The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-08-10

Judge West. the candidate for Gov
ernor was introduced and spoke as
follows, amid great applause:
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND REPUBLICANS
OF OHIO The action of the Couven-
ton and the hearty greeting which
this demonstration imports, have
touched me so deeply that / lave not
words of sufficient warmth to express
my sense of the honor conferred.
In a juncture of affairs so critical as
the present, when questions of such
great delicacy are agitating and divid-
ing the public mind, | almost shrink
from encountering the responsibilities
which the position to which you call
me will necessarily cast upon me.
Sincerely distrusting my own ability,
I however. | shall go into the fight lap
! plausel, and with the help of benifi
cent Providence who has not hitherto
/ deserted me. and relying uron the
justice of our cause, We shall triumph.
or fall in the harness. have not had
an opportunity to read the platform of
principles put forth: the substance.
however, has been stated. So far as
understand most cordially and heart
lily approve of its entimeuts. [Ap
pIause. l desire, therefore. TO say that
in 80 tar as In Inc lies the ability,
shall sive to our PRESENT administration
an honest and fair trial and thorough
test. Applause. "a house divided
against itself cannot stand" Unless
America shall be reeonciled and paci-
he'd our republic is no more Ap.
plause. Whilst i claim the right of
Federal intervention TO enforce the
Constitutional guarantees of liberty,
justice, and protection. 1 prefer hat
the several States may themselves
enforce in good faith these great guar
antees, that no occasion for Federal
Intervention shall ever arise.
Touching the question of currency |
shall not pause at this time to speak.
1t is too complicated and too vast.
have no dou It the committee has done
wisely and done we'll No contraction,
no expansion, no depreciation, is my
motto great applause and laughter,
whatever that may be.
| A friend calls my attention to the
school question. My motto and max
i'm upon that is, no division of the
school fund, no support of sectarian
or parochial schools by publec taxa
tion, Applause. No alliance be
tween Church and statei Applause.
And no encroachment of either upon
the domain of the other, Applause
and cries Of Good
Well, now, gentlemhn, the propriety
of the occasion admonishes me- that |
should not speak at length, for if |
should branch out | might attempt TO in
dulge in eulogy upon the Republican
| party that needs no eulogy. Al plausei
IL were TO attempt such thing l
should only point to the monuments
preserved by the energies and the con-
fiicts of that glorious organization. L
will point to the colossal goddess sur
mounting the dome of her temple and
holding aloft that noble ensign that
has tioated over 20 many fields of re.
beliion and triumph without star
dimmed or stripe erased Applause
would point to the mountain of
shackles stricken from the limbs of
1000, 900 of men [applause over whom
200 yenrs of bondage had rolled ap-
plausel, now. by the action and the
Intervention of the Republican party,
in the words of the great Irish oratUr,
standing forth redeemed, ,regenerated,
disc athralled." | will point ~ that
noble Constii ution preserved by their
sacrifices and their blood, expanded
until it extends from ocean to ocean
across the continent, and cementing
| together the fragments of a once al
most broken Union, and now in its
arms of protection embracing every
race, every nation, every color, every
kin, every nationality. Thank God we
a Constitution so extensive and pro
tective These things have been pre-
served to us ana have been built up by
that glorious organization, the Repub
lican party. was at its birth and at
its baptism. never hope TO be at its
burial. Great applause.
Promising you, gentlemen, again,
and assuring you again that shall en-
deavor in this campaign to discharge
my duty and my whold duty, thank
you again most cordially for the honor
conferred. Cheers and great sp
plause.
The nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Mr.. Ferdinand Vogeler, was then
introduced by the Chairman and spoke
as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE CONVENTION: Not in my own
name, but in behalf of the German
Republicans of the State, thank you
for the honor conferred upon me and
them. You know how well the Ger
mans of this State showed their devo-
tion to Republican principles upon the
field of battle, and you know how they
aided in the victory of 1875. At that
time they helped to crush the Internal
principle of imitation, aud they have
already been a power 10 aid of Repub
lican victories. Again thank you for
the nomination.
SUPREME JUDGE.
Mr.. Grosvenor put in nomination
Hon John Welsh, of athens county.
The ballot resulted as follows: John
son 4S1, Welsh $50.
Upon motion the nomination OF Mr..
Johnson was made unanimous
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Nominations for Attorney General
were then called for. and the names of
George K. Nash, of Franklin; James
L. Price, of Van Vert; Allen Miller, of
Muskingum; Seneca d. Griswold, of
Cuyahoga, and Thomas l.. Duncan, of
Morrow, were placed before the Con
vention. II first ballot resulted as
follows: Duncan PA, Griswold 100,
Nash 307.
As there ives no choice it was de-
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it was ordered that those delegates who
had voted for Price or Miller might
have a chance to change their votes
for the three remaining candidates.
This resulted: Nash 328 1-2, Duncan
227.
Upon motion the nomination OF
Nash was made unanimous.
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
Nomina. lens for Clerk of the Su
preme Court were: Norman Relyea. of
Williams; H. l. Williams, of Brown;
Dwight Crowell, of Ashrabula, and
Edmund W. Page, of Stark county.
Upon calling the roll the ballot result
ed as follows: R-lyea 82, Williams
7412, CrowelI 3S1, Page lac.
Croweli was declared elected, and
upon motion his nomination was made
unanimous.
STATE TREASURER.
A call was made for nominations, and
the name of John N Millikeu, the
present incumbent, was proposed; the
rules were suspended and Milliken was
nominated by acclamation.
STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Nominations were then made for
State School Commissioner: Anson
Smythe. of Cuyahoga; George 8.
Orlnsby, of Green; Professor Doggett,
of Hi!lsboro; J. h. McGask-y, Of Hen
ry: g. W. Glover, of Harrison, and