The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-09-13

again l0f AT least i've minutes.
According to arrangement, Mr.. Ca
rey then moved that the Convention
proceed In usual form to make nomi-
nations for all the offices ercept Coun-
ty Auditor This negative way of
shooting the first and most dangerous
rapids in the stream was pure STRAIT
egy, and by aid of the Chairman it
won. Refusing to recognize Il delegate
who rose to speak, the Chair promptly
put the question. About dozen
voted Eyes" and quite as many said
''no," and the majority We're eminous-
ly silent. Ii was very evident that n
square issue taken here would have
easily defeated the exception, ahjured
all unauthorized pledges and bargains
and insisted upon the nomination of n
full and honest ticket. A leader and
and spokesman for the majority was
all that was needed. But the Chair
was prompt to announce Carried, !"
and the opportunity was gone.
An informal ballot for Sheriff was
then announced IN order. 4 rather
noisy scene ensued. Long and about
seven other delegates at once explain
ed what an informal ballot was, and
the roll Of townships was called. Cass
started Off with four votes for Whan.
Center announced seven for Whan,
whereupon the Chairman of the dele
CATION got his coat-tail pulled, and at
ter consultation the vote was changed
to five for Whan, one for I.angham,
| and one for Crispin, Some othertown-
| ship voted for Langham, when
| III. c. piatt arose and withdrew his
| name. The result of the ballot was Is
votes for }. l.. l.. Carey, Jr.; John
| Whan, %; ii. G. Grimm of Dayton,
Is; +. G. Crispin /. A formal ballot
followed, which gave Whan II, Carey
| ID, Grimm s, and the former was de-
clared nominated. So the party guar
dams wrote Settled over the second
entry on their slate and made ready
for the next.
George Huber was nominated by
acclamation for Treasurer amid lively
kicking by the Old Guard.
An informal ballot tor County Su.
perintendent developed five candi
dates-quite n number, of chivalric del
egates Kissing when some one votet
for Miss Frink. One Edwards, how
ever, secured "a votes. and the inquiry
was made rs to who Edwards was
Mr.. Hines said he "knew the boy
well, !" and in answer to a question
said he didn't know where he lived
he guessed he was transient wht
"taught school roundand stayed long
"est where he got the best grub.
Edwards was therefore nominated 10y
acclamation-possibly not SO much OF
account of this recommendation as be
cause it was part of 1.-THE slate" Thu
general understanding outside wa,
that this was the first instalment OF
the contract with the Greenbackers.
J. II. Meyers, of Massillon, for Sur
veyor, and N. G. Millhouse. of Center
for Coroner, were nominated by accla
nation.
An informal for Representative
gave 20 votes to Geo. r. Hines and B.
to Jacob Geiger. True Mr.. Geige
had announced himself rs belongin,
to another party, and Mr.. Hines wa
strongly supported by all his own an
several other localities; butthe Guard
ians" to whom we have already re
ferred had settled the matter before
hand, and the game fight o
Mr.. Carey and others was Of no avail
Mr.. Carey said Geiger had told hin
only a few days ago that he was no
acting with the Democratic party
and he therefore, questioned his az
ceptance of the nomination-just a
though the same argument would nc
equally apply to the brevet-nomina
ton scheme. \ delegate suggeste
that the Central Committee could ii
the vacancy should one Occur
and Mr.. Carey replied that tha
was an old dodge-"the CONVEX
tion,n he said, fought to take the r.
sponsibility-it had been told by TIL
Center men what TODD" A delega'
from Center here assured the Convel
ton that 1--WE" knew what 1--WE" wei
about in presenting the name {
Mr.. Geiger. Alex. Hines asked wit
warmth, "who knew, and how /
knew"-adding, you Center fellow
!. didn't know any candidates yeste
"day and now you appearto know a
i, "about it. 1t looks as If you wante
!. ito run the machine"
Excitement was growing so hig
that even Mr.. Viewers favorite stra'
die performance failed to create d
version when he rose to declare that tt
), Democratic and Greenback parti
= were just the same thing anyhow. M
Carey reiterated his idea of Geiger
W
= position, and Hines again demand'
to know who was better posted tia
Mr.. Carey? Smoked out at last,
= Upton delegate virtually confess
. the alleged trade by saying that IN
], "Geiger had intimated to two mer
"bers of the committee that he wou
. accept
IT. BY this time the debate had grow
,e so alarming that it was snufted out
q peremptory order for formal BALI
,e This gave Mr.. Geiger majority
p two, and he was declared nominate
e. No cheers! The question of what
"A do in case he refused to accept aga
e. came up, and Carey declared that
II. would resign from the Central Co
10 mittee before he would clean up af
A. the convention under the circumsts
a ces.
~ And so the curtain rang down on
10 no means the most amiable and emil
,st siastic crowd ever seen. Why it sho'
.ir have been good natured it is diffic
to see. Delegates themselves decla'
Nv that they had been sold and deliver
10 and that q tcold deck" had been pl
,as ed from beginning to end, and
ia whole thing was fraud and shal