The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-29

RATIFICATION MEETfNG.-IaSt sat
urday night the Democracy held n
rousing ratification meeting ut the
Court House. The Albany Brass Band
discoursed some stirring airs, and af-
ter the meeting was called to order by
Hon. n. II. Cranor the following gen.
tleman were in turn called for and res
pended with speeches, all warmly N
dorsing the ticket and pledging their
hearty support to its election: Hon.
Geo. r. Helm, Hon. \. III. Cranor, TT.
Sites, Judge s. A. Johns, c. p. Bura-
hart, j. J. Whitney, Hon. I. n. Smith,
G.. w. Powell, &. y. Hill, Hon. II. l..
Brown, and Jas. Shields. Mr. Helm
returned his thanks to the County Con-
vention in feeling and appropriate Ian
guage for the distinguished homer they
had conferred upon him by endorsing
him for the Congressional nomination.,
and made some excellent hits ut the
present aspect of the Radical party in
Oregon. Mr.. Cranor signified his ac-
ceptancc of the nomination for Repre-
sentative in n few neat and expressive
sentences, and made some stirring and
eloquent illusions to State and nation
al politics. Many other good points
were made by the various speakers of
the evening. Good humor, wit and
enthusiasm prevailed throughout the
meeting, and at a late hour it adjourn
ed with three rousing cheers for the
whole ticket. He can truly assert
that we never saw the Democracy of
Linn in n better condition for n politi-
cal campaign. The harmony and una
nimity of the party is complete. Not
a ripple of dissent or strain of discord
is heard from any section of the coun-
ty-not even a murmur of dissatistae-
ton is heard from Il single defeated
candidate, which is something that all
mus confess is remarkable i'll q county
where n party is so greatly in the ma
jority as is the Democracy i'll Linn.
The harmonious and enthusiastic
ratification meeting last Saturday
night is a death blow to the hopes OF
the Radicals in Linn county, who vain
~ hoped that something would ''turn
up'' at our Convention from which
they might manufacture Il ~discoraant
element upon which to creep into some
OF the county offices. But their hopes
are now blasted, and they have crept
off to their dens with their caudal APP
pendages lowered beyond II hope of fu-
ture elevation.
THE CLARKE-W ATKINS CASE
This ease, in which Sam. Clarke, late
editor of the Salem Statesman, sues
IT. II. Watkins, Pe~nitentiary Superin-
tendant, for SO, 900 for damages receiv-
ell by Il pistol shot, vas transferred from
Marion TO this county, and Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week were CON
summed in its trial. y cloud of witness
were present from Salem. amongwhnm
were nearly the whole medical faculty
of the Willamette University. The
court room was occupied during the en-
tire progress of the trial by an attentive
and even an eager crowd of people, at
tracted thither by the importance Of
the ease and the high standing OF the
parties involved; and on Wednesday
night, during the argument of the case
by the learned counsel on either side,
the court room was literally jammed by
people, among whom were several Ia
dies, all anxious To hear the forensic
efforts Of Ecssrs. Strong and Mallory
for the Plaintiff and Ncssrs. Curl and
Hayden in behalf of the defendant.
Four hours were occupied in the argu-
ments, after which the court adjourned
TO 8 O'Clock Thursday morning, at
which time His Honor, Judge Bonham,
delivered an excellant and comprehen-
sive charge to the jury and Submitted
the case to them for deliberation. AZ
ter the jury had deiibcrated for about
two hours they returned a verdict for
plaintiff for damages in the sum of one
dollar! This throws Clarke in the
costs OF the suit. which will perhaps
foot up $500 or 5000.