Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-08-04

mittee on Credentials for thNt Of th'
majority
The chair decided that the ques
ton WAS first on the adoption o
the MINORITY report
The vote was put by ayes an(
nays, and Of course resulted il
nothing, each side simply trying tc
outyell the other,
Some one moved to take the vote
by courties; others wanted it Ia
ken by townships; twenty persons
tried to speak at once I; everybody
il the hall sprang at once to their
feet. the good intcntioned, feeble.
voiced Chairman was utterly over
whelmed; Major Kicker said the
town OF HillsborO was trying to
bIowbcat the convention; and fol
ten minutes indescribable confusion
reigned.
BY the strenuous eXertions OF
several gentlemen order was at last
in some degree restored.
MAJORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
The Chair said the convention
had decided to vote by counties.
This the Louden men disputed,
and declared no such motion had
been voted upon. (The Loudon
men wanted to vote by townships. J
Mr. r. w Clarke declared the
rights Of delegates were being tram
pied upon, and demanded that the
business Of the convention proceed.
The vote, saidhe, has been taken on
the adoption Of The majority report
by ayes and nays, and not decided.
The convention has voted to take
the vote by counties Let that vote
go on,
The different counties were called.
Brown was not ready; Clinton
voted IA 1Vps. If naVs. ClermOnt
Is ayes, 10 nays; Fayette 20 ayes;
27 ayes, 8 nays.
Theyote was announced, 7G for
The m9jority report, to SO against
IT. Tremendous cheers by the
Smith men .a..6 .W
The Committee on Rules then
reported. A majority and mi
nority report was made, Mr.
Of Fayctte, making the
report, the members diff
peling as to how the vote should be
cast Of those townships only par
,ially, or not all represented. 1t
was finally decided by adopting the
minority report, that the vote Of
uch townships shall, in case Of a
liyision IN Its county, be cast in
proportion to said division.
SMITH NOMINATED, @
The nomination OF a candidate !
Or Congress boing next in-order,
.udge Hnlick, Of Clermont nomi
ated Hon. John A. Smith of |
ft h@ H1o
No one else was nominated, and |
lie vote was taken. 'N "
Fayette county eRst 90 for Smith
jlipton cast 16 for Smith; High
aud cast ~ for Smith; Clermont
asst Is for Smith and 3 blank.
The vote was ahnounced-78 for
imitl and this being a majority,
0 was declared the nominee Of the
0nyention. oa
"A motion to make the nomina-
on unanimous prevailed, and
,reo cheers were given Tor the
ominee, aaa.I#a
HsvW RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Clarke from the Committee
n Resolutions, read the follow '
'g; !
Rcsolocd, That we hnge great cause to :
joicen the unparalleled success which '
is thus Carattended the ivlladndnistla- |
N OF President Grant. He has restored N
der out of confusion established loyalty :
here treason abounded, built up the :
astes Of war, reduced our taxes, increRs.
our revenues, improved our credit, raia-
the value of our currency, whipped the
opey changers out of the temple ard I
ought gold in subjection to the laws Of h
gitimate trade economized expenditures, .
"a paid at the rate of one hundred mil
ms per annum Of the principal of our .
bt, For this service he deserves and
III receive, The confidence aud continued /,
pport Of O grateful people y
ResOlped, Tint the firm unbroken front :
own by the Republican party against /
o odious and dishonest doctrine of re- q
diation has established for our Govern &
nut high and honorable standing !;
long thenations Of the world whereby "
shall be enabled to negotiate new loans =
meet maturing debts, At greatly reduced Z
es OF interest, thereby saving to the n
ihtry millions Of dollars annually IN !,
.elest alobe- thus demonstrating chat =
l'old adage is a9 true applied 10 nations I"
ipdiyiduala, that honesty is the best II
Icy" ...l-.., s.
Resolved, That we regard thrift for a
,cnue as Indispensable, and that IN fix y
/ thattarifw must de'ovmine rwheaher y
shall favor our own or foreign coun' &
es; and he would be unworthy Of his /,
intry who would prefer TO bestow beue- a
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