The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-06-22
HAYES AND WHEELER
RATIFICATION MEETING AT EAGLE HALL.
Steps Taken to Organize q Campaign Club.

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nations made at Cincinnati on Friday
The meeting was called to order by
j G. w. Reeves, Esq, who nominated
: w. II. kirkpatrick, Esq, for chairman
Mr.. Kirkpatrick was chosen, aud OIL
taking the chair stated the object o.
the meeting and asked its pleasure.
Judge Campbell moved the appoint
ment of committee Of five on reso
lutions.
The chair appointed Judge w. p
Campbell, John Carpenter, A. w. Oil
yer, Judge j. NJ. Balderston and j. c.
Fraker.
While the committee were out G.
w. Salisbury was called upon to adj
dress the meeting.
Mr.. Salisbury took the floor and de-
liyered brief, elouquent speech. lie
alluded to the splendid record of Gov.
Hayes as Il soldier and statesman. and
said in his judgment the convention
could not have selected stronger can
didate. GOV. Hayes was a man OF
pure honor, unsullied reputation and
sterling integrity. he had served his
State in Congress and as the chief ex-
ecutive, and always with distinction,
and as President of the United States
he would take rank with the best men
who have held that high post Of honor
Mr.. Salisbury also alluded to Hon.
VIM. a. Wheeler, candidate for Vice
President, rs man peculiarly fitted
for the position by reason of long years
in his country's service. The "Wheel-
er Compromise" in the Louisiana case,
stamped him as a man firm and stead
fast in the discharge of bis duty. The
speaker was listened to with attten-
ton and frequently applauded.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following:
ReSo1ced, BY the Republicans of
Sedgwick county in mass convention
assembled, that we cordially endorse
the nominations as candidates for
President and Vice President recently
made by the Republican National Con.
vention at Cincinnati, and pledge the
ticket our undivided support.
RoS0lced That we re-aiiirm our de-
votion to the principles Of the national
Republican party.
Judge Campbell was called upon and
made few brief remarks. He said that
parties were not to be judged by the
glittering generalities and harmless
fustan generally worked into the plat
forms, that the foundation principles
of the Republican party were well
known. The party believes that our
national government is bound to Sc
cure to all its citizens, of whatever
race, condition or professions, the bless
ings of liberty and equality before the
law, that secession is treason and
should be odious, and that purity of
administration is the thing to be sought
for, that transgressions must be pun
ished, labor rewarded, the poor pro-
tected, the people educated and the
national honor preserved. Upon these
principles we can all stand, and the
ticket nominated at Cincinnati is
guaranty that they viii be carried out,
and an evidence that the Republican
party is still controlled by the honesty,
the patriotism and the enlightenment
of the country.
j. c. Fraker heartily endorsed the
resolutions and believed the nomina-
ton of Hayes and Wheeler meant the
Inauguration of new and better era.
Judge Baldwin said he heartily en-
dorsed the resolutions. The nominal
ton of Gov. Hayes for President, in
his Judgment, was the very best that
could have been made, and he had no
doubt but that of Wheeler for the sec
ond place on the ticket was equally
judicious. The high character Of these
men guarantee to thc-American people |
honest and able administration of ma
tional affairs for the next four years. |
With such men for our standard bear |
ers, we may GO forth to the conflict,
confident that victory will perch on
our banners, and that the grand old |
Republican party, but for whose glo-
rious achievement in the recent past
there would to-day be no American
Nation, will still rule the Republic.
With that party in power and honest
men in office, we may rest assured that
right will be done.
Judge Adams endorsed the resolu-
tons; he did not think the principles of
the Republican party needed discuss
ing, they were well known; he had
heard Democrats deprecating the NOM
ination of Hayes, previous to the re-
ception of the news, because they be-
lieved they could not beat him. though
they might not admit SO much now,
and this he believed was the cause of
SO many long-visaged Democrats OH
our streets.
Judge Ii. g. Ruggles was from Ohio
Gov. Hayes native State, aud he was
proud of it, he knew the candidate for
President to be a pure man and sound
he had left a lucrative law
practice in Cincinnati to enter the ar
my as Major of the Twenty-third Ohio,
rapid promotion followed for gallant
service on hard-fought battle fields. He
had represented the Second Ohio Dis
.rict in Congress one term, with such
men i'll the delegation as Robert c.
Schenck, Columbus Delano, John A.
Bingham, James NJ. Ashley and Mr..
Samuel Shellabarger, and served one
session of second term, when he was ,
,alled to the Executive chair, he had
defeated three of the most prominent
men in the Democratic party, Thur
nan, Pendleton and Allen) in contests /,
or the Governorship of Ohio. With
b. Hayes for leader we :
hall march to certain victory. .
Judge Balderston moved that a COM
nittee of five be appointed to take i'm !,
Mediate steps to organize Hayes cam :.
,aign club, the committee to have
'ower to call a meeting at any time. .
The chair appointed Judge j. NJ.
ID. A. Mitchell, ii. g. Rug
lies, VIM. Baldwin and G.. w. Reeves.
AT a late hour the meeting adjourned
With the utmost enthusiasm for Hayes
nd Whnelnr and cnnfihencn in fhnir y