Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-05-28
National Republican Con-
VentiOn.
Grant and Colfax Nominated.

- - - ~
The National Republican Conven-
ton met at Chicago last Wednesday.
The proceedings were very harmoni-
Gus and enthusiastic. We have only
room, this week, to give the results,
leaving the details, and the many in
teresting incidents connected there
with, to future issues, if al all.
The Convention was full-every
State and Territory, including those
lately in rebellion, had their repre-
sentatives present, and were permit
ted to vote in the nomination of can
didates.
Gen. HAwLEY, of Connecticut, was
made President of the Conv ention,
and On taking the chair, made an
earnest and eloquent address.
Gen. GRANT received every vote
for President The result of the
balloting is thus stated
"The Chair then announced six
hundred and fifty votes, all for Grant
IGreat cheering. AS the vote was
announced. new drop-curtain, in
the rear of the stage was uncovered,
presenting a fine portrait of Gen.
Grant, supported by the Goddess of
Liberty. Above him was the motto:
''Match Him.
Music-"Hail to the Chief" and
s'Yankee Doodle
On motion, three times three
cheers were given for the nominee.
The Convention joined in singing
"Rally round the Flag" accom-
panied by the band. Here the en-
thusiasm was indescribable.
On motion, the President was au-
thorized to telegraph the nomination
to Gen. Grant. Also, this campaign
song, music by Geo. F. Root, entitled
eight it Out on the Old Union
Line" sung and received with great
favor"
The prominent candidates for Vice
President were-W ade, of Ohio, Will
son, of Massachusetts, Fenton, Of
New York, and Colfax, of Indiana.
Mr.. Wade led in every ballot up
to the fifth. when MIR. ColfaX was
nominated. The vote stood:-Total
number cast, $50; necessary to a
choice, 326; Celfax, 522; Fenton, 81;
Wade, 42; Wilson, II. The Chair
man then announced Mr.. Colfax as
the nominee for Vice President.
The platform is broad and compre-
hensive enough for all the friends
of our common country to stand
upon, and was received by the Con-
vention with hearty expressions of
approval. The correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette thus speaks of its
reception
"The Chairman of the Committee,
Col R. W. Thompson, of Terre
Haute, Ind, read the resolutions
prepared. All were received with
applause, and most of them were
punctuated with cheers, at almost ev-
cry point where a comma could be
inserted. The two most signal out
bursts of approval, however, oc-
Cured on the resolution denouncing
reputation, and on that declaring
the President justly impeached,-
The applause on the resolution
against reputation seemed to come
mainly and most exuberantly from
the Eastern delegations, though there
were no signs whatever of dissent.
That declaring that Andrew johnson
was justly impeached, was received
by the Convention rising and waving
hats and handkerchiefs, cheering tu-
multuously before the sentence was
concluded. Once or twice when the
chairman attempted to finish reading
the resolution, he was interrupted
by renewed outbursts OF applause,
and called upon to read again and
again the sentence in question"
We shall publish the resolutions,
constituting the platform, next week.
The excitement over the nomina-
ton of Gen. GRANT is thus portrayed
by the correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Gazette:-
"Just as the announcement was
made, a dove, with wings stained so
that it bore the national colors-red,
white and blue--on its body, started
from one of the upper proscenium
boxes across the pit, and flew, futter-
ing toward the waving handkerchiefs
and clapping hands Of the ladies in
the dress circle. Turned back by
the fresh uproar; it fluttered hack
again and poised in mid air for
moment, high above the head of the
presiding officer, then darted back
and forth across the pit and around
the galleries, and, finally soaring up
almost to the flags covering the cell
ing above the stage, sought refuge
at the back Of the stage.
"Just as some one here took the
palpitating little creature, while the
shouts which greeted its appearance
were the most deafening, and all
eyes were directed to the rear of the
stage, where it disappeared, can
vass slowly descended, on which
could be seen the figure of Grant
mounted on a pedestal at one side
of the portico of majestic temple.
Freedom, in the guise of beautiful
female in flowing drapery, stood
near, pointing to him with one hand,
and seeming, with the other, to indi-
cate the vacant pedestal. At the op-
pesite side of the portico, across the
pediment above, were the simple