Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-03-18
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the nation life and crush the poisoned SER
pent OF treason. and his constant care for
the comfort, relief and protection of the sol
diers IN the field, their families at home, and
the widows and orphans OF those who gave
their lives sacrifice for their country. have
made him the tayorite of his native State
and must commend him to the love and ad-
miration of the loyal people of the whole
land
The above resolutions were promptly and
unanimously adopted by the convention.
The committee also reported the follow
ing resolution:
Resolced, That the delegates from Penn
sylvania to the National Republican Con-
vention. to, be held in the city of Chicago in
the ensuing month of May, be, and they are
hereby, instructed to cast their vote as a
unit, through their chairman, in favor of
Ulysses S. Grant for President, and Andrew
G. Curtin for Vice President. they being
the distinctly declared choice Of the people
in this State for those positions, and that
the right of substituting for absent delegates
shall rest solely with the delegates from the
State.
This resolution led to lengthy debate. as
number of the members of the convention
WCfC OppoSSo " tiiC uCIcSdtCS ~
the National convention. After full dis
cussion the resolution vas adopted by yeas
80, nays 40.
Col. A. X. NJ Clure then offered the fol-
lowing resolution
That committee of one from each Con-
gressioDal district be appointed by the chair
to report for the approval of this convention
delegates to the Republican National Con-
! vention and electors for the State; and that
said committee be instructed to accept dis
| trict delegates already chosen by action of
| the district, who will, in good faith, and by
| their cordial earnest effort, carry out the
Instructions of the Republican people of
| Pennsylvania in Chicago, as expressed so
overwhelmingly by the convention.
This gave rise to prolonged and excited
discussion, participated in by Jno S. Mann,
of Potter, Russell Erret, of Allegheny, W
S. Purviance. H. B. Swoope, Col Mcclure
and others.
The remarks of H. B. Swoopc, Esq, are
reported as follows:
! III. Bucher Swoope. Esq, ridculed the
idea that the State Central Committee could
delegate power to State Convention com
| posed of the immediate representatives of
the people. The State Central Committee
was but the creature of the convention. He
| believed that nine-tenths of the delegates
had been instructed to vote for certain can
didates for President and Vice President.
| How were they to carry out their instruc-
tions? Heretofore the vote Of Pennsylva-
MIA had not been cast as a unit in National
Conventions, and this State had been the
laughing stock of other States IN conse-
quence. 1t was time that the representa-
tives of the Republican party should take
the matter in hand and determine upon such
a course of action as would insure a repre-
sentation Of the true wishes of the people,
and in such manner as to make their de-
maEds effectual Here were more than a
hundred delegates demanding that Grant
and Curtin sho nd be the nominees for the
highest offices within the gift of the people,
and the speaker urged his hearers to make
their demand in such manner that they
would be heard and their purposes accom-
plished.
The resolution was then adopted by vote
of IS yeas to a nays, whereupon the Com.
mit,ee was appointed and reported the fol
lowing electors for the several Congressiona
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