The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-17


10. Hon VIM Larabee, ofFayette.
II. G W Bassett, of Webster.
IL. N G Deering, Of Mitchell.
Chairman Melindy reported the
receipts and expenditures of tho
State Central Committee during the
60 campaign, showing q deficiency
Of $4S.l8.
A long address from the Temperance
convention in session at tho same
time was received and referred to
the Platform Committee.
Convention thon adjourned for
dinner.
In tho afternoon session Col. Hop.
burn of Page, Gen Add H Sanders
'of Scott, Maj Henry O'Connor of
Muscatine, Col r G Moreheizer of
Dubuque and Gen ] N Hedrick of
Wapello, were appointed a commit
tee to wait on Gen Sheridan on his
passage through Des Moines that
evening, and invite him to visit the
convention, which the General was
unable to do on account of the neces-
sity Of his going forward to the
plains.
The committee on resolutions
made the following report:
Resolqed, I hat we cordially endorse
the administration of Gov Merrill as
wise economical and honest, and that
it deserves, as it has received the
hearty approval OF the people of
Iowa.
Resolved, That we insist upon a
continuance of strict and close econ.
omy in oil departments of our State
government, in order to the main.
tenance of the happy financial condi-
ton to which our State has attained
under Republican rule.
Resolved, That the means now in
the State Treasury, and which, may
become available, ought to be used
for the purpose of defraying the nee.
essary expenditures of the State gov
eminent, economically administered,
and for no other purpose and no
state taxes, or only the minimum alb
solutely required, should be levied
or collected until such means are ex.
hAusted, to the end that the burthen
Of taxation may be made as light as
possible.
Resolved, That we rejoice in the
glorious national victory of 1863.
which has brought peace, happi.
ness and prosperity to our nation,
and we heartily endorse the admin
istration of Gen Grant.
Resolved, That the Republican par
ty Of Iowa, being among the first
since the rebellion to incorporate in
q State constitution, the great prin-
cip', ofimpartial suffrage, ct rdially
accepts the opportunity presented by
adopting the Fifteenth Amendment
to the Constitution Of the United
States, Of making that principal ma
tional.
Resolved, That the public cxpen-
ditures of the National Government
should be reduced to the lowest sum
which can be reached by system of
the most rigid economy, that no
money should be taken from tho
National Treasury for any work of
internal Improvement, or for the
erection OF any public buildings not
clearly necessary to be mado OF erec-
ted, until the nations debt is paid or
greatly reduced. That all tho mon.
ey that can be saved from the nation
al revenue, honestly collected should
be applied to the reduction of the
national dcbt to the end that the
people may be relieved from the
burthen of taxation as rapidly as
practicable.
Resolved, That we endorse and
approve the policy which the present
Secretary Of the Treasury OF the U.
s., has pursued.
After their unanimous adoption
Governor Merrill was re.nomiLated
for Governor by reclamation, Major
NJ. NJ. Walden, of Appanoose county,
for Lieutenant Governor on the first
ballot, and Dillon, for Chief Justice,
and Kissell, for Superintendent of In
struction, by reclamation. The can
didates were all present and appro-
priately acknowledged the honors
bestowed.
The Convention was brought to a
close in the greatest good humor, by1
! magnificent speech from Major
Henry O'Connor.
The ticket and platform are invul-
,erable and will 60 in virtually by
lefault 1.-THE moribund democracy. !