Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-04
Democratic Caucus.

The democratic caucus for Leroy
township, was held at the court house
last Saturday night, or rather that is
where certain booms went out of sight.
In the cleaning VIM. Mallory fingered
in the park in company with another
individual who shall be nameless. They
watched the faithful few vanish in the
door of the county administration
building, and at about the proper time
William rushed into the court room.
like circuit preacher late to an ap.
pointment, aud called the boys to order
and informed them that the first thing
in order was chairman. Mr.. Funk
was chosen and Il. NJ. Carpenter was
called to make the record.
Instantly Mr.. Mallory, elegant in a
gray Prince Albert coat and his most
conciliatory mood was on his feet to
move that delegates be selected by bal.
lot. ID. w, Matthias arose to sound the
note of warning that such procedure
often had bad effect ut the polls.
which shows that he doesn't know what
has been the matter at the polls. There
were several who wanted to elect NV
reclamation, and there was merry
bandying of arguments pro and con.
The ayes and noes We're taken on q mo-
ton TO select by ballot, which the chair
decided was carried. Appeal was TAX.
EN- To the house, which sat down on tho
chair with dull thud. Then Mr.. Nal.
Tory looked ut the wall paper on tho
ceiling and concluded that he had ling
cred too long in the park, for he was
there IN favor OF electing by ballots
which nestled in the capacious pockets
of his Prince Albert Proceeding Inv
reclamation the following delegates
were selected In one, two, three order.
ii, u, Funk, j. X. Evans, Monroe Stew
art, ID. W, Matthias, Il. ID. Allen, w. III.
OConnell, Il. Cunningham, Ed Northup
Jno. III, Frahm, Thos. Cochran, Ma
Larson, Carl Christiansen, VIM. j.
Laubender, IL, b. Owen, III. l.. Kile.
Jas. Davis, Horace Troxell, VIM. f.
Brinkerholf and Jack O'Brien,
1t was then suggested that demo.
cratic club ought To be organized. AL.
len and O'Connell arose rs one man
aud wanted to proceed stealthily ms
they had given the bosses at Des
MONIES and Council Bluffs to under.
stand that Audubon county was nj.
ready In the clutches of democratic
club, and by inference suggested that
II the information should leak out and
reach headquarters that there was In
reality no club, the political integrity
of these apostles might be impaired
with the bosses, 1t was determined to
organize later, and Mr.. Mallory extend.
ed his arms While apart of the audience
arose and swore by the pale moon that
shines In tho churchyard" that they
would join n democratic club. But
every body must keep IL dark so that
tho bosses will understand that tho
club liz already u reality. This demo-
cratic club which exists in tho minds
of tho bosses must and shall be pre-.
served.
The homeward procession after ad-
Journment was melancholy. Their o
were some sore spots and harsh words,
which we Will not repeat. Then, there
was Mr.. j. X, Evans, the true and ven.
Grated type OF democracy undeliled and
uncontaminated lie went into the
convention loaded to the crown of his
Cleyeson and Steveland hat for u speech
and he carried under his arm yellow
and musty volumes to prove his aver
ments by the last will and testament
OF bygone sages. lie was braced for
the occasion, calculating to open tho
campaign ut both ends and to nail
some of the campaign lies which vile
and INSCRIPTIONS opposition had put
In circulation; determined to exhume
some of the ghosts and hobgoblins of
the dead past. But Mr.. Evans was not
called, the time being occupied by the
yaporings of lesser minds.