The Van Buren press., 1876-05-06


~ In ls7ia regular Democratic -Conscr-
rative Convention nominated Gen. IL: r.
Thomason for the Constitutional Convention.
did the Press ad, ocate his election !-V. d.
Argus.
This Is . wil!n! peryersion ef the truth
and the editor Of the Argus. II he had ref'ec-
ted moment, would not made the statement
lie knows that the only harsh words we ever
had with him. were on that very question as
to that being acknowledgements con-
ventioa. We contended that 1t WAS exclu-
sively u democratic conservative convention,
and that the call contemplated no other, and
le eoutentled that II was not, and that 1t was
not his intention (he having made the call)
to have made any such call, but that 1t was a
Peoples Convention. embracing all parties.
The town of Alma. In her township meeting.
decided EN- pl,atically, by resolution, that they
would have no part or lot In an exclusively
democratic misery ative- convention. and sent
the proceedings to us for publication. This
Is the first VIC knew that the call was not In
accordance with the wishes Of the caller, and
imme,li ately took the resolution to Mr.. Will
cox, TO know how he construed the call
which. by the way. he had ordered In, as an
ex.chairman of the democratic county COM
mittee, and he at once repudiatcd the same ard
declared that he intended to call for an open
convention OF all political parties. We there
and then wiped our hands Of the convention,
and had no more to do with it. Tnis - DEM
ocratic Conservative" convention was held
and was presided over by Republican. We
W;icav Enawinvlv naryprtc ctl
the truth, when he claims that Gen, Thoma :
son was nominated by a democratic -conser-
vxtiyc convention, and that we bolted the
same.
Then again says the Argus: In the county
convention which assembled tor the purpose
of sending delegates to the last State con-
yention, the Press man boltcd, incontinently.
and his candidate tor Congress also boltcd /,
and was appointed delegate to the State
convention.
Let us sec how this is. This convention
was also, packed with good number of re-
publcans, and presided over by one. After
the organization, Hon. Jesse Turner offered n
resolution riedging the convention to the nom
inses of the State convention, to which they
were then assembled to send delegates to. In
support Of his resolution he made speech,
plcdging himself to support the nominee.
whoever they might be, "even II 1t should
ts Ger. Thoa.asoff himself" The evaveH~
tion refused to even entertain his resolution
or take any vote on it. but resolved that they
would not support the nominee, 1t 1t should
be Gov. Baxter. Upon that, the Hon. Jesse
Turner, and Others left the convention. What
else could they do' and organized conveD-
tion and appointed county committee. which
was acknowledged and endorsed by the De-
mocracy of the county, in responding to their
call to meet at Oliver Spring where ticke,
for county officers was put out, and delegates
to the Congressional, judicial and senatorial
conventions were appointed.
To say that convention was democratic
that refused to pledge itself to the ticket that
they were eiecting delegates to help put out
Is an outrage on good common sense and the
not leave convention on SUCH grounds, i Is
not worthy the name Of a democrat. We
stand upon our record all the time, let it be
good or bad, and VIC shall hold the editor Of
the Argus to his.