The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-08-31
OUR NEXT SENATOR'S.
Aessrs. Stillman Brown Of Lucas, and
Earl W. Merry, OF Wood.

| prised of the counties of L1cas. Wood,
Fulton, Henry, Hancock, and Putnam,
met at the Adelphi Thea;er, on
Wednesday and was called TO order by
Mr.. G. H. E1dv. of Lucas county,
Chairman of the District Committee,
Oh whose nomination
HON. j. r. OSBORN.
of Toledo, was elected Temporary
Chairman. Mr.. Osborn took the chair,
and began by stating he object of the
| Convention.
He then remarked. men who take
part in these conventions were often
called machine politicians. but it must
be remembered that it was such bodies
as these that put forth sentiments and
measures of IMPORTANCE. If the stream
is pure, the fountain must be kept
clean. He then briefly reviewed the
recent Presidential struggle, and char
acterlZed the successful issue of that,
as vindicetion of the strength of Re
publican institutions in this country.
President Hayes was now the Presi-
dent by virtue of the law of the count
ry, and now in this, the first year of
bis administration, it was our duty to
support him in the carrying out Of
those principles and declarations on
which he was elected. The time had
arrived when bitter partisans who had
kept the country in such turmoil
should be put down; there must be no
more military interference in State al
fairs; there must be harmony and
peace in the country. Rutherford b.
Hayes recognized this, and he would
be leader who would go down as an
other Aristides-a just ruler Mr.. Os-
born then spoke at some length upon
the labor question. There was no one
in the land, he said, irrespective OF
party, who did not deprecate the pres
ent embarrassed condition of the
country: This feeling was common
with everybody. But no one was a
greater friend to the laboring man
than the Republican party. He wish
ed that he was able to penetrate into
the secret councils of those laboring
men who were now endeavoring to
form party for the especial purpose
OF righting the times and for securing
their rights; such movements as this
never result in anything but failure.
One had only to glance at the history
OF the Country, md, in fact, of all
such movements, to see this. They
fell into the hands of few unprinci-
Fled demagogues who used them for
their own aggrandizement, and
then they went to ruin. The
speaker could see no reason why Re
publican should leave the Republican
party and organize a new one, simply
to better the condition of the laborer.
The Republican party had always been
the champion of labor, it had emanci
pated labor;it had knocked the shack
les off of servile labor, and made the
slave a free man; its whole aim and
purpose had been to make the laborer
free man. Mr.. Osborn then thanked
the Convention for the honor confer
red upon him, and awaited the pleas
ure of the Convention.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
On motion of Mr.. Seagrave, Of
Lucas, the reporters of the Republican
daily papers of the city were constitut-
ed temporary secretaries.
In response to several motions, the
appointment of Committees on Gre
dentials, Permanent Organization,
Resolutions, and to appoint District
Central Committee for the next two
years, each to be composed of one del
egate from each county, were appoint
ed as follows:
Credentials-Luc C. II. Eddy;
Wood. H. A. Hamilton, Fulton, Al
bert Deyo; Henry, w. Stephenson;
Hancock, L. c. Carlin; Putnam, C.
Ewing.
Permanent Observation-Disclosures, f.,
Jones; Wood, 8. w. st. John; Fulton,
Amos Hill; Henry, Edwin Gipp; Han,
cock, A. H. Balsley; Pu'nam, c. M.
Godfrey.
Resolutions Lucas, John H. Doyle
Wood, E. Tulles; Fulton, R. NJ. Brai
ley; Henry, j. o. Caldwell: Hancock,
j. F. Burket; Putnam, C. j. Swan.
District Central Committee-Lucas,
Geo. E. Welles; Wood. ]. B. New
thorn; Fulton, VIM. H. Gavitt; Henry,
C. H. Belknap; Harcock Thos. H.
Houpt; Putnam, j. I.'H. Long.
The Convention then took a recess
until 2 P. NJ, pending the delibera-
tions of the several committees.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order
at the appointed hour, when the Chair
announced the presentation OF the re-
port OF
THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS,
as le first thing in order The Com
mittee submitted full report, show
ing that Fulton county was entitled to
2T votes, Hancock county to 2S; Hen
ry Is; Lucas 65 Putnam IL, and Wood
Al. The report was adopted.
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND PER-
MANEST ORGANIZATION
reported as follows:
The Committee on Rules and Per-
manent Organization would most res.
pectfully report the following as per-
manent officers of bis Convention:
Chairman-Hon John R. Osborn,
of Lucas
Secretary-J. s. Foulke, OF Henry
County.
Assistant Secreteries-A. Fl. Balls
ley, of Hancock, and James s. Brai-
ley. of Fulton.
The rules to govern this Convention
shall be those usually governing delib-
erative bodies. All votes shall be by
ballot in the several county delega-
t;o,. aod tba racnIf obalI r. 5o.Io.ol
by the chairmen of the several county
delegations and recorded by the Secre.
tary. Each county shall be entitled
to cast its full vote.
The order of business shall be, first. !
Adoption of resolutions; second, Nom |
nation of two candidates for State |
Senate. Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD l.. JONES,
Chairman Committee. /
A. II. BALsLBY. Secretary.
Adopted. I
THE COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS, !
Through Mr.. Doyle, submitted the fol-
lowing:
ResolUed, By the Republicans of the
Thirty-third Senatorial District in
Convention assembled, that we do
hereby approve and ratify the platform
adopted by the State Convention re
Gently held at Cleveland, Ohio. and
hereby pledge ourselves to the support
of the principles adopted and the can
didates selected by that Convention.
ResoEoed. That We heartily approve
of the administration of President
Hayes, and have full confidence in his
ability and in the honesty and integri-
ty of his purposes. That the efforts of
his Administration to administer the
in the interests of the
whole people and to secure their har
nony and peace receive our hearty