The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-23

conservative man as the candidate of the
Convention. ~--
1t is utterly impossible to give any in
'dicatlon, at this writing. as TO who will
receive the nomination. The general i'm
preston, however, is that it will be either
SEWARD or LINCOLN. Pennsylvania op-
poses SEWARD, on the ground .hat he
cannot possibly carry that State. She is
willing, however, to take LINCOLN, or al
most any other man, although her move
ments are believed to be mainly to pro-
cure Mr.. CAMERoN's nomination. SEW
ARD, however, is the outside choice
Votes upon the cars, show that he is the
choice of large plurality of the people
The masses want a representative man,
and of course above and beyond all rep
resentative men stands Mr.. SEWARD
Defeat with him is preferred to victory,
where success would involve the least
abnegation of principle. With "Old
ABE" however, our standard would not
be lowered particle and as Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana and New Jersey pledge
him the vote which they say they cannot
give to SEWARD, | think he stands more
than an even chance for the nomination.
Part of the Iowa delegation will support
him from the first, while the remainder
will most probably SO for SEWARD. ~#~
The Convention met to-day - the
house being damned in every part, and
thousands remaining outside, unable to
get even standing -room-and at twelve
o'clock. was called to order by Gov.
MORGAN, of New York, Chairman of the
National Executive Committee. DAVID
WILMoT, of Pennsylvania, was appointed
Temporary Chairman, and was received
with much applause. Committees on
Credentials, Permanent Organization,
Order of Business, &C., were appointed,
when an adjournment took place until
five o'clock. At that hour the Conyen-
ton re assembled. when the Committee
on Permanent Organization reported
GEORGE AsHMUN, of Massachusetts, for
President of the Convention, and list OF
81 Vice Presidents and 26 Secretaries,
Mr.. ScHoLTE and w. B. ALLISON being
the Vice President and Secretary for
Iowa. PRESTON KING. of New York, and
CARL ScuuRz, of Wisconsin, were APP
pointed to conduct the President to the
Chair, who took his seat amid tremen-
dous applause, and afterwards made his
Acknowledgements in very happy speech.
An invitation to the Convention, and all
strangers, from the Chicago Board OF
Trade, to take an excursion on the Lake,
at six O'Clock, was then presented, but a
proposition to accept was voted down by
large majority. A pleasant little cpl
sode then took place. Mr.. JUDI, of Chi
cage, on behalf ola mechanic Of that city,
named c. G. THOMAS, presented to the
President of the Convention a gavel,
made from plank of the Lawrence, the
flag ship of Commodore PERRY at the
battle OF Lake Erie. His speech, in pre-
senting it, was an exceedingly happy one,
and elected unbounded applause through
out. A Committee on Platform was
then appointed, and the Committees on
Credentials and Order of Business not
being ready to report, the Convention ad-
journed to meet TO morrow at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ.
Iowa is pretty fully represented here,
and in con, ersation with sonIe gentle-
men, from different Sc ctions of the State
not be re-nominated for Secretary OIL
State, but that Judge TABoR's chances
for the nomination are very fair.
CHICAGO, Friday Evening. May 10.
The important work has been consum
mated and when l tell you that " Honest
Old ABE LINCOLN" of Illinois, and HAN
NIBAL HAMLIN, of Maine, who by the
force of his own ability and energy has
raised himself from the position OF a hum
BILE stone mason, to that of Governor of
his State. and United States Senator.
When tell you that these are the men
whom the Republicans have elected as
their standard bearers, in the coming
momentous contest, you will feel as | do,
that the work has been we'll done, and
that just as certainly as November rolls
around, just as certainly will thew be
elected the President and Vice President
Of the United States. But let me first
give you some account Of the proceed
ings of the convention.
My former letter closed with the first
days proceedings. On Thursday the
convention met at 10 o'clock A. N. Long
before the hour, the Wigwam was dense,
ly packed in every part, the galleries be-
ing filled with ladies. who throng the
several sessions, manifesting their inter
est in the cause by attending in thou
sands. At the opening of the proceed
ings, several invitations to the delegates
and to strangers to participate in projected
festivities were read. A communication
was also read, asking the President to
send some speakers to entertain 10000
and their wives outside of
the buildings. A lengthy debate ensued
on motion by Bows of Massachusetts,,
amended by Mr.. WILaor, of Pennsy.ya
MIA, to refer the report on credentials,
back to the committee, to ascertain what
number of votes Delaware, MARYLAND.
Virginia. Kentucky, Texas and the Ter
ritories were entitled TO in the conyen-
lion. 1t was contended that it was not
ust that few persons residing in one or
two districts OF State representing no
should have the power to
cast the full vote of State. In this way
e.,