July 1st 1844

State Convention of Jeffersonian Democracy

General Joseph Smith nominated for President

Sidney Rigdon for Vice President.

The convention met at 10 oclok A.M. in the Melodian and was organized as follows

Hon B. Young of Nauvoo President

Hon. Wm Smith & Gen. Lyman Wight Vice Presidents

Hon Wilford Woodruff, Professor Orson Pratt of Illinois, Annianias McAllister Esqr of Boston, And D^N^ H. Felt Esqr of Salem Secretaries.

The convention was addressed with much animation and zeal attended with sound argument during the day and evening By the President, Gen. L. Wight, Hon. O. Hyde, D. Spencer, Hon Wm Smith, Prof. O. Pratt, All of Illinois And George B. Wallace Esq of Boston.

A Preamble and many important resolutions were adopted all of which together with the procedings of the meeting were published in the Boston Daily Times of July 2nd 1844.

The Melodeon was crouded in the evening and it was soon evident that a large number of rowdies were in the galleries & felt disposed to make disturbance, and among others Abby Folsom made her appearance, & arose & commence speaking while the president was addresising the meeting. Soon a young man in the gallery rose and commenced a series of rowdy remarks & was encouraged by some mob companions untill confusion became general in the gallery, untill the policee came in to take him out. they were assaulted and beaten badly by a set of young desperadoes. After much hard fighting however they succeded in clearing the gallery. one person got badly cut in the face but not dangerous. the meeting was soon broaken up. this is a disgrace to Boston & shows the spirit of the times

Gen Lyman Wight said he had seen Eastern missionaries among the Indians trying to civelize them but he thought they had better commence at home first He thought it best to send some sax & fox indians to Boston to civelize the city. But notwithstanding the meeting was closed by a mob yet much good was done. the citizens could see their was sufficient reasons to awaken the minds of the people upon the affairs of our goverment, in order to save them from ruin. The convention was adjourned untill tomorrow at Bunker Hill at 4 oclok.

^H. C. kimball & G B Wallace was Appointed Delegates to the Baltimore National Convention^