Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-14

ALVAB JOHNSON, Cha
Union papers in this District will
please copy.]
The Copperhead State Convention.
This body met at Indianapolis on the
l2th, and elected David Turpie, Of White
county, President, and j. J. Bingham, Of
Marion, and George g. Green, Of Knox,
Secretaries.
Joseph e. Mcdonald, of Marion, was
nominated for Governor David Turpie,
Of White, for Lieutenant Governor JAS
s. ARthen, Of Marion, for Secretary of
State Matthew L. Brett, Of Daviess, for
Treasurer of State; Joseph Ristine, of
Fountain, for Auditor Of State Oscar
B, Hord, of Decatur, for Attorney Cen
eral Ethelbert G. Hibben, Of Rush, for
Clerk of the Supreme Court Samuel
L. Rugg, Of Allen, for Superintendent
Of Public Instruction and Samuel Il.
Perkins Of Marion, Andrew Davidson of
Decatur, James M Hanna Of Sullivan,
and James L. Worden of Allen, for
Judges of the Supreme Court
It is remarkable feature about this
ticket that nine out of the above twelve
candidates are re-nominated for the off.
ees that they now hold. They had no
opposition. These facts indicate that
the Copperheads have but little hope of
electing the ticket Where there is
chance Of slecting, competition between
candidates is brisk and spirited, and rice
versa
There was, in fact, no contest worth
mentioning for any Office except the
Clerkship Of the Supreme Court, an ofiee
said to be worth $4,000 Year" Six
patriots " put in for the place, but
Hib ben Of Rush, formerly JOHN L. Rob
inson's right-hand man, being foreor-
dained in the Lodges Of Knights of the
Golden Circle, carried of the prize.
Another notable feature about the pro-
ceedings is the platform 1t is mean
ingless and insipid-"stale, fat and I'M
profitable The "unterriied Democra-
ey were afraid Of their own shadows,
and dared not declare their true princi-
Piles as Alex. Longs disciples did.
A CopperheAd of the Mcbride school
must feel as if he we're drinking
warm water when he tries to stomach
the resolutions There is nothing
brAeing and invigorating about them,
and they contain only platitudes
As VIC foretold on the 9th inst, the
Convention did not endorse Nc Czellam
Where now is 'the war-horse of Ante.
tam2 Where is the Mcclellan Club7"
VIII it allow this insult to pass una
vsngedf We shall expect Maynard,
Sproule, Whittlesey, and all the orators
and scribss of the party, to uncsrk all
the walls of their wrath.
The electors for the State at large are
John Petit, of Tppecanoe, and Simeon
X. Wolfe, of Harrison. Contingents,
Graham N. Fitch, of Cass, and W. NJ.
Franklin, of Owen. The elsetor for this
District is S. NJ, Holcombe, Of Gibson,
and Peter Meier, of Vanderburgh, is con-
tingent
The Convention sat with closed doors.
and persons had to procure tickets be-
fore going in. 1t borrowed this idea
from the Knights of the Golden Circle
The eonspirators could not bear the light
OF open day, but must hide their doings
from the public "They love darkness
rather than light, for their deeds are
evil"
The spirit which animated the con.
elave found expression through Cole.
rick, lawyer of Fit Wayne, who said
that "999 out of 1000 in his section
lOnged for peace. The news of q Union
victory was hailed with no Joy, and n
Union defeat with no sorrow"
The assembly was as full of treason as
an egg is of meat