The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-04-12
JUDGE JEREMIAH WILSON THE
NOMINEE. 1870


temperature, and the prospects of an
animated meeting, called out yesterday
at Connersville, q large concourse of
the citizens of the Fourth Congressional
District, besides full delegations from
each of the counties, who came by ap.
pointment
At eleven o'clock q. M, the Conven-
ton was called to order in the court
room Of the Court House, by DIR Thomas
Fl Conner, of Franklin county, and
Hon B f Claypool was appointed Chair
man; Hon Leonidas Sexton, of Rush
county, Secretary, Hon Thomas n Bid
good, Of Hancock. and Cant A G Will
cox, of Wayne, Assistant Secretaries.
A delegate offered the following res
buttons, which were adopted
WHEREAS, The Central Committee for
Z the Fourth Congressional District Of
Indiana, at a meeting held in Corners
Vile, on the 10th day Of May, 1870,
adopted the following resolutions, to
wit:
The Fourth District Central Commit
tee, which met at Connersv;lle on Thurs
day of last week, adopted the following
mode of selecting a Republican candi-
date for Congress for the Fourth Con
gressional District at the approaching
election
RESOLVED, 1st. That a delegate Con-
vention be held in The city Of Corners
vile on the 18th day Of April, A ID 1870
Cd. That in said Convention the vote
for candidates for Congressional nomin-
alton STALL be by townships.
Sd. That each township shall be emit
+ tied to one delegate vote in the Conven-
ton for each one hundred votes cast for
. U S Grant at the last Presidential elect
ion, and one vote for each fraction of
| Of fifty or upwards; but if any township
shall not have cast fifty votes at such
elections shall not have cast fifty votes
at such election, such township shall
be entitled to one delegate vote.
4th. That in all counties where the
expression of the people shall have
been taken by popular vote. the deleg ate
vote of each township shall be cast for
the candidate who has received the high
est number OF votes in such township,
and in case no provision has been m ade
by any township for any person to cast
the vote Of such township in the Dis
trict Convention hereby called, the to-
tai vote of such township shall be de-
clared to the convention, together with
the votes cast in such township for each
candidate, and the delegate vote of such
township Shall be recorded and cou Mt
ed for that candidate who may have re-
ceived the highest number Of votes of
the people as aforesaid in such town
ship. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That this convention, in
selecting a candidate for Congress for
said district, be governed by the rules
laid down by said committee as stated
in the above resolutions.
Hereupon, Mr.. Johnson, Of Rush
county, was sustained in motion which
lie made, that ther Secretary should read
to the Convention letter upon the
subject of the nomination from Hon. @
w Julian, Of whica he was the recipient.
The letter was accordingly read, and
was as follows:
MIR JULIAN's LETEBE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 6, 1870.
DEAR MIR. JoHNsoN-I am advised by
telegram, of the result OF the primary
elections on Monday, letters recently
received had prepared me for this news,
and am entirely satisfied, for two rea-
sons: In the first place it was with consid-
cradle hesitation that determined to he
/ candidate, on account Of the condition
| Of nv health / believed, however, /
| would so improve as to be able for the
|, canvass but in this have been partially
| disappointed. / greatly need the rest
and freedom from care which nre row
made available to me, without which my
| restoration to health, and consequently
| to any future usefulness, was at least
| doubtful.
In the next place / believed my con-
| nectlon with some important public
| questions would enable me to render a
real and greatly needed service to the
country within the next few years if con,
tinued in Congress On this ground I
! thought it my duty to become a candi-
date, fully believing, as l did, that
would be successful, and / can say with
| perfect sincerity, that ! was not impelled
! by political ambition, or by any fond
l. ness whatever for the drudgery snd care
| of Congressional life. But l am now
| relieved Of all responsibility by the pri-
mary elections, with the liberty to at
| tend to my private affairs, and the con-
| sequence OF having done my whole duty
! . Let me add one word more, The
| canvas has been a remarkable one The
| opposition TO ne by Republicans has
/ been far more fierce and violent than l
| have ever witnessed against the commo on
| foe; I have been fought with as much
bitterness and rancor as if had betray-
4 ed the country to its enemies or made
| infamous by the foulest Of crimes. AID
| all this has been done just as the great
and endearing principles have triumph
| ed for which / have battled through
| good report and through evil report 70,
/ nearly a quar- ter of a century. I men,
| ton this as a remarkably suggestive
| fact, and not in the way OF complaint
| for having voluntarily acc epted political
| life l cannot hope to escape its disa-
gre cable incidents; but do not wish ts
to dwell upon these topics. 1t will dc
well tor all parties and for the success.
of our cause to pass them by. II it i:
possible, let US now have harmo ny. A.
Il, va alf I have at all times q nd undeI