The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-10-04


Lamb was chairman, which committee
informed Hayes Of his nomination. and
Hayes thereupoh thanked Col. Lamb
aad' accepted nomination on 9th
of July. 1876. Resolutions of
Convention. with copy of con-
stituion of order, both address
and certificate on honorary member
ship for 3uly was presented to Mr..
Hayes at Columbus by special COM
| mittee Of five, of which William g.
| Black was chairman. Hayes accepted
| and thanked the committee, and said
he would make formal acknowledge
ment. In writing on 10th July,
| through Alfred e. Lee, his private
secretary, he did make formal ackno
ledgment, and indicated to Society that
he would put them in way of getting
money to help to carry the election. A
committee, watch waited on Hayes at
Philadelphia, was composed of Lamb,
of Ohio Perry, New Jersey War
burton, Conn. Ca@pbell and Taylor,
of New York, and Black, OF Pa.
Saml. Styner, eli New York w. C. H.
Smith of Conn. and Perry, of New
Jersey, Constitution OFF, American
Alliance. whose nomination L. 3.
Hayes has accepted, and whose prin-
! ciples hs endorsed as honorary member
of the order and is bound to support.
contains these provisions. Consti-
tuition of American Alliance, Article /,
name of this order shall be American
Alliance. Article End, for. which this
order is organised. is for maintenance
of American principles as follows
Amendment to naturalization Laws, IL
hitting suffrage to persons born in this
country, or of American parents, cleo
ton of American born citizens only to
official positions in this country;
every member of the order must take
the following oath solemnly swear
that Will not vote for any person or
persons for any official position in this
country under laws thereof, who are
not American born citizens, and that |
will not betray any secrets OF this order,
nor give name OF any person without his
consent, and I will faithfully obey all
orders or rules, the same not in con-
hict with the Constitution of the
United States, and State of which / am
resident, and that will do ali in my
| power to forward the interests of the
| order and my council of which am
member, and of American principles in
this country, SO help me God. Reso-
lutions of nomination and endorsement
after reaGirming principles of their
constitution read as follows: Order of
| American Alliance, Conference of
Grand Council. United States, Phil
adelphia, July 4, 1876. At Confer
ence of Grand Council of United
States of American Alliance, held at
Philadelphia. July and 5, 1876, FOL.
lowing resolutions were adopted, and
| Conference recommended all American
born citizens, without distinction of
| party, at national election to cast votes
IN favor of American principles as only
safety for future welfare of this
county, that the nomination of r. L.
Hayes. of Ohio, for President of the
United States, and w. A. Wheeler, of
New York, for Vice President, be, and
same are hereby endorsed by the Amer
I lean Alliance Conference, and we ear
| nestly advise all who are in favor CT
American principles, as advocated and
set forth in these resolutions, to give
these nopinations active and deter
mined support. By order of Amer
lean Alliance Conference, l.. S. Taylor,
Secretary. Gov. Hayes letter of accep-
lance is as follows
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 10. nc.
At DEAR SIR-Governor Hayes desires
me to acknowledge the receipt of your
valued favor of July 7th. enclosing the
resolutions of the American Alliance,
and to say in reply he is deeply graft
fed nv this avuraroiop ~ oo,e1oa~,