Huntsville gazette., 1892-04-30

anu Pi0ulHS OoitihuOu SuPPoit w eho
principles Of the Republican party
and which report was unanimously
adopted.
Hon. w. j. Stevens of Admission
was elected chairman of the State
Republican Committee.
Delegates to the National Con.
vention from the state at large were
elected as follows:
Hon. B. M. Long of Walker. Hon.
VIM. Vaughn of Jefferson, Rev. |.
Dawson of Greene, and Hon. H. V.
Cashin Of Morgan.
ALTERNATEs
j. H. Binford, J. H. Thompson,
and A. Boyd of Birmingham, and
Geo. w. Braxdall Jr., Talladega.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:
Hon. A Bingham, Talladega, and
A. Boyd OF Birmingham.
The convention decided that it
would not be wise to put out a ticket.
THE GAZETTE ENDORSED.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the HUNTSVILLE
GAZETTE in it's fearless condemnation
of the corrupt methods of the disor,
ganizers is entitled to the thanks and
support ofethe Republicans of Alas
bama.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
First-We, the representative Re-
publicans Of Alabama in delegate
convention assembled, do hereby ex-
press our Endorsement and declare
our approval of the present able pa
triotic national administration.
Second-That we again affirm our
fealty and allegiance to the grand old
Republican party, in whose history
is written the progress and advance
ment of our country and enshrined
in the hearts of the great mass oflib'
erty loving American people who
take pride iu our institutions and re
cognize the equality of all men be-
fore the law.
Third We point with pride to
the administration of President Har-
rison as one Of the cleanest and most
honest administrations that the coun
try has ever had, and that his prac-
tical craftsmanship and ability his
administration, both internal and
foreign, have elected the highest
praise and compelled the respect and
admiration of the people, regardless
Of party.
| Fourth-In view of the unrest and
general dissatisfaction of the people
with the old political methods and
election frauds, we deem it unwise
to put out Republican ticket fol
| State officers now or hereafter.
| Fifth In view Of the advocacy
by the Democratic p pers and lea-
ders of the holding of constitution,
al convention ior the avowed pur-
pose OF disfranchlsing and excluding
from jury duty and other rights Of
citizenship many thousands Of oul
poor white and colored citizens on
the pretext of iiliteracy. we hereby
declare that we will support no man
for legislative office in this State
who will not declare himself as op.
posed to the holding of a constitu-
tional convention.
| Sixth Now, as in the past, we are
true to the Republican doctrine Of
protection to American industries
and labor, national aid to education
honest money and honest elections
and that every citizen, regardless OF
color, should be protected in the con.
stitutionally given right Of casting
one free and untrammelled ballot
and having the same honesty anG
fairly counted.
| Seventh-Our delegates to the
national convention at Minneapolis
60 uDinstructed in order that they
may exercise all possible discretion
and judgement in looking out for the
best interests of the party.
Eie hth-We condemn the unpa
triotic and rev olutionary course o.
DR.. r. A. Mosely, Jr., who, as chair
man of the State Executive Commit
tee, has been INSCRIPTIONS in the
use of the party machinery to secure
his own reelection against the wish
es of the great majority of the Re
publicans Of Alabama.