Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-04-07
Democratic party, and that we cheerfully

Democratic party, and that we cheerfully
recommend it to general patronage.
These resolutions were adopted by the
same vote as we're the previous resolutions.
Patrick Robb then moved the adoption
Of the following resolution:
Whereas, There are certain improve
ments in the condition Of our city impera.
lively demanded at the present time which
must necessarily draw largely upon our re.
sources and necessitate considerable taxa.
ton and
Whcreds, There are reliable and faith.
full men in the Democratic party who are
ready and willing TO give gratuitously to
the city the time, energy, attention and
connse. necessary to effect such Improve.
ments; therefore,
ReSolged, That this convention will sup.
any city OF ward Office who will not pub
liclv pledge himself to discharge faithfully
and without any pecuniary remuneration
the duties of their respective offices, If
elected. Adopted.
w. H, Frame moved that the proceed.
ings of the convention be published in
the Sioux City papers. Carried.
The president then appointed John P.
Allison, S. H. Casady and Patrick Robb
a City Democratic Committee.
The following protest was agreed upon
previous to the election, and handed to
the Secretary with the request that it be
incorporated in the proceedings of the
convention
TO THE PUBLIC.
The undersigned ask as an act of justice
to themselves to place the following pro-
test upon the records Of this convention.
They protest against the proceedings be.
ing regarded as I'm indication of the Dem.
ocratic sentiment of Sioux City;
LIST. For the reason that it was CONTROL
ed by those having no legitimate right to
participate therein, they having for the
last Is months persistently opposed the
regular democratic nominees, and voted
lot anu sustdiHcu iiaeA I've upHcaHS anu
for the further reason that they had previ
ously attended in citizens convention
and pledged themselves to support the can
didates of that convention.
2. For the reason that in concealing
themselves III an adjoining building UNI
til the meeting was organized, and then
upon given signal rushing in in a body
and acting maniiestly upon preconcer-
ted plan with view to break up the NEE
ting and secure the election Of the fusion
ticket already 10 the field, they have con,
lirned the evidence alre ldr before the
public of their determined hostility to the
best interests of the Democratic party.
3. For the reason that the ineendiary
resolutions introduced by j w. Bosler and
j. I. Coplan, and adopted by the votes Of
their conductors are VIGOROUSLY diametri-
cally opposed TO the sentiments of the De.
mocraey Of Sioux City as evidenced by the
united action ofevery convention ever held
in the city or county, indicating upon the
part of the % Boilers who controlled the
meeting a spirit of envy and malice at
war with every manly impulse and des
,ructive of the best interests Of the Demo.
cratic party.
And, finally, while we deem it proper
thus TO place ourselves right on the record.
in order that the Boilers aforesaid nay
have no excuse or prstext to charge us
With an offence Of which they stand sell
convicted, we declare our determination il
good faith to support the nominees which
they have forced upon us, relying upon fu-
ture acton to wipe out the fragrant wrong
wlsch a spirit of lawl.ss action has perpe.
irated upon the Democratic party Of Sioux
City.