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chise that every citizen of the United States, of the 

 age of twenty-one years, without distinction of sex, 

 who shall have been a resident of the State one year 

 next preceding the election, and of the county, town- 

 ship, or ward in which he or she resides, such time 

 as may be provided by law, shall have the qualifica- 

 tion of an elector and be entitled to vote at all elec- 

 tions ; but if the convention should refuse to adopt 

 such a provision, and. on the contrary, should insert 

 words excepting and disqualifying the women of 

 this State from the exercise of this right of suffrage, 

 then we favor the submission of that provision as an 

 amendment to the constitution, to the separate vote 



the schedule thereof shall provide that if approved 

 by a majority of the electors of the State, voting 

 thereon, the same shall control the qualification of 

 electors at all elections in the State : but if not so 

 ratified, then the same shall take effect and control 

 the qualification of electors at all local elections in 

 every county, township, city, or incorporated village 

 and ward, wherein a majority of the electors so vot- 

 ing shall have voted in favor of said amendment ; 

 and thereafter, on petition to the Legislature by a 

 majority of the qualified electors of any county, 

 township, city, or ward, where said amendment has 

 not been so ratified, the same shall again and as 

 often as so petitioned for, be submitted to the elec- 

 tors thereof, and if approved by a majority of those 

 then and there voting thereon, shall from the time 

 so ratified, in like manner take effect and control the 

 qualification* of electors at all local elections therein. 



The Republican State Convention was held 

 at Columbus, May 21st. It was presided over 

 by Hon. James Monroe. The following nomina- 

 tions were made : For Governor, E. F. Noyes, 

 of Hamilton County; Lieutenant -Governor, 

 Alphonso Hart, of Portage County ; Supreme 

 Judge, long term, William White, of Clarke 

 County; Supreme Judge, short term, Walter 

 F. Stone, of Erie County ; Attorney-General, 

 John Little, of Greene County; Treasurer of 

 State, Isaac Welsh, of Belmont County ; Con- 

 troller of the Treasury, W. T. Wilson, of Port- 

 age County ; Board of Public Works, Philip V. 

 Herzing, of Auglaize County. Most of these 

 were renominations of those already in office. 

 The following platform was adopted : 



The Republican party of Ohio, by its delegates 

 here assembled 



Saolce, 1. That the principles of the party, as 

 heretofore expressed in its conventions, are re- 

 affirmed, and it is declared that events have proved 

 that their practical enforcement is essential to the 

 welfare of the country, and the maintenance of the 

 interests, rights, and liberties of the people. 



2. That we reaffirm our confidence in our Presi- 

 dent, Ulysses S. Grant, and in the wisdom, integ- 

 rity, and success of the administration of his high 

 office. 



8. That there should be rigid economy in the 

 State and national administrations, and that taxes 

 should be continued to be reduced in both as rap- 

 idly as consistent with good government, the main- 

 tenance of the public credit, and the certain extin- 

 guishment of the State and national debts. 



4. That the public lands belong to the people, and 

 should be sacredly reserved for homes of actual set- 

 tlers, and we pronounce against all further grants 

 of these lands to corporations. 



6. That adequate provision should be made by law 

 for the protection of persons engaged in mining and 

 other hazardous forms of labor. 



6. That the producing, commercial, and industrial 

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interests of the country should have the best and 

 cheapest modes of transportation possible, and while 

 capital invested in such means of transit, whether 

 by railroad or otherwise, should be permitted tire 

 right of a reasonable remuneration, all abuses in 

 their management, excessive rates, oppressive dis- 

 criminations against localities, persons, or interests, 

 should be corrected by law and the people protected 

 from such wrongs, and all improper and arbitrary 

 use of the growing power of railroads and other 

 corporations. 



7. That we heartily applaud the active measures 

 of the late Congress in ferreting out and exposing 

 corruption, and we have seen with profound regret, 

 in the developments made thereby, evidences of po- 

 litical and official corruption and the abuse of re- 

 sponsible positions by men of all political parties to 

 further personal ends, and we demand pure official 

 conduct, and the punishment of unfaithful public 

 men who, having betrayed the confidence freely ex- 

 tended to them, shall not, by any partisanship of 

 ours, be shielded from the disgrace of their acts ; 

 and we denounce all Credit Mubilier transactions, 

 whatever be their form. 



8. That when retrenchment is required to lighten 

 the burdens of taxation, and to continue the reduc- 

 tion of the public debt, the increase of salaries is 

 unwise ; that we condemn, without reserve, the vot- 

 ing for or receiving increased pay for services already 

 rendered ; and we demand that the provisions of the 

 late act of Congress, by which salaries were increased, 

 shall be promptly and unconditionally repealed. 



9. That we cordially welcome to our shores the 

 oppressed of all countries, and. remembering with 

 pleasure that adopted citizens have always proved 

 loyal to the flag or the republic, we favor such modi- 

 fication of the naturalization laws as will materially 

 shorten the time of probation before voting. 



On the 16th of June a new departure in 

 politics was taken by the Democratic Conven- 

 tion in Allen County, passing resolutions de- 

 claring that corruption in political parties had 

 become chronic, and that " both political par- 

 ties have demonstrated that they are powerless 

 to check or control the existing tendency tow- 

 ard the utter demoralization of the politics of 

 the country." An invitation was given to the 

 people of Ohio, without regard to past politi- 

 cal associations, to meet at Columbus in mass 

 convention on the 30th day of July, to take 

 snch action as the exigencies of the time de- 

 mand. In response fo that invitation, a con- 

 vention was held in Columbus, July 30th, 

 which was participated in by Democrats and 

 Liberals. Hon. T. E. Cunningham, of Allen 

 County, called the convention to order, and 

 George E. Pugh presided over the temporary 

 organization. Norton S. Townshend, of Lo- 

 rain County, was chosen president of the 

 convention. A ticket was put in nomination, 

 as follows : Governor, Isaac C. Collins (Dem- 

 ocrat), of Cincinnati ; Lieutenant-Governor, 

 A. Saunders Piatt (Liberal), of Logan County ; 

 Attorney-General, Seraphim Myers (Liberal), 

 of Stark County ; Judges of the Supreme 

 Court, P. B. Ewing (Democrat), of Fairfield 

 County, long term ; D. 0. London (Democrat), 

 of Brown, short term ; Board of Public Works, 

 James McBeth (Democrat), of Allen County ; 

 Treasurer of State, Jonathan Harshman (Dem- 

 ocrat), of Montgomery County ; Controller 

 of the Treasury, C. P. L. Butler- (Liberal), of 



