The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-26

who had always been his true and
trusted friends. l
The Judge expressed his firm con-
viction of success in the pending con-
test. The Democracy were united in
one solid phalanx, while the Repub-
lican party was. split in pieces. He
indorsed the President in all his mea-
sures. H
No State could go out of the Union.
The Southern States tried to go out,
and WE whipped them. sm
My God my friends, said he, lift.
ing his hands in an imploring atti-
tude, what VII be the effect of the
doctrines of these Radicals? Is the
tomb of Washington, in Virginia, out
of the Union? Can't we visit our
Mecca without going on foreign soil?
Are we not identifed.with the ldnst-o of
that great man who lies there? We
polled one million eight hundred
thousand votes for Mcclellan. All
these votes are ours still, and we are
on the Increase. We are not a party
to the Philadelphia Convention. IF
they do right-if they carry out our
views-we will indorse them. At all
events, they cannot iinjure US, and
they must and will injure our polite
cal enemies, and thereby benefit US.
The Judges remarks, were often in
terrupted by laughter, but we could
not detect the point. He did not, as
was the case at the Vanderburgh
County Convention, put any of his
audience to sleep. 5aI
All Democratic editors in the Dis
>triot were made Secretaries of the
Convention, and.Geo E. Greene was
subsequently made principal Secreta-
ry. George was evidently the leading
spirit, and all seemed to look to him
for guidance and direction, ,.,a.,. -"
A motion was made to appoint a
Committee to apportion the, votes of
u
the several counties Half a dozen
other motions we're made at the same
time, and the band helped out the
confusion worse confounded" by
striking up noisy tune. The Judge
grew desperate, said he could neither
hear nor be heard For Gods sake,
exclaimed he, in lacrymose tones,
stop that band.
Order being restored the counties
were called and all were found to be
represented, though in few instances
the delegations were exceedingly
small.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed as Committee on Apportion-
ment: w. H. Evans, of Gibson; John
R. O'Brienoof Martin; R. S. Hicks,
of Spencer; John Hanna, of Pike;
Magnus B. ,Carnahan, of Posey; A.
H. Miller, of Dubois. j. B. Cox, of
Vanderburgh; Nathan Piatt, of War
rick; Isaac Somes, of Knox.
The Committee of Resolutions con-
sisted of Mosier,. of Martin; Taylor,
of Daviess; Barker, of Pike; Fisher,
of Dubois: E. T. Cox, of Posey;
Whittlesey, of Vanderburgh; Hol-
comb, of Gibson; Jarret, of Spencer
Cawthorn,A of Knox : Fuller, of War
rick.
The Committee on Apportionment
reported that the several Counties
were entitled to cast their votes as
follows: Daviess, IA; Dubois, Is; Glib
son, 16; Knox, 10; Martin, 10; Posey,
16; Pike, 10; Spencer, 10; Vander-
burgh, p; Warrick, Is. TotaB $50
votes.
A long and noisy debate ensued on
the question whether the nominations
.shopld,be made by9. bare majority or
a two-t thirds vote. The contest wax
ed hot, but was finally settled on the
two-thirds plan.
The Convention voted to proceed to
the selection of candidate to repre-
sent the First District in the next
Congress, Hon. Wm., E. Niblack
and David T. Laird were put in nom
ination. On call of the counties
Spencer and Dubois cast their votes,
fifteen each, for d. Z. Laird. All the
other counties gave their votes for
VIM. E. Niblack, and he was declared
the nominee of the Convention, al
though we. heard, several prominent
men express the opinion that David
would be a better man to run agin
| Rill Harrow !"