The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-30

Grant aud Colfaz at Chicago oh-the @osh
inst
The Convention proceeded 20 nOminate
a President, aud the name of Grant was Of
/ fered by Gen. Logan, and was received Win
unexampled enthusiasm. While the con-
vention stood cheering, dove coi0red IN
stripes of red, white and blue, was let loose
/ by a lady and few about the hall ne
band played Hail to the Chief with spirlss,
and the throng made the building shake with
shouts.
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.
As the States, one after another, cast solid
/ votes for Grant they were cheered by the
multitude, and some of the pithy remarks
ACCOMMODATING the vote were very happy.
| Connectieut, for example, unconditIona!ly
surrendered her twelve votes; Georgia
! through Gov Brown, brought down the
house with his well-put announcement OF
eighteen votes, from men, some OF whom
4 were original secessionists; Mississippi, re-
pudiating the traitor Davis, voted fer the pa
/ tri0t; Missouri, demanding Grant on radI-
cal platform, declared her desire satisfied;
! South Carolina, the homo of Calhoun, with
/ forty thousand Republican majority, Joined
! heart and hand with Massachusetts, and
! Tennessee pledged herself never again to
/ propose such a traitor as Johnson The
/ vote was closed-every delegate for Grant,
I
enthusiasm, certainly never excelled, for
nearly half an hour. The cheers, the songs,
the national airs by the band, and the shouts
of the multitude, drowned all thoughts Of
! business.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
The convention might then have adjourned
with good days work well done, but every
motion to that effect was drowned In shouts
of Z" no, no, and calls for business. The
nominations for Vice President were made
in much too great number, and with too
many speeches, but the speakers were nearly
all earnest and eloquent, and were well re-
ceiyed.
THE SOUTH DIVIDED.
At the first ballot, it was apparent that
the Southern delegates were much divided
that the East had no candidate upon which
it could unite; and that the IFest would
give to Mr.. Collax an unexpectedly strong
aubSort Wilson, Curtin and Hamlin, from
the first. had no chance, and everything
turned upon the direction to be given to the
votes Of these States when they should drop
their favorites
The South voted mainly for Wade, Wilson
and Fenton. The votes of Colorado, In
diana, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon and
Vermont, all solid for Colfax, were loudly
cheered, and showed that his strength was
indeed not local but national. On the other
hand Pade had on the first ballot the solid
votes of Minnesota, Nebraska, North Caro-
lima and Ohio. The split in Illinois, Wis
consin, Alabama, California Connecticut,
Georgia, Mississippi, Rhode Island and Ten
nessee, deprived those States 10 part Of
their weight, while the votes of Kentucky,
Iowa. Kansas and Maryland, were known
to be merely complimentary Missouri
voted from the first to the last twenty for
Hade, and two for Colfax, and was oheered
at every announcement by the friends OF
both
WADE LEADS.
At the end it was perceived that Pado
led, but shrewd men saw that he bad not
yet received his full vote, and that G0lfax
also would certainly gain, As to Mr. Fem
ton, though standing second, 1t was per-
ceiyed that his strength was nearly all
brought out and that he could hardly hope
to succeed, bub his friends clung TO him with
honorable tenacity. The second ballot be
gan to shoV-th real purpose Of the eonyen-
ton. The States which had cast compli-
mentary v6tes[Iowa, Maryland, Kentucky
and Kansas-diYided their ballots, bot gavo
to Colfax more than to Wade or Fent0n;
while Chic began to divide, casting four votes
for Colfax, result which was received with
tremendous applause, and fully indicated
the probable issue of the contest
BREAK AND EXCITEMENT.
Pennsylvania also broke, giving sono
votes both to Vade and to Goliax, which
ended the chances of Curtin. JFiIds gained
on the ballot 20 lie votes, but Collax also
reached I49, and beth results were loudly
applauded. ltwas now plain that the friends
of Curtin, Wilson and Hamlin had It IN
their power to decide between Rdde and
Coifaxj and that they would quickly do SO.
Amid the most intense exeitenent the con-
Yention took third ballot. After listening
to and applauding Governor Curtin's excel
lent letter of withdrawal the vote Of Penn
sylvania was waited for with the deepest
interest, and when5it was given was heartily
eheered. On the other hand, Mr.. tentOn,
though gaining slightly, had changed SO
little that it was perceiyed that be had no
chance The convention instantly drowned
all motions to adjourn and rushed into a
fourth ballot when the break from Curtin
in Pennsylvania and Wade IN Ohio in
creased, and Fenton lost one vote and Wilson
twelve, while Wade rose 20 l7S and Colfax
to I64-a result received with three cheers
for Wade, winch shook the buildiDg, and
showed that those who rejoiced at his pros
poets of success were many and enthusl-
astic.
THE RUSH FOR ooLFAx.
Gains in other States were also loudly
cheered, bat Colfaz also gained little.
Wilson lost Hamlins % votes remained
lsunchanged. j was evident that the end
was close at hand Wilson's friends must
break up aud throw the victory to the one or
the other Of the leading candidates. In
tense as was the excitement, order was pTe-
served with creditable success by the chair
man, and the fifth and last ballot begun.
For a few moments Il seemed just Ike the
one which had preceded, but when Penn
! syivania cast 3j votes for COIfaX and only
l20 for Wade, the sudden change that fol-
/ lowed bafHed ali attempts at description.
/ The ballot closed with Colfar at last in adj
vance. He had 225 votes to 2l0 for Wade.
/ When Iowa changed her vote and gave It
solid for Colfaz, the building shook with
/ cheers and tnen Massachusetts withdrew
/ Wilson and gave her vote solid for Collax.
] Other States instantly did the same. Tho
4 nomination was made on the instant as IL by