The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-09
DEMOCRATIC CoNvENTIoN.

The Wasco County Democratic Convention
mat ut the Court House on Monday, May It'll,
pursuant to adjournment, and was called TO
order by Col. N. H. Gates, President. After
the admission of proxy members to fill vacan-
cies, and the appointment of committees, the
convention proceeded to business The COM
niiItee on resolutions made the following re-
port, which was unanimously adopted: ic
ReSotued, That we approve and endorse the
platform OF principles enunciated By the Dem
oeratic State Convection; that we will heartily
support the candidates nominated by the said
convention:
Resoloed That we are in favor of rigid
economical administration of our couaty mat
,ers, in favor of low taxes, a strict accounta-
blity Of public officers, and proper protec.
ton by the State and General Government of
our people aud properly agains. the bands of
Indians that aie now r0bbing and numbering
our citizens and friends, and we will insist on
such protection. atts,
Resolued, That in the passage of the Civil
Rights Bill over the veto of the President we
recognize another attempt of the Radical ma.
jority in Congress to degrade the white man
down to the level of the negro, and to cen-
tralize and usurp power; and that, believing
as we do, that this Government was instituted
for the benefit Of the white race, we will op.
pose with all the energy we possess, aud by
nil legal and constitutional means any and
every attempt to give the right Of suffrage to
auy other than the white man. i +
Resoiued, That we are in favor of the res
toration of tho Southern States to all their
civil rights, so soon as they comply with the
requirements Of the Constitution; that being
the organic law of the land, we hold that
Congress has no right to enforce any other
laws than such as are in accordance with the
Constitution; that we are In favor of the
Union Of the States one and iDsnperable as
they were handed down to Us by the apostles
Of the Revolution; that We will oppose their
dismembermeut, whether by the Radicals ol
the North or the extremists Of the South, and
that we hold with the immortal Jackson. tha,
'the Uaion must tand shall be preserved"
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination Of candidates for the various Of.
fees 10 the county, which resulted as follows;
For Representatives y O. Hamason aud
Frank T. Dodge. rth lit13grW eYNl
For Clerk-F. s. Holland. r''e .'a 8
For Sherif--A, w. Ferguson. lt.s,. I
For Treasurer--A. W. Buchanan. t
For Commissioners---G. r. Herbert and G.
B. Gilman. 4fsgs5 t'.svl.,t 4s Al qegi
For Assessor--Ha Harrison iOorum. 1st' -@&
For School Superintsndeut--E. p. ,Fitz.
gerald. Z, ,s Tf}sss ,rsois
For Surveyor--W. T. Newcomb. ''l tsy
For Coroner-Dr. o. B. Brooks. re
A resolution was adopted inviting Hons
Joseph s. Smith and Benz Hayden 10 visi,
this county and address the people ON the
politicaii Issues ofthe day, y NGEs}IJ
The Chair appointed James Fulton, G. F.
Herbertand W. T. Newcomb 20 act AZ Dem.
optstic Csntral County Conimj ,tee.i 2
On motion, the MouSTAlsExR and Portland
Hsedtd were requested 20 publish tho proceed
Tags Of this convention. NN
Tho convention then adiourued. 7fis'' %'
.'a.,t a.3 n b. dAfss, ChairnAa.