The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-15
The conservative Nsmisee FOR Go.

mated him, Mr.. Hoffman was spoken OF as
follows, by A. Oakley Hall, ESQ.,:
And I feel, Mr.. Chairman and gentle
man of the Convention, that the great heart
of the metropolis throbs responsive to the
public accent of my voice when / ask this
| Convention to inscribe upon its advancing
banners Of advancing conservatism the
name Of q gallant knickerbocker cham-
pion-a name, sir, that has peen made
many times illustrious In the history OF
these States, in the halls of your Legisla-
ture, In the halls Of Congress, at the bar,
on{the bench In word, throughout the
circle Of this Empire State, from the Hud-
son 10 Lake Erie-the name Of cham
pion who Is connected with an eminent
family, and who Is endowed with all the
virtues they possess. He springs from a
family whose name in this State has never
been connected with vice, public or pri-
vate; champion in whose lexicon no such
word as "fail" can be found. [Cheers.l
His name is that ola Christian gentleman
q young, rising statesman; a man who
has not only been born under lucky star
for it appears that politicians love to
dwell under that star-but he has lived
under it, and his family believe that he will
conquer under it if his name be placed
upon these advancing banners. The gen.
tleman whose name | ask to have put in
nomination is lawyer, Mr.. Chairman, of
your own stamp, and he had not passed his
thirtieth year before he was placed upon
the bench ana there he conducted him.
self to the satisfaction Of every one. In
the darkest hour Of the country, when
Horace Greeley was begging the rebels for
peace, the Republicans placed him, Demo-
crat though he was, in that high position,
and he was unanimously elected to that
high office, having been previously elected
| against all the expectations of his friends.
| They elected him last yeart to q still higher
position. They took him from the bench
and made him chief magistrate, and as
such he has illustrated all the virtues /
have spoken of. His name is now house,
hold word. In the recent reception of the
gallant Grant and the patriot johnson, and
in the presence of that man who, in tho
process of diplomacy, has done much
for the suppression of the rebellion-I
refer to William Ii. Seward-did you not
see by his speech that he rose with the
occasion in q statesmanlike manner,
while President johnson was describing
the political condition Of the country, by
his able vindications Of public and private
virtues? But why do detain you? Let
inc name him to you. You will see him:
you know him. now place before you
for nomination for Governor Of this State
this man of lucky star, of lucky destiny
the champion of your young men, the
champion of the great principles you have
met here to-day to vindicate, and who will
stump your State in support of them, and
name to you this young champion-John
T. Hoffman. Loud cheers
LADY's REASON.
A lady of New York city was heard to
declare the other day that Mr.. Hoffman
ought to be elected "because he's such
handsome man, and wears a dress-coat so
splendidly."
AN IRIsHMAN's REASON.
An enthusiastic Irishman, pressing for
ward, uttered the following original and
wbole-hearted remark: "Bedad, didn't
Bridget and l name our last boy-he's six
months old, your honor-John Hoffman,
and didn't his worship send us present
when tould him Nv it And now won't
| vote for him! Yis, twice av / can. Sure,
whose Acclamation That's the man
that put up the Mayor for Governor. Sure
he was nominated by Acclamation.' Be-
gorra, Acclamation IS bully boy!'
HOW THE MASSES REGARD THE NOMINATION.
The pedestrian thousands in New York
discussed the nominations yesterday with
audible vigor and equal variety of view.
Every Democrat was of course confident
and pleased, and not genuine Union man
but pledged his utmost to make the cleo
tion of Mr.. Hoffman certain. In fact, his
election was generally conceded, and the
prediction of majorities absorbed CONVEX
sation.
The German Democratic Union Associa-
ton, at the Steuben House, on the Bow
cry, were overjoyed that Mayor Hoffman,
whom they so much esteem as the opponent
of excise tyranny, had been chosen, and
drank to his success multitudinous kegs of
the immortal beverage. Mr.. John j..
Freedman, president of the association,
has made arrangements to have all the
German democracy fully represented in
the grand meeting Of the 18th. Their
unanimity for Hoffman is finality.
Strangers observing the gala-day looks
Of the city stopped to ask the cause, and
were told by many, enthusiastically antici-
pating the result of the election, "that John
I. Hoffman had been elected Governor ofthis
State-the best man in the country by a
long shetland won't he straighten things
out? rather guess so.'-WOrld.