The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-03-12

hearty tnauAs - gentleman
who may be called to preside over its
deliberations. l thank you for this
mark of your confidence, and while l
so feel, l know you will pardon me,
if but for one moment | turn your at.
tentiou to the great object Of this
days meeting.
You are here in the interests Of not
only the State of Ohio, but of the
great people Of the United States.
You are here not doing the work
merely for Ohio, but you are here
doing the work that is initiative of
that which will be the nations great
work during this year, to culminate
in November in the election Of Ulysses
S. Grant as President Of the United
States. (Great checrs) Tho people
Of this great nation have determined
upon tho programme of warfare for
the year, and have determined upon it
like him who inscribed upon his ban
ners a watchword from which he
would not recede they have deter.
mined to eight it out on that line, "
and they will do it. (Cheers) That
line, fellow citizens, is a strict adher-
ence to, and bringing to success.
full consummation the great aud states
manlike plan of reconstruction in
auguratcd and partially completed by
the Congress of the United States.
(Cheers.) A part of that programme
is that this nation will observe most
strictly its plighted faith to those
who stood by it in its hour Of peril,
aud while it does that it will also say
to its every creditor, we will pay all
our debts according to the terms OF
their contract. (Cheers.) We also,
fellow citizens, are prepared to say
that discrimination shall not be made
between those who, with buried hus
bands and buried sons, receive their
small pittauce, in the form of pen
sions, at the hand of disbursiug Off
GERS, shall be compelled to receive
that which is worth but sixty or sew.
euty cents on the dollar, and an other
of the nations creditors shall receive
that which is worth one hundred
cents This people is prepared to
say that all our creditors, however
their claims may have arisen, shall be
treated alike; that they shall all be
paid in good faith, and that the name
of this fair land shall not be stained,
by a single mark Of reputation.
(Cheers,)
Fellow citizens, / hope | do not
trsspass when l suggest that you are
now about to enter upon the greatest
conflict that it has been the privilege
OF the world ever to witness. There
has been on Continental Europe,
shock after shock Of armies, that have
mado the earth tremble, We have
also witnessed the like in this coun.
try. We have seen the smoke as
cend, thickening the air and blaoken
ing the sun; but all these conflicts,
grand and glorious, and far reaching
into history, are nothing to be com
pared with the great moral conflict
that will be Waged this fall, and which
will terminate in the triumph of those
who fought for and saved this repub'
lic. (Great cheers),
Time does not admit of longer
talk. The programme that has been
announced evinces business, and you
will pardon me if l again admonish
you, as you were this morniug ad
monished by the presiding officer
that each aud every man here shall
consider himself committee of one,
to enforce order, that your proceed
ings may be orderly, and that YOU
may do your work we'll that you may
nos be ashamed of it, so that your
work may be indorsed in October, anC
indorsed in November (Great cheers,
NoMINATloNs.
The Convention then proceeded t
ballot for officers in the following
order;
SUPREME JUDGE.
The names of three candidates wor'
presented, aud on the Grst ballot re
ceived the number Of votes set oppo
site their names VIM. White, o
Clark, =; P, b. Swing, of Clermont
II; NJ. B. Walker, of Hancock, -
W. w. johnson, Of Lawrence. Judg
White having received 1884 votes
on the first ballot, was declared cleo
ted.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The names Of tho following eandi
dates we're presented, and on the frs
ballot received the votes indicated
Gen. l. X. Sherwood, Of William
2l04 Gen. / NJ. Kirby, Of WyaHdoti
1904 James Williams, Of Franklin
l7lt John Russell, Of Chsmpaign
SO.
On the second ballot the name o
Mr.. Russell was withdrawn; aud ol
the third ballot General SheTwoo,
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