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JUfomg tpttt. V. . O-lelnl Pop" for Oregon. SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1874. The Republican State Conven lion which met at Salem on the 8th instant, made the following nominations: For Governor, J. C. Tolman,of Jackson county; Con gress Uichard Williams, Esq., of Multnomah ; Secretary of State, C. M. Foster, of Baker; Treasurer, D. G. Clark, of Benton; Printer, K. M. Waite, of Marion; superin tendent of Public Instruction, L. L. Rowland, of Wasco. The District nominations were; 2d District, John Kcbay for Judge; F. A. Chenoweth for District Attorney; A. M. Wiiham tor Joint Senator. 3d, N. B, Hum phreyfor District Attorney. 4th, W. Cary Johnson for Judge; J. C. Moreland for District Attorney. 5th, J. C. Cartwright for District Attorney. At Portland on Tuesday last, the little band ot crusaders composed of fifteen ladies, were arrested on com- nlaint of a saloon keeper. waiter Moffett, by Chief Lappeus, on the charge of "wilfully and unlawfully conducting themselves in a disor derly maimer by singing and pray iug on the sidewalk, on First street, whereby the peace and quiet ot the city was disturbed." The arrest created the wildest excitement; the husbands, brothers and friends of the fair prisoners demanding an im mediate hearing or an unconditional release, Judge Denny decided to proceed in the matter at once, and City Attorney Mulkey was hunted up and the Court called to order. Air. 0. W. Parrish appeared lor the ladies, filing a general demurrer taking the position that singing and praying was a devotional exercise, and that under the Constitution of the I'nited State every person was at liberty "to worship God accord ing to the dictates of his own con science," and that the complaint, upon its face, alleged a statement of facts that could not amount to dis orderly conduct Judge Denny promptly sustained the demurrer, aud discharged the lad es, who quietly filed out the court room and proceeded to the saloon of Geo. F. Greene, where they sang and prayed about three quarters of an hour. Several other saloons were visited by them during the afternoon. The ladies are 6till firmer in their resolve to continue the crusade, claiming many good results so far. Work on the Olympia & Tenino Railway commenced on the 7th at Olympia, the citizens turning out en masse, closing up every place of business and' devoting Che entire day to hard work on the grade. The ladies of the city .provided re freshments tor the entire toroe. After a session of one hundred days, the Legislature of California has adjourned. It failed entirely to meet the expectations of the peo ple of California in regard to legis lation looking to the- regulation of freights ttnd fares on railroads. ' V.f , ' The Massachusetts Senatorial contest attil continues with about . U ' K. ,ttok: Dawes 96, 81, 'Curtis 71, Adams 16, -Je-ttffing mi , i. tJiMft Haft , - j i j j Platform Adoptrd. BV TIIK KKITRMCAN STATE CONVEN TION AT SALEM, APRIL, 8, 1874. Resolved, 1. The Republican party of the State ot Oregon, in convention assembled, declare tliat the end of Gov ernment is to secure equal and exact justice to all its citizens with as little infringement as possible uiH'ii muivia ual freedom ; that the government of the people by me people unci ior rne people, Interpreted aud foreshadowed by the Declaration of Independence as the true American idea : that this idea can only be realized by the election of honet and capable men to public office, and by conducting public affairs with strict prudence andin accordance with the sound and approved maxims of business and political economy. 2. That party organizations are useful and necessary, but that while we arc proud of the birth ami history of the Republican party, we recognize no such allegiance to political associa tions as shall prevent our fair and can did criticism ot tne nets of all public men, and tliat every case of negligence, wastefulness or dishonesty on tne part of those having control ot public mon ey, ought to be promptly investigated and severely punished, without -fear or favor ; that we expect of our State leg islator and State officers, the strictest integrity and economy, the largest possible relief from the burden of tax ation, the maintenance of public edu cation, the preservation of the purity and freedom of the ballot box, the en forcement of such laws as will secure to all entitled to suffrage, the right to its exercise and such as will at the same time exclude all fraudulent vot ing. 3. That wo insist upon Hie right and duty of the State to control every franchise of whatever kind it grants, and while we do not wish that any in justice shall be done to the individual or corporation investing capital or in dustry in enterprises of this kind, we yet demand that no franchise shall be granted which is prejudicial to the public, in which the rights and inter ests of the State and the people are not carefully and fully guarded. 4. Tliat while we recognize the full right of every citizen to express and act upon his convictions tixm all ques tions of public or State interest, no person holding a Federal or State office has the right to seek to influence the action of his subordinates by exciting their fears of loss of placelf their opin ions or actions shall differ from bis own, aud that we are opposed to all interference or participation by them in the conventions of the people for the nomination of their candidates tor office. 8. That we are desirous of political reform, and for honest economy and purity in all official administration. That to secure this is the duty ot every citizen ; that to this end every good man should (eel bound to participate in politics, and to make an end of bad men forcing their elections by securing a party nomination. That we believe there are as good men in the Republi can party as out of it, and only the best men should be nominated lor office, and only such are entitled to receive the support of the people. 6. Tliat we sympathize with every movement to. secure for agriculture and labor their due influence, interest and rights, and the Republican party will be their ally in every just effort to attain that end. 7. That the interests of this State demand in its commercial relations with the other States of the Union, both present and prospective, and will warrant a liberal expenditure on the part ot our National Government in fhn t mi nrni'umoi if ii f mil li-i dti i- on1 of our channels, and it is the fine pol-' icy of our people that tliey should be so represented in Congress as shall the most effectively secure this result. 8. Tlrnt true economy in the man agement ot public lands of the United States, as well as the settlement of our vast domain and the development of its resources, tiemaniis liberal grants oi tne puouc lands to am in tne con struction. Of railroads and other public works, with such limitations and re strictions as will secure the ultimate sale to actual settlers. 9. That we are in favor of Congres sional aid to the Portland. Dalles and Salt lke Railroad ; tor the improve ment ot the Columbia river at the Dalles and Cascades; to aid the exten sion of the Oregon Central Railroad from St. Joe. through the counties of l'oik and Benton, to its Junction with the Oregon and California Railroad, and the improvement of the Willam ette river. 10. Ibat we favor Congressional aid for the construction or n Wagon road from some point in Rogue river valley to tin nearest practicable point on the coast and that we favor the immediate construction of a good and serviceable wagon wad along the son bank of tlie Columbia river from the mouth of Sandy Co the Dalles. - ' 11. That we are opposed to the purchase or leasing by this State of the canal and locks at the foils of the Wil lametterlw. vj j . ? u".' 11 That wetaBMd the repeal of tlie litigant law, Portland Police bill, the Oitcomtitutioaal, . inarpHdag emoluments ant salaries of State and Judicial officers, frtfimmsitw the fees of clerks and sheriffs, arid the tnod! tkaUon of tfee ibooLtawi mi as to relieve the people of the school book monopoly. II. That we are In fervor of fhe speedy payment In full of aH jnst claims or citizens and volunteers for supplies furnished snd services ren dered In tlie suppression ol Indian hos tilities in Southern Oregon in uie years 1872 and 1873. 14. That we are in favor of such "legislation to regulate the sale of in toxicating liquors as will restrain the abuses growing out of indiscriminate license, and operate as a needful check upon the growing evils of intemper ance. 15. That we are in favor of open ing Wallowa vallev to settlement. , JAMES CHAMBERS, Chairman Committee. ('row for Uranfcem. The late Democratic State Con vention resoluted strongly for the "farmer's movement," and then to show how far their sympathy really extended towards the farmer, they placed upon their ticket three law yers, one printer, one merchant and one minister of the gospel entirely iguoring the claims of the class of people they had so recently ex pressed so much sympathy for. Any of those six offices, with the exception, it may be, of the office of State Printer, could have just as well been filled by farmers. The delegates to the Democratic State Convention seemed to think the agricultural class of Oregon are willing that the average politician and time-server shall hold all the offices of honor and trust, if the Conventions putting them in nom ination will only pass resolutions of sympathy! Ir the estimation of Watkinds, G rover & Co., crow is all the farmers want, aud therefore the ring gobbled all the turkey and kindly tiirew the crow to the Pat rons of Husbandry. We are in clined to think that so much crow has sickened the farmers, and that the June election will prove it. Everybody has heard of Harry Meiggs, the Railroad King of South America. Harry disappeared from San Erancisco years ago, very sud denly, leaving a number of people minus a great many thousand dol lars which had been entrusted to him for safe keeping; In his railroad contracts in Chili and Peru he amassed a colossal fortune, aud those whom he had defrauded in California were repaid every farth ing. It would seem that bis career in California made him amenable to the laws, and as ilarry probably wished to return, his friends and ad mirers introduced and passed a law relieving him from anest and trial for past misdeeds. Gov. Booth took the broad ground that Harry Meiggs, the wealthy railroad con tractor, should be held just as ac countable to the offended laws as though he were a poor man without a friend or a dollar, and he vetoed the law. The Legislature passed the law over the head of the Gov ernor, and Meiggs now has the im munity he desires. Every now and then as Grover perambulates over the State speech ifying, some impertinent Democrat puts hard questions to him ques tions that cause the Governor a mighty deal of trouble. This ask ing questions of Grover, expecting an answer, is the highth of folly, for every school boy in the State is aware of the fact thai Grover dare not answer any question of moment until he has asked the advice of Bill Watkinds. The Sentinel observes that if the temperance crusade meets with any success at all in this State, it will prove the death knell of Democracy. What Wm Bone at Nnlem. Elsewhere in the Register will be tlmnd the platform adopted, and the nominations made, by the lie publican citato Convention at SaLm on Wednesday. We have but little space and less time in which to give our view of the action ot the Con tention, tnis week. Of the nomi nees we shall speak briefly. Rich ard Williams, Esq., the nominee for Congress, is a young man who has already made his mark, and takes rank among the foremost lawyers in the State. It eleeted he will make an efficient, working memU'r, accomplishing much good for Orci'on. J. C. Tolmau. of Jackson, is unknown to us. He is highly recommended as an able, up right, conscientious man, who once made an excellent County Judge for Jackson county. He is a stock raiser, and is said to bo always ready to ''back up" his judgment on the winning horse; and as an evidence ot his excellent judgment as a horseman, it is said that Tol man has never yet put up on t'le wrong horse. C. M. Foster, Cie nominee for Secretary of .Itate hails from Baker county; he is personally unkown to us, but wc suppose he is qualified to till the jiosition to wliich he aspires as well as his opponeut at least. Dave Clark, of Clark & Wyatt, hardware merchants of this city, a resident at present of Cor- vallis, enjoys a good reputation, and would doubtless take as good care of the State's coin as anv one. E. M. Waite, of Marion county, candidate for State Printer, enjoys the reputation of having always been a consilient Republican. At the last city election in Salem, and at the previous one also, he ran as an Independent candidate for Coun cilman against the regular Republi can nominee. It is charged that he has always had "conscientious scru ples" about voting a straight ticket, and therefore has generally voted for men, not principles. This is a good record, certainly, if true. lie certainly is, as a printer, far better qualified to till the position than his opponent, Mr. Brown. Trof. I. L. Rowland, of Wasco, candi date for Superintendent of Public In struction, we know nothing of what ever, and therefore shall say noth ing. The ticket as a whole is a fair one, much better, in point of talent and honesty, we think, than the Democratic. Should the Taxpay ers endorse any portion of the ticket, that portion will lie elected. We await the action of next Wednes day's Convention before predicting general results. 'Hie other day Grover remarked to a Democrat, when asked for his opinion as to the result of the can vass, that there was an "undercur rent now at work amdng the people that he was afraid of. It the Peo ple really intend to have a say, then I have little hopes for the Demo cratic ticket." This is tlie substance if not the exact words of the Gov ernor. He sees the handwriting on the wall, but is compelled by Ms masters to continue the canvass, much against his will. Connecticut has gone Democratiq as usual. The Senate stands 17 Democrats and, 4 Republicans; House, 143 Democrats, 96 Repub licans and Independents. Secretary Richardson said on the 6th thai When he decides to retire from the Treasury be will notify the public, 3e Peter Andrew Hanzek, the Ger man astronomer, is dead. Luttrell is gathering much start ling testimony regarding the opera tions of the California Postal Con tract Ring. A teaiful disease similar to dip. theria has made its appearance among the children of Willard City, Utah. It inflame the throat so that in a short time breathing be comes a death-struggle. There is a report that ex-Judge Ilogeboom, General Appraiser of the port of New York, is about to resign, and Alexander R. Ketchum is to he appointed his successor. The Directors of the Chicago and Canada Southern Railroad are considering measures for the com pletion of their road, and will issue bonds as soon as satisfactory prices can be obtained. Efforts are being made for a com bination in the Senate to defeat in flationists. It is still nncertain. therefore, that the scheme will suc ceed for increasing legal tender and National Bank circulation, each by tour hundred millions, unless accom panied by some plan looking to ward a gradual contraction. A New York World's Washing, ton special says it is confidentially stated that the President is prepar ing a secial message to Congress on finance, calling their attention to his views as formerly expressed in favor of redemption and the pledge given by Congress in the Public Credit Act of 1869. Frank Smith's profit under the Washington King Contract, which he held by assignment from his agent Colton, is proved to have been over $25,000 in the construct ing offences. Colton fi3s produced Smith's books and testified fully, so Smith can remain in California on the duties ot the Indian Peace Com mission. From Spain we learn that the first active operations before Bilboa since March 28th were resume- on the 3d of April with the bomtard ment of Abanta. Serrano is reor ganizing his forces, and the Carlists are strengthening their positions. A letter from Mazatlsn, dated March 15th, announces that about halt the children of that place had died of small pox, aud the whole community was in mourning. Similarly frightful reports have been received from other cities in the interior. The Mexican Pacific coast is rendered unusually un healthy this season by the miasma from the inundated plains, the rains of the Autumn of 1873 bavins: lasted much longer than in most years. The Board of Directors of the Pacific -Mail Steamship Company, at a meeting yesterday, concluded, in view of the unusual demand now made upon their carrying capacitv on the l'acific coast, to enter into a contract for building four new iron Steamers of such capacity as to iner t the increasing business. Of these new shifts it is anticipated that two will lie constructed by John Roach, bnildor of the ( 'it; o f Fvjciny and others of the line, rhfl remauim, contracts will be awarded to other builders. Mr. Stearns, one of the Cormni siouers of Charities, says Tweed w in the safest and most strictly guard ed portion uf the primin, from which he could not escape unless twenty two keepers, constantly on ijnard, were bribed. Furthermore, lie d.H uot think it devolved upon the Commissioners to wake a martyr of Tweed, or to exercise any unneces sary severity toward him during hi term of imprisonment. Foster . Dewey, formerly TweedV private Secretary and now lib bUsiileM agent, says the room occupied by Tweed is certainly morooointortabU than the cell, but its furniture .was not worth more than $50.