The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-13
Grand Union Rally at Wheatland
The Pocket Elllptied.
IMMENSE yaCROWD.
Gov. Bakers Speech.
COL. ALLEN L II FOR il THE SENATE.


Knox and Daviess Counties at Wheat 4
land, on the Ohio & Mississippi Rail
road, on Saturday, was the grandest
success of any political gathering ever
held in this District. Very little ex-
ira effort, beyond the circulation of
posters over the two counties, was put
forth, and yet the immense crowds
that came togetherat an early hour in
the day, was ayperfect surprise all.
a. large train from Vineennes, and
another from Washington, arrived
early in the day, and from early in
the morning till after noon, the
roads in all directions were lined
with people, in wagons, on horses
and ON foot, until the hour for
dinner, when the number assem-
bled was by no one on the grounds
estimated at less than five thousand,
and some placed the figures as high
as ten thousand. All who were pres
ent at Vincennes at the Democratic
Convention, when DAN VOORHEES,
spoke, agree that, the number in at
tendance at Wheatland was fully three
times as large. The woods in all di-
rections were. alive with people and
ALL kinds of turn-outs, Col, ALLEN,
who is an old stager in politics, says
it was by all odds the largest meeting
of any party he, ever attended in the
lsHocket. od bn8 s3av d ldn.7 e..is =
One noticeable feature about the
meeting was the utmost good order
and close attention manifested. Never
have we seen people, take a deeper in
terest in the proceedings or listen to
the lengthy speeches more attentively.
mot a single disturbance occurred,
bands not an intoxicated person was
seen on the grounds. 9di 10 suo;.. -
~ The meeting was iorganized by the
| app oiintment Of DR.. O9,3N MCMILLAN,
! whom many soldiers will remember
as the attentive post surgeon at Knox
Vile, Tenn, as President edi % ~.
1t Col. CYRts M, ALLEN, dof Knox,
was unanimously nominated, for the
StateSenate, ythe two counties. After
which the Knox County Convention
! was organized, and the following
ticket was made, with much nnanitn-
ity, after a spirited contest for some
1 of the Offices blspoQ9R sdT ie;a
i Maj. CLARK Willis, of Bruceville,
one of the veterans of Col. STAIeHT's
celebrated 51st, was, nominated for
Representative. Lieut.. JOHN VEL
TON, who entered the service as a pri-
vate, and who lost leg in battle, for
4 Treasurer; Capt. JOHN T., COCHRAN,
for Sheriff, who entered the service
as private, and remained for
four years, till the last gun was fired.
| Mr.. ABNER DECKER, one of the most
worthy citizens in the county, was
nominated for Commissioner.
JAMES C. DENNY, Esq, an able
member of the Vincennes bar, was
Recommended for Circuit Prosecuting
/ Attorney. @mi as d a0iiexri III al
| After the business of the meeting
was over, an adjournment was had to
the tables, which were, hundreds Of
| feet in length, and were piled full of
4 the best of the good things of Knox
and Dayiess. The good people Of
/ these counties know as well as any
other in the State how to entertain
their friends, and they did it bounti-
fully and we'll on Saturday. After
the thousands were fed, an abundance
still remainedai fizu SO s7s s.aloJs
& Dinner being over, the people again
crowded around the stand and listened
! for more than three hours to speeehe:
from Governor CONRAD BAKER, Col
G. M.aALLEN, and JOHN N. EVANS
Esq, candidate for Representative
from Dayiess. The attention and IN
terest was kept up to the close, and a
: times the enthusiasm of the rpeopl,
, broke out into qrapturous applause
{ The speech Of Governor BAKER wai
J onel of the most able of hi
life, and frequently i greeted will
enthusiastic applause. a j HIS, /. re
:. view Of the Y Gopperhead part.
fFt.fsrH nr - T ri
and his remarks on the rebel projec
ah oflreconstruction was very effective
But the marked feature of his speed
,,iiwas his complete and exhads.ive ar
. gument on the question eff citizen1shiir
q and how it was Affected by the pro
posed1 Consti. .:a..1 IA 4 n,endmenI