Meigs County Telegraph

Democratic Senatorial Convention--

We had on Tuesday last one of those peculiar assemblages commonly called Democratic gatherings, in which all the wire working demagogues in the district usually assemble to choose the greatest knave to represent them in the State Senate. Upon this occasion there were but four names presented to the convention--A. Cushing and V. M. Firor, of Gallia, H. B. Smith of Meigs, and Judge Murdock of Vinton.

The first ballot resulted as follows: A. Cushing 96, H. B. Smith 64, and Murdock 47, the Gallia and Lawrence delegations voting for Cushing--poor Firor not receiving even the vote of the delegate who proposed him. The second ballot was then taken which resulted as follows: Judge Murdock 111, Cushing 96, Firor nary one! 104 being necessary to a choice, Judge Murdock was declared the nominee. It is but justice to say the candidate was nominated by four individuals, who cast the 111 votes. Some knotty-headed individual then popped up and told the unterrified present who the lucky individual was, where he resided, how old he was, how many children were permitted to call him dad, how long he had been a Democrat, was none of your weather-cock politicians (a drive at Cushing) and concluded by pledging a "big vote" for him in Vinton.

This fellow was followed by a chap named Earhart, who blurted out something like the following--To day I am 33 years old, have known Judge Murdock from infancy--(the Judge has grand-children we believe) --he is a smart man, capable of filling any station on a farm--weight about 211, fat, plumpy and rosy-cheeked (from drinking red eye)--was judge in Athens county long before Vinton was formed, a first rate Democrat and clever fellow. He pledged the undivided vote of Lawrence county for the nominee.
a big majority in Meigs!! At this the good natured countenance of Lewis Anderson, the chairman, popped up and pledged the whole of Lawrence for the big Democrat - except what the opposition gets. Gallia remained mum, not yet having recovered from the effects of the last ballot, and we presume she will remain so until after the 12th of October next. It was a terrible blow on Cush. Some curly-headed follower of H. B. Payne next offered some resolutions, and it was truly pleasing to see the compliments that passed between the secretary and curly-head, each insisting that the other should read them, when the truth was neither felt competent to the task. The resolutions were finally read when the convention adjourned sine die.

Gallipolis Journal.