Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-16

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RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Glorious RaslAcosioa 1aoeelng
by she Clslseas ~ Lyons
and Clinton.
Yesterday, there assembled, in Union
Hall At Clinton. . large and sashsssassie
Convention, for the psrpsss Of selecting
candidate for member Of Congress from
this Distsict-ons whom the Democracy
aud the conservative voters Of ths District
couldlunits upon and give . hearty sup
port. A more enthusiastic and harmoni'
Gus Convention, never assembled in this
District, nor hss one ever placed On solsr,
more worthy. or stronger candidate bsfor .
the people.
The Convention came to srdsr ss ~
o'clock A. NJ, with Mr.. Charles Dunbar, sf
Jackson county in the Chair. Committees
On credentials snd permanent organisatisn
we're appeistsd, after which. the Coassntien
adjourned until o'clock p. n.
At the sppeistsd time the Convention
was called 70 order, and the Committee on
Dsrnsnent sreanisstisa. .rspsstsd isr pssoa'
nent President, Mr.. Allen. Of jackson
county, and one Vice Presidsnl from sacA
county, with ths usual number sf Score
tAriss. The Csmmittes On credentials then
nads their report, ailsr which, . Commit.
tee On rsssiuiions wss appointed.
Az seen = this OoAaittse retired Sss
consultation, loud CALI we're nsds fss Jadgs
Murphy, who In few brief words, esn-
gratulatsry 10 Ne Dsoocraey for their
very aattsring prospects Of suecsss in the
coming campaign, addsssssd W 0ssvsn-
tion. HE words we're we'll timed. and Y
The psint. - expressing ~ ssstlsd episiea
Il As great nassss sfths people upsa The
issues before then aud which the Democracy
van plsdssd 10 carry ont. They wsrs
sntsrisg upsn campaign. with ~ psepls
locking = them for dslivsrsnss ftea the
present corrupt And paritsalcal rule Of the
radical party. Closing with ~ assertion
that whemsssvsr the Convention placed in
nomination. would be sure sf scsupying q
seat in the 41st Congress. he took his sea,
amid the hearty applause Of the entire Con
vsntion.
Several others we're called for. but % the
Committee on resolutions had csms in, their
rspsrt Vas then received. The following
vas their report made through to their
Chairman. Jsdgs Thsysr, Of Clinton.
Rssolued, That this Convention cordially
endorses the nomination Of Seymour and
Blair, for President and Vice President Of
the United States, and thst W also envy haiti
eally approve the platform adopted BY the
said Convection.
RssolOsd, That the people have the right
to demand the stricssst economy in the af.
fairs Of the Government-and relief frem the
oppression Of taxation, whenever it can Be
had, and W declare It 70 bs the policy Of
the Democratic Party to demand the with
drawal OF the National Bank Issues from cir
cuIation and to Substitute therefor the legal
tender nstss Of the Uaitsa States Trsssury,
thereby sasing to the tax payers The sam Of
el6, ,O00, 900 annuslly -, interest and sstabl.
ishing . uniform currency fos the psepls.
Resolssd, That We believe Il 10 bs the
true interests Of the people Of the State 70
stsiks from the Statute Book. that act Of In
tolerance known - the Prohibitory Liquor
Law. and ~ demand in its stead the enact.
mont Of we'll regulated License Law.
These resolutions we're adopted with q
most unanimsus applause.
An informal ballet was then taken for 4
candidate for Congress. every county cast
ing her vote for Hon. VIM. E. Lsflugwsll
OF Lyons. with the excsption Of Jonss
soonty, she voting for DR.. Sales Of Ana.
moosa, Jones county.
As soon ~ the result Of the ballot Wal
announced, Mr.. j. II. Shsehan, Of Jones
county, moved that Judge Lsf6ngwsll b.
declared the nominee by exclamation, and
With great enthusiasm the convention q
voted.
Then followed three rousing cheers fsl
the nomination just made, and three times
three for the New York Nominations.
Nsssrs. Darling, Of Jackson ". W
Cones, Of Sect and 8. o. Butler, Of Mus
catine. we're appointed committee to wai
upon Mr.. Lsf'ngwell, inform him Of III
sction Of the convention, and request hil
attendance.
They soon returned and presented hiu
to the convention. In . modest, unsssun
iog way, he thanked the msmbsse Of th,
cenvsntisn for the honor they had confer
red upen him in naming him for 70 ipper
tsnt = positisn u - critical tins II eul
national adsira He stated that il was vel
sndsrstosd By those Who knew him .bsst
shat ~ pdsiden NJ sntissly u,sssueht ant
unsslicltsd b him that bic osa psrssns
fsslisgs aad Judgment we're opposed &
aesep ting il, aaA thas u deiss - he sheslt
esly do \ - he sasaots solicitations
u psssssal ftisaSs. aad haabssi Of botl
political psfsiss, ,Ani sAAs lhsss, wl,h he d
sire - cooNy sttA ths SssASe ef lsrl'
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we're his only ssassss To- yielding. It ~s'
cell h6s thas y hsl tal % Asits o.
in pslitisal us1tsrs fos ssnsysrs. bat thA
= seesetiPs ~ so.iaaAi.4 hsi eeAit
seps y Aaks .theresgh and sksieas san
psisa.
Leaving he natter ofnoninattsa - pra
oeedea 20 rive Z cleas and eomseeheneiv
exposition Of ~ AnsselAl questions h
volvsd in the esming esupsisn. tossshs
with rssisw u ~ csss1s psfsusd By th
psvssnt Radical rulers, aod the osaditisl
int which they he'd brought The aasiss q
the govsrnnsnt-s sndanaerinI the life Of th
nation. overriding the sorstitusiep. takih
away the rights and liberties Of The psepld
destroying trsds ssd commssee, pssvestipI
the revenue Of the government tsths basss
Of partizsA usss. fogtseiag eses6y horti
Of Radical ttisyss, diving ~ setntsy q
70 financial ruia ed booksuptsy. He Il