Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-28
BAINBRIDGE AS A BULLDozER.

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Statement of participants in the Re-
publican caucus held at New Diggings.
The meeting was called to order by
5. Vickers chairman of the Republican
Town Committee. who stated the first
business i'll order would be to elect a
chairman of the meeting. Mr.. 7. Balm
bridge moved that Mr.. John Curwen be
chairman, and Mr.. John Rudd moved
that Mr.. John Side be chairman. Mr..
cambridge objected to Mr.. Side and
stated that he was not fit to be chair
man. He then commenced to call for a
division, and as no one objected to this,
the chairman appointed VIM. Side and
L. Sheriff. as t~ellers, Mr.. Bainbridge
then objected to the ~tellers, accusing
the chairman of partially and saving
that he had thought him more of a en-
tleman han that. The chairman then
appointed two more %tellers. when Mr..
cambridge and his followers began to
shout. ''This way all you that are in
favor of John Curwen for chairman"
The chairman had not yet put the mo-
ton, nor ordered a division. He made
several inefficient attempts to secure
order, so that he could put the motion
and order a division and count, Mr..
cambridge and his followers continued
shouting, yelling. dragging and pushing
men that were in favor of Mr.. Side.
over to their side. As soon as it was
discovered that a number OF Democrats
and boys were with Mr.. Bainbridge and
voting with him for Mr.. Curwen, many
objected to their being counted and to
their taking any part in the meeting.
Mr.. cambridge insisted on their being
counted and to their taking part in the
business if they chose to do 50. Fully
three-fourths of the men in favor of Mr..
Side being chairman stood quietly in
their places while theotkers were irving
to pursuade Mr.. cambridge, Mr.. Wat
son and others to exclude Democrats
and boys from their patty. but they would
not consent. At this time the disorder
andconfusion was intolerable, the chair
man tried repeatedly to secure order
so that he might have the business con-
Quoted in IN orderly manner but amid
such confusion and disorder il was i'm
possible. Mr.. cambridge entirely ig-
nored the chairman, taking his business
out of his hands, shouting orders here
and there, ordering the tellers to go on
with the count. moving his men about
in such a manne that it was impossible
for the tellers to make a fair count of
his mon, and they said they could not.
Two of them testify that some of the
parties who had been counted once
passed around and were counted twice.
at least six were known to have been
counted twice. Many gentleman in
favor of Mr.. Side being chairman seeing
such movements on the part of the
opposition became completely disgusted
At their unfair proceedings and proposed
an immediate adjournment 10 Buxton's
Hall to complete the organization of the
meeting. The chairman seeing that it
was impossible { restore order and effect
an organization at that place, ordered
the meeting to adjougn to the hall. The
order vas shouted, Republicans, this
caucus has adjourned to meet in Bux-
toms Hall immediately As soon as
all were in the Hall who wished to take
part in the meeting, Mr.. Yickers again
called for order, and on the motion be-
ing put that Mr.. Side be chairman of
the meeting, the vote was unanimously
in his favor, and he was declared duly
elected and the meeting proceeded to
business: Signed, John Side, chairman;
S. Vickers, secretary. Thomas Peacock,
d. H. Howell, Joseph Raine, Mathew
Stott, William Buxton, Thomas Buxton,
Josiah Topli5s. John Rudd, james Fl.