The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-30

an. National Republican Conventton
The Platform aud the Candidates
Pre-Id~ns. aud william A. wheeler. OF
New forL, for sice-presidenf
The sixth National Convention 81 the Re-
publican Party. for the nomination u can-
didates for President inc Vice President.
assembled in the Exposition Building al
Cincinnati. az noon on the 18th 81 June.
The attendance was greater than that % any
previous conyeRtion u the party. and com
priscd the most eminent men in its ranks,
either as delegates or spectators.
LIMISARY ORGANIZATION.
AT a few minutes after II O'Clock, ex-
Gov. Morgan, Of New York, Chairman Of
the Republican National Commit .e, called
the Convention TO order, and after a PRAYER
by the Rev. DIR. Muller, OF Cosington, Ky,
Gov Morgan made a brief address, al the
conclusion Of which he nominated Hon.
Theodore VI. Pomeroy, OF New York, for
Temporary Chairman. The motion was
agreed to. and Mr.. PomerOy, after being
escorted 10 the chair, made an address OF
some length.
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Pomeroy's ad-
dress. Gen. T.. W. Hinkes. OF Michigan,
was elected sergeani-at-Arms
APPOINTING TmE COMMITTEES.
After some discussion as To the best
method OF forming the committees. a mo-
ton finally prevailed that the Chairman call
the roll Of states and Territories. and that
the Chairman Of each delegation Excluding
all contesting deiegaiions) present In writ
ing tothe Secretary the names OF member
Of the following committees: 1. Creden-
tials ?. Permanen nj Organization: 3. Rules,
etc. 4. Resolutions. The list. when com
plefed. was read by the Secretary. The -four
committees then retired 10 the committee
rooms for consultation.
GENERAL sPEECHMAKISG.
During the absence ~ the committees the
faNlArrfnu~ ar.ufN.wN. Zero aalIA rFU.r I'D
addressed the Convention: Cen John A..
Logan; GOV. Moves, 81 Ohio: Rev. II. II.
GaTrci tcolored1. 81 New York Gov. How
ard. Of Michigan; Frederick Douglass (col-
Ored).
ErORT oF COMMITTEE on ORG AVIATION.
Mr.. Loring. 81 Massachusetts,. then came
forward. and read the following report Of
the Committee on Organization:
President-Eiwari Mcrherson. Vice. Presi.
dcnts-Alahama, ; Arkansas. NJ. W.
Gibhs. California. George =. Evans Colorado.
Henry Nc Alisiei Connecticut, Martin J. shel
-, Georgia. Il. L. Most; Illinois, John /.
Rinaker, Indiana. james ;. Fraser, Iowa. W.
I. shaw. Kansas. William Martndae. Ken.
lucky. y. X. Weir. louisiana, GeorgeY. kelso.
Maine, ,. Il Brown. Maryland, James 4. Gary
Ma~saachu- eits, Il. A. Chadbourne. Michigan,
Henry 7 Baldwin. Minnesota. l.. Bogen; Mis-.
sissirpi, n. shamcsse, Missouri. e. a. Finkeln.
burg, Nebraska. u. :. Haley, Nevada, Thomas
Wren. New Hampshire, r.. a. straw New Jer-
Hey. WILLIAM \. NEscl. NtW lurk. Marshall
o Brooks. North Carolina. James II. Harris,
ONO. BENZ. y. Wade. Oregon, y II. Poster,
Pennsylvania. = smith fulhey, Rhode
island. Henry Howard. south Carolina,
Texas, A u. Norton. Vermont. George Howe,
Virginia. X. n. Garter; West Virginia, W T..
DeForest Porter. DAkota. Alexander hughes,
age. Montana, Ben. II. Eaten: Sew Nenco.
Samuel b.. Axtell. Utah, james b. Mexican,
Washington Territory, ElwOod Evans. Wyom-
ing. William Hinton. Principal Secretary. J.
NJ. Bean. of Wisconsin, and one assistant for
each state
The committee further reported that they
had submitted no Of Vice Presidents
or Secretaries from Alabama and other
State where here was a contest. After
the report Of the Committee on Credentials,
those vacancies would easily be filled.
Mr.. Mcclure. Of Arkansas, insisted that
the report should not be adopted until the
report Of the Committee on Credentials had
been received; but his motion was over
ruled, and the report adopted.
Hon. Edward Mcpherson. the permanent
Chairman. was then escorted to the chair,
upon taking which he said:
THE BRiEF ADDRESs.
Gentlemen Of the Convention: No one Of you
knows better than myself how entirely unworthy
! am Of this high honor. IL hiss come % me not
only u~nsought but with a feeling 81 absolute and
uncomfortable surprise: but have been reared
in the school OF duty and In the politics OF Penn
syivania u is a fundAmental doctrine that every
Republican shall do his whole duty IAuplause
And therefore ! am here To accept this honor ten.
dered by your committee, and ratified by your.
selves, - an honor rendered ~ the great old
Communw eaith " h.ch has sent me ~ one 81 is
delegates % thisE Convention. since in no one
OF the great contests has she ever fAltered. Zap
plause.l In this Gcntennial Convention she has
Turned AN iuhcxihiy defiant face - The enemy
she saws no truce with treason. uialignity and
bolt. anl every thing that ~ not National.
lChecrs.l She has determined t. roll up sor the
nominees of this Convention q majority such az
will entite her - continue 10 b. what she has
long been. and ! say II with all respect, foremost
in the Republican cause. Applause.
The Chair j. ready for business.
No further business 81 importance was
transacted. and the Convention adjourned
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
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