McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-04
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.


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OnnaJ.u--The Ticket and Platform.
The Nebraska republicans met in state con-
vention at Omaha on the 9th instant. Hon.
George w. E. Dorsey, chairman of the state
committee, called the convention to order.
Hon. C. FL. Gere, of Lincoln, was selected as
temporary president of the convention. This
was followed by the selection of four secreta-
ries, consisting of Neidick, of Madison coun-
ty; Dolan, of Red Willow; Blackburn, of
Douglas, and Slaughter, of Nance.
Mr.. Dorsey announced that there was but
one contest-in Knox county-and that the
Draper delegation had been seated. The con-
testants were John Lyle, Chester Norton,
Geo. Cheney, NJ. B. Cox, L. d. Wellman and J.
o. Santee.
1t was moved and carried that the temper
airy organization be made permanent. Mr..
Gere thanked the convention for the honor
conferred.
The chair appointed as committee on reso-
buttons: Nye, of Douglas; Jensen, of Jeffer-
son; Howe, of Nemaha; Caldwell, of Lancas-
ter; Hilton, of Washington; Mallalieu, of Buff
falo; Goldman, of Webster.
The chair announced that the first thing in
order was the nomination of five presidential
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Fl. Dewey, of Douglas county; Henry Sphinx,
of Washington county; ]. Fl. Mackin, of Gree
ley county; A. L. Burr, of Harlan county, and
Z. B. Harrington, of Gage county.
Nomination of state officers was then pro-
ceeded with, with the following result: For
governor, James A. Dawes, of Saline county,
renominated by reclamation; lieutenant gov
ernor, 81. H. Shedd, of Saunders county; state
treasurer, c. H. Willard, of Wayne county;
state auditor, n. A. Babcock, of Valley county;
secretary of state, E. P. Roggen, of Lancaster
county; attorney general, William Leese, of
Seward county; commissioner of public lands,
Joseph Scott, of Fillmore county; superinten-
dent of public instruction, W. W. w. Jones, of
Lancaster county; for regent of state univer-
sity, Leavitt Burnham, by reclamation.
G.. e. Yost, of Douglas. was unanimously
elected chairman of the state committee on
motion of Bushnell, of Cass.
Mr.. Nye, of Douglas, chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, presented the follow.
ing:
PLATFORM.
We, the representatives of the republicans
of Nebraska in convention assembled, endorse
the declaration of principles adopted by the
national republican convention at its late SEES
sion, and tender our hearty support to James
G. Blaine and John A. Logan the candidates
for president and vice president, chosen by
that body.
We recognize in the letters of acceptance of
these candidates mastery expositions of the
party faith and the abundant services to the
nation, performed in the past and guaran-
teed in the future by the national republican
organization.
We cheerfully accept the issues, political,
moral or personal, attempted to be made by
the national democratic convention and the
IF SO-pollad indanpp6aDt rpnnbli-
cans and challenge the closest scrutiny of the
comparative merits of the respective party
platforms, and the public or private records of
the presidential candidates; and we shrink
from no test of character or conduct that the
awakened conscience of the people may pro-
pose in this campaign.
Whether tried by their political, social or
moral records, the candidates freely chosen
by the majority of the representative repub-
icans Of the several states and congressional
districts. each acting 1ndeRendentlyt b as the
pointed him, have nothing to fear from 1nves-
LEGATION.
we perceive in the vain platitude, the am.
biguOus phrases and the tricky evasions of
the national democratic platform. the in
herent dishonesty of the leaders of that party
and appeal to the honest masses, regardless of
former affiliations, to rebuke their hypocrisy
and double dealing at the polls.
The interests of the people are the care OF
their representatives, and in those interests
we favor q tariff for res enue and protection
SO adjusted as to afford safety to our manu-
facturers, consequent guarantee of fair
wages to our laborers, and a near and profit
able home market for our agricultural pro-
ducts, without fostering manufacturing
monopoly.
Fully recognizing the growing Importance
of sheep-husbandry on our vast national pas
lures and deploring the depression caused by
the late reduction of the tariff on wool under
which it is now laboring, we heartily lndorse
the plank of the national republican platform
relating to this important industry and desire
our Representatives in congress to use all
legitimate means to bring about speedy and
adequate adjustment of the tariff on wool.
We recognize as prime necessity for the
unification of our party in Nebraska, and for
the conservation of the peace and prosperity
of the state, statute regulating our railroads
according to q fixed principle of justice
which shall make all capital equal before the
law. We point with satisfaction to the efforts
of our party during the last meeting OF the
legislature to accomplish that result, and we
pledge anew the energies of our organization
in the direction of justice to the producers
and the railways of Nebraska. Unhampereo
by the political tactics of opposing parties,
we may confidently promise the people
speedy solution of the question. we endorse
that portion of the national platform whlch
declares that the republican party distinctly
announces its purpose to support SUCH legls-
lation as will fully and efficiently carry out
the constitutional power of congress over
interstate commerce.
We commend the efforts of our senators and