The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-09
: controversy, becoming bitter and morn

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wards breaE nm with CHALLENGES passing back ana form
The 1noyer ~ IN am ndment, seeing the no 40 An
diilcuIty announcea that he did not IN that proposIo
ask tho convention 70 He simply asked tha, ho S,
saw tina, they had confds nee in Johnsons ability, ntep
rity and patriotism. That , ~, ~. soI , wa
In Johnson and in order a, "a them out OF the dem
ma in vot ng IA they thought lakeu on 'hAt ques
ton he would withdraw the am. "ainsn NJ .o,,,.u
presented by the committee wbsa was, " anything
more stormy than before, the Char deciding IN ever,
point in OF the friends OF the r OFT Oh the Dom
mittee One delegate desired to strike o, ONE portion
the resolution another moved % postpone iLNenhteV
Various schemes were rosorod TO To proven, Its passage
Finally the tdo turned towards ordering the evioui
question on is passage This Increased the com uon
and amidst the tumut the Chair decided that tho pro
vious question had been ordered.
A vote finally reached tho resolution direcs (,
which resulted In its adoption by large vote, there
being only twenty one votes In the negative
The other resolutions, endorsing Secretary Stanton
and calling upon Senator Cowan 10 resign his seat In the
Senate were unanimously adopted, including the nppro
val OF the action OF the Union members In Congress.
RECEPTION or THE CURTIN RESOLUTION.
The applause which followed the reading Of the resolu
ton endorsing Governor Curtin greater than that
OF any OF the others This appeared 10 specially please
all sides Next To that tho resolution In regard
the Monroe doctrine showing very concusively that
ths was not mere sentiment but something that they
were In earnest about
ENDORSING JOHNSON
The opposition To the Johnson resolution came entlrely
from tho friends OF Ketcham and oorhead Tho friends
OF Geary all supported the resolution Il FROM the
TO be more intimate with the General than insist
ed upon making Il stronger than tho committee had
Exported IT, but they that there trying
and we're willing To take tho commirec resolution.
After tho whole thing had been settled and the
nominations made the best OF feeling existed Mcssrs
Kctcham and Moorhcad both made speeches, giving
their assent to tho nomination. Harmony then pre-.
vailed, and the and tumult IRON their cnlhuEia
excelled that which existed when they wfangling
about endorsing Andrew Johnson
When tho convention had concluded Its labors every
body seemed to DO happy with tho result, all sidoe
% N
siasm In this happy Jubiant and rejoicing mood tho
convention about nine r. NJ adjourned
The polt al campaign In tho Keystone State Il now
fully inauguratcd. The second Tuesday Of October will
record tho result OF the contest.
HAaRsBuHc, Ma-cn .. 1864
covoprs MISTAKE.
II has now TRANSFERRED TINT the Hon John Covodc
made mistake and delivered tho wrong speech yester
day. 1t Is said that he prepared speeches 10
congratulate tho convention tho nomination. of Geary
and another to deliver when elected chairman BY
peculiar circumstance hs euogy OF Geary tho only
speech OF the two that no could recall and he delivered
that
GEARY's RIAL POSITION.
Whatever may be said about General Gcary's position,
there is installing tho fact thnt he " In sympathy
with President Johnsons policy The fact that all the
OF the President In the Convention supported hun
aud tbs fact that the supporters of both other
candidates made all the opposition to tins endorsement
OF Johnson IA evidence that his feelings incline that
platform TO suit himself il would have been pointed In
It's approval Of the veto But the question haro
arises how viii tho fact that he approved and accepted
the platform az II stands In his speech OF acceptance
Affect real sentiments win he like Buchanan, loose
himself in the platform still his
timentsY
cHATsAS TIE COMMITTEE
II II understood thai Hon John Cessns Chairman OF
tho tate Central Committee last year viii be celected
tie cha this year This - good sign, for his
speeches in the convention and his sentiments
conservative He Is the person who issued tho nd.
dross during the last year against suffrage
which aroused the anger Of the rad calls and drew upon
his head the abuse OF tho New York T,Ibyne II APP
poniment therefore, indicates that General GcRry intends
To make his ght 'or the conservative vote In the riair
ana farther that he dces not consider that the state o
PcnnsyIyanla has become radicalcd converted to
the stevens creed THIS selection Of tho chairman OF
the committee under tho resolution of the Convention
~ made by the President of the Convention after
suation with tho nominee for Governor, undgr tho
understanding that the person whom General Gcary
shall Indicate u 10 DO the His selection H. there
fore, significant
Several military olcera were here In attendance upon
the Convention; among tho number General fteedmnn,
who IN understOod 10 be here special envoy from the
President 10 watch events
The excitement has cooled down. and all parties
manifest perfect satisfaction In the Passion hay
ing given way To reason, they are IN much better
temper than yesterday.