Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-21


A. r 4. Howe: Texas, G. W. pasrsi W
mont. w. n. Johnson: sainr rurr,c u,,;
New hsnrshisr. j. T. Briggs: N.sssch,,
sets, T. W. Bird; Connecticui. !. = W.
Rhode Island, x. @ Hazard; New York q
Andrews; Kansas, b. 4. Simpson: Mirbirer
n r. Beecher; Minnesota, r. Nj. McI,arrn
4 Illinois, II. Ras.el; Florida, r. G. ~ :,
Delaware. C. ). Layton; Colorado. Al
G;!le,,; California, + A. Crane; Arkansss
II. T Morse; Alabama. DAVID c. linton
/ Nevada, Hon q. I. Tulinc; North Csro,,
ma. L. &. Esiy; Wisconsin,, Robert Vandorn
| south Carolina, 3. o. Duncan: yirs,n,.
Lysander Hall.
i Committee on Order of Business
resola. w. p. Hartman; New Hamn.h;ra
Edwin Vaughan; Massachusetts,. 8. 3 Haw.
Connecticut, S L. Sayles: Rhode Island "
". II. Reynolds; New York. George n. ,ts,
Kansas, c. w. Babcok; Michigan. " r
Williams; Minnesota, A II. Butler; Illinois
A. Storm: Texas. O. n. Piatf; Nisaissioni
d. McA. Wiilisms; Nebnska, Ger.
Strickland; Pennsylvania, .Thos. L. Coch
ran; kentockysCe. Isooas Pickering; Yer.
mont, @. shsper6; Wieoonsin. A. ]. Tur
ner; Iowa. L. N. Holt; Ohio: Gen. Thomea
| virginia, Henry q. AcWhorter: rern...os
| Arthur Louis: Georgia, d. g. Costi.. : n.
ECON. Max Ramsby; Missouri A. W Mni.
Inns; New Jersey, Charles A. skimnnr. Tn.
diana, George K. Steele; Arkansas. Amer,
L. Goode; Alabama, r, II. Reynolds. caio
RADIO, J c. Chaifee; Delaware, IsaacJ I'm.
kine; Florida, V V. Chamberlain; Nevada
O. X. l. sonard; North Carolina. ! X Frsnch
South Carolina, j. b. NJ. Ebbinp: Virginia.
John oxford.
Mr.. Egerton, OF Kentucky, here otfsYe, a
resolution directing that all resolutions az.
fered be referred without debate 10 tha
Committee on Resolutions Adon,ed
! Gen. Sckles moved that the Convention
take recess till 8 O'clock Motion ca rried
and the Convention adjourned until 5o'clocl,
this afternoon.
/ The Convention Rs assembled al five
| o'clock
The Committee on Credentials no, being
ready to report Mr.. Hamilton Harris. Chair.
man of the Committee on permanent organ.
izstion. reported the name of ,Josenh n
I Hawiey, of Connecticut, for permanent
President. The announcement was re-
ceived with tremendous applause. The
| President was conducted to The chair bv OK.
Governor Solomon, of Wisconsin. and ex.
Governor Brown. of Georgia, amid great
cheering for Hawiey, Brown and the re-.
firing Chairman, Schurz. When the latter
presented the permanent Chairman the
Convention received him with the hearticst
outburst Of enthusiasm yet manifested.
Mr.. Hawley. proceeded TO address the
Convention After thanking the Conven.
ton for the honor conferred unon
him. He said: We came together
charged with the momen,ous duty of select.
ing the chief rulers of the great nation.
which leads the world in the promotion OF
freedom and equal rights.
In referring TO the Convention Of 1860. he
said: God gave us Abraham Lincoln for
| President and sends us like wisdom and
success to- day. He proceened to review the
events OF the past and the history of the Re.
publican party, saying that We learned the
! first lesson when We found tina, We must
make all men free. We learned the second
! lesson when we found that we must still
move on and give impartially TO all men
share in the government we were enheay.
oring to restore The majesty of the nation
must be felt whenever the humblest loyal
man appeals against personal violence and
oppression Every dollar of the national
debt. must and shall be paid. The
blood of the soldier Is pledged for it,
every bond in letter and in spirit must be
as sacred as soldiers grave We must,
gentlemen, and we shall win. II is the old
/ fight Q. liberty, equality and fraternity
against oppression, caste ami aIistocracv.
AS president liawley took his seat, Gen.
Sickes entered the hall an was received
with three cheers. The remaining officers
| Tor the permanent organization were then
announced as follows:
Wee observation-disclosures Gen. Warner
Arkansas, A. McDonald; California, James
Corey; Colorado, W. s Pearson; Delaware,
Lews Thompson; Florida, IT, Il. Moody;
Geortia, Foster Blodgeti; Illinc 8. Jesse X.
| Dubois; Indiana. II. o. 1resh,m; Iowa,
J. NJ lIedrick; Kansas. $ 5. rrouty; Ken
tucky. Joshua }. Speed; Louisiana, w. p.
Kellogg; Maine, A. ID. Fessenden; Mary
land, Henry Stockbridge; Massach uset,s,
Daniel ". Looch; Michigan, Henry Wal
dron; Minnesota, Horatio r. Van Cleve;
A. J. Harlan; Nebraska, A. Sanders: Ne
vada. J. NJ. Walker; New Hampshire, l..
Goud New Jersey, Jno. s Trick; New
York, chauncey NJ. Depew; North Caro-.
lima, Albert Dockery; Ohio, n. &. McFar-
land; oregon. Josiah Failing; Pennsylva-
MIA. } X. Moo,ehead; Rhode Island, q.
Green South Carolina, Col. j Hotbranch;
Tennessee, ]. A. Hamilton; Texas. 8. w.
Wood Vermont, Ger. j. Stannsrd Vir-
Qinia, John Burch; West Virginia, s. ID.
| karns Wisconsin. Edward Solomon.
Secataries-Thos D. Fisher, n. Dill, c.
B. Hi-oy F B alomon, b Bent, Joshua
|. Hes !, J Hhomben. Geo T. WILDER, Jas.
Z. Re :. Charles r. Hogate. J. X. Easton,
Lewis We'll, VIM. G. GoJdloe, Col. {. W.
Howe, stephen ID. Lindsay. Z. +. Waters
Georp G.. Briggs w. Scott, A. Morley
Pa,teson, j. 9. s. Colby, Samuel Maxwell,
9. n Collins, Francis b. Aver, Robt c.
Belly .e. Luther Caldwell J. W. Holden,
Coate Kinney, Max. Ramsey, A. c. Hat-
mer, YIN. + Rose, i. NJ. kinley, VIM. p.
Horne, Col, g. D. Ripgan, Edgar Allen, Jo-
seph Hoke, Chas. Seymour, John II.
| Longrecker.
Mr. smith, of Indiana, rose to move that
| Gen. Grant be declared the nominee by nc
clamaion, but before completing his mo-
ton lc subsidized under the cries OF "No,
| No."
a ommittee from the Soldiers and Sail.
ors' Con ntion, charged with presenting
their proceedings to this Convention, being
announced, committee of five was ap
pointed to escort them into the hall.
A Pennsylvania delegate moved that Gen.
Sick es address the Convention, but oenefa1
Sick e. declined to interrupt the business of
thO CouvCDttOu.
The Chair announced the following COM
mitce to act az an escort to the committee
OF soldiers and sailors: Gen. COchranc, OF
New York; Gen. Schurz. of Missouri; Col.
Craig, OF Iowa; Mr.. Crippett, of West vir-
gina, and n. Sweet, Of lllinois
The delegatioH from the Soliicn' and
Sailors Convention Wa Conducted t0fAe
front OF TIE platform and presented by Gen.
Coehrane, who introduced Ger. FeirchiId
OF wisconsin, Chairman Of the Soldiers
and Sailors Convention.
zen. Fairchild then presented the follow
ing resolution, passed. unanimously by the
Soldiers and Sali0rS' Convention l. "a s y
Resoloed. That the soldiers and sailors,
fteadiass now a. ever 10 the Union and tho
nag, iully recognizing the claims OF Gen.
eiai Ulysses :. Grant To the confidence OF
The American people. and believing that the
Nc.oIles under his guidancc 10 the
war will be Illustrated BY him in peace by
such measures a. 6ha1 secure the ffol&e OF
our exersi0nssand restore the Union upor
loyal basis, We declare 1t ~ our deliberate
conviction that he is the choice Of the SOL
dlers and sailors of the Union for the Office
OF President Of the United States Of America.
loud applause.)
The soldiers Of the United States ask Tho
nominaisOn Of Gen. 0ruos for Pfseiaeua -.
cause We love him; ard W. love him, sirs,
because he is loyal 70 the Union, loyal to
justice. loyal to freedom, and loyal 10 right;
ana II you will give us our cotnrsde as
leader 10 the campaign oflS6S, we will bear