New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-09
PROCEEDINGS or THE CONVENTION.


CLEVELAND. O.. june N.-Ih" krpnbhc1u state
Convention met at the Euc.il-,vc. Opcra-ilou,c at
IL O'Clock this morning. aud va, cil.rd To order by
". :. CapcIlcr of Hamilton County. Hon. \. W.
jones' Of Youngstown, va, chosen temporary chair
man. and after the appointment of the committees,
the Convention adjourned until p. m.
At2p. IN. the Convention rc,,selnhlcd. and Sena-
tor John Sherman was made permanent chairman.
Ou takin; the chair he made short speech. He
began by saying that Governor Foster was cutitl ii
TO "A denomination for his earnest canvass of t"O
years ago, which eliminated IN the election
Of General Garfield President Of the
Uuitcd States. After giving praise to Ohio as
a coSmopotan State and "a fair representative Of
the vigor. energy. Intelligence aud morals Of the
American people. he said something would be- cx-
pcctcd of him about the platform. lhe platform of
the Republican party was what it has done. He
then gave a brief review oi the history OF the
achievements Of the party for the last twenty-five
years aud said the Republican party intended still
further 10 adj yanrc the public credit. still further To
reduce the public debt and 60 that every citizen
in the whole land protected IN all hi, rights Con
Timing he said
There are some other things. my countryfncn about
OH. pulitica We have no room in tu- country fora
leader who commando and dictates. lG,cat applause.
We have great people Our c"uV"ntioIs arr eIiu'rrd
from all parts or 0l broad state. brought here ~ free
men. There never ha- been, and there never viii he,
for Irimate lios-. Toe man wh" attempts %
had better make his VIII h'i"rchaud IAPpaurcl And,
feliOwitilens. c"ngrdtuiai" NOu upon tie Hu-Pri"u-
opening Of The Administration "f James A. Garfield.
We know ohctsc' ns s iid"ih'd! IA" proper pursuit
of mankind ll4mghtcr There nay toe some disappOint
mcnt bccaIsc there are fewer places 20 III than men
WhAhS 10 III 'u'h JUL III OIv man. tue
general principles and policy OF tina Al
aspirations OF the Republican party. The financial
policy OF the last Adun~ ration Ids been supplemented
by the reduction Of the rates 81 interest Oh SIoopoD
Of the public securities from and per cent io 81 per
cent. This wsr measure ha- been carefully aud most
skifully managed by secretary Wlhdom AN O1io boy;
lApplau-e.I They are saving 9l3"ou"OV year "h,
now the debt which frightened brave men tflccn
summer sun and no longer 1ghci- ~" uMn'
and now the tax on "hSkry VIII pay inc
Now fny ftlowcitzcn- have already .aid PERHAPS AZ
that was necessary, that tr people Of ON" tr" satisfied
believe can say advance of the resolution that has
been will he offered. that General "ahr'd has tlc
emphatic approval of the Republicans oi ONO III lhe
course ne has pursued thus far Applause LEI MN Iut
ther advance The public credit ,e' hn punSh All VINO
do wrong; let him give us an administration pure sim
pie ami republican worthy ~ Nation Ike ours ana We
viii send him our approval twice over arain Apihh
tack. We have emphasize approval by ndor.-
ns this Administration in the election Of the i.'pn"
Republicans of Ohio know how work and victory viii
perch upon our banners. IAppause
THE PLATFORM or PRINCIPLES.
The platform adopted is a. follows:
The Republicans OF Ohio, In Convention assembled,
hereby reairm and rcad0pt the principles aud policy VI
the party as shown ia It's history.
Iesylrcd, That the Republicans Of Ohio heartily ap-
prove aud indurse the Administration OF Jnnts A. Gar
held President OF the United states; and ae hereby
pl,dge TO him cordial support IN the performance Of
all the duties dcvohng upon hiin as the CLiei hass
trate OF the Nation.
Pesoiped Tltt W. hereby iudorse tho wise policy Of
the Kepubcan party. in giving fun projection 10
American labor and in discriminating Ia idNOr % nome
production. , t-...-..,...
GoVeruor Charles Poster and the state Admin u1il"h
of the Re publican parry durng thc lsi tW" year. Nhu't
which the expenditures Oi the state we're Huiu over
one aud half million Of dollars below The cApe INJURIES
of the Democratic administration ~ the t@o pr'N'se
49, - and r,Jured e Imbnc debt Of THIS STATE nearly
n 150 600 and refunded the remainder az III" dtDl re-
dceniable on The 3Oh day of June 1851, 10y c s-ue 60,
state buuds bearing per cent interest, WHEN were .o