The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-09-19
.1InRE's RfcnNEss. .

" oflthe scenes and incidents of the lat
le Republican Convention which busta
4 up IN this city last Friday, but ii
q Nelcs comes to our rescue with AIDE
'scription SO much superior andinan
% itely more graphic than we coul,
I; have hoped to- have thrown in sight,
q that we herewith present it, only pre-
y facing it with the remark that lib,
al scenes portrayed are true to life ant
!. were certainly -furnished-the wnteI
i by a speeialartist on therspot. Bu
! here we have it:
+ "That Was . high old' Convention
. that dissolved yesterday at Albauy;7-
: ltseems as though Convention that
/ was packed blythe Railroad and Gus.
!, tom house Ring the former really in.
: clndes the latter7and composed rl
! most wholly of Ring managers OF
T their tools, should have been able to
rehearse its proceedings with satisfac-
ton to itself The Ring appears to
baye miscalcplated the effect Of the
whitewashing resolution, or it mis-
judged the ability of some of its cho-
sen instruments to astand." The
nomination Of Rey. Z, r, Goary, was
no doubt in the original proceedings,
but when, after he had received FIVE
out Of every six votes in the Conven-
tion, he came toward and made milk
and water speech declining the nomi.
nation, there wasa break-d down. Then
followed a remarkable scene q of
which the history of political conyen-
tons, the country over, affords no
parallel. Five other men were
snccessively offered the nomina.
tion, each of whom refused it with
contumelious behavior and insulting
speech. Mr. Dolph was named, bat
declined, as he said, for "obVious rea
sons" Then came Mr., J9W.l Watts. |
But Mr.. Watts informed the Conyen- |
ton that he had endeavored to live
arespectable life, and that the accept.
ance OF anomination upon platform
containingt the whitewashing resolution
was 9 disgrace that he could not con-
sent TO. lie predicted the defeat of
the ticket bya large majority. Next
came Judge Boise, declining in q
speech Of the same tenor, but of much
greater length and severity Then
H. Williams, Esq, came upon the
stage-the Hotspur Of the list, who
proclaimed the disgrace oithe Conyeenr
ton in burning words-and spurned
the nomination. And finally Tim.
d Davenport of Marion, declined the
profered nomination in bitter speech n
7Trelterating all that had been said {
by the three last speakers: Here was
a dilemma. Tho list Of candidates t
was exhausted, Six men had been s
s asked ,f' to accept, with the result stated. +
Inc Convention in its straight had
shown a willingness to take some a
very light timber, but it was denied t
ALL; Ill; The agony was supreme. The c
lollow-hearted hypocrites and the
Eeak-kneed patriots of the body now r
began to show their true colors- II
Members seized their hats, ducked G.
heir heads and shot for the ,door.-.
)ther members made use oflthe small t.
'ttheir backs for sitting purposesl-14 tl
'thersi more shameless, sat bolt up n
ight and laughed But a third OF
be members remained. The end was W
ear o'Amazement, fear,li consterna- W
ION took possession Of the Ring NAM Ia
gers, and converted them into stat.
es Of frozen flesh, Dolph, sat like at
no transfxed-a picture OF, Marius. ye
ting on the ruins Of Carthage.o1A to
right auburn hair lay in undisturbed .
apon thelappcl Of Judge ha
'enny's carefully brushed coat, The fir,
atures of the gentlemen from Polk, u
-anon and Benton were rigid and
'espiring. Not far distant was a M
CURE that lowered in the air like hi
ne tree, and, like the pine, the more wa
lowered the smaller it got, Itwas 1
Q figure of a man whose head was a co,
'ad above his fellows-it was promi- bv
nt-a circumstance, however, with ;ns
hleh the head itself had nothing to
!, for it was thus thrust upon the oc,
arid by the anatomy under it. Simp- wb
n lookeduponthis figure despairihg- mn,
and said, 9'Hi'-'Hi Smith, Some, 4
dy seconded the motion, -Four or gai i
9 voices responded to the Chair b
ms invitation to vote in the affirm. the
ve, and q larger number voted mo. /,
Y she nomination was declared o,,i I
lde' amid erieslof Division laugh ! u
: shouts Of dorision, and a general WI
which died away as the n
llwd dispersed. Such is destinyl pa
When Julian, who9had turned his s90
ok upon tho deserts of Asia,in re. a.,
at to Rome, died Of a Parthiau ar. Z
Y in his liver the accidental men ass,
n Of the name Of Joyinus,a captian Va,
the dead Emperor's body guards, Inv
de th0t Derson Emnhro, ~ po,Ao W,