Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-08-03

fuI prOtectlOn OF the civil anu pOllt-
zeal rights of all, through the agency of
their State governments, to the end that
fraternal feeling between all classes and
sections of the country, and a renewed
prosperity of the Southern States may be
permanently restored.
THE NOMINATIONS.
The State convention assembled in
the Opera Honse, Cleveland, on Wednes-
morning, and was called to order by Col.
W. c. Cooper, chairman of the State
Central Committee, accompanied by brief
but happy address. He was followed by
the opening prayer, by Rev. J. E. Twltch-
ell.
Hon c.. H. Grosvener, temporary chair
man. was introduced, and delivered a
speech of some length, which was listened
to with close attention, and was only in
terrupted by hearty applause and bolster
GUS good nature.
After the appointment of the several
committees the convention took a recess
till 2 o'clock, p. m.
The afternoon session began at that hour
and the convention was called to order by
the temporary chairman, Hon. c. H.
Grosvener. As the committee on candi-
dates had reported and the report had
been adopted, the committee on perma-
nent organization reported through its
chairman, W. P. Rowland, Esq, unani-
mously for Hon. J. A. Garfield, of Lake,
for permanent President of the Conven-
ton, and W. T. Leonard, Of Cuyahoga, for
permanent Secretary. A committee was
appointed to wait upon and inform Gen.
Garfield of his election, and escort him to
the chair.
Mr.. Rowland continued and named
S. NJ. Field, for assistant secretary.
Speakers were called for and the calls
responded to by Hons. Chas. Foster, W.
Il. Gibson. Maj. Bickhorn and Stanley
Mathews.
Some delay here followed, as Gen. Gar
field was on a committee and could not be
substituted till four o'clock, to which time
adjournment was had.
The committee reported that Gen. Gar
field was present, on the assembling, and
the Chairman introduced him as the per-
manent Chairman of the Convention. A
burst of applause followed, and after it
subsided the General made a speech in his
own matchless style, which is too long for
our present limits.
The platform followed in order, and
was as follows, which was warmly adopt
ed:
PLATFORM.
The Republicans of Ohio, in con-
vention assembled congratulate the
people that during the long term of
their control of the affairs of the
State, no stain has been found upon
their record as a party; that their
Management of local affairs has been
true to the moral and industrious
interests of the people, and, there
fore,S they confdentially point to
their past as the best evidence of
their intentions for the future. On
national questions the Republicans
of Ohio claim the same fidelity to
to right principles and practices that
they have exhibited in local and
State affairs.
Appealing to the determination of
the people to maintain Republican
principles and practices, they offer
for the candid consideration of the
voters of Ohio the following plat
form of principles:
ReSolUed, That we reafirm and
adopt the platforms and resolutions
of the National Convention of the
Republican party adopted in the
Convention at Cincinnati in June,
1876.
ResolUed, That the Republicans of
Ohio reaffirm their unfaltering con-
fidence in Rutherford B. Hayes as a
statesman, patriot and Republican,
and cordially approve and support his
efforts for the pacifcation of the
country and the establishment of its
civil service upon a basis of purity
and efficiency.
ReSOLUed, That we reaffirm it as
the unalterable purpose OF the Re-
publican party to maintain and en-
force the provisions of the recent
amendments to the Federal Consti-
tuition, guaranteeing the equal rights
of all citizens before the law ire
spective of race or color, and to in
sist upon the full and effectual per-
formance by the Federal govern
ment, in the execution of all its pow
ers, of its constitutional obligations
in that behalf.
ResOlUed, That we are in favor of
Poth silver and gold as money; that
Doth shall be legal tender for the
payment of all debts, except where
otheWlse specially provided by law,
with coinage and valuation so req.
ulated that our people shall not he
placed at disadvantage in our trade
with foreign nations and that botb
metals shall be kept in circulation as
the money of the nation, as eoutem-
plated by the Constitution, and we
therefore demand the re-monetiza-
tion of silver.
ResOlved, That we are opposed to
any further grants of public lands
or money subsidies, or the extension
OF the public credit of the general
government TO aid in the construct
ion of railroads.
ResotUed, That we are opposed to
the renewal of patents by act of Con-
gress, which are burthensome and
to the masses of the peo. |
pie, and especially to the laborinp
classes.
ReSOlUed, That we view with
alarm the present disturbed condi- /
lion of the country as evidenced bv
,he extensive strikes of wOrkingmen.
md followed by destruction of life
md property in different parts of the
country, and while we deprecate
ach and every resort to violence
nd disorder, and cordially approve
he action of our National and State
in their efforts to enforce
be supremacy of the law, yet we do
lost heartily spmpathize with the
ondltion of the honest and indus