The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-10-06
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Workers Laid Out, by an
Eleventh Hour Man,
SHEETS PROVES TO BE THE
SHEET ANCHOR.
'SOrrOw May Endure For Night, But
JOY COmmeth Not i'm the Morning."
AND ALL THE WORKERS ARE EN-
PECIED TO SWALLOW SHEETS.

On Thursday morning last, there was
an assemblage of the unterrified at the
Court House, and any one could see
that there was to be an animated time.
There were half a score of candidates,
among which Joy, of the Joy House,
and Mckinley, who was beaten last
fall by Phillips, were the most promi
nent. But the fac: that Mckinley had
been beaten, though he was tireless
worker, was against him, and the Sa
wants who run the machine in Findlay,
had determined he should not have it.
Joy was more popular with the mass
of delegates. He was loud talker,
and hard worker, was good presid
ing officer at their Convention, and one
of your ''instant in season and out of
season fellows" who would have OBJ
tanned the nomination easily if the
Convention had not been manipulated
by the wire pullers. DIR. Yost, and
Siddell, and Capt. Henderson were all
we'll enough as workers. but when it
came TO wanting Office, they must
stake back seats. Siddell was espe
cially outraged. Sheets had been nam
ed, but persistantly assured the rest
that lie would not allow his name to
be used-tiIat he would not allow him
self to be a candidate. Aud thus the
matter stood when the Convention or
gariized. But then came the
MOVE BY WHICH THE INNoCRNTS WE'RE
SLAUGHTERED, AND BY WHICH THE
CLIQUE WHICH PULLS THE STRINGS
TRIUMPHED OVER THE WORKERS.
When the names of candidates were
ANNOUNCED, up rose delegate and said
he had q letter which he desired to
have read, and which he would send
to the Secretary's desk. 1t was Il
bomb-sheli, and when it exploded il
scattered CONSERVATION around. 1t
stated that, yielding to the solicitations
Of numerous leading Democrats, Mr..
Sheets bad consented to the use of his
name before the Convention. And
thus at one breath he had outraged all
bis promises to the other candidates,
and became a cats paw in the hands Of
the wire -pullers to lay out the other
aspirants. The ballotting commenced,
Siddan, and Yost, and Henderson
sloughed off, but Joy and Mckinley
Kept the field against Sheets, deter
mined not to yield without struggle.
Joy led, up to the fifth ballot. when
the coupdemain was sprung. Sheets
arose and proposed to withdraw, but
his henchmen shouted mol No" The
next ballot settled Mckinley, and he,
seeing his case was hopeless, withdrew.
The seventh ballot settled joys hash,
and the candidate of the power that
be was declared nominated.
This result is an acknowledgment of
the desperate strait TO which the De-
mocracy is reduced and is practically
saying to all the workers of the party.
you are too aceak. you cannot c01acera
trate the cote Of the party-you are not
pop,slar-ISteets is the only man re
spectacle enough to suit our purposes,
and the only man ,cho can pull as
through on this occdsion-you k7lo,o
that sohenecer zoe are in tight place
,oe hare to take !Sl.eets-Gnd no,o you
must sacallotO Sheets again, and agai,
take back seats.
1t is truly deplorable, whena party
has sunk TO such condition as tbeDe-
mocracy have in this country. when
Only one man ''of all their train is
left, WHO can ''save tie party.n-onlv
one mau lett who is honest enough to
prove a SheetAuclicr. Yet this Is
their confession, a. ore of the leaders
should have said ia addressing a knot
of s'doubters."
Don't you remember when Aaron