The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-08

The great event of the year, in the
estimation Of the enthusiastic Demo
cratic partisans, takes place to-day.
al Indianapolis The Democratic
State Convention will assemble for
the purpose of nominating a ticket
for State officers. The Convention
will be largely attended, and will be
harocterzed BY good deal of spirit
and enthusiasm. The order Of exer-
cises. as we learn from the State
Sentinel, will be about as follows:
The Convention will assemble at
the Academy Of Music, on Saturday
morning at 9 O'clock, promptly.
The stage will De reserved for Off
GERS Of the Convention and the re-
porters for the press.
The body Of the hall will be re-
served fer delegates exclusively, aud
each Congressional District will be
assigned locality for convenience
Of consultation and TO expedite busi-
ness.
The Convention will be called to
order By Hon. Lafe Develin, Chair
man of State Central Committee, and
the roll of the counties will be called,
! 10 ascertain representation in the
/ Convention, before any other business
/ is transacted After this the Con
vention will organize as it may deem
/ best.
The Academy of Music has been
hired until I've clock in the after
uoon, by which time the Convention
must adjourn from that building,
ther to the Metropolitan Hall or
die
Admission tickets for delegates and
eontingents, and mplimentary tick.
cts, will be ready for distribution en-
Friday morning, at the office of the
Secretary, in the SeRtinel building.
Each county delegation is requested
to select oBe Of Its number to receive
tickets for the delegation, and dis
tribute them, as the tickets TO which
each county is entitled will be in
closed in one envelope, so as to be
under the complete control of the
delegations.
We do not care to speculate in ad.
vance as to the action of the Conven-
tion-the platform that viii be adopt
/ ed or the ticket put in nomination,
AS it may be interesting to our read
eTs to know who are most prominent
for the different Offices, we copy from
the indianapolis Journal progDostica-
tons as to the nominations. The
Journal Of yesterday says
The city is filed with the leadine
and more distinguished patriots of the
Democratic army. The saloons are
all doing O lively business. and both
dealers and customers arc happy.
At this early date it is not possible
to predict shat viii be done. but the
indications now are that he Conven
ton will be held on Saturday, in &C
oordance with the programme adopted
bv the State Central COMMITTEES. 1t il
said that Mr.. E. S. Alvord. the Presi.
dent of the Citizens Street Railroad
Of this city, has been agreed upon a
!. the Chairman of tho State Centra
Committee he being a compromlst
, between the Hendricks and Brigh
wings of the party
The only names mentioned In con
nection with the Presidency of tn
: Convention are Ex Senator Hen
, dricks aud Col. Graham n. Fitch
! The prof abilities are that the forme
gentleman will be compliments,
Q with the position, as Hendricks pro
poses to hold the reins in his owr
J hands, and prevent any winking a
& the new departure doctrine, mo-
9 attempting to be adopted by some c
e the would be leaders.
]. For Secretary of SlaIe, the HoI
c Jason b. BroWB Of Jackson, Pre-