, 1876-12-25
N ofroW evening Grover will have n public re-
ccptlan, rendered bv the Democratic Convention.
INDIANA.
THE LAFAYETTE DEMOCRATS.
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THE LAFAYETTE DEMOCRATS.
Hpeetot Dfspdfch 70 ~ 7ftbank
LAFATEr1E, Ind, Dec. 24.-Inc County Con-
yentton called for Saturday, in Response to the
call Of tho Democratic Slate Central Commit
tcc met in tho Court-JIouso at r. m. For
hou1o rcason m organization wAs not effected
iii after2 2. There seemed TO be a disposition
among prominent Democrats to hang back.
None wero rampant To take an actfyo part In
tho proceedings, and continued running 10 and
fro, buttonholing aud whispering among the
faithful. Finally John +. Wllltams calIcd the
meeting to oricr and L. b. Stockton WIS called
to the chair. Mr.. Stockton said DO did not
feel fully posted As 10 the design Of the
Convention, and hoped, II he failed To state tta
real object, some ono would explain more fully
Of ilve were appointed TO draft resolutions e.
prcssivc Of tic sentiment Akfc injecting, and 10
select Delegates to attend thd State Convention
Of Jan. 8. The Committee, after retiring Il few
minutes, rsported list Of delegates and reso.
lutions. Tho suppo*itton Is that t1cy were all In
THE CROWN or WILLIAMS HAT
before thcmcctInn was called to order. One Of
the most prominent Democratic placed OIL tho
COMMITTEE vas not present, and had nothing to
connection. ThcTe was nothing startling, Or
novel III the resolutions. They declared their
belief in the election Of 1fllen and 1icndrtcks;
placed themselves On record a. 1aw.abtding cit
action of botb Houses Of Congress could legally
count tho Electoral Votes for President and
vics-Psestdent, and that the attempt to declare
Hayes and WheclBrs election By proclamation
Of the PFessdcpt OF the Senate, Of any other one
never before claimed or exercised, aud be-
loved It
WOULD De RESISTED Dr TIE PEOPLE,
irrespecsIyc Of party. Williams made, spcecf,
IT - kun1H
Of tiio election of Tldcn md Hendricks because,
the morning after election, all the papers lad
announced It. and among tho states conceded
BY tnc Republicans at thc st.ne were Loutssana,
ed to provo that the Republfcans liad previously
arranged to count these doubtful States for
Hayes and Wheeler whether or no, by m inter-
view glvon with afurat Halstcad, Just before tho
intentton substantially Of tho ltcpuolfcan lead.
erg. Tho report of the Committee was unan-
lnlnus1y adopted, and the Convention adjourned.
Tho room was comfortably filled, nearly one
half be'nE Republicans present 9nt q curiosity
gers Of the Convention evidently had no appe-
lite for war. They all expect to die at home
md in their own beds, II they have any say In
this matter.
8peeta! Dtspatch 70 M Tribune.
LAPoRTE, Ind, Dee. M.-The Democracy Of
thia county mot IN convention ct the Court.
appointed to attend the Convention 1t Indian
apolis Jan. g. Resolutions were passed protest.
Ing aeainst the acts Of the Administration and
dispensing coincidence to the unwashed. No
fear ot war here. The butt Of a tnusliet would
bc terror to them.
FORT WAIVE.
FoHT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. M-lhe nnterriacd
Democracy Of Allen County aired their indtgna-
tlon over thcir failure to elect T!dcn and lien.
bricks at the Couft-f House this Hftcrnopu. Tho
! attendance was not large. The meeting Was g
cut-and-lricd affair, officers, resolutions, aud
delegates to the State Convention haTtng been
arranged In atar-eharaber several days ago: Tho
no9; A. 3 Edgssrton presided, aud opened p5o'
4 number OF speeches wcrc made, oil thu ora
bat none u them esliine for "wah." Henry
NJ WILLIAMS H., sa %TIotes g. KepSSIb'ca
| Louisiana, and demanding that, II its vote Il
not counted for lin, It must be excluded
altogether. Tho Democrats were iubilnnt over
this, but, as Mr.. Willtnnas voted for Greeley aud
1flle,n; he cannot 10 considered yerY much ot
| verbose. They 5nslst that 1Yden has f>ctn
elected and must tjt inaugutatcd, hint that tho
] only compromise With eau hc considered would
be new election 10 all the States, and slyly In.
a ce sd aSta1v 49, 1 'axs o.
whether by tho Federal !uovcrnment OF
Returning Bonrds, may result in ovils more DE-.
plorabfc III their consequences than even civil
war. The resolutions also denounced tho usa
Of troops In South Carolina and other parts Of
tho South, and expressed approval Of Wale
Hampton's course. De1eeatea were appointed
to the 8th OF January Convention at ln0snup,
oils, after whacls the mectlnR adjourned. The
demonstration was far 1ess fostnIdable IN point
Of numbers than anticipated, either BY Demo
Gratis Of Republicans, and was strictly partisan
nffutr,