The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-06-21
Democratic State Convention.

The convention met ut JetfcrsoL City
on the 18th of june at noon.
The convention was made UP from me
responsibility of the party. and epibraced
some of our oldest citizen; and poiiti-
The Legislature that came into pcsefs
with Governor Browns e'ecfNen. and 81
recognized as the Offspring :Of-ihe
reform moyementh he then lnabgurAseds
wasbittefly denounced ~ the most. 9
rapt and prohisate ever known IN atte
history of the State. Many Of til. dele
gates expressed the determination TO re-
sist the Observation-Disclosures Mrrc
connected with thst body, believing thai
the party can carry NO sue:i load.
The tone of the reception gwen ny the
convention to Mr.. Armstronts address,
cad The greeting giveusto the rfriegrapnhc
dispatch read by him, that Indiana was
virtually all right for the "possum, Hen
bricks having been quoted with
ination for Governor and Dan. Voorhees
hayin. been repudiatcd. was conclusive
to any u~nprejudiced looker-oa that an
anti.j;rceiey man would stand no show
there, We, Of snch there were evidently a
number who seem to feel, and say by
their looks, that though they might be
whipped. they certainly should q o pc
subiucated. Upon these was'deentcrcd
the most attention. Their movements,
we're watched with peculiar ilnteest, and,
it was quite noticeable when4 Itvey OF
Usage arose and addressed the chair, Tor
the purpose Of moving = committee on
o, ganization and rules, that until his .pur-
nose became known there was b%reathless
suspense in every part of the house. The
relief all felt when Mr.. Zevcly's innocent
purpose became known, may be easily
imagined. Mr.. Zevely has boon APP
preached with the view Of a compromise.
but he resents allrsuch Oversurei. lie
is very bitter. His preference, he says,
TO the Cincinnati ticket would have been
Gratz Brown aud Il Niger, and such a
ticket will better become Baltimore. he
thinks. than the Greeley fizzlc. -.
1t il a noticeable fact that there were no
Germaus in the convention. About the
only one was,Scnator Spaunhcrst, and he
was not permitted to take a seat.
!, Judge William A, Hall, of Randolph,
was chosen Chairman, who on taking the
chair paid a glowing tribute to iGratz
Brown, who. he said. had never violated
faith with the Democratic party, and
could be relied on. ~. ,lor .t,{,
The following delegates to the Balti-
more Convention were appointed from
this district:-At large: Silas Woodson,
alternate G. II. Mansur; ID. J. Ileaton
and A. p. Morehouse, with Dr. Talbot
and J. N. White, altcrnates.
Resolutions favoring the passive pol
icy were adopted with great applause.
Zeyille was evidently cowed. Not SO
a plucky little fellow from the Twelfth
District, Of st. Louis-John Goldman
who, regardless ofthc jars Of his associ-
ates, raised his protest; he said he
thought he had come to a Democratic
convention, but believed he had made a
mistake; he believed that Grant would
get more Democratic votes than Grceley.
This honest declaration Of opinion was
met with a storm Of Kisses, aud such was
the confusion that followed, with the
rattling Of spittoons, cat calling. &c, that
tho gentleman was only heard to say
something about his being a working
man, that he was unused to public speak
ing and the usage- of meetings ofthel kind,
and congratulating the convention on its
%unanimity, sat down AL
The speech in favor Of the preamble
and resolutions was made by Hon. Silas
Woodson, evidently high-toned gentle
man from the blue grass region; however.
it was the same old story Of the great
wrongs to the Dewocratic party by being
kept:out Of power so many ye.rs,..nnd of
now being brought to the joyful prospect
Of ~reeaining it; he WAS very particular to
point to the result ofGrce.ey aud Brown $
election as the tire when the government
Would be once NOR, RESTORED 10 Demo
cratic control. .D..
The resolutions were then adopted, aud
the convention adjourned sine die. a