The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-02
- The following IS the eonclusion 81 the reporss
OF the proceedings of the State Consention, comnenced

% The following s the CONCLUSION ~ te sfefoS-
OF the proceedings of State Consention, commenced
first page:
The Convention then made apersistent
call upon Col Ryan, who finally came
forward, observing that the time for
speech making in this Convention had
passed, but he Expected TO maze many
sneecbes for the excellent ticket which
had inst been formed. He thought, rs
breyity was the soul OF wit, it was satiie-
lent to saw. that ticket must be elected.
TCheers. 1t Is one of the best tickets
ever presented for the ballots of Indiana
freemen. 1t was due Governor Morton
that we should nominate and elect him.
and then we can settle the question Of
his eligibility. If the question should be
made and carried to the Supreme Court,
he thanked God we should have set OF
Judges. honest and respectable.
For Lieut.. Governor we have the only
man who ever defeated Stonewall Jack
son [Cheers
For Attorney General, we have tried
and faithful worker. who earned the
standard of the union SO efficiently dur
ing the last canvass.
For Treasurer of State, we have the
honestest man in Indiana, John l. Nor
rison.
For Judges of the Supreme Court. we
have some of the most capable men III
the State Judge Ray looks like young
man, but he is two years older than was
Judge Perkins when he was elected.
For Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton we have a man who Is not only a
Hoss. but whole team.
And Noble for Clerk of the Supreme
Court. we all know him as a Noble-man.
- al I'll
it will be- Let us stand firmly by it.
Let us Law aside all personal prejudices-
We shall have enough to do: we must
not allow discussions to grow up; our gal
liant boys in the field must be sustained
The news of the nomination of kimball
will 90 to the army, and they will feel
that they are represented and have an
interest in this contest Let us then rally
round the flag. look each other in the
in the eve, take each other by the hand,
and feel that we are one in aim and pur-
pose. Cheers.
Governor Wright, the Chairman, then
closed the session in few earnest words,
eXhorting them to remember ever the
great ends dependent upon them rs
friends of liberty and to try to get back
and down to the true principles of the
government
With cheers for the ticket, the Union
and the army. the Convention adjourned.
sine die.
THE DEMoNSTR ALTON At NIGHT.
The demonstration at night was simply
immense. We have not space for de
scription Of what was the most attractive
and enthusiastic display of its kind since
the wide Awakes" of 1860. There
were the same extensive Examinations Of
the night before, which, however, were
of secondary Importance in comparison
with the twenty five hundred torches, the
scores of transparencies, the rockets, the
glare of Roman candles and the bonfires
indianapolis had piled in the streets
and as the torchlight procession paraded
the streets on the line marked out in the
programme for the occasion, two or thrte
bands playing, drums beating, the shouts
of the people rose and re-echoed as q
hurricane.
The transparencies were indeed beau
full. and the notices all expressive of pa
riotism, confidence and hope. While
thousands were contemplating the gran
deur of the winding torches. the wall Of
fire, dc, dense crowd of several thou
sand persons were assembled in front of
the south balcony of the Bates House
listening to Dorsey of Ohio. General
Manson and Colonel Ryan. At the Gov
ernor's residence, which was brilliantly
lighted, pleasant serenade was given by
Mitchell's Richmond Band. The Govern
or acknowledged the compliment brief
ly but co. daily. The Journal office, too,
had its share of cheering and serenades,
and at a late hour the demonstration
closed, everybody weary, but all happy.