Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-12
MEETING OF THE OHIO REPUBLI.
CAN CONVENTION.
The American Turf-New Hamp-
shire State Ohicers-F'orged
Dispatch-Hessian Fly.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.l
Ohio Republican State Convention.


sons were accommodated within the wig
wan, and several thousand were on the
street. Hon. Amos Townsend, of Cuya-
hoga, was made permanent Chairman, and
addressed the Convention.
AT o'clock Hon. VIM. Mckinley, Chair
man of the Committee on Platform, offered
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
The Republican party of Ohio announces the
following platform of principles: The right to
| vote accorded by the Constitution of the United
States is the concern of the whole people and
must be secured at all hazards to every citizen
i'll every part of the republic; existing guaran-
tees must be sacredly maintained, and addition
al ones provided, If necessary, that equal pro-
lection of the laws and the equal enjoyment OF
suffrage shall not fail or be abridged in any way
through the connlvance neglect or fraud OF any
of the States of the Union. The Democratic
party, which owes its national victory last fall
to the willful suppression of the ballot, cannot
be looked to for the enforcement of these con-
stitutional guarantees, and the hope OF TRENDS
of equal laws and equal suffrage is in the Repub-
lcan party, which pledges itself to wage the
contest to a successful end. We want such iegls
lation as will harmonic the relations between
labor and capital, and promote the welfare Oh
the people, and protect and foster the indus
tries of the State. We favor the establishment
of National Bureau of Industry, the enforce
ment of the eght-hour law, ana adequate ap-
preparations from the public revenues for gem
erai education, wherever the same needed
We denounce the importation OF contract labor,
and favor the most stringent laws to effectively
prevent it. We are opposed to the acquisition
of public lands, or any part thereof, by non
resident aliens, We are in favor of a
protective tariff which will encourage Ameri-
can development and furnish remunerative
employment to American labor, and we are OPP
posed to the British policy advocated by the
Democratic party, under the guise OF tariff for
| revenue only. We demand the restoration of
the wool duty of 1857, or its full equivalent and
we denounce the Democratic Congress for fail
ing to make good the pledges they made in this
behalf We condemn the acton OF the present
| Administration in lowering the national flag
upon the public buildings at Washington as a
mark of respect to man who dlshonored the
one and sought to destroy the other;
| who planned with cruel determination in
| his hiding place in Canada to overwhelm
| Northern cities with fire. and to sweep to death
| their inhabitants by scattering everywhere the
| germs of infectious and fatal diseases. That
| the elevation to important and honorable offices
| of the Government of unrepententrebels, whose
| political disabilities have not been removed is
| a fragrant violation of the Constitution and an
insult to the loyal people OF the whole country.
| We denounce the administration OF President
Cleveland for its general discrimination, so far
| made against Union soldiers for men who
| fought against the Union The Republican
| party, which enacted the present civil service
| law will faithfully maintain 1t, and cheerfully
| aid in all needed amendments TO give il full
| force, and it is committed to extend the law to
all grades OF the service 20 which it is applca-
| BILE Ample appropriations should be made to
enforce 1t in letter and spirit, and all laws at
variance with the object OF the existing reform
legislation should be repealed Having ac-
complished this much the partX pledges it.
| self to still further and higher re-
| forms 1t looks with the deepest regret
| upon the failure of the present Administration
| to promote the reforms in the civil service so
| auSpiciously begun under a Republican Adj
| ministration The Republican party of Ohio
| demands the repeal of the limitation contained
in the Pension Arrears Act of 1875 so that all in
| valid soldiers shall share equally, and their
pensions begin with the date of their disability
| or discharge. and not with the date of applica-
| ton. We denounce the Democratic party for
the destruction of the Scott law, and the CON
| Sequent increase of the burden of taxation upon
| all property and the abandonment of an annual
| revenue OF 500 0O0 ,0O0 and while recognizing
| the peoples right to amend the organic law, we
| demand the enactment of such legislation as
will give us the most practical and efficient
measure for the regulation and taxation of the
| liquor traffic attainable under the Constitution.
| We denounce the Democratic Legislature for its
| treachery to their pledge on the subject of con-
| tract labor and their Incompetence and eXtray-
| agance in the management of the Penitentiary.
| We denounce the present Democratic Assembly
| for its extravaganza and WantOn disregard of
| the true interests and good name of our State
The Republicans of Ohio, in Convention assem-
| bled, tender to General Ulysses s. Grant our
| warm sympathy in this time of his great suffer
| ing, and assure him of our great faith and love
| for him. and earnestly hope that he may be re-
| stored to health and be blessed with many days
among his grateful countrymen.
Judge Joseph B. Foraker, of Cincinnati,
was nominated on the first ballot, after the
| adoption of the platform, by a vote of 1891
| and the nomination was made unanimous
! The nominations of General Robert F.
/ Kennedy for Lieutenant-Governor, Judge
| George W. McIlvane for Supreme Judge
and John C. Brown, of Jefferson, for Treas
urer, were made by reclamation. J. A.
Kohler, of Summit, was nominated for
Acknowledgement, and Wells Jones. of
Pike, for the Board of Public Works
Election of State officers in New Hamp-
| shire.
CONCORD June 11th-The Senate and
House met in joint convention this morn
ing, and proceeded to an election of State
officers, with the following resmlt: Secre-
! tary of State, A. g. Thompson State
| Printer, John b. Clarke; State Treasurer,
| Scion A. Carter Commissioner-Ge General,
| Frank ?. Brown.
A Chat with Senator Logan.
NEw YORK, June 11th.-A Tribune re-
porter interviewed Senator Logan, who said
that General Grant goes about the house
without apparent discomfort. :" l was glad
| to find him so comfortable, and only hope
! that it may be many years before he leaves
| us. The General takes great pride in his
book. 1t promises to be a carefully written
work. ] read some of the slips and we
| talked about the matter. The Generals
| mind is clear as bell and his memory is
| unfaltering. His physical suffering seems
| to have nerved his mind to its best efforts"
When asked about politics, Logan became
reticent at once. He is gratified over his
| reelection. He has been to see the Presi-
dent, but does not deem it good taste to
speak of his visit or his impressions He
L. ell
is in good health and the best of spirits.
A Forged Dispatch.
CHICAGO, June 11tb.-It appears that an
effort has been made to iniure K. b. Har1i-
son, United States Assayer in charge of the
Mint at Helena Montana, who is son of
Senator Harrison, of Indiana. The scheme,
it is understood, originated with a dis
charged employee, but it is evident that
others are sharing in it. Two days ago a
dispatch was received over the wires, say
ing that an investigation showed that the
public money had been used for private
purposes As this was signed by the name
of the authorized agent of the Associated
Press, ii was permitted to pass The friends
of Mr. Harrison having challenged the
statement, an investigation was instituted
and the Helena agent called on for an ex-
PLANTATION. He promptly pronounced the
use OI MS name Il forgery. Inc w eStern
Union Telegraph Company have now been
called on by the Associated Press to explain
why its manager at Helena accepted and
transmitted a forged dispatch. That COM
pany will be held to a strict accountability
in this case. Word has been received from
the United States Mint Examiner this
morning that Mr.. Harrison's office was
found in perfect condition, and his accounts
adjusted TO a cent
Ravages of the Hessian Fly in Kansas
and Maryland.
TOPEKA (Ks.), June 11th.-The Hessian
fly is doing as much damage to crops as
did the cold spell last winter. Fields that
four or five weeks ago promised one-half to
| three-quarters of crop are ruined, and
will be turned over and millet put in The
flv is not confined to any one section, and
if observable more in one place than an
other, that place is within the great wheat
district, where there is more wheat for the
insect to thrive on. In the great wheat
valley of Kansas-the Gypsum, in Saline
county-where wheat never fails, entire
fields are being plowed and millet sown
This is repeated in all parts of the State.
BALTIMORE, June 11th-On the floor of
the Corn and Flour Exchange to-day,
specimens of wheat stock from Frederick
county, which had been attacked by Hes
sian flies, were exhibited The insect was
found in the lower joints, near the root
This Is probably the greatest enemy to