Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-14

UNANIMOUSLY h0mieateu
For Auditor of State. Joseph Ristine vas unan
imously nominated.
For Attorney General. Oscar b Hord va.
unanimously nominated
For Superintendent, Of Public Instruction
| Samuel L Rugg vac unanimously nominated.
| On motion. the present Supreme Bench, con
sistiDg OF Judges Perkins. Hanna. worden ant
Dawson, were unanimously nominated
For Supreme Court Clerk, there was some
contest between the friends OF Messrs. Hamill
Alvord. Hibben. Long. Dunn and Vance Th,
result was the nomination Of Ethebert c. Hib
ben. Of Rush. OF the second ballot. he recsivius
642 votes. His nomination was immedistel,
ratified unanimously.
On motion. at O'Clock the convention took
recess.
AFTERNOON
The convention was called to order at o'clock
Hon. David Turpie in the chair.
On motion of Mr. Buskirk of Monroe the
convention was called by districts for the purpos.
of nominating Electors and Contingent Electors
The result was as follows, all nominations beine
unanimously ratified:
First Districts. ". Holcombe OF Gibson
Contingent. Peter Myers.
Second District-EIiish Newland; Contingent
JAS. A. Ghormley.
Third Dis,rct-A B. Carleton; Contingent
F. G.. Leland.
Fourth Disirict-B " Wilson; Contingent,
f P Ferris
Fifth District james Brown; Contingent
| Thos Means
Sixth District Frank. Landers; Contingent
B. r Davis
Seventh District-Arch Johnston: Contingent
Geo. ". Thompson.
Eighth District-Jona C. Apologize: Contin.
gent, LeandeT McClurg.
Ninth Dis,rict-Iohn G. Osborn; Contingent
Ellis Hughes.
Tenth Ds,rict-Robert Lowery; Contingent
S W Sprou
Eleventh District--J ". Sansbury: Contin.
gent, n r Overman.
The following gentlemen were unanimously
appointed a. the State Central Committee:
j. j. Bingham-Chairman
First Districts NJ Barton.
Second District-Levi Sparks.
Third Districts H. Buskrk
Fourth Dstrict-James b. Foley.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures Malone.
Sixth District-Wm Henderson
Seventh D;strict-W. NJ franklin
Eighth District-E NJ Weaver.
Ninth Dstrict-P. NJ. Kent
Tenth District-Thomas Tigar.
Eleventh Dsirict--Dr. A. Weaver.
The following gentlemen were unanimously
appointed electors for the State at large:
john Petit. of Tippecanoe.
Simeon X Wolfe, of Harrison.
CoSrINGEyrs Graham n Fitch, of CASE;
VIM NJ Franklin. of Owen.
On motion, Messss. Petit and Holman were
appointed to wait upon Hon JOSEPH E. McDox-
AID. and inform him of his nomination, and re-
quest his presence
NJ. MCDONALD, accompanied by Messrs. Pet
tit and Holman, shortly appeared. and proceeded
to address the Convention as follows. through
out his address receiving the most unbounded
appreciation and applause:
Gentlemen of the Democratic Contention.
The nomination for the highest Office in the
gift Of the people of Indiana, which you have this
day rendered me, comes in such form as TO pre-
clude refusal and therefore | ACCEPT it, and
waive, in Difference to your viii. my own private
interests and desires.
To be nominated Tor such an Office by the
Democracy of Indiana, at any time, is ds,inc-
ton which any man of the party might well
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bearer in a time like this, when civil liberty is
threatened with overfhrow-and our dearest con
stitutional rights are daily stricken down-im-
plies confidence on the part of you, gentlemen,
who represent more than one-half OF the people
Of this State-which most earnestly pray may
not be misplaced and the responsibilities of
which make me hesitate while accept IT,
| shall not detain you with any lengthy expo
sition Of my views at this time, az shall, in &C
cordance with the time honored customs of our
State, address the people on as many occasions
as shall offer between this and election day
| shall further take it for granted, that you
have confidence in me, and that you would not
trust such weighty interests in my hands if you
did not believe that something in ms past life
stood guarantee for my future. conduct. But il
/ is right that should briefly state the governing
rules by which my official conduct will be con-
troiIed 10 the event that the snifrages Of the
/ people should place me IN the once Tor winch
| YOU have this day designated me.
| In the first place, the Constitution and Statute
| law of Indiana requires the Governor elect, be
fore he enters upon the discharge of the highly
responsible duties about to be entrusted TO him.
to take oath to support the Constitution of
| the United States and the State Of Indiana. and
| to faithfully perform the duties Of the Office"
Should be elected, the ceremony and form
| by which am indicted into the Office will be no
idle pagent to me, but the official oath. by which
only could be qualified to enter upon the dis
charge of my official duties, would be looked to
as indicating the character of those duties
Nor do l regard an oath to support the Con-
stiiution Of the United States as in any manner
in conflict with oath TO support the Constitu
/ ton of the State of Indiana.
1t was not SO regarded by the men who framed
our Government Each are sovereign within
/ their proper sphere-the State Government first
1 and where its sovereignty leaves off the sover-
/ eign power of the Federal Government begins
The two form one complete whole, like thu
various parts of a complex machine
As Executive of Indiana. should. 1t all times
yield most complete obedience to every re
ouirement of the Federal Constitution and al
the laws of Congress made in pursuance there
/ of This is the first requirement. OF the oath o
Office, and beyond this neither duty patriot
| ism would permit me TO go But, while 1oine
this most willingly. would not forget nv oath .,
/ support the Constitution of the State of Indiana
and that high constitutional injunctionto see tina
"the laws OF the State are faithfully executed,
and permit me TO say that. in NV Judgment. thu
great field of Executive labor Is comprised unde