Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-03-01

possible. He called for Committee on organiza-
ton, but il was not ready to report.
! The Committee on Permanent Organization
/ then made their report. For officers they recon-
meDdeG the following:
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
| PRESIDENT.
GOVERNOR CONRAD BAKER, Of Wander.
burg county.
VICE PRESIDENTS,
lst District, General Nathan Kimball, Of Mar.
tin.
ID District, Hon. T c. Slaughter, of Harrison.
Sd District, General John l.. Mansfield, Of JEFF
fcrson.
Ash District Colonel Ira G.. Grover of Decatur
9Th District General Sol Meredith, of WAYNE.
9th District, Colonel Fred Knsfer, of Marion.
| 9Th District. General Charles Cruft, of Viso.
9Th District, Hon. John Beard. of Montgomery
9th District, Hon A. Tecgarden, of Lar orte
10Th District Hon. Lott S. Bayless. of Allen
llth District, Colonel Milton 8. Robinson, of
Madison.
SECRETARIES.
Cyrus T. Nixon, OF Clark; Emil Bishop of Van.
derburg; Major o. NJ. Wilson, of Marion; T. C.,
Philips. Of Howard; Colonel E. w. II. Ellis,
Elkhart.
The committee further report that the Conven-
ton adopt the rules adopted by the late House of
Representatives OF the State; that all resolutions
bt tht OUinUlllltc UU heSOturOuS with.
out debate and tina. all speeches be limited to five
minutes.
1 Upon the rule referring all resolutions to the
committee without debate as well the one lin.
ting all speeches TO five minutes, Colone, Moresu
raised point of order, that the committee had
trascended their duty, and again proposed to intro
duce the resolution offer ed by him in the morning
General Wallace ruled the resolution not ger.
main to the question before the Convention.
Colonel Moreau appealed from the decision, and
argued his appeal At some length.
After some discussion, the report of the com.
rnittee was almost unanimously adopted.
Upon taking the Chair, Governor Baker said:
! have Permitted M own judgment to be over
Iuled by allowing myself to assume the Presidency
OF the Convention. The committee who designa.
ted me as their candidate will do me the ju.tic to
say that | ought 10 be excused, not because did
not entirely sympathizc with yCu--not because nv
heart WAS not id the cause in which you are engag-
ed--bu, because knew there were so many other
gentlemen whose services in the councils of tie
State and nation, IS well a. in the field, better
qualified them for and entitled them TO the posi-
ton. Let me, in the outset, counsel with you for
the things that make for peace. and those wherein
We may edIfy each other aud the people If the
results of this Convention src TO have any value
it will be because seek not points of difference
and divergence, but the thing, wherein we are
agreed. There are great principle. upon which no
man here will turn his back. The Capital OF the
country not having been taken By the rebels du-
ring the war, there is not n man within the sound
of my voice who is willing il should be taken bv
the rebels now; upon this point the Convention is
unanimous (Cheers) You will stand by the
iron clad oath.
am not guilty of the vanity Of surprising that
you hare called me TO preside over your Conven-
ton because Of anything personal to myself [ at
tribute IL TO the fact that in the Providence of God
| am now perfor ming the duties OF the Governor
Of the State. shall not detain you by encroach
ing upon the five minute rule, and thank you for
the confidence you have reposed in me by sailing
me to preside over your deliberations.
Hon. John l.. Miller, Of Tippecanos, moved tina
= committee OF one. from each Congressional Dis
trict, be appointed to select Union State Central
Committee. Adopted.
Hon. David :. Gooding offered resolution tha,
this Convention is in favor of the immediate ad
mission Of all loyal members Of Congress, irre.pec
tive OF the States from which they come. With
drawn under the rule referring all resolutions TO
: the Committee without debate.
The Districts were called over. under the mo-
ton of MIR. Miller, and the Committee named.
The committee Immediately retired to the coun-
~ clerks room for consultation.
ArroRrIoNMExr.
The Committee on Apportionment reported
through their chairman that the vote for Lincoln
in 1864 was adopted as The basis. and one vote was
to be allowed for every 900 votes. fraction
er 100. The votes in the Convention are to 10
cast by the counties.
The report was adopted.
, Hon. George A. Buskirk moved thata commit
tee OF one from each Congressional District be
appointed to nominate State officers.
Col Will. G. Moreau moved an amendment that
the present incumbsnts be declared the nominees
by reclamation.
The amendment wa. laid upon the table
Mr.. Conner, Of Wabash, moved tha. the origi-
nal motion lie the table, and that the ma mes Of
candidates be presened to the Conv ention, AID vo-
ted Tor by counties. which was adopted.
On the suggestion of Hon John NJ. Hanna, the
order for nominations was arranged as follows:
l. Attorney General.
2. Secretary Of State
8. Auditor OF State.
q. Treasurer OF State.
D. Superintendent of Public Instruction
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Hon. Delana E. Williamson, Of Putnam, and
Hon. Daniel ID. Pratt, of Cas- were nominated for
Attorney General
: The call for the counties was made but after
proceeding for some time, the name ofD. D. Pratt
was Withdrawn, and the nomination CT Delaena Z.
Williamson was made unanimous.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
, Colonel Nelson Truslcr, of Fayette, and w. R.
Ellis, OF Tippecanos, were nominated for Secreta-
county, the name of w. X. Ellis was Withdrawn,
and Colonel Trusler nominated unanimously.
r AUDITOR STATE.
Thomas B. MeCarty, of Wabash, Colonel NJ
+. q CARRIER, Of Jefferson, and General James C..
'each. OF Spencer, were nominated. The call
resulted:
For McCarty $40; Veach 312; CARRIER Is.
} Thomas b. McCarty having received a majority
oil the votes, WAS declared elected, and upon mo-
ton Of Chaplain Lozisr the nomination was made
unanimous.
TREASURER STATE.
John |. Morrison. of Washington. General Ma.
than kimball, of Martin. and General w. Q.
Gresham. Of Floyd, were nominated.
The Floyd delegation withdrew the name of
General Gresham, by authority. The call result
ed:
For General Kimball. $40; for John /. Morrison,
Major General Kmball having received q ma
jorlty OF votes cast, declared duly nominated
and upon motion the nomination ratified un-
anmously. with loud cheers.
General Kimball endeavored to decline the
nomination for State Treasurer, asking his friends
to allow him to remain at home, but though re-
peating his declinatioR twice, the Convention
would not listen to it; and after few minutes
consultation with his friends, the Chairman an
neunced that General kimball had consented to
allow his name to remain on the ticket. This was
al iii x.I IF r,t.