Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

OUT their falsehOod will reCOll upon
themselves.
Let me ask that what there is to be
done to-day, be done openly and
above-board. Let it be done in good
faith; and let it be our determine
ton that it be faithfully carried out.
Let us stand msnfully up to it and do
it.
On motion tho following gentle
men were chosen as temporary Sec
retaries: J. III. Stubenrauch, of Ma
rion county, and J. G. Hollingsworth,
of Keokuk county.
The following gentlemen were
named by the various county delega-
tons as
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Jasper County-O W fireman.
Appanoose John II Williams.
Davis-J G Huffman.
Keokuk-H Adams
Mahaska-P Ackerman.
Marion-J II slubenrauch.
Monroe-Wm d campbell.
Wapello-W " Cory.
ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Appanoose County-wm Ellis.
Davis-L D Hotchkiss,
Jasper-4eorge Brook maven.
keokuk-J N Richardson.
Mahaska David Morgan.
MariOn-JOhn B Elliott.
Monroe-Saml Miller.
Wapello-J M Peck.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
Appanoose-Wm Mcdonald.
Jasper-S Patterson.
Keokuk-C Mackey.
Mahaska-W R Nugent.
Monroe-H D Carroll.
Wapello- VIM Cloyd.
Narlon-Col T j Anderson.
The convention then adjourned to
o'clock r. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention assembled at 2 p.
m. Hon. j. G. Cook in the chair.
j. G. Hollingsworth, Secretary.
read the proceedings of the forenoon
session.
The committee on credentials not
being present, Col Mackey moved
that the convention receive the report
of the committee on permanent or
ganiz4tion.
The Hon. T. Q. Walker, of Davis
county, raised point of order,
claiming that the convention could
not take up any question until its or
ganization was perfected by the re-
ception and adoption of the report of
the committee on credentials.
The point of order was decided to
be we'll taken, by the chair.
Mr.. Walker and Col. Trimble were
then both called on for a speech by a
perfect din of voices.
Mr.. Walker took the platform and
proceeded to make speech of some
10 minutes. He said:
1t has not been my province In the
years past to make many speeches to
democratic conventions. True my
voice has been heard in them fire.
quently, If not oftener, as Josh Bill
lings would say, but mostly in the
line of organization. l don't desire
to talk to you; prefer to listen and
learn wisdom from the lips of those
who can better instruct you in the
line of your political duties or in the
line of your political practice, but I
cannot refrain from saying, inasmuch
as you have kindly called upon me
for few words, that l hold it to be
the duty of the democratic party not
only in this congressional district but
in the State of Iowa as well, to follow
such practice as will place us thor
oughly in line with the great demo-
cratic party Of the Union. 1 desire
for myself that the democratic party
of the Sixth district shall be ready
when the long roll shall sound in 1880
to announce with its thousands of
voices, "herc," when the wagon
drives forward and we are asked to
get on board and 60 forward in.the
line of victory. Why should we not ?
There are many Of us here who have
bowed under defeat year after year,
with hearts undismayed by that de-
feat, and have risen gloriously al
though crushed under erwhelming
numbers, and have again and again
marched forward, deserving, if not
securing victory. l only ask on be-
half Of myself, and ] think that in so
asking / voice the sentiment of the
entire Sixth district, that whatever
shall be done to-day shall be done
with view to preserving intact our
organization-with view to keeping
every member of the democratic par
ty-not only keeping every man, but
keeping him because he likes to be
there and not as matter of policy or
to please some other man. We can
take cheer to ourselves, not only in |
the Sixth district but in the State at |
large, because we see the republican |
hosts melting away day by day. We see |
democratic majorities speaking in |
tones that cannot be misunderstood,
that in 1850 we shall see that banner
that foated SO gloriously to success in
law, but not in fact in 1876, we shall
then carry that flag forward to victo-
~ more potent and powerful than in
1876, In that it will be victory that
cannot be wrested from us. I say
and believe this, because the Ameri-
can people will not sit down calmly
and submit to the degradation Of the
nation q second time. I believe this,
because the people of the different
States have spoken. In every case
where there was chance for the bal
ance to be swayed, where politics
were divided so equally that pre-
in one scale might posi-
bly, be oyerbalanced, then the princi
Piles of the democratic party have pre-
vailed.
Our Southern sister states are send
ing up to us from each succeeding
election tones of cheer that tell us that
in 1880 they will be with us and with
the democracy of the country. Ohio
is no longer uncertain. In California
1T is not matter of doubt. Oregon
has spoken in tones that cannot be
mistaken. So say to you my fello " .
democrats, that knowing that there |
shall come to us at the next presiden-
lial election, this victory which 10 as
sured to US not only from the signs {
Of the times but because we know /
hat the next Senate of the United
States is in democratic hands: because
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