Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
POLITICAL.
John COchraneis Liberal Re.
publican Convention Met
Yesterday.
As Did the Liberal Convention
Both at Saratoga.
They Joined Hands and Resolved
to Support Hayes and
Wheeler.

SARATOGA, Aug. 21.-Upon reas.
sembling, John M. Francis was elect.
ed permanent chairman, and briefly
addressed the convention. The chair
presented q communication from the
Liberal Convention, also assembled
here, pledging their support to HAYES
and Wheeler. The communication
was accepted, and the delegates to
the Liberal Convention were invited
to seats in the convention.
b. Platt Carpenter, from the Com
mittee OH Resolutions. reported the
re-affirming of the principles of the
Cincinnati Convention set forth in
the letters of acceptance of Hayes and
Wheeler. The resolutions approve
the manly and uncquivocal declara.
ton upon the subject of the civil serv.
ice reform of our Presidential candi-
date and accept it as the platform or
the Republican party; re-afiirm the
equal rights of all, and the duty of
the Government to preserve them to
every citizen; the duty to maintain
public faith: in favor of the speedy
resumption Of specie payment; de-
nounce the action of the democratic
House in repeating the date for spc-
cie resumption as an act of rcpudi-
alton and disloyalty, and open viola
ton of the Fourteenth Constitutional
Amendment, which provides that the
of the public debt authorized
by law shall not be questioned. AS
positive evidence of democratic dn-
plicity. We point to the fact that the
Executive of this State, while signing
law establishing specie payments i'm
New York, and requiring that al,
taxes be paid in gold OH an after Jan. |.
1879, joins with his party as its Presi-
dental candidate, in repudiating the
pledge of specie resumption through
ont the country at the same date, thus
compelling the people of New York
to pay in gold, and at the same time
DENYING them the means to do il.
The resolutions also denounce the
Democratic Congress as false on tie
currency subject; on the question of
the public schools, and on civil sery-
ice reform, and for the removal OF
Union soldiers and placing Confed-
crates in their place challenge as
untrue the claim of credit to demo-
cratic administration for the rednc-
lion of taxation, because the Repub-
ican administration largely reduced
The public debt. while the present
State administration has reduced it
but slightly, and finally recognize the
patriotism and public services of
Grant.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The nomination of q candidate for
Governor was then proceeded with.
Mr.. Phelps presented the name of
War Governor, E. d. Morgan; Geo.
William Curtis nominated VIM. M.
Evarts; Mr.. Dcpew nominated VIM.
II. Robertson, and Macarthur placed
l. Townsend. Gov. Morgan
was nominated on the first ballot, as
follows: Morgan 242; Evarts 126:
Robertson "a, and Townsend Is.
Whole number 4l0-necessary to a
choice 2O6.
On motion Mr.. Morgan's nomina-
ton was made unanimous and the
took recess until S O'Clock.
AT the evening session Of the Lib
sral Republican Convention, reso-
ution was adopted endorsing the
nomination of Z. D. Morgan for
Governor by the Republicans, and
action on other nominations was re-
ferred to special committee of thir-.
teen.
A resolution was passed requesting
delegates on their return to their
homes to take active measures for
to support Hayes and
Wheeler and other nominations OF
the convention.