The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-02
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
ANINHMENsE TURNOUT.

Addresses OF General Burnside, General
Fitzpatrick, and others.
Last evening witnessed ore of the grandest
displays that has ever been seen in Philadelphia.
1t was the occasion Of the Mass Convention OF
the Boys in Blue, to endorse the action OF the
Republican Convention in nominating their old
commander for the highest office in the uation.
Independence Square Was used for the purpose,
and that was too small to contain one-half the
delegations, much less the thous ands of citizens
who were des1rous OF witnessing the grand
spectacle and of hearing the words of truth as
they flowed from the mouths of those who had
led our armies to success.
rzAt the main stand General Fl. A. Barnum
called the Convention to order, and placed in
nomination the following otfcers:-
The following list of officers was read by the
Secretary
Presdent-General A. f. Burnside.
Vice Presidents-Maine, General Geo. n. Beal;
General Stephen Thomas; Massachusetts,, Major
Church Howe; Rhode Island, General H. Lefarer;
Alfred Pleasonton; PENNSYLVANIA, General j. b.
Sweitzer; New Jersey, General Robt. McAllister;
Barrett; Indiana, Colonel q. NJ. Wilson. Illinois,
General j. f. Farnsworth Iowa, Major Henry
nesota, DR. W. T. Collins; Wisconsin, Gen. Lucius
Fairchild; Michigan, General II. A. Alger; Ken
lucky, General j. W. Crawford; West Virginia,
General H. CapehaIt; Virginia, Capt. A. Il. Mau-
pin; North Carolina, Major j. w. Schenck; South
Carolina, Colonel Stotbrand; Florida, Colonel S.
i. COnover; Texas, Captain j. w. Bennett Arkan-
sas, General A. W. Bishop; Nebraska, General j.
NJ. Thayer; New Mexico, General A. f. NJ. Army;
Distrctof Columbia, Major w. S. Morse; Montana
Captain j. G. Sanders; Maryland, General ID. L.
Stanton.
mont, General George j. Stannard; Massachusetts,
General w. f. Bartlett; Rhode Island, Captain Il.
Barker Connecticut, Captain Hamilton; New York,
w. Hopkins New Jersey, Colonel Q. II. HOughton;
Delaware, Lieutenant James Lewis; Ohio, General
VIII. Gibson: Indiana, Colonel George Humphreys;
Illinois, Major j. Il. Smith; Iowa, Colonel n. b.
Howard Missouri, Captain Frank Nolen; Mime
ssTotta, j.: Edward % Doughty; Wisconsin, General
Kentucky, Colonel H. X. Mlward; West Virginia,
General j; II. D9yall; Virginia Captain 9; G. Nc
South Carolina, j. L. Haines; Texas, Max Mobins;
Arkansas, Colonel L. H. Roots; Nebraska, DIR. d.
Whittinger; New Mexico, General II. II. Heath;
District of Columbia, Major Richard Middleton;
Montana, John s. Slater; Maryland, Colonel j. c.
Hill.
Speech of General Burnside.
General Burnside, on taking the chair. said:-
Comrades:-I consider the honor that you
have conferred on me tonight, by calling on
me 10 preside over your deliberations, as one of
the greatest honors that has been conferred on
me during my whole life. Oten have my own
State and the Government called upon me to
perform duties, but say to you in no case have
j felt the honor so great as the honor you have
conferred on me tonight. During the war it
was my purpose and intention to do all could
for the good of the country. In some instances
your expectations OF what j could do were
not realized. fully appreciate the great
disappointment which you must have felt,
bat l can say to you, in all candor, that in
no instance was there moment when all
that did was not governed by what 4 sup
posed was for the best interest OF the country
(applause); and now, fellow soldiers, with the
same candor propose to meet you tonight.
When the war closed it was my desire TO retire
entirely from public life, to engage in business
which neglected during the war, l commenced
TO give my attention to that business, aud have
done so up to the time this political campaign
was inauguratcd. now feel that it is my duty,
as friend of my country and as patriot, to
give TO this campaign all the attention which
should be required of me. have @ great manY
comrades here, in Pennsylvania, who served
with me during the North Carolina campaign,
the Maryland campaign, the Virginia campaign,
and the East Tennessee campaign. l am glad to
meet you here with them tonight and to say to
them that, in this contest am just where
was when they served in those campaigns with
you. (Applause) l am trying tonight before
high Heaven, to do what ! think is for the
best interests of my country. | believe, as
much as believe anything on the face of this
earth, that 1t is for the best interests OF the
country that we should elect Grant aud CJlfaX
10 lhe olnces Tor which they have been nomi-
haIed. (Cheers And also believe, with just
(Chee1s.) During my service in the army
had occasion to take cognizance of certain ci vii
operations that were going on in the North
west, and which you all remember, l was or.
dered to command the Department of Ohio
with my headquarters at Cincinnati. When
arrived there found that treason was rife in all
the Northwestern States. large portion of
the loyal people had gone to the war. lot Of
bad men had been endeaVoring to inaugurate a
movement for the purpose of discouraglng the
down the Rebellion. discovered
at the head of that movement Mr.
Va!andieham. (Groans and hisses) took
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