The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-22
TIE CONVENTIONS.

PIX OOIS ~ ~ AOiNO"
ITS PROCEEDINGS THE PLATFORM
THE CANDIDATEs-HAY FOR PRESI-
DENT-WHEELER FOR vICE-PRESI-
DENT-THE BEST NOMINATIONS THAT
COULD BE MADE-THEIR ELECTION
SURE.
We gave briefly last week the pro-
ceedings Of the Republican Convention
during the first day. The second day
was occupied in completing the organ
ization, settling contested delegations,
establishing rules, adopting platform,
1 nominating candidates, and in other
preliIninaries to balloting for a candi-
| date for President The rules were
well adapted to the occasion. They re-
Quired the adoption of the platform,
! before the nominations were made, and.
IJhat voting was to be taken by states,
! the vote to be announced by the chair
man and not to be altered after being
made unless to correct mistake. The
| platform, with slight exceptions, is a.
/ fair presentation Of Republican princi-
| pies and doctrines and is wise and
Ijudicious.
The nominations Of candidates for
President being in order the following
nominations were made: Jewell,
Morton, BristoW, Blaine, Conkling,
Hayes, Hartranft.
There were seven ballots taken and
Hayes was nominated on the seventh
ballot. receiving 384 votes to 351 for
| Blaine and 81 for BristCW. The nOmi-
nation was then, on motion Of MI.
Frye, of Maine, made unanimous.
Nominations were then made for
Vice-President and William A. Vince
Ter. Of New York; Marshall Jewell, of
Connecticut; Stewart l.. WOOdfOrd, OF
New York; JosephR. Hawley, of Con-
Inecticut: and I. +. Frelinghuysen,, OF
| New Jersey, were nominated. A ballot
was then called for and was taken till
| Tennessee was reached when MI.
| Wheeler had received over 300 Yates,
| and it being evident he would be NOM
iinated, Mr.. kellogg, of Connecticut, by
unanimous consent, withdrew Marshall
Jewell and moved the unanimous NOM
IinatiOn of William A. Wheeler, OF New
! York, and the motion was carried Hnan-
imously.
A committee of one from each State
was appointed to act in conjunction
with the President of the Convention
to wait upon the candidates and solicit
their acceptance on the platform
adopted.
A National Committee consisting Of
one from each State was then appointed.
/ ADDITION TO THE PLATFORM.
Nj. WaIbridge, of Rhode Island,
Secretary Of the Committee on ResOlu-
1 tons, reported the following resolution
and moved that it be added to the
platform, which was unanimously
i agreed to
Resogced, That we present for OIL
candidates as President and Vic-Presi-
Ident of the United States two distin-
guiShed statesmen Of eminent ability
and character, and cOnspicuOusly fitted
for those two high offices, and we con
Ifdently appeal to the American peO
/ pie to intrust the administration OF
, their public affairs to Rutherford b
Hayes and William A. Wheeler.
The Convention thus completed its
work and after passing a few compll
; mentary resolutions adjourned.
The nominations of Hayes an6
7 Wheeler are the best that could be
5 made. No other candidates of equa
: ability and strength could be nominal
! ed, and no other nominations would
! give equal satisfaction. Upon Hayes
! and Wheeler all the Republican forces
can unite and are uniting as they
would upon no other candidates
4 Throughout the country not only Re
l publicans but RefOrmers and lndepen
dents express satisfaction and are com
r ing to the support Of the candidates
b And this general satisfaction and unit
. ed support is a premonition of success
: and foretaste of victory in Novem
'Iber, and sure indication that Hayes
5 and Wheeler, on the 4th of Marcel
1877, will become the President an(
Z lVice-President of the United States.