Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-21
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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CHICAGO, May 20th, 1858.
Convention day has come, and the labor
Of tho occasion commenced. The commit
tee OF arrangements have so misconducted
themselves as 10 please nobody but those
who are fortunate enough to obtain tickets
of admission to the Opera House, and even
those are much given to cursing on account
Of the bad luck Of their friends.
LAST NIGHT
there was 4 sderable amount of promis-
cuous speaking from the Court House steps
from nobody 10 particular, to . mixed null
titude. which kept coming and going. In
the beginning Of the evening, 1t Was an
nounced that Gems. Sickles. Logan, Fair.
child, and several ether we'll known orators
would address the people, and accordingl ,
the crowd was easily got together but upon
finding the announcement Was oil "ssll y
took no particular interest, and after an houI
or two the show broke up, and the band
came around in front of the Shssman House
and after . good deal Of blowing and vocit
erous shouting for Gen. Sicklss and others
. speech or two vas the result, and the cur.
tain fell upon the poorly played seene.
THIS MORNING
after the usual preliminariss the Opefa
House was filled. The precise number ol
tickets issued WAS 3,0l4. The delegation
occupied the space in trent Of the stage
the National committees, officers, editors
and reporters occupying the spacious stage
which had been fitted up for the purpose.
The general appearance Of the Opsra
House was as usual save eanopying the stags
with flags, under which burned vast chan.
dalier Of 200 lights, fitted up for the pur.
pose. The dignified seats were theatre
chairs of various discrptions-the huge
throne chair being brought out for the uss
of the President, but which WAS removed
on motion Of the press gang, on account Of
its obstructing too much the view from be-
hind.
most of the audience being seated the Hen.
Marcus L. Ward called the Convention q
order-rsad . sprsad-easls speech highly
lsudasery Of the Republican party and its
acts from 6rst to last, aud retired, intro
ducing Bishop Simpson, who offered .
prayer, appropriate only to the coming
together Of radical Convention, and in
which be took occasion to remind Provi.
dence that that the Republican party had
been on tho right track oil the while that
it had done = great thing in the way Of re-
and hoped it might be en-
abled to carry out its further designs, and
be blessed now, henceforth and forever.
After touching upon several political points
Of interest to the Republican party, and
asking the good Lord to look to their in
terests he closed, with eur Lords Prayer,
in which the delegates joined.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
vas then effected by calling Hon. Car
Schurz to the Chair, who addressed the
Convention in set speech OF about ten
minutes duration, in which he flattered the
Republican party as in duty bound for the
honor conferrsl--gave Congress . beauti
full coat Of whitewash in two minutes
,,v. tl,o p.o,,l.,;..r ID, ..;J .ct . rn- .harv
thrusts, and went for the Republican Ssna-
tors who voted against impeachment
Idmsnishsd the Republican party that il
must adopt the unsafe habit Of walking
backwards-and many other points ha
made, which were al well enough for the
time and place, and took his seat amid
much applause.
Tho usual Committees wsre then ap-
pointed-a squabble got up over the con-
tested seats Of the California delegations,
lnd the Convention adjourned until five
o'clock to get refreshments and make ready
tho necessary reports.
1--WE O'clock SESSION.
Convention re assembled st 5 o'clock, and
he committee on permanent erganiza tien
made its report-placing Gen. Joseph Il
Howlsy, of Connecticut, in the Chair. Ex-
Governor Brown, Of Georgia, and Solomon.
If Wisconsin, were appointed . committee
% conduct the chairman TO his ssat,-ths
Usual cheering boing interspsrsed, ~ per
programme.
On taking his ssat the chairman address