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THE ENTEHPBiS!
OREGO.VCITr, OREGON, SEPT. 12. 1573.
Democratic State Ticket!
FOIl cogi:ssi.v,
J AS. W. RJSSAIITEI,
OF POLK COUNTY.
State Cun enti.m Atrain.
Having had something tb say about
- the Democratic State Convention be
fore i tablet, and having participated
in its proceedings, Ave have something
to say of the Convention sinc,e it met.
We have nothing to conceal, and
don't propose to eat any'dirt. Before
the meeting of the Convention, we
sought to secure the nomination of
some other than Col Xesmith. In the
Convention we did the same thing.
We did so; first, because we thought
it right and proper, and secondly
because we thought those whom we
had the honor, in part, to represent
desired us bo to do. In accordance
with our own sense of right and the
O wish of those whom we in part repre
sented, we' voted for Hon. Jas. II.
Slater so long as there was any hope
of his nomination, and even after we
had lost all hope; but, y a fair rim
race vote, on the fifth ballot Col. J.
"W. Xesmith received a majority of
all the votes, and was declared the 1
nominee of the -Convention for Eep-
reacntativo to Congress, in which
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.teciarauon we aid then, ao now, ana
expect in the future to acquiesce.
As it was the first time we attended
a State Convention, in the capacity
ot a Ueleirate, we felt as we suppose
many others feel under similar cir-j
cumstanees, that the success of the
party and consequently the prosperi
ty of the country depended very
mueh upon securing as the nominee
the man of our choice. We may
have overlooked the fact that each
delegate mav have been actuated bv
a similar motive and derire in refer
ence to the man of his choice, though
that was another and a different man.
From, a sense of dwt we sought in
the Convention in a manly, open and
honorable manner, as we thought, to
Qlefeat Col. Xesmith in fact wc did
not vote for him throughout. Yet.
he having, as we before said, fairly
reeeied a majority of the votes of the
Convention, we propose, from a sense
of duty, in a like open and honorable
manner to seek his triumphant elec
tion, and we believe it the part of
v. isdniifor all the Democrats of this
State to give to Col. Xesmith, the
nominee of our Convention, their
hearty support ; by so doing vietory
will perch upon our banner not only
in the election on the 13th of Octo
ber next, but it will be an augury of
certain victory to us in the coming
general election next June. The lion
spirit of the people of our sister j
State Las been aroused and the mon- i
ster tnoitopohi lies crouehant at their !
feet, not demolished but awe stricken I
at the terriole might and majesty of
the people, when they give utterance
to that long pent up desire for free
dom which makes t'.ie xc'il cf n o
the law of the land. "Pardon ..s I
if wc should digress sj far as to sav i v.ell-known adaptability of the soil
that we believe that utterance comes an,l climate of Oregon to the pro
from the irhilc people in w horn ! hiction of wheat of the finest quali
ulone we have hope of the per- ' tv taken in connection with the fact
petuity of our free institutions, j that at this time when the largest
Unity of action on the part of Dem
ocrats hi this State v. ill accomplish a
O
umilar result here. There were a
greater number of delegates in at-
tendance at the convention than we
xpected to find. Though there were
three prominent eadidates before the
convention, and their friends wrought
zealously without acrimony, in their
behalf, yet weo think the friends of
each as well as the aspirants them- j mohty must be foreign an increased
selves, cheerfully acquiesced in the. ' ain'dnt of production will have the
nomination when made. Indeed, if ' ''tfcet to enhance rather than dimin
auy confidence can be placed in these j s'1 the price. The great want at
plain declarations of the aspirants ! u:s time is shipping, and the great -themselves,
and we believe thev are ' cr ftraount to be .shipped the
honorable gentlemen, then we have ! Sltuior the inducement to vessels to
assurance of their heart v eo-o-vr-i- ! U1, to our State.
4ion in
the campaign, for each -. !
i -
presses himself satisfied with the !
nomination and declared his inten- j
tion to labor heartily and honestly to !
secure the election of the nominee. I
We think that after the light was J
wade in the Convention a general
and almost universal good feeling
prevailed among the delegates and
tli ere was among
joieing.
them
general rt-
Col unci Xesmith says tne Evening
2feirs, is an Oregonian. Hisresidence
in Oregon dates back nearly "a third
ol a century, llnrty years aerobe
literally "paddled his own canoe
Tip the Willamette River, past the
spot where the city of Portland fu tlH' n!13ro ma7 tureet
stands, and where then stood onlv j ''m"
the virgin forest. He was a meel.an- ' -n c:
. , .- , '"' At the bi"nr.vix Aoain. Mr. Bhvn-
ic lv occupation, and first came i-Pi . -r .
V .... , luo s ton Duncan appears at the surface
public notice, we bPlieve br tl- , . .
1 . o .1 . , . ' tKe . again m a letter on the Ohio cam
couspieuous part he took in the w . . . i,
1 4. 4 , :! L l r ' Piirn. in which he asserts that "all
rible Indian wars that followed the ' i 4 e -iv-o
... . , UL i t!jt dissatisfied Democrats of lb2
fcettlement of the country. It viJi r ,i , , -r
, , . . and full v three-fourths of the Liber-
thus, some twentv vear a"r !-. 1 , ,.
. ' . :. : ' ht 11 ! al Republicans will support Mr. Al-
,.
Indian massacre, committed on the
frontier, when volunteers were bein-
n
enlisted and the scanty nreparai
ions
for an Indian war were bein tv. 1-.
that the writer, then a bov nrJUtTl h- Crfonel eSmith
Lean? of -Colonel Nesrnith"' L the Jhen hj j uZKuaTel
fTTTn fOrZ .a?ain.st faTth in him thi Lii I. if
inftrv thTt V lSl Jrith, ;Ue ifeleJ, favor and work for Con
' l ini he lm ,! ' ! Passional aid to construct a canal
md defend he ha. been honored in ' and locks at the C.l., matter
v ni'nn 1 honor ST&M 1ub"
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California Election
The result of the recent election in j
California, shows that the party
whip has lost its terror to the voting
masses. "While the result cannot be
claimed as a nominal Democratic vic
tory throughout yet it may be justly
claimed as a sublime triumph, of
Democratic principles because each
one of the tickets that had successful
candidates adopted as its distinguish
ing feature, a doctrine recognized as
a part of the Democratic creed. In
fact the confusion which prevailed
for a time in the Democratic ranks,
was not a disagreement in the prin
ciples but rather a distrust of the
fidelity of some of its xrominent can
didates. The Anti-jnonopoly Legisla
tive ticket said to have been elected
takes its man from a well-kiiown
Democratic doctrine.
The result is a thorough route of
the Republicans, as some of the
prominent members of that party
foreseeing the result, took high
democratic doctrines which has
brought upon them the anathemes of
their former iarty associates. The
paramount issue was opposition to
the grinding exactions of the Cen
tral 1'aeiric 11. II. Co.
It shows that the masses are thor
oughly aroused inspiring the hope
of a speedy return to the old estab
lished theory of our government viz,
that the will of the people is to be
i the law of the land.
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Success vs. Principle and Jloiicslx.
"Union, harmony, everything for th
onus", ami nothing lor men." Corvailis
lhats the doctrine : you can cn-
the doctrine
dorse rascality, bigamy and adultery,
j malfeasance in office, and every other
crime, for the sake of party success,
"union, harmony," etc. When the
press becomes so degraded as to ut
ter the above sentiment, it is truly
time the American people were awak
ening to a realization of the true
condition of the political affairs of
our government. The above sentence
was written by Judge Kelsay, doubt
less to open the way for an endorse
ment of Senator Mitchell's it-ducrc-tions,
and to give him (Kelsay) pres
tige for the Congressional favor of the
Senator's horde of strikers. Judge,
the people, if we mistake not, will
not endorse those sentiments merely
for the sake of "union, harmony,
everything for the cause, and nothing
for the men." "We c:vn remember
when you, with many other fallen
patriots, stood upon an entire differ
ent platform when you were a de
fender of State llights, and honesty
in political parties and aspirants, and
when you would have blushed to have
uttered the sentiment contained in
the sentence rcfered to. If success
is what your party is aiming at, and
all it cares for, you may have struck
the key note ; but if you have any
respect for your constituents, any
regard for the honor of our State.anv
desire to see the government admin-
istered honestly, and "equal and ex
act justice done ail men," we. think
your are "oil the track."
-The Cultivation or "Whmat. Th
crops ever produced in this country
is commanding a remunerative price
should stimulate the farmers io in
crease the production to thr greatest
possible extent. While we do not
claim to be able to speak advisedly
in regard to the price prospectively,
of this most valuable product of our
j State, we may venture the assor
! tion that as our market for thi" coin-
With wheat at one dollar per bush
el it cannot be hard times with the
farmer very long and when the far
mer prospers all other branches of
business flourish.
Xr.or.oi.SM All of us know, says
the Richmond Epnrer, that Radic
alism means negroism. All of us
know that the negro i.s the bone and
sinew, the body and soul, everything
but the brains and stomach of the
Radical party. All of us know that
the polities of the negro is antagon-
; im to the white man. And hence,
i whether a white man or a black man
. ! holds the Radical reins, all of us
know that ne will take his course .n
' Aw t
Tii.u.im mere oucrnt not 10 oeauouui
' of his success " '
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The
people of this county are not
I enarely void of gratitude, and may
! f ver-v reat importance to us in
; LHsterniregon. Ita."? Arv?
ttsrfnccr. '
Speech of Hou. J. Y. XesailtU.
The following is a short speech
delivered by lion. J. W. Nesmith at ; to what they promise to do," says
the State Convention last Tuesday, ', the Albany Evening Journal, the Re
while the Committee on Resolutions publicans point to what they have
were out making their report: done." Yes, retorts the World, you
ixn. nesiutu's speech. can point to subsidized monopolies,
Mr. Xesmith had in the meantime a plundered treasury, a squandered
entered the room, and was next call-
ed for. He went to the stage amid
loud cheering. He said: Mr. Pres
ident and Gentlemen of the Conven
tion I am not a mendicant at your
doijrs. I do not beg for bread; I
raise it loud applause; and after a
life of lifty-three years, thirty of t the State Legislatures and in ton
which have been spent among you, I j gress, since your party came into
am not inclined to say to-day
"Pitv the sorrows of a joor old man.
Whose trembling linihs have borne
him to your door."
Laughter and applause. I want
nothing from you except to be let
alone. I was waited upon at the ho
tel a few moments ago, and told that
a resolution had been passed by you
giving each of the candidates ten
minutes' time to address the Conven
tion. But I do not know whether I
cm be considered in the category of
a candidate or not. Some friends
partial, kind friends have asked me
to submit my name to this very hon
orable and respectable Convention of
tne Democratic party. In an im
prudent moment, perhaps, I told
them thut while I had no deiire for
the position, I would, if it pleased you,
to accept the nomination and do the
best I could to bear your Hag to tri
umph and victory. Loud applause.
If there is a man on this lloor who
can get up and say iht I have asked
him or approached him for his sup
port, I would like to see him do so.
A voice "Can't do it."J I stand
here, my f -How citizens, alter a res
idence among you of thirty vears.
Thirty years ago on the 24th of la-t
October, I traveled in a c;tuoe p:-t
the site of this place an humble
mechanic, a poor boy without ed
ucation, without means; and what
ever 1 am I have wrought out by my
own hands, my own brains Cheer j.
Well, this is rather a singular pro
ceeding. I Lai' thought you would
have prepared your platform before
asking your candidates io ptak. I
urn not here
then,
to spak to a
planorm or m ie one.
I maV.e ordv
ral statement. I wish it
to be distinctly understood that I
have never breathed a word against
any of the gentlemen who have been
mentioned a candidates. - I havr
simply said, as I have s;id always,
that the gre t ultiiD;.tuu which in
terest's the people of this country is
the success o the Democratic party.
I might stund here for two hour.
and tell yon what I have dor. for
Oregon. If tim will prrruit I will
enumerate ; few of the tiling. When
I went to Congress thre never had
bef 11 a dollar appropriated to defend
any port north, of San 1 raneisco. I
got irKH-.iU for the improvement i
the mouth oi the Columbia. I got
Sao,lK0 to dredge the Wiliammtte
and open up the river to th com
merce of the world. Then then v:s
the wagon road from the Dalle: the
wagon roal from Eugn to East
ern Oregon; another from Albany
sicrof s Ihw mou:: tains; itr:d one from
Corvailis to the coast. All rhese
works were the result of bill- which
I drew Tip or supported in their in
ception and consummation. The in
crease of your mail facilities was n.
work in which I also took some wharf,
and I gave my earnest .-ijort to the
reduction of those gr at Indian Reser
vations which were overrunning the
country, depriving white men of
good farms and giving them over to
ravages a policy whhrh we still have
reason to deplore, along with that
accursed and damnable Peafv Policy,
adopted, by the present administra
tion, which means simply free wiil to
the Indians and the scalping knife
for the whites. Applause. Against
this Peace Policy I have raised mv
voice. If I wore r. demagogue, which
I disclaim to he, this would be a fine
opportunity for me to say a great
many handsome things about our
party. I dislike toxdo so. I tell
you honestly, as God is my judge,
that I do iiat desireyonr nomination,
lew men would have the frankness
to say this; but as I said at the out
set, i am not a mendicant- at your
doors. I lived in Oregon before any
man in this town stepped upon the
soil. I worked for the bread I eat;
and I do so to-day. Rut I will re
peat to you what I have said id ways
that I want harmony in the Dem
ocratic party. We have been op
posed we have been robbed, by
this Credit Mobitier r.windle this
back salary grab this damnable In
dian policy; and, worse than all,
gentlemen, w hat few of us apprehend
by this abominable tariil of ours that
robs a man of his. earnings. (Ap
plause. Lot me say that with the
nomination of some other Democrat
ic candidate I shall be better satis
fled than with my own nomination.
M v personal affairs are such that I
can ill afford to neglect them. I do
rot ray this in any sour-grape ex
pectation. I nay it honestly and
fearlesslv, as every man who knows
me w ill acknowledge. Frame a pure
and strong platform; select the man
you think best fitted to uphold it,
"and take my word for it, that on the
i:)ih of October, as the setting sun
shows its glimmering rays over your
valleys and bathes your mountain
peaks, it shall witness the great
Democratic banner thrown out in
victory from the enemies' heights,
while their flag shall be torn into
shreds and trodden in the mire.
Loud cheers.
i
! Purchased an Interest. T. n. P.
i Odeneal has purchased an interest in
the Portland B'tUrfia,' and has as
sumed the business management of
the concern. We are sorry to see
one who ha generally kept good
company join the Mitcheil-Scott-Holladay
clique. Mr. O. was the
founder of the Corvailis Gazette, and
bas had considerable experienc
in th newspaper bnsins.
What They Have Doue.
""While the Democratic party point
domain, protection of corrupt com
binations, promotion of the thieves
and rascals in your party. You can
point to the upholding of the carpet
bag plunderers in the South, while
they are robbing the people of their
substance, and the inauguration m
power, of corruption that is perfectly
appalling. And what is more, your
party has done all within its pow er
to whitewash, shield, and protect the
men, if they claim to be Republi
cans, who are guilty of these deeds.
If a defaulter, a swindler, or a re
peater is convicted, a Republican
President at once pardons him if he
is a Republican, while those who
are deepest in th swindles before
Congress are appointed to foreign
missons or urged by the Adminis
tration for Governors in their re
spective States.
Something Witosu. We received
a letter from Mr. Eudy of Victoria,
inquiring why the L.Mi.miKist did
liut coaie any more. We have laail
tJ it, properly atamped, every Fri
day, regular. This is not the first
complaint we have received from
that place, and we very respectfully
call the attention of Mr. Underwood
to this matter. If our British neigh
bors are not willing to obey the pos
tal laws there is a power that will
bring fcheru to terms. If a Erikiah
P. M. sees Ihi noiict.be mxy take it
to mean himself and not intercept our
mails again. If it is the fault of U.
S. poatma iters we hope it may be
discontinued. If the person in Vic
toria who us-d to intercept the Ln
XEWliME will send us his autograph
we will send him the paper free.
SulSD on the Sea. From a pri
vate letter received frutu Tillamook
county, we Itaru that tint Democrat
of that county, though they dida't
hold a Convention and elect dele
gates to the State Convention, will
turn oat and vote pretty generally.
The Demockath; Caniihate. It
is needless to say anything iu regard
to tne character of the Democratic
nominee for Congress, Hon. J. W.
Mesmilh. His history is a part of
the history oi this country, and the
people of Oregon nearly utl know
turn. Tk-t he is oi.e or the ablest
men of. the. parly we presume will
not be questioned. 'Jrejolau.
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T! Pnrwjt1e vf 'f.r Kt.tfr . On-jon
. t.Vfrl;; u.s.icutilrd (io ii r.t,$rt :
I. J hat v.-i r.c-.-riU :.c1 airport th.
l'.-ai wild const, tutioj.I rut iior.ty of the
i-Url iiovi nun '-nt, bat insist iron a
strict construction oi lite J- (J rai Const!: a
t ;.-; as :n csa.-ir.v to tha pr ;-s -rvati.in of th
in'.ios -nt riS'itu of th" f.fiii,!;-; tliat we oj -I
osi? c-ntraiizat ion as the most laMJiou-
and daa" rous -n--iny of nodular riht. and
wiil continue to ii -nounc- it in cv rv uis
iu w i-.n-li it mv ay;. iir ; tiiut th- s--v-ra!
i-p.krini' u: j ol our tidvi mui'-nt, I-yisla-tiv--,
Iji-cutive and Judicial aiv i.ui. n -nd-!
t;t i: tti ir r-p-.-ctivc spbercs uiul- rth-'
( oiistitution, :md ;my .V.f ai-t by -wiy o:ie
ot tiw in to usur,i Jiut.'iority is t-strnct iv.-oi
l ii-- i !i; itul loiiikl riiits :nn; i t;d-- M-tid-'iif-ot
tin.- oili -r, .i-id siu.uM b- r.j -et -d as
ilan'Tii;s to civil ii'u; rty.
Jh:it justice d''r:i;knv,s a r-vislon of
o-.ir rarilr lsivs, w It h a, vi ' .v to s'-c-tin- r-v- -riu
-;iNii -. a:ul to t;i:; til.; nimumnitv in
.'-ral Jotii: b-n-tit ot );micuiitr int-r-to
tli:- u iriin-nt oi t:i- kvhoruijr
class m ot tli com n, unity.
.!. i hat th; w-:ii:h of "tiif count r; it tho
jiroiliu-t of l;ilM,r. imU w. Ii.'-itrtdy l.tvr
mk-Ii 1 is!at:on us ,;, ;or its otij-rt th
frot tuii imd u;;i ort of th j roiucii;j.
;nd l iiiorin,.' claw s. Capital i roo-eti its-it,
vrhil- laoor in its iHini-rou.s and divf-r-s.Mi
d i'.r;iis n-'-Us, uiid nui.it iav-, t ho
tost( rln c-.r - of prnd -nt and slulltu! I'-is-iatii.li,
!ind j artu-uturiy is t his t rtu- at t his
tinr- ii n th:. j.roiils of pnniuoi ion are b--in
s Aiiliow d up in cvtorlumate ratvs of
transportatiori.
4. iluil all oorMr.vtioii.s sir.' suhjct to
I iiil ttiv ' t-oritr,)! ; thosv crcat-d bv ( on
r -ss sh-)iiid he r strut-it i'.n.l coniroil-d
n on-r-ss. and thos? laws bo su!,t ct to
tii
control oj tlif state it 'atinirtii-m ; and
:;tl corporations .should be so font roli-d as
to ru v-nt t ii-ni lroni Ix-rom :n cii-m-s of
ppr. ss:rm ; ami al.so th- property oi nil
corporations should b- usa .-.-,s -d and tax ii
a; the sain- rate as tli" prop; rty oi Individ
uals. j. Tiiat wc vi-w with r -at ap!r h"ii
si'in t!n vid-spr; ad corrupt ion and dis
honesty tliat has r-o-ntly mark-d our
1 unlir s'Tvic--, and fonskl-rinjr as siiainr
lul and inipii;ous tlu n-o-nt act ol t on
rcss raiitinir an Increase of salaries, we
ti'-mand its i:ii!ii-.-diat- r.'i-cal. and wc d -nounc-i'
every uisinli r ot cj,nri ss, llemo-i-rat
or lt -pul lit-an. who supported tho
nvavir. and also tli IV sid nt of Ihe
L::it-.-d Hans, by whose approval the.
inia;no;:s act bec-amr- ;i law.
t. 'ih:d tii- at-t of tli- Presid-nt in s -t-tin
up t lif hayon-t frovcrnni-i:t in Louis
iana not d -sir -d by her pc-opl-t and having
not Ma what-ver to rule ttuni was a l!a
nr.uit violation (f Jn-r rilits under the
i-VK-ral Const it ut ion.
7. i hat t-v -ry d -part ni-r.t of Jov-rn-iii
-nt !it-in in t ii- luuis ot t ii- K-.-puhlifans
t hf-;- sr- jut y r-sponsthlc tort Ii- evils and
wronsiM 1 irisiation and adininistration
ol v. h i-h t he i-ou nt ry complains.
f. W- .-ire o; p' ..! to jiraiuiiiT bj-fno
iien-ral Govern in --nt of suLsidi'-s to st-am-ship
J.ii'-s to im; ort Cliines- slaves to our
sh.ir s, and we demand such a inoditiea.
tion ol I h- Hurl in-am- tr atvuithi liina
a wiil tr-ctuallj cut oir Ih'is stream of
Chin s- immifrration.
!. V- d -uiand of on-rr ... an add;t ional
appropriation tor the r -moval ! oltruc
tioas to the navigation of th.' Willamette
river, and such aid by appropriation or
o!!e r-.vis- as will open tie- i olumbia river
to :r - n.ivi zarion, by means of a canal
and io-ks at lh aseade pr.rta and the
pr .ii.-'!'.:sni the s.il-s of ait-rnate s--,-; ions
! Hi public lands to aid iu t he construe,
tion o! tii- Portland, Dali. s and Salt lUo
Iiai.raad.
I K 1 hat ns the vast f xtont of our coast
-m.r.icii.j; n di-tari.- of n-aroiu- thousand
rml-s in c.t"iit, is d -stitute ot a.nv place of
resort lor vessels in str-ssf weather and
vast amounts of property are lost y.'-arlv
h-r-by.to tl.-r with a -r-at manvValua-
bl
uv-s ; in-r -iore. lie it r sol v v.l .,.
quire ot our rt pr-s-i.tatives in ( on-resS
u every honorable effort to .n,.on
to
. PI r.iprait .on torth- harbor of I'ortOrlord
Jirsr, as b -in - ndopt-d to an im '.rove.-nt
oi n- k.utt: and also for th- in. rovement
oi all places mtli j state that mav contrib
ute to our commercial j rospt-rit v "
11. 'ihat we most cordiall v "invite nll
who favor retrenchm-nt and n-lorm in
very dei artm-nt of th- public s-rvic and
th-restoration of th (iovtrnm-nt to its
former purity and emciency, to assist us bv
Tn-ir votes and innu-ncein the attainment
ol obj -cis so uni-ortant and d-sirabl-
12. that the poHcy of t he Uenera! Gov
ern rnnt, known as t lie Indian Peace IVdicv,
by which Indian trib-s have been encour-
d in and granted immunitv for the
wludsale robl ry and massacre of helpless
citizens upon the frontier, lias retarded the
s 'ttlement and development of ournnoc
.cupied t-rritory.and has matcriallv injured
our .State iB this vital intor-st : that it is a
wronsr if not a crime and oujrht to bo aban
rtn1 for r!"y of fhmn nd ui.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY CF CALIFORNIA,
Proceedings of the Democratic Con
vention. The Democratic State Convention
for Oregon met Tuesday at the call
of the State Central Committee in
the Oro Fino Theatre, in Portland,
to nominate a candidate for Congress
in room of the late Hon. J. G. Wil
son, and for the transaction of such
other business that might properly
come before it. The Convention
was convened for ten o'clock. Afew
minute.s after the hour there was a
tolerably large muster of delegates,
and Col. W. L. White, Chairman of
the Central Committee called the
assembly to order. Then followod
the usual
l'UEHMINARIES.
Mr. J, II. Smith, of Linn, moved
that Hon. John Whiteakerbe elected
temporary Chairman, and, being
seconded, the motion was put to the
meeting and carried unanimously.
Mr. Whiteaker took the chair
amid some applause, and briefly ac
knowledged the honor conferred
upon him.
On motion, Mr. White wai elected
teuqjorary Secretary.
A Committee of live on credentials
was then agreed to on the motion of
Mr. J. C. Avery, of Renton; and the
Chairman appointed Mr. Avery; Mr.
Brown, of Baker; James MeClaien,
of Lanw; 11. Klippel, of Jackson; and
O. Humasou, of Wasco.
TheCommitiee retired to discharge
the duty assgued to them, and pen
ding their return a recess of fifteen
minutes was taken.
After the recess Mr. Avery brought
up the report of the committee.
Mr. R. S. Strahan moved the
adoption of the repo:t and the mo
tion prevailed.
The representatives of the press
were, on motion of Mr. Ladd, invi
ted to report the proceedings of the
Convention.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr. Humason moved that the fol
lowing be the order of business: 1,
Election of permanent oineers; 2,
Appointment tf a Committee on
Resolutions, on for each eou-ty;
3, Adoption of a platform, and 4,
Selection of a Candidate for Con
gress. PERMANENT OFriCf.ES.
Captain TicLnor moved that Mr.
Whiteaker be elected perniant Chair
man, and the motion wm seconded.
It was moved as an amendment
that Mr. Bn. Hayden bn- eWtod to
this position, bui the iropostin
was not s.:or.dd, ad an th origi
nal motion being put it was carritnl
unanimously amidst apl.iu.so.
Mr. White, was next elected ; cr
Secrt tary.
On motion of Mr. Sirnhar,. M. V.
Brown, cf Albany, and on uotion of
Mr. Hayds-n, J. II. Upton, cf Yaia-
hill, wt:re elected AsisL.t fie ere U
ries. 3Ir. L:k.ld m)Teil that the noninu
ting of candidates 1 proceeded with
rim race. Carried.
3JHJNATIOX OV CANDIDATES.
Nominations bt-ing declared in or
der Mr. llaytlea proposed General
J. W. Nesraith.
Mr. T. H. Hackleru.vi nominated
the Hon. Geo. ii. Helm.
Mr. KiippU nominated Captain
Tiehnor.
Mr. Kiippe-1 then niov!l that a ma
jority of the votes cast bf neeesarv
to entitle to an tl-ction, and the rao
tiovi prev iih-d.
Ths vote was then taken, with tho
following result:
Jir.-t 'jlal'ot Xe.-.mifeh, 41; Helm,
ol; t-liU r, y.-2: Tiehenor, 'J; blank -i;
Lane, i. Whole number of votes
c;r,t, 120; number necessary to a
choicf. tl.
Sfion-i Ballot Nesmirh, 51; Helm,
.".7; Slater, Hi; blank, three; Lane, 1.
Whole number of votes cast, 120;
necessary to a choice, oT.
Tlib-d iiallot Xesmith, 52; Helm,
')"; HIater, 25; blank, 0; Lane, 5.
Whole number of votes cast, l'JM;
necv.ssary to a choice, 01.
Fourth lin Hot Xesmith, 55; Helm,
:U; Slater, 25; blank, 0; Ijane, 1.
Number of votes cast, 120; necessary
to a choice, (II.
Fifth F.allv! Xesmith, (32; Helm,
43; Slater, IS; blank, o; Lane 5.
A hole number of votes cost, I2i;
nm-cessary to a choice, (!1.
The Chairmau then declared Gen
eral Xesmith the nominee of the
Convention and there was great
cheering.
On motion of Mr, Avery the nom
ination was made unanimous.
Mr. Xesmith afterwards addressed
the meeting and w as follow ed bv Mr.
Slater and Mr. Helm who promised
him their hearty support in the cam
paign. Mr. Hay don came next with a
characteristic speech ami when he
closed tho Convention adjourned
site die
TlIK PoPl'LAK I)CMANI5. TllC
St. Louis Dispatch interprets the
present popular demands in this style:
V hat we need is reform reform
everywhere; on tho bench, in Con
gress, in everv legislative body, in
every municipality. We must not
only declare that we will put a stop
to stealing, or punish the thieves,
but we must make the people believe
it.
IiADlCAL Id CLE IN THE SolTH. The
Albany Argus says: This is tlie sura
of Republican rule in the South:
35,000 .000,000 of prospective wealth
destroyed, every State under Radi
cal control hopelessly bankrupt, and
the Federal bayonet employed to
keep them in that condition! P,v
their fruits ye shall know them!
The following is the total in real
estate transretions for Clatsop coun
ty for August: 1,332.37 acres and
21.; town lots in Astoria sold for
84,103 70. The Government issued
Pontp for 176.38 acw.
Summary of State News Items.
Wheat 80 cents at Corvailis.
Astoria wants a man to saw wood.
3IcMiunville wants more bouses.
Sheridan farmers are done harvest
ing. Several cases of measles in Lafay
ette. Business begins to loom up at As
toria. Wheat is quoted at 823 cents at
Albany.
T. A.Wood is fitting up a Museum
at Portland.
The Roseburg Pantograph has
suspended.
Wheat is hard to obtain in Eugene
.-if Kri onfi
, .. , " ,,. . . .
1 jo j
cenis 101 wneai.
x- 1 1 i -it 1
2sew brick buildings are being
ected at Corvailis.
erecte
MeDougal, the impostor, was at j
Salem last Mondav. j
The bridge across the Yamhill at
iaytou nas uet-n compiete.il
Stewart's ianorama was exhibited
IT- A 11 . . ll 4.1 ' A I
ai xjuiaeiio on tne in mst.
Trof. Smith will open the Lafay
ette Academy on the loth inst.
The parties who broke jail in Eu
gene last week have leen captured.
Harry H. Sinclair of Portland, a
printer, died Monday, of con sump- &T-age was largely aim to overloading.
tion- There was organized last week iu
The Count v Board of Equalization ! Waitsburg the first Farmers' Grau-e
for Wasco County, r.u els on the 2'Jtli ; organized in Washington Territory,
iast. j Since the first of January, 1873
A head of oats in Jordan valley, 1 H,l-' tons of Ueliinghain Buy co4
Linn county, yielded over 1; 42 l1:lve llCl'!1 I'l't'dveJ at San FraiieUu.
grains. " j Marshal Kearney left Olymnu ob
An artist is engaged in reproducing I Thursday, with Hathaway ucd Au
tho burnt district of Portland on ' drew fj . S. prisoners, for Sn tutii
canvass. j tin.
Tho Mintainet'. it is said, will j Montana has tliis summer eip.n'
support the Democratic nominee for j eneed more continued hot weatLor
Congress. than any season for the past eight cr
A musical union has bef n organ- j lc'rs'
ized at M-Minnville v.ith Prof. liobb j O:: Suuday, August Cist, a boy
as President. J nam-d Ada;ns was struck bv ligLt-
A Society for the prevention of , uillo .fi instantly killed, sU l;:ck
crtielty to animals has been iueorpo- j mon,b 1 u'-a-
rated in Portland. w inter term of the Territorial
A new Lodg of the Order of j "i-'-f -v rtt Seatie' AviU on
Knig'uis of pvthias haa been cstab- I 1, , lllsltTv1,unuer t!ly vhltlS
li.hl at PortUnd. j 1 n'f" L- K" lhlL
Ths Eiicrffls Firemen are in go,d t. Thor Experiment, about
trim, und waiting for a tiro to devel- i Uf T1? ;v,nV niuc!l f":ir xt-
o their usefulness. ! U"'V ut h1tt-ac" Wedncn-
K;'v. . Ii.. Summers will take I , ,
vw;r of tlm En-opal Church at ' . A correspondent says: With the
McIinville to-.Uv. j t'nra of Slcagu adey, money is a
T .- r,-. ' , t scarce commodity ;it present; but
Junction Litv Ikw six w.irfiiansH ! .,.,u r,, ,,1 ,.t;f . 1 '
... , - , . croj).s p.eiitiiui.
for tne stora-'.rt or wheat wiin a ca- v; T.. ,
pacitv of ltX),(i) bushels. I X. . Uarcson Social Deputy
-n- , , -.,, , , 1 of toe Patrons ol Husoandrv. is -now
a-ico courrv has hel of ir.,n.. v,m., ,.,.,,,. v- ' t
hi 1 1 Iir,, v 1 m WiuiH aila countv, . 1., or-
-".V rJ-'uii
i e -r , . , ,
Prof. E. Iviva!. of Salem, vis
, , V . 0 -1
rap
AcuKjy and F em.:d S minr)'
James H.dl and son were killed bv !
caving in or a w-.;i ine .ifT'O.-i,
.x ,l '
C.x.s Lay, r.i:r;es. on the ;th iut.
black, rallies on .l
o aero or
ion n..
rv
of ErtTUTx-
r.r-
eh:"-l ef Colotit'l S.iXt
Chiei." a twtt-vear oil
ItK
Si kht.
IVv. fr. Il.'-.iderson of tlie Cum-
leriar.; Fre-hvnan (..nureh s,t Sa-
lem, will soon take his departure for
t..o!ornlo.
.r. e;o:cn?iK was recentiv i-'-s-
irr.s-ip-enr-'
the
t rated P. sv:rrg bv the a
anee .f th lady's fiit'ner i
i-vsting j l;lrc
Tlie gross value of lhe pror ertv of
Marin ountv i :?". 7Sd, 227
eu cs. ?2 il'..":2; es"rai-t from tar- i
ation. t?r.H-l 77.
Columbia ConfrTence f 1 Hh M. E. !
Church, Ht::th. conrerje.l at P,r iwnsl :
ville on the .'Jrd inst. The attend-
ance was large.
Harrisburg f irmers are hohltTiq-on
to t'wir wheat waiting for 81 per
osisnel. "From appearance tb.eir
hopes will be realized.
The female erniirrants, who recent
ly arrived from Denrr.ark. N-o-wav
and Swceden, have found eir.plov
mep.t a donie.stie servants.
It. Th Tl.ind.ill. C. E., atta-hedto
theT'niie.l Staes Engineer co-is. is
at present e-n gaged uon a li'dro
jrrajdiic survey of tlie Hog's Pack.
The Jit'dnyfr Dsmocnt ;:ivs tbnt
Hon. J. II. McLnin. of Wimrvillo
met - with an accident bv whieh hir
right leg above tlie knee, was broken.
Prof. M"Gibo?iv. assisted by th
Musical Union of McMtnnvillo.'gavo
a concei t for the benefit of Rev. J).
L. Spaulding, at Lafavotte on the
2d inst.
iaii.is inonrns tor an milnv of
marriageable young men There
-ix.il ...
ii.-tuieiiN i;ur resining mere
nt present, between the ages of 15
and 25.
Tlie Plnindwder savs: Ren Holla
day and Mr. J. J. Comstoek have
formed a pnrtnership for the pur
pose of opening the coal mines on
Pass creek.
The Dallas R.pd.1ir,v, is informed
that fr. Cosr.or, living p.bont two
nines ironi tliat town, has killed
about three thousand squirrels with
in the last vear.
The little propellor Argo, which
w-as taken from Empire Citv to the
Ump.jua river, lias been laid up at
Seottvburir. to nwivn lmi- ti... 1.:1,.
The boiler was made in Portland.
' The levy in Clatsop conntv, for
the year 1873, was made as follows:
for State purposes. 5.; mills; for
eouinv lrarposes. ll1' ni'lls total
20 mills. Tho assessed valuation is
S550.000, making the tax for the vear
611,000.
The taxaplo propertv in Jackson
O i... il ll -ii !
Stoto -.-.rH 01 . . ;
1 'v
The C(Vs Bay -Vcirs savs: About
?200 have been subscrib-d for the
widow of Hall wh was killed in the
Newport mine. Marshal
Russell sold his farm adjoining Coos
Citv to T. B. Sheridan for 82.000.
Salmon trout are quite
. -liiiu: toiai 1 mi is.
! plenty in our bay and tributaries.
tm. avaj ln-o mil-
i- e i ltt oV T
hon feet of logs in raft at Lu.se s
j mill, pr"?.
loi. i:tn iv.say it.vn doiuVett ; nue, resu-.n at Walla Walla.
voPaniosof Corgre. wional Globes to A 1;w i:fu.n x vas
the Corvus lurary As-.oc;.V.:en. struck W li-htning in llichmond,
Mr. 13. Ilewdt of Wheath"d. has , Ui-:di, re.-entle. The stipulation of
this ve;.:;;)n, raised l.0 gallons .f ; one of his fe-t U-eame necessasv.
county amounts to 1.720,110. The traveling corresondeiit, Mr. Iluga
nnmlnn- of jmlls is l.Odl. The tax ! SmaI1 ,vLo - goes where he can Jo
lew is as follows: School tar. Ib , ' , 4I , i:
mills: State tax. 5- mills; Conntv i the " "fmr'f Tl -
tax. 7 mills; special tax .: ure anxious to hear from. Ihe Iht
ln.Ur, r .i oL.ii. i? , ! aonian as a wiawr is a decided
.'tiitiiiii; 1 illlll
Territorial XeW8 Items
Walla Walla wants water work,
Ihe fall races at Bois r-,
mences on the 22d of September.
A company has
a tour of exploration ixArizona!1" U
The U.' S. steamer Samr,,.
Bellingham Bay a visit, la?t efV
Judge Gillespie, of Idaho, died
his residence m Boise Citv on thf,
mst. ' ue
A very rich gold mine has recent
ly been discovered near Golden Ch
Colorado. Vivi
The Denver JS'etrs has coninaen
the erection of a first-class buildS
for its own use. a
"VT.- TrwcT-Ji "r 1
menced the survey of Luinni 1
itser-
vation into -iu acre lots.
Tacoma is coming on well. 4 n.
Sjet.imen of a street brawl ordrnnt
row penned a few davs a-o
y ago.
Parties arriving from Silver CitT
Idaho, report the mines lool.-ir.
! ccedingly well in that section
The A ella Walla Water CoaipaE.
have now under consideration a VA
for bringing water into the city.
Eight companies of Soldiers we
paid off at Walla Walla, by Majo?
J . P. Canby, on the 28th ultimo.
It is now said that the recent fuUl
accident to the White Mounts
! gamzinpr I-.vrnier Gra:;gcs.
The potato rot bus made its p
...,, ,., i . fn , f
peaiaP.o ill i acts.? and Cheliah
.K
eonnties. r.n.i in manv v-es thorrr.x.
is a'ico: 1 an tni:rc laiiure.
r , 1 . . . . . .
k, ,., i i ,1 -.- ,
i-:is lit-ea te.ntered the vosition of
, ,)on,,)v r.Jh,.h f T,...,l i...-
. 1 .. f . ' v.11 1 -.v . - 1 . . v , . r . . ,
j iJr,:-.uu.ss c.t ti-.e V, .dla .dla La::d
OJlcrt L-.'. bi-u very dull during the
j past two mouths, only about 5,j0
! acre.; havintr beu disposed of din-inc
- .
i S:m.! :v nlit lrliif n frrili's
thunder storm t.i Logan, in Utah,
the lightning nt tire to n ntmiber uf
wht at i'u-lds, de.itroyieg an ir.imcLsa
1 si.i.iu.iv u grain.
The Cour.iy Commissior.ers of
Titiirston county rfus.-.i to call spe
cial election to allow the eot.Ie t-
j vot on ihv i:v-jon of a subsi;ly for
! a lailrt a i t O'vmpia.
Th- United H. bites aid $7,fKH,(00
Sitka, and vet it W -comes neces
sary t.) s!,ip hay from Oregon t
kee tvvttle siiiw, after they are iiu
p rted there for .soldiers' beef.
A b"rd of 5.0:0 li-a-1 f f cattle wi
staitcd fro?': 11 -cky Ford, iu South
ern Co::rah, a few d.a.s ago, for
K;:;is.r City. Ir will probably takft
days to drive them l- that pi:it.
Southern Utah, says the Beaver
Ki.t-.7-jrri.--e, has mountains of eru.:
iron, and deposits of coal so vHt,
and scat..ered oer so gre.if an eitent
of l-rritory, as to insure a certain
supply to the world for ages to come.
Gv. r'erry has rec-i e l a warrant
from ptesMe.ii Grant authorizing
Shevid Illliings to demand and re
ceive fr;:-m the authorities of British
Columbia th.' persons charged with
the murder of the D vver family, en
San Juan Island., in May last.
The Tvtust ij,t says: "Mr. F. Tar
hell, of Washington Territory, has
been collecting specimens 'f grain
for tlie land. Department of theXorth-
ern Pacific Railroad Company, which
; ar,. t lto exhibited nt Chicago on
j the 25th inst., at the State Industrial
l;i)-.;sition
Tho following is a list of the offi
cers of the Masonic Grand Lodp
of Washington Territory, for the en
suing year, elected at the present
session: 1). C. H. Rothschild, W.
(1. 31.: J. R. llavden. ). W. G. M.;
I Tl..,.. J 1 11 i -T . V Vi
! Saloman, ( I. J. W. ; Renj. HarneJ,
i G. T., and T. 31. Reed, G. S.
An ExTi:i:ri::siN-( JornxAL. Th
United States has her enterprising
journal, the A". U. Jlendd the great
est in the world and this coast la
hers. Oregon is not far lehind
!ini "noidering the difference in tho
! vt4llt population of the Pacific
i States she is ahead of her sister
I States. The journal we have refer-
' , . ,. T. ., -.. it
has regular correspondents in all th
princiial ilaces of the State and
some in the Territories; it also has &
. , ,1 - 1 ,,.-..
success, anci inrougn tne eincieu
; a financial success as well.
"
j What Democrats Said. The fol-
' lowing resolution was adopted bj
; tlie Democratic State Convention fit
j , , . rr,,, ,
j 1 W last Tuesday :
.V15?!
Joan ll. Mitchell, meet with our most em-
lhatic condeninat ion. and in common
v ith 11 men, we demand hisrvsipna-
, tion ,ir his fc ulon ,mm tbc unlt4
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