The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-18
Oregon Nominations.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE Tribune has
a special report from Salem, Oregon, Civ.
ing an account Of the proceedings OF The
Farmers State Convention OF that State
1t says the convention met this morning
and that all the nominations were unan,
imous. The following is the ticket: For
Congress, F. W. Davenport, a farmer
twice member oil the Legislature; tor
Governor, Thomas F. Campbell, Prcsi-
dent of Monmouth College, and editor oi
the Christian Messenger; for Secretary bl
State, J. II. Dauglett, farmer, and ex.
President Of the State Agricultural So.
ciety; for Treasurer, D. Beach, mill owner;
for State Printer, VIM. Il. Hand, publish.
er oil the A0untaIneEr. OF Wascoe county;
for Superintendent o! Public Instruction,
NJ. M. 0glesby, OF Douglass county.
The platform sets forth that there is no
hope but in the people 10 correct the ex-
traVagauce and corruption prevalent in
State and national administrations; the
officials paid by the government should
devote their full time TO the government:
il asks for the building Of the Portland,
Dallas s. Salt Lake Railroad; tho i'm.
provcment Of rivers and harbors; the
completion Of roads already begun; iavors
the proper encouragement of lransporta.
tion companies, corporations and persons
engaged in legitimate business, all under
the subjeCtion OF the law: that freight and
fares should be fixed by the Legislature;
reduction oil the salaries Of the State officers
to the constitutional limits; reduction q
the clerk and Sheriff ices 10 fair COM
pensation for the services performed; ior
a liberal system Of schools; condemns the
monopoly In the sale OF school books; is
opposed 10 the State leasing the locks oil
the Willamette Falls; condemns the act
OF the Legislature, enabling spectators to
get large tracts Of land 10 the detriment
o! settlers; considers personal charsc-
ter the criterion for fitness for office;
that the general government should pay
the losses and damages of settlers by the
Mod0c war; iavors the local optloh and
civil damage laws; endorses the Granger
efforts against extortions and monopolies.
The Oregon Statesman and Willamette
Farmer OF this date hoist the Independ-
ent ticket, and the OregonidH follows suit.
To morrow onehali oil the press will en-
dorse tho ticket. The meeting was enthu.
siastic. Every man avowed an honest
purpose 10 adopt o declaration OF princi.
pies and present set Of candidates that
would command respect and votes. There
was no log.rolling, wire.pulliog, or cross.
lifting, but earnest, determined men con.
sultiug as to the best interests of Oregon
Big salaries and unwarrantable taxation
in this young State must be stopped.
Mr.. Timothy W. Davenport, the can
Edidate for Congress. Is q native Of Colum,
bia county, New York, but resided ior
several years in Champaign county, o.
He graduated from the Startling Medical
College at Columbus, Ohio, as physl'
clan, but abandoned the profession soon
after emigrating to Oregon, in 1850. He
was rendered the nomination for Com
gress last year by the Republican state
Convention, but declined, as that body
had passed q resolution endorsing Senator
Hipple.Mitchell.