Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-04
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The Senatorial Convention.


by the powers that be, or at least that
were supposed to be, and as it appears
now were actually in being, the Chair
man and Seer .tary of our Central Com
mittee) that a Convention would be
held by the counties of Greene, Gin,
ton and Fayette, at Morrowtown, O.,
OF. the 21st day of August, in the year
of grace 1873, for the purpose of
putting in nomination a Republican
candidate for Senator, for the district
composed of the counties above named,
Greene being entitled to thirty dele
gates. Clinton twenty five, and Fayette
nineteen and now having promised
thus much, let US see how the thing
was done, as such an inquiry may be
instructive to the uninitiated, and will
doubtless be very suggestive, if not
amusing to all.
We will take it for granted that all
Republicans of Fayette county, and
some Democrats. are familiar with the
way the Primary Election and the can
vas previous thereto was conducted
how the Democratic stumpers spread
themselves and electioReered the Re
publicans and Democrats before and
on the day Of the election, and how
certain men led certain Democrats to
the polls like lambs to the slaughter,
(only q little more sol and voted
those poor souls without even dream
ing that tLey were wolves in sleeps
clothing, but thinking they were
good German Republicans. How
they ever mistook some of those
Irish voters for German Repub-
Iicans, has not as yet been ac-
counted for. But some how they
seem to have been wonderfully de-
ceived as to the politics of quite a
number of old time Democrats, and so
was the good man in whose behalf
they were voted. But this is di-
gression, and we will proceed to see
how it was done.
In order that all things should be
done fairly, and especially as there
was much dissatisfaction among the
Republicans, growing out of the fact
that certain Democrats appeared at
the polls electieneering for one of the
candidates, Is. N. Yeoman) and that
some of the friends of the same can
didate were very actire in leading to
the polls many Democratic allies, and
actually voted great many of them,
Immediately after the Primary Elec-
ton, Col. S. N. Yeoman, being Chair
man, and E. c. Hamilton being Secre
tary of our Central Committee, letter
was written to the Central Committee
of Clinton county, proposing (mode~t-
Ily) to dispense with the Convention
for nominating Senator. Stick Il pan
there. The committee of Clinton
county not being at that time advised
of any trouble or dissatisfaction
among the Republicans of Fayette
county in relation to the manner in
which the Primary Election had been
conducted and carried, and being
willing to concede to Fayette the can
didate, replied accepting the PROPOSE
ton to dispense with the Convention,
and thereupon notified their delegates
that there would be no Convention
Stick pin there.
Upon the receipt of the acceptance
of the proposition to dispense with
the Convention, our worthy Secretary
taking the acceptance of his PROPOSE
ton for the proposition itself, and be
ing intent on carrying out the pro
gramme that had been inaugurated,
and anxious that justice should bt
done, though the Heavens should fall
wrote over (Who will say that the
Chairman of our Central Committe,
knew anything of this correspondence
Don't all speak at once) to the Centra
Committee of Greene county, making
the same proposi ton and telling then
what Clinton had proposed. Th,
Central Committee of Greene, not be
ing advised of the difficulty in Fayette
and being willing to let Fayette selec
her man, did not call upon the peopl
of Greene to select delegates to th
Senatorial Convention. Stick q pi1
there.
So far, all things seemed to be work
ing harmoniously, and the kno win!
ones had confidence in the job the
had set up; but it is said ''a guilt
conscience needs no accuser," an
upon reflection, these custodians o
Republican purity, as the Republica
party of Fayette, thought that pei
d chance it might look too much like
J., "set up job to forestall the Conver
ton entirely, and that they had, 70
r appearance sake, better have Green
e send delegates to Morrowtown to til
vention.
Whereupon, on Monday, the 18th {
August, 1873, only three days befol
the sitting of the Convention, tn
lightning flashed along the wires
Xenia the startling news, "Betto
send delegates to Morrowtown on tt
# 21st inst" But, thanks to the vigilanC
" of our worthy custodians of Reput
d licanism. they were not content