The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-31
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evening, Judge Wilson was Chairman
of the Convention, II. W, Scott (edltor of
tho Orogoaian), aud p. l., Willis, of Ma
rion, were Secretaries.
After the permanent organization, the
regular business Of the Convention was
proceeded with, The ballot system was
adopted in nominations.
A set of resolutions which had been
carefully prepared by Jesse Applegate
were adopted. There are nine of them
just the number of the MUSES., two more
than the Wonders of the World, and Que
less than the Commandments. But they
are unlike anything ever before produced,
Not a word is said about President John.
son or Congress, or the vital issues which
divide the two. The first has confidence
in all loyal people; the second thinks
loyal men may differ about restoring the
Union, but intimates that they ought
never to differ on the division of the
Ispoils; the third thinks that taxation
ought to go with roprescntatiOn-else how
would the loyal men be enabled to live on.
the bounty of the Government the fourth
thinks that the man or tho party who
would refuse to pay loyal men 100 cents
ON every dollar they have stolen from the
Government, or-one dollar for every fifty
cents worth of ~greenbaeks they have
bought, should be consigned to ever
lasting infamy;' the 9Th buffers the
soldiers with fair promises; the sixth
erawls upon the State Rights platform
just as drowning men hang on to chips
by their eyelids; the seventh plays BOOM
erang on themselves, by denouneing null
lification-as in their Personal Liberty
bills aud Specific Contract acts-and con.
demns seeession-as in their theory that
the eleven Southern States are out of the
Union the eight pledges them all TO the
support aud continuance Of the Loyal
League; aud the ninth throws a tub to
the mining whale, by resolving that the
intention Of their own party 10 Congress,
to tax or sell mineral lands is not the
best campaigning measure for these gold
aud silver bearing Pacific States.
After the passage Of these homogeneous
resolutions the nominations we're pro-
Iccsded with. We copy the official report
given IN the Gazette Extra:
Nomlnations for Congress were now in order.
and Mr.. Edes named kufas Mallory, Of Marion
county.
Col. Cornelius named Wilson BOwlbt, Of Wash
ing.en county.
Mr.. Mccormack named J. II. d. Henderson, Of
Lane county.
Mr.. Stone named n. Baker. of Union county.
The Convention then proceeded 70 ballot, with
shc following rtult Mallory, IS Bowlby, -;
Baker. Is Henderson, Z.
RUFUS Mallory having received . majority Of all
the votes east. was DECLARE duly nominated. and.
on motion, the nomination was declared Hnan-
imous.
The bsllO4 fot candidate for Governor was As
follows.
Woods, IS: psylsy. 20; corbe.t s. Duck. o.
George /. Woods was declared unanimously
nominated.
On motion Of Mr.. Ginglcs, of Benton, Samuel E.
May Was nominated by reclamation for Secretary
of State:
For State Treasurer the vote was as follows
Cooke, SO, Whitson. 5A
For state Printer. ". A. Mcpherson received
90 votes, and was declared unanimously nomi-
mated.
The following District nominations were made
lst Dissrict-For Judge. b. F. Doweil Prose
cutting Attorney, d. N. Gault.
I'd District-pros. Attorney, !. 7. Watson.
Sd Distries-Pros. Attorney, p. C. Sullivan.
4th District-Pros. Attorsey, n. +. Mulkey.
18th Distriet-rroa. Attorney. c. h. Meigs.
On motion, tAs Coavcation adjourned siar die.
Thus ended this interesting spectacle.
It will be seen that the sIatc-makiug man.
layers of Salem carried the day. They
have three of tho Eve State candidates,
and we may say all, for Mcpherson, we
are assured, Is pledged to remove to Sa-
lem if elected, and SO is Woods
But smoothly IS al this quick work
looks on paper, the truth is, there is deep
and wide spread discomfort and rebellion
over the platform and ticket General
Coffin fairly beiled with rage, aud Bowl
10y, Bayley, Whitson, Powell, and othsr
of the leaders, are furious in their re-
spective disappointnents. The divisions
in Multnomah, Jackson, Douglas, YAM
hin, Lane aad Wasco, win be vidcned
by the ticket and resolutions. The Rad
icals find no crumb Of comfort ia the
senseless. vishy-Hashy, dOdging platform;
neither do the Conservatives see any BEN
eft to their wing to now from the acts Of
the Convention. It is . most feeble plat
form. and the ticket is yet weaker. The
Democracy viii be able to show up the
contemplate humbuggery Of the one, aud
to beat the other, With all ease. AL in
all, It was a high old Convention.
Nor WELLs-The man lately taken
all the way from Idaho 20 Sacramento an.
der the firm belief that he was Wells, the
murderer. has at length. after a most crit,