The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-04

porary chairman, and s. n. Field, oil
Columbus, temporary secretary. AT
ter the election Of members of the
various committees, the convention
took . recess until 2 O'Clock. Upon
reassembling, Ex-Governor Denison
was elected permanent chairman.
Hon. Richard c. Parsons, of Cieve.
land, nominated Hon. Alphonso Taft
as a candidate for governor. Hon.
Hon. Ben. Eggleston seconded the
nomination, and George W. Williams,
colored, 10 an eloquent speech, fol.
lowed in favor Of Taft. Gen. Glib
SOP, of Seneca county, amid great
cheering, nominated Hon. Charles
Foster. Gibson, 10 his speech, re-
counted the successes of Mr.. Foster
against the Democracy 10 North
western Ohio and elsewhere, and his
speech produced intense enthusiasm
among the delegates and audience.
The nomination was seconded by
Mr.. Jackson. colored, of Cleveland.
Gen. j. ". Keifer, of CLARK county,
was also nominated, but his name
was withdrawn. The convention
then proceeded to ballot.
FOSTER SECURES THE NOMINATION.
The result of the first ballot was
as follows /; Whole number of votes
cast 554, of which Foster received
$50 sc, Taft 22I l-G. and Keifer 2.
The announcement of the vote was
received with ~deafening cheers, and
on motion of Hon. Ben. EgglestoD,
Fosters nomination was made uuan-
imous. The following nominations
were made for Lieutenant Governor /:
Hon. Lewis Seasongood of Cincin.
natl; Gen. Samuel Hurst,:.of Chilli
cothe, Andrew Hickenlooper, Of Gin
pinhati, and Col. A. S. Mcclure, o.
Worcester. While the ballot was
progre ssiug tie name Of Gen. Hurst
was withdrawn, and at the close of
the ballot Col. McClure's name was
also Withdrawn. The announcement
of these changes caused the transfer
of q number Of votes, and when the
fnal announcement was made the
ballot stood Total, 52l; Hicten-
looper, $50; S~easongood. I3l. The
nomination of Gen. Hickenlooper was
then made unanimous.
After the selection Of q candidate
for Lieutenant Governor the commit
tee who had been appointed to wait
on Mr.. Foster appeared, bringing
that gentleman with them. His ap-
pesrapce on the platform caused a
lively exhibition of enthusiasm
throughout the vast agditoripm.
His speech was quite lengthy, and
its points were loudly applauded.
The following is the remainder of
the dcket nominated: For Judge of
the Sup.eme Court, W. w. johnson,
of Lawrence /; for Attorney General,
George X. Nash, of Franklin ; for
Auditor Of the State, John +. Ogle-
wee, of Clark for State Treasurer,
James Turney, OF Cuyahogs county /;
for Commissioner OF Public Works,
James %Fullington.
THE %fLATfoRN.
The following is the report of the
Committee Oh Resolutions, which
was adopted
Resolved, That the Republican
party of Ohio, reafirming the oardi-
nal doctrines of its adopted faith as
heretofore proclaimed. especially
itself anew to the mainte-
rance Of free suffrage, equal rights,
the unity Of the nation and suprema-
cy Of the na,i0ns. government in all
matters placed by the CONSTITUTION
under its control.
RssQlred, That We earnestly ap-
peal to the people, in the exercise of
their power through the ballot boz,
to arrest the mad career of the party !
Low controlling both branehes of
under the domination If al
majority Of men lately 10 arms
the government and nov
to regain through the power
of legislation the cause which they
lost in the field namely, the estab-
OF state sovereignty by the
overthrow Gss nsiionl supremacy.
Resolved, That the democratic
psrty having committed itself to ga
attempt to break up the government
by refusing to appropriate to their
objects the public Roncy
collected from the people IN
less the Executive shall give his Of
Gc;a. signature to measures which be
popseientiogay disapproves meas
plainly intended to alloy free
course to fraud and violence and cor
in the national elections, and
to impair the constitutional suprem.
acy Of tbe nation, deserves the sig
nal condensation Of every honest
and law-abiding citizeh.
Resoiced, That the present extra
Of Congress thus compelled
BY Lemocratic conspirstors has been
beyonI az possible excuse,
not only to the depletion Of be treas
nry, but also to tie grave d~etrimenta
" every industrial and commercial
interest Of the country, by 'dncalled
agitation of several questions byg
efforts ia hostility to the
assumption Of specie payments, al
'eady happily accomplished by con-
SANITY tsmperipg With . currency
unsurpassed 10 the world by
'eopening and stimulating SECTIONAL
controversy. avowed determination
regsaf Ell war legislation, and by
'eekipg to ;nsSgErrs 8 resctionary
designed to festqEa fnll
,ower to Q solid soutb" 10 the Af,Y
airs Of the government.
RESOLVED, That the financial ad- |
ain,sr~uop of the government by
be Republieaa Pssiy in accomplish
ug the great york of rasbHptioa o.!
pecie payments, 10 restoring o8r
urrency to q par value, 10 greatly !
odocing the burdens OF the national
lebt, Up refondipg a large proportion
{ the same 1t . rate q interest one- !
bird less than the fornei rate, tbcro-
y alone saving to the treasury Sl3 ?
90. 900 9 year, and 10 snbspeipg pa
ional credit to a standing never bs-
,re attained, is q source OF just pride
the Eepublicsns Of Ohio, and de- q
erEes the xafm appreciation of the