The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-07-18
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National Democratic Convention.

nia, took the chair.
Slocum reported u resolution from the
Committee on Platform, rcciting that
nominal interchange had been had with
The Democratic Convention which had
fully confirmed our former estimate Of
the purity and patriotism Of that body,
aud fully justifes the belief that in the
selection OF candidates aud tie consiruc.
ton Of platform that the Convention
will be governed by the spirit of the al.
dress adopted by this body. Therefore,
ResolUed, That we will support their
nominees, and on our return home will
induce our late comrades in arms TO do
likewise.
Col. Campbell. Of Ohio, moved to lay
the report of the Committee on tho table.
He was unwilling to endorse tho Demo.
cratic platform or candidates without
knowing what they were.
A scene Of great confusion ensucd and
the vote was finally taken by States, when
Campbell's motion was lost, and the re.
port of the committee adopte only sew.
en- votes being in the negative.
General Ewing introduced resolution
favoring the preservation of the inicgri
ty of the national securities, declaring
that the withdrawal Of tbs national bank
currency aud the substitution Of green.
backs was a policy iavoring the few as
against the many and tending to produce
Reputation. Gen. Ewing supported his
resolution by lengthy speech.
4 delegate from California raised
point of order that the resolution should
go to the committee without debate.
A motion to suspend the rules aud al.
low the resolution to be passed was lost
by rs 10 1877, so the resolution went to the
committee.
The Platform Of the Democratic Con.
vention was then read and received with
applause, aud a resolution accepting the
platform was unanimously passed.
General Buckner, late OF the Confed.
crate army. was called for aud greeted
with cheers He said he wanted dead is.
sues TO be buried. as the brave soldiers
on both sides had been buried, aud both
sections Of the country united 10 unity
aud peace.
4 resolution affirming the continuance
of the confidence and love entertained By
the Convention for General Mcclellan.
was offered By General SIocnm and re-
eeiycd with tremendous cheering aud
unanimously adopted. A committee was
appoiuIed TO convey this resolution TO
Gen. Mcclellan.
4 resolution Of thanks to President
johnson for removing Stanton was pass
ed under suspension Of the rules.
A resolution Of thanks To the officers
Of the Convention was passed, and there
upon they adjourned nne uie.
CHICAGO, July Son the thirteenth
ballot Pennsylvania went for Hancock
The ballot then stood Pendleton, 1924 !;
Hendricks, S2l; Hancock, 79l. On the
eighteenth ballot PendIcton, 56l; Han
cock, l44l; Hendricks, 81 Hoffman,
Mayor Of New .ork, 3. A row broke
out in the Illinois delegation. Their
Chairman cast the vote solid for Hen
drIcks. 4 delegate protested Pending
this row, the Convention adjourned till
tomorrow.
NEW YoRK. July S.-The Convention
met ut lU A. NJ. The hall was filled in
every part. No prayer was offered. The
following was announced as the National
Executive Committee: Alabama, John
Forsyth; Arkansas, John NJ. Herrick /;
California, John Biglcr Connecticut, NJ.
Convers Delaware, Samuel Townsend /;
Florida, Charles +. Dyck Georgia, A..
IL. Collicnt Illinois. Wilbur f. Storey !;
Indiana, William Black Iowa, Daniel
d. First; KansaS, j. Eaton; Kentucky,
Thomas g. McCreery; Louisiana. Joseph
McConneIly Maine, Sylvanus X. Ly-
man; Maryland, Odin Bowie; Massa
chusetts, Frederick o. Prince Michi-
gan, Vim. A. Moore Minnesota, G. w.
Nash; Mississippi, q. 4. Hooker; Mis-
souri,. Charles A. Stewart; Nevada, j.
j w. McCorkle; New Hampshire, Henry
Bingham New Jersey, John NJ Gre.
CORY; New York. August Belmont /;
North Carolina, Thomas Briggs; Ohio,
John G. Thompson Oregon, j. G. Haw-
thorne; Pennsylvania, Isaac H. Hester
Rhode Island, Gideon Bradford South
Carolina, Chas II. Simonton Tennessee,
John w. Sedgwlck Texas, John Han
cock Vermont, Henry b. Smith; Vir.
ginia, John Ford West Virginia. John
w. 1lOEu0s
: Fisk, Of Indiana, made short speech
and nominated Hendricks. He said the
delegation had voted reasonable time
J for Pendleton though they should still
adhere to the gentleman from Ohio, and
the minority of the delegates expressed
the highest respect for Hendricks, bni
he said the State Convention had ip.
structed the delegates to vote for Pendle
. ton.
| The roll was then called on theseventh
> ballot, Mississippi and a portion of Ten
nessee voted for Pendleton. whose name
was vociferously cheeVed. A recess ot
fifteen minutes was then taken. On the
, eighth ballot Louisiana went over to Pen
dleton. At the conclusion of the call
. New York withdrew the name of Church
! and cast solid vote for Hendricks. This
was received with frantic cheering. min.
gled with Kisses The remaining ballots
showed little change till the twelfth
> when California cast half vote fol
: Chase. There was great aud continued
',lapplause :, 10 the galleries. A scene oI
confusion ensued A motion was made
to clear the galleries, but not acted upon
Tennessee gave one vote for Mcclellan
and the galleries applauded, though no
]. so long as for Chase. Pennsylvania still
kept solidly voting for Asa Packer. a
9 recess fifteen minutes was then had. Or
the ninth ballot North Carolina yotec