70 THE EDITOR.

: ,sHISGroN COUNTY, Dec. 9, sls47.
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WASHINGTON CoUNffs Lee. y, 1854.


e-I wish to give you few, fact.
kn - the county convention of this county
la'lend d.y of the Circuit .Courtswas the day
a's y. ,be meeting of the. township delegates.
w n-esent except Cove Creek, which had
MI i,sd delegates, and two other. to ownships
t"J oppoinled delegates for Wilson. Old.
~ ,nds. being disposed to do whatwas fair,
Ibe meeting until the Friday after,


,I,f townships we're represented, except


s,med which had not appointed. delegates.
% j, Instructions O.dham still hid ma lori


in the convention, when IsA, who was
..3 from Vineyard township. proved recres
W. - rust. and. in disregard of his instruc-
!. lite for Oldham, voted for Wilson. and
ave gave him a majority of one. As
i.sce of the fact send you his original in
.as He pretends that he derived his au-
from, another meeting. of six mon and
Lam informed, at which three were for w.
roe for O., and the boy gave the casting
= .,cb conduct Indignation was the neces-
,as,lIt. Another meeting of the delegates
-, ordered to take place on Saturday next.
IONS have been gotten up and, so far. stands
!, hvfv.eieh, Wilson eigM. There are
,sr more Democrats i'll the township of
~. w. three are for Wilson. Thus it has been
Is,sI tba, the rights of the democracy CT
D,n,v have been outraged, by wilfuI dsre-
4 dIty by delegate to the county conven-
The county conveation on Saturday will
nose other facts equally unworthy of the
in them.


Creek township has since appointed dele (
here were fourteen to four. for Oldham -
give Oldham fifteen out of tho twen,y-seyen
In delegates. The course pursued by Viii
friends has been most reprehensibe. The
I had met and Instructed delegates for Old
several townships. yet they went to those
ips and attempted to get up meetings for
and succeeded in one. In another town
ight bv fifteen miles square, a friend of his
egaies appointed at a orn-shuckihg,a ,and one
delegate 5 name figures as chairman of the |
convention. /
correspondent of last week, from Fay |
e. tues 10 deny that at meeting In Noun
|Dwnsbip. there .were present forty for


ard twenty for Wilson. He is reck-
his yeracity if he will state thai. such was
ut the fact, and that such IS not che rela-
enrlh in that township. The-meeting was
enlber, and not the. meeting at which dele
we're appointed, and | believe there were
nea present for Wilson. For proof of
bets refer TO every mau in that township.
has not friends enough, either in thar or
thers of the strongest democratic town.
the county, TO compose Il meeting of
an, secretary and committee of five.


becl by the time this shall reach you that
county will send you the evidence of the
$nis of the democracy of that countv.-
ad adopted the township system. not pri
y open. Three townships giving seven
nd gone for Oldham. There wero but two
D the county, giving four. Ii being plain
|son had no chance, he found it necessary
J 10 make some other effort. and thus the
BY which he was nominated wis got Up
men participating. The 20h was the day
lrt for the meeting cf the delegates; but
notice, on the 18Th, Wilson got up his
!. The democrats of Benton county know
express their sentiments without consult
Wison. and will do tin their own way
suIl Of the vote, as have learned, which
him against township meetings in Benton
was as follows: Sugar Creek. for Old
B; Wilson, naae-Osage. o 26; w G.
Prairie. D 20; w l3, ten of them wings.
efm.s of him and abo,t half dozen at
egie, and half of them for Johnson, have
injure Oldham. Wilson has no hope of
bu. tie same motive that prompted him /
ter when Paschal and Rust would not get
bis way. now prompt him 10 produce d.
mOng Us. FIAT JUSTlTIA.


meeting Of a portion Of the democratic
Of Vineyard township, Washington county
Pas, held at Evansville, according to previ'
ice. on the 22i day Of October. 1917, 1t
lred, That John lsh and James Thompson
plnted delegates from Vineyard township |
eld at Fayetteville for the purpose OF send
egates from Washington county to attend
pcraac State Convention to held at LtIle |
n January next, for the purpose of nomi-
candidates for Representative to Congress,
vernor and Presidential Electors.
Rrea, That the delegates from the town.
instructed 10 vote for w. S. Oldham, in
aly convention rs a suitable person TO be
lied as democratic candidate for Repro
Ne to Congress.


Pired, Tho chairman Of the meeting be re-


10 forward to John Ism and james Thomp-
COPY OF the resolutions adopted thereat.


q. B. STOUT, Chairman.
JoHS lsH, ESQ. :-Agreeably 10 q resolution
p At meeting held in Vineyard township.
SD oc1Ober, | send you copy of the re-
pns adopted thereat.