New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-13
CONVENTIONS.
south Carolina, Indiona and Kansas
Democracy for GFeeley-A mRssachu
setts District IndOrsing Cincinnati

south Carolina, Indisna and Kansas
Democracy for Greeley-A 1Iassachu-
setts District IndOrsing Cincinnati
Platform.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 12.-The State
Democratic Convention reassembled this
morning The committee on resolutions
reported the following, which were unani-
mously adopted:
Res0lUed. That this convention recog-
nizes the movement which was organized at
Cincinnati in May last as the only one in
this crisis calculated to revive individual
liberty and restore local lselt-government.
Resolred, That this convention accepts
the Cincinnati platform as broad, liberal
and just to all portions, classes and citizens
of the republic.
ResoIUed. That it is the sense of this con-
ventiOn that the interests Of the whole
country require that no separate and dis
tinct Democratic nomination should be
made by the Baltimore convention, and the
delegates appointed by this body are here
by instructed to oppose such nominations.
A minority report favoring q straight
nomination at Baltimore was tabled with
only two dissenting votes.
A full delegation to the national conven-
ton was then chosen. 1t represents all sec
tiOns of the State, and includes the Hon.
William NJ. Aiken, ex-senator Chestnut,
and Hon. W. D. Porter.
The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee having resigned, the chair was au
thorized to appoint their successors. The
convention then adjourned sine die, after a
brief and harmonious session.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 12.-District delega-
tiOns held caucusses last night, and elected
delegates to the Baltimore convention, all
favoring Greeley and Brown.
In the Derre Haute district caucus, a
motion was make to substitute Voorhees, in
place of Doculing for delegate from the
State at large to the Baltimore convention,
but the motion was lost by good majority.
George w Julian said in the Liberal Re-
publican caucus to-day that he would be
glad if the Democrats would take him as
one of their standard-bearers.
The State Democratic Convention met
here this morning. Hon. John r. CaffOrth
was chosen permanent chairman. After an
opening address by the chairman COM
mittee on resolutions, consisting of one
delegate from each congressional district,
and a committee to select delegates to the
Baltimore convention was also appointed.
Considerable discussion arose on the ques-
ton of the appointment of a committee to
select the electoral ticket Hon. j. u.
Mcdonald argued in favor of postponing
the choice of electors till after the Balti-
more convention. 1t was finally decided to
postpone the selection Of the electoral
ticket.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks was then
unanimously nominated for Governor, and
Washington Depew, Of Floyd county, for
Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. Hendricks, in accepting the nomina-
ton, and referring to the Baltimore c0nven-
ton. said he thought the action of this con-
ventiOn foreshadOwed the result of that, to
the action of which he pledged his support
He was not afraid of bne-man power, but he
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Grant was surrounded. He concluded by
saving: 1--WE have turned our backs upon
the past; we stand in the present, and look
to the future The past is lost to us; the
future is ours; let us make it glorious
one"
The convention resolved that the princi-
pies Of the Cincinnati Liberal convention,
taken in connection with the propositions
of Horace Greeley's letter of acceptance of
the nomination, constitute a platform on
which all the elements Of opposition to the
present corrupt administration of the fed
eral government can stand.
Alter announcement Of the choice of w.
@. Depu, of Floyd county, as Lieutenant
Governor, Mr. Hendricks appeared on the
stage, and said he had no expectation Of
being the nominee of the convention. He
had been appealed to by those to whose
appeal he could not be deaf. He was in
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personal reasons. He spoke Of the growing
interests of the State, and said the ONCE OF
Governor was rendered more Jhap
usually important by the encroachments
Of the central power. II elected, while ne
would endeavOr to maintain always the
most friendly relations with the central
power. he would most strenuously labor to
maintain the right Of local government. He
asked If the people Of the South, beggared
and oppressed, should appeal to us in vain
for poiitical support LCries of "No."l He
referred to the necessity for civil service re-
form. and trusted the party now seeking
co-oneration would be able to achieve it.
Colonel John S. Williams. of TippecanOe
county, and Hon. NJ. G. Kerr, Of Floyd
county, were nominated as candidates for
Congressmen at large.
The following are the delegates at large
to the Baltimore convention: N. NJ Ray, j.
d. Williams, Robert LOwery, B. w. Hanna,
d. d. Dikeman, Levy Sparkes, DR.. M.
O'Connell and Horace COrbin
The following are the nominations tor
State officers: Secretary Of State, Owen M
Eddy; Auditor, John B. Stalls; Treasurer,
James b. Ryan; Superintendent Of Instruc-
ton, Milton B. Hopkins; Attorney General,
3. w. Hanna; Clerk Of the Supreme Court,
E. G. Robinson,