Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-22
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has succeeded in nothing except de-
velOpment of its own iucapacity. Ap-
plause.
FROM the inception of the Republi-
can party In 1855, it has kept pace with
the progress of things, accepting each
aided responsibility of war, emancipa-
tion, taxation and restriction till the
greatest pages of American history are
but the story of the Republican party
lApplause. OF the whole mass of
Constitutional amendments and legis-
litive enactment it takes the response
nilIty without apology. 1t has besita-
ted, but it has never feared to act, and
through its action the nation has lived.
lApplauSe. There has been corrup.
tion, bat wnen it was discovered the
order went forth 'Let no guilty man
escape loud cheers], and, gentlemen,
that order has been executed. TAP
plause.l There has been want of har-
mony, put platform unwavering in
ITS declaration of principles will weld
t)gether,a as OF old into an unconquering
army, the great liberty-loving, law
abiding majority of voters of this Ma
ton lcheers and secure with enduring
success the results of the deliberations
OF this. Convention.
Mr.. Pomeroy closed his speech amid
storm of applause, and when silence
was restored he asked for the pleasure
of the Convention.
A gentleman from Wisconsin nomi-
mated for Secretaries of the Convention,
J. M. Bean, of Wisconsin, and Ii.
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, both of
whom were elected. A gentleman from
Michigan nominated for Sergeant-at-
arms, Gen. G. w. Hicks, of Michigan,
who was elected.
THE ROLL CALL.
Mr.. Loring, of Massachusetts,, offer.
ell the following resolution:
ResOtUed, That the roll of the States
and Territories be called, and that the
Chairman of each delegation announce
the names of persons selected to serve
on the committees.
The resolution was adopted.
When the name of Alabama was call
ed, Mr.. Woodford of New York, arose,
and stated that it was a customary
parliamentary rule, where a State or
Territory has contesting delegations,
that State or Territory is passed, and
he moved that the same be regarded
in this Conventson.
The roll was then proceeded with,
but great difficulty was experienced in
getting the names correctly understood
upon the stage, and at the suggestion
OF delegates, the chairman of each del
egation was requested to send up the
list in writing, which was done.
The following is list of the commit
teeInen from Ohio:
On Credentials-W. II. Ulson.
Organization-R. p Buckland.
observation-disclosures Cowles.
Rules and Order of Business.
T. Updegraff.
Member of National Committee
A. T. Wykof.
After the presentation of the Resolu-
tions of the German National Conven-
tion recently assembled in Cincinnati,
by A. j. Dittenhoffer, of New York;
the reading of the address of the New
York Reform Club by Geo. Wm. Cur
tis, Of New York, aud speeches by
Gems. Logan, Hawley and Noyes, and
Fred douglass, Mr.. Loring, of Massa
chusetts, from the Committee on Per-
manent Organization, reported for
Permanent President, Hon. Edward
Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, and one
Wee President from each State and
Territory.
Ex-senator B. F. Wade was the Vice
President for Ohio.
j. M. Bean, Of Wisconsin, was the
principal Secretary, with an assistant
from each State.
THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
The Chair-"The first business now
in order, and the only business, is to
surrender the chair to the permanent
~
on Organization. The Chair, there
fore. names Messrs. Orton, of New
York, Downing, of Iowa, and McCor-
mick, of Arizona, as committee to
conduct the permanent Chairman to
the platform"
Mr.. Mcpherson came forward, ac-
companied by the escorts, and was
greeted with cheers. The retiring
Chairman said:
81 take pleasure in introducing as
your permanent President the Hon
Edward Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania"
GCheers.
MR.. M'PHERsoN's ADDRESS.
The Chairman said:
Gentlemen of the Con nvention-None, !,
of you know better than myself how
entirely unworthy l am of this high |
honor. 1t has come TO me, not only
unsaught, but with feeling Of uncon-
trollable surprise. But / have been
reared in the school of duty and in the
politics of Pennsylvania. 1t is a fun
damental doctrine that every Republi
can shall do his whole duty, [applause]
and therefore / am here to accept this
honor, rendered by your committee
and ratified by yourselves as an honor
rendered to the great old Common
wealth which has sent me as one of its
delegates to this Convention. Since
1856, in no Que of the great contests has
she ever faltered applause], and in
this Centennial Convention she has /
turned an infiexible, defiant face to the
enemy. She says: No truce with trea-
son, maliguity and hate, and every i
thing that is not National. CCheer5. |
She has determined to roll up for the S
nominees of this Convention majori. G
ty such as will entitle her to continne c
to be what she has long been, and / c
say il with all respect, foremost in the /
Republican cause. [Applause. /
The Chair is ready for business. The
President announced that the Commit
tee on Rules would meet al O'Clock +;
at the Gibson House, and that they ex- :,
pected to make report in the morn \
ing. s4s !,
The Convention then adjourned un- II
til 0e,clock Tbursday morning. :
The Convention was called to order .
at eleven O'CLOCK, when George E.
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, presented a .,
in favor of WON ans suffrage, -
and by vote Mrs. Spencer was heard in n
its behalf.
The report of the Committee on 9,
Rules brought from John Cessna par Z
tactics to secure its adOp .,
tion. All was Immediately approved, q
except the rule that required action /,
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