Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19
RUTLAND HERALD.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1867.

Tbs REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CoSvRN'
nog, The National Union Republican
Executive Committee, appointed st the
Baltimore Convention in 1864, met on
Wednesday at Wizards Hotel, Washing
ton, Gov. Ward of New Jersey presiding.
New England was represented by l.. T.
Massey Of Maine, John q. Clark OF New
Hampshire, W. O. Claim OF Massschu.
sets, Thos. G. Turner OF Rhode Island,
Ii. II. Stsrkwesther OF Connecticut and
A, B. Gardner q Vermont. There was
quite contest as 70 where the next
Nominating Convention should be held,
and itwas finally narrowed down TO Chi
eago Cincinnati and t.Louis. Those who
preferred ST. Louis finally changed their
aase 20 Chicago, and that city was Sc
lected, Some wanted to fix the time Of
holding the Convention as early as Feb
ruary -, while Others We're for having
il as late as July. The Goth OF May was
slnally selected.
The Chairman, with 4 few others, had,
before the committee met, adverted to
discarding the word Republican" and
calling q " National Union Conventions"
out this reconstruction OF the name OF
the party was not generally approved
and 1t was abandoned. MIR. Greeley had
quite long document which he pro.
posed for adoption, and other members
o. the committee had their ideas on the
currency, suffrage and other topics
which they desired to have Incorporated
into call or an address. 1t was finally
voted that call be drafted by sub.
committee composed of Messrs. Par
Vance Of Pennsylvania, Greeley of New
York, Smithers OF Delaware, Clafiin OF
Massachusetts,, and Fowler OF Tennessee.
On re- assembling the call drafted by the
subcommittee was adopted without a
dissenting voice, and is as follows:
National Union republican conven-
ton The undersigned, constituting the
national committee designated by the
convention held at Baltimore on the 9TH
OF June, 1864, do appoint that nation.
al convention Of the Union Republican
party be held at the city of Chicago,
Ill, on Wednesday, the Goth of Nav |
next, at II o'clock M, for the purpose OF |
nominating candidates for the offices of |
President and Vice. President of the |
United States. Each State in the United |
States is authorized to be represented in
said convention by the number of dele
gates equal to twice the number of SEN
ators and representatives to which such
State is entitled in the national Congress.
We invite the cooperation Of all citizens
who rejoice that our great civil war has
terminated In the discontinue Of the re-
Dellion, who would hold fast the unity
and integrity Of the republic, and main
tain its paramount right to defend to
the uttermost its own existence, gheth-
er imperiled by secret conspiracy or
armed force, and of all friends Of an eco
nomical administration of the public
expenditure, Of the complete extirpaClva
Of the principles and policy of slavery,
and ofthe speedy reorganization Of those
States whose governments were de-
stroyed by the rebellion, and the perma-
nent restoration to their proper practical
relations with the United States in &C
cordance with the true principles of re-
publican government.
The call is signed by Gov. Marcus L.
Ward of New Jersey, chairman of the
committee, and by all the members,
those who were present having authori-
ty to act for those who were not. The
committee adjourned sine die!