The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-22
Proceedings Of the Republican
state Convention.
From the Davenport Gazette.
Yrs NIor>rs June IL.


The Republican State Convention as
semhled in this city this morning at 10
O'clock, an,, was called 10 order by n.
NJ. 1loxie, Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee. PRAYER was offered by
Rev T. L. ingalls,. tol j. s. Wood,
otJackson county, was chosen ,empor-
AIRY President Mr.. Carlos, Of Jasper
county, Secretary and G. Aldrich, Of
Webster conn'y, Assistan, Secretary
Committee on Credentials and on
Permanent, organic alton, each composed:
Ut one member from each judicial
DISTRICT, were appointed. Also Com
mittce on Resolutions.
a j'u,nrd.
| ArrRRN BON SESSION.
| Convention met at , O'clock. Report
OF Commi't,e on Credentials showed
seventy counties represented. Hon. II
Bergman was chosen permaEen, Pres,.
dent; Col. J. II. Reid, Vice President
james Thnrington, S, cretary.
Vote for Governor on Informal ballot
w. NJ Stone, e,7; J. W. CaucIl, LIS
I Gen. Crockrr, 49, Gov. Stones nomi.
nation made unanimous.
\ Vote for Lieut.. G"veino-:-H. +.
Cue, 5l3: COL Weaver, 255 5. W.
| McCrayy, SO; T.. W. Wool>on, IS.
Gue's nomination made unanimous.
Judge Wrigh, was nominated by &C.
clamat.on for re election to the Supreme
Bench @ Faville also for Superinten-
dent Of Instruction.
The committee on resolutions report.
ed as fo|lowa: The report OF the Com.
miilee on resolutions. with amendment
to fourth resolution Oft 'red in minority y.
report Of M. Russell, Of Scott county,
was adopted as follows:
We, the delegated representatives Of
The Union electors Of Iowa in State
Convention assembled, proclaim The
following as the cardinal clements Of
our political faith:
ls'. That the perpe,ui'y Of the Fe
deral Union. with all the guarantees Of
| Republican liberty which its founders
contemplated, is the most sacred p,liti.
cal duty Of American citizenship.
81. That during four years Of war
inaugura,ea by pro slavery traitors, the
great truth has been demonstrated in
devastation and death, that the Nation
cannot exist half slave and half free,
and believing that political and religious
freedom is the natural right Of mankind
everywhere, We do most ferven,ly pray
and a. all most earnestly labor for the
ratification Of that amendment to the
fundamental law, which provides f"r
the abolition Of slavery throughout all
the States and Territories ofthe Federal
Union.
81. That to the en-. that the con.
sequences Of treason my appear 30
appalling that never again shall it be
inaugurated npoa United States eoil,
We recommend the permanent lisfran
c,lisement Of all prominent leaders OF
the rebellion, civil and military, and
that the late President Of the so-caled
Confederate States OF America, az the
deeI est embodiment Of criminal bar
bari'y, be brought TO speedicst trial
aud swif,cst execution, regardless oi
the hahilincnts under the immnnities oil
which he sonyh: in the day Of calamity
to take refuge.
4h. That with proper safeguards to
the purity Of the ballot box, the elective
franchise should be based upon Loyalty
to the Constitution and Union, recog.
niz ng and affirming The equality Of all
men before the law, therefore We are III
favor Of amending the Constitution al
our State by striking ont the word
"whitc" in the article on suffrage.
ah That in the death Of our be
loved Chief Magistrate, Abraham Lin.
caln, the defenders Of the Fedora
Union lost their ablest leader, the lovers
Of American liberty their most effective
champion, and the world l,s briyhies,
example Of personal and official worth
e'h That we extend 10 Andrew
J,inson, in his assumption Of Presi
lcn,ial responsibilities, our conf lrnc,
and support, pledging fr the patriotic
masses Of Iowa continuation Of tn,
same devotion to the Federal flag whicl
wis always promptly extended to tn
predecessor.
h. That, now that the war is prac
iically ended, and our brave citizel
/. soldierly Of Iowa return to their h"re
and the avocations of peace, we exten,
10 them the grateful thanks OF III
people, and welcome snc!, AZ only I'll
patriotic and the brave arc entitled /