The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-06-14
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Our Snndidntcs.
In another column OF ,o-dny's paper we give n
sketch Of the last days proceedings Of the demo-
cratic national convention, from which it will be
seen that Mr.. Wright has declined the nomination
Tor The vice presidency, and shat his place on the
ticket has been supplied by the namc of Grongr
NJ. DALLAS, who has accepted the nomination
so that our ticket, as finally agrecd upon by the
national convention, is, for president, JAMES X.
POLK for vice president, GEORGE MIFFIIN
DALLAS.
In relation to Mr.. Wright's refusal to accept.
we have had an inGnty of groundless rumors
from the wings; but We are assured from the
highest qu rier that it grew out Of no dissaiismc
ton conceived at the nomination of Col. Polk
On the contrary, he checrfuly acquiesccs in that,
nomination, and will give it AZ efficient aid in his
state as II he were on the ticket himself His true
reason for declining, his most intimate friend have
declared by authority, arises entirely from his per
sonal friendship for Mr.. Van Buren, aud his fear
that he would be charged by his opponents with
being prigy to "the conspiracy" as the stumpers
call II, to defeat Mr.. Van Burcn's nomination.
or Mr.. Polk it may be said, in brief, that he is
one Of our country's purest and brightest men,
From the ago Of % to As he was in public life
without single years interruption. In his thlr-
'ieih year, he was elected to congress from Ten.
ncssce, of which body he remained member I'M
I'll 1893, and during that time the history of tho
house is the history Of Mr. Polk. Always consi.
dercd ono oil its ablcst md sounJcst members
he WINS always placed on its most import
ant committees, whether the democrats or the
opposition were in the majority. For n number
OF years he was on efficient member Of the impor-
taut committee on foreign affairs, and from 1892
TO 1885 ho was at tho head of the committee ON
ways and means, post tina, is always given 10
the ablcst member Of the house. In 1888 the
house elected him theirspcakcr, which post he held
until he withdrew from congress- and tho duties
Of which no discharged with a irmncss, vet n
calmucss and good tcmpofl Mat cxtoricd even
from the opposition unanimous vote of thanks
at The close Of the session. In 1888 hc was cleo
ted governor of Tennessee, at n time when, con-
icsscdIy, no, another democrat in the state could
have been elected, and he discharged the duties
Of the Office during his term of two years, with ho
nor 10 himself aud advantage to the state. Such
Is bref outline of the history of our candidate
fer tho presidency, whose private character is as
pure as his public life'has been exalted, and whom
a free people will delight to honor by olcctipg
him to the higcst Office in the world
The numc Of GEouGr NJ. DALLAS is is as fami. |
lar TO every one as il that of Mr.. Polk, and Ms
rec from the least public OF private rcproach,
without attempting to give sketch Of his long
md honorable public career, il must suffice, for |
Inc present, to state in brief, that no has in turn
lcld the offices of secretary of legation to Russia,
lcpuiy attorney general Of Pennsylvania for the |
'ly OF Philadelphia, aitono, general of the state
# Pennsylvania, district attorney of the United /
states, mayor of the city of Philadelphia, United
States senator, and minister TO Russia
We purpose, in our next and the week after to
publish more extended biographical sketch of
'ur candidate for tho presidency rs well as for
he vice presidency, being confident that the more
hey are known, tho more heartily will they be
supported by the people.