Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-05-22
NatlonaI Repablioan oonvention


Chicago has been crowded to over
flowing the present week with delegates
and visitors 10 he great National Re-
publican Convention Tuesday was
spent by the various delegates in max
| ing preliminary arrangements. At a
meeting of ths Ohio Delegation, OF
/ which Judge T.. G.. Jones of This place
/ was chosen Chairman, the following
/ gen tlemen were selected TO represe MT
| the State officially in the National Con-
ventiOn: DR.. Scott, of Warren, on the
/ Committee on Cie6enrials; Israel Green
Of Knox, on organization W. @. Nc
/ Farland, of Butler for Vice President of
! the Convention; Coates Kinney, OF
/ 4enla, for Assistant Secretary Of the
/ Convention; Gen. Thomas L. Young,
| Of Hamilton, for the Committee on Or
/ der of Business; Gen. r. b. Cowen, for
/ member of the National Executive
/ Committee. These were elected bv ac-
| clamaIion. For member of the Com
mittre on Platform, ballot was taken
/ resulting as follows: Lieutenant Gov
/ ernOr Lee, % votes; Fred. Hassaurelz,
%; Judge SPauldlng, 8; Osborne OF
! Lake 'unty, 1.
At a meeting of the Ohio delegation
| tuesday evening GOV. Lee reported a
/ series of resolutions, etnbodVfDo the
/ views which he should urge upon the
| Platform Committee. The first denied
the right of s ceSsion, the second af-
/ hrmed the wisdom of the reconstruction
| policy Of Congress, tho third denouncr d
Johnson for having committed treason
TO tie party, uSurped legislative func-
tioas, refused to execute the laws, iE-
cited subordinates TO dIsobey them. de-
nounced Congress, and done his best to
defeat every prOper effort at reeonstruc-
1 ton. The fourth thanks the soldiers
/ and sailors and urges care for their
| families. The fifth declares that the
national debt must be paid fully in ac-
I cordance with law and honesty. The
| SIX n urges economy and equal taxa
I non, ana The. last afirms the right of
talleRs- TO transfer their allegiance ana
citizenship to this eluntry.
aOa Wednesday the Convention met
I ia pursuance Of call, and TO perfect
i IirelfHinafy Organization General Carl
i Sehurzi OF Missouri, was chosen Tenn
i Borary Chairman, and r. B. COwen of
] Onlos Luther Caldwell of New York,
and Frank r. Reachard of Tennessee,
/ were elected Temporary Secretaries.-
After the appointment of the various
/ Committees the Convention took a re-
cess till O'Clock p. NJ.
The Convention re-asserabled yl1rysu-
/ ant to adjournment at o'clock. The
Committee on credentials not being
/ prepared to report, the Chairman of The
| COnmlttee on Permanent Organization
| rep teu the name of Mr.. james r.
aaWley OF Connecticut for permanent
/ u.
/ HaWley upon being conducted to the
| Chair was received with enthusiasm.
and in q few we'll timed remarks
/ thanked the Convention for the honor
| conferred upon him. While waiting
/ for the report of the Committee ON Gre
dentials the Convention was entertain-
1 ed by speeches by Mr.. Conway Of
/ Louisiana and Gov. Brown, of Georgia.
Senator Lee, of Louisiana, Chairman
l of the Committee on Credentials. repor-
/ TED the names OF several delegates from
] the several States. In reference to
pennsylvania, he said there appeared
/ tifby-nlne delegates, whereas that State
/ was entitled to only ffty-two votes.
The COMMITTEES recommended that the
/ 50 delegates be admitted to seats upon
/ the floor Of the Convention, and that
they be authorized to cast the 50 votes
TO which the State is entitled, such be-
ing the wish Of the Pennsylvania dele-
cation. The committee recommended
allowing each of the delegations from
the several territories the right o seats
upon the hoOr and the privilege of cast
ing each Two votes, and the same was
accorded the District OF Culumbta -
From Maryland, the COMMITTEES recon-
mended the CressWelI delegation,
but they accorded seats on the floor to
the contestants without the right to
vote. From California, they recon-