Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1876, Page 3

where _the Conyentions have beon hold since 1868, as belng the fitlost mnd most eontral _point. Tho 2ith of May han boon ncloctod s tho day for holding it, Tho ratio of ropresentation will bo tho eamo 481n 1874,—that ia, ona dologate for each 400 opabli- can vaters, and one for avery fraction ovor 150, $ho vota of 1872 being takon as tho basis, Mention was made yesterday morning of the fact that some persons desired to have s now Beorotary for tho Commities. No action was taken upon ihe mubject, iowaver, and the effory will dotibiless not bo pressod. Tho Committes adjourned until the 20a of May. MASS'-MEETING AT THE PACIFIC. QOY. DEVEMDOE. ‘Tho mesting of the Grand Council which was to havo beon hold at Republican Ieadquactera wan adfoirnod to the rotunda of tho Grand Pa~ cifio Hotel, on sccount of tho large orowd in at- tendance. At tho hotel Moesra, Drake & Co. had provided a neat platform for tho sposkers, snd accommodations for tho reportors which wero_boll comfortsblo and accepiablo. At 8 o'clock Ald. Dixon callod the maeting o order, in the Abscuca of tho President of tho Cook Uounty Ropubliean Club. 1ie atated that thia svas tho firat mecting of the Grand Couneil, and it had boon adjourued tharo on scoount of tho emalinoss of Ioatustlers, Mr. Root moved that the Grand Council ad- Joura for ono wook. Carried, g Gov. Beveridan was the first speakor. On taking tho platform Gov, Boveridgo was racelved with applause. 1Mo had been, ho sald nt the Committice meoting in the forouoon, And 1t was tho largost Committeo meoting evar hold in tho Btale. There wors many men thord who hiad no busuess to transact,—nothing to do with tho meeting but talk, aud hear, and cheor; yet thero had boen some grand work done for the Tepudlican party at that gatheriung, Ho did not henr what was sald at that meeting, but he wns suro it was good doctrine be- causo 4t coma from ‘'good \Ropublicaus, and the doctrines of that party woro tho sumo yestorday, Lo-day, and forever; it was the party ‘l’i hlnncnu;, enlightenmont, and progresalon, Applause.’ o party was now entoring upon THK MOST EXCITING AND INTERESTING CAMPAIGN i tho history of thio country. This struggle vas for & prizo, sud that sas tho possessiun of the Governwent for four years. Now for vic- tory! To havo that the party must begin to or- ganiza at ouce, aud_muset at once begin to bar- monize the discordant olements, if any there wero. Every truo Republican voter and every trua Ropublican nowspaper would fielp in tho moat necessary steps to success. Tho_ party would enter {uto tho campaign— would eud should scoter into the campaign— with the utmost good feeling. It should bo tho aim of tho parsy 1o bold all bonest Republicans, to,win back all Libers! Repablicans, and to wel- como all Lonest Democrats who wished to coine {n. I'ho issucs of tho campaign wore important enough to call out the bost strongth of the Re- publican party. The greatest issiio was not ro- construction, for tho Btstes lately in robellion bad all been reconstructed, and the men who opposed the party in tho late War stood with us on tho game ptatform af righta of citizenablp. Neither was the groat issue on_curruption or bouost Governmout, for the priuciple of the party was to weed out all corruption in tho ad- ministration of the Government. THE PINANCIAL QUESTION would enter into the caovass, and yot 1t waould pot be the great feaus ; neithor would the matter of taxation and thio tariff bo tho foremost {ssucs, because tho parly was in favor of honesty in the collection of tnxes, a4 low o tarifl as the orroum- stancos would pectait, anil nn bonest currency. Bosdo (hls, tho Lopnblicen party had always boen in favor of tho best interosta of the peoplo, WVUT THE REAL 183U in the campaign, and the one on which it would turn, was whether the Governmont should ro- rnin in the bands of the men who fought for sad preserved it, or whother it should pass into tho hands of the peopls who fought to destroy i, . This question was forcing 1tsolf on the country, aund would be the ous important one to bosatilod. It must bo sottled, also, whethor Aundergonyillo wag wrong or right, and whother the War waa justified or not. It must be sottlod whether tho Ropublicsn party shiould bave tho ‘gdministration of sffpirs, a8 was proper, or whether the power ehould bo given over inta the hands of tho mon wwho sought to break down that eame Uovernmont, - Tho spoaker said that ho had been in Wash- ing:on short timo sgo, and thoro on the right sida of the Ilousa be tind soen she Northorn and Southern Democrats 1n unison, snd ba thero- upen sexed tho question why theso men wore winglng rud conspirivg. It was easily answer- od: It was becauso tho two classes of Demo- crats had aiways beon iu sympatly before tho Y/ac and tince, No Conlederato Congressman w23 ever Egon in company with Ropublican Con- frrossinen, beeause they” bore nofove for tho party. Il lad esid that tho Southornors bad” come back to their father's Louso, but it thoy bad como back at tho Dbeok of tho Domoornts, it was by tho will of such PDemouvrats aa Vallandigham. Thoy had, bow- ever, como back at the point'of tho basooot, nud, ns wag oatural, thoy folt no love for the wen wha bad drven them o, ‘Tho speaker closed by soying that thers woro plenty of candidates who wunted to talk, aud be wonld therefore givo way. ¥o would, bow- sver, propheay 40,000 wajority for the Lapubtic- an tickel 1 Ilinois noxt fall, Loud sppluuse tollowed the speakor's conclusion. BUELLY 3. CULLOM was then called for, aud whes ho came wpon the itago was greoted with cheers, 1lo shook bhands with Goy. Boveridge, and some one called ont to bim, * Qur next Governar,” Ar. Cullom apolo- gizod for his honrsenoss, und said Lo way uualis 10 mako o long specch on that sccount. 1n all Bl Iifa bho had uot seon such a gathoring—so wagoificent und cnrnest—aa the demonstration given duriog the dny bad been. It meant that tho Republican party intended to hold possoszion uf thta Goveinwment for some_yoars to come. (Choers,]’ Whou the Buurbon-Domocratie skin poelod off, tho peoplo #aw what 1t was, and the men wero ready Lo ight again for their coun- tiy. In all the history of the Republican purty tliey had nover bad such meotings an this, iy deeds had gone forth in bwmtory, ‘They might think and talic of dead iaencs, but tho deeds that ind gone down _in Luslory wera hving {esues of to-duy, not to bo put down, Ilo thanked themn for tho attension shown nim. and retired amid spplause, TAE NON, I 4, of Jo Daviess County, b ... un, #aid that his talk would bo short. Uuu diopublicans pros- ont tepresonced tho Ropublican parly of lifiuois, ‘Thoy Liad met together during the day forconsulta- tion. o kaew nothiog of tho Democratio party, but they hiad tried the Indopoudents inSpringtield, and ho kuew what thoy wore. But_on Nov. 4, 1876, thoy woutd buvo a Repuhlican Legislature, elect o Hepubiican Bouator, Republican Gov- ernor, and & llepublicsn Dresident, and tho Sitate af Illinoia would stand where it did whon Lincotn letvis. ‘This gotheriny of the peoplo weant that they wero Intorested, and that risgy aud slates woultd Lo broken. ‘“Thoy bad bad a wta of o Coufederato Congross. When tho time came wheon the liepublican party wong bacle on tho Union soldier, thon it should Lo dropped by tha people, TIL HION, TIOXNAS 6, IDAWAY pall that tho faves belore lnm Wors u yery ene couraging_eight, showiog oy thoy did tho pros- pects of tho campnaign snd Itd promive of suo- cess, Ilo thon referred to tho fact that his name hiad been mentioned for Uovernor, asying that he bad nover dresmned of such a thing as “Tom Kidgway* bocomiug s candidate, 1lo wanted the Domocrats aud Independents to como 1n and look over tho audivuce, und then thoy could eeo thut tho Iopubliean muy was uot dexds o would, waid, give wsy to tho canaiduied who wished vo muke speechcs, aud as for biw- .welf, would work for (o succesd ot tha tickat, Hle predicted from 85,000 to 50,000 majouty for the Ilepnblican ticket at the comiug elecuon uy auro aa the sun shons on the earth, THE HON, GEONUE i, HALLOW, Beoretary of Btato, eaid tust he way g[m! to bo ablo to sposk Lo so largo aud intelbgout an au- .dience, und hLe wad lLappy ta weot eo wany men who, like himeelf, pro- ferred tho success of the parly to their parsonal trigmpns. o wad for tho party who. aver might be nominuted, becsueo it was the party of the poople, sud because it biad put the puwer to help govern tho people into tho Lands 8,000,000 nseis whio kiad jaued in bondage, La avpoed for an eutire unumimity of tho party, and thot the fight of tweuty years ugo might Lol be perpotuated. 1o belleved that tho Hepub. Yiean party was for tho people, sud the peovple for tho party, coL. crink cann sala that It was & great pleasuro to him to moet such a gathenng of bia fellow-citizeus and lta- putlicans of tho Blate of IHhnois, And it was eapecialty opportune that they shonld ¢olebrate tho sumiyersary of the bitthday of tbat men who Liad no clitldreu sa order Lo bo made & tather o v nation, 110 picturcdibio dark deys of the Nov- olotiou, which brought into active existcuce this oation, Thoy werv prerunt ad citfzeus ot the ‘tireat 1g| ublig, aud ue Tepreseutatives of b groat podtical pasty, 1lu nced not recount whu trs umplis o2 tbe Repubncan purty, or what it kud doue, &t bud put doau the Rl cllfou, und frecd the atave, sbd clovated tho counuy fn the tris wiaphs of (ko paes, Fuey were not thery tu-day €0 talk of u 160k Into the past, bus to ack for tha futnre. e thonght thattho fature waato bo decided by the next move of the Republican votors of the country. Ila believed thoy worn thore to tako sotion, and dotermine tho future of the party, Dy its sction it must commend itself, by making such & platform arid mich nomi« nations as the peopla wonld indoro. If thoy camo shord of this, then the Jur&y would_fail, aa I% onght to. He bolioved that the Republican party had bosn tho beat that the country had ever had, and had ruted_mora haneatly than any other party over had. Thoro had boen somo, onco fn s while, who had fallen short, but & Hopublican rascal, he balioved, was tho meanost rascal on tho faoo of the earth. Only honest meo, and mou with hanost records, shoittd be placed in offico, bocauss, tho Ilepube 1ican pacty aof the country was the gl‘ntnsl pArty this countty ovor had, and was tho only party which pozagssad tho power within itselt o purify ftsolf. Io wantod to seo an honoat plat- form made, ropreagnting hovost mounsy, rapro- gentivg an lLonest tariff, honost govornment, and low tazes ; and, with houcst and ablo cau- didates, it wonld gain grester triumphs than ever. MR, W. I PARRS Annotinced himsclf as from Kana County, and pramiaed that that county would give 8,500, ar moro, majority for the ltopnblican ticket, 1o wantod tho party to clean itselt of all im- unty, to glve the puople gold and silvor or & currency, and to give tho young mou o chanco, If ti16 party would put the young fol- Towa on guard and trust {n thom, thoy would b all nihz. Tho epoakor furthar satd that, about every littlo country sottloment and school-houso thoro were knota of honest, God-fearing men who wanted Jim Blaino for Dresident. [Ap- plauss.] Thoso pooplo romombered tha half- million graves down Sotth, nud waoted to kuow 1 thoy wero flilod In vain. In concluslon, ho advissd his hoarers 1o take in hiand the sword of trutb, gird on tho breast-plate of righteons- nees, assume tha hielmet of salvation, carry the slicld of faith, and go forth and givo the Con- fedorato cusacs Loll. [Long and loud applanso and laughter,] COL, T %, NICADY announcod that ko was not & candidato for any office, but that he wag s Republican from prin- ciple, and that ho thought tho future of tho Rlo- public and its Eurpetulw deponded on tho auc- Cceus of the tickot put forth by that organiza- tion, Ho did not, 1o said, caro what Ropublican wan nominatad, becauso Lo proforred the nom- inco of any Ropublican Convontion to the in- fernal Contodezates who woro trying to Accom- plish by fraud and dinlomnoy what they hiad failed to do by arms. lle belioved that ss soon as tho Democrats got conirol of the Governmont it would bo timo to bid farowsll to tho Hopublic. Tho com(nf; contaost was tho most important ono #inco tha lisbullion, aud it would be necoasary to fight that coptest all over again. The apoakor closed by prcdlcl{n‘f that the Democrats would not carry a ainglo Northorn Siato, GEN, HURLUUS waa loudly callod for, and camo upon the plat- form, 1loeald that in a fow days ho was golog Dack to Wautington, and would take back with Lim a 8enso of tho enthusissm and earnosiness of tho Ropablican party as be hiad never known it boforo, It tho mouzln% hold earlior in tho day had dono no other good, it had givon tho Bpar- tan band in Congress o now impetua and courage, to feel tho responsibilitios cost upon them, Tho old Republican men wero coming back to tho front ns in ‘61 to march olbow to olbow olbiow to tho musls of+the Unton, looking for- ward to tho old flag. The future depondod upon the brondest plan of equsl rights to all. ila wantod tho trus men to beliovo, with our mar- tyrod Prosidont,{that this was a Governmont of tho peoplo, by the poople, and for the peoplo. Ho wanted thiom to make no nccount of so-called reform parties, whether they were hiybrid crosses of Grangers, farmers, or Domoorats, Thoy all tonded and workod together to overthrow tho Itepublican party. Somo gontlemsan had askod bim why lo had said ju a specch at tho Repub- lican Meadquartera that the Lepublican party was not aure of victory, Ho meant by that that if the peoplo werenot aroused, sud lay in apatly, that Domocratio misrule, as ovidonced in Con. gross, would atill go on. The worst thing that could bosald against Amoricans was that thoy did not take cnough iatorest in politles, 1T matd that thin was tho ranson for tha complaint that thers were so msny rings and caucuses—and alludod to them, as placos whoro mea wero ex- pected to do work for othera. The Republican party was founded on tho rrluolplu of oquat rights for all, and this policy t had oarried out for the pask sixteon yeara. Thoy nooded now = thorough organization to placa it and hold 1t where it belonged, It was not o party that went back upon is rocord. Organization meant tho dilferonco between a disciplined army anda mob. Thoy must loarn to have falth in the flag, sud tho Ne- publican cause, ond, if they did that, o Biale was assured = to thom by from 40,000 to 50,000 majority. 1Io nlluded to this great Btato nd the homs and burial-placo of Liucolu, and for lis hovor thoy should cast lustro wpon her far name, It ihoy did nok carry this Stats, thoy could seo what'tho resuit would be, judging by tho actions of tha twomen who misreprescuted Chicago in Congross, who dido’t know whera Cam Duufilns ‘was, and ha'l statod 80 in Congress. It ho thought thord was a 14-year-old boy in Ch(cn;im who did not know whero this camp was, all he had to say was that ho thought parontsl diecipline wan sadiy roquired in some familics, He pictured in & mast scorching and surcnstio mannor * Bridgo- Imrt Darnoy ¥ and ** Our Carler wooping with ill, aftor ho had donounced tho Union prisons, whero Hebels had been quartered. [Ories of # Down with Hill—down with hfm."] “* Botter down with the mon who misreprosent your,” said tho speaker, [Cries of “DBah! Darooy,” * Down with iIlll—down with him; down with Carter, bab.”] It was o shumo, continued tho speakor, that powor shonld fall futo the hands of such men n8 these. 110 hold that onr proservarion oy a nation doponded much upon what wo did in our own defonse, by clocting lLionost and good men, Their only dofonse was tlirongh tho bal- Tot-box against the machinationa of such men, who would force tho Rebels to tho front of (e Union soldier, who fought to malblaln the Govornment. If tho Domocrats fiot into power and eloctod a Demo- cratio President thoy would chango tho Suprems Court by appointing Domocsntic Judges to pro- side overit, 'Uhe upshot would bs that everv amendmont from tho Lhirtoenth ever mada to tho Conatitution by the Ropublican party would bo declarod iltegal. It waa but n stopfromthis to paving thaRebel ‘War~dobt ; paying the lebels for tho emancipa- tion of their alavea; ponsions for Rebel sol- diors; and paymout of Iebol claims. All this wes meant by Domocracy, Ono was but a step from tho othor, as they conld aea from the no- tions af tho Democrats of the North with those of tho Bouth, Amnesty meant forglvenoss, and thay oould oot foraive n man who hud dons uo wrong, If they bad done right, thon (¢ was an insult to pretend to forgive. My putting a striot con- Btruction upon theao things thoy could seo what they maant. Jeff Davis, Bevorly ‘Tucker, and Bou 11il), hold that it wag mo crimo to fight agaloat the Unlon, DBen H1ill camo joto Congrass from Goorgla and eafd In his spooch that he was in lua father's houss, and he way golng to stay thero, lut ha way liko thy trunnt boy who was In tho elntched of the police, and forced to roturn t0 his homa, 'I'he Goorgia Hebelu had forcod Ben Iill into Congress. Ten H((1i's valor as o Colonol of Southiorn Momo-Guards in Georgls wad uar- custically alluded to, ‘I'iese Bouthorn men wero ouly liko the rodigzat Son, 1 that they iwitated him by riotous living and wansting their fubstance. Bur they were not coming 1uwii\m ouso thom- solves. The North vever had Leard tlis uppeal of the Prodigal Son from theas moa. Hon ut- ler had vaid if thoy wors }iho the Prodizal Hon, ho couldn’t seo it, for thoy ate all the vesl, There would bo ho peaco till one fing flontod above all protonses; till those men hnd worn out thoir dishonorable lives, nud bettor men had rlson up to take thoir placed. Haclosod with an cloquent appesl for the voters to do Lheiy duty, snd was groated throughout his spocch with ap. plause, GEN, CHETLAIN, of Chicago, said that ha folt, aftor Gen, Ilurl. but's speech, 1o the bootblack who had taken tho army contract. Tha day was, bo said, ono of the Linppicat 1n biw lifo, and he had not foit 80 glorious sinco tho fall of Richmond ; this was beeauso somo of tho Lest men in Illinols had shown tho most decided Intercat In tho cam- paign, Tho gutbering meant somothiog: it meunt that the peapls of Minoly were aroused.— thoroughly awskeued sy they had not bofore bocn eiuce 1861, Heo prophesicd ona of tho beat wajonittes in tha lustory of tho Etate for the nexi election, STDGEJ, 1, MOORE, of LaSalle Caunty, eaid that 1t was .embarrasa- oy for bim to epesk at so late an hour, and slter ¥o many emiucnt speakers bad procoded Lir, 1le was prouder of tho Ropublican party than evor bLeforo, becauss it bad shown & won- dertul new Lite and vigor of lato. ‘Lhe guod men of tho country were waking up _to the in- teredta of good governwent sgain, Ho believed that the Americun people wWero miore apprecia- tive than eby other of tho necessity of good governtaent. ‘Fhe Conatitution was well arrang- od to further the good gavernuiont of tha people, but 18 was powerless unless good men onforcad it, ‘tho speakor then uiscussed the tinaucial problew ut lungth, arriving at the con. clusion that the project of an irredecmablocur- repcy of paper way fraught with dsuger, and could wot bo dependad on. ‘I'he Goverpigent Lo be seliablo wust bo adwinistercd by trustwozily THER' CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESI)A‘Y, FEBRUARY 23, 1876, — e —————— men, and, {f is shouitl pass Into the hands of the other ciass of men, ywho had no wish for the hopor, giory, and poivor of .tho Government, then the papor carroncy ?, if issned, would become deprectatod, and perhapisin tha end yorthless, Thoro was na pawer in o simple adt of a Lagiela- turo to rosume, but .t ehould be kept in mioa that that swoa o teydublizsn meastre, and it snonld always bo kept- in view, Tho apoaker thon commented upon th: aificacy of the Jtepub- lican administration in &hae coflaation of the rovanue and othor like braiiches of the Govern- mont, and canvassed tho oh Jects and simn of the Ropublican party, closing with ao eloquont peroration. Frank Lumbard. on belry loudly ealled for, camo forward, and in respoise to lond invita- tlona eaug ** Old Baady * and ' The Red, Whito, and Bluo ™ in his peculiar stshy after which ihe moeting ‘dl’,“m"“d with thre o ‘cheers for the succeas of tho party. THE HON. S. A. HURLBUT. TIUR RESUMFTION ACA' A Triness reporter mot tho Hewn. Stephen A. Turlbut al tho Pacific last night, .after tho gen- tlsman had mado hia rousing apecals, and bogan to talk with him on matiers in geneal. Among othor subjocts broached was the poasible ropeal of tho Resumption act, snd tho reparter asked tho Congressman what L8 opinion \ras ag to the liketihood of tho aot boing repoalad, wIf the bill can ever be gotten baforo the Houso,” sald Mr. Hurlbat, *I think §& will bs ropealed. Almost overybody admits that 1870 is too carly, sud soms poople ara fnclioed to thiok that no spacial timo ought to bo sppainted for tha resumptlon of epoclo paymenta,” ©You seom to {mply that thoro is somo hitch in getting tho mattor bofors the Iouso,” ob- gorved the reporter. “Yea, tho truth is,” responded Mr. ITurfbut, *that nolther side Ia very anxious to call [t up. It is a subject upon which thero s & wondarful difforonce of oYlqun and thoarguinonis pro and con would boalmost lntermluable; I don't thipk it will bo called up this session, but if it should bo, I am of tho opinion that it would Lo ropealed and & substituto enactod.” Do you think that substitute would specify any paiticular dato for resumption ? quoried tho reporter. N0, I think tho genoral senac of Congress la not to appoint &ny particular timo, but to pro- vide for resumption just as soon na tha country is ready for it; 1879 is not far cuough off ; that's a protty well sottled fact.” Wil the Danking act staud » chance of belog ropealed ?” “No, I don't think anybody wanis that act dong away with” ) “You doubtless hoar all sorts of opinionaas to tho prospects of tho various candidatos for nom- ination undoer TUE UEFUDLIOAN PRECSIDENTIAL TICRET," eaid tho reporter. **N 0w, wha soemsto bo shead i tho raco?” 1 think Blalae hos the beat of it, 5o far, The East will probably go for him unbrokon. Ifo also i8 second choico {n Ohlo, 1inves, of courdo, Lias tho firat choico in that Biate." + Do you think Hayes stzods a chance outalds of Ohio?" + thiok not. Io fs o popnlar man [n his State whero he filled tho Gubernatorial chnir for two terms with marked credit, but onlside of Obio I don't think be las a strong support,” +¢ 3light thoy not ellp bim in as the candidato for Prosldont with ono of tho othera ns a can- didate for Vico Prosident, and thus muke some sort of cotapromiso P *None of the others wonld compromise with bim or noybody ofso, I guess. Blaino wouldn't, Conkling weuldn't, Morton wouldn't, and those aro about all thore are, for I call STOW out of the race now." *¢Why do you count him ont 2 “\Well, it Brstaw loavos tho Cablnot, and it soums to Jook a little that way, you may be sure bo wou't leave without mighty good causo. Grant {8 no fool, snd will not rotiro him unlees Lo hias tho best of rensons. OF course, tho Re- publican party isn't golng to tako up a man whao hay boen retired from tho Cabinat. " So I count Bristow out.” +Wouldn't ho mako a sirong Lopubllcan can- didato, though ?" 1 don't soo it. The Republicsna would never olcet 8 Prosidont from Kentucky in tho world, Jlo might bo a strong man wilh some of the nowspapora for sbout four days, sod would givo thom n flno opportunity for ecnsatlon. Aftor that thoy would drop Lim and take up somo one olso,” CONELING. + ITow do you think Conkling atanda 7" # Cookling would got tho Now York deloga- tion and a fow in thg West on the first_ballot, Then I thwk be'll boginsto weakon, Ho may lmvnl some Southern strongth, bub I tbink not much." * How abont Mogton 1 Morton outside of Indiana would have very littlo_etrength in tho North, In the South ho woutd pick up some votes among Grant's frienda, But, aftor al], whon tho tug comes, I shouldn’t wonder if Jim Blaine would bo tho succosaful candidato.” Congrossman Hurlbub is evidontly s Blaine man, L PRESIDENTIAL OPINIONS, TUE GENERAL SENTIMENT. At the conclusion of tho meotlng at the Paciflo & Tnisuxe reporter oirculated through the crowd to macertain, i possible, somothing of the sontl- ment in roforouco to tho candidatea for Proals deut, *Third-termism"” was found to bo ata great discount, and while Gon, Grant was highly spolien of, overybody ssemed satisdod that his Administration wonld end with his presont torm of ofilco, 'The prominent candidstes were found to be Blaipe and Washburno, and tho senti- ment wag vorv oearly balanced Letwson tho two, oxcopt for tho oxvpreasiond which had beoon drawn forth auring the day from several speakers in favor of tho former, Tho advane tago claimed for Blaine was his record, especial- 1y of iho last few woeks, bearing on issuca which bad arisen 1n Congress, in which ho bad taken prominont part. 1le was regardod ae ono ol the most solid Republicans of the country.ss n statesman, and descrving of any bonor the na- tion could confor. Washburue was held in equal esteom, but thodigndvantagesof any Illinoi- #an in the canvnas wero taken into consideration, since the State had o long boen !un:lnnlnfi the Presidents, and hia chances were accordingly viawed with a groas deal of dlstruat, Wnnugbe ‘was rogarded as eminontly fitted for tho position, the fact thst the Htato hod furpished Lincoln and Grant, sod bad held sway for aver fwolve yoars, appeared Lo dampon hia ohancos sud sog- gest to his most ardent adwitera the propriety of taking “f an Eastern man, Among Lastorn men no one appearod to bave ~ tbe , shadow of A show Leaido Blaine. For some roason Blaino appeared to have won for himself popular affection, and the mention of his namo in sudi- blo touos mlways brought forth s warm re- spoose, Tho more prominent caudidates on tho Htatoe tickos wora found to be very demon- sirativa in favor of him, and while Ilinois was felt not to be entitled to Preeident, tho name of Oglesby wau (rcn!{ usod to comploto the national tlukes, ~ Really, Blalus and Ogleaby apposred to bo the favorites, and Lad the votos of this gatl- oring beon taken, they wounld most cortalaly iave beou to that effect, Whathor the soutiment of the meotlog, bowaver, could bo safely rockoasd oy that of tho Htate, romaina to bo seon, WHO “ABUSED" BEVERIBGE ? LABOULNG AMONG TIE GRRAANS, The best electionoorer in 1llinols Is the prosent Activg Govoruor, 1o can do moro hand-rhak- lug, smiling, lettor-writing, button-haling, and fixing up delogates to a nomiuativg conveution, than ooy man who ever mado s profossion of ofico-sceking in this Btate. The Acting Gover- nor vory well kmowa that hola weak with the Gennans of Cook Connty, having fallon behind buy ticket noarly 10,000 votes in the German wards and townships when ho ran for Liouten- uut Governor four years ago. Ris nomination for Governor thls year, he well knows, fu ntlerly out ol the question 1f Lo falls to Hx up a dele- #ation for himsalf from thia county. Ylu muss do 1oy thau that, It s nocessary that Lo shall soenTo the velection of A number of (orman detegates from Couk County, and thid imne ortnut woric Lo s just mnow busying imeolt in doing, With this obfect in viow, ho is going about smony tho ealoons and browerios dnnkiug boer sud professing Liburalism, Que roporter 1u svarch of currentl news run acrous ia tracls, and ag tho thing was too good to sup- preas, snd particuisyly as the "utfiflr tellows " would be sure to get it, aud mighy exagrerate and distort tho facts In their usual niylo, felt it 1o bo lis plous duty to taks the veadwr of e Tnispse inta hiy coutiden Now, all this was donu with good futentions. aud for by most Jsudable purpose. But Mis Excollency don't peam to sop the watter in tho samo tight, and appoara to bo o nottled thoreas that ho inter. viowed n tho fotlowing wpiteful munuerto a Tnea yeporier 1 4 You expect ta bo Tenominated, Goveruor? ¥ saked the Jimes' mun, 1 do,” suuwered bo, 4 You hava probably potjesd the story which Tus Twiuas of this worniug told about your drinking to answer any of Trix TAIBUNU'S attecks upon mo. T domn expeet an thing eles from that quarter. Tam consoled nrler ita shuss (7) by the refiection that Triz TAtouxe han nol named a_mucoesital candidata since 1804, 11 1t supported me I ahould feel loe siteeoas ihan 1 feal now, Tix TRIBuNE ha folitical charnater, T don't carn to falk ab ''ninune or ita storios about mo or any oiio e That {e all.? Tna Tninone hae not **sbuaed” the Acting Governor, so thay ho needs to be **consoled " by 10 * reflections.” It is trne, it hasreproved him for a too froo uwe of tho pardoning powor in the caso of murdorors aud falons, bus it liss not abtised him. Ho has ovidently mixed up the editorial obaorvations of the Times with tho $tboer interviewn" of Tux TRIDUNK'S Teportora, nred of lost dfa t Tk all, Dut the two thinga aro entiroly distinct. Wwas THE YOLIOWING ARTICLE LN TIIR “‘TIMEs," which ho ealls use” Lhat requiret oflective coumolation," that he orronsously macribes to Tuz Tmnoxe DRYERIDOR AND FORT. Illinots, w presume, will east ita electorat vote for the candidate named 'at Cincinnstl, Tnots (s Little donbt cf i, though, from tho innermnoat deptha of ita profound fgnorance of Weatorn aiTaira, the Now Yorx Tribuno rocently ovolved the stateinout that fhe re. sult wae donbtful. Thore is nct the elightest un- cortainty a3 to the result, unjens the Rovublicaus should inake tha mistako of nominating Morton, for {nstance, and iho Damacrata ahould felicitousiy’ it uipon o son of Tilinols se their nomince, In thal eato, B8 personal magmetien of tho one and the peraonal unpopulasity of ihe otlier, might wive tuo Btais to i Lomocrats; but, ordinariiy, Illinols may be counted for the Oinctunatl nomisico, But wo are to havon gubernatorial s woll as A nalfonal election, and whetlier of not the Ropubllcan caudidata b electad dependa largely on the nominee, y horestigoia a eandidata. 1o 16 wning every artifico to secura tho nomination, His_supplicatory letters are n the hands of every potty Republican politiclan in the ¥tate, I1is whols otiicial carcor has hoen s con. tinuity of pipo-layiug, in the hope of securiny elther a To-cloclion o bia “choice an Scnator to succood Logan. The latter idea e nhandoned romo Hmo slice, upon cotering into an allianco, offensiva and dofensive, by which Loysn woa to aid im te the Governors ship, and ho was to help Logun to the Sen- ata. It was & pact Letween chrosio oficeholders o tighten thelr grip npon publia place, but its success depends lsrgely upon the willingnos of tho Nepubits caus o continus undor the loaderaliip of two selfish and commonplaca men, Doverldge s s_man of the most ordinary parts, bt bas been attended through out lifa by extrnorilinary good juck, Io must have been born with & ballot-box in _his mouth, aud nniver- sal sudfrage must havo Xindly consented to rock his eradte, Never prominent st e ber, he went {ato the ‘War nod was specdily made a Drigadier-Goueral, We hiave novor hieard tlist ho evor ran_away from tho bate to-field, yut that be ever ovinced spectal valor or sklll, or was' distinguishod fn any creditable way, wa hava yot 10 loarn. Noturning homs, bp was chiosen Sherfif, "an oflice for which bis talents falrly fitted litm, but with which his ambition was not contént, ilo went into tho Legislature, snd dropped into Logao's placa s Congressman-atLargo. Cliogen Lieutenani-Govornor on the ticket with Oglesby, bo stopped into the whoes of tho lattor when ho was seut 1o ihe Senato, Thore s notbing manty, stiracitve, o rilliAnt about the man, Il fs an ordinary pollticlsn, with an sxtraordinsry run of luck. Tho people are ticed of him, At the last election, lio ran constdorabl Deliind hiy tfckek, At tho next, tnlesa the old lu:! cifng to him, he would probobly be defeated, Bomo sucli man aa Noveridze fs Fort, lopresents. tivo in Congress from the Lacon district, who ta now named &g o possibls nominee. Tho Oght for_the nom- ination lios principaily between Guilom and Beveridge, and Fort s uggesicd ns m compromiss, . . . But Ilinols {8 not in need of elther elocutiontats or play-actors. It wants as Govornor a man of jolid paris. It is bired of the ahabby-gentesl patriot, who, hils weeplag avor tho boy [n blue, of giring ot glo- riotis bannor fo tha breezs, with much tho same fool- with which a turifty lsundress pios s oleansod ehiet to & baok-yard clothes lne, fa nothlng but o small-potato politician, It tho Ttopublicans expect to olect a Governor thia fall, thoy must throw Baveridga overbosrd, He i unft for sby high ofics, And Tort 18 equally {noll e, Thore is abundance of matarial 1n the Rep can ranks from which to choose, for tha chiof place in {ho Stato, n nomines of the intelligence, chameter, and probity neaded in the Exeoutlvo of a lats like 11: linols. Wil tho Convention name such aman, or, “with Deveridgo or Fart, will it invite dofeat? ——— OTHER STATES. WISCONSIN. TEMPORARY OROANIZATION. aecial Duapaten o The Chicaoo Tribuna, Manisox, Wis., Fob. 22.—Tho Ropublican State Convontion waa ¢alled to ordor to-day noon in the Assembly room nt tie Capitol by ¥. W. Koyes, Chiairman of the Stato Central Committen there, --- It was desirod that somo genttoman would nominato a tomporary Chairman, G, W. Burchard, of Banomineo, nominated ox- Gov. Lewis, of Columbis, as tomporary Ohair- man, which was ananimonely conourred in. Gov. Lowis, on taking the clair, returned thanks for the honor conforrod, and promised to dlschargo tho dutics of the oflica in an accept« ablo mannor. ‘Tho bualnoss of the Convontion Is to chooss delogaten to the National Ropublican Convention and Electors to bo votod for at tho noxt Presl- dential election. 11, D, Jackson and J, ¥, Cleghorn wers ap- polnted temporary Secretaries, On motion, tho Clale was instructed to ap- point a Committeo on Orodontials, consisting of one from each Congrowsionnl District and one at Jarge, A reaolution waa offorad authorizing the Chalr to appoint » Committoe of Resolutions, consist- of one from the Gtato at largs and one from cach Congressfonal District, winch was adoptod. E. W. Keyes movod that tho Chair appolnt & committeo conelsting of one from the Btato at large and ono from each district to nominato the requlsite number of Eleotors and four dologaten from tho Stato at Jarge to tho Natlonsl Ropub- lican Convention, Mr. Botkln, of Milwaukeo, moved to strike out tha ewuun relating ta delogates, and eaid it would bo moro accoptablo to the Uonvontion to hiavo s voice in the appolntment of tho acle- gates, a4 ib would romove all suspiolans of alate~ worl, which would undoubtedly bo ontorjalued by many if the appoloting power were placed in tho bands of a. committeo. Mr, Vrisble, of Washington Connty, moved to 1ay the mattor on the table, whiol waa dons by a vote of 110 to 1ug. L Houalor Downs, of Richland, moved that tho Chair appotnt ono from each Congroasiousl Dis- trict and one trom tho Btate at Jargo as a Com- nrnllmz:don Parmanont Organization, which was sdol e - T?lu Chalr then appolnted tho following com- mittoes : Credentiale—At large, R. A, Baer; Firat Diatrict, W. D. Bacon; Second, 8. A: Drown: Third, A. Mow Donald; Fourth, J, Weichzeloorg; Fifth, D, C. Lamb; glxtn, B Darling] Soveuth, J, Bradiey; Efghtd, J, Lisautiona—At targe, D, T. Tutchinson First District, J. Beuthifr: Buocond, 3, ¥, Hand; Whird, d. 0, Molloway; Fousth, L. F. Frialiy ;' Fifth, T, D, Swsrt; 3th, A J. Lelds Soventh, B, A, Husher; Eightty 0. iL. Uptam, Permanent Oppanization—AL large, D. Firt_District, Clisriea Palmoter; Heoond, G. K. Bry= »ai: , J. . Hoover: Fourth, A, 'Elisworth} Fifth, Usorye Mamhb; Bixth, T, 8, Allen; Bovenih, 31, Di Comutocl aud L. 1, Nayes. ; Mr. Breozo, of Columbia, offered the follaw ng ¢ ¥ 5 Jtesoteed, That nominations for delegates 1o repro- sent the Htato in the Republican Nutional Convention e now recaived. \When the nominationa are all made, 1t abali he the duty of the Secrolary of the Convention to hiave the nanies of all persous nominated printedon a alip of paper and circulated turongt the Convention, Fach delugata shall eraze from suchs slip sl the names but four, when & baflot aliail behad, and tho four por sons rocolving tho bighoat nuinber of votea al declured to be the dologates for (he State at lsrge, A delogate moved to amond by oraslog * the hl{ghuu; number™ and substituting **a mejority of all the votes. The amoendment was me- c B L. Downe 3 optod. £ rt!lu mation, the rosolution waa referred to the Committos on LRosolutions, after which the Con- veution took & recoas for DINNET. Tha Convention reanmed bualness at 8 o'clock, ex-Gov, Lewia in the chsir, T'he Committeo on Uredentials presonted their report, which was luavted and sdopted, Noarly oll the Leglslativo Diatricts wers represented, thera being about 250 delegates in attendance, The Comsmittee on Yermanent Urganization roported for i PENMANENT OFPICERY of the Conventton' tho Ifon, 1, L, Brown, of Waupacea, President; 8 Vice-Iresident from each Congressional District; avd H, B, Jackson, 7. 1% Cloghorn, and W. 1, Honnets, Secrotarion. v, Brown was eucorted to tho chair sud re- turned bus Loartfolt thaunks for the honor ac- corded him. He hoped that Larmouy would mark tho doliberatioos of the Convection. All dierences of the past should ba forgotten. The Republican party waa novor nearer right than to-day. It was noverstronger than to-day, It principles were nevor desrer t3 the hearta of the peoplo. Where corription bas showa itaelf, the Hepublican patty has expoeed it. It lins profected aud fostered labor. Under its ruls the nation Lss_ doubled its wealtl, aud pearly doubled ®y populution, ~Under all circum- stunces {t hus been feithful to ita trust, Ita missfon fy ~ not ended. Ezperiento hua demouutrated that thls Government iy enfest in tho hande of s friends, and theae friends aro tho Hopublicun party, Wo 4o what no otber party over did—wu bunt out ‘lruud aud corruption in high places a8 weli oy ow, F. W. Keyes, of Dano, offered a resclution wer g 4 fiu Isughed, and sald, ¢ I don's fhink it worths while | wutboriziug the Obair to sppoint & commiitee of ono from each dlstrics and two trom the Stato at lacge to nominnts two Elentors and four dolegates at largo, ¥ MR, DOTRIN FTILL DISNATISFIED, Mr, Botkin, of Milwaukos, moved to strike out tho delegates. Mr. Comstook apoko in favor of the resolution on tho_ground of oxpediting bualnoss, Mr. Datkin wantod to know ir ning men are to do the work ot tho Convontlon. Mr. Randall, from Winnobsgo, siated that ha resalation lookod too muck like a ring, and for that ronson bo would oppose it, It nine mon eould do the work of tho Coavention, the best tllluit for the ronindor of the dolegates to do wonld ba to go home. Aftor cousiderablo discussion, the ayes and nooa wore called, and Lo amendment wad loat by a voto of 151 to 101, Tho rosolusion was then adoptad. Mr. Bingeo, of Marathon, fntroduced the fol Towing ¢ . Ttesoieed, That it 18 tho eenso of {bin_Convention that Federal offico-holdors showld not be chosen lo Topreasnt tho Republican pariy of Wisconsin I the Natlonal Convontion at Cincinpatl, Cal. Spoonar, of 8t. Croix, moved to layon tho table, which was concurrad in. Tho Chair appointod the Nominatiog Commlt. too as follows: At Large, Ii. L, D, Potter, 1. w. KnLnnx Ifisat Disbrict, Jamos Dintlifr; Sec- ond, L. L, Broess; Third, J. E, Iloover; Fourth, B. Handerson; Fifth, J. Coleman; " 8, Alion; Sevonth, A. B, Meakor; Eiehih Goorge C, Ginley. eichaclborg, * of Mllwaulkeo, offersd tho gt “ Regotved, That {6 18 the aenso ‘of this Convention that Postmasters and Revonus Collectors ahould not represont this Stato in iho Natfonal Convention, A dolegato movad to lay on tho table. Alr. Moore, of Milwaukee, offored, as an amondment, that no Federal offico-liolder bo al- lowed to participate 1n polltics, pay money for political purposes, or voto at alections, ~ [Vo- ciferous cheoring throughout tha room.] A dolegate cnlled for the ayes aud noes on the motlon. It was resolved to” dispense with tho ayes and noos. The amoendmont was Iaid on the tablo, carrying the motion with it, THE PLATPOUM, Tho Committes on Tosolutions offorsd tha fol- lowing, wluch woro uuanlmously adopted ¢ The Topubiicons of Wisconsin §n 8iate Conyention ansombled,in response totho call of the National Unfon Sispubiioah Cammitteo for tho Republicans of tho sny- eral Btates of tho Unfon to eloct delegateato tholr Na- tlonal Conventlon , seud traternal greoting to Republis cana in all parta of our beloved land, with cordial as. surances to all patriotlo citlzens who honot the tlax of our common country as the emtlom of lberty, equall« ty, and fraternity, of our carnest desiro to seo tho Ito- publio cnter upont the eccand coutury of its pros. porous career froa from sactional atrifo or injnstico of any nama or nabure, and that we will endeayor to pro- mota friendly feeling and permonent harmony throughout the entira country, and will maintain and suppord all measures, scta, and_lawa, thio enforcemont of which ahall securo to evory citizen his constitutional righte, including the full ond fres exercls of tho Fight of frauchse without intimidation or fraud, Wo are iu favor of vigorous effortg to proscouis and punts thoss who have been guilty of oificiat disnon- eaty and to dotect and bring 1o punishment sl who Dave in any form conspired to defraud ihe Govern- ment of ita juat aud legal revenues,: We belisva in tho unwritien jaw of the land whicl loclaros it unwiso for a Clial Maglstrata to hold hiy offica beyond Lo terms, &nd e ncaept tho declaration of Proalient Grsnt In harmony withy (fifs Jnw sa but snother olaim to our veyeratiou and gratltude, Wa befiovo {n nationat arbitration in lon of wsr, and e polnt t the soene of two nstlons strong cnough to e abava fear and wise anough to bs above passion, nd- Justing clalms boforo this tribunal, a8 nmosg the proudest monumenta of tne Nepublican party. Whlie sudcasoring to reduce tho national dobt that ra incurred [n the prosonco of organized troson and srmed robellion with o qlolmczl Party which sgain supires to tho control of the Governmont, Wo ars o p- posed to impalring the credlt of tho natlon by depre- clatiug any of jta obligatlous, and {n _favor of austain. ing in over way tho nattonal faith and financlal honor, +Wo bellovo in honest mone, t tho ourrency of tho nation ahould, aa s0on 18 consiatent with pusincas intorests and mafely, be mado oqual to_gold, sind until that time shiould continua as legal-tendnr, Wo liold 38 of pelceless valio nnd of the reitcat fm- portance tha common achool sysiom of s country, which, supported by just and equal azation of proj orty, " Tor" the beuodt of afl, and nccotaibla to 'fho childron of citizens of " overy nationality. color, condition, or creed, shonld by mntu. tained abaclutely freo from wectsrian ‘control, and that popular education 18 the right arm of national safety wunder a freaaud lolersnt Qoverument, -swhoas guar- sty of lluerty can only bo jerpetitated’ whils kuowl. edts provades tho msson. Witlle relterating our firm dovotlon to the principles that woro chierlshed and established by the Amorican patriols of 1870, a8 incorporated inftheir Declaration of Indopendence, in the Constitution of the Union, ana in tho lawd of Congress, we caunot fimore tho fact which i8 Indelibly writton {n our nations! history, that for the privileyo of celobraling the Centonnial of this Ttepuplic the frocmen of America are indebiod, not only to its fonuders, but also to its dofenders, sud that 4f 10-lays wo Liavo s country or.m Government Whono exiatonco {s worth celobrailng, it Js bocaune in the Bour of Its grostest poril its' interesis ond welfara wero Intrunted to o party which gave na ald or com- fort o the enamica of our common country, sud wwhich now gives tho only security or means fo prea- ent or future eafety, prosperity, sud honor aa & power for good umona the nations. With @ renawal of our pledges to the platform of principlon adopted by the Hepublica:s Slats Convons tlou fn July last, o enter upon the campalgn af 187 witls assuranced from all dizections that the party of law, ordor, progress, nnd froedom wilt achigyo au- other glunous victory. formerly s Gorman Domocrat of Ozankas,adola- rato at large. Thin Botkin atrannonaly opposed, and tho namo was not presented. 14 s also alleged that tho differencos which have for sotna time extated betwoen the rospective partieans of Washburu and Carpentor had sométhing to do with it, but the Nrat-montionod ronson is sasigned ra tho truo one, INDIANA, THE GREAT NEPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Speedat Dispateh ta 1hs Chicaga Triduns. InpIANAroLts, Ind,, Fab. 23.—Since the grand State Convontlon in 1863, whon sdjournmont to the State-llonss yard was made nocessary by tho Immense attendance, such an immonas and onthuslastic gathering aa the Republicsn Con- vontlon baa naver been soon in the Hiatoonn eimilar ocossion, Thoe dolegates wara doeply in earnest, and wont about thelr husinces in an intelligent and bosiness man- nor that angurs well fo¢ tho Buccess of tho party in the coming campaign. Thoy all folt b porsonal aesponsibility in tha work, and wore determined to go boforo thele conetituenta with o knowledgo of having acquit- tad thiomaelvos of their duty in an accoptabloand patrlotio matter. Thae consoquonco was that tho Conventlon, besldes belng intensely onthusins- tio, was vory harmorlous, and transactod ila business with romarkablo “facllity &nd & groat unanimity, Tho enthinsiasm began mapifesting ltgelf whon COL, M. W, TIOMPSON appearod with the platform fn his hand to road. 1o bas boon Chalrman of the Committoo on Resolutions In every Convention for many voars, and his bandiwotk to-day fully sustainoa tho reputation hio acqulre a8 tho author of tho National lepublican platform adopted in 1868, Ae a wholo the platform f8 rogarded as a vory strong and sound one, and all Ropublicans are firmly united upon it It ia as follows : "The Ttepublicans of Indiana bail this Contennin yesr ns an avent which calls for thio oxpreasion of gratitude to Alilghty God that our civil and relizious lberties have booa praserved through all the vicisaitudes of the cantury st tho American_ poople liaYo succossfully malntaltied beforo the -world thelr eapacity for self- overnmont, and that the Unjon remsins nnbrokon by foreign sggresaion, clvil discord, or domestio rebolliut, ‘The paut of our national bistory ia sscuro; but tho fu- ture dopends apon tho presscvation of tho great funds- mentsl principles whichi tha phat has conscorated, sad whicl ars oxproesad {nthe Declaratlon of Independ- cnos and the Constitution of the United Htates, with its several amondmonts, To those the Ropublican ‘patty lin always boen doyoted and faithful, By mehns af 1ia atendy attachment to them it hias carelod tho country {hrough four years of civll wat,—sunpresscd an {usiirrectionary Government of States confedorated {nopposition to the Constitution and tho laws, saved the Govornment from destruction snd the Unlo froo dissolation,—~aud hiza falthfully observed thst part of 0 Constitiition which Foquires that tho Governments of &l the Hiaics shall bo Ropublican dn form, It has mtde the principlo of popular civil equality untversal, 80 that it ombraces every class of Amoricin cltizons, without regard to Lirth, previous condition, ot color. It has sottled the question of the nationality of the QGovernment against thoss who submitted it {0 the ar- Ditramont of the sword, 80 thst it 12 no longor opon for practical donlal. 1t hus successfully reatsled and overtbrown ths docirine (Lab il Government of tho Unlled Statos I & more leagus_betwoen confod- eratod Btates, each with roscrved right Lo secalo from and brosk up the Unfon,—ao0 that now, nuder s sdminiatration of publlc affairs, it Las bocome tha sot- {1od policy of the natlon that tlo Constitution and ail Laws passed pursuant fhoreto ara tho * supremo law of the land, anyting in the Constitution or laws of auy Btato o the contrary notwithstanding,” "It Lot carrisd tho Government forward fnta tho front rank amonj tho natious, It has granted aminesty with unparallole 1iberality to thoso wha wers recantly in arms sgalust ho o of theustion, saking {hom Ia Totnrn oaly that they shall unite In hésrt and band In futire efforta to give increased power and glory {0 & common country sud mrpemx}v 0 a common Union, Ithss, by strict olisoryance of law, gradually diminisbed the publio dobt, (hereby Tossoning the prossurs of ita burden upon the peopls. It s farniahod tus country witl & natlonal curroncy, despito tho opposition and donun- iation of (a0 Dufnoarai putty aud il wio opposed ho proseaution of the War,wttiont which e Tisbolion cauld not Liavo beon auppressed, and wlich 1% i3 its pur- Dosa to maintal to th cnd that tho legitinate wants of commerce and trado may bo snswared and Just ro- ward secured {a labor, 1t has maintained au eco- nomical standard {n pubilo oxpenditures, kecping thom within the Lmit required by tho necossarlly in- creaslng wants and luteresta of tho publis sor vice. 1t hna Toquired tho-faithful collection and disburaemont of thie public revenus; wherathere have baan woll-groundod suapicions of unfaithfulness in 80 dolug agalnat sny to whom s (rart hus veen eoi- dod, they have beca romoved. from offico, and where any Lava boen guilty of fraud, embozelement, or con- epiracy, no gullty nian Las boon pormitied to Cacape, Wo thorefore, {n viow of thin record of tlo Bopub- Hean party, do now, sssembled i Btata Convention, wmake tho followlug declaration of principles ¢ Firat—Wo will remsin faitbful to the princlples of t1ig Natlonal Republican party In all thingy concern- ing the adminisiration of nafional offsirs, until every right guarautoed by tho Constitution slall be fully 8o curod and enforced ; unul sli sxlsting Jaws shall bo £aiihtully sxocuted, and such othiers shall bo pavsed an nreneceasary (o that end, or untll the ballot-box shall bo pratected agutast ol fraud and violenco uutil tho right of popular ropresentation shull bo fally vindi- cated; and untll all yoters, whothor Wiite of bisck, alnll bosccured {n (ho vight to cast their ballots, {hat o s uball reab upon Lo conaent of the gov- erned," Second—=We do not recoguize the right of a Btats to TUE DELEGATES, A dologate from Chippowa moved to adjourn untll 7 o'clack, which wes lost, Tho Congrassional Districts roported the fol« lowlng delegates to the Natiounal Convention ¢ Fuyat District—Elthu Enos, Watikesha; James Bent. 1ff, Rock; alternntes, Jotncs AT, Arcam, Walworlh; A, DL, Vinllips, Raciu, Second Datrict—I, T, Lawis, Colurdbla: E, W, Koyes, Dans; alternates, G, W, Durcherd, Jefferson; J. D, Burrouphs, Dano. 2lird District—W, 11, Drisbaue, Yowss ¥, Dowen, @Groen; alternalos, A, Ludlow, Greon; J, O, Homoway, rant, Fourth Dfatrici—E, D, Sanderaon and I, AL ean, of Mitwankeo; alteruatcs, I, 8, Turner, Ozaukod; ¥, Winckler, Milwaukee, Fyth District—C. E. Towls, Dodge: J. ¥, Mead, Sheboygan; altornstes, Goorgs ¥, Wheolor, Dodged Gearge Marih, Sheboygan., Sizth District—R, D, Potler, Waushara; George Kewauneo; alternstes, W, J, Flib, Browu; Grimmer, A. J. Retd, Outagamic, Beenth Datrict—I, 0, Rudd, Moaoe: Joha Com- atack, St. Crolx; alternata, J, G, Callshan, Eau Claire; A. W, Nowman,' Trompeauleau, Highith District—George €, (inley, Chippewat JI. MeCord, Lincoln; alternates, F. Washburn, Juncau; L. W, Liutton, Shawaua, ELECTORS DY DISTRIOTE. ‘Tho sama reported tho following Electors s Firet District—T, D, Weeks, Walworth, Second Diatrist=T. D, , Baulk, P'nird District—, A, Miner, Richiand, Fourth Districe—0, R, Banger, Mllwaukoe, A fin District—Charles Lubing, Manitowoo, Nirth District—J, M, Yoater, Winnovago. Sevanth Diatrict—0, I, Bollery, Lo Gcodks, Etghth Dtatriot—J. 11, Knapp, Dunn. Both roports wors unanimously concurred fn. Tho Convention then took a recoes for impeda the oxecutiou of tho nattonal Jaws, or to fin- polr any of tho righty conferrod by Lhom ;' and hold it 10 ba thio duty of the Govornnient o seo {hat thoso riglila ace enjoysd without impediment or hindrances I'nivd—1fo hold the Government -of the United Htates to be & nation and not A mere confederation of States; that 1t sepresents this sovorsign wuthority of the pooplo of the Unitcd States, and nat the States; 1hat, as the Coustitution aud Laws of thie National Gove ornment aroRurreme, 0o Gtate has tho right o resiat or finpede thelr exscution or to withdraw from tho Un- 1on In consequence thereof; and that, although the ro- sult of thio ate Robellion seitlod, Lhix questlon aynlust tho right of Siate towncedo, yet the faturo barmony and safety of the Unlon reqiirea that this dootrino shall be %0 condemnod that under no possible oxi- gency shall it ever ba lereaftor ravived, . FourtA—While wo. bollova that the Government 18 enlirely fndependent of tha States whon acting within it own propar clrclo, wo aleo Uollove that the Blate dovernmenta are enfizely indopendent of the national whon soling within thelr own proper circle; and wo Yill Tnaintaln this independence of both to tho end Hiat bermony may exist between them, that tho national welfara may be advanced, thst tho Blaten muy bo so- cured in the exercise of an ample jurlsdiction ovor al thele domeatlo atalcs, 80 that thoy may boenabled fo dovelop thelr Interual Intercata and employ all tho ‘means necessary o the fistellectusl and moral enlights onment of the pegplo. y #tn—We are Willdg oud anxlous to restors smi- cable relations Lotween the peoplo of the Northern and those of tha Bouthern Blatcs who wers engaged 1 the Robellion, and, wilh a view Worcto, are ready to forgtve and grant amuesty o All those who desira to Do forglven and amnestled; but we are neither rerdy nor willing to extend tis forgivenows and smnesty to those who Temain unropontaut for their attompy Lo do- stroy tha Unlon; or to placa the Rebellion and those who fougbt ou its sido upon an equality with the ciug0 of the Union and the gallant soldicrs wha do- fendad it wa belisva that tho War for the Union wat right, and the Isbellion wrong, and thaé thus it sbonld forever stand o history, Sizith—We baye no wish §0 soo dlafranchised any offieer or soldior or citizen who dofended the causs of tha Houthern Confoderacy, and lLiss boon aminestied undor oxiuting laws; but whon faitbful Unlon soldiers who wern houeatly’ dischargiog the dulles of offca SUPPELL. The Conyention reasgombled at 7 o'olook, E, L. Brown in tho chalr, ELEOTODS AND DELEAATZS-AT-LALOS, ‘The Qommittce on Nominations presented the following naraca for Eloctora-at-Larga; W, II. Hioner, of Yond du Lao, and Francia C-mvb:h. Baye bid. reofail 0 o1ake piace (or a0 7,CF ke, tte of Lutayetto. Tor Dologatos-at-Largo, Philetas | {hoss who risbod thelr lives for it that it duservea tho Hawyer of Winnobogo, David Atwood of Dane, | robuke aud condomnation of the wholo couptry and Jamen I1, Howe of Koposha, Bark Donglas of | thospecal conerire of gvery Io{ll soldler, Seventh—We bollave that, {n conducting {he civil Rervice, mon shonld be selectod on socount of fhelr qualificatians, integrily, and miorsl charscter, and not on scconut af mers pagty sorvioes, in order that tiece. Aho publio bustneas msy be faithfully conducted, minietrativo economy secursd, and the patronage of the Government ba s0 dispensad that it aball not bo brought fa coltict with tho fresdam of elections. Clark ; Alternates, J, T, Kiugston of Junssu, L. Brecso_of Columbls, E, M. Ltogera of Vor- now and J. B, Crano of Konosha, On motion of Mr, McCord, of Lincoln, ths roport was unanimonaly adopled. A, J. "Turner, of Coliiibia, offered a resolntion that ropresentaiton in the future at Iio- 5 publican Stato Conventions ehall be on |, J We bellsve tut all 1non ate equal bafore the Do “basls of tures delogates fo each | 1AW und L this great fundumenta) priuciplo of our froa institutions cannot be departed from without vio- lating their genius ond spirit, sud, fo order that equal Justice duno Lo all aud flrfidllx!lvllelm cone ferred on nong, It iv (ho duty of the. Oovernment to provide by all uccossary laws for ite prevesvation and waforcement, Ninth—Wo insist on perfect rellglous freedom and freeqom of consclonce to overy individual: are op- lmtd 10 any interferenca whatover with the Church Ly ho uuu!or ‘with tho Stats by the Ghurch, or to any wnion between them ¢ and {n oue oplnion $4s {nconi~ patibie with Amsrican eitizenship to pnr atlegiance to any forelyn power, civil or eccleafastical, which anseris tha right to fncludo fho actlon of elvl) goverument within the dowain of rellglon and morals, becausa overnment of the peopls by the peaplo for the people,” and must not be aubjeci to_or Inlerfered with by any sutharity uat directly responaiblo (o them. Tenth—A conntry so bouniifully supplied sa ours ‘with all thie sous of wealth, possossing unsurpasied capaclty for production, every neceasary fagility for the growth of the mechauical aid tanufactoring arts, and al) the sgencies of labor, needs only the fosterin) 21 of Government to cstablluhi_ its material proaperi- ty upon a durblo basis; in our opinton, therefore, i 14 this duty of the (oyernument 0 80 regulata (L reye- nuw eystem aa to give all needfull encoursgemont to our agricultural, mechanical, mining, snd msuuface turing enterprises, so thad barmoniuud relationd way be purmanently establisicd between labor aud capital, and Just remupcration socured to botl, EleventA—In our opinion it is tho duty of the Goy- ernmend, in passing laws for ralslog revenus, ao to la Yaven au fo ghvo the greatest possiblo exemption o artl. clew of prinie neceaily, and to place thein most heavle 13 Wan fusutics and tie wealth of the coutry. Lwel{fh—~\Wo bolova it s the duty of ths Govern- weat, 0 furpishing national curretcy, 80 to regulata st as 10 provide for its ultimuate redamption lu gold sud &\lfl ::Ay aitempt (0 Lasten au Assombly District, bnt whera a distriot cousists of throo or more countles cach county shall be entitled to a delegate, Mr. Hudehonin, of Dane, moyed to amend by nddjug two delegates from cach Scnatorial dis- trict, Tho ameudment was lost, Dr, Strong remerkod that reprosentation should ba Lased on population, A detogato moved to stnke ont the proviston- ary clauss relating to the diatricts containing throo or moro counties, which was adoptad, 3lr. Hicks, of La Crosso, moved to table the roxolution, Carried, ] Mr. Tinuey, of Grank, mpved (o reconalder tho nomwation of Francis' Camoboll os an Elector-at-Large. Lald on {ho tablo. BLAINE, Me, MoCord, of Lincoln, offered the follow- ng 4 Ltesulved, 'fhat the Yon, J. G, Blalne, of Msine, is v tirat cholce of tho Hepblicans of Wisconsin for Preatdent of the United Statea, 2 . a‘l' Iuaser, of LaCrouse, moved to Iay on the, alio. A dolegata agked to have the tabling resolu- tion withdrawn, and o would move s yefsrence to tuo Committae on Reyolutions, which he aid, anud 15 was lost, Mr, Blookman affered tho follawing a& a sub- wtibute, which was accopted and sdopted : Reaolved, That, while wo ballova the choloo f {he Utiioh Republiculis of Wisconain is emphatically n fa~ vor of the numisstion of the natlon's pifted gou, the Ton, dstmea G, Blalue, yet, 1o view of tho tiwe (o tervéne befora the asuembling of the Natinal Conven- Ao, wo doomh 11 Inexpealeut Lo Inutruct our deleystos but trust to thelr dntelligence, divcretion, snd adehity to fairly represont thelr conslituenta in fho dlachusge of their fmportaut duty, Aftor tondoring » vote of thanks to tho offi- cers, the Conveution adjourned sine dis, IEASON WHY BOTKIN EROTRSTED, Tha )il between Botsin, of the Mile waukop Sentinel, and B, W, Keyos, of Mudisan, bad its origin in w rumor whioh the formor heard last mght that ths llufiucy wouldnominate Fred Horp, Bpeaker of the House lazt winlur,who was | wlver s uplnion, 80 much of the so-called Jiesumptiou ot as Azee thy time for the resumption of specie-paymenta shouid bo reposled; and, afier such repeal, the curron- oy abould Femain undfutusbed, ~neltlor coutracteq oz ospandod,~we Lelugasrured tiat the fuauctal troublea of thv country, whe rolioved from interference, will o apeedily and perinancutly curcd by tho operstion of {ho uaturs! lawa of trade,and by preserying that cunrae of policy which (ha Repultizau party hos ateadity malne tatied, of ateadily lcokivy on an ullwate Fuumption of specie-psymen 9 B Th.ricentA—~The greonback carrency was creatod by {be Republican parly as a matter of ahsolnta necessity topatry the Government suocesafully throtgh the War of the Ttabellion and save the life of the mation} it mob tho fierce opporition of the Domocratio party on the declared ground that it was unconstitntionst and would prova worthlass, and 1f this oppoition hsd ‘been anceessful tho War would have resultsd in the independence of the Roulhern Confederacy. If the Democratio party was alucers In this oppoaition, one of {is abjocie In now sesking to obtsin possceston of the, Governmunt muet ba to destroy Inls curroncy, alang with that of the nationsl bonds, 80 that the coun try may be compelicd fo relura to the rystem of local and fcrenponsible banking which existad wunder the Administration of Afr. Dichitani snd thorofore, a8 it ia otosskry that ibin currcnoy alisll Le maintatned in order to_save the country from ihlg ot riinous system of local and {rresponsible bank. ing, sud from consequent (inancial eabacragsment, {ty ‘owt ntarenta roquire that 46 nhiould - be 1606 1 "the hn:dl of its frlouds, and not bo turned ovor to its en. o miea. ; Fotirtrenth—\uen tho Tepublicsn party otiained posseanion of the Governmon) fn 1861, the anuual ex. enditures woro geeater than tia recolpla from rove. Bue, In consoquence of a general detangomont In com. ‘morca and trade, brought on by maladministration: » lsTgs amoaunt of Troasury notes had beau {ssuod an thrown upon tho markst 1o make up the deficienoy; 1L eredit of the United States was below par, lnll:xfn addition 10 theso Anancial emberrssaments, i fuborit ed from the Adminlstration of Mr, Buclianan the do- moatlo War of immenas ritons, Yot b han s condiicted the Government that (s oredl} has been placed atiavo par, and ité honda aro sotighy’ after In all Thp gTeat money markela of 1 world, notwithelsnd- ing the nisgnitudo of tho War aud of the dobt’ neces- narily occasloned therobys Aud the roventes have bsén a0 incrased, and so faitutully eolloctad, and s econom.: ically appiied, that, in sdaiiion to the or 500,000,000 of S public it nry oz ponses, Qror §300 pald, and regular m on ; ‘and thus the a policy by which thes fully domonaleated. 14fteenth—We romaln, as heretofars, frrovocatl opporead to tha payment of any part of e Teve) delt, or (o any paymont whutever for emincipal . or tho property of Rabels destroyod in tho War, " " Stzlecnth—\WVa deniand thay tis Government of the United Hlates, an well aa' that of thin Biato, ehould ba adminiatered with thoe' strictest’ economy consatent with tha publio dafety and jutereat, Serenfeenth=The ordinance of 1747 madle it tho duty of the Biates formod out of tho Territory of the Tortliwent o forovar ancourago schoole aud o me of cilucat{on, as nocensary ** foc éxtending the prin plea of civil snd religlaits liberty.” Wanhington dee clared that the education of our youll in tha sclonca ot foverument is necssaty to prdpate thom (he fitire guardisns of the llbarties of the country ¥ JolTerson: placed cducation “ amang Lhe articles ol pulio caro s Madison eaid thay by ita genaral dis. porsion it would sniighiten the opinion: d the patriotiam, and assimllate tho D nciples “an 3 ments of tho" people, and thereby % contribute not Tesa to strongelicn the foundatious of gavernment” ; and that tho people of thia Btats, baving by the Gon. stitution spproved the principle that it {n the duty of thio Stata Lo oducats all bor children, .and baying thue madolt an_essential fostura {n’ aur system of Stite Qoyorament, wo Mhonfd regard afl ™ of our _common _schools . as nssailing : the fandamentsl priuciple of {roo Goverument, and ahall not falter in our’ auppari”'of them until evory child of the Stata hat been furnished with & common school education, snd ahall be tanght in the fandumental principles of free m)]xopul-r gov= ornmént ; and we shall domand s faithtul sdmintstra tlou of tho Bchool 1aw, and the strictest economy in tha diaposlifon nod oxpenditurs of the funds, which slialt romyala undisided, #o that, inutead of tha publio schiools betog conducted with a view ta proparo siudenta for collegen and the profassions, they may continue what they wero desigued {0 bo, the schiools of tho péopls. 14 hteenth—lnnsmuch os oll Republicsn QGgvern. ments dopend for thelr atability and perpetulty on the intoliigenco and virbae of the Doopls, i is the right snd duty of tho Blate and National'Admintitration ta foator and secuzo tho kigbest mural and intelloctual doyelopment of the poople; and no laws should be enacted that sre dgspotio in charactor, of Qiarogard tho wishica of the malority. - - Ninetsenth—We have uot forgatien and ahall not for- et tho seryioss rendered ta the cause of ths Unlon by onr galian soldisrs and scamen during the War of the Robcllion ; bow fAirmly they slood atnid ths lasden hall of attlo; how patlently and herolcally they. endurod tho Lardelips of cawp and feld, nod what terrible aflictions aomo of thom quffercd s prisonara of war} the hionor of tho natlon is plodged to provide bountica and peusiopa for them, and Lo take care of Lus widows and orphans wha bavae loat thiolr lives fn defe af tie Government, and npon this we shall garnestly and constantly jasivt. A Twentfcth—'"The Administration of ‘Gen. Grant com« ‘maude our fullest_confidenoe and spprobation; our reapoct for him 38 & man of unspotted _honor, kad ss a statcsman of wisdom and prudence, and our admira- ton for Liahigh qualiticsas o soldicr, romaln une altornd,—and wa capecially commond him for the .ox. ample ho will lave' $0 hix succossor of femoving fram ofiico thodo of Nix’ own_sppoldlment fwhen ho lng found them {0 Le unfalthful, and of causlng thase wha have proved toba disionest 10 be 20 prosecutad that “no guilty man should excape.” N-uly-{lnl—ln our opluion the Hon, O, P, Morton possesats in an eminent dogreo the sbilities sud qualls Ues which it him for thig ottica of President of the Unitod Statea} during his servioos 58 Governor of this Stato, when the Unlon was in the utmost peril, ho diss Diaged oxscutive abllitios of tho very higheat order, and bis Sonatorial carcer Las been diatinguished by such statesmanliko wisdom as fo win the spprobation of the wholo country. Ve know his failifulness ta every publlo trust, his earncat dovotion to the canse - of thio Unlon, his "unflinching sdvacacy of the rights of tlie opproated, and thorofors prosent his mama ta tha Natiohal Jtopublican Conventivn for pomination for iho oftico of President, Among thoso in attondancs wpon tho Conven. tlon to-day wers many Liborals of 1873, iuojud- ing the Chairman of tho Liboral Republican Btate Contral Committoo of that yosr. They all daclaro themselves well satisflod with the decla~ ration of princlples, and anncunco thomaclvos in full aympathy with the party now. ‘Tho resolus tion NOMINATING BENATOR MORTON waa recelvod with the wildest applangs, Tha tickot nominated to-day will command iteolf with ecullar force to all true Republicans and many \War Demaorats,” With two exoeptiona—aud tho of tho Bupromo Court Judges—the nomimoes all sorved fn the War of the Rebeliion and bars an honorablo part—two of thom, William M. Less und Isaial L Watts, being private saldlora. - ° . MR. OBTH tho candidate for Governor, is 8 woll-known publlc man, haying served in many ofticlal posi~ tious, Ilo was nominated for Congrossman-af- Large in 1872, and last yoor appolnted ‘Ministor to Austria, and {s, now'io Vienna. A dlspatch vas cablod to' bim hotifying him'of hig nomina- tlon, but, up to a lata haour_to-night; an_answer bad not boon recoved. Ilo dovelopad nnex- pected atrangth in the Conyontion, boing nomi~ nated on tho first ballot by a handsome majority ovor throo compatitora, 0OL. L. 8. NNODERTAON, the nomineo for = Lieutanaut-Governoe, s prominoos politician of tho northern part of ¢ Stato, and yory popular, Although his name wat ennonnced as & candidato ouly Jast Batugday, he waa nominated by acclamation. @ TUR JUDAES, The nominces for Judges of the Bupreme Court aro all men of suporior shllug. The nom- ineo from this dletrict, Nawcomb, has beow for several yesrs Judge of the Buporjor Court hore, ~ “was -politicsl editor of the Journal from 1864 to 1808, and has boon & member of the Legialature sov- eral timos. Judge Kibboy was s atndent of Bonslor Morton's, aud afterwards that ganile- man's pariner. Ilo fs now Judge of the Wayng Circuit Court, ATTORNEY OEMERAL. Ma). Jounathan W, Gordon, csndidata for Ab torooy Goneral, {s ono of tho best-known men in tho Htate, Ile s a prominent lawyer of this city, and eminently well qualified for tho asition, 1o wes Proaldontial 2lactor in 1800, and made & succossful canvass of the Htate. ITo g alwaya harpe a prominant vart in the politica of this Biate, aud will add strangth to the tlokot, Iho roat of the cmd{dnlau aro all good men, but are as yet comparativaly unknown {u the po- litical arous, save the capdidate for Olork of the Buprome Court, Mr. Boholl, who la als tho pres. ent incumbent, DELEOATES AND LLECTOLS, Tho Convention appoluted the following dsle ates to the Natipoal Republican Qonvention: ar tha Btate ot large, . W, 'I‘I.mm?{aan of Vigo. Wil) Cumback, of Decatur § Jamoa N, Tyner, of Miaml, Thomaa N. Drowne, of l'llndul&l:; al- ternatost Teana Jenkingon, of Wayne, rlog ., Mason, of Perry, Houry A. Matson, of Van- dnrbur{. David O, Branham, of Jefferson, Pres- {dential Eleotors for the Btate at largo: Qen. Bon Harrison, of Marion, Geu. Thomas H. Nol- £on, of Viga, . 'Tho Couvention adjourned afcor an nnbroken uesalon of reven hours tn tho best of apirits, the delegates atl fogling that » good dsy's worg hsd Loau done, . CENTHAL COMMITTEE. | This syening tho Hiate Contral Commiites ore gnoizod by ¢lecsing tha Hon, Georga W, Friedly, of Lawrence County, Oharman ; D, 8, Alexan- dor, Bacrotary; and (len, W, I. M. Terzoll, Treavuror, 3 THE DEMOONATS, A moeting of the Democratio Btate Central Committes will ba hold to-marrow, at which the time for holding the Biate Coovention will be gettled. Tt will not bo called until after the nas tiousl gathoriuge. NEW HAVEN INFLATIONISTS: TUELIY PLATFORM. New Havey, Fob, 22,—About 200 porsoms wora present to-day in this city at the mass Cone vention of gresnback mom, : About .100 froin thi city and vicivity handed in tholr names in favor of the movemount, . Tho foroucon wss taken up by speechas, - made ohislly by men of thiscity, Tumso Auderson, a butiness man of thls ¢lsy, was choson Chairman, The Commise tes on Hosolytlons cousisted of thirtesn, with Heury Xillam, carrirgo manufacturer of (hfs city, s Chalrman, 1lo1a also Chairman ot the Nowbonso Demacratic dolegation at tuo State Couvention bero, o-motsow, Aftce the prosoue “TCoutinued -8 the FiNtL I