The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-08-25
BY TELEc RAP
SELECTED rnOx THE DAILY OREGON nnnAtD.


I
evening and this morning, and it seems
to be resolved all around that the Con,
vention shall be harmonious, There is q
paper here drawn up by President John
son, in which he urges oil the delegate.
to present a bold, harmonious and united
front to the country, and suggests tha
there be little speaking, and that busines.
and action of the body should, as. far al
possible, be determined upon in caucus
A meeting of the chairmen of the re
spective delegations haze just been com
PEELED to decide upon the officers for the
Convention. Neither Dix, Winthrop
nor Ashman are here and the talk thi,
NOR ming is, that they mast take Hendrick
for temporary and Doolittle for perma
nent President
The Convention met at noon at the
Wigwam 1t is not finished, and a briei
session will be held. Geo. II. Pendlc
ton is not here, but has written a letter
pledging his support, and saying, that he
/ does not desire to be leader in it.
The Convention organized at noon
with Gen. Dix, Minister TO the Hague, as
temporary Chairman, but the Wigwam
not being finished aud the weather stor.
my, there was comparatively slim at
tendance.
A w Randall, Postmaster General
called the Convention to order aud an.
nounced the Massachusetts and South
Carolina delegations coming in arm il
arm, which elected great applause.
Randall then nominated Dix, who
made lengthy speech on taking the
chair; he said:
There is much in the administration oI
the government that needs amendment
Some things need to he done and Others
need TO be undone. There are CONNER
cial and financial reforms which arc in,
dispehsable to the public welfare but
We shall not have power to carry then
out until We change the political com
plexiou of Congress. (Applause) This
should be our immediate aim. Applause,
1t is in the Congressional districts thai
the vital contest is to take place. The
control of one body will enable us TO pre-
vent partial and unjust legislation, and
control Of both houses with power TO in,
bring the government back, in the lan
guage of Jefferson Davis, to the Repub
lican track. This will come sooner or Ia
ter. (Applausc.) Through harmoniou,
and judlcious acting on our part, and the
part of those We represent, that time need
not be long delayed. / believe that pub
lie opinion Is ripe, and that IL is only ne.
cessary to present to the people clearly
the issues between US and the other par
ty which controls the action of Congress
Gentlemen, is not the object for which
we are contending contamination wor
thy of our most devoted efforts. ZAP
plause.) We will bring back the Ropub
lie purified and strengthened by the fiery
ordeal through which it has passed, tc
its ancient prosperity and power, an cx
ample worthy of imitation. We shall
behold the grand old reality of better
time, bringing up the memory of oul
fathers and the recolections of the past
and with the past and the future insep
arably entwined, one country, one fae
and one Union Of equal States. Uone
continued applause.)
Gen. Dix then announced that the pro
ceedings would be opened with prayer
and Rev. J. n, Mcdonald offered pray
er.
i Mr.. Doolittle of Wisconsin, then offer
ed the following resolution which wa
adopted:
/ Resolved, That all resolutions anC
propositions not relating to the organiza
ton of the Convention, be referred, b,
the chair, to the Committee Of Resolu
tions without debate, and all resolutions
propositions and questions relating to tn
fright or claim of any person TO a seat il
the Convention, be referred, by the chai
to the Committee on Credentials, hereaf
ter to be appointed, without debate, am
until that appointment, they be laid OIL
the table without debate.
! Committees were then appointed a
follows:
On Credentials-James b. Steaman O
Ohio, n d. Coleman of Louisiana, Thorn
as Haynes and Charles p DAILY of Ne1
York, David Kilgore and J. B. Campbell
of South Carolina, o. III. Smith of Wis
consin, Geo. NJ. Ord of Connecticut, i
: II. Pearson of Texas, VIM. NJ. Blair G
New Hampshire, A. Green of New Jel
sey, James McFerren of Maryland, an
John r. Franklin of Missouri.
On Observation-Disclosures s. Littl
of Maine, L. Fl. Hubbard of New HamI
shire, j. j. Dewitt of Vermont, T.. A A,
ger of Massachusetts, A. Barlow of Rhod
Island, A. 2. Waldo Of Connecticut, W
H. Ludlow of New York, Joel Parker {
New Jersey, Fl. NJ. Tracy of Rennsylv;
MIA, Joseph Barr of Delaware, Montgom
= cry Blair of Maryland, Thomas E. Floul
ney of Virginia, John J. Thompson
West Virginia, NJ. A. Wright of Mort
8 Carolina, L. A. Hawkins of Tennessee
: Peter ingram of Georgia, James B. Hay
kins of Florida, j. W. Baily of Missis
:. ippi, j. G.. Parkham of Louisiana, Jane
: Luce of Arkansas, B. FL. Epperson {
/ Texas, Joseph Ramsey of Tennessee, A
exander White of Louisiana, L.
Graves of Kentucky, G. Fries of Obi
G. Ross of Indiana, Thomas J. Turner
: Illinois, A. A. Stevens of Michigan, v
S s. Rice of Maine, L. B. Villas of Wiscol
sin, j. I'll. Murphy of Iowa, A. Smith
Kansas, Jamuel B. Purdy of Californi
e w. II. Farrar of Oregon, Owen Thorn
District of Columbia, John w Turner
Dacatah, Z. w. Hoes of Idaho, and e
IT wood Evans of Washington Territory.
The Convention adjourned at quartz
's fpast one o'clock.
The committees have been busily