The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-05
Nominations by the Ohio Republican
Convention at Cincinnati.

The Ohio Republican State Convention
nominated Hon. Charles Foster, of Senec
County, for Governor on the first ballot
the vote standing: Hon. Alfonso Taft,
of Hamilton County, 271 So; Hon.
Charles Foster 279%. Th nomination
was then made unanimous. The follow
ing are the nominations for other official po.
sitions: For Lieutenant Governor, Gen.
eral Andrew Hickenlooper, of Hamilton
County; Judge Supreme Court, Judge Will.
Attorney General, George K. Nash, of
Columbus; Auditor of State, Captain
John F.. Oglevee, of Clark COUNTY; Treas
urer of State, Joseph Turney, of Cuyahoga
County; Board of Public Works, James
Fullington of Union County. The
following is the platform of resolutions
passed by the Convention:
~. :" Resolved, That the Republican party of
Ohio, re-afirming the cardinal doctrines of
it's faith, as heretofore proclaimed, es-
pecially pledges itself anew to the mainten-
ancs of free suffrage, equal rights, the unity
of the nation, and the supremacy of the ma
tional government in all matters placed by
the Constitution under its control.
/" Resolved, That we urgently appeal to
the people, in the exercise of their power
through the ballot box, to arrest the mad
branches of Congress-, under the domi-
nation of a majority of men lately in arms
against the Government, and now plotting
to regain, through the power of legislation,
the cause which they lost in The field,
namely, the establishment of State sover.
eighty by the overthrow of national SUI
premacy.
"Resolved, That the Democratic party,
having committed itself to an attempt to
hrao Il fho- hrx~ -,
appropriate to their legitimate objects the
public moneys already collected from the
people, unless the Executive shall give his
official signature to measures which he con.
scientiously disapproves-- measures plainly
intended to allow free coarse to fraud
violence, and corruption in national elee.
| tions, and to impair the constitutional
supremacy of the nation-deserves the sig
nal condemnation of every honest and law
abiding citizen. -i --
"Resotved, That the present extra session
of Congress, thus compelled by Democratic
conspirators, has been prolonged beyond
all possible excuse, not only to the deple
| ton of the Treasury, but also to the grave
detriment of every industrial and CONNER
cial interest of the country, by uncalled fol
agitation of financial questions; by per
sistent efforts in hostility to the resumption
of specie payments, already happily &C
complished; by constantly tampering will
a currency system. unsurpassed in tn,
world; by reopening and stimulating sec
tional controversy, especially through tn
avowed determination to repeal all wa
legislation and by seeking to inaugurate
reactionary revolution designed to restor
full power to solid South in the affair
of the government.
Resolved, That the financial administra
tion of the Government by the Republican
party, in accomplishing the great work o
the resumption OF specie payments; in re
storing our currency to par value in greatl
reducing the burden of the national debt
in refunding large portion of the same a
a rate of interest one-third less than the fol
mer rate, thereby saving to the Treasur
$13,000, 900 year, and in enhancing tn
national credit to standing never befor
attained, is source of just PRIDE to the RI
publicans of Ohio, and deserves the war;
appreciation of the American people.
Resolved, That this perpetual disturb
ance of the country in response to the cor
ciliatory policy of the Administratio
should, by the judgment of the people,
thoroughly condemned.
Resolved, That we send greeting to th
President of the United States, and our R.
publican members in Congress, and we CO.
daily thank and honor them for the fri
} and patriotic stand they have taken in Of
position to the designs of the ajority
the present Congress and that we hereb
pledge them our earnest and undivided SUI
port. ifHo+ "v' d'iA tittt5tt
"Resolved, That the Dem ocratic Legisl,
, ture OF Ohio, going on from bad to worse
from sO'Connor reforms of our publ
institutions, resulting in scandals unnur
! bered, and mischiefs unmeasured, to ou
/, rageous attempts to revise aud reverse U
, will of the people, as declared by the
, suffrages, foisting upon them by legislatiy
, usurpation defeated candidates for loc
offices, in place of those duly elected
,, lawful and unquestioned ballots cast in Il
! interest of honest and decent home cover
a ment-merits the most indignant rebuke
a every intelligent voter Of the State. 8l
E "Resolved, That in memory of our de,
J, heroes, who gave their lives to save u
!. nation from destruction, we protest again
!, the expulsion of their living comrades fro
9 public Offices to crafty the partisan pu
!. poses of the dominant party in Congress