The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
Gr.ensask county Csnren.lsn.


The Convention was called to order at 0
o'clock Friday morning by the temporary
Chairman. John T. Crooks. and the frat thing
in order being the report from the Committee
on Credentials, the following was handed in,
read and adopted:
We your committee on Credentials. find
the following named persons entitled to seats
in this Convention.
EAST ALnANY-J II Maine, II Fox and l.
Putnam.
SvRAcusE-.John 7 Crooks.
SASTIAM-D + CFAbtroe. + NJ Daniels.
SHEDD-Dan Bringle.
HARRIsRERG-J + Hendrix, Aaron Condra,
Thos Grimes. j @ Snodgrasa, Thos Churchill
and Chas Miller.
HALsEY-F Leeper, D n Cooper and p T
Brock.
BRusH CREEK -ThOs Philpot.
Tho Committee on Permanent OrganiEa-
tiOn and Order Of Busines then reported in
favor Of making ]. I. Crooks Chairman; +.
Leeper, Secretary, and J. c. SnOdgrass, As.
sistant, and that nominations should be made
in the order they occur below, which report
was adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following. which were adopted without
any debate or comment;
Your Committee on Resolutions beg leave
to make the following report; That we, as
citizens Of Linn county, and State Of Oregon,
in Convention assembled in the City OF Al
bany, this 18th day Of April 1850, in behalf
Of the Greenbaek organization, and the rights
Of the people declare in favor Of, and pledge
our earnest efforts to secure to the people the
following objects.
That the County clerk Of Linn county shall
receive three thousand dollars year for his
services from fees paid into the County Treas
ury.
That the Sheriff of Linn county shall re.
ceive three thousand dollaEs per year, provid.
cd his official duties do not require him be-
yond the limits Of his county. then he shall
be paid his actual travelling expenses, and no
mere.
That the Oregon and California Railroad
Company, or any other company or corpora.
ton that has or may hereafter construct 4
railroad in this State shall be required by law
to observe reasonable and uniform tariffs for
freights and passengers, and be held rssPon.
sible for all damage done to live stock and
all damage done by fire that may be eommu.
nicated from the train to eombustible mate
nal. and the service for the recovery Of such
damage may be made upon any agent or EN-.
ployee of the road.
That instead Of electing = county assessor
as now, each precinct shall elect an assessor
who shall act as assessor for the county in
his precinct and shall receive as q compensa-
ton for his services two dollars per day for
the time actually employed.
That we favor the reduction OF the men,
bers of the Legislature to ORe-hAlf of their
present number
That the people shall be taxed to pay the
constitutional indebtedness Of the State, and
no more.
That We favor . local option liquor law.
That we are in favor Of taxing all money
secured by mortgage, in the county in which
the mortgage Is recorded.
That We endorse the platform adopted by
the Union Greenback Labor Convention 1t
Salem on the 25th Of March, 1850.
]. F. HENDRIx,
Chairman Of COMMITTEES.
The following nominations were then made
by seclamation:
Stsfe SenatOr-JShn 7 Crooks.
Representatives. II Wilson, c snod-
grass. Jas FOrgy. David Myers. Aaron Con-
dra aud Fox.
Jsdge-W Stewart.
Clerk L Fallsr.
Sheyif-Jas CrabtrIeL
T'reasEreT-J r South.
Commissioners-JOhn w Gains and A S
Bassett
A&sessoy-Thos PhilpOt.
Surveyor p Brock.
School Superintendent n Cooper.
CoroneT-Dr VIM s Braeken.
CeAtraI Coami1se-J z Hendrix, W ]
Stewart, F II Daniels, Jas Forgy and John
7 Crooks
After few words from w Stewart and
n Daniels the Convention adjourned.