Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-23
Gov. NOyes' Speech in the COnven-
lion.

When Ohio was called ex-Gov. Noyes
arose and said:
GENTLEMEN: On behalf of the forty -four
delegates from Ohio, representing the entire
Republican party of Ohio, have the honor
to present to this Convention the name Of a
gentleman well known and favorably known
throughout the country; one held in high
respect and much beloved by the people Of
Ohio; a man who, during the dark and stormy
days of the rebellion, followed his leaders
and his flag until the authority of our Gov
ernment was re-establshed from the lakes to
the gulf, and from the rivers around to the
sea; man who has had the rare good for
tune, since the war was over, to be twice elect
ed to Congress from the district where he re-
sided, and subsequently the rarer fortune of
beating successfully, for the highest office in
the gift of the people of Ohio, Allen G.. Thur
man, George II. Pendleton and William Allen.
Prolonged cheers. He is gentleman who
has somehow fallen into the habit of defeat
ing Democratic aspirants for the Presidency,
and we in Ohio all have notion that, from
long experience, he will be able to do 1t again.
[Cheers.] In presenting the name of Gov
Hayes, permit me to say we wage no war
upon the distinguished gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned here to-day.
dCheers.l They have rendered great service
TO their country, which entities them TO our
respect and gratitude. [Applause.] / have
no word to utter against them. | only wish
to say that Gen. Hayes is the peer of these
gentlemen in integrity, in character, in abil-
ity. They appear as equals in all the great
qualities which fit men for the highest posi-
tions which the American people can give
them. [Cheers.l Gov. Hayes is honest
[cheersl; he is brave [cheersl; he is unpre.
tending; he is wise, sagacious, a scholar and
gentleman. [Applause.l He enjoys an in
dependent fortune, and the simplicity of his
private life and the modesty of his bearing
81.
agance which leads TO corruption in public
and private places. LCheers.] Remember
now, delegates to the Convention, that q re-
sponsible duty rests upon you. You can be
governed by no wild impulse. You can run
no fearful risks in this campaign. You must,
If youwould succeed, nominate a candidate
here who will not only carry the old
strong Republican States, but will car.
ry Indiana, Ohio and New York, as
well as other doubtful States. [Cheers.
We care not who the nan shall
be other than our own candidate. Whoever
you nominate, men of the Convention, shall
| receive our heartiest and most earnest efforts
for his success. Cheers. But we beg to
submit that in Gov. Hayes you have those
qualities which are calculated best to COM
pass all difficulties and to soften all antago-
nisms Cheers. He has no personal enc
mics. His private life is so pure that no man
has ever dared to assail it, His public acts
throughout all tnese years nave Deen ABOVE
suspicion. l ask you, then, If in the lack OF
these antagonisms, with all these qualities,
living in a State which holds its election in
October, the result of which will be decisive,
it may be, of the Presidential campaign, If il
is not worth while TO see to it that a candi-
date is nominated against whom nothing can
be said, and who is sure to succeed in the
campaign. Cheers. In conclusion permit
me to say that If the wisdom of the Conven,
ton decide at last that Gov. Hayes nomina
ton is safest and best, that decision will meet
with such responsive enthusiasm here In
! Ohio as will insure Republican success al
home, and which will be so far-reaching and
wide;spreading as to make success almos,
! ICheers I