The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-14
The NATIONAL. REPUBLICAN CON
VENTION.

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mittee has selected Philadelphia. in
which to hold the national cOnyen-
ton, to meet on the first Wednesday
of June to nominate a President and
Vice President.
Some time ago we predicted that
ifther resolution recommending Office
holders to abstain from acting as
delegates were introduced it would
meet with q very cool reception.
Such proved to DE the case. One
Fulton proposedst the resolution, but
soon yielded to. the opposition and
Withdrew it. The ofice-holders
under the present Administration do
not intend to give up their fat places
through any such dodge as that Of
Mr.. Fulton.
1t was resolved that the. represen-
tation to the convention should be
apportloned among tLeseveral States
and Territories according to the
Congressional representation, doubl-
ing it in number. Nevada under
this decision VIII be entitled to six
delegates. The Territories, includ-
ing the District of Columbia, are
each allowed a representation.
The committee adopted a lot of
buncomb resolutions full of sound
and fury signifying nothing" The
exhibition Of check" in reminding
the country that the promises OF the
Chicago convention of 1868 have
been fulfilled, by ENGRAVING equal
suffrage on the National Constitution,
Is especially refreshing when We re-
member that II Of the notorious
declarations of that platform declared
that the matter of suffrage belonged
exclusively to the States, aud that
the Republican party was pledged to
leave it there
This resolution is on the par with
another declaration that "the rights
and interests Of labor have been
recognized" Perhaps the expression
was used with a double intendre.
They have been "recognized' just
enough to be handed over to the
control OF great corporations "rec-
ognized' by the gift of over two
hundred millions of the public land
TO railroad companies the destruc
ton of the American marine on the
high seas, and by the imposition of
a tariff on imports, which, for in
stance, in the State of Nevada, makes
the miner pay a third more for the
necessaries of life, ard the material
tor developing the mines, than nee
cessary, for no other purpose than to
put that surplus into the pockets OF
Eastern capitalists and monopolists.
Truly a singular Labor party
"a liberal policy has been adopted
n regard tc all who have been en-
gagged in the rebellion'-ir the face
Of the fact that Congress has just
voted down the Amnesty bill. Cor
ruption has been exposed. and of
tenders punished"-by first voting
down the Investigation Committee,
and then organizing it for white
washing purposes.
NJ. Gorham capped the climax Of
apsurdities by resolving that 'the
exclusion of Democrats from Office
by Republicans is entirely consistent
with good morals and good govern
ment, and that any other course is
inconsistent with the implied obi
cation assumed by those who con-
sent to become candidates of the
Republican party for public Offices"
Gorham preaching good morals
and good government is regarded
as a good ioLaby those who know
him. He. finally withdrew the reso
luton, but like that ghost sit will
not down." but sometime in the
it Will rise to plague the in