River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-17
Republican National Convention.

| convention as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CosvEsTIos.-Before the
convention enters on the important duties that
have called us together, | ask your attention for
a single moment. During the canvass Just ended
there has been manifested in many sections of the
country, considerable bitterness, which trust will
entirely disappear before entering upon the grave
duties devoying upon the United States. Let
there but one motive guiding our action, and let
| that be determination To place in nomination
the strongest possible candidates-Inen strong in
themselves strong in the confidence and affections
| of the people, and men who Will command tho
! spect of the civilized world.
! Our country, of which We justly proud has
! grown rapidly in population, wealth and influ-
ence, during the existence OF the republican party
! that we have attained position as one Of the
leading powers of the world. We can no longer
| be satisfied with isolation, recognizing the
| changed condition. We must place in position
men whose familiarity with other nations will
| bic them to direct our affaIs so will take the
| lead in commerce. as we have in agriculture and
manufactures. DO not for moment doubt the
strength of our institutions they have been tried
| in blood, and came from the contest better and
stronger power than the most ardent patriot dared
| to hope for. No combination of circumstance, no
| coterie of individuals no personal ambition,
| prevails against the intelligence and the Unborn
| love Of liberty which are implanted in the hearts
| of Americans. When the nominations made,
and the convention has completed ite work, let
! there be but one sentiment anmatng all earnest,
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that each viii vie with the other in carrying our
| grand old party through the coming contest to
victory
The chair then stated that he had
! been requested to name Hon. Geo. f.
Hoar for temporary president. The
convention unanimously elected Mr..
Hoar A committee was appointed to
conduct the temporary president to the
chair. On taking the chair he said:
GENTLEMEN or THE Conventions: thank
YOU for this distinguished mark of your confidence.
| The trainers of the constitution, expected
that president would be chosen 10y the electors
| who to assemble in their respective states,
| and on consultation with each other, give their
balots for a chief magistrate. In the case of
failure by the electors the house OF representatives
acting by states, We're TO make choice from the
| four who had received the highest number Of
| votes in the college. So far from the direct pop
ular action the constitution removes the choice of
| the executive but the people, by the customs
| they have established, have batfed the expecta-
ton of the trainers of the constitution. The
! eectOr to-day is but scribe. The constitutions
of the great political parties designate each for
| whom the people vote, directly through their
agents-the electore,-and to choice between
| whom they are practically restricted. The fnne-
ton of this convention therefore, IS
to name one of the two men, from whom the peo-
pie of the Tilted States are 70 select their prsl-
dent. If it performs its duties wisely, tearlessly,
and freely il is to name the man whom tho people
will mako their president. Your tenure Of office
is brief, but scarcely any duty ~ entrusted 70 the
most honored citizen OF the Republic, which IN
dignity in authority, and in far reaching public
importance equals yours. 1t is twenty years since
the republican convention met IN this city, which,
| after stormy but friendly contest, put In nomin-
ton Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Iamlin. Lin
coin has gone to his rest. His companion upon
that ticket in fresh and vigorous age, Is present
with us to-day to give Tie counsel from the stores
| Of an experience gathered from life OF honora-
BILE public service. Lincoln has gone to his rest as
| have Douglass and Breckenridge hs companions
for the great office Of the presidency; but the par
ties who confronted each other then confront each
other now, unchanged in purpose, III temper and
| in character.
The following were named by the
chair as temporary secretaries: John III.
Roberts, of Illinois, C. l.. Magee,. of
Pennsylvania, Chas. w. Cisbee, of
MichigaH, James c. Broadwell, of Mis-
souri,; reading clerks, Eugene Davis,
New York, stenographer. The following
resolution was then offered by Mr.. Hale
and adopted by the convention:
Res,1eed. That the roll of states and territories
be called that the chairman of each delegation
announce the names of the people selected to
serve upon committees as follows
Permanent Organization.
Rules and Order of Business.
Credentials.
Resolutions.
The roll of states was called and the
chairman of each state delegation
named the delegates, to serve on the
several committees as follows:
On Observation-Disclosures, Isaac Hyman: Ala
bama Powell Clayton California, Geo. L. Clark;
Colorado, Creed Haywood; Connecticut Samuel
| II. r T.ouuhliu Flor
ida Joseph Z. Lee; Georgia, Edward Belcher;
Illinois Green b. Raum Indiana, b. X. Higgen-
bottom; Iowa, j. 5. GARRISON; Kansas, i. +.
Simpson Kentucky, Richard i. Stoel; Maine
A. 4. Stoute Maryland William j. Hook; Mas
sachusetts Charles A. Goldman; Michigan, Homer
ID. Conger Minnesota, d. NJ Sabin; Mississippi
F. W. Iibbey; Missouri, Harrison IIouen; Ne
New ss'' Hampshire, VIM f. Chandler; New Jersey
CHILEAN Robbins New York, Gen. Ben. i. Ira
cey; North Carolina Geo W. Price, Jr.; Ohio
Warren W. Bateman; Oregon, John IL. Mitchell ;
| Pennsylvania Hon. John Cassna Rhode Island
John p Sanborn; South Carolina, VIM. Taft !;
Tennessee, j. W. Thombay; Texas, Webster +.
Flanagan Vermont, John a. Stewart Virginia,
c. c. Thompkins Wisconsin, Ed. Sanderson;
Arizona, r. G. Mccormick Dakota Porter War
ner; District of Columbia, Saylcs j. Bowen /;
Idaho, j. l.. SApup Montana; Henry W. Blake !;
New Mexico, Vim. Breeden Washington Terri
tory, T. l.. Minor; Wyoming Territory, W. A.
Carver.
Turner: Arkansas o. b. Snyder; California. John
Mansfield; Colorado, John 4. Elliot; Connecticut
John NJ Douglass; Delaware, Christian Webizer
Florida, p. J. Shipman; Georgia, Madison Davis
Illinois Richard Whiting; Indiana, Jacob j. Todd
Iowa, J. W. Sharp; Kansas, s. 5. Benedict; Ken
lucky Morris G. Hutchins; Maine, i. G.. Downs;
Maryland Chas. I. Wescott; Massachusetts, W. S.
b. Hopkins; Michigan, E. G. Watkins Minnesota
J. v. Daniels; Mississippi, Jos. Hill; Missouri
Father c. Slaven; Nebraska b. Bierbour; Nevada
+. Stoddard; Nav Hampshire Sam'l W. Hill; New
Jersey as Japsl New York, Henry r. Pierson;
North Carolina Genl Rufus Barringer: Ohio, Al
phonso Hart Oregon, 0. P. TOmpkins; Pennsylva-
MIA Col. Howard J. BREEDER; Rhode Island Al
mon X. Goo,ln; South Carolina, W. J. Whittier
Tennessee W. I. Cole; Texas w. ii. lIakes Yer
mont Henry c. Beden; Virginia H. Clay Harris;
West Virginia, J. Ii. Riley; Wisconsin, W f; Car
Montana, r. E. Fiske; New Mexico, VIM. Brec-
den; Washington Territory, T. L. Miner; Wyom-
ing W. A. Carter.
On Rules and Order of Business Alabama
j. H.Thompson; Arkansas, j. IL. johnson; Col
orada, NJ. NJ. Meyner; Connecticut, Danl Chad
wick; Delaware, Benz. Burton; Florida, Jas
Dean; Geogia, X. D. Lock; Illinois, Andrew NJ.
Melcoty; Indiana Byron W. Langdon; Iowa, S.
NJ. CLARK; Kansas, George ii. Chase; Kentucky, '"
Godfreys Hunters; Maryland, Jacob }. Weaver;
Massachusetts Robt NJ Morse Jr.; Michigan, J.
H. Chandler: Minnesota L. F. Drake; Mississippi
H. c. Carter; Missouri, Thos. b. Rogers Nebras
ka j. l.. MITCHELL Nevada, W. W. Sharp; New
Hampshire JAS q. Sturgis New jersey, c. IL.
Snykson; New FORK, Geo. P. Sharp; North Caro-
lima, Col. O. B. Blacker; Ohio, Jas. A. Garfield
Oregon. d. c. Ireland Pennsylvania, Hon. W. ii.
Armstrong; Rhode Island, Thomas W. Chase
South Carolina Charles NJ. Wilde Tennessee, L.
J. McCorhell; Texas, VIM. Chambers; Vermont
John b. Mead; Virginia, W. r. Watkinson; West
Virginia c. c. Moore; Wisconsin, 4. j. Turner
Montana, Henry n Blake; New Mexico VIM. L.
Ryerson; Washington Territory, Thomas Breats
Wyoming NJ Brown.
On res0lution--Alahama A. Youngblood; Ar
kansas S. ii. Holland; California, ID. S. Payne;
Colorado, Amos Steck; Connecticut H. G. Robin
SON Delaware L. G. Clark Florida, j. C. Hum
phreys Georgia A. c. Buck; Illinois Emory b.
Storrs; Indiana, Geo W. Griedley; Iowa, Geo. D.
Perkins Kansas. B. ". Perkins; Kentucky, A. +.
Wood Maine. Lewis Barker; Maryland, j. Morri-
son Harris Massachusetts,, Jas. NJ. Barker; Mchi-
gan Geo. A. Fair Minnesota, u. Sinclaire Mis-
sissippi Chas. W. Clark Missouri, Rabert T. Van
ort; Nebraska, J. W. Davids; Nevada, /. ID. Ed
wards New Hampshire, Chas. l.. Holman; New
Jersey, VIM. Walker Phelps; Nav York, Edward
| Pierrepont North Carolina; Jas. 5. Harris: Ohio,
Rodney. VI. Stivson; Oregon, IL. NJ. Scott; Penn
sylvania, W. B. Rogers; Rhode Island, Chas. II.
Handy; South Carolina, D. NJ. Mccall Tennessee,
Horace II. Harris; Texas, J. g. Trasey; Vermont,
Geo. G. Benedict; Virginia, JAS. d. Brady; West
Virginia, c. ID. Hubbard; Wisconsin, j. '.
Quarlcs; Arizona ]. 5. Noeburg; Dakota. C. L.
| McIevy; District of Columbia John F. Coope;
| Idaho j. W. Brown; Montana, r. E. Fiske: New
| T. Wash Tarritarv