The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-05-30

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
last Saturday the Democracy met in mass conven-
tlon at the Court Room In Jackson. II was
good day TO get up crowd, as II raincd the night
before, so that the farmers could not plant corn.
There Is always large number Of people intown
on Saturday. There were good many people In
town on last Saturday, but we noticed that not
one-halfUrthem went into the convention. Large
numbers of leading Democrats remained on the
streets talking, or trahsacting business, and ap-
peared to take no interest whatever In the pro-
cecdings.
When we went into the room, we noticed that
John d. James was acting as chairman and Geo.
NJ. Adams as secretary Levi DUNCAN and Porter
Du Hadway were appointing three committeeman
in each 'townSlip. After they had got through
with this, Mr.. DUNCAN got up and moved that
the convention fix the time and mode of holding
county nominating convention. Said ho:
"H0dway and me is doin all the tallSin, and we
do SO because nobody else will talk. Now am
goln to walt bit and let somebody else talk {"
But 'hlm" and "Hadway" 'was' at it again
next minute. Here Vlnton Powers started out,
when DUNCAN said 'Gon oleaye Sheritf-goln
home to-day ?" "Don't think l shall" said Mr..
Powers. "Then, said DUNCAN, take drink
for me when you're down"
There was some time spent in fixing the time
for the nominating convention. /. T. Monahan
wanted it after the Louisville convention, and
moved that it be on the 18th of July. Objection
was made that 1t would be in harvest. The 22d
OF June was finally agreed upon.
Capt. johnson moved to hold a mass conven-
tion. Monahan opposed it, us there was SO much
confusion at mass conventions. A delegate con-
vention was agreed upon.
One Of the Whaleys was near the door, drunk
and voted very loudly on every question. John
Sanders made speech, but there was no question
before the house at the time, and no one knew
what he was driving at.
I. 7. Monahan read string of resolutions
which we will publish next week, and offer few
words of comment upon. The last resolution de-
clared that all the Democrats must take and pay
for Monahan's rebel paper. At this some halt
dozen got up and left the room, and some Of them
at once got upon their horses and left town. before
subscribing
Monahan then called for speech from irvine
DUNCAN. The thing all being previously arrang-
ed, Mr.. DUNCAN came forward, threw back his
head until his nose was horizontal, and then
event tor Congress, He said Congress only
represented 4 small minority OF the people, and
was one of the most tynnnical, unlawful, usurps
ing bodies ever known. lie said that the ICON
sLitootion" had been set aside by this Congress,
as 1t had been formed by the sovereign States, as
States. CThen the trainers of the constitution lied
when they said that the people Of the United
States, not the States, made it, Ed. STANpARD.) }
Mr.. DUNCAN is nephew Of Levi DUNCAN, and
until recently pretended to be radical, and last
fall refused to make speeches because the Union
party was not radical enough, lie being in favor Of
making negro suffrage the issue then.
He became much embarrassed, and had to stand
and wait for ideas, which came slowly. We had
pity for this young man, standing there SANDER
ing the great and good men who saved this coun-
try from destruction at the hands of bloody trail
tors and we also felt disgust at his impudence
and So left without hearing him through.