The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-15

Willingness 10 WllUe a simple re-
quest, but hesitate about giving him
such a document as he desires.
Fernando Woods letter of with
drawal is addressed to his friend, Mr..
Doolittle, and the substance oft is as
follows: am earnestly anxious
for the success of the movement. If
successful, the result will be, of the
most salutarys ryschafaetera But ii cam
not be so if the proceedings are dis
turbed by any cause. | am informed
that serious disagreements are likely
to arise in the Convention BY an at
tempt-te-exelude some delegates, my
self included, whose political record
is distasteful to the Radicals and
their sympathisers. | feel confident
that such an outrage would not be
pefpetratea by the fGonvention, and
though have nothing to take back
as to my course during tiTe war, and
do not admit the right of any one to
raise that question, yet | Lam too much
devoted to the high and patriotic pur-
poses of the Convention to allow my
presence to be made the means of dis
turbing its relations, and therefore
shall not attend as delegate
In case Vallandigham and other
obnoxious personages succeed i'll
forcing themselves in, General Steed-
I-maR7has1dpafted resolution to- meet
l-the' case, which, doubtless, has the
sanction Of Mr. johnson. 1t reads
as follows:
: Resolred. That no person shall be
entitled to participate in the deliber-
ations of this Convention, as a mem
| Der thereof, who encouraged or gave
aid to the rebellion prior to the pas
sage of an ordinance of secession in
the State, Territory or District in
which such person resided, or Whohas
| been convicted of giving aid and
comfort to the rebellion during it's
continuance, or who, being within the
lines Of the United Safes army. coun-
seled or abetted resistance to the
/ Edraftg9oE any law, proclamation. or
lOrderT0 of the United States for the
suppression of the, rebellion" " s
l. Nothing seems more evident than
that the whole excitement about these
| Gopperheads is. feigned for the pur-
pose of creating the opinion that the
/ lGOnventiOn is determined to ignore
that party .It9also begins to look as
5if the real purpose of those working
i IN thesipterests of Mr.. johnson was to
reyiFertheaDemOcratic party
! % There is a paper here drawn up by
the President, in which he urges that
the Convention, should, above all
things, present a, bold, harmonious
and united front to the country, and
suggests that there be but little speak
| ing, and that the whole business and
action Of the body should be, so far as
possible, determined upon in caucus.
Both delegations from Ohio met
this morning, organized and appointed
| Committees of Conference. The com
mittees reported later in. the day, and
this afternoon the united delegation
held meeting, preliminary to sec
ondy in the morning. Nothing was
done in regard to resolutions or a
platform w S. Grosbeck was Sc
EIeoted as the Chairman, of the delega-
4 ton, and he is5to cast its vote. Capt.
i ID. w. Bowman and Mr. lIstelman. of
| Chillieothe, were appointed Secreta-
ries. The Union part of the delega-
| tion considered Vallandigham s letter
/ of acceptance as a delegate as very of
/ fepsive,r and were unanimous in favor
/ Of his exclusion, The Democratic
side did not act in the matter.
/ The Indiana delegation had joint
meeting, and made the following Sc
A. For members r of Of the National Ex-
1 ecutive Committee7-Thos. Bowling
l and Marshal Gooding, iF - +.
4 . For Vice Presidents of the Conven.
i tionwCoL Graham MD Fitch and
s9Fog Comm Committee iitt4,sS On r Resolutions buttons y
Senator Hendricks and John s.
i Davis. oIt N -,if,bb.a5 T9,9a .9lal n
To cast the vote Of the delegation
/ Glorious Sol. Meredith, ,qeT .il .nl l' 81. r..
j 98elg ta SECOND DISPATCH. saiastre
u The Wisconsin delegation held
their meeting in the afternoon, and
( were in0session over two hours 1t is
1 reported that they discussed the ques-
Z iiti6n of aname for the organization,
and that several of the Democratic
4 members expressed a willingness to
4 drop their old party title tits not
known what conclusion was reached,
4 but another meeting will be held in
the morning. 9aqfl2
) The Missouri delegation held a
4 brief session thissmorning. Bart Al Bile
was presiding officer, and John Nc
Bride Secretary John Hogan was
selected as the Vice President for the
i State. The member for the Commit
| tee on Resolutions was not named.
Considerable discussion was had
| about the ways and means of defeat
ing the Union men of the State in
Z the ensuing election. 191 .n,.s ,,.s
i Henry Clay Dean, one Of the Iowa
d delegates has resigned, being urged
to this step. by personal friends who
! knew his presence in the Convention
would be almost as obnoxious as that
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