Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-09-10
Senator sherman,s speech,

Senator Sherman's Speech.
The Senator then proceeded, after
several rounds of cheers, to deliver the
remarks:
GENTLEMEN-I return you my CRATE
ful acknowledgements for this unex-
pected honor. ] was invited 10y the
Executive Committee to make some
this evening, and had no eX-
pectatiOn to participate in any other
way in the proceedings of this Conven-
ton. The duties of the Convention are
plain and simple. There is here no
lnseemly struggle for office or honor.
The Convention meet TO designate from
among the 250, 900 Republicans of Ohio
a few men to hold Offices of honor and
trust. No doubt you will make that
selection with wise consideration for
past services, and for merit and honor.
As for your platform of principles.
there need be no trouble. The princi
pies of the Republican party are en-
grated in the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, and the laws that have been
framed and passed by the Republican
party in the last fourteen years. Ap-
plause. Your highest duty is to see
that these Constitutional provisions
and laws are faithfully, honestly and
enforced, without distinc-
ton between citizens, native or natu-
black or white. Applause
And now again, trust the Republican
party will be bold and manly as it has
always been whenever an issus is pre-
sented, meeting face to face in manly
way, and express in few, brief, terse,
sentences your convic-
tions as they shall be approved by your
and then leave to an in
telligent people to say whether or not
they are right,
Now, gentlemen, with these few re-
marks, especially as a Ia comment
at some length upOi fuy view OF the
duty and responsibilities and principles
of the Republican party this evening,
| will delay you no longer, but the
Convention will proceed to transact
the business for which it was called.
Applause.
Nominations
being now in order, Gen F b Pond
presented the name of Allen / Wlkof,
of Adams, for Secretary of State, and
made some pertinent remarks as tu
Capt. Wikoff IS military and civil SER
vice.
Judge VIM La Yrence, Of Logan,
moved that Capt Wikoff be re-nomi.
mated by acclanati0n, which was sec
0nded and carried with thrilling
aye and followed by universal ap.
plause.
A dispatch was read from Walter +
Stone, of Sandusky, stating that he
had this day resigned his position a.
one of the Judges of the Supreme Court
On motion, this was referred to the
committee on Permanent Organization
for action.
Nominations for Judge being in or
der, the names of Luther Day, o.
Portage, and w A Johnson, of Law
renee, were suggested, but on motion
the whole matter was laid on the table
until action Was taken on Ston2's re
signation.
Thomas w Harvey, of Painesviile
was unanimously renominated fOl
School Commissioner and made shor1
speech returning his thanks.
The names of l. r HoSmer, of Zanes
vile, and d l. June, of Sandusky, were
the Boards of Public Works.
A call of counties was then had, bu'
before the call was finished, June;
name was withdrawn, and Hosmer de
clared nominated.
The nominations for Judge of the
Supreme Court being In order, Luther
Day, of Portage, and w w johnson
were nominated.
On a question as to whether the can
didates should be nominated, one fol
the long and one for the short term
Col. Robert Harlan suggested as there
were but two candidates it would be 6
very fair way to vote for the candl
dates, and the one receiving the high
est number of votes should be the nom
inee for the long term.
Alter several motions it was decided
to nominate for the long term first
Johnson's name for the long term was
withdrawn, and Day nominated fol
the long term and johnson for ihe
snort term.
Rodney Foos, of Clinton, was nOmi
mated by acclamation for Clerk OF tine
Supreme Court, and returned thanks
saying he was only too grateful for this
honor, and hoped the people on the
second Tuesday of October would unan
imously indorse this nomination.
The nominations having all beer
disposed of with enthusiasm, Genera
Robinson came forward, and read the
Platform,
as follows, which was received witt
applause:
Resolved, That we reaffirm the prin
ciples and policy of the Republican
party as announced by IFS Nationa
Convention; that we are proud OF 1t
history and great services, and we es
peciaIly commend the vigor and forc'
by which it maintained the Union
abolished slavery, and secured equa
civil and political rights to all citizens
we demand that these rights be enfOr
ced by appropriate legislation, so tina
all citizens shall have the equal enjoy
meDt of their rights; We demand of ou
public agents fidelity to their princi
pies, the execution of the pledges made
to the people, purity, integrlt. ant
economy in the discharge of their OH
cial duties, and to prompt ant
fearless examination and punishment
of those who violate any of their obi
cations.
Resolved, That we favor tariff TO
revenue, with such incidental protec
ton as may foster and encourage
American industry.
Resolved, That we denounce al
forms of open or covert reputation
and declare thafjustice and the public
faith alike demand that the debt of thu
United States be paid in accordance
with the letter and spirit of the law
under which it was created, as declared
in the act of Congress of March Is, 1869
and it is the duty of the National Gov
ernment to adopt such measures a.
shall gradually but certainly restore
our paper money to specie standard
without shock to the business interest:
of the country.
Resolved, That when the currency
shall have heen restored to a specie Val