The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
Democratic District Convention.
GREENc.AsT = -INn Lnne Il

3fnIng 1py the ~lnIilX Oh peculiar
race of beings called Dimycrats. y
at 10 o'clock the court house was
pretty well filed with what might be
termed the most aristocratic type of
Indiana Democracy. At TO- thin,
sallow-faced individual, chairman of
the Central Committee, called the
Convention to order, and stated
the object of assembling, and
proposed the name of Judge Han
ma of Sullivan, for President Mr.
e Hanna being chosen,s came forward
and made a fitting introduction to
such meeting, by spewing forth a con-
tinuous stream of treason, seasoned
Beginning his remarks with an abbJf=
ogy, he stated that he was happy for
the privileges of the present; that two
years ago Democrats we're compelled
to be dumb, but now the time OF OPP
preston was over and they could give
free vent to their views and feelings.
He then went into philosophical
discussion to prove that soldiers were
deluded, that the war was wrong and
could have been avoided. He then
reviewed, in puerile manner, the
platform and nominee of the Union
Convention of Terre Haute.
He next employed few moments
in hurting the thunderbolts of his
wrath against the present Congress,
which he termed a drunk rabble,
censuring it for passing the Civil
Rights Bill, and cursing it for not be-
ing Democratic"
Mr.. Hanna evidently came to the con-
Vention entertaining fattering hopes
of being nominated for Congress, but
the schemes of a more consistent
man cut short those hopes.
The Judge closed his speech by
saying that he did not wish to go to 4
Congress, as there would probably be
a Union majority next year, and he
would be sent to the insane asylum
were he compelled to witness such
scenes as those of the present Con-
gress.
After few business transactions.
the Convention unanimously nominat-
ed Judge ClaypooI, Of Putnam, for
Congress. The Judge spoke about
ten minutes He was thankful for
the compliment, and promised the
choice should not be regretted if he
could prevent it, He said he propos-
ed to prove to the people of the
Seventh Congressional District that
he could not be cheated out of seat
IN Congress as Mr.. Voorhees, had been.
He wished to meet Col. Washburn
upon every stump and hold up to the
people his character, and the conduct
of the party which had the presunap
ton and au1octty to beat the Great
e-Voorhees in the last election.
Judge Perkins, editor of the In
dianapolis Herald, was then intro
duced to the convention. A man SO
distinguished throughout the State of ;
Indiana for his integrity and purity of
character could not fail to elicit the )
attention of such an audience as the
one convened. In plaintive tone he /
setnp pitiable moan for injuries re-
'ceived in the last four years. After :
exhausting himself in this, he betook {
himself to low and vulgar wit, which q
brought an occasional smile from the 9
gnorant and credulous, and which had !
quite moving effect upon the crowd :
moving then toward an aperture t
called the door. !
He severely censured the opposi- 4
ton; said they had driven eleven Il =
States out of the Union, and were now I
trying to fight them back. He stated t
that if the representatives from the !
South were not soon admitted into :
Congress the South would refuse to III
return, and he would justify and in S
dorse them in so doing. He strongly e
favored the taxing of bonds, and tried =
to create hatred in the minds of v
the Western people against the East. {
After bitterly denouncing Thad. Ste T
vens, he closed by saying johnson ;
and the Democracy would change the n
present state of affairs
Gen. Manson, the head of the Dem .
ocratic State ticket, was called for and
responded in dry and monotonous a
rehash of principles already given. c
While the General was speaking MANY o