.
The committee appointed to report
candidates evidently had stormy time
1t consisted of Brothers G. l.. Taylor,
J. II. Brasington, A. w. Parker, L. L.
Lewis, I. Hurry, r. L. ellison, A. J
Moore, D. D. Proctor, A. Jansen, p.
Simons, j. NJ. Bailey, Hank Bascom
and j. Springback White.
Brother Ives baing a modest man, as
he is, and being himself candidate for
FIVE hundred year, very judiciously
turned over the farther management of
the convention to Brother Springback.
who in stern breath, and set speech,
with slight curve of the back and
characteristic toss of the head, blew the
Republican party out of existence.
At length he came forward with his
nominess, among whom were found G..
W. Brown, II b. Warner and NJ. j.
Paine. who were respectively recon
mended for the same offices for which
they were nominated in the convention
of the 2lst instant. i. II. Ives, of
course, was the nominee for District
Attorney, but the committee did not
agree upon candidatetor sheriff. Aud
here came the tug OF war. Dave Proc
tor, who brought to his aid light heel
ed. silyer-tongned mountaIneer, who,
but twelve month since, sn uffed the
smoky atmosphere of Nebraska, and
with carpet bag in hand, made the
limits Of Pierce county, had attempted
to demonstrate the geographical, as we'll
as the political fact that there was such
town in Pierce county, as River Falls.
Brother Ives ignored, aud Brother
Spribgback didn't believe it. 1t was
diamond cut diamond Greek had met
Greek. The stern Granite boy and the
eagle-eyed Green Mountain youth were
more than match for our two legal
brothers, and the scene became an ex-
citing one. Aud now TO add to their
confusion, ia came the Ku Klux.-
Bi others Ives and Sprinsback were
supporting brother j. II. Brasington,
while Lightfoo, and Dick supported
Tim Hammond Between the two.
Tom Edwards stuck six votes, which
prevented the nomination Of either.
Another throw and the Ku Klux rallied
to sixteen. Yea, and next to twenty
two, while Brother l,rasington held hi,
regular eighteen. aud Brother Ham.
mond stood at twenty.four.
Here was dilemma. Spring back
declared that "uodiiaLii,ty" was the
prime object in selecting these candi
dates, and he finally proposed that the
simon pure should all come forward to
theanxious seats. and ''shoso their faces I"
{ Before this it was quite uncertain what
part of the human form divine, some of
them proposed to show But even
this was not enough, and Sprina back
farther directed that the sheep be EN-.
tirely separated from the goats, take
test oath, and be coralled behind. the
bansters. Nothing daunted, however.
Lightfoot went in goat or no goat. aud
Tom Edwards led in his. ku Klux.
Brother Springback $ straf .gy entire
ly tailed. The New Engli nders were
cheeky, elastic, aud deter,Ained The
Ku Klux nanked him, AID Sc methin.
must be did" or, as sure ms shooting.
the rapid influx of the Ku Klux would