The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-22
NAIlVNAL REPUBLICAN, CONyEN
TION.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEB1Nns

az; Oionai committee. The attendance was oraot
81 'han that at any previous similar gather
ing of the party. S"'''ei
ne Ai'er prayer by the Rev. DIR. Miller, of Gov
,ra ilStoh, Ky, ex-Gov. Morgan made sneecb
ge ana nominated Hon. Theodore M. Pomerov
Mt Vi ne" York, as temporary Chairman, which
IT, nomination was concurred in, and Mr.. Pom
efoy was escorted to the chair, and returned
.iahhs 10 The Convention for the honor con.
ne lerfed upon him. He delivered a somewba,
n. lengthy address, after which j. M Bean ot
Wisconsin, and Gen. H. H. Bingham were
to CHOSEN temporary Secretaries, and &c, +
" w. hlckes, OF Michigan, sergeant-at -Arms
'. The roll was then called for the nresento-
al ton from State and Territorial deleeates Of
7. the names of members of the different COW,
If mittees
u Several resolutions were offered and 70
4 ierred, including those adopted by the recent
G. German Republican National Convention
,t held in Cincinnati.
- George William Curtis, of New York sinh
inltted the address of the Republican Reform
Il Party of New York City, and moved that II
De read to the Convention. Objection beino
II niaoe' the motion was put and carried. Mr.
T. our.iS theh passed to the platform amid great
l. appiause' and read the address, portions of
l. which were received with cheers.
! Ia response to loud calls for the following
naneo gentlemen the Convention was ad
. dressed by them in the order in which thew
are named, their speeches being generally
|. heartily applauded Gen. Logan, of Illinois:
4 uen. HaWley, OF Connecticut; ex-Gov. HAYES.
o oil ONO; Rev. Highland Garnett (colored1. of
New York; ex-GoV. Howard, of Michigan:
and Frederick Douglass, of New York.
1he Committee on Permanent Orgapiza-
llon then made their report, which was as
follows
President-Edward Mcpherson, of Pennsylya.
MIA
Observation-Disclosures, NJ W. Gibbs: Cali
iornla, George s. Evans; Colorado, Henry Nc
, Allister; Connecticut, Martin j. Sheldon. Drra.
ware David w. Moore; Georgia, r. L. Mott; Hi.
hois' John Rinaker; Indiana, James s. Fraser:
IOWA W. l. Shaw; Kansas, Wm. Martndale:
hentncky, f. K. Weir; Louisiana, Georce Y.
, helso; Maine, j. B. Brown; Maryland. James
A. Gary; Massachusetts, P. A. Chadbourna:
Michlgan, Henry P. Baldwin; Minnesota,
l.. bogen; Mississippi, NJ. Shannessee;
missouri, q. A. Finkeburg; Nebraska, II.
s. Haley; Nevada, Thomas Wren; New Hamp. |
shire, E. A. Straw; New Jersey, VIM A. Newell; |
New York, Marshall o. Roberts; North Carolina |
James IL. Harris; Ohio, Benjamin f. Wade: Ore |
gon' D. ii. Foster; Pennsylvania, j. Smith Futhev:
Rhode Island, Henry Howard; South Carolina
| H. H. GleaVes; Tennessee, Horace IL. Harrison:
Texas, A. B. Norton; Vermont George Howe; Vir-
ginia, H. H. Carter; West Virginia, W. e, Steven
| son; Wisconsin, James Binkliff; Arizona De
Forest Porter; Dakota, Alexander Hughes; Ida
no, Austin Savage; Montana, Benjamin Ii. Ia
[ TEN; New Mexico, Samuel b. Axtcll; Utah,
James B. Mexican; Washington, Eiwood Evans:
| Wyoming, William Hinton.
| Principal Secretary-J. NJ. Beam of Wiscon-
| sin; one assistant for each State.
| The committee further reported that they
had submitted no names of Vice Presidents
SeeretaEies from STATES whfre. there .Was,e
on Credentials those vacancies could easily
be filled.
After brief discussion the report was
| adopted, and Mr.. Mcpherson was escorted to
the chair. He was received with cheers, and
returned his thanks to the Convention for the
honor conferred upon him.
| The Convention soon after adjourned until
| ten o'clock on the morning of the 18th.
SECOND DAY.
| The Convention was called to order a little
after eleven o'clock, and the proceedings
were opened with prayer.
The memorial of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association was presented and re-
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions, and
Mrs sayler j. Spencer was, on motion,
granted brief hearing in behalf of the claims
of women citizens to practical recognition
of their political rights.
The Committee on Rules made their report.
Ono of the rules, providing that the nomina-
tons should not be made until after the
adoption of the platform, ELECTED some OBJ
At bod, f,al1 l1v obi ont |
together with the remainder of the report.
By the rules, as adopted, it was provided that
in making nominations for President and Vice
President, in no case should the calling OF
the roll be dispensed with; and that when
any State had announced its vote, it should
so stand until the ballot was announced, un-
less in the case Of numerical error.
The Committee on Credentials reported no
contested delegations except from Alabama,
Florida and the District of Columbia. In the
Alabama case the committee recommended
the admission of the anti Spencer delegates;
in the Florida case they recommended to
admit the Conover delegates; and they rec
commended the admission of Bowen and
Green from the District of Columbia A
minority report was made in the Alabama
case in favor of the Spencer delegation.
The report of the committee on all points
save the Alabama question was adopted. A
lively discussion then ensued on the Alabama
case, after which the minority report was re-
iected-yeas, 1853; nays, 375-and the report
of the majority was adopted
The Committee on Resolutions then re-
ported the following platform, which was
| subsequently adopted without amendment:
| When. in the economy of Providence, this land
| was to be purged of human slavery and when the
strength OF the Government OF me people, ny inc
| ed, the Republican party came lnto power. LIS
deeds have passed into history. and we look back
| to them with pride Inci.cd by their memories
| and high aims for the good of our country and
mankind, and looking 10 the future with untaltef-
ing courage hope and purpose, we env
| assembled, make the following declaration OF
principles: ,r.;
| not a league BY the combined workings of the
| National and State Governments under their re-
spectve Constitutions, the rights Of every citizen
| are secured at home and protected aoroad' ana
the common welfare promoted
@ The Republican party has preserved these
| Governments to the hundredlh anniversary o. inc
| Nations birth, and they are now embodmenls
| of the great truths spoken at lie cradle. that al
| men arc created equal;'' that they are endowed
1 by their Creator with certain inallena6le rlghis,
| among which are life liberty and the pursuit OF
| happiness; that for The attainment OF these ends
| governments have been instituted among men.
| deriving their lust powers from the consent of
| the governed" Until these truths arc cheerfuliy
| obeyed, or, if need be- vigorously enforced, the
| work OF the Republic an party is unfinished.
| & The permanent pacifcation OF the southern
| section OF the Union and the complete protection
| of its citizens in the free enjoyment OF all their
| rights are duties to which the Republican party
| stands sacredly pledged. The power to provide
| for the enforcement Of the principles embodied
| in the recent Constitutional amendments is
vested by those amendments in the Congress or
| the United States; and we declare IL 10 De the
| solemn obligation of the Legislative and EXecu-
| tive Departments of the Government to put into
immediate and vigorous exercise all their consti-
| tutional powers for removing any just causes OF
! discomfort on the part of any class and for Sc
! erty and exact equality in the exercise OF
! all CIVIL political and public rights. 10 this
| end we imperativeIy demand a grcss and
| q Chief Executive whose courage ana huellty 10
these duties shall not falter until these results
! are placed beyond dispute or recall
d. In the first act of Congress signed by Presl-
| dent Grant the National Government assumed to
remove any doubts of its duties TO discharge ail
lust obligations to public creditors, and solemnly
pledged Its faith TO make provisions at the earli-
est practicable period for the redemption OF
| United States notes in CON. Commerclal pros
| perity public morals and National credit demand
that This promise be fulfilled bya continuous and
steady progress to specie payments
| S. Under the Constitution the President ana
| heads of departments are to make nominations
for Office the Senate is to advise and to consent
| 10 appointments and the House of Representa-
tves is to accuse and prosecute faithess ofncers.
The best interests Of the public service |
demand that these distinctions be respected,
that Senators and Representatives. VINO may
be Judges and accusers, should not DIG
tate appointments to office; me lnvarlaoie