Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-08-15
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a la mode occurs, may I be there tC
see. PENDENIs.
FL USHLNG LOCALS.
For a long time nothing to interest OF
amuse has occurred in this staid OLD
township, except the rattle of moving
machines in the meadows, the click o.
drills in the quarries and the sound o.
the stone-breaker's hammers on the
pike, there was nothing to disturb the
Sabbath like quiet of our every day
life; no laughter to drive away the
lines of care, no angry political discus.
siOns at our street corners and groceries
to stir eur bile, and remind US thai
Greeley and Mrs. Woodruff were still
in the field as Presidential candidates;
in fact, the laborious monotony was SC
great that toll and drudgery appeared
the only aim ofour citizens; but under
all this seeming dullness and apathy. q
furious volcano of envy, strife, intrigue
and ambition was rampant in the
breasts of rival politicians of the De-
mocracy of Flushing; and to-day al
their township Convention to select
delegates the thin crust gave way and
exposed the raging fires.
It was the largest Democratic meet
ing to select delegates ever held in this
township, and it was noticeable fea-
ture that men were drummed up and
marched to the meeting who have
heretofore never been used except
when called upon to vote for Jackson at
the polls. Seeing this class dressed in
n,,6 frocb =
of tobacco in their hands, and noticing
the eager and anxious glances they
gave the leaders who were to use them,
your reporter to watch the
On motion of Tomp.
White, Mr.. A. Walker was called to
the chair. On motion of Tomp. White,
w. J. Dunlap was appointed Secretary,
Mr.. Dunlap pulled out two sheets of
fools cap paper and a new pencil from
his pocket, showing that he was pre-
pared for the position and that It had
been previously arranged for him to
serve. Tomp. White then moved that
W. J. Dunlap be the delegate to the
County Convention. Mr.. White was
informed by a member
that they were entitled to tioo delegates;
TOmp. White remarked,
IsIf that's so I move that w. J. Dunlap
and DIR. Webster be the delegates"
Those rock water DemOcrats,-Elisha
Ellis and r. S. Dunn were nominated
by Mr.. McDonough. On motion of
Doctor Voorhies it was voted that the
delegates be elected by ballot. Not
this the inevitable Tomp.
White moved 1--WE now proceed to elect
he delegates 0iUG gOce." He was in
ormed that the house had voted with
,ut a dissenting voice to select them by
)allOt. TOmp. said, 81 didn't know
hat" The Doctor angrily replied. eff
you had any sense you would have
Known it." and Tomp. wilted. The
chair then ordered balloting to COM
nence, but Mac. demanded tellers.
The Chair made dozen appointments
If the most prominent men of the par
" all of whom peremtOrily declined
he honor, when, on suggestion of some
me, he appointed Tomp.. White who
hastily accepted and sprang to his post
With most astonishing alacrity; he
no coaxing.
The chair then attempted to obtain
mother teller and after appointing al
lozen different men, none of whom
would serve, gave up in despair and
,rdered the balloting to proceed with
romp. as the only teller. DR.. Voorhees,
prang to his feet and in an excited and
'arnest manner said 81 enter my SOL
mn protest against ballot with one
eller, and that the one selected; we
lad better all go home without trans
citing any business if Democratic
Convention can only secure one teller |
n the person OF Tomp. White" Your
eporter thought from the Doctors
manner and emphasis that he had a.
aint doubt of the fairness and honesty
f the teller, at least, Tomp. looked sad. |
dr. Jos. Krim, with great reluctance
nd the air of a disgusted martyr who
vas making disagreeable sacrifice for
he party, finally yielded to earnest en-
reaty of friends and consented to act,
7hen voting commenced. After all
he voting was supposed to be over and
he reading of ballots was nearly finish
d, runners of what DIR. Voorhies char
cterized as the 'sring. and clique"
rought in a fresh supply of men who
asst in their tickets with a vim as i'll,
hey were mad at the hat and wanted
D knock hole in it. Tomp. could
cad the tickets of one set of candidates
cry readily and glibly, but it took
lose scrutiny and careful spelling to
cad the other, and on one ticket he ut
9rly failed; the Doctor angrily snatched
ne ticket out of his hand and read tin
loud voice with the remark that
Tomp. could read it also if he was not
fool and could read plain writing"
omp. again looked sad. Webster and
,unlap were declared elected. :
The modest Tomp. then moved that !
!. S. Voorhies be the delegate to the
Convention. Mr.. Voor-
les declined as did a great number of
theirs, when DIR. Voorhies in tone of
liter irony nominated the officious
omp. In the midst of a general litter,
'ith q sickly and CHASTITY smile, Tomp.
idly declined. After a dozen more
len were nominated, all of whom
refused, the persistent !
omp. nominated Dr., Voorhies who de-
ined, saying, she would accept no ap-
ppointment of this meeting.n DIR.
Webster then announced that he would
rye If selected, whereupon he was !
ected by acclamation, all feeling re-
eyed that a man had been found to
,cept the doubtful honor.
Webster called for instructions, whenls
r., Voorhies arose and said: saThe gen !
eman needs no instructions; it is i'm
Iaterial what is done at that Oonven- {
on, or who, If any one, is nominated.
70 one can beat Danford for ne is sure
being triumphantly> elected by over
lree thousand majority" Amidst
nd now came the time of trial. 1t had
ecome apparent that the real fight was