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Show The MnsNaeliuNcitn Republican Republi-can Convention. Worcester, 29. On the first formal ballot' Adams hwl 253 votes, Loring, 332, Rice, 40T. Rice was nominated on the third ballot. Resolutions were adopted reaffirming reaffirm-ing the principles and record of the republican party, and denying tho charge that it is seeking to keep alive the war issues, condemning and promising to call against all corrupt candidates for office; calling for an improved civil service reform, until every corrupt or incompetent office-bolder office-bolder is driven from oihee; recognizing recog-nizing no antagonism between capital capi-tal and labor, but lavor the development develop-ment of the resources of capital and labor alike, honor, rigid economy, temperance, and Btrict enforcement of all laws, congratulate the republican republi-can administration on iU reduction of the public debt the past year, express ex-press gratitude to President Grant for his veto of the inflation bill, are joyful joy-ful over the happy progress of the southern states towards peace and reconciliation, oppose a third presidential presi-dential term, deprecate aDd denounce inn irredeemable currency, aud condemn con-demn nidation in the strongest terms. Horatio G. Knight wus nominated for lieutenant-governor by acclamation; acclama-tion; for treasurer, Charles Endicott; auditor, Julius L. Clark; attorney-general, attorney-general, Chas. R. Train; aecrelary of state, H. B. Pierco. Tho convention adjourned ainc die. |