Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-31
POLITICAL.

The bill reported in the Senate on the oath
by Mr.. Edmunds, on the subject of the elect
oral votes for President and ce-President.
| provides that no electoral vote from any State
from which but one return has been received
Shall be rejected except by the affirmative
vote of both houses of Congress, and that, in
case more that one return is received from
any State, the votes only shall be counted of
those electors whose title as elector the two
houses, acting separately, shall concurrently
decide is supported by the decision of the
lawful tribunal of such State provided for by
its Legislature
| The Pennsylvania Democratic Convention
met at Pittsburgh on the odd A temporary
organization was effected and, the Committee
on Credentials not being ready to report the
convention adjourned to the 23d.
On the 23d the Pennsylvania Democratic
Convention made the following nominations:
For Governor, Andrew d. Hill; Supreme
Judge, II. P Ross; Lieutenant Governor,
John Fertig Secretary of Internal Affairs, J.
Simpson, Africa. The platform adopted de-
clares the Republican party, its measures and
its men responsible for the financial distress,
misery and want now existing, the only RENE
dy for which is an entire change of policy and
the ousting of the party in power; commerce
and manufactures should be encouraged so
that steady employment and fair wages NAV
be given to labor; further contraction OF the
volume of legal-tender notes is unwise and
unnecessary they should be received for Gus
toms and reissued as fast as received; the
public lands should be reserved as home
steads for actual settlers the bonds repre-
senting the public debt should be in small de-
nominations, Ill wnicn une savings or the
masses may be safely invested; thorough in
vestigatiOn should be made into the electoral
frauds of 1876 "fraud should be exposed,
truth vindicated and criminals punished, but
we oppose any attack upon the Presidential
title as dangerous to our institutions and
fruitless in its results"
The Vermont Republican Convention at
Burlington on the 23d nominated Redfield
Proctor for Governor, E. P. Cotton for Lieu
tenant-Governor, and John A. Page for State
Treasurer. The resolutions adopted APP
prove the motives and general course of Presi-
dent Hayes Administration; condemn as un-
fair, uncalled for and revolutionary the Dem
ocratic measure to investigate part only of
the facts pertaining to the Presidential cleo
tion-all efforts to reopen the question after it
has once been lawfully and justly closed be-
ing detrimental to prosperity and perlous to
peace, and deserving the apprehension of all
good citizens.
The State Convention of the National
Greenback Labor party Of Indiana was held
at Indianapolis on the 22d. Henry James was
nominated for Secretary of State; j. F. Bird,
Auditor; r. P, Main, Treasurer; David Moss,
Attorney ey-General; John Young Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction. The platform
adopted calls for the abolition of all bank Is
sues; free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver, and the issuing by the Government of
full legal-tender paper money receivable for
all dues and payable for all debts, in amount
sufficient to meet the wants of trade, etc.
opposes every measure looking to the re-
sumption of specie payments, and the perpet-
uation of the system of Government bonded
Indebtedness; denounces Communism; favors
simple, plain and economical government and
amendment Of the Bankrupt law, and opposes
an increase of the army; indorses and reaf-
firms the Toledo platform of Feb %, 1878.
The State Convention of the National
Greenback Labor Reform Workingman's
party is called to met at Syracuse, N Y, July
20.