The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-05-12
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.


The Republican State Convention for the
election Of delegates to attend the National
Convention at Chicago in June, to nominate
tho next President and President of the
United States assembled last Thursday, In
Taylor Opera House, Trenton.
Il was without doubt the finest most re-
spectacle, representative and harmonious
State Convention ever held in Trenton.
At twelve o'clock, noon, ex-senator F. A..
Potts, of Hunterdon, Chairman of the State
Executive Committee, called the Convention
to order.
The call of the Convention was read by the
Secretary of the Committee, and prayer was
offered by Rev DR.. Hanlon, President of
Pennington Seminary.
Wnn, A. Stiles, of Sussex, was made tenn
porary chairman.
The usual committees were appointed
Huuterdon county was represented as follows :
On Permanent Organization--John Pierson I;
observation-disclosures Palmer Resolutions
G. A. Skillman, Esq Rules-J. H. Walker.
The permanent organization was effected
by the selection of Hon. Thomas Fl. Dudley,
of Camden, as Chairman. Hon. Lewis Tay-
lor acted as Vice President for Hunterdoh.
General William j. Sewell, George A. Hal
sey, Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick and William
Walter Phelps were elected Delegates-at-
Large. Their Alternates are Alderman Chas.
NJ. Theberath, of Newark 2. K. Pangborn,
Of Jersey City John I. Blair, of Sussex, and
Carrot A. Hobart, of Passaic. The District
Delegates and Alternates are as follows:
First Observation-Disclosures, Clement Fl. Sim
nickson, Samuel Hopkins Alternates, w.
Harrison Livermore, Isaac T. Nichols.
Second Delegates, John s. Trick, John s.
Schultz Alternates, W. II. Skirm, ]. J.
Gardner
Third Delegates, Chiffon Robbins, John
F. Babcock Alternates, John O. Rose, G.
w. Lithgow.
Fourth Delegates, N. W. Voorhees,, W.
A.. Stiles Alternates, Peter Cramer, John 9.
Schenck.
Fifth-Delegates, Henry L. Butler, A. A.
Vance Alternates, Richard P. Terhune, j.
b. Wills.
Sixth-Delegates, e. L. Joy. A. p. Condit !;
Alternates, VIM. Riker, Jr., Henry J. Yates.
Observation-Disclosures, James Gopsili, B. w.
Throckmorton Alternates, A. S. Baldwin,
VIM. Taylor.
THE REVOLUTIONS.
The resolutions presented by the Commit
tee on Resolutions and adopted without dis
sent by the Convention were rs follows
/. ResoI0ed That as American citizens we
hold the welfare of the entire Union to be
above any and all sectional interests that as
New Jersey men, proud of our State aud 10y
al to her 10 all things, we believe that her
prosperity and advancement Is best to be
hwt OBJ a1st - ID.
votion to the principles of the Repub-
lican party. aud answering loyalty to, and
love for, the National Union.
III. Rss0tued, That we insist upon perfect
protection TO every American citizen Of what
eoever color, native or naturalzed, In all his
political and civil rights that we are in fav-
or of the extension of the public school sys-
tenn throughout the Union, free from sectar-
ian influence, believing, as we do, that the
common schools are to do the work Of prepar-
ing the millions of this country for the re-
sponsibilities that come with universal suff-
rage.
Ill RSsolued, Thas we congratulate the
rcountry upon the fact that such has been the
financial policy of the Republican party that
no man, foreign or native, has ever lost one
dollar by the promises of the United States
We congratulate the country that we have re-
turned TO specie payments, and that resump-
tion Is now certain and permanent.
Nv. Resolued, That we fsvor q sound cur
rcncy--the foundation of which shall be coin,
or notes redeemable 10 coin, and that we re-
gard any man or party as most dangerous
enemy who in any way seeks to impair the
National credit.
v. ResoIpsd, That 1t is the duty of the
National Government to secure free and fair
elections everywhere throughout the Union
within the scope of the powers conferred up
on it by the Constitution of the United States.