Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-27
{ VOLUME e3-numRER 81.
I WHOLE NUMBER 32t5.


chances look much better. New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Connecticut
favor him now Maine cings to Hamlin.
Vermont favors Wade, but may be brought
around to support Mr.. Wilson. There is
much hostility TO Governor Fenton. Speaker
Colfax is the second choice Of many Of the
delegates There is no abatement Of the op-
position to Fcssenden, Trumbul and Grimes.
NEw YoRK, May 20.
Chicago specials
Tribunes dispatch.-At least a thousand
outsiders are here working for Feuton's nomi-
nation to the Vice Presidency. The South
Carolina delegation has arrived thus COM
pleting the list of southern delegates. Gov.
Ward of New Jersey will call the Convention
to order at noon to-day, and he will recog-
nize delegate who will propose Gen. Casl
Schurz as temporary chairman. This gentle
man appears to be the unanimous choice for
that position. Then a committee Of one from
each State is to be appointed on permanent
organization aud PLATFORM after which the
Convention will probably a'journ to dinner.
On reassembling the committee on perma-
nent organization and probably the platform
committee, will report, after which an adj
lournment till Thursday may be effected.
For permanent President, Gen. Hawley Of
| Conn seems to be the choice, although j. II.
/ Bingham and Gov. Fletcher are named for
the position Neither the friends Of Sickles
or Van Zandt are as well organized as Haw-
! ley's.
The financial question will be one of the
leading features OF the platform, and the anti
repudiatiug resolutions of the Illinois Repub-
lican convention will probably be adopted.
| The coutesting delegates from Pennsylva-
MIA California and Maryland, some of the
latter being negroes, are to be admitted to the
floor
The Convention appointed Gen. Carl Schurz
of Missouri President pro tempore. Gen.
Schurz expressed his thanks for the honor.
/ He alluded to the history Of the party, and
said it was born giant. Its second onset
elected Lincoln, (cheers) and then came the
Shareholders rebellion, in which the party
showed patriotism which challenges the adj
miration Of the world The history of the
party is associated with the nobest achieve
meuts Of the century. The work before
will require as much devotion and pure pat
riotsm as that which has been done Abra-
ham Lincoln was struck down in his glory and
we are left to measure the greatness of our
oss by what he left behind him. But our
cause is the same and there is nothing to
lrghten u.s. Victory will be true to the Re-
publican party so long as it is true to its mis-
sion. 1t must act wisely and not in vengeance
or personal resentment. (Applause.) 1t
must march on, securing justice to the soldiers,
the Southern Union men, the colored race
.,.,l 60 tba { A Apt.la \
We must crush corruption wherever we find
it, inside as well as out of the party; (great
applause y and so work out the logic of the
results already achieved. No step backward.
|" Onward is our motto. The idea that the
American people could so far forget themselves
as to commit the interests of the Republic to
the traitors Of the rebellion and who are now
ready to dishonor the coIntry, is absurd.
(Applause.)
The working Committees on Credentials,
&C., were appointed. the chairman Of the sew
eral delegations rising and naming the mem-
bers.
In the calling of the roll the unreconstruct-
ed States were omitted when delegate asked
why they we're omitted. Gov. Ward said the
call of the convention did not include them.
The convention is to decide on their admission
1t was moved that they be called, including
all the States, and it was carried by an almost
unanimous vote, amid applause.
An effort was made to have. the Territories
called, but it was opposed. The question was
taken on Colorado, and it was voted to call
it. The matter of the other Territories was
+ referred to the Committee on Credentials.
An effort was made to reconsider the vote
ordering the unreconstructed States to be CALI
cd, but it was unsuccessful. 1t was voted
that all resolutions be referred without debate
! to the Committee on Resolutions
At the evening session on Wednesday,
permanent organization of the Convention
was made, by the appointment of Gov Haw-
; ley as President, and list of Vice Presidents
and Secretaries, consisting Of one, each, from
: the several states.