Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-10
The Democratic soldiers aud sailors
Convention.

tonVention.
The Democrats mustered some tSo thou,au :
soldiers, who propose to work with the Dem
ocrat- on the coming campaign, on saturday in
convention, at the Cooper Institute, New York.
Gen. McClernaud. Of Illinois. who was suspended
from command by ten. Grant for incompetcucy
and in,uborlinatiou, al vicksburg, was the
temporary Chairman. Gen. Franklin. who has
always been wroIs-healel because he was not
made Chief after Mcclellan, was
permanent Chairman and among the leading
managers were such doughty soldiers as Colonel
Lew. Campbell, of Ohio. Gen. S.cdman. and
others, who have been the mer-t tools and
toalies of President johnson.
We are glad TO see that Vermont had ap-
parently no delegate present
\ resolution was adopted declaring that the
widows and orphans Of soldiers are the special
wards Of the nation, and if any class of creditors
are to be paid in gold, they, above all others,
deserve the preference.
Gen Thomas Ewing, Jr., Of Kansas, made the
speech Of the day. '' one thing. said he, Sc We
must have. The candidate for the Presidency
must be a man who Enthusiastically supported
the war" This sentiment was received with
thunders of applause.
The Convention, on Monday, adopted an adj
dress to the Democratic Convention, which, how
ever, did not include the sentiment expressed By
Gen. Ewing but only asks that candidates be
selected ''whose fidelity to the constitution and
devotion to the country cannot be questioned"
We do not think the Convention, or the char
acter Of its leaders or Of its proceedings, was
calculated to draw off from the Republican party
the support Of many veterans, who generally
believe in Grant, and will still vote as they
fought.
On Monday the Convention was exceedingly
turbulent, and the disorder was at one time so
great that Gen. NlcQuadc, of Utica, declared
that the scene was a disgrace to all soldiers as
well as to the Democratic party.
A resolution plelging the members Of the Con-
yention to support the Democratic nominee was
so decidedly objected to that it was not pressed
to vote while another resolution, pronouncing
General Hancock the most available candidate
for the Democratic nomination, was carried with
enthusiastic unanimity.
On Tuesday the Convention took back fatty
all declarations in favor of nominating man
who supported the war, by adopting unani-
mously resolution that the Convention will sup
port the nominee of the Democratic Convention
without qualification.
Notes OF the n. Y. Convention.
The Missouri men express their preference
decidedly for General Frank P. Bla-a-r.
Kentuckians shout . How dye"
NIarylanders want to know - Where you
are going at -
The Virginians reckon they'll support the
nominee " right smart -
1t is notable as an instance of the pluck
with which the champions Of Mr.. Pendleton
carry on their campaign, that five or six of
the Ohio delegates resigned their places in
the convention on Monday, for the sake of
in their places Judge Thurman,
Nr Vallandigham and others, better quail .
led to take part in the great struggle Of witt /
md lungs.
AZ the reception of the Keystone Club, an 1
enthusiastic admirer called out for cheers.
md without waiting to he seconded gave a
of short, quivering cheers, unlike
hose usually heard in this section of the
country Two men who had evidently serv-
d in the Union army, were standing by. and
me of them said, Jim, don't you know
hose cheers p - Don't | ~ was the di-
Get reply. The enthusiastic individual slip
ped away, feeling that he had unnecessarily
eyealed his antecedents.
The idea of majority of the Eastern dele
,ations is that with Chase they can carry a
lumber of Congressional districts and redeem