The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-26
IXTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
hon. DAVID TURPIE UNiNTN0USLY MOLINA
TED FOR CONGRESS-.
HIS ADDRESS TO THE CONVEN
TION.
The Platform, &c. &c.

The Platform, Nc.. &c.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.
LAPORTE, Ind, July 19.-The Demo
cratic Congressional Convention for the
nomination of Congressman to represent
the 9th Congressional Districtmct here to,
day. A large number of delegates was in
attendance, representing every county in
tho District. A preliminary and informal
meeting was held in Concert hall, at II
o'clock, and temporary organization
formed. The following gentlemen were
appointed a committee to report resolutions
to the convention in the afternoon:
COMMITTED ON RESOLUTIONS.
Cass county, S. A. Hall; Miami county,
II. p. Efinger; Fulton, Or. Harder; Pu-
l,ski, G..F Wickersham; " hitc, Sol Hay
Benton, Jacob BeEedict; Newton, j. 3.
Spottswood; Jasper, Thomas J. Spitler;
Stark, Lloyd Glazebrook !; Marshall G. Ii.
Reeve; Lake, r. c. Pinney; Porler, Thom-
as J. Merry field; LaPorte, Francis p
Cummings; st. Joseph, w. II. Drapier
After spending short time in mutual
congratulations, and in canvassing the mcr-
its Of the more prominent candidates, the
meeting adjourned to meet at 2 o'clock, in
convention.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention assembled in the fair
grove, in the outskirts of the city, at 2
o clock in the afternoon, the delegates
proceeding in body from Concert Hall,
preceded by the Valparaiso silver band
and the Laporte German band. The con-
vcntion was called to order by S A. Hall,
of Logansport, and on motion, j. W. Mc>
Bwen and Thomas r. Barrett were chosen
secretaries.
The roll of the different counties was
then called, as follows:
THE DEL EGATES.
Cass county-s A Hall, w. NJ. Gordon,
DR.. J. a. Taylor, N. B. Barron, D. X.
Fickle, j. Cheney, John G.. Meek, c. B.
Lasselle, DIR. j. Nj. Begun.
Miami County-N. o. Ross, r. p. Eff
finger.
White county-Solonan Hays. p NJ
Kent, Tho,, Davis, III. Hughes Ellis
Hughes, James w. McEwen.
Newton county-A. j. Kent, j. B.
Spottswood.
St. Joseph county-John Brownfcld,
". Ii. Drapicr, John Shank, Sordon L;scr,
Orlando lIurF John Marsh, John Me
Conneil, Daniel Vrooman, Robert Myler,
Jacob Slower, Jacob Rush, III. Warren,
John Rush, Joseph Farniman, Z. IL. Ward,
James T. Dunn, John B. Metzger, John
j. Ruple, ID. .. Updegraif, Samuel Loring,
Isaac X. Cole, Nelson Vosburgh, r. Viii
son.
Pulaski county-G. Il. Wickersham,
w. H. Jacks, Jacob Nickles.
Porter county-Thomas j. Merriield,
A. A. Starr, T. A. f. Campbell, John
Thomas, II. Brown, James Wheeler,
James Cain, William Barwcll, DR.. Good
win.
Laporte county-H. H. Walker, John
L. Early and so others.
Lake county, G. Pinney, III. ID. Par
mer, ID. b. Collins, James Adams, John
Krost
Barton county-Wiliam B. Mcdonnell
md Jacob Benedict.
Fulton county-Dr. G. II. Robbins
Crockett, Milo Plymouth, Sidney Moore
Stark county-A: W. Porter, W. Lin
endorf, H. Glazebrook
Jasper county-Sanderson Idle, Thomas
j. Splitter.
ORGANIZATION.
On motion, Col Norman Eddy was then
unanimously chosen permanent chairman
of the convention. One vice president
from each county was chosen, rs follows:
Cass, James Cheney; Benton, Jacob
Benedict; White, Thomas Davis Jasper,
Thomas Splitter Stark, James II. Adair /;
Pulaski, w Ii. Jacks; Porter, Thomas
Campbell; Lake, [. c. Perry; La Porte,
Henry Trusdell; st. Joseph, George Fle-
ger; Marshall, IL. Corbin; Miami, r. F.
Efinger; Fulton, G. Ii. Robbins Newton,
j. T. Srotswood.
The president, Col Norman Eddy, was
then conducted to the chair. In taking
charge of the meeting, Col. Eddy address
ed the convention as follows:
SPEECll Bl COL. NORMAN EDDY.
GENTLEMEN or THE CONVENTION l will
simply call your attention to the important
duties before you-duties that are yours as
American citizens duties that are far above
all party, and embracing your whole country
A short time since there were those of us who
thought there was union preserved. A
war, such as this country has not before SEEN
had just closed, and we fully believed 1t had
closed in peace in honor, and, above ALL in
union. Gentlemen, the question is before the
American people to-day, not to preserve the
union by arms but to preserve il by the holy
love and affection of American citizens--to
call the attention of American citizens TO the
preservation of tho institutions ordained by
our fathers, and to stand by them now and in
all time az our fathers had made them. Four
years we were engaged in bloody war to
maintain the union. Now, at its close, we
are called upon to restore the union--not to
reconstruct it, but to restore it as il was when