The Osceola times., 1878-06-29

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without Instructions rs TO secont
choice, when the diversion wa
made by delegate Williams result
ing in the withdrawal ofthe intend
ed vote Of Monroe as body, ano
the casting of his vote by eacl
delegate individually; giving 81,
votes for Dunn and one for House
Thus far, House would have hac
81 votes. only needing u more to
secure the nomination. Pecan, will
two votes, ana Scott with four wcr,
without instructions as to second
choice /; and we are thoroughly con
vinced that their vote was, partial
ly, al least, changed to Dunn, byt h,
solicitations of some of the Dunn
delegates from Monroe, which sole
itaiions, We are assured, woult
neither have been urgcd nor yield
cd to, had it not been for the ns
saults made by the Hon. J. Ii
Williams.
Tho fact is, Mr.. Williams, both in
the township pD1 county convep-
ton, had but one idea. and that idea
was fraud," which he expressed
by the elegant figures, moccas,n
tracks" and "sneezeweed." II he
had bScn laborins under an attack
of deliii ium tremens, his lmag:na.
tion could not have been filed with
. greater number of !ancied reptiles
and creeping things. He wholly
overlooked the fact that he was in
an assembly Of gentlemen, who
We're ut ieast as honest as himself
apd who would nat1rslly resent his
impertincnt aud insolent imputa
tons upon their actions and mo-
tives. The county convention was
composed Of gentlemen who hat
been fairly chosen by their constit'
uents; and being conscious of NJ
evil or fraudulent intentions, were
not disposed to listen paueatly tt
insinuatIng imputations cast upon
themselves by nno of their ow,
nambcr. Mr.. W. cannot have for
gotten that he even went so far, III
to overlook the conventio: aud L
direct his remarks TO the spectators
in defiance of all order and tn,
usagcs of dclibera,ive BE- dies. Sup
pose he had delivered this burst o
accusing orutory IN the Legislature
on some subject appertainirg to tn
interests nf Arkansas, or. OF thu
county, would he have addresse,
himself to the Speaker and tn
House, or to the Lobby aud tn
Galleries?
Evidently tho County Conven
ton afforded Mr.. Williams the frs
opportunity of making his moide
peech, and of showing his skill an
tact in managing IA deiiberativ
body. 1t cannot be denied that b
made an tfeeiire speech but no
eyactly the effect intended. Thi
veteran democrat having brough
the experience OF forty years t.
bear on the conYeniian, gave th
sum total of his experience in
general indiscriminating allegation
that his olfactories were torture,
with sneeze. weed and his feet bese
and encumbered with moccassins
The members of the convention
conscious that they were not usin
sneezc- weed themselves, and bein
unable to see the least trace of
moccassin track, finally grew re'
,igo under such an oulbprst {
sneez'ng and serpentino oratory
and, perhaps, enormously contour
ing House with his advocate, spo
ted them both, and went Tor ther
as the only moccasins visible to th
naked eye. Such men as DR.. d.
vies and Judge Charles Bowen, a
ter life spent in the public servie
and the ranks of democracy, wi
not, at least, IN the opinion of I'll
people Of this county have to tarr
IN jericho, even though such fleds
lings as Semmes, Carr, Mason, Blal
wood, Dunavant, Hamilton, Hug
McVclgh, Dean, Clay & Co. al
doomed to langulsh in the ancie'
and classic city, Finally, Grefme
even whcn they happen to be cal
didatcs for Office, will not be cove
by the threatening voice OF Il
moccassin track orator from repe'
Ing insinuations of fraud, when col
scious OF pure intentions.
Appol9gctical.