Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
Republican Congressional Con.
Convention In the First District.

Sonvontoon IN the FIRST District.
/ A full convention Of delegates as
sembled at Washington, Iowa, II a
M, 10Th inst, for the nomination of
republican candidate for Congress il
the First Congressional district. TIL,
seven counties comprising the distric
viz: Des Moines, Henry, jefferson
Lee, Louisa, Van Buren, and Wash
ington, were represented by full dele
cations comprising large number o
the leading men of the district. The
following ringing resolutions were
adopted. The Hon. James +. Will.
son was upon the committee on reso.
lutions, and they may be regard.
ed ascoming in good degree from him:
Resolved, That this convention re-
affirms the declarations and principles
of the National Republican platform
of 1876, and of the Iowa Republican
State platform of 1877, and demands
their enforcement by both national
and state administrations.
2. That the wisdom of the financial
policy of the republican party ismade
made manifest by the results which il
has produced, bringing specie and pa
per practically tOgethermOnths before
the date fixed for resumption of specie
payment by the government, giving
to all classes money of thesame value,
and promoting the refunding of the
public debt at low rate of interest.
3. That the revolutionary attempt
of the democratic members of Con-
gress, with the approval of the demo-
cratic national committee, to vacate
the presidential Office, is an audacious,
dangerous, illegal and demonstrations
al attack on our system of elective
government.
4. That the organized raid on the
treasury by the Southern democratic
members of Congress for the epayment
of. hundreds of millions of dollars of
rebels war claims is an unparalleled
impudence and present danger
against the success of which the tri-
umph of the republican party is our
only security.
5. That the armed conflict between
the traitors and rebels who sought to
destroy this republic and the patriots
who defended and preserved it, was
more than a mere trial of physical
force between Greeks" 1t was a
struggle of right against wrong, of a
true civilization against IA false one,
OF good government against anarchy,
of patriots against traitors, wherein
the republican party was the defend
er of Right, the champion of true
civilization, the promoter of good gov
ernment, and in whose ranks patriots
marched against and overcame trait
Ors, and whoever fails to regard the
republican party from this standpoint
and in this light, fails to comprehend
its character, its achievements, its
purposes, and its duties, and whoever
treats with the democratic party from
any other standpoint manifests inca
pacity to understand palpable facts,
and will be overwhelmed with disas-
ter.
6. That the republican party is the
friend of order, and maintains that
laws are made to assure order; that
order in society involves all of the po-
litical, civil, personal and property
rights of the citizen; that these rights
must be preserved in every part and
section of the republic, and for every
citizen-for high and low, for rich
and poor, for black and white-fOr all
thoroughly and completely.
Z. That to the republican party alone
actment and execfi6n af 81 tiawt fbf elal55
maintenance of order on the forego-
ing basis; for this party only will en-
act such laws; and elf you want
law faithfully and fairly administered,
entrust power only to its friends"
s. That the soldiers who fought the
battles of the republic are entitled to
Especial credit for the heroism which
they displayed, for the hardships they
endured, for their unselfish devotion
to liberty and order, and for the great
fact that ''the war turned out as it
did," and discredit in like degree at
taches to the traitors and rebels who
fought to destroy the nation. Who
ever fails 20 appreciate these facts
comes short of republican duty.
The informal ballotstood as follows:
McCoid 81, Irwin 1G, Harlan 10, Stone
~. Thus-Jefferson, Louisa, Wash
ington and from Van Buren for Nc
Cold. Harlan and Irwin from
Van Buren.
The balloting continued with varied
results up to time for adjournment for
supper, when the 133d ballot had been
reached without any result. On re-
assembling in the evening Moses A.
McCoid, of Fairfield, was nominated
on the 139th ballot. Though there
was long struggle there was the ut
most harmony and firm determine
ton to stand by the successful man,
whoever he might be.
What they say ofthe Potter lnves-