Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-27
COvINGTON NEWS.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION DAYS
PRocEEprNas.-Th Business Committee made
a report, and was discharged. II was agreed
that the majority Of the delegation 10 Ohl-
cago have power to I'LL any vacancy tnat
may happen. A.,
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
George d. Blakey, of Logan County Chas.
Hendley, of Campbell County; W: ID. Gal
lagher, Of Oldham County; A. A. Burton, OF
Garrard County.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
First District--R. E. Nichols and Andrew
Harris. ~. ,
! Robert D. Cook.
Third District---Joseph Glazebrook and
Joseph W. Calvert.
Fourth District-A. R. Mckee and Glenn
| min Smith.
Fifth District-L. N. Dembitz and H. D.
Hawes.
Sixth District Alexander McWilliams,
DR.. Curtis Knight.
Seventh Disfrict-Bland Ballard, H. W.
| Halves.
Eighth District--H. B. Broadus, L. Mars
ton.
Ninth District-D. Rice Bullock, Charles
Phisten.
Tenth District-Dr. ]. R. Whittemore, H.
Cummings.
The following gentlemen were then named
as Electors at Large: VIM. Hukill, with 7. q.
Halves as alternate; and A. H. Burton, with
Granville G. West as alternate.
A State Central Committee, consisting OF
the following members was then appointed;
Edgar Newman, Chairman; Bland Ballard,
H. H. Merriweather, II. W. Hawes, H. j. Otis,
Frederick Frische, j. J. Hawes, Theodore
Wehe, of Louisville; George D. Blakey, of
Logan; DR.. Curtis Knight, Of Madison; ]. R.
Whittemore, of Campbell; John Pymell, Of
Rockcastle; Morgan Fabus, of jackson; VIM.
johnson, Of Laurel; H. S. Pooch, of Pulaski.
On motion of Colonel Clay, the Republic
cans of the different counties, towns and
school districts, were requested to organize
themselves into clubs, and correspond with
the Central Committee.
The meeting then adopted platform, set
ting forth the aims and objects Of the Repub-
lican party of Kentucky, in substance as
follows:
, l. Declares their firm attachment to the
Union and to the Constitution of the United
States, and denounces as enemies to theil
country, those who stake the perpetuity o.
the Union on the success of their own party
2. Condemns the policy of the Administers
ton of James Buchanan, in reference tC
slavery, to the Mormon rebellion, the demand
for the war-making power, and its remissnes
9 in prosecuting those engaged in the African
slave trade.
g. Declares slavery to depend for its exist
ence on local law alone, and denies that tn,
t Constitution carries slavery into the Terri
tories
4. Asserts that the States alone havepowe
to establish, regulate, or abolish slavery
within their own borders; but that the Gen
eral Government can prohibit slavery in th
Territories.
I g. Reprobates the introduction of slavery
, into the colonies by our ancestors, and assert
it to be our duty to keep our Territories free
6. Opposes the re-opening of the African
T slave trade, and denounces the traffic as in
E famous.
4. Favors iudicious Homestead Law.
8. Denounces the suggestion Of the Pres
ident, that bare majority can change
!, constitution, without regard to prescribe
;. forms.
;, 9. Fayors the admission of new State
u whenever they present constitution Reput
: lican in FORM and which has been fairl
y adopted.
/. 10. Opposes any inequality ofrights anon
> citizens.
1, IL. Favors Pacific Railroad.
f. IL. Proposes the purchase of land in Centri
r America for colinization purposes.
"a l3. Condemns the repeal, by the State Lei
~ islature, of the law of 1888, which prohibitt
Is, traders from bringing slaves into the Sta
a. for sale.
IA. Expresses full confidence in the Repu
lican party of the nation, of which the mel
bers formed constituent part and to whi
on they will ever cling.
ty, The Convention was then addressed
Mr.. Elliott, of Cincinnati, Granville G. We
=" of Rockcastle County, and Others, when
Dr. resolution rendering the thanks of the Co
he vention to the municipality and citizens
lid Covington, and another indorsing the cour
- of Col. G. NJ. Clay, with reference to I
9" Madison County troubles, were passed, al
in the Convention adjourned.
'S' POLICE CoURT.-A Spanish physicia
named ]. A. Prieto, was fined twenty dolls
at and costs, by Mayor Foley, yesterday, on
,t- charge ofadultery.