The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-26
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
OHIO STATE REPUBLICAN CONvEN-
TON AT COLUMBUS.

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| pubiicans and Pennsylvania Prohibi-
| tionists in Convention.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. '26-Ths Ohio
state Republican convention was called to
order at 1880 Wednesday morning. Rev.
| W. T. Moore made brief but fervent
prayer asking for divine guidance in the
elaboration of the convention. Mr.. Lowry
in some extended remarks congratulated
the Republican party on its prospects of
success in the approaching campaign. He
prophesied that either James G. Blaine or
! John Sherman will lead the Republican
forces in 1883. The applause was not only
| enthusiastic but IT was also impartially
| divided between the two names Later
| when the name of John Sherman was men,
toned it received an encore and so scored
one point ahead of Mr. Blaine. The names
of Governor Foraker and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Kennedy were also applauded.
Chairman Lowry introduced the temporary
| officers, eN Governor and Gen. Edward
| Noyes of Hamilton, and Judge Miller, of
| Springfield. Gen Noyes met with the most
| fattering and cordial reception and spoke
as follows:
Il am under obligations TO the Republican
i btdtc tAcNullNt Tie uOuOE Vi
being called upon to preside over your tenn
| porary organization. l have reached that
| age when perhaps | have a right TO consider
| myself one of the veterans of the Repub-
lican army on the retired list in time of peace,
| but reasonably well preserved and ready
| for battle again in time of war Realizing
as do the impotence with which delegates
| to a state convention always listen to long
| I u.
| long. 1t is a gratifying reflection that the
| people of Ohio never tolerate Democratic
| control in this state for more than two
years at time, and but for the side issues
which Democratic leaders are ingenious to
| invent, and third parties, which they al
ways encourage and aid, there would not
have teen n Democratic administration in
Ohio during the last quarter of century
He then reviewed the history of the Re
| publican party
The Republican party, he said, is uual-
terahly opposed TO the purchase and sale
for money of seats in the senate of the
United States as sheep are bought and
| sold in the shambles of the butchers; to the
stuttlng of ballot boxes and forging and
| Justification of election returns; the I'm
| lawful and brutal interference of so-calIed
fOiiSc anu az Aut Hpli>r AHS
| of patent forgery and fraud by judicial
| decision, because such Iniqulty is irregular
| on the face of returns, to the corrupt use
of money by rich corporations OF indi-
viduals TO influence elections aud to thwart
the will of the people.
| Referring to the administration, he said
| I'VE have seen a man selected as a candi-
| date for the highest office in this Land with
a single pronounced opinion ON record re
| garding any important question OF
| governmental policy, foreign rela-
tons, tariff, currency, banking sys-
| tens, internal improvements, or
any other, aud under the false pretense of
reform elected president of the United
| States over one of the most brilliant states
man whose genius aud achievements have
| ever adorned the high places of public trust
| We have had year and half o. this al
minstration the chief distinction OF which
has been the vetoeS by the president of
| scores OF bills granting small pensions to
| our bullet riddied veterans or the families
| of dead soldiers after such bills had passed
| a Democratic house and u Republican sen
| ate, ami the approval Of a bin placing Fit
| John Porter on the retired list of the army
With high rank and high pay; the submits
sion with hardly protest to the seizure of
American fishing vessels Ivy the dependen-
cles OF n powerful nation, and the bullying
of weak and friendly sister republic for
an imaginary or extremely doubtful griev-
ance: and lastly the illustration of Demo
cratic civil service which reforms competent
Republicans out of otiica, and incompetent
Democratic politicians into the places,
which their predecessors had filed with in
teg1ity and ability. II there is ything else
which this administration has done worthy
of mention it has escaped my memory
He then went on to say that here in Ohio
Eve have seen political crimes committed so
bold, bragsn and infamous that when ex-
| posed the public sense was appalled, at their
| enormity; we have seen these crimes at
| first mildly condemned by the Democratic
party then apoogi1ed for and at last de-
| Tended and apprcvei; We have seen the
| whole Democratic side of the Ohio senate,
| when convinced that their efforts to secure
| the benefits of fraud and forgery were
| hopeless desert their public duties and take
| refuge In another state beyond the reach of
the process OF the law; we have seen the
purchase Of a United STATES senatorship
acknowledged and charged by more than
half of the Democratic press OF the state,
yet the seat retained IN silence while the
bribe giver and the bride -taker have been
shielded from justice and punishment by
all the methods which money cor
ruptly used, social influence and
| technical considerations could command.
But notwithstanding, the procession of po-
| liticel criminals has already started for the
Ohio penitentiary; unfortunately it is
marching left in front, but there is is
| guard in the rear, with bayonets fixed, and
the tall man will be along after awhile
When the applause which followed Gen.
| Noyes speech bad subsidized, the first vote
| on the state executive committeeship in the
| Second district was taken, and was a tie
between MADDEN and Cappaller. The sec
| ond vote gave the place to Csppaller by
| four votes At II 40 the convention took
| a recess until 50 T m. the committees
| having teeH announced
| The convention hall at the afternoon SEES
sion was crowded almost to sutfocation. and
nearly all of the leading Republicans of the
| state could he observed in the audience. II
| was the general verdict that no such repre-
| sentative convention had gathered in Ohio
| in many years There was some dlsap-
| poiDtment that Senator Sherman did not
arrive to act as permanent chairman of the
| convention. Tie committee on permanent
| organization made an effort to learn if he
could get here. but they were unable
| to do SO. Governor Foraker was
| then selected, and in his remarks
| gave review of the work which
had been done by the last legislature after
it became Republican. The denomination
| of Secretary of State Robinson was re-
ceived with great demonstrations, and the
convention then proceeded to the nomina-
| ton of the rest of the ticket
The first nomination was for supreme
judge, and quite number of speeches were
made in placing names before the conven-
ton Governor Noyes named Judge Cox,
OF Cincinnati, IN quite lengthy speech
| The names OF Critchtield, Knowles Will
! Jams and Dickman were presented in order,
several speeches being made in behalf Of
| sach candidate.
Williams was nominated OH the third
ballot, receiving 367 votes; Gov, 3l6;