Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-21


A. X r. Howe; Texas, q. ". Pascal Yer.
mont. w II. Johnson: Sainr, Eugene Hail
New hsnrshirr. J. +. Briggs; Massschn,
sets. +. w. Bird. Connecticut, J. +. Wers
Rhode Island, K. q Hazard; New York. n
/ Andrews; Kansas. b. 4. Simpson: Michica,
r +. Beeoher; Minnesota. r. nj. McI
! Illinois, H. Ras,el; Florida, r. G. ROT
Delaware. c. :. Layton; Colorado. A Al
G:llet,; California, T. A. Crane; Arkansas
II. T Morse, Alabains. DAVID c. LINTON
4 Nevada. Hon q. 4. Tulipc; North CAROL.
ms. L. 6. Esiy; Wisconsin, Robert Vandorn,
south Carolina, b. Q. Duncan; Virgins,
Lysander Hall.
! Committee on Order of Business.
resota, w. T. Hartman; New Hampshire.
Edwin Vaughan; Massachusetts. 8 81 How.
Connecticut, L: Sayles; Rhode Island. ",
w II. REYNOLDS: New York. Georoe n. - 49,.
Kansas, c. w. Babcok; Michigan ~ =
! Williams; Minnesota. A II. Butler: Illinois
A. Storm; Texas. On. Piatt; Missie,ioni..
ID. McA Wiilisms; Nebssaka, Ger.
Strickland; Pennsylvania. .Thos Z. Coch.
ran; kentucky Col Thooas Pickesina: Vcr.
msns, G. Shepard. Wisconsin. A. n. Trr.
ner; Iowa, L. N. Holt; Ohio; Gen. Thorss
8. YOUNG; Louisiasa, A. J. Seine. Weet
virginia, Henry q. AcWhorter; rer.e..es
| Arthur Louis; Georgia, y. G. Co.tino ~
ECON. Max Ramsby; Missouri. A. w. Mnl.
lins; New Jersey, Charles A. skimmor. In.
diana George K. Steele; Arkansas. Albert
L. Goode, Alabama. r. u. Reynolds; Colo.
rado, J. C. Chaffee; Delaware. Isaac ]. len.
kins: Florida, v V. chamberlain; Nevada.
OR. Leonard: North Carolina. ! X French'
South Carolina, J. b. NJ. Ebbing; Virginia,
John oxford.
Mr.. Lgerton, of Kentucky, here Offered a
resolution directing that all Resolutions Of
fered be referred without debate, to the
Committee on Resolutions. Adopted.
| Gen. siekles moved that the Convention
take recess till o'clock. Motion carried
and the Convention adjourned until 5o'clock
this afternoon.
The Convention r. assembled at five
! o'clock
The Committee on Credentials not being
ready to report Mr.. Hamilton Harris. Chair.
man of the Committee on permanent organ
| ization. reported the name of Josenh n
! Hawley, of Connecticut, for permanent
President. The announcement was re-
ceiyed with tremendous applause. The
| President was conducted to The chair nv ex.
Governor Solomon, of Wisconsin. and en-
Governor Brown, Of Georgia, amid great
cheering for Hawlcy, Brown and the re-
firing Chairman, Schurz. When the latter
presented the permanent Chairman the
Convention received him with the hearticst
outburst Of enthusiasm yet manifested.
Mr. Hawley proceeded to address the
| Convention. After thanking the Conven-
ton for the honor conferred upon
him. He said: We came together
charged with the mOmentous duty of select.
ing the chief rulers OF the great nation,
which leads the world in the promotion OF
freedom and equal rights.
| In referring to the Convention of 1860. he
said: God gave Is Abraham Lincoln for
President, and sends us like wisdom and
success To- day. He proceened to review the
events OF the past and the history of the Re.
publican party, saying that we learned the
| first lesson when We found that we must
make all men free. We learned the second
| lesson when We found that we must still
move on and give impartially TO all men a
share in the government we were endeay.
oring TO restore The majesty of the nation
must be felt whenever the humblest LOYAL
man appeals against personal violence and
oppression Everv dollar Of the national
debt, must and shall be paid The
blood of the soldier Is pledged for it
every bond in letter and in spirit must be
as sacred as soldiers grave We must,
gentlemen, and we shall win 1t is the old
fight o. liberty, equality ara fraternity
against oppression, caste AMI aristocracy.
/ AS president lIawley took his seat, Gen.
Sickes entered the hall AMI was received
with three cheers The remaining officers
Tor the permanent organization were then
announced as follows:
V ce observation-disclosures, Gen. Warner;
Arkansas, A. McDonald California, James
Corey; Colorado, W. s. Pearson; Delaware,
7 ~
4 Georgia, Foster Blodgett; llinc s. Jesse X.
Dubois; Indiana. II. Q. lresham; Iowa,
j. VI lIedriek; Kansas. S 5. rrouty; Ken
lucky, Joshua j. Speed; Louisiana, w. p.
Kellogg; Maine, A. d. Fessenden; Mary
land, Henry Stockbridge; Massach uset,s,
Dante w. Loocb; Michigan. Henry Wal
dron; Minnesota, Horatlo =. Van Cleve;
Mississippi, Thomas l.. White; Missouri.
A. j. Harlan; Nebraska, A. Sanders; Ne
vada, ]. NJ. Walker; New Hampshire. 4.
Gou'd New Jersey, .Ino. 5 Trick New
York, Ghauncey NJ. Depew; North Caro-.
lima, Albert Dockery; Ohio, n G. McFar-
land; oregon, Josiah Failing; Penpsylva-
mia. J K. Moo,ehead; Rhode Island, g.
Green. South Carolina, Col. j. Hotbranch;
Tennessee, ]. A. Hamilton; Texas. 8. w.
Wood Vermont, Gee. J. Stannard; Vir-
ainia, John Burch; West Virginia, s. d.
Karns Wisconsin. Edward Solomon.
SecIetares-Thos D. Fisher, n. Dill, G.
B. HOY, f. b alomon, b Bent. Joshua
|. lie; ], J Rhomben, Geo I. WILDER, JAS
Z. Re :. Charles X. Hogate, J. X. Ession,
Lewis Vel, Wm. c. Goodloe Col. c. W.
How, stephen d. Lindsay. Z. f. Waters
Georr- G. Briggs W. Scott, A. Morley
Pate on, J. q. 8. Colby, Samuel Maxwell,
9. n Collins, Francis b. Aver, Robt G.
Belly e, Luther Caldwell, j. ". Holden,
Coate kinney, Max. Ramsey, A. c. Hat
m1sr, 9m., Z Rose, /. Nj; kinley. YIN. 2.
Horne Col, 3. D. Ringan, Edgar Allen, Jo-
sephl Hoke, Chas. Seymour, John ii.
Longrecker.
MIR. smith, of Indiana, rose TO move that
Gen. Grant be declared the nominee by &C.
clamalon. but before completing bio mo-
ton II subsidized under the cries OF "No,
| No.
| a ommittce from the Soldiers and Sail.
ors' Convcntion, charged with presenting
their proceedings to this Convention, being
announced, q committee of five was ap
pointed to escort them into the hall.
A Pennsylvania delegate moved that Gen.
Sickes address the Convention, but 0e0efal
| Sick es declined to interrupt the business of
the Convention.
The Chair announced the following COM
mittce to act as an escort to the committee
| OF soldiers and sailors: Gen. Cochrsnc, OF
New York; Gen. Schurz. of Missouri; Col.
Craig, OF Iowa; Mr.. Crippett, of West vir-
gina, and NJ. Sweet, Of Illinois
The delegstioa from the Soldicn' and
Sailors Convention wss oonducted totAe
front of the platform and presented by Gen.
Cochrane. who introduced Gen. Fsirchild,
OF Wisconsin, Chairman of the Soldiers
and Sailors Convention.
Gen. Fsirchild then presented the follow
ing resolution, passed unanimously by the
Soldiers and Sa.iorS' Convention afg q I,
Resolved. That the soldiers and sailors,
tteadiast now a. ever 10 the Union and the
nag, iniiy recognizing the Chains OF Gen.
eial Ulysses s. Grant to the confidence OF
the American people, and believing that the
victories under his guidancc IN the
war will be Illustrated BY him in peace by
such measures 40 ahAtl secure the ffoae Of
our exerti0nssand restore the Union upor
loyal basis, We declare It ~ our deliberate
conviction that he is the choice Of the SOL
dIers and sailors Of the Union for the office
CT President Of the United States Of America.
loud applause.)
The eoldiefs Of the United States.ask Tho
nominations Of Gen. Crust for PfseidsuA -
cause We love him; and We love him, sirs,
because ne 10 loyal 70 the Onion, loyal TO
justice. loyal to freedom, and loyal 70 right;
ana II yon will give US our comrade as
leader 10 the Campaign of lS6s, we will bear
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