The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-25
THE CAMPAIGN.
State Conventions In Alabama, Illinois,
Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota
and Nebraska,
Attendance Full and Proceeding HarmO
nions-TIlden and Blaine In the Lead
'lIIlaols Rather Mixed on the
Financial Question.

nlous-- Illden and Blaine In the Lead
-iIIlnoIs Rather Mixed on the
Financial Question,
ST. Louis, May 2l.-The Republican
state Convention for the election u
delegates 10 the Cincinnati Conven
ton, met at jefferson City ut noon
aud organized temporarily by electiul
hilo Blair, OF Hoonvile, Chairman
and Mr.. Turner Secretary, when the
ON reassembling, the Committee on
Credentials not being ready TO report,
resolution OF greeting TO the Rcpub-
lican Convention IN session at Spring.
field, Illinois, hoping they may be
animated by the same devotion 10
principle as wheh led 10y Lincoln, was
adopted and ordered to be telegrnphed.
a number Of resolutions were read one
endorsing Grant and asserting he was
In earnest when he said, "Let no
guilty man escape and thanking the
President for refusing to pardon the
convicted criminals ELECTED much APP
plause. Resolutions endorsing Grant
aud In favor Of Morton, Blaine and
Bristow We're referred. The commit
tee on permanent organization report
ed Hon. Milo Blair for President, j. II,
Turner, Jacak Kline aud William
kauchuer for Secretaries, watch was
adopted. The Committee on Creden-
tials still being unable to report, Con.
eral John b. Henderson made hu.
morous speech, endorsing all Presiden-
tial candidates NJ worthy men. II
then being five o'clock and the Com
mittee on Credentials not being ready
to report, the Convention took recess
till seven.
The first business ofthe night session
was the reading and adoption of the
report of the committee on credentials.
The resolutions declare: First, for the
unity of the nation and the Just rights
OF the States; for the inviolate preser-
walton Of the results of the war and the |
constitutional rights Of every citizen
for grateful recognition OF the brave
soldiers the Republic for thorough re-
trenchment aud reform; for unsparlng
pursuit, exposure and punishment of |
public frauds and official dishonesty |
for maintaining untarnished the ma
tsonal credit and honor; far sound cur |
rency of coin or paper convertible into
the same, and for common schools,
absolutely free from seotarian iniluen-
ces. Second. Charge the Democratic
party with being the same in charac-
ter and spirit rs before the war; with
making its control OF the House of
Representatives the triumph of the ma
TONS foes; for applauding in
the national capital sentiment OF
rebellion; with sending Union soldiers
to the rear and promoting Confederate
soldiers to the 'front.' with deliberately |
proposing To repudiate the plighted
faith of the Governments with being
utterly false and imbecile upon the
overshadowing financial question;
with thwarting the ends OF justice by
its partisan mismanagement and OBJ
struction of investigations with prov
ing itself through the period of ascend.
ency in the lower house of Congress
utterly incompetent to administer the
Government, and warning the coun
try against trusting party thus UNI
worthy and incapable. Third, cordial
~ inviting all who believe the direc-
ton ofthe General Government should
not pass into the hands that sought TO
destroy 1t, and all who seek pure and
economical administration by honest
and capable officers, to unite with w
in fraternal and considerate coopera-
ton for the promotion of these ends.
ST.. PAUL, May 24.--Nine out of ten
of the delegates elected to-day are pos
itively for Blaine. A resolution was
adopted with but three dissenting votes
declaring strong preference for Blaine,
but without any positive instructions.
Alex. Ramsey heads the delegation.
ST.. PAUL, May 1.-THE Minnesota
Republican Convention Is fully at
tended. Lieutenant-Governor Wake
field was elected President. The plat
form reaflirms the principles Of free
government declared by the. Fathers
of the Republic one hundred years
ago; favors the unity of the nation, the
constitutional rights OF the States and
of every citizen thereof the preserva-
ton of the great results achieved by the
war and grateful recognition of
the heroic defenders of the Repub.
lie; thorough retrenchment and re-
form in every branch OF the
public service; a fearless and
incorporating uprooting Of corrup-
ton and malfessance In office; honest
and efficient government hard mon
ey or its equivalent in paper converts
Bile into coin education Of every child
within the borders of the Republic
through a system ofcommon schools,
absolutely free from seotarian or part.
san control; cordially invite all who
believe that the administration of our
government should BOT be confined to
men who stroye to destroy 1t to unite
with us for the accomplishment OF
these great ends; condemn dishonesty
.l ,,o.oharv M avpry official WIN Ia