The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-19
Of the Sfnte Demo-
eratic Convention.

Pursuant to call OF the Democratic
State Central Committee the Conven.
tion assembled at The Dallcs on
Wednesday, April 10, 1872, and was
called to order at 10 o'clock A. NJ, by
Hon. Ben. Hayden, Chairman OF the
State Central Committee, whereupon
the following temporary Office $ were
elected: Hon. J. w. Nesmith, OF
Polk, Chairman; Mart. V. Brown, OF
Linn, Secretary; Ben. Nordcn,' OF
Multnomah, Assistant Secretary; and
.. ). Savage, Of Wasco, Scrgcant-at-
Arms.
On motion, the following gentle
men were appointed n Committee on
Credentials j II. Mel, }. j.. Miller,
X. w. Morrison, n. II. Gates, J. IL.
Fruit.
On motion, the following gentle
men were appointed Committee on
Organization aud Order of business :
}. &. Avery, l.. Colby, J. G. Carroll,
A. II. Brown, J. NJ. Thompson.
On motion, the representatives of
the press who were present were invit-
ed To convenient seats within the bar
On motion, the Convention took a
recess until O'Clock p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ONE O'CLOCK =. M.-Convention
met pursuant to adjournment
The Committee on Credentials re.
ported the following delegates ell
titled 10 seats in this Convention:
| n III l.. IA
Ellis, proxy; W. 4. Childers by J..
X. Neil, proxy; Matthew Fountain
by Neil, pro~y W. +. Songcr by
Neil, proxy; l.. T. G. Duncan by
Neil, proxy; James Miller by Neil,
proxy; Jacob Winner by r. G..
Richmond, proxy; benjamin Hay.
mond by l.. i. Mosher, proxy.
Douglas county,. T. Mosher;
james Burnett by Mosher, proxy
Aaron Rose by Mosher, proxy; Jeif.
Williams by Mosher, proxy; 4. Marks
by Mosher, proxy; Hardy E!liff by
Moshcr, proxy; +. Il. Hill by X. ii.
Lowe, proxy; +. sutherlin by K. ii.
Lowe, proxy.
Coos county-R. II. Lowe, William
Turpin by Lowe, proxy; James Aiken
Curry county-Wm. Tichenor by
JAS. Aiken, proxy.
Josephine county-A. l.. Waldon
by I. G. Richmond, proxy; r. G..
Patterson by Richmond, proxy.
Benton county,. G.. Avery, q. t.
Smith, John Burnett, X. ). Strahan by
Burnett, proxy; John T. Hughes by
Smith, proxy; John Foster.
Marion county-John T. Miller,
William Cosper, &. G. Curl, T. II
Cam by William Thompson. proxy;
r.. +. Colby, X. {. Kinney. +. T.. Fl
bridge by J. G. Berry, proxy; J. G..
Berry, +. X. Matthew, ". j. Herrin,
Il. +. Brown.
Linn couuty-George Il. Helm, "
V. Brown, Nimrod Price, j. Wheeler,
J. j. Crabtree, Preston Munkers By
a. Eackleman, proxy; Bart. Curl,
John Settle by W. NJ. Smith, proxy /;
o. i. Coshow, II. l.. Rudd, J. ii.
Smith. +. Farlow.
Multnomah county DIR. J. A.
Chapman. +. a. Cronin, Al. Zciber,
X. J. Ladd, +. J. Jeticries, &. Rafer.
ty, J. c. Carroll, Thomas Ryan, Ben.
J.. Norden, George l.. Curry.
Washington county-Ulysses Jack
son, j. L. Shinette, j. A Richardson,
j. III. Porter.
Columbia county-Squire Burnett,
5. A. Miles.
Ciatsop connty-R. W. Morrison.
Wasco county-H. ". Beall, IL.
Kerrison, y. Ii. Gates.
Umatilla county,. II. Fruit, O.
+. Clark, II. ii. Cardwell by w. III.
Barnhart, proxy; II. G. Paige by l..
Kerr, proxy; J. a. Florence.
Union county-A c. Smith. a. c.
Craig, L. B. Rhinehart by A. c. Smith,
proxy; John Miller by A. c. Craig,
proxy.
Baker county-A. II. Brown, G.
w. Lake by Brown, proxy; James
Odell by Brown, proxy; Ii. b. Chan
dler by Brown, proxy; II. b. c. Burch
by proxy; j. B. Griffin by Brown,
proxy.
Grant county-W. B. Laswell, Geo.
Chamberlain, +. Z. Turk by George
Chamberlain, proxy; Thomas How
ard by George Chamberlain, proxy.
Polk county,. w. Ncsmith, L.
Mcdaniel, j. b. V. Butler, b. +.
Burch, w. d. Jeffrys by J. II. Bas-
ket, proxy; ii. n. Y. Holmes 7. G.
Richmond.
Yamhill county,. II. Upton, B.
+. Lewis by Upon, proxy; J. c..
Braley, J. C. Nelson, j. Grazier, J. c.
Gillette.
Lane county-John NJ. Thompson,
J. J. Walton, Jr., J. f. Holt by John
nj. Thompson, proxy; Evans S. Gay,
John Whitaker by 6. J. Buys, proxy;
Jesse Cox by 4. S. Gay, proxy; T.
w. Rhea by Thompson, proxy; A. NJ
Osburn by Thompson, proxy.
Clackamas county,. White, A.
Noltner, John Myers, B. Jennings,
w. ii. Vaughn by White, proxy; J..
A. Bennett by Joseph Young, proxy !;
w. L. ,Barkley.
Tillamook county--Unrepresented
On motion, report was adopted and
committee discharged.
The Committee on Organization
and Order of Business submitted the
following report, which was, on mo-
ton, adopted:
10 the Democratic State Convention
We, your Committee on Perma-
nent Organization and Order Of Busi-
ness, respectfully submit the following
report: We recommend the follow
ing gentlemen for permanent officers
of this Convention: Honorable J. W.