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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1872
Page
2
The Indiana Republican State Convention yesterday nominated General Thomas M. Browne of Randolph county for governor. The choice surprised many outsiders who expected General Ben Harrison or Hon. G. G. Orth to receive the nomination.
The National Prohibition Convention in Columbus Ohio nominated James Black of Pennsylvania for President and Rev John Russell of Michigan for Vice President after completing its regular business and proceedings yesterday.
Between 1851 and 1871 the British Government's income reached 7.16 billion dollars while expenditures were 7.23 billion, creating a deficit of 63 million. Pre 1851 consolidated debt stood near 4 billion, yet Consol bonds remain solid due to timely interest payments.
The National Labor Reform Convention in Columbus Ohio closed its two day session by nominating President and Vice President candidates Judge David Davis of Illinois and Governor Joel Parker of New Jersey. The action is seen as largely formal to give the group a national presence.
Cincinnati held the Ohio River Improvement Convention to press Congress for navigation aids on inland waters. The report notes the need for lights and buoys to protect life and property on rivers carrying vast freight and passenger flows, contrasting coastal funding with inland neglect. Captain Samuel J. Hale chaired the committee report urging informed congressional action.
A historical echo urges robust aids to navigation on the Ohio River to fix reliable pilots as pillars of flame by night and cloud by day and to defend navigability against railroad bridges and corporate encroachments. It condemns Steubenville bridge as a public nuisance and upholds the public right to use the river despite corporate leases.
The piece portrays a figure named Gage as a singular number and a political pawn for the Democrats in Crawford county. It says he was elected as a Republican and chosen as a Democrat, often does not vote or pairs with himself, and is described with varied nicknames reflecting unpredictability.
The piece notes Gage’s inconsistent political stance as a sound Republican at times and a radical Democrat at others. It recalls his votes on Sherman and Kemp-Sayler and his unusual amending of the record. It concludes with a light jab comparing him to a green gage amid horticultural puns.
The Indiana Republican State Convention met at the Academy of Music and was called to order at 10 o clock by Colonel John W Foster who announced the call to proceed with business with as little formality as possible. The Committee on Organization and Rules was instructed to report at once with Morton C Hunter as President and a slate of vice presidents and a secretary listed.
The Indiana Republican convention chose General Browne as governor nominee after a two ballot process, with Harrison Orth and others failing to secure a majority. Speakers urged unity, pledged support for Union veterans, and outlined a platform backing federal authority, tariff reform, economy, and anti corruption while opposing further land grants to railroads.
The document outlines party stances opposing corporate influence in elections, supporting labor rights and canal reform, endorsing Gov. Conrad Baker, and backing Grant and Colfax for president and vice president. It notes a soldier land grant resolution and records Gen. Thomas M. Browne's biography and career.
Washington notes report political skirmishes as Hale proposes free salt and coal, Dawes objects, and the House votes 153 to 88 to repeal duties on tea and coffee. Editors deride reform measures while praising civil service reform advocates Perry and Shellabarger. Ku Klux inquiry report discussed with printing orders.
The narrative recounts a heated House debate with vivid recollections of shouting, gavel strikes, and a packed gallery. It notes a motion to expunge objectionable language from a report and the majority’s tight vote, alongside remarks about Halstead and perceptions of the press and politics.
Granville Moody of Cincinnati writes that his wife and two daughters have used the Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine for six years. He praises the round even stitch, light operation, low noise, and durable workmanship. He notes three machines in use in his family and offers unqualified commendation.
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