The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-29

Nebraska-The last State admitted
to the Union, and first to adopt impartial
suffrage, gives six to Grant.
Nevada--The Silver State, has only
six votes, but proposes to give six more
next fall, for Grant.
New Hampshire-Ten for Grant. ,
New Mexico-Called, but was not
present to respond. -s- .a' iiae.T'-' .
New Jersey--Her delegation INSTRUCT
ed by her Convention, which spoke the
voice of every man of the Republican
party within her borders, delivered their
fourteen votes for Grant-not only a
victorious soldier, but conspicuous for
calmness of Judgment, sincerity of pat
riotism and personal honesty.
New York-Sixty-six for Grant.
North Carolina-Known as the land
of the "Tar heels" (Great laughter.
Gives eighteen votes for Grant, and
will give thirty-six thousand majority
for him, all of which will ststick." Gap
plause. u-a@s. af'
Ohio-Has the honor of being the
mother Of our great leader. Ohio is in
the line, and on that line she proposes,
under the great Captain who never
knew defeat, to fight it out through the
summer, and in the autumn, when the
great victory. will be secured. Ohio
casts forty-twe votes for Grant
4 Pennsylvania fity-two votes
for Grant. a.-...1 y, ~,
Rhode Island--"Little Rhody," small
in stature but great in patriotic impuls-
es-gives her eight votes for Grant; and
wishes she had more. (Applause.
/ South Csrolina-The birthplace and
home of John G. Calhoun and the
doctrine of State rights, first to with
draw herself from the Union, directs
her representatives, sent here byi a
ma jority of forty-three thousand four
hundred and seventy, / Applause. re.
turning as we do the counseis Of those
who only desire to preserve the Union,
arm in arm and heart to heart with
Massachusetts, (grest cheers to give
her twelve, votes for Grant. Immense
applause.
Tennessee being one of the Southern
states that was forced into the rebellion
being the first to reconstruct and be re-
admitted, into the Union, and to-day
being in the enjoyment of the most
liberal Republican government in the
United States, casts twenty votes fol
Grant CHEERS, and with the solemn
pledge never again to present the
name for President or Vice President
of such traitor as Andrew Johnson
Loud cheers.
Texas--Casts twelve votes for Genera
Grant.
Vermont-Ten votes for General Grant
| Virginia-Raising from the grave
that General Grant dug for hel in the
Appotomax in 'e5, comes up with
twenty votes and enlsts under his ban.
ner. They will be prepared next No
vember to move on theenemy's works
Loud applause. .s-
West Virginia. corner of the re-
bellion, which never gave Democratic
majority, gives freely and willingly hel
ten votes for General Grant. Applause.
Wisconsin, the last on the roll o.
States, adds her voice to that of hel
sisters, and gives sixteen votes for Grant
Applause. FT s.'. pc. ~.
The President-The roll is completed
Gentlemen of the Convention, YOU
have six hundred and fifty votes, and
you have given six hundred and fifty
votes for Ulysses s. Grant. Tremen
dous applause.
The entire audience arose with three
times three for Grant.
On motion of Mr.. Seymour, of Wis
consin, the President WAS authorized Il
telegraph Gen. Grant Of his unanimous
nomination. (Cheers.) '''