The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-21

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BY other members. The question being pt
u was decided In the affirmative and th
name Of Colorado was daily called.
A motion to admit the remaining terrific
ries to seats and not to votes was made b
M Mcclure, OF Penn, and diseased b.
Messrs. Grant of Vt, Sanders of Montana
aud Others. The motion was finally referre'
to the Committee on Credentials,
The Convention then proceeded to call th
roll for the following committees, which wer
auly confirmed:
coAAlrrEE os roRMAsEST ORGANIZATION.
| Vermont, VIM W Grant Nebra.ka. 7 I
Stevenson |; Pennsylvania, James II Ord
Texas, A Fl Loneley Kentucky, 0 II Bur
1 bridge !; Mississippi, NJ Tyndalle; Niscon
4 sin, a 8 Sloan, IS Craig: Ohio, Israel Green
Louisiana, G C Benham; West Virginia. + 4
Hall Tennessee, s G Hank Georgia, " Il
Watson; Oregon. Rufus Mallory: Missouri
q A Mouser; New Jersey, H Jarvis; In.
diana, G A Bnskirk Maine. W b Hubbard
| New Hampshire, j a Bailey Massachusetts,
Alfred B Field Connecticut A II Byington
Rhode Island, Lysander Flagg New York,
Hamilton Harris: Kansas, j a Martin; Mich.
gan, "A Rich; Minnesota, q g Andrews;
| Illinois, A C Babcock; Colorado, Jobn Evans;
Afkansas, II W Mack Alabama, ] ] Aar,ih;
California, W + Isovett; Delaware, W S Can.
non. Virginia, John Gnssett; South Carolina,
| B 7 Whitman; Nevada. II Fl Baker North
Carolina, Vim II Myers; Florida, + E Cham
| be,Iain.
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
WISCONSIN, " H Rubbie; Kentucky, c
Esilston; Iowa, O M Dodge; Ohio, John c
| Lee; Louisiana, A X Fisk; West Virginia,
r 8 Brown; Tennessee. w T Elliot: Georgia,
f R Mccoy; Oregon, H r Kincaid; Missouri.
R I Yanhorn; New Jersey, John Davidson,
Indiana, " Thompson Nebraska, Col K
W Fnrns; Pennsy sylvania, Samuel Dinnick !;
Mississippi, Major Fl K Howe; Texas, J "
Pascai; Yermoet, " II johnson Maine, f
Hall; New Hampshire. j Briggs; Massa.
ehusetts. f VI Bird; Connecticut, r Wood
Rhode Island, R @ Howard; New York,
Charles Andrews; kangas, Sampson,
Michigan, r r Baecher; Minneso.s, r NJ
McLaren; Iliiaois, Fl Ras,el Florida, Il g
Raber, Delaware, C Sagsior Colorado A
81 Gellett; California, E A Crane. Arkansas.
vada, GTeliing; North Carolina, s q Es,y /.
Wiscon.ln Robert Nandoru; sonth Carolina
B Duncan; Virginia, I.ysander Hail
1bM4iEAfs IN OtsbkS VI HENt%tHS.
Maine, " 4 Hartman: New Hampshire,
Ed@in Vaughn; Massachusetts,. + Howei
Connecticut, S |. aayles: Rhode Island, n II
Reynolds; New York, Geprge Barker; Kan
sss, c " Babeock; Michigan. W b Williams;
Minnesota, A Il Butler Illinois 4 Stores:
Texas.sC n 3iatt; Mississippi, u AeA Will.
fsms ~ braskn Gen = A Strickland: Penn
sylvania, Thos Cochran; Kentucky, Thos
Pickering; Vermont. q s Heard, Wisconsin,
A j fnrnei; Iowa. s Il Holt, Ohio. General
homas s Young; Louisiana. A j Sepir
Wss. Virginia. Ii c McWhalen; Tennessee.
Louis !; Georgia, D a Cutting; Oregon, N
Ramsay; Missouri, A " Mullins; New Jer.
sey, Charles A Skillfuan, Indiana. George X
Steele; Arkansas, A l. Goode; Alabama, X
McReynolds; Colorado j B ChsHe Della
ware. Isaac Jenkins; Florida, Y X Chamber
lain, Nevada. O Leonard; North Carolina,
F French South Carolina, J B EddiDg, tir,
ginia, John Oxford.
Mr.. Egerion, of Kentucky, here offered
resolution that resolutions offered be referred,
without debate. TO the Committee on Reso-
Iuions Adopted.
General siekles moved that the Convention
take q recess until Eve o clock.
The Convention adjourned until FIVE clock
this afternoon.
The Convention re-assembled q. o'eloek.
The Committee on Credentials not being
ready to repon, Han,iloa Hasris, Chairman
OF The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
a,,oa ea e., nsIsspI ln:snh !, Hamssy 70 ihe Con-
The announcement wes recei1ed H.sh tte'
mendous applause.
The President was conducted TO the Chair
by Ex Governor solomon, OF Wisconsin,
and Ex. Governor Brown, of Georgia, amid
aLa uau4sv Rrown md tha
retiring Chairman iSehurzl. When the lat
ter presented the perma ent Chairman the
Convention received him with the heartiest
outburst of enthusiasm yet manifested.
A.r. Hawiey proceeded to address the Con
venton. After thanking the Convention fo-
the honor conferred npou him. he said. we
come together charged with the morsentous
duty of selecting the chief rulers Of this
eeeat nation. which leads the world IN the
promotion OF freedom and equal rights. In
referring 10 the Convention of 1890 he said,
God gave US Abraham Lincoln for President,
and sends us like wisdom and success 10 dsy.
He proceeded TO review the events OF the
past, and the history of the Republican nar-
~, saying that We learned The hfst lesson
when we found that we must make all men
free. We learned the second lesscn when
va found that we must sill move on and
give impartiaiity to all men, and share IN
The Government we were endeaForing to re-
store. The majesty OF The nation must be
felt whenever tbe humbiest loyal men appeals
against personal violence aad oppression.
For every dollar Of the satioaal dett ile
blood of the soldiers is pledged; FOR every
bond, in letter and In spirit, must be as sa-
cred as o soldiers grave. Ne must win,
gentlemen, and shall win. It is the old aght
Of liberty, equality and fraternity, egsins' OPP
preston, caste and aristocracy.
AZ President Haxley took bis seat Gen
Sickles entered the Hail and was received
with three cheers.
The remaining officers Of the permanent
or9ai, cation were then announced As follows
Vice President Alabama, General "arner'
Arkansas, A Mcdonald California, james
CORY; Colorado, VS. Person Delaware,
Lewis Thompson Florida. Ii Mao6y;
Georgia. Fisher Blodgett; Illinois, K Dn
beis Indiana. f Gesham Iowa, He'd
rick Wisconsin, Prowly aud Joshua J
speed louisiana " II Kellogg Maine,
+ u Fessenden; Maryland, H stockbridge
Massachusetts,, Daniel w Gach; Michigan,
Henry Waldron; Minnesota, Fl ? YsEc!eve:
Mississippi, Thos p White; Misseusi, A j
Harlan |; Npbraska, A Sanders; Nevada, j N
Walker; New Hampshire, f Gould New
Jerse..sJ S Ireck New York. Chaunces II
Bepew; North Carofina. Docky; Ohio.
C Mcfarland Oregon, Failing; Pennsyl
vania, J Morehead Rhode Island, G
Green South Carolina, Carlos Stalbridge;
Tennessee, A Hamilton; Texas. u
Wood; Vermont, Geo Stannard; Virginia,
John Burch; West Virginia, 8 D Karns.
secresaries--Thos Fisher, D G B Highly,
r B Solomon, B Bird, Joshua J Heald.
Hambu, Geo g Weber, Jas p Rosl, Chas q
Hyat. ] H Easton, Leyis W;si, William c
Gaddo, Col CW Lowell, Stephen D Sem
daily. e F Waters, Geo @ Briggs. " W Scott.
A Worley Patterson, J S Colby. Samuel
Maxwell, g NJ Collins, Francis Aver. Rob-
C Bellville, Luther Caldwell, ] W Heldan,
Goal Kinney, MAy Ramsay, 9 Hammer, W
E Rose, II Kirby. " yaa Horn, D
Runyan Z Allen. Joseph Hale, Chas .sey-
mour, John W Sorgunker.
Smith, OF Indiana. rose to move that Grant
be declared the nominee by acclamation. but
before completing his motion be sabsided I'M
der the cries Of NO, no 2