The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-23

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General Governments as the true expo
nent of strict economy and genuine re-
form-the cardinal principle of the Re-
publican party-and that the enforce
ment OF the declarations OF the letter OF
acceptance of President Hayes will in
sure to all sections OF the Nation that
lasting unity and peace essential for the
prosperity and Welfare OF our whole
people,"
The Chairman of the Committee on
Rules and Order of Business read the
following, which was adopted:
Room No. II, TURNER HALL,
CINCINNATI, March %, 1877.
To the Republican City Conventions:
Your Committee on Order OF Business
most respectfully make the following
report:
We recommend the Convention to pro
ceed to nominate candidates tor tue diff
lerent Offices as follows:
l. Mayor.
2. Judge OF Supreme Court.
3. Board Of Public Works.
. 4. City Treasurer.
5. City Solicitor.
g. Judge of Police Court.
7. Prosecuting Attorney of the Police
Court.
8 Director of City Infirmary.
8. Wharlma8ter.
No changing of votes In any ballot
after the same has been announced.
We recommend that tho voting Tor zach
office commence at the FIRST Ward and
proceed in regular numerical order to
ana including the Twenty ,th. We
also recommend that alter the second
ballot, the candidate receiving the low
est vote be dropped.
w. L. DEBECK.
Secretary of Commlttee.
The nomination of candidates for
Mayor being in order, Charles 4. Jacob,
Jr., was nominated Uy A. r. X amer !;
Colonel r. NJ. Moore by Jesse DeBeck,
aud Andrew IL. Erken0recher by George
w. jones.
On the first ballot tor Mayor, Jacob
received 1O9 votes, Colonel Moore 116,
Erkenbrecuer 81. No election, 129 being
necessary to choice.
On the second ballot Colonel r. M.
Moore received the nomination by plu-
rality OF one vote. the ballot standing as
follows: Jacob 107, Moore 130, Erken.
brecber 49,
Col. Moore being called on for a speech,
he ascended the platform, and with a
good deal OF nervousness spoke as fol-
lows:
COL MOoRE's SPEECH.
"Mr. President and gentlemen of the
Republican party-I don't know how to
express my gratitude for this uneX-
pected honor. You all know me-
pve lived here over forty years.
have tried to act The part Of
good citizen. approve of your
action to-day, particularly in regard to
the resolutions. l am not accustomed
to public speaking, and you wi have to
excuse me. [ thank you for this nom-
nation"
JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT.
The n, Xs thing in order being the nom
ination of q Judge ofthe Superior ourt,
don. Benjamin Eggleston arose and
moved the nomination of Judge
NJ. +. Force, ana that the rules be sus-
pended, and that Judge Force be nom.
mated by reclamation. Carried, with
loud cheers, and Force was declared thu
nominee.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Nominees for this position being called
for, the following names were presented
with brief speeches:
John D. Caldwell, E. G. Boyce, Lew is
Voght, Simon C. Wiltsee, G. Wilson,
Col. w. l.. Robinson.
First Ballot-Caldwell, Sc; Boyce, 49,;
VUlgbt, so; Wiltsee, 3; Whson, II; RoL-
iGson, i. No choice.
Second Ballol-Tne vote stood
voight, S.; Boyce, s.; Caldwell, 1l5.
Stifl no choice.
Third Ballot-The vote stood: Voight,
26; Boyce, II; Caldwell, 1853; thus nom
mating Joln ID. Caldwell. The nominee
being called ON, arose and said:
CALDwELL's SPEECH.
"GENTLEMEN--I bcart!ly appreciat e
This tribute you have given me as
your standardbearer. Heretofore have
hitherto held an honored position in
your midst. l have tried to do nv
duty, aud it is with a
geo deal OF qualification that l have
your appreciation, and hope that we VIII
all join hand in hand and work for the
success Of the whole ticket" (Cheers.
The tollowing.names were then placed
in nominatloS IL the position of
CITY TREASURER:
Henry Knorr, Ernst Oberhue, w. T..
Yeatman, and VIM. M. Hubbel.
First Ballot-'rhe vote stood: Hubbell
Al; Yeatman, 40; Oberhue, 80; Knorr,
100. No choice. Al the beginning OK the
rUll-cali far the second ballot, the name
Of Yeatman was withdrawn.
The vote stood; Huebeli, 10; 0ber.