The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-11
RennhIlcan State ConrentIon.

columbus, last week, TO place in nOmin-
alton candidates for the various State
offices, was the most remarkable and
spirited we have attended for many
years. The delegates began to put in
an appearance on Monday, and by Tues
day noon the attendance was as large as
it is usual to see the night before the
convention. During Monday the drift
of sentiment set strongly in favor Of
Taft, his friends appearing to have
come only with view to controlling the
sentiment of new arrivals, but their
efforts were as futile as an effort would
be to check an avalanche after it had
commenced to move. The arrivals on
Tuesday morning developed opposition,
and every arriving train after that but
added to the throng of opponents-and
the first choice of all that opposition was
R. b. Hayes. Many who favored Taft
were first for Hayes, and only voted for
Taft because of the oft repeated declar-
ations that "Hayes would not accept.
The announcement of his name as q can
didate in convention, though unauthor-
lied except by the conclusion that he
was the property of the party, andwould
obey its wishes, was the signal for an
outburst of enthusiasm which was long
continued and manifested what an earn
estness of feeling was at the bottom of
it; and when his nomination was an
nounced, all rose to their feet, hats were
thrown up, handkerehiefs waved, and
simultaneously cheer after cheer rang
through the building and went quiver-
ing out into the open air with the glad
tidings. The friends of Taft accepted
the result in good feeling and after the
ballot was announced Chas. P. Taft "a
son of the Judge moved that the nom
nation be made unanimous. This was
done to relieve Ex-G Governor Hayes from
any embarrassment he might feel about
accepting the nomination, and was re-
ceived with earnest applause. The en-.
iorsement of Judge Taft in his speech in
5he evening was equallyarecord of good
feeling and an earnest, of hearty support.
To our readers it would be useless for us
% bestow any panegyric upon our can
lidate. He is so we'll known to all, and
10 highly esteemed, that it would be
waste of words to do so.
The next business of the convention,
While awaiting the response of Gov.
Hayes, was to re-nominate Judge Nc
.lvaine, Auditor Williams and Attorney
General Little, all well known and high
y esteemed by the Republicans of the
State. Then the acceptance of Govern
II Hayes having been received, Gen.
Thomas L. Young, of Cincinnati, was
nominated for Lieut.. Governor, J. |
Minor Milliken, of Butler county for
State Treasurer and Peter Thatcher, of
Juyahoga county for Board of Public
Works, and the convention adjourned
yell satisfied with the work it had done
nd the record it had made.
Gen. Thomas l.. Young, our candi-
late for Lieut.. Governor, is leading
awyer of Cincinnati. He is an Irish
nan by birth, was born at Belfast in the
lorth of Ireland, Dec. IA, 1882, came to
his country when young, received a
common school education and gradu-
tel at the law school in Cincinnati. |
lie served the last year of the Mexican
var in the army, and at the outbreak of
he rebellion volunteered. He served
s captain in Fremont's body guard un-
il it was disbanded, when he returned |
o Ohio, and edited Democratic paper
t Sidney, but advocated a vigorous
of the war. In August, |
862, he again volunteered and was ap-
pointed to captaincy in the 11sth, ris-
ng by gradations to the eolonelcy, and
afterwards, for gallantry, was brevetted
3rigadier General by President Lincoln.
after the war he was elected to the i
State Legislature from Hamilton coun-
y, and was afterwards, in 1867, chosen
Recorder. In 1871, he was elected to
he State Senate, but is now engaged in
he practice of law, in Cincinnati.
]. Minor Milliken of Butler county,
'ur candidate for State Treasurer, is
representative of the farming element,
m honest, upright citizen, and capable
If filing the office with the same ability
md integrity eyinced by his predeces-
'or, Hon. Isaac Walsh, the farmer treas
lrer from Belmont county.
Peter Thatcher, of Cuyahoga, is al
nan of worth and character, who will
.eceive large support from thevicinity
"A which he resides, and will bring to
he position for which he is candidate
/ record of honesty, integrity and ability.
With such ticket as the Republicans
nave presented, and such platform as
hey have enunciated, no such word as
all should be allowed place in their
With earnest work and
thorough organization on their part,
success is certain.
The "Jefersonian" Club, of Chicago,
from the political proclivities
., a. ~ =