The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-09
EVENING SESSION.


Convention for Governor, amid tu-
multuous applause.
On motion of A. T. Whittlesey,
that gentleman, with Messrs. Wilson
and McFadden, were appointed a
Committee to wait on Mr.. Hendricks
and inform him of the action of the
Convention. The Committee subse-
quently returned with Mr.. Hendricks,
who briefly thanked the Convention
for the honor conferred on him. and
promised to address them in the even
ing. He was uproariously cheered.
The following dispatch was receiv-
ed amid deafening applause:
COLUMBUS. ONO,
Jan. 8, 1868.
To the President Of the Indiana State
ConUentton::
Ten thousand Democrats in
council, here, over the good of the
Nation, greet their brethren of In
diana, similarly engaged, and an
nounce to them that they have just
| instructed their delegates from Ohio
to vote for Hon. G. Fl. Pendleton, in
the next National Convention, as the
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency. The enthusiasm is unequaled.
The business of the Convention is
suspended because the people will do
nothing but hurrah for Pendleton. [
send you the resolutions, in pursuance
of instructions Of the Convention.
J. II. JEwETT. Chm.
Nominations for Lieutenant Govern
or being called for, Hon. Alfred p.
Edgerton, Hon. James NJ Hanna and
Hon. David Turpe were put in nom
ination. After several votes, Hanna
was dropped, and protracted con-
test between Edgertoh and Turpie
finally resulted in favor Of Edgerton,
whose nomination was made uHaui-
nous.
The nominee appeared on the plat
form and made a few remarks, amid
unutterable confusion, =. i.5,...s',..,.
Voting by counties for other Of
fcers. occupied the entire afternoon.
From the immense number of caudi-
dates, the following were finally Sc
lected,i and each nomination was
made unanimous:
THE TICKET.
Governor, Hon Thomas A. Hen,
dricks;i Lieutenant Governor, A.
| Edgerton; Secretary of Sta e, r. c..
Kise; Auditor, j. Bemusdaffer;
Treasurer, J. B.. Ryan; Clerk Su
preme Court, Noah La Rose; Report
er Supreme Court. Fl. o. Packard;
Superintendent Public Instruction.
J. R. Phillips; Attorney General,
Solomon Claynool. - III 49,.
Each candidate made a short
speech, and the. beaten yielded with
| as lew 7grimaces as could have been
expected. The nomination of officers
was concluded at seven o'clock, and
the nomination of Electors BY the
several District Delegates, was next
attended to; then followed the report
| Of the Comm ttee to nominate dele
gates and Electors at large and
| Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee. g5l
FIRST DISTRICT electedthe following:
Ezector, Thomas r. Cobb, of Knox;
laContingent, r :. Sproule of
Vanderburgh County. Delegates
to the NafionqZ Contention: A. T.
Whittlesey, of Vandenburgh; VIM, s,
Turner. Of Davies. Contingents-
Willis s. Hargrove, of Gibson; Jesse
| w Laird, of Spencer. Member Of
a.
Grave, of Knox.
A bitter contest occurred in the
| Second District delegation between
Cy. l.. Durham, j. A. Cravens, aud
others, but they were finally silenced.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following platform. all the
resolutions eliciting loud cheers:
l. Reso2Ued. That language is mad
( l. I,
condemnation of the Radical recon
structiou policy OF Congress;ia policy
condemned by every consideration of
| justice and constitutional obligation
a policy fraught with the most alarm
| ing apprehension of evil to ten
States OF the Union, and detri-
mental to the Union ITSELF a
policy that largely increases taxation;
policy that requires a large standing
army, which adds nearly one hundred
millions of dollars annually to the
I expenses OF the Governments, while it,
seegars the people a. policy, the sole
/ obiectof which is to c0ntinuein power
| the most venal and corrupt political
party that ever dishonored any civil
ICED nation; a policy vindictively en-
acted and mercilessiy prosecuted, with
the unconstitutional purpose of cen
tralizing and perpetuating all political
power Of the Government In the dom
ioant Radical party in Congress; and
policy which, If not early arrested
by the American people, will sooner
or later oyerwheIm our National
1 Government In one common and ap-
palling ruin.
2. We demand the unconditional
rnnaal Of the act of CONGRESS cnn