The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-16

Convention reassembled at 2:20 p. m, and
was called to order by Chairman Jones. The
report OF the Committee on Credentials was
called for, and returned. No contests were
| found anywhere, except in the Eighteenth
ward, precinct b, Cincinnati, where Frank B.
Foster was contested BY James II. Kelly. The
committee found that Mr.. Foster was proper
ly chosen, and so reported. Their finding was
confirmed by the Convention.
Hon, s. A. Northway, of Ashtabula, in be-
half Of the Committee on
l. X PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
reported as follows:
For Permanent Chairman OF the Convention,
Hon. John Sherman.
For Permanent Secretary, Hon. D. ]. Ed
wards, of Trumbull.
Vice Presidents-First District, George
Moerlein, Cincinnati; Second, F, f, Klein-
schmidt; Third, Henry Ls Morey; Fourth, ID,
L. Stubs; Fifth, j. L. II, Longj Sixth, B.
Kennedy; Ninth, J. W. Robinson; Tenth, John
B. Rice; Eleventh, o. b. Gould; Twelfth, f.
e. Wiley Thirteenth, Robert Moore; Four
Castlei Sixteenth, A. G. Halloway; Seven
teenth, /. Thompson; Eighteenth, John Hill /;
Nineteenth, II. B. Perkins; Twentieth, A. NJ.
Burns.
Credentials District, J. d. McNeale /;
Second, Gus. Lowenstein; Third, c. N. Brown
ing; Fourth, j. W. Green; Fifth, G. A. Flick
niger; Sixth, George R Haynes; Seventh, ].
X. Pollard; Eighth, 5. Sullivanl Ninth, @, G.
Clark; Tenth, John Caul; Eleventh, L. NJ.
Bemsn, Twelfth, P. q. Bostwick; Thirteenth,
| William r. Shieldsi Fourteenth, DIR. r. NJ.
Stewarts Fifteenth, John W. Dougherty; Six
teenth, J, E. Mcdonald; Seventeenth, E, N.
teenth, j. Q, Beattyi Twentieth, N. B. Sherwin.
Permanent Observation-Disclosures District,
George ,Haffer; Second, W. B. Smith; Third,
Thomas N. Wales; Fourth, E. pevor; Fifth
Orange Edwards; Eighth, DIR. J. n. Beach; /;
Ninth, none named; Tenth, r. n. Hale;
Twelfth, H.: c. Drinkle; Thirteenth; ID. J..
R. r. Dawes; Sixteenth, J. r. Hawkins; Sew
enteenth William McCoyi Eighteenth, j. A.
Kohler; Nineteenth, s. A. Northway; Twen-
| ieth, ID. II. Kimberly.
Rules andOrder of Business-First District,
NJ. A. Jacobs; Second, c. NJ. Edwards; Third,
James B. Wallace; Fourth, +. Links; Fifth,
A. NJ. Kuhn; Sixth, J. T. Riddle; Seventh,
Il. James; Eighth, 7. A. Cowgirl; Ninth, J.
f. E. Ewing; Twelfth, James Poindexter;
Thirteenth, Robert Price; Fourteenth, w. NJ.
Hahn; Fifteenth, @. B. M. Jenningsi Six
teenth, T. G. Thompson; Seventeenth, j. X.
Nineteenth, None named; Twentieth, Z. Ii.
Resolutions-First district, Ben. Butter
worth; Second, 9. w. Moultont Third,
P. sSishier; sixth, W. s shefiieids Seventh, Al
Phonso Hart; Eighth, j. Warren Keifers Ninth,
John ID. .Vandeman; Tenth, s. ID. Barber;
Eleventh. E. 5. Wilson; Twelfth, Isaac Tuck
c. Hedges; Fifteenth c. II. Grosvenor; Six
teenth, j. F. ESurratt; Seventeenth, G.. Z.
Baldwin; Eighteenth, q. w. shurtleff; Nine
teenth, a Is Tinckeri Twentieth Amos
: Members State Central Committee First
district, 8. J. Bailey, jr., Hamilton, Second,
". s. Cappelar, Hamilton; Third, Thomas ID.
McSlwain; Fourth, John Little, Greene; Fifth,
Hon. Frank z. Culley, Defiance; sixth, j. b.
ans; Eighth, f. s. Case Logan; Ninth, VIM.
G. Culbertson, Knox; Tenth, E II. Wilcox,
Erie; Eleventh, C. Q. Jones, Jacksoni Twelfth,
tain James Z Graham, Tuscarawas; Four
teenth, J. r. Babbs, Crawford; Fifteenth,
William Smiley, of Morgan Sixteenth, W. A,
Hunt, Beimonti seyenteenth, James X. John
son, Nahontng; Eighteenth, q. B. Hamilton,
Medina : Nineteenth, Hon. J. o. Converse;
Geauga; Twentieth, David Morrison, Cuya-
hoga-
The report was adopted.
The Chair appointed Hon. s. A. Northway,
OF Ashtabula; Colonel w. c. Cooper, of Mt.
Vernon, and Hon. Henry Kessler of Hamil-
| ton,- to walt upon, Senator Sherman and
aequaint him OF his election After being in
troduced to the Convention by Senator Jones,
Senator sherman spoke as followsi
GENTLENES or THE CONVENTION, LADIES
AND FELLOW CTrTzESs: have to return to you
snd fG the PsoP 81 S 2hS
dence and support The best way can do
S tsae calls ns ssse Sea
the fuif discussion of the public policy which
unites ns. in the Republican party TO the gen.
tlemen whom you will select rs your standard
bearers in the coming canvass.
Il q forrlnnteS that public opinion has al.
ready settled for us In q clear and unmistaka, l
called upon 70 make. Governor Foster has
| justly earned the unanimous nomination
which trust awaits him. His active and sue
cessful canvass two years ago was the prelim,
1 mary skirmish in the National struggle which
| ended IN the triumphant election OF General
i ALI daa of he, IIuifad
II will not be diticult for you to choose good
Republicans, well worthy Of your confidence
as associates of Governor Foster on the ticket
and then it becomes the duty of the Republic
| an purity TO elect them. 49, -
greatly affected by National politics Fort1.
nately we have no peculiar interests which
separate us from other States. From our
and productIons we are a fair average of the
| people of the United States. All the old States
people of every country have received cordial
| welcome here aud have aided by their labor
and enterprise in our rapid growth and devel
The State is fortunate in many respects. 1t
| has compact territory, with a greater diver
sity of production than any State in the Union
While agriculture is the chief employment OF
our people, yet we have abundance or coal and
iron, the snrest foundations Of an extensive
1 our sister States in the center of population
| with navigable waters on the north of US and
| on the south of us, with nearly six thousand
/ miles Of railroad, interlining with an iron net
1 work ali the counties of our State, gives us
great advantages for internal and external
commerce. In the possession of good com
/ mon schools, in the general observance of re-
4 ligious worship without intolerance, in tenn
| frugality, diversified wealth and prosperity
| the people of Ohio can safely compare with
the population OF any OF our sister states, and
| therefore, with any country or any cline.
| We are also fortunate In our political situa
| ton. This is Republican State, but our po
| litical adversuries press us so closely that we
| dare not indulge in the arrogance of assured
| political power. And then, no man In this
State has been, or ever will be, allowed to as
sumo leadership or supremacy. We depend
upon the active, earnest support OF party
agree in right principles of public policy, and
| have no room or tolerance for a primate or
boss. Our conventions are the voluntary as
have opinions TO express, abide by the genera
/ sentiment of the majority, because, on the
say, ours is a political party for political ends
| that is broad enough to embrace all who are
actuated by patriotic love OF country; thai
has honor and public faith and willingness, az
| well, to secure TO every citizen equal rights
an honest expression of his opinions and count
There are many questions that cannot entel
into party politics without making such divi
shsa w we viii nns sacs for himsef seel
| to advance his opinions in his own way with
out detriment to the guiding principles whici
| unite us in the great Republican party of th'
The platform of the Republican party Il
|
| speeches to instruct its members, for IL points
| to a record of twenty-five years OF grea
achievements as the best assurance of wha
IL will do. In its infancy it grappled witt
| slavery and arrested its progress. Ii defendet
| and maintained the Union In a war whici
marshaled millions of frcemen with civil anC
political rights II reconstructed revoltinI
States. II lifted from the waste of war a vas
country into unbounded prosperity II pai'
one-third OF the National debt. II made ou
paper promises more desirable than the gol'
and silver they promised. IL kept untarnishe'
the public faith, so that in all lands our note
and securities are regarded as the hiRhes
standard of credit. These acts are the Repuh
hcan platform
We have other work to do. We have yet 4
make good a constitutional guarantee to ever.
citizen of equal civil and political rights. III
right of speech-of free discussion, OF fIe
press-the right to cast one honest vote ant
no more, and to have that vote counted, mus
be maintained by National authority at what
ever cost. We must maintain the policy o
protection to American industry. We mus
restore our commerce, rebuild our ships an
diversity our industry We must in times o
| plenty still further reduce the public debt