The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-08
THE PROCEEDINGS OF TIE CONVENTION

BALTIMORE, Juno Z, 1904
The National Union Convention assembled this morning
In the Front street theatre
The building was tastcfuy decorated and fitted up for
the occasion The galleries fes,ooned with ags and
entire stage thrown open. This done BY the
City Council Of Baltimore.
The Presidents chair was elevated platform ~
the extreme end Of the stage, under canopy Of flags
There was STAFF Of pages attendance, who
were decorated with trcolored badges.
There also considerable number OF telegraph
sengers 10 attendance, whose duty IL 20 convey
dispatches direct from the reporters tables TO the tse
graphic Instruments in the Hobbies.
The doors Of the theatre opened eleven O'Clock and
the building soon commenced nlng up with delegate
and spsctatOrs-hs latter being admitted only 70 the
galleries.
The dress circle was reserved for the ladies.
There nearly six hundred delegates present, IN
GLIDING many from the remote Territoriss.
New Mexico has sent delegation, consisting Of Hons.
John Watts Francis Psrea and Joshua Jones, Jr.
The band Of the Second United States regmsDs from.
Fort MoHenry, stationed In the gallery and u
they opened with the performance Of grand overture.
The building was dsnssly packed from Vie lower eeor
10 the ceiling.
sYEscH OF HON. EDWIN D. MORGAN.
Hon. Epwu D. NonGAS, Of New York, Chairman Of
the National Union Executive Committee called the Con.
vsntion 70 order and spoke - follows-
NnmRs o. IN CoSvUrlo0:-It y . little more than
eight years since resolved 10 form national party,
70 be conducted upon tbs principles and policy which
been established and maintained hy those lualrous
ssatssmsn-deorgs Warrington and Thomas Jefferson
convention hsA 10 PnlAdsphia under the shade Of
the trees that surround the Hall Of hdepcndence, and
candidates lFssmout and Dsytou were there nominated
who had ospoused and were 70 maintain 10.
But the Stale OF Pspnsy gave ~ electoral vote 70
James Buchanan ana The election Of 1858 lest Moth.
Ing daunted By Defeat determined 10 fight "on
tbb line" not only .all summer" but four
summers and four winters, and In 1880 the
party banner again unfurlsd with the names Of
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamln Inscribed thereon
This time 10 SUCCESSFUL but with success came the
rebellion and with the rebellion, OF course, war; and
vsrterrible and cruel war-has continued up to the
present time whom necessary under our constitution,
10 prepare for another Presidential election Is for this
highly responsible purpose that you are oday assembled
II not my duty my purpose 10 indicate any general
plan OF action By this Convention, but trust may be
permitted TO say that in view of The dread re-
alties Of che past and what passing at this
moment, tho fact that the bones Of our soldiers arc
bleaching In every state Of the Unon and with the uf
he knowledge OF the further fact that tbs has AZ been
caused By slavery the party OF which you, gentemen,
are the dsegatsd and only representatives, VIII M snort
Of sccomplshng he great mission unless amcux ne other
resolves shall declare for such On amendment Of the
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