Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
ONO RRPUBLIUANs,
state Convention.
Sound Platform of Principles.
tegrity ssnd Patriotic Motives Of
the President.

From the Cleveland Herald.
CINCINNATI, June 12.-The CUnven
tion met In the New Music Hall at II
o'clock. The vast building afforded
| such space and comfort to tho dele
gates that II was the general opinion
that the next National Convention
| ought 10 be held In II. Mr.. Cooper, OF
| Mt. Vernon, called the Convention tC
order. A prayer WAS made by Rev.
DR.. Moore, president Of Wesleyan Fe.
male Seminary. He limited at an On.
dorsemsnt of President Grant, which
brought out sone half-suppressed sp-
pluuse. Judge Welsh, OF Athens, was
choson temporary chairman. His
speech Was powsrful arrnig Oi
the Democratic party for Its threats oi
revolution and its dishonUrable and
dangerous assaults upon the Presi.
dents titls. The following IL the con.
GLIDING paragraph:
''Gehtlemen, VIZ filtered ourselves
that We had drained the bitter cup of
the rebellion to its very dregs; that
peace and harmony prevailed through.
ee22lt the land. The signs Of coming
Prosperity were never brishter We
have u President who has been in.
stalled according to the constitutional
fOrIns of law, and whose patriotism,
courage, and honesty no one dares de-
ny. IL Is for the wOuldbe leaders of
Democratic party to say whether this
state OF things shall cOnlinue,0r wheth.
or the cloud of revolution uOW no larg.
er than a mans hand shall overspread
the sky and again deluge the country
with civil strife, and possible war. l
thank you, gentlemen, for the honor
of this appointment, and am now
ready to proceed with the organization
Uf Lhe Convention.
THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
The Convention then proceeded TO
appoint the Usual cuuuiILees On Per
manent OrganizatiOn, Resolution and
y Central COMMITTEES. The following
is the Committee On Resolutions: First
District, IL Butter Second, II
Smith; Third, ID w McCiurg; Fourth,
J w Robinson; Fifth, Ii N Uuls;Sixlh,
ID w 3 Howard; Seventh, J K Hans-
lin; Eighth, J 1t Beatty; Ninth, J q
Joues; Tenth, H q Jones; Eleventh,
ThOs Jeffs; Twelfth, Milton Clark;
Thirteenth, p X Anderson; Fourteenth,
u ID MunsOn; Fifteenth, j Il Neil.
vains; Sixteenth, Wm Grinnsli; Sew
enteenth, l + Muck; Fig ghteenIn, b r
4 ..N NsnAfaEnrh III
LisLn, EIwIH CuwIes.
a GRANT MOVEMENT.
"a AS SOOA TAB LhIS work WIS completed
MIR W III Ampt, vi Cincinnati, thrust
himself DviUIe sn. Con VentiUn and pro.
ceeusd tU Koau slIlnK Of resolutions.
The last Que contained an ELUSIVE en-
dOrseneut vi Gen. Grant. Ii WAS re-
ceived with tumultuous applause from
the floor aid the galleries, which was
highly significant of Grants new pop
ulxrity. Mr.. Ampt's performance WAS
out Oi order and in bad taste. 1t serv-
Ell the purpose intendeu, however, to
make Ampt conspicuous and to devel-
Op the sentiment Of the Convention TO.
ward Gen. Grant.
II o'clock the Convention took
AFTERNOON SESSION.
immediately after the recess Col.
BrinsmAde, FROM the Committee on
Credentials, REPORTED that all counties
Were represented except Williams and
Paulding, and that there was but one
contest from Mill Creek, which was
Settled by seating Richard Smith, vi
the Cincinnati Gazette. The Commit
tee ON Permanent Organization made
their report, and Jupge w Lawrence
Was chosen President OF the COnven-
tiOH. He said he had no notice of any
Intention 10 bestow shat honor ON him
and he had prepared no speech. He
had no difficulty, however, in talking
for ten minutes about the glorious
record OF the Republican party.
m1a THE NOMINATIONS.
The Convention determlned not to
repeat its mistake last year, when 1t
waited for hours for the Commlttee ON
Resolutions to report before making
nominations. A motion TO proceed at
once with nominations was carried, af-
ter the President had corrected bis
mistake in calling for nominations for
Supreme Judge before Secretary Of
State. Mr. Csppellar, of Hamilton, pre-.
sented the natne OF Col. Milton Barnes
In a ringing little speech. No other
candidate was named, and Barnes was
nominated by acclamatiOn with hur-
rah, and music by the band. He came
upon the platform, and made his sc-
Acknowledgement in y quiet little speech
which displayed plenty OF good sense,
but plentiful lack OF oratorical talent.
s A Bowman, Of Clark county, NOM
mated VIM. White for Judge Of the
Supreme Court. Rev. Geo w Will
liams, Of Cincinnati, colored man, sec.
onded the nomination In q five min
utes speech about the work OF the Re-
publican party In freeing the blacks,
and the necessity Of making the con.
stituuonai amendments living, vital
parts OF the organic law, and thus fully