The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-03-01
STATE CONVEN
TION.
The Radicals Are Triumphant.
THEY REFUSE TO INDORSE PRESI.
DENT JOHNSON.
TempestuOus Proceedings.
The Platfo1m-A Neutralizing Mixture

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. %
The convention assembled at the Taber-
nacle at 10 o'clock a. VI.
Gen Lew Wallace was appointed tenn
porary chairman His address deprecated
division, and urged harmony, forbcar rance
and union.
W. s. Lingle and g. w. Kurtz were
made Temporary secretaries.
4 committee of two from each congress
sional district was appointed on resolutions
the members thereof to be selected by
the districts.
A committee of two from each congress
sional district, on permanent organization
and apportonment, to be selected by the
districts. was appointed.
Col. Moreau offered resolution fully
indorsing Andrew johnson personally, and
his whole policy. The resolution was
chokcd down by the convention and re-
mark by Gel. Steele that they came there
for different purpose was enthusiastically
chcered
The committee on resolutions has a ma
jority of conservatives.
Matthew p Hale said the republicans
had held just such convention in Wayne
county, and it was a disgrace to Indiana.
Adjourned to 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
At the afternoon session, the committee
on permanent organization reported Gov
Conrad Baker for president; four vice
presidents, including Gems. Kimball and
Sol Meredith, and FIVE secretaries.
Resolutions were adopted referring all
resolutions to the committee thereon, with.
out debate and restricting speeches to five
minutes.
Mr.. Moreau again attempted to offer a
resolution indorsing the whole policy ofthe
president, but it was ruled out While
speaking; cries of Take him out" were
heard from all quarters, and Gen Cameron
said the best way to get rid of him was to
let him finish The chair ruled Mr. Mor>
eau out of order the former said:
''The chair rules out free discussion to
stife resolution in f,vor of the head of the
government aud the union party"
Mr.. Marshall Gooding offered a resolu-
ton favoring the admission of loyal mem
bers of congress from the rebel states with>
out delay. The convention refused to vote
upon it. referring it to the committee on
resolutions. under the rule Mr.. Gooding
withdrew it but threatened to offer it again
when vote could be taken on it.
The committee on apportionment report
ed as basis the vote given for Mr.. Lin
coln-each county having one vote for
every 200 50 cast, and one for every frac-
ton over half.
The following ticket was then nominated
TX the votes Of counties:
For Attorney General-Eelano f. vii.
hanson; for Secretary Trussler ::
for Auditor-Thomas Il. McCarty for
Treasurer-Nathan Kimball; for Superin.
tendent Of Public Instruction-Gco. w.
III7;Ss.
Intense excitement was occasioncd when
the president announced that the commits
tee ON resolutions were prepared to report.
In presenting it, Col Hudson, chairman.
remarked that every phase of political
sentiment but rebel was represented upon
the committee, 1t was unanimously in IA
vor of the resolutions reported and trusted
the convention would ratify them to unite
the party and secure triumphant victory
As was anticipated, the resolutions in
dorsc both the president and the republi-
can members of congress, twice commend
ing the former and twice the latter. The
platform is curious attempt to satisfy all
shades of sentiment in the republican
ranks. and necessarily are antagonistic.
The first resolution expresses full faith
in the president, his cabinet and the un,
ion members of congress.
The second again compliments the pres.
ident and pledges to support him ia all
constitutional efforts To- restore the union
upon the basis of equal and exact Justice
70 all men.
The third declares that, while indorsing
the president, the convention has full con-
fidcnce in the union majority in congress
The fourth says it is th. province of
the legislative branch of the government
to decide upon the conditions of recon
structing the states lately in rebellion, aud
they should not be restored until they have
proven their loyalty by acts satisfactory to
loyal men.
There were eight of the resolutions re-
ported. The substance of the balance is
as follows: Favoring the amendment
adopted by the house changing the basis
of representation; declaring that the quail
ihcations of electors rests with the states
respectively; that the union ofthese states
has not and cannot be dissolved except by
successful revolution f; emancipation must
be thorough ard complete, SO that the state
legislature cannot reduce the freedmen
again to servilc labor opposing the ad>
mission of any one to congress who had
voluntarily aided the rebellion; against
the assumption of the rebel debt acknowl>
edging a debt of gratitude to soldiers and
seamcn who fought in the war, and plcdg,
ing co operation to prevent enemies of the
government from obtaining power; favor
ing the equalization of bounties to soldiers.