The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-09
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the Democratic State Convention, and
also the platform adopted
We have only timc and space to eay
that while the Convention eyinced
spirit Of life and enthusiasm scarcely
ever exhibited in State Conventions,
and while many questions were pre-
sented and freely discussed, there was
no word uttered and no act manifesled
that evinced desire to disorsanize OF
antagonize any element of the party.
The Platform is most admirable
one, and with the ticket nominated
Democrats Of Oregon Gun well afford to
go before the people and solicit their
votes.
Hon. John Whitealscr, our present
Congressman, has been rcnominated,
and the strongest argument in his favor
is that instead of being here, log.rolling
for his nomination, he remained at his
post in Washington, and in pursuit Of
those duties and obligations that his
constituency have imposed upon him.
We predict his election, over any man
that the Radicals can name, by even
larger majority than be received in
1878.
For Snpreme Judges We have a most
excellent Bench. Judge Prim has acted
in that capacity FOR nearly twenty years,
and il is to tho credit of the Conven-
tion that there was scarcely n vote
sgainst him. Judge Kelly has served
the people in so many capacities, from
United States Senator to the Supreme
Bench, that it would be supernuous for
us to further advocate his claims to
election. Judge Burnett OF Benton is
also too well known to need nn intro.
duction. 1t is indeed fortunate FOR the
judiciary of Oregon that tho selections
/ are of the elevated character named.
The candidates for District Judge,
and also for Attorney, viii have due
attention paid to them
judges Hanna Of jackson, Walton
of Lane. Ramsay Of Marion, Bellinger
Of Multnomah and Macarthur Of Wascc
present au array Of legal talent and
honest worth seldom witnessed even in
tho selection Of that most sacred right
of the arbitrars apd cxpoundcrs of the
law.
We would like much to refer to tht
nominations for District Attorney, foi
We have men for that place in each Dis
trict of superior talent and character
But space forbids, this week. Suilic,
to say that they all received the hearty
> endorsement of the Convention, ans
will surely receive majority OF th'
votes of their various districts in June
The candidates FOR Presidential Elect
ors, Messrs +. G. Owen, Of Coos, J. X
Weatherford, of Linn, and JAS Fulton
Of Wasco, are gentlemen OF suihcien
talent and ability to make themselvet
heard in the impending Presidential
contest. The selection of these gentle
men was a credit and an honor to tn,
. Convention.
The gentlemen selected as delegate
to the Cincinnati Convention go unin
structed and untrammelcd This is as i
should be. An effort WAS made in thI
Convention to instruct FOR Field, Tilden
or somebody else bat it was very prop
etly voted down.
The platform we will have occasion
to refer TO hereafter. Il Is strong
positive and an aggressive document
and the Republicans can successful,
: assail it. In fact, tho Platform is al
most campaign within itself, and til,
. Democracy Of Oregon can 80 before th,
> people on the issues therein presentc,
: and defy successful controversy
> We will refer further to matters per
= tanning to the CONVENTION next week