Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1876, Page 2

whers _the Conyentlons have beon hold sinco 1868, am bLeing the fittest and moat central _point, Tho 2ith of May has beon acleoted aa the day for holling it. The matio of representation will bo tho eamo ds1n 1874,~that is, one delogate for oach 400 Republi- can voters, and one for overy fraction over 150, tho voto of 1872 belng taken as the baais, Alention was made yesterday morning of the fact {bst some peraons dosired to havo a now Becrolary for the Committes. No nction waa {aken upon the aubject, however, and the effors will doubtless not bo pressod. Tho Committen adjourned until the 23a of M, MASS-MEETING AT THE PACIFIC, @ov. NEVERIDGE. Tho meeting of the Grand Oouncil whick was to havo beon hold at Ropublican Headquarters was sdjonrned to the rotunda of tho Grand Pa- cifia Totel, on scoount of tho large orowd in at- tendance. At tho botel Moesra, Drake & Co, lind provided a noat platform for tho sposkers, and Accommodations for tho reporters which wers both comfortablo and accoptablo, At 8 o'clock Ald, Dixon called the meeting to ordor, in the absenco of the D'resident of tho Cook Cauaty Nopublican Club, 1lo stated that this was tho firat mecting of the Grand Counail, and it hiad boon adjousned thare on scoount of tho emalinoss of Ifeadioarterd. Mr. Root moved that tlie Gtand Council ad- Jouru for one wook, Carried, v Gov. Doveridra was the first spoaker. On taking the wplatform Gov, Bovoridge was raceived with applause. 1o had been, ho eald, ot the Comuitico moeting in the forenoon, and 1t waa tho largest Committeo moeting evar hold o tho Stale, There wore mauy mon thers who had no busness to transact,—nothing to do with tho meeting but talk, aud hear, and cheer; yeb thoro bnd beon somo grand werk done for tha Ttepublican party at that gathering. Ho did not henr what was eald at that meoting, but bho was sure It wea good doottino be- causo at came from good iRepublicavs, and the doctrines of that party wore tho samo yestorday, to-day, and forover; it was the party of lonesty, oulightenmont, and progression. (A_rplnuno.l 'lie party was now entoring upon THE MOST EXCITING AND INIERESTING CAMTAIGN in the history of tho country. This struggle wwas for b prizo, and Lhat was the possosaion of tho Goverument for four yoars. Now for vic- toryl To have that tho party must begin to or- ganize st onco, aud_muut at once begin to bara monizo tho diecordant olemonts, It any thero were, Lvery true TRepublican voter and overy tmo Nopublican nowspaper wonld helpin tho most necessary steps to success. Tho_party would enter fnto tho campaign— would anu should enter into the campsign— with the utmost good feellug. It should bo tho aim of the party to Liold all honess Hepublicans, towin back all Liboral Republicans, and to wel- como ail Lonest Democrats who wished to cotna o, ‘I'ho fesucs of the campaign woro {mporiant enough to call ont Lho beadt strength of the Ro- publican party. The greatest issiio was not ro- construction, for tho Stales latoly in 1obollion bad all been reconstructod, aud the men who opposod the party in the late War atood with us ou tho sanie platform of rights of citizenship, Noither was the grent issuo on curruption or bonest Governmout, for the principle of the porty was to weed out all eorruption in tho ad- ministration of the Government. TIEE NINANCIAL QUESTION would entor into tho canvass, and yot 1t would not be the great fesus ; nejthor would the mattor of taxation and tho tarifl Lo tho foremost issuos, because tho parly was i favor of honesty in tho collection of taxes, ny low o tarlff na the ciroums stances would posmnit, and an bonest currency. Bosido this, the Qtopublican party had alwaya boen in favor of tho best juterosta of the people. LUT THE IEAL IS3UE |n the campaigy, aod the one on which it would turn, was whether the Goveramont should re- maiu 1o the Lands of tho men who fought for and preserved it, or whethor it should pass into the liands of tho people who fought to destroy it, Tuis question was forcing iteolf on tho country, and would be tho one important ono to beuottled. It must bo setiled, also, whothor Andersonville was wrong or richt, and whother tho War waa justified or uot. It muat bo sottlod whother tho fopublican party ghould bave thoe ndministration of offairs, 88 was proper, or whether the power ehould bo givon over into 1ho banda of tho mon who sought to break down that eame Governmont, : Tho speakor said that ho had boen in Wash- fugton o short tinmo ngo, and thore on tho right sldo of the Ilouse hio hiad soen the Northoru and Routliern Democrats 1n unison, and he there- upen ssxed tho question why \hoso men woro wingling sud conspiring. 1t was easily nnswer- od: 1L was becauso tho two classes of Demo~ crats bad siways beon iu sympathy before tho War ond tince. " No Confederato Congressman w83 ever econ In company with Ropublican Con- pvessiacy, becauso they boro molove for the party. 1lill had said’ shat the Southornocrs bad” come back to their father's Louso, but if they hud como back at tha beok of tho Domocrats, it was by tho will of such Domocrals o8 Vallandigham, Lhoy had, how- ever, como back at tho point of tho bayaopet, and, a3 was natural, thoy folt no love for the web who bad driven thom iv, “I'he spenkor closed by saying that thoro wore plenty of candidates who wanted to tall, aud be wonld therefore give way. Ho would, how- sver, prophesy 40,000 msjority for the epublic- an tickel i Ilioois noxt fall. Loud upplause Tollonud the spoakor's conclusion. BUELBY M. CULLOX maa theu called for, nud when o came upon the tage waa grooted with cheers, lle shook hands il Goy, Boveridie, and somo ono called out to Aia, ** Our next Governor.” AMr. Cullom apolo- gizod for Lis honrseness, und said lio was nuable io mako o long speoch on hat uccount, In all bis lifo ho had not woou such a gathoring—so waguoificent aud varnest~—aa tho domoostration given during the day had beon. 1t meant that tho Kepubhican party intended to hold posscarion of this Government for some years to come, [Choers.]' Wuen tho Uourbon-Domocratic skin peeled off, tho people saw what it was, and the men were ready to tight again for thelr coun- tiy, 1n all the history ot tho Lepublican party thoey had never bud such meotingy an this. Iy deeda had gono forth in bistory, Thoy might think and talic of dead taeucs, hut thoe deeds that \bisd gove down in Lustery wera hiving issuos of to-day, not to bo put down. Hothanked thew for tho atteution sliown rim. und selicod amid applauee, THE HON. 3 of Jo Davicss County, bi .. ; on, sald that s tulk would bo short. ‘Lus Jopublicans press ony tepresonted tho lopublican party of [iiuois, ‘Lhoy bad met together during thaday for cousulta- tion. 1o knew nothing of the Democratio party, but they had tnied the Indopeudents inSpringlield, and ho suew what thoy wore. But_on Nov. 4, 1876, thoy would buvo s ltepublican Legislaturo, slect o llepublicsn Beuutor, Republican Gov- ernor, and o liepublicon President, and the State of Illinols would atand whers It did when Lincola letus, ‘Lbis gotueriug of the peoplo weant that (hc{ wero intorested, and that rings and slates would Lo Lroken, Thoy bad had tasto of o Confedorate Cougross, ~ Whon tho tima cams when the Kepublican party wone back on the Union soldier, then it should Lo dropped by tho people. TiLl: HON, THOMAS 8. IMDAWAY eald that tho faues befure lim Were 8 very en- cournging eight, showing oy thoy did tha pros- pects of tho campnign and its promise of suo- cesa. Ho thon refeired to tho fuct that his name had boen mentioned for Uovernor, saying that o bad nover dreatned of such n thlug ay “Tom Ridgway* bocomivg a candidate. Ilo wanted the Domocrats aud Independents to coma o and Jook over tho audicuce, und then thoy could #co thut tho Ropublican Eu‘y was mot dewd. o would, 0 sald, glve way to the capdidutes who wished 10 makie spceches, aud as fur him- -self, would work for tLic succesy of tha tickot. 1le predicted from 85,000 to 50,000 majouity fos the Ilepublican tickot at the comiug election sy ture as the sun elone o the earth, THE HON, GEOKOE L, NARLOW, Beoretary of Biato, said tuat he was gl-d to be ablo $0 Bpoak to vo largo aud intelhigent an au- .dience, and he wsd bLappy to meet wo wany men who, liko ~ himeclf, pru- ferred tho success of the party to their per:uual triamphy, o was for the party who- sver nught be nominated, bocauss i was tho party of the poople, aud beeause it bad put the puwer to help govern tho poople into the Lands 51 8,000,000 men who bad pined iu boudage. He soped for en eatire ununimity of ihe party, and that tho gkt of twouty years ugo wight Lot bu purpotuatod. He beifeved sbat the Hepube liean party wus for tho puople, wud the peopls for tho party, coL. cLank cann £aid that It was u great pleasuro to him to moet such o gathenng of his fellow-citizens sud Re- publicans of tho Steto of Ilimois. And it wag t¥pecialiv upportuno that tluy should celubratg tue suniversary of the bithday of that wsu who Liud no chindred iu order to bo- Jusde 4 tather to o nation, e picturcdtho dark days of the Rev- alution, which brought into active exiutcuce tois pution. ‘Lhoy werv prerunt ag citlzeua of the Grest Rep ublio; audus repiesentatives of s grost poitical party, Ho ucod not recount thu tri- unpls o tus Repakiican jurty, or what it Lad doue, [t bad put doan e Relollion, uud freed thoslave, pud clovated tho counuy in tho tri- vaapks of tho paes. Koy vero not ther su-day to talk of & look luta tho past, bui to not for the futtre. He thonght thattho fature was to bo decided by the next move of the Republican votors of the country. Ia believed thoy woro thars to take action, and determine tho future of the party, Dy its action it muat commend Itself, by making ach a platform and such nomi- nationsastho peoplo would indorso, If they camo #hort of this, then the rmy wounld_{ail, as it ought to. 1la bolioved that the Republican party had boen tho best that tho conntry hiad ever hiad, aud had ruled moro hanestly than any othor party over ad. Thore had beou soma, onco in & whilo, who had fallen short, bat n lepublican raseal, he bolioved, was tho moatioat raseat on tho faco of the carih. Only honest men, and mon with honost records, shoutd be placed in ofice, becauss,the Tlopnb- lican party of the country waa tho groatoat party this country aver had, and was thoonly party which possessed tho powor within itself o purify itself, il wantod to 500 an honost plat- form made, ropresonting honest monav, repro- sentlug an Lonest tariff, honost govornment, and low taxes; and, with houest and abla cau- didates, it would gain groater triumphs than evor, MR, W. I PARRS announced himsolf as from Kana County, and promiscd that that county would give 8,500, or maro, majority for the Iopublican uicket, Ho wantod tho party to clean itself of ail im- urity, to give the peapls gold and milver or & currency, and to pive tho young men 0 chanco. If the party would put tha youug fol- lowa on guard and truat In thom, thoy would bo all right. Tho speskor furthor said that, about overy littlo country settloment and achool-houso thora wers knots'of hanest, God-foaring men whe wanted Jim Blaino for President.” {Ap- planse.] ‘Mhoso peopla romembered the half- milllon graves down South, and wanted to know it they wero filled [n vain. In conclusion, he advised his hoarers to take in hand the swond of truth, gird on tho breast-vlate of righteons- noss, assume the helmet of aalvation, carry the shiold of faitn, amd go forth and give the Con- fedorato cuseca Lell. [Long and loud applause and langhter,] COL. i W, RICADY announcod that ho was not a candidate for any ofilce, but that be was & Republicau from prin~ clple, and that ho thonght tlo futuro of tho I public and its porpotuit; depended on tho sue- coss of tho ticket put forth by that organiza~ tivn, Ile did not, he said, care what Republican was nominatad, becauso ho profacred the nom- inco of any Republican Couvontion to the in- fernal Confederaton who wero trying to nccom« plish by fraud and diplomacy what thoy hiad failod to do by arms, e beliovod that ae soon as tho Democrats got control of the Goveromont it would b timo to bid farawell to tho Ropublic. ‘The coming contost was tha most important ouo sinco the Rebollion, and it would be necessary to 1ight that contest all over sgain. The spoaker closed by prodicting that tho Democrats would not carry o singlo Nortlorn Stato, GEN, IIURLUUT waa londly catled for, and camo upon the plat- form. 1loeald that in a fow days ho was golng Dbaclk to Wasnington, and would take back with liim a sense of tho enthusiasm and earuostaess of the Ropnblican parly as bo had nover known it boforo, It the meut&n§ hold oarlior in tho day had dono no othor good, it had givon tho Bpar- tan band in Congresa n now impatua andcourage, to fosl tho responsibilitios cast upon thom. Tho old Republican men woro coming back to ibo front na in '61 to march clbow to olbow olbos to the musio of-tho Union, lookiug for- ward to the old flag. Tho future dopondod upon the broadest plan of equal rights to all. Ha wanted the trus men to bellevo, with our mar- tyred Prosidontjthat this was a Govornment of the peoplo, by the pwfllu, and for the peoplo. Ho wantod tliom to make no account of so-called reform parties, whothor thoy were hybrid crosaes of Grangers, farmers, or Democrats, They all tonded and workod together to overthrow tho Topublican party. Somo gentleman had nekod bim why ho had aald fu a specch at the Repub- lican ieadquarters that the Hepublican party wae not suro of victory. Ho moant by that that if the peoplo were ot arousod, and Iay in apathy, that Domocratic miarule, as ovidonced in Cone groza, would still go on. The worst thing that could besald sgninst Amoricans was that thoy did not take onough lotorost in politics, 1ie main that this was the reason for the complalat that there wero so many rings and caucuses—ond aliuded to thom, as places whoro men wero ex- pectod to do work for othera, The Republican party was founded on tho rinciple of eflum rigglits for ali, and this poliey t had oarried out for the past slxteon yoars, Thoy needed now s thorongh organization to placo it and hold 1t where it bolonged, It wag not o party that went back upon ite record. Organization meant tho diferanco between a discipiined army soda mob. Thoy must loarn to have falth in the flag, and_ tho Re. publican couse, and, if thoy did that, the Btato was asaured to thom by from 40,000 to 50,000 majority, Yle nlluded 10 this great Btnto a3 the homo and burial-placo of Lincoln, and for his hovor thoy should cast lustre upon ber fair namo. It thoy did not carry this Btato, thoy could ses what'tho reanls would be, judging by tho actions of the tivo mon who misraprosonted Chicago in Congross, who didn’t know where Camp Donglag was, and hal statod 8o In Congress. 1t ho thought thorg way a 14-yoar-old oy in Chicago who did not know whoro this camp was, all he had to say was that ho thought paroutal diccipline was sadly roquired in somo fomilics, o pictured in & most scorching And sareastic mannor ** Bridgo- I:me Darnoy * and ** Our Carter™ weoping with 1ill, aftor ho had donounced tho Union prisons, whero Hebols had been quartorod. [Ories of * Down with Hill—down with him."] ~**Better down with tho mon wiio misreprosent you,” snid tho spoakor, [Cries of **Lah! Darnoy, with ITill—down with him; down with Carter, bah.) It was a shumo, continusd tho spealor, tliat power shiould fall into tho bands of such mon as those, 11 hold tiat o proscrvation a4 n nation dopondod mnteh pon what wo did in our own defonso, by electing honest and good men. ‘Thelr only defonse was through tho bal- fot-box against the machinationa of such men, who would force tho Robela to tho front of the Union woldier, who fought to maintaln the Government. If tho Domocrata got into power and efoctod n Domo- eratia Iroeldant they would chango the upreme Court by appointing Domocratia Judges to pro- mde oyer it, ‘I'ao upshot would be thus every amendment from the Thirteenth ever made to tho Constitution by tho Republizan party would bo dactared iliegal, It was but a step from this to paving thaRebel War-dgbt ; paying tho Kobels for tho omancipa~ tlou of their slaves; ponsions for Rebel sol- diors ; and paymout of Robol claims. All this wes meant by Democracy, Ona was but a step from the othor, 08 thoy conld aes from the ac- tions of the Democraty of the North with thoso of the Bouth. : Awmnesty meant forgivonoss, and thay could not foreivo o maa who bad dono uo wrong, 1f thoy had dono right, thon i¢ was an msult to pretend to forgive, Uy putting s strict cone #truction upon theso things they could seo what thoy meant. Jeit Davis, Beverly Tucker, and | Bon Hill, hold that {t was no crime to fight agaluat tho Union, Ben INl cume into Congrosy {rom Georgis and eald in his speech that lio was in i father's houss, and he way gaing to stay thete. Lint ha was hita thu trusnt oy who was i tho clutchon of tho palice, and forced to roturn to hig homo. I'hio Goorgia Robely had forced Ben Hill into Congross, Ben 111's valor an o Colonel of Southorn Homoe-Quards in Georgis wad sar- custically aliuded to. "I'heno Southorn men wors auly like the Prodigal Son, in that thoy mitated bim by rlotous livivg snd wasting thoir substauce, But they wers not coming iuta the Ionse them- solves, The North novor had d this uppeal of tho Prodigal Bon from theas mon. - Ton Bnte lor biad sald it tloy were liko the I'rodigal Son, he couldn’t see it, for they ato all tho veal, ‘Phore would bo nopeaco tll onr fing tlontod above all protensos ; till those men hisd worn out thair dishouorable lives, and batter men had rlsen up to tako their placos. Ilsclored with an eloquent appeal for the votara to do thalr duty, aud was greuted throughout his spoccls with ap- plause, GEN, CHETLALN, of Chicsgo, aaid that kLo felt, aftor Gen, Nurl- but's specely, lika the bootblack who had taken the aruy contract. ‘The day was, bo said, oue of the hoppicst u bis hfo, aud Lo bad not folt b0 glorious sinca tha fall of Ricumond ; this was becauso somo of the best mon in Illivois had shown the most decidod Intercst In tho cam- paign, The yuthering mesnt somethings it meunt that the people of Iinois wore aroused,— tnorougbly swakoned uy they bad uot boforo boen kinco 1861, 1o prophesiod ons of 1o best wajorities in tha lnatory of thu Elate for tho ek election, JUDGE J. 11, MOOTE, of Lafalle Couuty, auid that 1t was embarrass- 102 for bim to speak at 8o laty ai- bour, and ater ko many emiucnt epeskors bad precodod Lim. He wus prouder of tho Iopublican party than evor before, becauso it bad shown & Wons derful now lifo and vigor of lste. The guod men of tho country were waling up to tha in- teroats of good governont agsin. e bolieved that the American peoplo wero tmere spprecta- tive than any other of tho necessity of good governwment. ~‘The Constitution was well arrang- od to further tho good goveruwmunt of tho people, but it way powerlous unless good mon enforced it. ‘Yhe spoaker then discussed the finauecial problen at lengtl, urriviug at the cone clusion that the project of an lnmlluumnblncur- rency of paper woy fraught with davger, and coutd uot ba depended ou.” Tho Gavorniaont to be relinblo must be adwiuistered by trustworiby THE' CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WED,NESDA.Y, FEBRUARY 23, 1876, M‘m men, and, (£ [t shonill pass into the handa of the other class of men, \who had no wish for the honor, giory, and povsor of tho Government, thon the paper currency’, If issnod, would becoms depreciated, and perhajisin the end worth!css, Thero was no powerin o simple act of a Lexlsla- tnre to resume, but It ehould mind that that was o Iteysubl ¢ should alwaya be kept in view, Tho sponsor then commonted npon the eificacy of tho Itapub- lican administration in ke coflnation of the rovenue and other like brayichoes of the Govern- mont, and canvassed the oh Jects and aimn of the Republican party, closing with an eloguont peroration. Frank Lumbard, on belmy' foudly ealled for, ©amo forward, and in respoiiss to lond invita- tiona eaug ** Old Bindy * and ** The Red, White, and Blue ** in his peculiar styhy, after which ilie moeting adjourned with thze o ‘ohieors for tho succens of tho party. THE HON. 5. A. HURLBUT, TILK RESUMPTION ACY. A Tniorae reporter mot the 1fen. Btophen A, Turlbut st the Pacific Inat night, after tho gen- tleman had mado his rousing specab, and bogan to talk with him on mattera in genea'al. Among other subjects brosched was the poasible ropesl of tho Resumption act, and tho repartor asked the Congresaman what his opinion ways a8 to tho likelihood of the act betog repoealed. “If the LIl can over Le goiten baforo the Houso," safd Mr. Hurlbut, "I thivk {6 will be repealed. Almoet overybody admits that 1870 {8 too early, and some pooplo ara incliocd to think that no spocial timo ought to bo appaintod for the resumption of speclo payments,” - “You scem to imply that thore is somo hitch in getting tho mattor bofors the Ilouse,” ob- served the reporter, “Yea, the truth fs,” rosponded Mr. Hurfnt, 1 that neithor sido s very anxious to call it up, Itis a aubject upon which thore is & wonderful differenco of opiulon, and the arguinents pro and con would boalmost utermivable. I don't think it will bo catled up tlis session, but if it ebould e, I am of tho opinion that it would bo ropealed and & subatituto onncted.” “ Do you think that substitute would specify any patticular dato for resumption?” querled ik roporter. #No, I think tho goneral sonao of Congress i not to appoiut any particular time, but to pro- vide for resumption_just aa soon na the country iy ready for it; 1879 18 vot far enough off; that's o protty wall sottled fact.” Wil the Banking act staud a chance of belog ropealed ¥ #No, I don't think snybody wants that act dono away with." ¥ “You doubtless hoar all norts of opinionn as to tho prowpects of tho various candidatos for nom- imation under THE BEPUDLICAN PRESIDENTIAL TICRET," enid the roportor. *‘Now, whosecmsto bo ahead in the raco?” “T think Blatno has the best of it, Ao far. The Enst will probably go for him unbroken. Ile also {5 socond choleo n Ohlo. Iiayes, of courso, Lias tho firsl choico in that Btato,” * Do you think Hayes stande a chance outside of Ohio ?" *1 think not, e Is a popular man inhls State where he filled the Gubernatorial chair for two terms with marked credit, but outside of Obio T don't think Lo has a strong aupport." *+Alight thoy not slip Lim in as” tha candidate for President with ono of tho others nsa can- didate for Vico I'rosidont, and thus make some sort of o corpromiso 2" **Nono of tho othiers wonld compromise with bim or anybody oleo, I guoss. Dlaino wouldn't, Coukling woulda't, Morton woulda't, and those aro about all thore are, for I call BRIBTOW ont of the racs now.” *Yhy do you count him ont " “1Well, if Bristaw leavea tho Oabinet, and it seoms to look a Jittle that way, you may bo sura ho wou't loave without mughiy good causo, Grant s no fool, and will not retiro him unlees hio hias tho best of reasons, Of course, tho Re~ publican party Ign't going to tako up & man who has boen retived from thoe Cabinot. So I count Dristow out,"” “ Wouldn't e make a strang Ropublican can- didato, though ?" I don't eoo it. Tho Ropublicans would never olect & Presidont from Kentacky In the world. e might bo s steoug man with some of the newepapors for about four days, and would give thom a fino opvorlunity for scosation. Aftor that thoy would drop him and take up somo one olso.” CONRLING. “ ITow do you think Conkling standa " # Conkling would got the Now York deloga- tion and a fow in thq West on the first bnllot, Then I think ho'll hoginsto weakon, o may havo some Southern strongth, but X think not wueh” “ How abont 3lortoa " * Morton outsido of Indiana would have very Iittlo eirength in tho North, In the Hoath ho would piok up somovotes among Grant'a frienda, Due, after all, whon tho tug comes, I shouldn'’t wonder if Jim Blaino would bo tho succossful candidato.” Congrossman IMurlbub jo evidoatly s Blalne man, . PRESIDENTIAL OFINIONS, TUK QENERAL BENTIMENT, At tho conclusion of tho meoting at the Paciflo & Tninoxe roporter circulated through the orowd to ascertaln, i posaiblo, somothing of tho acntl. wont o roforouce Lo tho candidates for Proals deunt, **Third-termiem” was found to bo ata great disconnt, and whilo Gon. Grant swas highly spoken of, everybody ecomed satisTed that his Administration would ond with his present term of oflico. The prominent candidates wore found to bo Blaino and Washburue, and tho senti- mont was vory naarly balanced botwsen tho two, oxcopt for tho oxpressions which had boon drawn forth auring the day from several speakers In favor of tho former, Tho sdvan- tago claimed for Blaino was his record, especial- ly of the Iast few woaks, boaring on issues whicl Lad arison 1n Congress, in which ho lad takon prominent part. 1lio was 1egardod a2 ono of tho mous kolid Republicans of the country.ns a statosman, and deserving of any honor the na- tion could confor. Wasbburne was held in equalesteom, but tho divadvantages of any Illinoi- #au {u the convass wero takenmto conmideration, since tho State hud so long boon furnisning the Presidonts, and hia chancos wera accordingly viawed with & groat doal of distrust, wnnu'im 'was rogarded as eminontly fitted for the position, tho fact that tho Htato had furnished Lincoln ond Grant, and bad held sway for aver fwalve Yyoors, appeared to dampoen hia ochances and sng- gest to lus mout ardent adwiterd the propnety of taking up an Esstern man. Among liastorn men mno ove appearod to have tho . shadow of A show Deslde Blaine. For HOme rogson Blaino appearcd to have won for himself popular affoction, and the montion of his uame in sudi- blo toues wlways brought forth s warm re- spouse, Tho more prominens caudidates. on AK: State tickey wero found to be very demon- strative 1 favor of him, and whilo Llinois w folt not to be antitlod to Vreeldant, tho name Qgloaby was fxcn‘r used to comploto the national ticket, Really, Blaine and Ogloshy spposred to bo the favorites, and bad tho votea of this gath. oring beon takon, lhu( would most cortaioly have beon to that offect, Whothior the acutiment of the meotivg, huwaver, could bo safoly rackoued oy that of thu Hiato, roniaius to Yo eeon, WHO "ABUSED" BEVERIDGE ? LADOBIIG AMONG Till GRBMANE, Tho beat eloctioneorer In Hlinais Is the present Acttug Govoruor, o can do more hand-shak- iug, smilng, lotter-writing, button-holing, snd fixing up delegates to n nomiuativg couveution, than any man who ever mado a profossion of oflico-scoking in thia State. The Acting Govor- nor vory woll imows that Lo ls wesk with the Germans of Cook County, Liaving fallen behind i tickot mearly 10,000 votes in the German warda aud townshipy when ho ran for Lionten snb Governor four years ago. Ilis nomination for Governor this year, he well knows, is uttorly out of tho queetion 1f he falls to fx up a dele. uatioa for lmsalf from this county. ile must o wore thiay that. It 14 neceseary that Lo sbail seeuro tuo kelsction uf a numbor of Gurwao delegutes from Couk County, and this k. ortaut worik Lo in just' now busying bimeolf in dolng. With tuis object In viaw, ha it golog nbout umong tho saloons and broweries dnpkiug beer aud professy Liburalism, Qur reportor 1n search of curroul LUows run acrous s tracky, and as tho thing was too good to sup- prosd, and particutariy ks the **otlior fellowa would be suro to get It sud mighy exnggorato und distort tha facts in their ueial atyio, felt ft to bo Lt _pione duty to taka the readsrs of Tt Tupvse into bis contidenco. Now, all this was dono with good jutentions. and for tho mort Jaudable purpuse. But Mlis Excellency dou't seom to seo the mmtter in tho saue light, sud apposrs to Lo #o nettled thoress that Lo inter- viowed in tho following spiteful muunerto n Zhuncs reporter : * You espect to bo reaominated, Governor7 " asked tho Y¥inea’ un, " suswered ho, You havu prutiably noticed the story which Tnx TR of W4 wotiug id uLouy your driokiug cer 1 o answer any of TRR TASTNR'S attacka npjon ma, T don' expect anyihing elsa from that quarler. Iam cousoled nader ita abues (1) by the reflectinn that Trie TRioUNE bav nol named &_ancomsatal candidato since 1863, 1F 1t anpnorted mo T ahould fecl loan saenred of anecess ban I feal paw, Tux TRIoUNE han iost fia zFlllllcnl charaoter, I don’t ears to ik abaut Tik RINUNE oOF 144 8lotive &bout mo of any eno elxo at all, That {n il Tar Tmnose has not "abused” the Acting Govornor, 8o that ho needs to bo **consolad " by no *roflections,” It in trne, it haa roproved him for a too fres ues of the pardoning power i tho cngo of “murdorors aud folous, bue {t las not abused bim, Ho hsa nvldeml):‘r mizod up the editorial obuorvations of the Tinics with the 'heer intorviews™ of Tur TRIBUNE'S reportors. But thu two things aro entiroty distinet. It was THE FOLLOWING ANTICLE IN TUR “TINES," which lio calls **abueg’ Lhat requires *' reflective conrolation,” that Le orronoously sacribes to Tuz TmaoNe: NAYERIDOK AND YORT. Ilinots, wo presume, will east 1ia ctectoral vote for the caudidate named st Cincinnatl, Tnoro fe Hitle doubt of it, hotl, from tho innermont deptha of ita profound fgnurauce of Wertorn atfairs, the New Yorx Tribune rocently ovolved the stateinant thut {he re- ault was doubiful. Thers is not the slightest wn- certalnly aa to the rosult, anless the Ropublicaus should make the mistako ot pominating orian, for instance, and tho Democrats ahould felicitously’ hit npon a sou of Tifols as their nomince, 1n that cate 06 personal magnettam of tho one and the parvonal unpopularity of the othier, might give tho Stats to (ho Bomocrats: but, ordinarily, lilinois may be conntod for the Cincinuat! nominieo, Dutwo ars to havon gubernatorial as woll &8 A natlonal eleetion, and whether or 0ot the Republican cauilidata be clectod dependa largoly on tho nomind, Jsveslige it & canditute, 3o s ning every asitice tomecuro tho nomination, Hiy_supplicalory lettors arw {n o hiauds of escry potty Nepitilican politician in the Btato, I1fs wholn otficial earcor has hoen a con- tnuity of pipe-laying, in the bopo of secuing elthee o Tesclection or Lis clioice a8 Scnator to succood Logan, Tho latter idea bo abandonod _somo_tima sitice, upon catoring into an_allianco, offensivo and defensive, by which Logan was 0 ald bim te tiie Governor: ship, and o was to help Logun o tho Sen- afe.’ 1t twaa & pact between thronio officchoklars to tightan shele geip upou pabllo placo, but its success depends largely upon the willinguoss of the Topubli cana to contintie undor the foadership of two selfish and commouplace men, Boveridgo fs o man of tho maoat ordinary parts, bt haa becn attended throughe ont lifa by extraordinary good fuck. Homust have been born with & ballob-box in_his motith, aud uulyer a1l wufrage must Lavo Lindly eonsented lo ek hia eradlo, Nover prominent at the bar, he went into th War and was icodiiy made Drigaler-Goneral. Wo Liava novor hieard tliat o ovor ran away from tho bat- tlo-fold, but that ho ever avinced special valor or akill, or_was' distinguishod In sny creditsblo way, wé hava ot to learn, Teturaiag home, ko was ckoaen Sherfil, an oflice for which bis talenta faicly fitted Tm, but with which bLiv ambition was uot content, - 1o went nta tho Leglslature, and dropped {ato Logsa’s placs a8 CongressmanaatLacgs. Olioten Licutenant-Govornor on tho licket with Oglesby, he stapped {nto e shoes of tho lattor when bo- was sent to the Sensto, Thora {s nothing manly, stiractive, or Drilliant about the man, 1le s an ordinary politician, witli an extraondinary run of luck. The people are 4ired of him, At tlie last olection, Lo ran consfdorabls bohind his tickot, At tho next, timless the old luc cling to bim, he would probably be defested, Soma suck man sa Hoveridgo s Fort, Roprraents- tivo in Congress from the Lacon_dlstriat, who fs now named as n possible nomineo. 'Tho Aght for_the noms ination lios principally between Ounllom and Boveridge, and ¥ort fa suggested nn & compronise, Dut Lilinots Is not in need of oltiier elocutionlats play-aclors. It wanls as Governor s msn of solid Juste, Tt fa tired of the shabby-gentee! patriot, who, Whilo weeping_over the boy in bluo, of giving our glo- rlous bantor fo tha breeze, with much the same fool. ing with which o thrifty laundrcss plos a cleansod ehirt to & baok-yard clothes ln, I8 nothing but o smail-potata politician, 1t the Rtepublicans oxpect to elect a Covernor thls tall, thoy must throw Bovorldgo overboard, e is und for soy high oftce. " Aud Fort ls oqualy nligi- Lle, Thers is abundanca of material {n the Ropubli cai ranka from which to choase, for tho chlef pisce in o State, _nominen af the intelligance, character, and problty needed fn the Exeoutlva of a Giste like Ii- linota. Will {ho Convention namo stich a man, or, with Beveridgo or Fort, will it Invile dofeat? e OTHER STATES, WISCONSIN. TEMIORANY ORGANIZATION, Special Diapaten lo The Chicago Tribuna Manigox, Wis., Fob. 22.—Tho Republican State Conventlon was called to order to-day noon in the Assombly room at the Capitol by E. W. Koyos, Clisirman of the Stato Central Committea there, ---- It was desired that somo gentloman would nominate a temporary Obnirman, @. W. Burchard, of Menomlneo, nominatod ex- Gov. Lewis, of Columbia, n8 tomporary Chair- man, which was unanimously concurred in. Gov, Lowis, on taling the chair, returnod thanks for the honor conforred, and promsod to dischargo tho duties of the oftica in an accepte able manner. Thio bosinoss of the Convention {s to chooss delogates to the National Republican Convontlon and Electors to bo votod for at tho noxt Prosi- dential olection, I B. Jackson and J. F. Cloghorn wers ap- polated tomporary Secretaries. On motion, tha Chalr was Instructed to ap- polnt a Committeo on Oredentials, conaisting of ono from each Cougrossional Districe and ono at largo. A resolution was offered authorizing the Chalr to appoint » Committoo of Resolutions, consist- of one from the Stato at large and ono from each Congresstonal District, which was adopted. E. W. Keyos moved that tho Clair appoint a committeo coneisting of ono from tho Stato at largo and ono from each dlstrics to nominate the roquisito number of Electors and four dologates from tho Siato at largo to the Natfooal Ttepub- liosn Convention. Mr. Botkin, of Mitwaukeo, moved to strike out tho sgetion relating to delogates, and said it wonld bo moro accoptablo to the Convention to bavas voice in the appolotmont of tho acle- gotes, aa ik would romove all susplolona of alato- worl, which would undoubtodly be entor{alned by many if the sppointing power wero placed in tho bauds of n committeo. Mr, Vrisble. of Washington Connty, moved to 1ay the mattor on tho tuble, whiols was dono by a yoto of 110 to 103. " Honalor Downs, of Richland, moved that tuo Clinir appoiut ona from each Congrossloval Dis- trict and oue from tho Sctate at Iarge as a Com. n‘n‘me:dun Psrmanend Organization, which wau adopted, The Chalr then appointed the following com- mittoes ; Cradentiala—At large, B, A, Uaker; Firat District, W. D, Ducan; Bocond, B. &, Drown? Third, A, Mo- Donsldy Fourth, J, Weichzelborg; Fifth, D, 0, Lamb; 8tath, X, Darliug; Soventl, J. Diadiey'Eighi, J. T, ingaton, iialutions—At targs, D, E. Hulchluson; Eirst District, J, BentH(rs Becond, J. . Hau Hollaway; Fourth, L. ¥, Frialiy; Fifih, Sizth, A J, Keld; Boventh, B. A, fus! C. 1L Upliany, Permanat Organteation—-At largs, D, T Down First Districl, Chisrles Palmeter; Heoond, G, K. By anb: Third, J, E. loaver: Faurth, A, Elisworth #ilth, Georgo' Marshi Hizth, T, 8, Alion; Baven! 3, D; Cumstock and L. B, Nuyew, i Dir, Hreozo, of Columbia, offared the follow- ng ¢ Y ¥ Jtcsolred, That nominations for delegates to repro- sent tho Blate {u the ltepublivan National Conveation e now recsived, Wheu the nominations are all made, 1t alisll bo the duty of tho Sccretary of the Convention to have (e nanics of all persons nominated privicd on o allp of paper and ciroulated turongh the Convention, Fach delegato ahall erase from auchs slip all tho names but four, when & Lallot slisll be had, snd {he four sons recelving thie highost number 'of votes al daclured to be the dolezates for tho State at largs, A detogate moved to amend by crasing ™ the highost numbor™ and substitutivg **a majority of all the votes,® The amondment was ac- ceptod. 2 On mation, the rogolution was referred to tha Committse on Rtosolutions, after which tho Con- veution took & yecoes for ‘DINNER, Tha Convention resumed buslness at 8 o’clock, ex-Gov, Lewls ju the chair, I'he Committco on Oredentials presented their report, which was accepted ana adopted. Noarly all tho Legislstivo Districts wera ropresonted, there being about 350 delegates in attendance, Iho Committes on Permanent Organization roparted for R PENMANENT OFFICERS of the Convontion' the Ifon. E. L, Brown, of Waupacea, Prastdent; n Vice-Uresident from each Congressional District s und H, B, Jackson, J. F. Cloghiorn, sud W. 1L Beunett, Becrotarios, Mr, Lirown was escorted to tho chair aud re- turned s hoartfelt thauks for tho honor ac- corded him, Ho hopod tuat harmouy would mark the deliberations of the Conveetion. Al difforonces of tho psst should bo forgotten, ‘is Republican party was nover nearer right than to-tay, It was noverstronger thau Lo-day, Its principlea were nsvor desrer L3 the hearts of thie people. Where corruption has shown itaelf, the Kepublican pasty has exposed it. It hns protected aud (ostered labor. Under its ruls iho gation bus_doubled its wealth, and pearly doubled ita populutiou, Under all cireurn- otaucos it has becn fallhful to s trust, 1ta miswjon 4§ not ended. Expenienco bua demorfutrated thot this Government 13 enfest in the haude of s friend and theee friends aro the lepublicun party. We 4o what no othier party evor did—wo bunt out {n.ud aud corruption in high places us wel:ay ow, F. W. Keyos, of Dano, offered a resoluiion o lavghed, sud satd, # [ don't ibiuk it worth while | wuthuriziug the Obair (o appoint a committes ofono from each distriot and two from the Biato stlarge to nominale two Eleotors and four dolegates at Iargo, & MM, MOTKIN ATILL DISSATIETIED. Mr. Botkin, of Milwaukos, moved ta strike out tho dolegntes, Mr, Comatock apoka in favor of the resolution on the ground of oxpediting bustnosa, Mr. Botkiu wanted to know if ning men ate to do the work vf tho Convention, Mr. Randall, from Winnobsgo, stated that he resolution looked too much like s riug, and for that roason ho would oppose it. If nine men could do the worl of the Convention, the boat lhmr for the ramuinder of the dolegates to do would be to go home, Attor covsidorablo diacussion, tho ayes and noos wore called, and the amondmont was lost by a voto of 151 to 101, Tho roesolutlon waa thon adopted. Mr. Bingeo, of Marathon, introdnced the fole lowing . Resntved, That it 18 tho renso of this Convention that Federal oftico-holders sbould not be chosen to represent tho Republican party of Wiaconsin in (ho Natlonal Convention at Ciucinnatl, Col. Spoouer, of 8t. Croix, moved to lay on tha tablo, whick was concurrod fn, Tho Chair appolntod the Nominatiog Commit- too as follows: At Large, It, L, D, Potter, &, W, Koyos; I'irat Digtrict, James Dintlifry Soc. ond, L, L. Droess; Third, J, E. Hoovery Fourth, E. Sandorson; Fiftn, J, Colemanj Bixth, 1, 8, Allon; Soventh, A, B, Meokorj l::l{:hlh..conr;:n C. Ginloy, Mr, Weichselbogg, of Milwaukeo, offered tho following : s Resalved, That it 13 tho menso of this Conventlon that Postmanters nnd Tovenuo Collectors should not ruprencnt this Stalo in the National Convention, A dolegato moved Lo lay on tho table. Ar. Moore, of Milwaukee, offered, as an amondment, that no Federal office-Loldar boe al- Towed to potticipato 1n polltics, pay money for political Eurpulau, or volo at elections, ~ [Vo- ciferous cheoring thraughout tho room.] A dolegata called for tho ayea and noes on the motlon. "It was resolved to digpenss with the ayes and noas, ‘The amondmant was laid on the tablo, enrrying the motion with it. TIE PLATFORM. Tho Commitloo on Resolutions offered tho fol- lowing, which wore unaoimously adoptod : The Nepublicans of Wisconsin in State Convention sssombled, in reaponso o thio call of the Natfonal Union Llopublicau Committes for tho R«Il:nhllnl of the sav- ernl Blates of the Union fo elect delegates 1o their N: tloual Convention, seud traternal grecting to Republi- cans i ol parla of our beloved land, with cordial as. surances to all patriotic citizens who honor the tlag of ‘our common country as the emblem of liberty, equall- ty, and fraternily, of our carncat desire to 5ca tho Ro. public cnter upon tho sccond coutury of ils pros- ‘perous career {rvo from gactional strifd o {njustice of 0y namo or naturo, aud that we will cndeavar to pro- moto friendly focling and permanont harmony througliout the entire country, aud will maintain and suppoek all measures, acts, and laws, tho enforcement of which shall securo ta ovory cltizen'hia constitutional rights, including ths full and freo exerclas of the right of franchiss without fntimidation or fraud, We are in favor of vigoroua eforty to prosccuis and punlst those who hava been rullty of oflical dishon- eaty nnd to dotect nnd bring to_punlshment all who hava in any form conspired "to dofraud the Governe mentof {la just and legal revenues,: 1Ye bellava in tho unwritten law of the land which doclarea i unwise for & Chiel Magisteato to hold biw ofMice beyond two terms, sud ive acept tho iicelaration of Proaldent Grant In harmony with thits Iaw as but another clalm to our vencration nnd gratitude, Wa heliovo in national arbitration in llew of war, and W point tu tlie scens of two natious strong onough to osbave foar and wies onougl Lo be abova passion, nd- Justing clalms befors this tribunal, sa nmong’ the proudest monuments of {he Nepublican party, While sudeavoring fo roduce tho national dabt that ‘wan {ncurred in the prosonce of organized troaron and armed rebolllon with a political party which again aspires to the control of ths Government, wo sro op- posed to impalring the credit of tho natlon by depre- €latiug any of ita obligations, and in favor of sustain- lng in aver way tho national faith and financial honor, Wo beliove in honest money, that tho currency of {ho nation nbould, 0a soon 15 cabsistent with business intorests and safoly, ba niade oqual to_gold, snd untll that tims should continue a8 legal-teador, Wo hiola as of pricelesa value and of the greatest im- portance thio common school syslom of thfs country, hich, spportod by Just and cqual tazation of prop: orty, for the Deusfit of all, and accessiblo to ' "tho children of clitizens of ovory nationality, color, conditlon, o cread, should bo maln- tained abaolutely freo from sectarian control, and that popular education 1a the right arm of national safety tunder freo aud tolerant Qoverument, - whosa guars anty of llerty can only bo perpetuated’ while Liowl. eduo provades llio masses, While relterating our Arm dovotion to tho principles that woro cliorished and establisted by the Amerlcan patriota of 186, 5 incorporated {n'thelr Declaratiou of Independence, in the Constitution of the Union, and inthe laws of Congress, ws cannot {anara tho'fact ‘which {s indelibly written In our national history, that for the privilego of celobrating the Centonnial of this Ttepublio tho froemon of Americo ars indeblod, not only ta Ita founders, but also to its defenders, and that 10-ay] wo Liavo a country or a Government whoso exiatoncu’is wort celcbrating, it In becauso in the hour of ila groatest peril ita’intercets and welfaro yeto lutrusted to party which gave 1o ald or com. fort to the cnemfca of our common country, aud Which now glves thio only seourity or meana for prese ent or fulure safety, prosperity, and houor aa & power for good ainona the nations. With_a renswal of onr pledges to the platform of principlo ndopled by the Itopublican State Conven- tlon {n July last, we enter upon the campalgn of 1378 with asurances from all dirsctions that the party of law, order, progress, and freedom will ovo an- other glonous victory. TUE DELROATES, A dnlu{mtc from Chippowa moved to adjourn untll 7 o'clock, which was lost, Tho Congressional Diatriots roported the fols lowing delogates to the Nationat Convention ¢ Fiyet Distriet—Elihu Enos, Wankenhs s James Bent~ um, |:|onk ll:r‘lllltl, Janes A, Arram, Walworth; A, 7 fun, jecand 7ict=T, T. Lowis, Columbla; I, W, K Dane; alternates, G, Burrgupths, Dane. Jhird Inatrict=W, H, Nrisbane, Towa: It Bowen, Groen; nltcruiatos, A, Ludlow, Greons J. O, Homeway, rant, Fourth Djstrict—T, D, Sandarson and J, M. Bean, of Milwaukeo; altoruates, &, B, Yurner, Ozsukoo; ¥, 0, Winekler, Milwaukes. il District—C. T, Tewls, Dodge; J. M, Mead, Shoboygan; alternstos, Goorgs ¥, Wheoior, Dodge} George” Marh, Bheboygun, Sizth District—1, L. D, Polter, Waushara; George Grimmer, Kewaunco; altcrustes, . J. Fish, Browu; A, 3. Reid, Outsgamte, Beventh’ Ditrizt—I, 0, Ruad, Monee: John Com- stock, L. Crox; alternats, J, G, Calialisn, Eau Clalr; A, W. Nowmao, Trompoatileau, Eihth District—Georgo O, (Holay, Ghippewn: M. MeCord, Lincoln; alteruates, ¥, Washburn, Juncau; 1. W, Biuiton, Shawanv, FLEQTORS 1Y DISTRIOTE. ‘Tho samos reported tho following Eleotors : Firat District—T, D, Woeks, Walworth. Wecond Diatriet—T, D, Lang, Sauk, 2'ard Diatrict—J. A, Miner, Richisnd, Fourth Ditrici—0, A, nger, Miiwaixee, Aftn Distnct—Gharles Lubng. Manitowos, Nixth Instrict—, I, Vontor, Winnavaxo. enth Districi—0, B, Solberg, Lo Oroete, ghth Distriot—. if, Rnapp, Dunn, Toth roports wero usanimously concurred In, The Convention then took a revess for & ) . Burchard, Jeflerson; l.nl;'. BUPTED. The Conyention reassombled mt 7 o'olock, E. L. Brown in tho chair, RLEOTORS AND DELEQATES-AT-LARGH, Tho Committoe on Nominations presonted the following uamea for Eloctora-at-Large; W. H, Hiuaer, of Yond du Lao, and Francis Campbell, of Lafayctto, Foe Dologatea-at-Largo, Philetus Hawyor of Winnobsgo, David Atwaod of Dana, Jamen IL, Iowa aof Keposha, Mark Donglas of Clark ; Altornates, J. T. Kiugston of Juneau, L. Brecso_of Columbis, B, M. Rogers of Vor non. and J. B, Crano of Kogoaha. On motion of Mr, McCord, of Lincoln, ths roport was unanimously adopted, A J. Purner, of Columbia, offered a resolation that roprosontation in the fulure at Ho- publican’ Htato Conventions ehall be on the basis of tureo dologates to each Asgombly District, bnt whoro a _districs canaists of throo or more counties cach connty shall be ontitled to a dolegato, Br. Hudchonin, of Dane, moyed to amend by wdding two delegates from cach Bonatorial dis- trict. The amondment was loat, Dr, Strong remarked that yeprosentation should be basod on poputation, A dotegato moved to strike ont the proviston- ary claunge relating to the districta containing throo or more countles, which was adoptod. 3y, 1licks, of Ln Crosso, movod to table the rosolution. Carried, Mr, Tinney, of Grant, moved to raconsider the powmiuation of Francls Camnboll sa an Elcctor-at-Large. Lald on tho tabla. BLAINE. Mr, MoCord, of Liucoln, offered the follow- ng s Jteaoloed, That the Yon, J. G, Bialne, of Mains, s the first cholcs of Lho Republicans of Wisconaln for Tresident of ths Unlted States, : R ‘ljr Ifuaser, of LaCrosse, movod to lay on the, able. A dolegats rskod to havo the tabling resolu- tion withdrawn, and ho would movae a refsreuce to tuo Committee on Nesolutlons, which be uid, nud 1 was lost, Mr. Blockman offered ths following as a sub- stituto, which was accepied and adopted : Resolred, That, while wo balipva the chotoa o f the Uiion Hpubliceus of Wiscousin fu emphatically in fa- vor of the nomiuation of (he uation's ifted won, the 1fon, Jawes G, Blatus, yot, In view of the time (o fu. tervéno befors the asseinbling of the Nationa Uonven. #on, we deem 18 fnexpedient to invtruct our delegatos but trunt ta their futclligencs, discrtion, snd ddelity 10 fairly reprecent their conatitucnts in {he dlschurgo of their importaut duty, After tondering » vote of thauks to the ofi- cers, tha Couvention adjcuruod sine die, TITE REASON WHY LOTEIN FROTRSTED, Tho Nittlo spat between Botkin, of the Ail. waukes Eentinel, sud E, W, Kovos, of Madison, hud its origin in & rumor whivh the former beard Iast mght that tho Regency would nominate Fred Hoip, Kpoaker of the House lazt wintur,who was formerly & German Domoorat of Ozankes,sdala- gato at large. Thia Botkin strennously opposed, and the namo was_not presented. Id ts alao eged that tho differsncon which have for some time oxisted betwoen tho reapoative partisana of Wasliburn ana Carpoutor had something to do with 1t but the firat-montionod rosson ia suaigned ns tho truo one. INDIANA, TIE ANEAT REPUDLICAN CONVENTION, Speciot Dispaleh ta 1hs Chicago Tribune, Ixnianavorts, Tud,, Feb. 22,—Sinco the grand Blate Convention In 1803, whon sdjonrnment to tho Btato-Tlones yard was made nocessary hs tho immonse attendance, such an {mmonse an enthusiastio gathering aa tho Ropublican Con« vootlon has nover boon mcen fn tho Btatoona sinillar occasion, Tho dolegatos woro deeply in onrnest, and wont about thelr husinces in an iuntolligent and Dbosiness man- nor that sugurs well for the success of the party In the coming campalgn. Thoy all folt a personal aesponuibility in tho work, and wore dotermined to go bofore thelr constijuents with a knowlodgo of having acquit- tod thomsalvoa of their duty in sn acceptabloand patriotio matter. Tho consoquenco was that the Conventlon, bosidos being Intensely onthusias- tlo, was vory harmonious, and traosactod its ‘businesa with ramarkablo facillly And a groat unanimity, The onthusiasm bogan manifesting itselt whon COL. T W, THOMPEON oppearod with tho platform in his hand to road. 1o Las boon Chulrman of the Commlittes on Resolutions in overy Convention for many voars, and his handiworlk to-day fally sustained tho reputation he nequiro & the author of tho National Republican platform adapted in 1868, Au a wholo the platform ia rogarded ne a vory strong and sound one, nna all’ Ropublicans aro tirmly united upon it, It is ns follows : Tise Lepublicans of Indiana Lall this Contenntal year an au evout which calls for the exprossion of gratiiuda to Almiglity God that our civil and_ religious Iibortics liava bean preserved through sll tho viclualtuden of the ceatury; that thio American jmulllu have succeasfully ninfntaiiied beofore tho sworld thalr eapacity for aelf government, and that the Union remeius nnbroken by forelgn aggreseion, civil Wacori, or domestio rebelifon, Tho paut of our natioual history i securo; bt the fus tura dopendls upon tha preservation of thogreat fanda. ‘mental principles which tha past Law consecratad, snd which are cxpreased fn the Declaration of Independ- ence and tho Constitntion of the United States, with {ta_several amondments, To theso the Ropublioan party hes alwaya been devolod and fafthful, By meins of fia steady altachment to them {t hoa carrled tho country through four years of civil war,—suppreased an fuatrrectionary Governmont of Htates' confedoratod inopposition to tho Constitution ami the laws, saved the Uuvernmont from destruction and the Union from dissolution,—and hias fulthfully obscrved that part of o Conattition which roqlres that tlo Goveramenta of all the Htales shall bo Republlcan i form, It bas mAds the principlo of popular cistl cquality untvorsal, 80 thiat it oinbiraces every class of Amoricin citizons, wlthout regard to birth, previous condition, o color, 1t has otled tho question of the natlonafity of the ‘Governinent againal thoso who sabmitted it o the ar- bitrament of tho sword, 80 4aat it {4 no fonger open for pravtical denfal, 1¢ Hos successfully reafsted and overthrown the docirine that tho Governmont of the Unlted Statos fs & more lesguo Lotwoan confod- erated Btafes, cach with a reserved right to sccodo from and break up tho Unfon,—s0 that now, under Its sdministration of public affairs, it has becomo tha set~ tled policy of tho nation that tho Gonstitution ond alf Iawa pasaedl pursuant {liorcto ara tho suprema Iaw of the land, suything In the Constitution or lawa of any Stato to the contrary notwithatanding.” It los carriod o doverument. forward Into tho front rauk among tho mations, It hss granted amuesty with unparailoled Tiberality to thase who Wero recontly fn arms agalust tho 1ifo of the uation, aakiug thom in return only that they shall unite in hoart and hand in futuro efforts to give increxsed power and glory o a common country and perpetuity to a common Unfon, It bas, by strict alaneruaco of aw, gradually diminialicd the publla debt, thersby lessoning ‘the pressurs of ila burden uponi tho peoplo. It hea farnishod blis country with o national curroncy, despite tho opposition aud’ dentn- ciation_of {ho Damocratlo patty and all who_opposed o prosecution of the War,withiout which o Rebellioa could not havo beon suppressed, and which {¢ {s ita pur- puse to maiutain, to tho and that the legitimate wants. of commerca any trado may bo answere § ward secured to labor. It has maintained an cco- Homical atandard i publlo axpenditures, keeping thow within tho limit requirsd by tho necessarlly in. creasing wanis ond fnlerests of the publlo ser- vice. 1t hns roquired the falthful coliection and disbursemunt of tho public revenus; whers there liavo Loxn well-grounded susplcions of unfaithfulness in ko doiug againat any to whom _this trast has been coa- Oiod, diey havo been romovea {rom ofics, anil whicro any liavo boen guiity of fraud, ombozzlement, o cone spiracy, no guilty man has boon permitted o cacape, ‘Wo tiorefore, In viow of tiifs record of tho Ropub- Hean party, do now, ssserabled In State Convention, nake tho followluy decluration of principles: Firat—We will romain faithful o tho principles of {he Natlonal Republican party in sll thiugy coucern- ing tho administration of uatfonal affcire, until every right guarauteed by the Qounstitution shall be fully so- curod_and _enforced ; untl ail exlsting laws sball b falthfully oxecuted, ad vuch others shall o passed an are necessary 1o that end, or until the ballot-box eh.dl bo protected against all fraud and violenco; untt the right of popular ropresentation shull be fully vindi- cated 5 and untl) sl volors, swhother white of bleck, stall bosccured fn the right to cast thelr baliot, that the lawa shiall zesl upon *1hia consent of tho guve ornod, " Secnd—Wo do not vecoguiza tho right of Blate to Inipeds the excoutiou of the national Iiws, or to fun. Dair auy of the rights conferrod by them; and hold it 10 bo tho duty of the Govornment (0 sco that thcso righta are enjoyed without mpediment or hindranco. Inird—Wo lold the Goyerumeut-of tho United Btates to 1o & nation and not » mere confederation of tates; that it represonts the soverolgn authority of the poople of the Unlicd States, and nob tho States; that, us the Coustitution aud laws of the National Gove ornment arosuprems, no Stato lias tho Tight to resiat or impeda thelr azectition or to withdraw from tho Un- 1on {n consequonca thereof; and that, althongh the ro- it o o lata Reballion aeitlod (i question galust the Tight of & Stale to wocodo, yet the futuro harmony and safety of the Union requires that this doctrina shall bo 20 condemned (hat under no posaibla exiv goney shall it ever bo boreaftor revived, . Fourth—Wnile wa boliove thattho Government iy outirely independent of the States when actiug within Ita own proper oircle, we also bellovo that the Blate Governments are entiroly independent of the national when actiog within tholr own proper circle; and wo il matntain this indopendonce of both Lo tho 'end that burmony may exist botwoen them, that tho national wolfare may be advanced, thut the' States may Lo so- cured In the ezercise of sn smple jurisdiction ovor all their domeatio affalrs, sa that (hey mey boonabled {0 dovelop thelr Intorual $ntereats and employ all tho meann naceasary Lo the Latellectual and moral onlight~ enment of the pegplo. Jhfin—We are wiiidg and anxious to restors ami- cablo rulatfons between the peoplo of the Nortlicru and hosa af the Houthorn Blates who wore engaged inthio Habelllon, and, wills & vigw thareto, urs ruady to forgive and grant umneaty (o all thoss who deairs to ba forpiven and smaeatied; Lot we sto neltlec roidy nor willing to extend thisTorgivoness and suinesty to thioss who remain unropoutaut for thoir attempt to do- stroy (he Unlon; or to placa the Habellion and thase who fought on'jts alda upon an equality with tho ¢iusa of the Union aod the gallant soldlcrs who de- fended it{ wo believa that tho War for the Unfon was right, and tho Rebellion wroog, sud that thug it shion]d forever stand in history, Sislh—Wa haye no wish o so dlafranchised any officer or soldler or citlzen wha dofended the causa of the Houthuru Confuderacy, and has boen amnesticd under oxiating laws; but whon faithful Union soldiers who wero honeatiy ' discbarging the dulles of oifica have Lodu pemoved to make placa for any of these, tho act fs #o fagrant an tuault {o the Union causs snd {hosa who riskod thelr lives for i, thyt it doserves tho fobuke and condewmnation of tho' wholy country aud the spactul cenatira of every logal soldler, Becentn—-We bollave that, fn_conducilog {ho clvll sorvics, men shoald be solecied on account of their qualificatians, integrity, snd morsl charscter, and not ou acoonut of meru party soryices, fn order that iiers. by o publia busineas may ba faithfully conducted, Miminiatrutive scancmy secursd, and the patronsgs of the Government ba 8o dispensed that {8 shall L0t bo brought n coflict with tho fresdom of eloctions, By Ve believe thut ail 1nen are equal befors the taw, and that this great fundsmental principlo of our fres inatitutions cannol be doperted from without vio- Iating their gontus and spirit, aud, in order that equal Justice shall bo duno to ali and uredal xrlvllum cone Terred on none, it de tho duty of tho Government to provide by all ucccasary lawa for ite prescrvation and eaforcenient, Ninth—Wa fosiat on perfect zeliglous frecdom and froedom of conscience o every individual: ore op- osed 40 any interfurence whatover with the Chiarch by Tie States of with thio Siate by the Ohurch, or (o any unfon betwoen them s and in our oplnion 1t is ncom- patible with Amerfean eitizenshin ba pay Mliegiancs to sny foreiyn powar, eivil or ecoleatsstical, which asscris {bs right o fnclado tho action of clvll government within the domain of religlon and morals, becauso oura {a 8 * government of the peopls by the people for Ahe people, aud must nob be subject o or Interfered it by sy authority not directly responsiblo lothem, TenthA couniry 5o Louotifully supplied as ours it all thie soarces of wealth, posscaeing umur‘rnud g ity for production, every neceseary faclilty for fif}h{«n ot Do duschatiical Aind tasunfusturing atoe, and Ihe sgencies of labor, needs only the foutorin) aid of Goverbmest to establ ty upon p dursble bxais; in our opinion, therefc it 14 1Li3 duty of the Governunont o 8o regulata ita reve- De ystots aa o give all needfull excursgement to our agrleuliural, echanical, mining, and msuuface turing enterprises, 80 thab barinonious relations ma be permaneitly eatablisbed batwven labor and capital, lm.r ust remuperation socired to both, Cveninetn Gur upinion it is tha duty of tho ov- ernmend, in puesing lawa for ralslug revenuo, ao to lay Laxes o tu givo Wie greatest possible exemption to srtl- clea of prinio neceanity, snd to place thew most Loayl- 1y upon luzurics aud the wealth'of the country. ielftA—Wo balicvo it ia the duty of Ihe Governs weut, 10 furpiabiog uational currency, so to regulata it 26 o provide for 1t ultimate redemplion & gold sud aiiver ; that ALy alteinpt (0 basten {his period muro rapidly tbay it sbali be browght alont by the lawe of trado and cammerce s fuespedtent thorofors, §g our opluion, 80 much of tha ¥o-calied llesbmption Mt as zea $hy H101p for the revampdion of specie should ba repesled ; aud, sficr such reposl, oy ehiould remalny undisturbed,—usitlhor coutracted ar oxpunded,—~wo beipguasured that the Ausuclal troubles of thy conutry, wheu relivved from Interfereuce, will b speedily and pertnanently ciired by (ho operation of 1ho natural Iaws of trade, atid by prescryiog that course af policy which the Ilfirn\nll:lullrlyhn stesdlly malu- tatned, of steadily loyking 03 su ullimatls resumption of rvlt-pl{uwul-. ] richnth~Thy grssubsck cusrency was created by | sl its materlsl prosperi- tbe Republican party as & matter of absolnte naen tocarry the Gororniaent suscasafully through the Way. of tho Rebellfon and save the 1ife of the nations 1y mot tho fierce opporition of the Domooratio party an the declared ground that it was unconstiintionsi snd would_prove worthlese, and 1f this opposition had Deeu sncaessful tho War would hisve reanited in { ludependenoe of tho Houthern Confederacy, 1t { Democratio party was alneers in this oppovition, one of ite objool b novw s0aking 10 altain povtomsionof 4y Gorernment invist be to destroy Laln- cnrroncy, slon with $hat_of tho national honde, so that th fry may be compelied fo returst to the focal and chaban:” and theroforo, a8 it {a neceasary that thix currenoy alial s maintainéd in order (o mve the country from uig most ruinous system of localand frreaponatbia bank g, and from consequent Ananclal erabaccasament, Daat interesta requico that §t should be 1aft In fiyy hands of lls rieude, and not bo turued over fo s ex' omicn. Jaurteenth—\Vlen the Nlagublican pary_ obtaines Tosseanlon of the Governtmon In 1861, the Aanual ag. peuditures wers greater than the recolpts. from rove. e, In consequenco of » genaral derangement in corg: ‘morce and trado, brought on by malsdministration; & large amount of Trossiry 1otes had beon asuod s, {hrown upon tha market 10 make up the deficiene o credls of the Unitod Btates was bolow par, and, addition to theno Anancial smbarrassmonts, & inbetlis o from the Adminiatration of bir, Suchatan the do- ‘moatlo WAE of immense proportions, Yot 18 han gy conditcted the Government that s crodih has bean ‘placed abiovo par, and {14 bonds are sotight after in all the great money marketa of (L8 world, Dobwithstand. ing the magnitudo of tho War sud of the dobt necor. sarily occasloned theroby; and the roventisa havo heen aned, and ko faithifhlly colloctod, and so oconom. Scally spplled, that, o addition fo the ardlsary exc Daa 00,000,000 of the publio debit have” been i l&'fl Lt i d regular hdntbly peymonta aro e there: y ou s ‘of ‘coutinuing th policy by which theso results bave boon achioved is fll"" deinonslcated, Fifteenth—Wo romaln, as heretofors, irrevocabl: oppored to tho payment of any part of (o Tiabel deul, or o auy paymont Whatover for emsncipated slaycs, Or (1o froperty of Tobels dcetzoyed In the Wa. - Siztecnth~\Wa demand that the Government of (he Unled ftates, an wall aa that of thla Biate, should e administerod with tho ntricteat economy consisien; ith th publia sately and interent. ‘eventernith—The ordinance OF 1787 mada it the duty of the Btates formod out of tho Terrllory of (he Riortliwent 10 forever encourago schools aud ths means of eilucation, an nocessary * foxéxtending tho princie Plea of civil'and reiigiais bstiy," Wanlington de- Clared that the education of our youtly la the solsnce of Rovernment a necessaty Lo’ propars them. th futliva gusrdisns of tho liberties of the countey Jolferson placed education # amiong the eticlos ‘publio earo ™ ¢ Madlson' sald that by a genaral djee Jorslon it would sniighten tho opinions: eipand thy Datrlotism, and serimilate tho principles and sentls ments of tho people,” and thereby ¢ contribute nof less to strengtlien the foundations of govarnment™ and that (ho peaple af this 8late, Laving by the Onn- ailiation apgrored ine priselyls it ittt duty i o ftato 1o oducate all hor ehildren, . ond having thus mindit an_easential featiicn in- ur systoin of ‘lata and thus the absolnto neces Govornment, wo should regsed ail opponouis of our 'common achools ammailing - the fundamental priucipls of _ free _Governmenl, and ‘sl not ‘falter in_our’ support’ ‘of ' them vory cbild of the State las been furnlshed with a common school education, and shsll be taught in the fandumental principles of frea populat gore ornmént 3 aud wa shall demand a faithful sdmintatra. tion of the Scliool Inw, and the utrictast cconomy in the disposition nnd axpendititre of tho finds, which shall rowaln undivided, so that, instcad of the publioschicols Uolog conductod with a view to preparo studenta for colicges and the profassions, they pay continue what they were designcd to be, the scliaols of the péople, ' hteentheinaamuch’ aa il Toputlican Gavern: ments dopend for their stabiilty and perpetnlty on (ha Inteliigenco and virtue of the peoplo, 1t s 4ha right and duty of {ho Slale and Natlonal'Administraiion ta foster and socure tho higbest moral and Intelloctual doyolopment of the poople; and no laws ahould be enacted that sre despotio in character, or diarogard Ao wishew of the mialorlty, - Ninetsenth~—tVo havanol forgotlen and ahall not for- get tho acrvices rendered to the cause of the Unfon by ovur gallant soldiors and scamen during the War of tia Rebellion: how frmly they atood amid the lsadon hail of Lattlos how patiently and herolcally they. endurod the lardships of camp and fleld, nod what terrible aMictions sgmo of thom guflered as prisonors of wae; the honur of tls natlon s plodged to provide bountics sud penslona for them, and to taka care of the widowe and orphans who bavo lost thelr lives in defonao of the Uovernment, sud upon this we shail earnestly and constantly {osl Twenticth—Tue Administration of Gen. Grant com mands our fullest, confidence and approbation; our respoct for Bim pe & man of unspotted bonor, and as Litesman of,wiadotn and prudence, and our admiras jou for bis high qualities aa o soldicr, remaln un, altorsd,—snd we capecially commend kim for tha,ox- ample ho will leava to his successor of removing from oftico thoso of Lis' own appoldtment {when he has found them to bo unfaithtul, and of causing thoss wha have praved to be dishionost Lo b 80 prosscuted thal a0 gullty man ghould escapa.” Twenty-jlrst—Ia our oplnion the o, O, P. Morton possesnse in xn ominont degree tho abilitios aud qualis tlew which Ot Lim for tho oillos of Prealdent of tli Unltod Blates: during his services as Governor of thig Btato, when the Dulon was in the utmost peril, ho dise ayed oxeculive abilities of tho very highot arder, hia Senatorial carcer has been “distinguished by such statcamanliko wisdom os to win the approbation of the wholocountry, Ve know his falthtulness ta avery publlc trust, hls earncst dovation to the ca [ of tlio Unton, his 'unfincling advocacy of the ¥ig! of tho oppressed, and therofore prosent his namo ta the Nutional Rispublican Gonventivn for notnination for the offic of Presldent, Among thoso in attondancs npon the Conven tlon to-day wers many Liborals of 1873, inclad. ing the Chairmau of the Liboral Republican Btate Contral Committoo of that yoar. ‘They all doclaro thomsolves well satlsfied with the decla~ ration of principlos, and announce thomaelvos in full rympatby with the party now, Thoe rosolu- tion NOMINATING BENATOR MORTON wan recelvod with the wildest applauss, The tickot nominnted to-day will commond iteclf with peoullar forca to all truo liopublicans aud many ‘War Democrate, With two oxoeptiona—nnd thoss of tho Hupromo Court Judges=the nomincos sorved fu the War of tho Rieballion and bars an honorabla Imt—zwa of thom, William 3. 1losp und Isaiah 1 Watts, being private ssldiors. ) MD. ORTH - tho caudidato for Govarnar, fa & woll-known publla man, having served in many ofticial posi- tions, 1Ie was pominated for Congrossman-at- Latgo in 1872, and last yoar appolntod Minister to Austria, and {8 now ia Vienoa, A dlapatch was cabled to him hotifying him of his nomina- tion, but, up to a Jate hour_so-night, an .answer Lad not hoon rocaived. 1Ie doveloped unex- pected etrangth in tho Convention, boing nomi- nated on tho first ballot by a haadsome majority aver throo compotitora, COL. It. 8. RONERTAON, Y the nomines for Lisutenaut-Governor, is ¢ promineot politician of tha northern part of the Btato, and very popular. Although his namo wae snnounced as & oandidato ouly Iaat Baturday, he was nominated by acclamation, THE JUDGES, The nomineos for Judgos of the Baprome Court aro all mun of suporior ablilty. The nom- ineo’ from "thia district, Newcomb, Las beow for sevoral years Judge of the Buperfox Court horo, ~ waa political editor of the Journal from 186¢ to 1808, and has bacn a memher of the Leglslature sov- oral timos, Judgo Kibboy was a studend of Sonator Morton's, aud afierwards that gontle- muu's Ppaytaor, Mo i now Judge of the Wsyne Cireuit Courd, ATTORNEY OEXERAL. Maj. Jonathan W, Gordon, csudidata for At tornoy Gouera), is ona of tho best-known men in tho Stals, e ls a promiuent lawyer of this city, aud eminently well qualified for tho position, Ile wea Prouidontial Elector in 1800, and mado a succossful canvass of tha Stato. o bns always borpea prominent vart in the politics of this State, and will add strength to the tlokot, ‘I'ho roat of tho cludldu:us aro all good men, ‘Dbut are as yet comparatively unknown in the litical arous, savo tha candudate for Olork of the Buprame Caurt, Mr. Scholl, who is alag the pres et incumbent, DELEGATES AND ELECTORS, Tho Convention sppoluted the following delo. stes to the Natiooal Iiepublican Couveation i I‘or the Btate at largo, It. . Thompsaon of Vigo, Will Cumbsck, of Docatur{ Jamos N. Tyner, of Miami, Thomsas N, Drowne, of Randolphj al+ tornatos s Isano Jonkinson, of Wayno, Charlea H. Blason, of Torey, Honry A. Matdon, of Vuns derbury, David O. Brunham, of Jofferson, Pros- mms:{xuum- for the Htate at largo: Qep. Ben Ilarrison, of Marion, Gou, Thomas H. Nal. eon, of Vigo. 'The Couvention adjourned after an unbroken scaalon of roven Lours fo tho vost of apirits, the delogates all fooliug that & good dpy's work had boou dono, . CENTRAL COMMITTEE, This eyenlog tho Htate Coatral Committes ore goulzod by aloesing the Hon, Ouogsw. Friedly, of Lawrence Couoty, Chawrnian D, B, Aloxao- dor, Bocrotary; sud (tem. VY, 1L M, Terrell, Yreasuror, = THE DEMOCRATA, A moeling of the Doemocratio 8tate Central Committea witl ba held to-marraw, at which the time for holdiog the Btate Convention will ba sattled, Tt will not be called until aftor tho na- toual gatheringe. NEW HAVEN INFLATIONISTS. TUTII PLATFORY, New Havex, Fob, 23,—About 00 porsons were prosent to-dsy In this city at the maes Cone vention of greenbsck mon, - About .100 froia thiy city aud vicinity banded in thelr namos fu favor of .the movemout. Tho foronoon was taken up by epeeches, made chletty by men of this city, Isaso Auderson, a buslnoss man ot Shls olvy, was chosen Chalrman, The Commit« teo on Resolutlons cousisted of thirleon, with Heury Killam, carringo manufactarer of Lhis city, su Chizirman, 1o 1y aleo Chairman of the Nowhouso Democratic dolegation ut the State Couveutlon here, fo-mosrow. After tha pressus “iContinuvd on the FLIL Fuge.)