Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-07-16

Ter lufN ttNlNt W''t ""f''""'
among The soldiers
Mr. pSee calle,l the convention 10
order again N hRlf past two. Cover.
nor Ssymour having returned TO hs
ouartcrs at the N. Nicholas Hotel.
The cali Of States were continued
for ~ ninalions f,r Vice President
Illinuis presented the name OF Gen.
John A. McClernand, compeer ui
CLAY and Webster, distinguished
general OF the late war whose brain
conceived the capture Of Vicksburg'
though the credit vl that achievement
was given TO much interior man
[Cheer-
General McClernand rose 10 thank
the convention, but asked tho delrgn'
tion from Illinois TO Withdraw his
name CCries of.'no no y Hc had
no ambition except 10 assist IN reie''s-
ing the country from the thraliom
which now binds her. lie said the
soldiers would heartily accept tho
nomination Of Seymour, the soldiers
and sailors were notall for sham he-
70, "a creature of fortuitons circum
stances. More than half OF them
would vote for the patriot soldier and
statesman, Horatio Seymour. La
conclusion, he said he was in earnest
in asking tho withdrawal of his name.
The Illinois delegate who nomlna-
tod Mr.. Mcyiernand Withdrew bis
name ut his earnest request.
Mr.. O'Neil, of Iowa, presented Au-
gus'us Cesar Dodge, OF that State,
whom no culOgised as man OF integ-
rity, of unswcrving f ieity u his
party man with n national reputa-
7 tion, who served hls state in four
Congresses. and for two terms IN the
United States Senate, and had been
Minister 20 Spain. Coldly received. ]
A Kansas delegate presented n let
ter from the sailors and soldiers con.
vention, which he SAID Expresses the
views and wishes OF that convention,
under certain circumstances. Atlera
briefand eloquent tribute 10 his char
acter and qualifications, he nominated
Gen. Thomas Ewing Jr., Of Kansas.
The letter from the Soldiers and
Sailors convention was read by the
, Secretary. 1t was dated on the 9th
instant, and named General Ewing as
. the choice OF the convention for the
second place on the ticket, it the Pre-
, sident should be taken fron the East
IL was ordered to be spread on the
} minutes.
Mr. Preston, of Kentucky. made a
few remarks, in which he said this
nomination was due TO the West, and
t presented General Francis p Blair. Of
Missouri. As Southern soldier who
had differed from General Rlair in the
war, he desired TO say that the sol.
diers of the South extended their
! hands 10 the soldiers Of the North, in
! token of amity AID good will.
Gen. Steedman. OF Louisiana, sec
: onded the nomination Of his compan.
} ion in arms, Ten. = p Blair He
claimed that the vote given by the
{ South TO Ger Hancock, aud the nom.
/ ination of Blair by Preston, was an
: evidence that the soldiers OF the South
accepted the situation aud the issues
Of tho war in good faith.
Nj. Anderson, OF Maine, seconded
: the nomination of Ewing, and pre-.
. scented letter from the Soldiers and
; Sailors convention of tina. State in his
I favor, under existing circum stances.
I Maryland said she would sustain
& Blair.
Mississippi, Missouri. Nebraska and
= Nevada also seconded Blair.
= North Carolina, in order TO show
that she had no prejudice against a
soldier who had fought CALAMITY for
, bis own side during the war, seconded
I the nomination of Blair.
$ Oregon also seconded Blair.
/, Pennsylvania seconded the nomina-
I tion of that great soldier aud sound
statesman, Blair. lCheers.
When South Carolina was called
7 her chairman rose and introduced
+ Wade Hampton TO announce her re-
! sponse. lie was received with upro.
rious applause
. Mr.. Hampton said the soldiers OF
South Carolina frankly, cheefuly and
: cordially y accepted The hand extended
to them here. lie thought il due to
: the soldiers of the North that they
shonld have the second place on the
ticket, and he seconded, therefore, the
nomination of Gen. Blair. TChvers.
As nc took his seat Gen. McCler.
nand crossed the hah and took Hamp.
ton by the hand, amid vociierous ND.
plause.
Virginia seconded Blair, in token of
+. the proffer by Northern soldiers OF
amity and good will
At the close, Mr.. Tildcn concurred
in the nomination Of General Blair.
The del gaze from Kansas who
nominated General Ewing now rose
and said, by request of that gentle.
man and by instruction Of his delega.
tlon, he withdrew the nomination ct
Gen. Ewing. and moved that General
Blair be nominated by reclamation.
Maine seconded the motion.
Iowa then withdrew the nomina-
ton of Gen. Dodge, which lett Gen.
Blair the only nomination before the
conventions.
GGreat cries of ''csll the roll; call
the roll"l
The call OF the roll was ordered,
and each Statein its turn vot ID uuani.
mously for General Blair
A delegate from Alabama led off,
saying As rebel soldier of Alabama
| take pleasure in casting her vota