negrosuffrage
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 6 July 1865, page 3
ALEXANDRIA
A Mass Convention of the Democracy and those opposed to negro
suffrage, met in convention at Alexandria, July 3, 1865, for the purpose of
nominating two candidates to represent the people of the county in the next
General Assembly.
The convention was called to order by Colonel Frank Spilman, who recommended veteran Democrat Captain Edwin Morin of Flag Springs, as the President of the Convention, which was unanimously adopted. Captain Morin, on taking the chair and calling the convention to order, made a very able speech eulogizing the Democratic party for the noble stand they had made in the defense of the Constitution and Laws of the country, and their bitter opposition to military tyranny, and to the despotism which has trampled under foot the law and the constitution of our common country.
After which John G Clark, Esq. was appointed Secretary. The next thing in order was the nomination of candidates for the Legislature. Colonel Charles Muman, of Cold Springs District, offered the name of the Colonel Thomas L Jones, as one of the nominees of the Convention, when the members of the Convention arose in mass and with uplifted hands nominated him by acclamation.
Colonel Jones responded to the call by thanking the Convention for the high compliment conferred upon him. He painted to life with burning words, the outrages which have been perpetrated upon unoffending citizens, the young, the old and decrepit by this negro loving party; old men and boys torn from home at the dead of hour of midnight, for no offense, save being in favor of the Union.
Colonel Jones then requested a few days time to consider on the acceptance of the nomination. James White, Esq. was next nominated by acclamation as the other candidate, who accepted.
Wm Stricker, Col Frank Spillman and Judge J H Nelson were appointed an Executive Committee for the party for the ensuing year, with full power to fill all vacancies. The convention then adjourned.