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Show ITLLVOI REPUBLICAN'S. A Platlorni Sous ContalnlDE the Old, Old Siorj. Springfield, III., 26, Tbe republi can slate convention met to day and took a recess lor a abort time Upon reassembling, none of tbe committees bmng ready to report, a speech was mde bv General Hurlbut, after hich the committee on permanent organization organi-zation reported C. E. L ppineott aa president, with a long list of vice president Candidau-a fur state superintendent of public inrttruetio-i were put in nomination, and irlurin was nominated on the second b v! t Tbe committee on platform mnde to' followi ng report: Our unfaltering faith in tbe principles prin-ciples and patriotism of tbe republi can party, state and national, and in iU permanent fitness and polity over all other parties to administer the government ot both state and nation wisely and successfully ; that the democratic party, being largely composed com-posed ol receut rebels and their oym-n&thir.orfl. oym-n&thir.orfl. nun not bn mifelv entrusted with the administration of affairs ol government; ttiat the partial MUccess of that party in congress, as well as in several ol the states, only shows its grossly partisan character and general incapacity and lack of honor and patriotism, for tbe financial system created by the repubhrau parly during the war, and in spite of the violent opposition of tbe democratic party, we eiprcss our unqualified admiration. admira-tion. By iU provisions the psople have been supplied with a larger amount of paper currency, stter aud more uniform iu value than they have ever before enjoyed. Tne credit of the' nation has steadily improved while both the priucipal aud interest of the public dent, aa well as ihel burdens of national taxation, have i st adily diminished. Such results can! only be produced by boneaty, economy and wisdom in the management of public afUirs. We are oppjeed to any further contraction ol greenback I currency, aud are in favor o I sucbj currency as can be maintained nl par with and convertible into coin at the will of tbe holder. Wo favor eucu currency beiug received for import duties, and deprecate the defeat of tne xkcuui bill for that purree by tbe demnnratic house of representative?. Tbe iit-rmanent poifie.ation ot the southern section "f the Union and complete protectioiy)f all inj citizens in all their civil, political, personal and properly righto, is a duty to which the party Blanda sacred ly pledged. Iu order to redeem thid pledge it placed the late amendments in the constitution of tbe United States, and upon the righteous basis ot said amendments it will go forward in tbe work of pacification until peace shall come through well doing and cootentment through justice; that the criminal code Bhall be amended for the protection of drpuaiiora iu Ba vines banks, by providing pro-viding lor the punisbmentof dishonest hank managers and fiually, b it resolved that those wbo preserved tbe country should govern it instead ot 1 those who attempted to destroy it. Tbe platform was unanimously adopted. General K. C. Smith waa nominated for slate treasurer on the secood ballot. The following are the nominations nomi-nations for clerks of the supreme court: Northern grand division, E F. Dutton; central division, M. B Converse; southern division, Aden Kuoph. |