Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-07-06
DE MOLKATlC STATE CONVENT,u -

Pursuant to call of the Democrats stare
Central Committee, the Convention met in
'he Court House at Des Moines, at II .. u :.
Wednesday, June 26, 1867
The Convention was called TO order By
Judge McHenry. of Polk, and on bis mo
lion Judge Amos Harris Of Appanoose wa
appointed temporary chairman.
Messrs. P. II. Bosque,, Of Marion, and s
I. Cromwell Of Fremont. we're then sp
POINTED temporary Secretaries
M. Walker, Of Polk. moved that The
Chair arpoin. committee of one from ca oh
Judicial District on credentials.
On motion, the chair was requested 10 ap
point committee on permanent nrssniz.-
ton, consisting Of one from each Congress
sonal District. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SEES ION.
Convention called ~ order pursuant t.
, adj onrnment.
The Committee on permanent organiza-
tons presented their report, which upon
motion, was adopted:
The COMMITTEES on permanent organiza.
ton beg leave to submit the following re-
ports:
We recommend for resdent, Hor oralle
'has. Mason, of Dcs Mrnes County; TO,
Wee President from l., Cong DIST, Y q
Sales OF Washington county; 2 Di~i,,r
VIM. Van Iuyl Of Scott 81 District VI. VI
Ham, Of Dubuque; l. District. B~uiam mi
Rap, Of Mahaska; 9Th District H. F..
Gaylord, CT Csrk Gu Disl.ic., James NJ.
Butler, OF GRAVEYARD
For Secretaries, p. H. Boson"t of Warren
county Chas ID Dewey. OF f'remon, G..
John L. lush, Chairman OF th. Committee
o" resolutions, Ir">eted the following r, .
mort, OF which the following on motion, were
adop,ed
Reso'red, That the main,ainance ;n.io
Ia'e OF the tights OF The State, aud r,p.-
c'sl'y the right Of each State 70 order snc
c"ntroi It's own domestic institutions accord
ing e. its own Judgment exclusively i. essen
val to that balance Of powers on which the
J., rirction ard enduiaue Of our roli,ic.
fabric depends.
Resoired, That We believe each State has
the right to regulate the elective iran, his"
tor itself, and We az citizens Of the State of
Iowa, are opposed to striking the word
'~hltr' out o. ur State c ,nstiiutinn
Re2otrsd That the existing tariff laws are
unjust "nd heavily buriLenso,ne to the ayri.
cultural ates. wIrhon, bning of a CORES,
!ondins benefit TO the government, and ONLY
OF advantage t. a few manufacturing taos,
aud should ," repealed or greatly mod fed
R'so't'd, Tina, all classe, Of property
shonlt lay proportioDafe rate towards de
'rayi"k the expenses Il The G ,vernme,t-
We are ther fire in favor of taxing govern
ment bords the same 40 other properly.
hesoIred. That W. IRE in favor Of repeal
'"g the presen, prob bi,ory liquor law OF this
state, and IN favor of enac'lng we'll r.yu-
lated iice' So law in lieu thereof
H"so'red, That are in favor of an
am"ndm'n' to the Constitution Of our S a,p.
giving t. t"rei yners III. elective franchise
lie hey hsve declared their iuret ton 10
bee ON" citizens of the Uuited States. ami
hay r'-idcd in ibis State on. year
Heso'red Tha, we d mani of our publ.
officer IL tie Sta;e e Iowa, aud r. tie
Unl,'d States. thr s'rictes, economy il order
to reduce The present system of burd..n.nm.
taxa ion, aud W. de' ounce in the s.v.ras.
terms the pref gscy, corruption and knaver,
of our Site officials aud IF Congress
Resotred, That he denial Of the tighr of
repre- en'atton to ten States of he Union
through odio"s military r-str ciio:s 8. in VIC
ati"E u! the Constitution, shpuli met with
the unqualified opposition Of every good
citizen.
The convention then proceeded to norn
late candidates for the several tiices to be-
II I'D by the people next election when the
FLOWING nominations were made:
For Gosernpr-Charl Mason.
For I'ert. ernor-D NJ. Harris,
For Judge Suprc me Cour,-J II. CRAIG,
tor Attorney Gem ral--W. + Barker
For Supt. Pub. ln.tructon-M /. Fisher
On motion, the Proceedings of this Con
ven,ion are 10 he published ia the Iowa
Statesman, and The other Democratic paper-
of the State
lhe Convention then adjourned sine die.
CHAS MASON, President
+. II. BosQrE'T, Secretary