The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-08-10
sboroug Highland County, Ohio Thursday August TO- 1876
To the Voters of the 7lh Con
gressiOnal District.

TO the voters Oh the Iin Con
gressiOnal District.
As you all know, 1 was advertised
in all the Democratic papers in this
district as one of the candidates to
be before the Congressional Conven
ton held at Hillsboro, on the the
18th of July. I was present at that
Convention, and had made an ar
rangement with Jesse Crawford, a
delegate from Paint Township,
Highland county, to put my name
in nomination.
A rule of the Convention was, that
all nominations had to be made be-
fore balloting commenced. An ar
rangement was made before nomina-
tions commenced that the Secretary
should call the counties alphabetical
ly. Before the Secretary was order
ed to call the counties, Mr.. John l..
Hughes, of this county, arose and
announced the name of Henry L.
Dickey, as a candidate for Congress.
Mr.. Uric Sloane, the Chairman of
the Convention, and one of the
friends, with said Hughes and Cfaw-
ford, of said Dickey, then ordered
the Secretary to call the counties al
phabetically. The Secretary called
Adams county, which made it's nom
ination. He called Brown county,
and it made its nominations. The
said Sloane, one of the managers of
Dickey's interests, then ordered the
Secretary to pass over Highland
county, stating that Highland had
made her nomination. The Secre-
tary then called Ross and Pike coun-
ties and they made their nomina-
tions. Said Sloane then said the
nominations were closed, and order
ed the balloting to commence.
I Immediately went to Crawford
and asked him why he did not put
my name in nomination. He said
Highland county had not been call
ed. I told him to nominate me at
once, that in minute it would be
too late. No, he said, he would not
until Highland county was called.
I o third time insisted on his nomi-
mating me, stating to him that I had
made no other arrangements with
any other delegate to do it. He re-
fused again for the same reason,
and then the balloting commenced.
1t is evident to every one that the
scheme of trickery was set up by the
managers of Dickey's interests, as
they well knew that five of the dele
gates that went for Dickey after my
name was kept from before the Con-
vention, went to Dickey also after
Sloane made that unjust and dishon-
orable decision disfranchising the
delegates of Salem Township, and
empowering John L. Hughes to vote
Salem Township for Dickey. Had
my name been before the Conven-
ton the Salem Township delegates
would have voted for me, and would
have given me Z delegates that voted
for Dickey, which would have lessen
ed his chances very materially.
Delegates from every part of the
district inquired of me why my name
was not put in nomination. I made
every effort to have a motion made
to suspend the rules and have my
name presented. John L. Hughes
promised me positively three differ
ent times to make the motion, but
never did it; ]. G. Springer also
promised, but did not perform. Fl
nally, the motion was made by Mr..
Dimes to suspend the rules for the
purpose of putting my name in nom
ination. Sloane Immediately replied,
he would not entertain any new mo-
tions, and ordered the balloting to
go on.
Thus you see how I was tricked
out of having my name put in nomi-
nation before the Convention by
Dickey's lawyers and managers.
I have been inquired of by SO
many during and since the Conven-
ton why my, name was not put in
nomination, is my reason for the
above explanation. I further say
that would not receive a nomination
that was made by trickery. I have
no fault to find with any of the dele
gates of that Convention except
those that were engaged in the trick
cry 1 have named.
HENRY RHOADES.
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