The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02

On motion, Capt. j. B. c. Turman was de-
clared the choice OF tine Republicans Of Craw-
ford county for Clerk thereof and in the
event Iof an election for said Office he was
nominated, as the republican candidate there
| for.
Col. Mcconnell moved that II. c. IIayman,
A. NJ. Callahan. Zcll Coleman, II. l.. hoffman
and Arnold O'Bryon, be elected Delegates to
the Congressional Convention Carried.
II. c. Hayman moved that Col. H. l.. Nc
Connell Dr. l.. c. White. J. NJ. Wright. A. j.
Coomer and Maj. II. $. Anderson, be elected
Delegates to the Senatorial Nominating Con-
vention. Carried.
Il. w. Noble moved that Col. II. l.. McCon-
nell be elected chairman OF the Co. Execu-
tive Committee and that Col. j. o. Churchill.
Hon. W. A. Britton, A. J. Coomer and II. C..
Iayman be selected to form the rest of said
committee, the ensuing two years--carried
The Hon. Thomas Boles then addressed the
convention in speech explanatory Of his
congressional career and was loudly applaud
ed.
Col. II. L. Mcconnell spoke at considerable
length on the proceedings of the convention,
and eulogised the wisdom of its action. 1t
was composed of strictly representative men,
men who were manufacturers, merchants,
farmers and professional men, whose energy
in their respective avocations was the best
evidence of their excellence as citizens No
one of its members had been promised any
thing to secure his vote, the attendance of all
these men, whose integrity was not to be
doubted, whose Republicanism was above
suspicion, was a guaranty that the masses
were determined to effect certain reforms,
were united in the intention to govern them
selves and to consign to oblivion professional
Office seekers corruption and the doctrine of
eternal hate. (Checrs.) Large sums Of mon
ey and the proffer of official station had been
scattered through the county to carry it for
clique, whose only platform was the "two
loaves and the five fishes CHEERS; and it
was the best evidence of the popular fitness
for self-goyernment, that the people, unawed
and unscduced, had declared in favor of re-
trenchment and such legislation as would re-
move the burdens of the masses. (Cheers.)
Col. Mcconnell said it was nothing eXtraor
dinary that the agents ofthe ring should have
bolted, but as they marched off headed by
their leader, Mr.. L. j. Searle, it must have oc-
Cured to all present that the bolters had gone
back not Only on their promise to abide the
popular will, but had disrsgarded the exam
pie of the Scottish Highland Piper, that dis
tinguished musician who, ho,according to Searles'
three score asseverations, "had never learned
for to play retreat. (Cheers) Being mus
ical in their tastes, he could imagine them
chanting in this the hour of their defeat:
"IIark from the Tombs, the doleful sound"
but he doubted if they would stay here long
enough to "attend the cry,' for the reason
that, attracted by the promise of station else
where, they might visit other counties, there
to prove by the purchase of unlimited mel
ons, the dispensation of powerful whisky and
the promise oflucrative offices, that the Ku
K!ux Klan, in the language of Mr.. Searle,
"was still ragin' and that no peace could
be had in the State until that friend of the fair
sex (laughter) was elected to Congress.
| (Cheers.) Col. Mcconnell then declared that
the resolutions adopted were in accordance
with the Republican platform in consonancc
with General Grants policy. as evinced by the
appointments of Longstreet and Alderman ;
in emulation of Governor Clayton's October
speech, and for one, he was not prepared to
support any candidate who would not fulfill
the pledges, which the representatives of the
Republicans of Crawford had this day de-
manded of all who should be their standard
bearers in the coming contest. (Cheers.)
| DR.. L. c. White W. l.. Taylor, and II. l..
HOLMAN followed in speeches endorsing the
action of the Convention and condemnatory
Of the faction that had boltcd.
The Convention then adjourned with cheers
for the Resolutions, Gen. Grant and Judge
Boles.
ES- We expected to have given full
report of the Searle wing of the Convcn-
ton, on Saturday, having made arrange
ments accordingly, but our reporter got