The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-14
SPENCER COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Largest and Most Enthusiastic
Convention Eyer Held In the COun-
ignore than 4, 900 People Present
Everything Harmonious.
RockpoRr, Ind, July IL, 1868.


Editors Journal: fg4s THu
Our Republican County Conven-
ton assembled at Grandview to- day,
and even Republicans were astonish-
ed at the immense masses of people
which were continually marching into
the beautiful grove, from early in the
morning until alter the convention
was called to order at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
by Judge j. @. De Bruler, who. in
speech of half an hours length, por-
trayed the past and present history
and condition Of the two great parties
of the country, with a clearness and
force that left little to be added, and
closed by expressing the hope that
the proceedings of the convention
would be harmonious and satisfac-
tory to all who loved their country
better than self; and never was a
wish or a hope of the kind more COM
pletely realized than in the action of
our convention to-day, for while 1T
was much the largest meeting ever
assembled In this county on any occa-
sion. it was also the most orderly
and best behaved; not single fight;
| not even a quarrel, and did not see
drunken man on the grounds during
| the entire day. What county In
| Southern Indiana or anywhere else
could assemble the same number of
people within half mile of village
containing three or four groceries,
and reconcile the differences between
| twenty five or thirty opposing candl
dates for the various county Offices,
aud select a ticket so entirely salts
factory to all, with such results?
IF any, speak" After the appoint
ment of the usual committees, and
| the announcement of candidates for
the different county offices, General
/ j. @. Veateh took the stand, and for
an hour and a quarter held his large
audience IN that state of charmed
attention which only such men as he
have the power to do. q His arraign-
| ment of the Democratic leaders was
| terrible, though just, showing, as he
| did most conclusively, their active
sympathy with Southern rebels, not
only during but since the war; their
persistent opposition to all schemes
bof reconstruction which had, for their
basis freedom and equal rights for all.
The threat Of the. would be Vice
| President, II. p. Blair, to undo all the
work of loyal Congress and estab-
| lish military despotism for the ex-
elusive benefit of rebels and rebel
sympathizers, was also commented
upon in fitting terms, but thealimits
of this communication will not per-
NIT me to give a synopsis of his
/ speech, aud, besides. most of your
readers will have an opportunity of
hearing him between this and the
second Tuesday of October. The.
speaker closed with an indignant de-
NAL OF the foul SANDERS which have
been so industriously circulated
against him by the State Sentinel and
kindred prints.
After short recess for dinner, the
! Convention re-assembled and pro-
eeeded to ballot for candidates. The
balloting resulted in the choice of the
| following ticket: Representative,
Robert L. Kereheval; Treasurer,
Capt. Geo. w Carey; Clerk, Joseph
c. Richardson; Sheriff, Thomas j.
/ Adams, Zone armed soldier9 Re-
corder, Levi S. Riggs, Gone armed
soidier;) Surveyor, James Butler;
commissioner, Jno. Cohoon, Soldier; }
| Appraiser Of Real Estate, James Nc
| kesson, (soldier.1
:. :. J gu will perceive that the Repub-
iIcans OF Spencer County do not :" 90
back on the pledges made to the
lighting Boys in Blue. RESOLUTIONS
were passed endorsing the State and
National Platforms, Gen Veatch
our county ticket, Spencer Connty
Journal and Evansville JoHPNA1
and after scene of the most o.
thusiastic cheering-cheers Tor Gren+
and Colfax, cheers for Gen. Veatcb
cheers for the State ticket and for the
county ticket, aud for individuals on
the ticket, the Convention adjourned.
with the apparent intention of every
Republican using his best efforts to
roll up the largest majority ever given
to a Republican ticket in this county.
[ have never seen the Republicans of
old Spencer more completely aroused
than at present, and it is their evident
determination to administer to the
I so-called Democracy, this Fall, such
a rebuke as will take them years to
forget. Yours, truly,
ROCKFORD.