Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-06-27

committees being ready to report,
a speech was made by General
| Hurlburt, alter which the Com
mittec on Permanent Organization
reported G. e. Lipplncott as Presi-
dent, with long list Of Vice Pres
| idents.
Candidates for State Superin-
| tendent of Public Instruction were
then put in nomination and Slade
was nominated on the second bal
lot. General r. G. Smith was
nominated for State Treasurer on
the second ballot. Following are
the nominations for clerks of the
Supreme Court: Northern Grand
Division, L. +. Dutton; Central
Division, NJ. B. Converse; South
! ern Division, Alden Knoppy.
The platform declares faith in
the principles aud patriotism OF the
Republican party, State and Ma
tional, and in its permanent fitness
and ability over all other parties TO
administer the government of both
State and Nation wisely and sue
cessfully; that the Democratic par
ty, being largely composed OF re.
cent rebels and their sympathIzers,
cannot be safely entrusted with the
administration Of the Government;
the permanent pacification of the
Southern section of the Union and
complete protection of all its citi-
zens in all their civil, political and
personal rights is a duty to which
the party stands sacredly pledged.
In order to redeem this pledge 1t
placed the recent amendments in
the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States and upon the
righteous base of said amendments
it will go forward in the work OF
pacification until peace shall come
through right doing and content
ment through justice; that the
criminal code shall be amended for
the protection of depositors in saw
ings banks by providing for the
punishment of dishonest bank
managers. Finally, be it
Resolved, That those who pre-
served the country should govern
it instead of those who attempted
to destroy it.
The platform was unanimously
adopted.
COLUMBUS, June 26.-The DEM
ocratic State Convention re assem-.
BLEED at 2 JPN. Durbin Ward was
chosen permanent Chairman and
E. s. Dodd, of Toledo, Secretary.
The following ticket was nomi-
mated: For Secretary of State,
David r. Ray; Supreme Judge, A.
T. Hume.
The following platform was
adopted: The Democratic party OF
Ohio re affirms the following
clauses in the platform of the Con-
vention of July %, 1877: The
pledges of devotion to the Union
and Constitution with amend
ments. 1t declares as essential to
the preservation of the government
a faithful adherence to the follow
ing principles: Strict construc-
tion of home rule; suprem-
acy of the civil over the
military power; separation OF
church and state; equality of all
citizens before the law; liberty OF
all individual action unveXed by
sumptuary laws; absolute acquies-
cence in the lawfully expressed
will of the majority; opposition to
all subsidies; the preservation OF
the public lands for the use of act
ual settlers and the maintenance
and protection of the common
school system as pertinent to is
sues now pending before the PEG.
Pile; that the Investigation of the
| frauds committed at the last Presi-
Dental election in Florida and
Louisiana ought to have been made
by the Electoral Commission; the
refusal to do SO was violation of
the spirit of the law under which
it was organized and gross insult
to the people of the United States;
and whilst the decision made by
the 44th Congress of the question
as to who should be declared Pres.
ident of the United States for the
present Presidential term was, in
our judgment, final, that decision
ought not to preclude the anthem
tic investigation and exposure OF
all frauds connected with the cleo
ton and the due accountability OF
all who were guiltily connected
with them.
Indiau Outbreak at ID eadwOOd.
DEADwooD, D. T., June 26th.-
Last Sunday the Indians made
their first demonstration of HOSTILE
ty of the season in this section by
firing upon two citizens of Dead.
wood who were on hunting trip
near the Red Water, thirty miles
from here. The men had killed an
antelope and. were fastening 1t on
their pony, when two shots were
fred and struck in close proximity
to them. They quickly dropped
the antelope and made their es-
cape, followed by several more
shots from the hostiles. five of
whom were in view. Yesterday
three men made their appearance
in Galena City from the Bear
Buttes and reported that a band Of
about fifteen Indians had run them
in. Gen. Bradley and command
are in the vicinity Of Red Water,
and will doubtless soon come In