The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-15
MIGHTY WIGwAM OF THE
NATIONAL UNION JOHNSON CONVENTION, ;
AUGUST Is, l 7. nj. J

MIGHTY WIGwAM OF THE
national UNION JOHNSON CONVENTION,
August l5 p. nj.
The Prayer.
The following prayer was offered up by the
Rev. DR.. HOlsinger, of Washington, Tenn.:-
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, Thou
hast been The dwelling-place for all generations,
before we were brought forth. Even from ever
lasting to everlasting - Thou art God, ana
in the name OF Thy Son, Jesus Christ, this time
we ask Thee for His sake to pardon all our SINS
In Thy Providence we have been brought
together here for a special purpose, and we
ask the kind Father to give us portion of His
Holy spirit on the present occasion, and that
Thou wouldst give us to feel the responsibilities
which rest upon us; and as millions In all future
time are to be affected for veal or for woe by
the doings of this Convention, may we be imbued
with Infinite wisdom.
May VIC feel glad that the storms of war have
passed by, and that we are permitted to be re-
united under the arch, and all our States to be
represented together.
We ask Thee, kind Father that the stars on
the field of our national emblem may be
cemented, and may be what it represents to be.
May our Union be permanent; may II be last
ing; and in order that this may be our success,
we ask Thee, kind Father, to give us the spirit
of our fathers, that their mantles may fall upon
as, and may the spirit OF l776 abide and dwell
among us III this Convention, and may God
bless us all together.
We ask Thee for temporal prosperity, that it
may rest upon the land. May peace reign every
where. May our fields produce in abun-
dance. MAY our goods he increased, and
may we appropriate them all to the
benetcent purposes OF promoting the good OF
our race and the glory of God. We now ask
Thee to bless our future Convention proceedings.
And especially we would ask Thy blessing to
rest upon the President of these United States;
give him the head and heart and hands to ac-
complish Thy mighty work, which Thou hast
haan nlpaep1 give him tO do.
And we pray Thee to encrcle us in Thy arms,
for we are all living creatures. In few years
we will be called, and we will sleep IN the
silence of the tomb, as our fathers do to-day.
Impress our hearts with the solemnlty of the
OCCASION; may we be honest men; may we act
slngly for the good the country and for Thy
glory; may we fear God, and keep His com
mandments, and when we come to be changed
from being in the world, may we die in peace
with all our fellow men, having faith in God,
and finally, through the blood of our Blessed
Redeemer, may we shout the song of triumph
at the right hand OF Thy Majesty on high
forever and fore7er. Anne
Report Called For.
delegate from Margland-I move that the
Committee on Organization report the officers
of this Convention. Carried.
Report of the Committee on Organiza-
tiOn.
will read the report of the Committee on
Organization
The Committee appointed to report officers
for the permanent organization OF the Conven-
tiOn report as follows -
For President.
James Doolittle, OF Wisconsin. (Tremendous
applause.)
Vlce-Presidents.
State of Maine, Leonard Wood; New Hamp
shire, Edwin Marsh; Vermont, Hiram Clark
Massachusetts, W. B. Hill; Rhode Island, Alfred
Anthony; Kentucky, Hon. o. F. Winchester
New York, Hon. James f. Paxton (cheers)
New Jersey, John Mershamberg CHEERS
Pennsylvania, Asa Packer (cheers)
Delaware, A. X. Stockwell Maryland, Genera
Packer; Virginia, Hon. John W. Poindexter
West Virginia, James Lerman; North Carolina
John A. Gilmer; South Carolina, Judge b. j
Wardlaw; Georgia, Richard F. Lyon; Florida
Judge Thomas Lindall; Mississippi, G. A. Childs
Louisiana, Cuthbert Bullitt; Texas, General an
ex-President E. &. Burnett; Tennessee, Thoma
A. r. Nelson; Alabama, George F. Hewsto
(cheers); Kentucky, Hon. J. W. Radway; Ohio
Hon. Rufus B. Haney; Illinois, E. X. Greene
Missouri, Hon. John Hogan (cheersl
Minnesota, Franklin Seal Wisconsin, Gi
bert Montgomery (cheers); Iowa, Et
ward johnson; Kansas, J. L. PendricB
California, William D Homan; Arkansas, Hor
George L. Corwin; District Columbia, Josep
H. Hoey; Dacotah, Judge ]. W. Turneri NJ
braska, George L. Miller; Colorado, Hon. B. !
Hill; Washington Territory, Ellwood Evan
(Cheers.)
Secretaries.
Maine, James Kane; New Hampshire, S.
Cutler; Vermont, George Fl. SimOnds; Mass
Chusetts, Charles Wright; Rhode Island, jaime
Parsons; Kentucky, James Hake; New Yorl
A. o. Perrin; New Jersey, Thomas Wilson
Pennsylvania A. Weaver; Delaware, J.
Clarke; Maryland, DR.. W. W. Watkins; virgini
Edward Singleton; West Virginia, Hem
W. Walker; North Carolina, s.
Patton; South Carolina, Jim Simon
Georgia, H. s, Creston; Mississippi, A. G. Mis
hern; Louisiana, A. W. Walker; Arkansas, Lou
Goodwin; Texas, ]. n. Lanner; Tennessee
John Miller; Alabama, John Daystree; Ke
tucky, M. H. Aslin; Ohio, e. Beaslin; Illinoi
JOhn Maginnis; Michigan, General John
Bark; Missouri, l.. Wilkinson; Wisconsin, Jof
n nnodwin. Inwa a. Packer.