Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
TELEGRApHIC.
Missouri Republican State Conven-
tion

JEFFERSON CRY, Aug. 9.--On the
re-assembling of the Convention Hon
Malcomb Mcmillan. of Cooper coun-
ty, was chosen permanent President.
Hon. Eugene +. Weigh. Secretary.
with Il. Wilson, J. Wichell. ID. c.
Coleman as assistants, and n Vice
President from each Congressional
District. Nominations for Governor
being in order, Geo. A. Finklenberg.
of st. Louis, was nominated. and not
withstanding a letter from that gen
tleman was read positively declining
to be candidate, the nomination was
carried by acclamation. and com
mittee OF one from each Congression-
al district, together with the President
and Secretary of the Convention ap-
pointed to formally notify him of the
action of the Convention. For Lieu
tenant Governor, c. &. Allen, of Jas
per county; Secretary of State, Hon.
Eugene L. Weigh, st. Louis: Treas.
uIer, Col. John Severance, buchanan
county; Auditor, Gen. George Il.
Smith, Pettis county: Atforney-Gen-
eral, Gen. A. w. Mullins. Linn coun-
ty; Register of Lands. Il. Deranc. of
Marion county; Judge of Supreme
Court, David Wagner Railroad Com
missiOncrs, J. Il. Allen. st. Louis
county; L. d. Harper, Cass county.
and Isaac Hayes, Marion county.
Electors at Largc-Col. ID. 2. DYER,
j. II. Cole, (colored). Alternates.
Gen. j. V. Pratt, and Col. a. l..
Dettmore.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported a long platform. of which. the
following is the substance:
lst. The perpetuity OF our exist
ence as a nation and the nainlaiuance
of civil liberty depends on the contin-
iance in power of the Republican
party.
2. That we should regard the Sc
lection of Samuel j. Tilden for the
Presidency of the United States as n
national calamity, practically reopen
ing issues settled by the war, bv
placing i'm power one whose political
record identifies him with those who
hold the doctrine Of secession, and
are opposed to the coercive measures
to save the Union.
Sd. That the assumption bv the
Democratic national platform and
letters of the candidates that the Dem
ocratic party is a party of reform. is
false, and brazen prctcnse of virtue
which it don't possess, as is shown BY
the past history of the party, and es-
pecially illustrated by the nomination
of Samuel j. Tilden. who this resolu-
ton proceeds to charge at length
with devotion to railroad, combina-
tions, acquiring wealth by railroad
stock jobbery, personal and political
association with Tweed, ballot-box
stuffing &c.
4th. That true reform and honest
of the Government
can be looked for only at the hands
of the Republican party. which has
the disposition and courage to punish
members of the party.
9th. Calls for change in the adj
ministration of this state. that the i'm
migration which was checked by the
accession of the democracy 10 power.
may be restored, Investments of cap
ital made safe, and the developement
of the state secured.
9th. That it pledges itself to sup
port the public school system, and
oppose every obstacle to its success
andAscfulness.
7th. The party approves the plat
form adopted at Cincinnati rcallirms
it; extols Hayes and Wheeler, aud
calls on the citizens of the state. with
out regard to party affiliations. to
rally to their support.