, 1876-03-01
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS,
RTATE NcMfEATfoNS

BTATE NOMINATIONS.
HARTFORD. Fob, 19.-Tho Republican State
Convention met ut Allyn Hall to-day, aud organ
izod by the choice OF 4. Hbbotts, Of Now Lon
don, temporary Chairman, and Stephen ".
Kellogg, OF Waterbury. permanent President.
Mr. Tibbetts. on thkfng tho chalr. oppressed 4
hope that the Convention would nominate
ticket that would command tho uu!tod support
Of the party and thu 1ebpoct Of ts opponents
aud especially Of the Independent votora Of tho
country. The platform should be outspogen tor
hard money aud for free public schools.
sfr. keiiogg made brief address. Ho Adyo-
Gated = platform prouounclng for hard u,ouoy,
An honest GovegnmenL aud public schools. 11o
coupllmonted President Graut for intorposIng
bis veto to prevont The country from suffering
the ovilB Of currency initiation. and commended
socrotary Dristov for Ills efforts to punish fraud.
and secretnry Jowoll ior hla advocacy Of re-
forms in his Department.
Tlls State ticket rla,ed lu nomination ia as
follows Gorornor. Henry q. Robinson; Lieu.
nt-Goveruor. Frederick J. Kings!aud Soc.
rotAry Of htate. Francis A.::Walkes; Treasurer,
Mr. Hohuson appeared before tho Convention,
and declared in favor Of The platform. ~ llo un-
dcrstnnd tho Committee won)d report it. giving
in ies'i! homo Of IN leading points.
tbs following IL tAo platform adopted:
/. tbs Republican party In Connecticut rsatirms ita
devotion tu thu Union mud Cnnstituito aua III cou
uuod fsith in tue founlltun truths doc!ared by thu
Fathess It sreAku for Egtrcuchmcu and REFORM &ud
for speedy return from extravaganza 10 simplicity;
for tie unt!siuR purant sud punishment Of public
fraud snA crime wherever e1atinE
hua1sy welcome uf Ill citizens Of the whos country to
cuutuou privileged and blessings. 1t houors Tho
unpretentious aaohsy Of aecret4Fy urlsow, snd tho
Wholesome activity of decgetAry Jewvll III llcte
desvora protect tho public pusse anil 10 punish pub
o csln.in4ls aud It gives htarty reaVonsa to tho
declaration Of the President, .Iet no guilty lnsa
IL .ko Lower LOUIS Il oong1ess selection. fur oe
wll!oh insult 10 tue nationn! honor, and dls
ll.csueata which aro natksd.wth tngrat1tnde; with
welfare u tho nspu1!i5 to PARTY succoss; xttL "
p!aud!ng upon The floor Of !hs House aea!tnouta
which a9s III opou dchaaca OF tho nsou aud Insulting
question Ia time when lilo iuduAtres Of tl,c people
sfa psostrate. VS. decIaru that tho coMmt4l of ia.
tons legislation to tho usmocEacy has bsen the signal
Dl failure tnI hesye that tho opub!lo1u party thu
bot hol Of thu country IN peea u it was to pre
server of ia honor In war.
2. Tbs s4fetr Of the Aepubto depeads upon the In
teflgcueo - we'll virue Of ia citzrus aud a order
that the unity of sh1 naton preserved at tho cost Ut
war, may be .lntauv4 in peace, 10 essential that
tho Btato schools shall continue to bs common sctoos,
caton viii ut him 70 10 useful tu tho community,
happy In hls hops, and ab4ously removed from tLls
ssIool a' moasy tor ~, purla.e uhateSsz. '
!. Tbs Republican party, which tasued grstnbacks
uudsr the pre.sufs Of epotar! ccesaity ~ support
tho EatiouM Government agslaat tEsasou aud rsstl.
lou. " pledged to make them ~ good ~ god IL the
hoIdcr1 tlAt no sta!u may test u history upau kuy
sus e ho :s.oe s9f. " @ o. r. Icy. sop's during
S sap.. s;iop u this isss sud detersala.aon. ~
mint " thu eosts MaIs by tho Donocrat!a par
ty " repeal The ac aud to commit ths country 70 tic