The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-26
DEMocRAr1o CONVENTION. -Th

body ment at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on We'd
nesday, and temporarily organized by
the election of Gov Geo. L. Curry, of /
Clackamas, Chairman, Lafayette Lane
and A. W. Stanard, Secretaries. A
committee of three, Fay, of Jackson.
MeComas, of Union, and Burch, of
Polk, was appointed on credentials, when
the Convention adjourned to l o'clock p
NJ. Upon the reassemblng of the Con-
vention, the report of the committee on
credentials was accepted, and perman-
ent organization effected by the election
of the following officers Geo J.. Curry,
of Clackamas, Chairman; w. f. How
ell, of Clackamas, Secretary; A. w.
Stanard, of Linn, Assistant Secretary
A. N. Arnold, of Linn, Sergeantat-
Arms. A motion prevailed to appoint
one delegate from each county as com
mittee on platform Said committee
consisted of Miller of Marion, Near
thur of Baker, Hunter of Union, Moore
of Umatilla, Miller of Grant, Gates of
Wasco, Thaycr of Multnomah, Bennett
of Columbia, Adair of Clatsop, Hodges of
Clackamas, ,Swick of Washington j Jackson
of Yamhill, Holmes of Polk, Smith of
/ Benton, Crooks of Linn, Cochran OF
Lane, Parker Of Douglas, Thompson of
Coos, johnson of Curry, and Fay of
Jackson The order of business adopted
by the Convention was: 1st. Permanent
organization I'd, committee on plat
form Sd, adoption of platform 4th,
nomination Of candidate for Congress !;
| 9th, for Governor 9th, Secretary of
State; 9TH, Treasurer Sth, State Print
er; 9th, ratification of nominations of
Judges of the I'd, Sd and 5th Districts !;
10th, ratification of nominations of Dis
trict Attorneys for I'd, Sd, 4th and 5th
districts. Convention then adjourned
until o'clock P NJ Immediately upon
the opening of the evening session, the
majority of the committe (1S) reported
platform and resolutions, which were
read, when the Minority CD reported.
After some cross firing as to how the
platform should be adopted, the Conven-
,ion resolved to take it by sections, as
swallowing the whole thing at one gulp
was too much of dose. The first seven
articles were adopted without dissent
ing voice, but Mhen the 9th came up the
fight opened. 1t was pronounced by
Humason, johnson, Cochran, and others,
as, simple fat footed reputation, and
such plank in the platform, the Democ-
racy of Oregon was doomed to certain
aud overwhelming defeat, and they ad.
vised temporizing, policy and calm delib-
Grafton. Fay, Ben Hayden, Macarthur
and others, endorsed the plank, endorsed
repudiation wanted Democratic plat
form, asserting that they had not had
one for ten years. He (Fay) was in
ia or, for once, just once, of coming fai,
and square on Democratic principles
and if successful they would have fought
the battle on principle, and if defeated
they would 60 down with flying colors
, Chapman, Of Multnomah, raised his
feeble voice in warning" Reed, o
, Multnomah, asked: :: viii you never
, learn anything? VIII you never be in
structed by the past?" He insisted that
. reputation engrafted in the platform
the Democracy of Oregon was foreve
dead. Jasper johnson told the Conven
) tion that if the article was adopted, tn,
death -knell of the party was sounded
the party was split in twain; that hs
was now and forever against repudiatior
in any form. eve would like to Civ,
the opinions of other lights of the De
mocracy, but time and space will not al
low.) Humason moved to strike out tn,
repudiation clause and insert in its stead
eve are in favor of an equitable adjust
ment of the bonds" which, after anothe
, amendment by Fay, to strike out: g tn,
! interest already paid has more than liq
Undated the national debt" (Which Hu
mason said was a lie, and every body
, knew it), was passed. The balance o
7 the resolutions were adopted without op
position, and the Convention adjourned
until 8 o'clock A NJ. on Thursday w,
have but space to give the nominations
For Congress, Jas. H. Slater; Governor
! l.. T. Grover; s. +. Chadwick, Secre
{ tary of State; L. Fleischncr, Treasurer
, Thos Patterson, State Printer B. T
Bonham, of Marion, received the nomi
: nation for Judge of the Sd district, an,
$ N III. Butler, Of Polk, Prosecuting At
torDey. The next Convention is to b.
held at Dalles City.
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