The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-11
For The Jasper cosrier.
Radical COnclaye at Ireland One
Township and one Man Act
ing for the Radicals Of
all DuboiS.

7 TOWhshID unU OnF MU1 ACt-
ing for the Radicals Of
all Dubois.
Mn. EDITOR THE old Know Meth
Iings. am informed. used 10 call their
cohorts together by little pieces Of paper
scattered about, but their successors
have improved upon IL by using one
cent postal cards. and the question arises,
may not a convention called in that way.
be properly termed q one-cent meeting !!
, AT all events meeting Of the Radicals
was called in this way, and assembled in
our town on Saturday last, at 4 o'clock.
Ito the number of fifteen, with three
: -Demorrats A. lookeIs-on, and this i'm
lmense number all residents OF Madison
township except the Chairman, DIR.
lWelman-assuined TO represent the en-
tire mass OF Republicans IN the county.
WAS there some scheme in regard TO
for third term for Grant.
which the leaders We're fearful might be
defeated, which led to the calling Of the
Injecting la this manner, and at this
Iplace. where il WAS ioregone conclu-
Sion there would lie but small repre-
scntaton!
Atal events the patriotic fifteen as
.enbled, and DIR. Welman was made
chairman, sn,, DIR. Wellman, John b..
Norman and VIM Monroe appointed a
committee on resolutions, aud DR.. Well
! man was appointed delegate for the
county to the State Convention, and
authorized 10 ,clcct two delegates from
t. each OF the other townships in the
= count, TO do his bidding at the State
tonvention at indianapolis on the 22i
inst aud notify them at his convenience
J. of their appointment provided he could
find that number OF subserylcnt ones in
each township TO go.
ss The resolutions adopted endorse
Grants administration n patriotic.
\ Nhonest. and all thar, I'VE suppose par.
ticularly the whisky part Of the admin
listration. now in State institution, anC
4. uniforms nj Jeiicr>onville, Jciferso,
~ CITY, Mo, and other places), and o
course the delegates at Indianapolis vii
usc their effort. to have the whole al
administration renominatcd. The resols
lions are emphatic in their opposition
no a thrd term for the Dcmocr ITS, bu
j. seem 10 believe il all right for Radicals
Mr.. Monroe offered resolution 10 pub
A'llish the proceedings OF the meeting II
.hhe Jasper Courier, 20 that the people
ielin the other townships might know o.
''their proceedings. 1nis was bono
y, she'll in Ihe camp. aud gave the "truls
nclloil an opportunity TO display thei
bioodv shirts and assinlne ears. tirs
= came the valiant one hundred da,
slaughlerer. with pills, who smcl,cd th
battle aiar oil. but drew 10 weapon I'm
ess TO nniiiaie some helpless soldier
l. IItiaFaA q
hyaint all Democrats. dcnouncing thcu
IS not worthy of trust, aud hoped ih
eresolution would not he adopted.
This hearer, had fought, bied and died 10
their country a. he had, by dealing on
Clpills and powders on an hundred On
,anguincd fields. and closing the eye
ai,lof his helpless patients in death n u
had, just after giving them doses whic
w fought 10 have restored or killed them
/. one of the two they would not supper
IA Democratic paper. lie failed to e,
plain here The support came in b
having gratuitous publication OF the
proceedings ia amy newspaper. u
waved his blootv shiit-tail and red hca
right Loyalty, was reminded OF his der
lictiou Of duty. in not being subscribe
Ito Republican paper. and called upo
for his $3.50 tor tho lndianapol
.Ionrnnl. but tailed 10 respond, and vii
a puff of wind, gave way to the
ORATOR OF FLAT CREEK,
!, Charles Daniel Webster Gleason, WI
4 held the fifteen spell bound BY h e.
: Ioueuce. lie said this Centennial yei
: the American Ea.le oar ~ lii freed,
i from Maine 20 Mexico, and standii
4 lupon the lony peaks of The Rocl
= Mountains. dipped ono wing in u
q blscia Pacific. while the other viii
= iathed the turbulent Atlantic. all owl,
. ito the Radical party: that during u
d mighty rebellion, when the loud-mnut
- ed cannon awoke The echoes from q
Gulf 10 the Lake, he valiantlv stood
% tho fore trout. and slew u thousand wi
). his great Jaw bone, while hard-tack Al
+ mt pork lasted, and when 1t came tin
.. for fighting he rctreated with honor u
SMILED. and should it now be said
voted 10 publish ths proceedings
D sthis n o. ing in R-r-r-rcbcl pape
No. sir. far be it from him. Forbid
2 sUeaven. In this strain hc delight
his auditors, aud carried away th
. liudrmcnis, and when il came 20 4
The motion TO publish was lost by W
Oft for. to ) against, and as thought
pity the clouuencc should be lost
IN, The world. furnish these notes. i
re al meeting then unanimously adjourn
which was about the only unanim,
thing done. When next they meet, n
we he there TO see. PAX
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