The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-06-22
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
First Days Proceedings--Organization
of the Conventfon--Speech of Sov.
Hayes, of Ohio.

First Days Observation-Disclosures
of the Convention--Speech of Gov
Hayes, of Ohio.
CINCINNATI, June II.
The National Republican Convention
assembled to-day in the Exposition
building. About FIVE thousand persons
were present. The Convention wa
called to order at IL p. m, by Governor
Morgan, of New York, who nominated
Thomas F. Pomeroy for temporary chair
man. The chairman, addressing tht
Convention, gave an elaborate history O
the achievements of the Republicsl
party, and urged an adherence to homes
money. The roll of the States was ther
called, emitting the States having con
testing delegations.
A motion that when the Convention
adjourn it be to II o'clock tomorrow
when the nominations shall begin with
two speeches of ten or one of twenty
minutes for each nomination, was re-
ferred.
The Address of the Republican Re
form Club was read by G. W. Curtis
The allusion in the address to specie
payments was cheered.
A motion was adopted that all ad'
dresses, resolutions and memorials be re-
ferred without debate.
Gen. Logan then addressed the Con
yention. He said the attitude of the
opponents of the Republican party
showed that the time had come again
when every patriot should buckle on his
armor. .z,.5,a-sssxe,
The speeches made were of the usual
character, with some strong points in
favor of hard money and civil service re-
form, which were applauded. The great.
est demonstration was over Curtis and
his reform club resolutions. The allu.
sions TO the "late war" as freeing foul
millions" and oints of that kind were
tamely. received. The orators made nc
special allusion to the individual candi.
dates.
In forming the committees the States
and Territories with contesting delega'
tions were omitted. -
When Curtis read his address of june
9th, already published in the papers, the
allusion to a return to specie payments
the broken promises of the President and
Congress, the. proposition to put the
political power. of the country Into the
hands of the Democratic party, unless
the Convention, by its nominations, ex-
presses determination to reform things
generally, were received, with applause.
Upon retiring from the platform, Mr..
Curtis was followed to his seat by storm
of cheers. .
A delegate from Missouri said: ~
move that the document just read by the
gentleman be referred to the committee
on resolutions without debate"
A delegate from Montana said: "I de-
sire to amend that motion. I move that
the address be adopted as the sense Of
this Convention" Cries of "No, no."
The, chairman ut is referred to the
committee on resolutions, without de-
bate"
Mr.. Loring, from the committee on
permanent organization, reported as fol-
lows:
For. president, Edward MCPHERSON, of
Pennsylvania, the. late clerk of the
House, and a Blaine man, For secre.
tary, Irving NJ. Bean, of Mississippi.
Also a long list of vice-presidents. Mr..
Mcpherson on taking the chair made a
brief speech. The committee on rules
stated that they were not ready to report,
and. the, Convention, adjourned to 10
o'clock tO-morroW.S Is s# ~ ri
Governor Hayes, IN the Convention to-
day, opened his speech as follows: -.
"Mr. President and Gentlemen: wish
to believe as my gallant and eloquent
friend Logan has said, that the Republi-
can party has but to nominate and GO
home and elect. should be glad to be-
ieve this, expressed in 80 strong language
as any sanguine temperament could de-
wise; but / am not SO sure it is precisely
go. There has been growing up for some
time in the country a widespread and
serious dissatisfaction. 1t is simple COM
mon sense to recognize it. Applause.
An officer going into battle understand
ing his ground and the power of his
enemies, [applause] is well on his way to
victory. Now, gentlemen, when you
have nominated your candidate and laid
down your platform, if your platform ex.
presses, defines and propounds sound
Republican doctrines, and your candi-
date be an able, honorable and true Re.
publican,I shall go to work with all my
heart and strength to elect him. But
now is the time; this afternoon, this
night, tomorrow, are precious hours fol
Won to decide. Pc So g. :.sy:,-...
The Rev Highland Garnett said:
atMr. Presidcnt Try; I'm your delibera.
tions, Z to- putFin "a little plank that will
give security to the freedmengof the
South, that the sufferings7 which they
endure in consequence of theyrascality
and viilainy Of the managers Of the Freed
mans Savings Bank shall be set Alright
[Applause.] Don't, forget; to see that
you do it, and you will have the graft
tude, love and respect of that much in.
jured people"
Governor Hayes, of Ohio, in the course
of his speech, said: GAS to the candidate
of this Convention, we of Ohio ask only
this. We fight nobody. We assail nc
mans reputation. Who ever you nomi-
nate We will try and help to elect him
Applause. All we want is man in
the first place who is honest. Cheers.
In the second place, we want man Of
comprehension enough to know what is
right and what is wrong. Appiause.
And in the third. d.place we want man Of
intelligence, who is brave enough and
strong enough to carry out his convic.
tions. Cheers. Give us man of great
purity Of private life and an unexception-
able public record, and count on Ohio
next November. Great cheering
enter into no particulars, but you know
all of you, there is not man in this
Convention who does not know, that you
can so conduct yourselves within the
next forty-eight hours that the three OF
four months work before us will be una.
vailing." Applause
Second Days neutrality-suspicious. Of
the Observation-Disclosures Of Candi
dates.
CINCINNATI, June 15.
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