The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-25
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
EVANSVILLE, May 24.-The Democrat
ic District Convention was very brief to
day. 3. S. Fuller was renominated TO
Congress, John Brownlee, OF Mt. Vernon
nominated for Prosecutor. The resolu
tions were brief, adopting the State plat
form, recommending economy, endorsing
Fuller, and demanding an investigation
Of the Supreme Judges, and II fount
guilty that they be retired. The conyen
tion was very small.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
OMAHA, May 24.-The Republican
State Convention at Fremont assembled
at $50 A. NJ, and after long and excitet
discussion on the admission Of contested
delegations from Douglass county, they
finally came TO vote which resulted il
the exclusion Of both delegations. Th'
Convention concluded a permanent or
ganization and elected Gen. G. II, Van
wick, Of 0toe county, chairman. TIL,
following were elected delegates to th,
Cincinnati Convention: r. G. Brown, O
Clay, N. R. Purney, Of 0toe, L. Wash
burn, OF Osborne, L. q. Koley, Of Web
ster, C. F. Bayha, Of Cumiry, A. Nance
Of Polk county, Utah. They were in
structed for Blaine. Ofthe above Eve art
known as Hitchcock men. The new Cen
trail Republican Convention is anti
Hitchcock by large majority.
ALABAMA REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
MONTGOMERY, May 24.-The Spencer
wing OF the Republican Covention meI
to-day. A Committee on Credentials
were appointed and recess taken.
Foster Blodgett, Of Georgia, was pres
ent and was received with the greatest
enthusiasm. The most Of the delegates
are revenue collectors, postmasters, clerk
and officials from the US. Marshals Of
fee.
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
ST. LOUIS, May 24.-The Republican
State Convention, for the election Of dele
gates TO the Cincinnati Convention, met a
Jefferson city and organized temporarily
by electing Milo Blair, Of Bonneville, a
chairman, Mr.. Turner, Secretary, ant
the committees on credentials, organiza
tion and resolutions being chosen a recess
was taken.
On reassembling after recess, the Com
mittee on Credentials not being ready Il
report, resolution Of greeting to th'
Republican Convention in session a
Springfield, ILL.,, hoping they may be ami
mated by the same devotion to principles
us when led by Lincoln, was adopted ant
ordered sent by telegraph.
A number OF resolutions were read
One endorsing Grant and asserting tha
he was in earnest when he said, "Let n,
guilty nan escape" and thanking th,
President for refusing to pardon the con
vicied criminals, elected much applause
Resolutions endorsing Grant and il
favor Of Morton, Blaine and BristoV
were referred.
The Committee on Permanent Organi
zation reported Hon. Milo Blair fo
President, and J. II. Turner, Jacob Kiln,
and WilIim Kaucher Secretaries, ThI
report was adopted,
The Committee on Credentials still
being unable to report, Gen. Henderson
made humorous speech, endorsing al
the Presidential candidates as worthy
men.
1t being 5 o'clock, and the Committee
on Credentials not being ready TO report
The Convention took recess until Z p. N
The first business Of the night session
was the reading and adoption Of the re
port OF the committee on credentials.
A telegram Of encouragement was re-
ceived from the Illinois Republican Con
vention, which was greeted with cheers
The committee on resolutions reported
the following:
The Republicans Of Missouri in CON
vention assembled declare our principles
as follows:
/. We are for the unity OF the nation
aud just rights OF States; for full re
conciliation and enduring harmony ia
all sections; for the united preservation o.
all the rights Of war and Constitutions
rights Of every citizen; for the grateful
recognition Of the brave soldiers; for re
trenchment and reform; for the unsparinl
pursuit. exposure and punishment o.
public frauds and official dishonesty; fol
maintaining untarnished the national
credit and honor; for sound currency o.
coin or paper convertible into the same
and for common schools absolutely free
from sectarian influences.
2. We charge the Democratic party
with being the same in character and
spirit as when II sympathized with trea-
son; with making It's control Of the HOUSE
OF Representatives the triumphant op
portunity Of the nations foes for re-as
serting and applauding in the Naiiona
Capital sentiment Of unrepentant rebel
lion; with sending Union soldiers tc
the rear and promoting the conied
rate soldiers TO the front; with delib
erately proposing TO repudiate the
plighted faith Of the government
with being equally false and imbecile or
the overshadowing financial questions
with thwarting the ends Of justice by III
partisan Encouragement and the obstruc
tion Of investigation; with proving
itself, through the period Of il
ascendOncy in the the lower HousC
oil Congress, utterly incapable 10 adminiS
ter the government, and We warn the
country against trusting party thus un
worthy and incapable.
8. Without regard to past differ
ences we cordially invite all who believe
that the direction OF the general govern.
ment should not pass into the hands O.
those that sought TO destroy II, and al
who seek pure and economical admins
tration by honest and capable officers 4
unite with US In fraternal and consideratl
cooperation for the promotion Of thest
ends,
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
SPRINGFIELD, May 24.-The Republi
can State Convention was called TO ordel
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