The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-17

ASSlSIaHC secretary OF STATE, 10 sue
coed Cadwallader.
John ID. Defrees is said to be the
coming man for "Public Printer"
He is good man and a friend to the
printers. Hayes could not make a
better appointment for the position,
both for the interest of the public
service and the printers.
THE BUSINESS MEN OF MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, March 10.-The largest
meeting of business men that has
ever assembled at the Cotton Ex-
change of this city met there this
afternoon to take action in reference
to the policy foreshadowed by Presi-
dent Hayes in his inaugural address,
and by the appointment of d. M.
Key to his Cabinet. VIM. A. Good
wynn presided. Speeches were made
by several prominent men. A COM
mittee, appointed to draft resolutions
expressing the sentiments of the
business men on the subject, reported
preamble aud resolutions to the eff
feet that the members, without COM
uniting themselves to the legality or
the fairness of the means or the
methods by which Rutherford Il.
Hayes became President of the
United States, but recognizing him
as such under the rulings of the
Electoral Commission and the count
of the two Houses of Congress, and
having read carefully his inaugural
address, are impressed with the hope
that it is his determination to give
the country an administration of pa
cificatiOn, reconciliation and Justice,
etc. Therefore
ResOtCed, That we hail with salts.
faction and approval the broad de-
parture of President Hayes from the
policy which has characterized the
administration of the past years, and
that we pledge ourselves, without re-
gard to past or present political asso-
Citations or affiliations, to uphold and
sustain him i'll every just and c0nsti-
tutional measure or act of his Adj
mniStratiOn having for its object the
permanent pacification and recOncil-
lation of the people and States of the
Federal Union, and to this end be it
further
ResOtced, That we heartily endorse
and approve the appointment of our
distinguished fellow citizen, Hon.
ID. NJ. Key, to the position of Post
master General, and that our thanks
are due to Mr.. Key for his promised
acceptance of the same.
These resolutions were adopted
almost unanimously. On the Com
mittee on Resolutions were Gen. A.
j. Vaughn, Colonel A. d. Gwynne,
and Major w. NJ. Guy-three ex-
Confederate officers, the committee
being composed entirely of Demo-
Gratis.
THE REPUBLICANS OF sCHENEC.
TADY, n. Y.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y. March 10
At citizens meeting here last even
ing in honor Of the Inauguration of
President Hayes, the following reso-
luton was adopted, with instructions
that be telegraphed to the Presidents:
ReS0lUed, That we, the Republicans
of Schenectady, in meeting assem-
bled, congratulate you, Mr.. Presi-
dent, on your policy of reconclIia-
ton, and bid you God speed in your
noble aim to restore in hearty unity
the different sections of our country.
FROM THE NORTHWEST.
ST. PAUL, MINI, March IO.-The
Board of Trade at Minneapolis this
morning and large meeting of the
leading citizens Of both parties at
st. Paul this evening u animously
adopted resolutions cordially APP
proving the policy foreshadowed in
President Hayes inaugural address
and his selection of Cabinet officers.
CAMERON.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 13.-In
the Republican Senatorial contest
held at one p. M, to day ex-Secretary
of War, j. Donald Cameron, was
nominated on the first ballot. The
vote stood-Cameron 12S, Morton
Michael l. The nomination was
then made unanimous, A resolution
endorsing President Hayes policy
was passed.
A MASS MEETING CALLED TO EN-
DORSE PRESIDENT HAYES.
NASHVILLE, March 13.-The Cot
ton Exchange Board ofTrade, Tobac-
co Board and merchants and promi-
nent citizens among them General E.
Kirby Smith, have signed a circular
calling mass meeting to night for