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The Convention was called to order anil presided over by the Chairman ol the County Kxecutivc Committee. Mr. Juoob Heck. After a few ad-viso ry remarks b}' Roan Clark, the Convention proceeded to business. For Representative, the contest at first seemed to be pretty sharp between Starks Minor and William Henning. All of a sudden some mischievous cuss'’ informed certain delegates that Mr. Minor would not do, that be had been heard to declare bis disbelief in the spherical shape of the world, and had said, the world is flat and any man is a d—d fool who saj s it is round.” This was fatal to the aspirations of Mr. Minor, for if successful, it involved a change of school geograph ies to conform to his views. This could not be done. The people were too poor to be continually changing school books. So Mr. Minor was remanded to the study of the life of Christopher Columbus, and Mr. Henning seemed to have a sure thing of it. But the criticism on Mr. Minor's geographical knowledge, prompted his friends to invcs tigale Mr. Henning's grammatical accomplishments, and bis prononnciation of English. In this Mr. Minor's friends took sweet revenge, and swore they had a right to to murder any man who murders Kn gUsh. 80 Mr. A. J. Hatfield was put in nomination and won the race, 00 his ability to speak English, and his firm adherence to those beautiful lines which he learned in boy bool and which dcclureThin world is round and like a ball,Seems swinging in the air,The sky extends around it all.And stars are glirft’mujf there.”Mr. Hatfield will open the cam paign by a lecture on this subject, viz: A round world and a levelbead.”I.WHI' Til NO!. NO I lV, IMIH TO I 2-V-, I-1KI TO I BLKT!TinNI•ve:OBIFlt;picaj u liewFODRA\ICor
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Cannelton Reporter
Cannelton, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 24, 1876
Page 5
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