Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-09-19


The allusion of Moulton TO rape, is ta-
ken to refer TO Miss Edna Dean Proctor
of Washington letter writing nororirty,
whose kiss, according to the Beecher dia-
lect is paroxysmal, inasmuch as she has
instituted suit against MoultOn, putting
damages al 100000.
From the Western Reserve Chronicle.
A little Side show. What Was In IL.
On asst week Thursday while the regu
lar Democratic 18th District COngression-
al Convention was in session in this CITY
a report obtained circulation that the
& Y. noon tain would bring a Delegation
of 200 or more anti Garfield MhepHD ne HOlio',,t D~,,.
VOTERS from Lake County. Inc Denio
orst;c Conv.ntiun which had met IN the
toranoon concluded it would b. wise to
- . rao,se untiI after dinner ana avail
- .rr;,,o1 ot the expected valiant two
'il',,J.ad The train came, but not the
-, Lpndred 1t was nminOus OF the des-
mics of the day, perhaps, that one 0mni
Inns could carry the entire delegation, with
room for the solitary man from Orwell,
and 10 spare.
The ten gentlemen from Lake, the two
from Portage. the two from Geauga, and
Jerome BOnaparte Phillips, (Greeleyite)
The man who came like an avenging thun-
derhOlt as the representative of the Ashia-
bula bOlters, took possession of the rear OF
the court house at about O'clock, P. NJ.
They gave evidence of being in proba-
iionary state, and ia search of the Pro
bate Judges Office. which they found and
entered with nervous anxiety. In this
retired and sacred spot there were two or
three Trumbull county men admitted, and
if was there that the final shape of the
momentous movement was doubtless.
graveIy determined.
Then all things, apparently, being ready,
there was filing out of the Probate of
fee. and a climbing up the back stairs in
to the court room, where the man from
Ashtabula county and the several other
gentlemen found an abundance of empty
benches. There were eighteen persons
present, including reporters, spectators,
and the gentleman from Orwell. One of
the party from Lake county, named Tut
tie, was called to the chair, and Jerome
Bonaparte Phillips, the party from Or
well, was chosen scribe. Then came the
appointment of two committees, one on
resolutions and the other on nomination.
L L
out struggle-nOt to get on them, but to
/ get off. For instance, the lone individual
who was responsible for Ashtabula cOun-
/ ty, asked to be excused from the commit
| tee on resolutions, his duties as scribe be-
| ing too OnerOus TO admit of his dividing
his time with other engrossing cares.
Capt. Dyer, who was named as a mem
Der of the committee, arose and explained
that for reasons best known to the friends
of the movement here he should be ex-
cused. Mr.. Dyer, thought that it would
lie quite as well for udge YeOmans, who
was also named for one of the committees,
to stop little" Judge Yeomans then
arose and said that he thought it would
be better to have the movement appear to
have existence outside of Trumbull coun-
/ ly; that it had been charged that the anti
/ Garfield movement was confined to a
Clique in Warren, and if Trumbul county
men should take part in this meeting the
same charges would continue to be made
This led Capt. Burrows (Greeleyite) to
PROFOUND as follows:
| well, Judge, there is some opposition
to Garfield, in Trumbull county, amt
there?p
Judge eY.-"O, yes; I know one man,
standing now before you. 1t is not that
am not in sympathy with you, but don't
think it good policy to have my name ap-
pear in the proceedings"
Hendry, of Lake, didn't think it was
worth while having sore toes in this mat
ter, and couldn't see why Judge Yeomans
should not stand up to the rack, fodder
or no fodder"
Capt Burrows said that if there were
no men from Trumbull County it would
look as if there was no Opposi ton here,
but that all were in favor of Garfield.
He didn't think Trumbull cOu nty would
do more than its share
Judge YeOmans replied that the oppo
sition msifested last spring, he thought,
had increased since the Convention. He
repeated that he thought Warren men
should be left out of the proceedings.
| h. M. Murray (Democrat) of Lake said
this holding back OF TrnmbuIl coUntv
would put the brunt OF the battle on Lake
county. He respected the feelings of
Irumbull county men but if they did not
come 10 the front it would appear as
though their men were quelled,
On rising vote Yeomans was not ex-
cused. "''
Tod, OF Portage, was rea dy to unite
with anybody to beat Garfield, but with
three or four candidates it looked hlne
jerome Bonaparte Philips, the one sol
itary, lone gentleman I'm Orwell Asb.
tabula County, who under the impulse of
pure patriotism felt il to be his dutv to
give the late Horace Greeley the benefit
of his influence in the last Presidential
campaign, threw down his pencil, and al
tlrmed according to the best OF his knowl-
edge and belief, that a man could be
elected against Garfield.
Judge YeOmans observed that he did
not wish to throw damper on the "con-
Venton. However, thought he should be
excused, as it would be better that no
Irumbull County man should appear on
any committees. He thu night he ought
70 oe excused. He was in sympathy with
tne movement, but ought to be excused,
would ike to be eXoused-would be bet
ter to excuse him, Some tender hearted
man moved that Yeomans be excused.
which motion carried.
Capt j. d. Burrows. w. G. Chambers.
N. Moore. and w. E Thrasher were ap-
pointed a committee invested with the
responsible duty oigOing down stairs and
bringing Hp the resolutions Pending
their absence on the la5orious mission,
II was suggested that a committee on
nominations was needed, whereupon N.
moore, L. z. Tod, DR.. L. Patch, VIM Hen
Dry and j. L. Brooks were detailed TO
hha suitable person for nominee.
y Whlle these committees were Out. N
~ humphrey, came up from the Demo- |
osoaN o.ic convention to report progress and
g,o,,i. IN how his half brethren WIRE
sa;d ;.i'ts " along at the Court House He
9aa 11a.,.o 'sen G resolutions were all right ond
w In a%n t ol Mobilier, salary grab. &c
III lew minutes fharo ~
sound Of ascending foots,Vna foofe were heard the
stairs and in came Jtsreps Jerepm q On the back
Burrows lwho Voted the Gre,q,an np n1oarle
cratic ticket tOr Presidep0 viey Demo
IONS smelling of the desk In i'm tha p pIesoIu-
Vinee .S and proceeded to read and LLo9ale dan1
i, mat The day had gone by VIII en- nar,v utviafe "
az oi'y reqnired the acceptance on their nae, ae
- candidates who are not acceptabIe
Also denounced Credit MObiler, SALARY |
grab' ETC., and proclaimed their own i'm.
maculate virtue as hostile TO dishon.
esty.
0fcourse these cut and drv resolutions
were adopted.
The committee on nominations renort
ed the name of Rev. j. H. Hurlburt IF
Lake County, as their choice for candi-
dates for Congress. The report was
adopt ed. The nominee being conven
lent WAS ushPrpd in undpr the nrOtectioD