The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-06-22

Geo C Binty; Washington, Minor; Wy
Oming, J N Corey.
The Secretary announced that the
names Of all delegates upon commit
tees had been supplied except from
eOntesting States.
Mr.. Mcpherson, OF Pennsylvania-I
offer the following resolution, and
ask that il be read oy the Secretary.
The Secretary read the resolution,
IS follows:
"ResOlUed. That wien this Con-
ventiOB adjourn, il adjourn to NEST at
II o'clock tomorrow muruing, and
that, immediately upon the MEETING
of the Convention, it shall proceed II
the nomination OF candidates for the
Office of President Of the Uaited
States, that two speeches Gf pTe=enta-
ton, not exceeding ten minutes each,
or one speech Of twenty minutes, at
the discretion of the friends OF the
respective candidates, be permitted;
that thereupOn the Convention will
proceed to vote for said nominations"
The resolution was referred to the
committee on Rules aud Orier of
Business.
Judge A. ]. Diitennof-r, of New
YOrk-On behalf OF the National Ger.
man Republican Convention recently
Assem- bled in this city, over which I
have had the honor TO preside, and
in which twenty States were repre-
sented, desire to present the follow
lowing resolutions. which | will have
sent up t. the Secretary. Without
discussing them, | desire TO call the
attention of the Convention To but
three Of them: First, advocating, In
view of the recent decision OF the Su-
preme Court of the United States de-
elaring State legislation on the sub
jeet OF the protection OF emigrants
unconstitutional, that the National
Government legislate on that subject !;
secondly, demanding revision of
the treaties between foreign govern
ments affecting naturalization and
expatriation and, thirdly, demand
ing nOn-seetarian schools applanse
and taxation of church property, IS
recommended by the President of the
United States in his recent mes sage.
l ask the permission of this COnven-
tiOu that committee of three attend
befOre the Committee on Resolutions
and discuss them. / now send them
to the Secretary.
The resolutions were referred to the
| Committee on Resolutions.
! The Secretary read q eOmmunics-
ton from Herman Cooper, President
OF the Young Mems Mercantile AssO-
citation, extending the courtesy Of the
reading and library rooms of the As
sOciatiOn 10 memb RS of the Con-
ventiOn.
| nr1rnsNa.N rf Usrwss,1a
| suggested that there should be &
meeting of the Com mittee on Credeu-
tials, as it seemed To be impossible 10
transact any business until it was as
certained who the delegates tO the
Convention were.
The Chair requested the various
committees to meet in the rooms at
his right.
While the CON mittees were filing
out i'm obedience to the suggestion OF
the Chair, Curriers' Band entertained
the Convention with some lively
music
Mr.. J. W. Mason, of New York, Of
fered the following preamble and resO-
Iutions:
"WHEREAs, We still remem Der
with gratitude the services of the 10y
al women Of the country during the
late war, their devotion IN the hospi-
tails OF the North, aud their fidelity to
the Union in many of the, disputed
districts of the South; and,
WHEREAS, The Republican party
has always advocated the extension
of human freedom therefore,
ResOlUed, That we favor the be-
stOWal of equal civil and political
rights on ali loyal citizens Of the
United States, without regard To sex" A."
The reading of the resolution was
the occasion Of considerable merri-
ment. 1t was referred t. the Com
mittee on Resolutions.
Geo. VIM. Curtis, of New York
Mr.. Chairman, hold in my hand an
address OF the Republican Reform
Club of the City OF New York, which
l have been requested to lay before
this Convention, and ask leave that
lit be read. / therefore move you, sir,
that the address which l have the
honor to submit, be now read to the
Convention.
Chair-The gentleman from New
, York states that he has an address
from the Republican Reform Club of
New York, which they have request
ed should be read to the Convention.
Is there objection to the reading o.
the address, A gentleman objects.
Tue question, then, before the Con-
ventiOn is, shall the address be read I?
The Convention resolved by an
alnoOst unanimous vote to hear the
address read.
Mr.. Curtis, on ascending the plat
form, was received with two tremend-
Gus rounds or applause. His reading
of the document was repeatedly in-
teTrupted by bursts of enthusiasm.
The address was referred to the
Committee OH Resolutions.
| Mr.. Thomas, Of Maryland, moved
that the Convention take recess IN
u o'clock.
The motion was lost by an almost
unanimous vote.
Mr.. Pierce, of Massachusett5--l
move that all addresses. memorials
snd resolutions, be referred to the
Committee on Resolutions without
reading and without debate.
The motion was adopted.
| Loud calls were now made fer Ge n.
Logan, who appeared on the platform
and spoke as follows
SPEECH OF GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTL EMEN
OF THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN Con
YENTION Il know not what 1 can
say to you that would be OF any Dene-
fit IN directing your minds in thai
duty which you are called upon now
to perform. You are the chosen rep
resentatives of the Republicans of the
United States of America, assembled
/, here for the purpose OF nominating q
candidate for President aud Vice
President upon q Republican plat
form, to lie voted for at the next
November election by the Republi-
cans of the United States. To pass
, over all that has been done by this
party of ours-it has been OF advan-
7 tage to the whole people OF this great
eountry-and t. enumerate the many
things that have Injured to the benefit
OF civilized man would be q work
, that can not now undertake. Our
. coming campaign, In my judgment,
however, is to be one OF no ordinary
character. We have the votes now
before US, the evidences now before us.
: In the demonstrations that are being
made by the opponents OF the Repub-
lican party, sufficient to satisfy us that
the time has again come for every
; lover of liberty and freedom in this
land to buckle on armOr and be ready
for the fray. Applause. That which
has been achieved by our armies, that
which has been made and perfected
, for the benefit OF mankind by the in
, tellect of our party, is before the e~uu-
try for them to decide whether or not
: that which has been made so far 8
. success shall be still confined as 3 sue
ee1s in this land, or whether all the
proofs that have been gathered by the
Republican party and by their exer-
: tions shall be destroyed. It is for you
J to say whether that which We have
! added to the Constitution OF AmeFi-
3 ca shall be maintained. shall he sus.
tained and shall be carried out by the
: laws that shall be made by the LsSis-
Iative Department of the Govern.
ment, and that can only be made by
: that department Of the Govern.
; ment, in Republican hands, OI
? whether you will turn it over 70 the
I hands Of those who will legislste 10
J, IoDOOsition to the PRINCIPLES that have