Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-07
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CON
VENTION, r.t .

NEW YORK, JULY 4.-Ihe National
Convention Of Sailors and Soldiers assem-
bled this morning in the hall Of the
Cooper Institute. The decorations con
sisted of a broad tricoIar encircling
the hall which was broken at intervals by
coats of arms of all the States. The
National flag depending from the capital
Of each Of the pillars with streamers trans
versely iHtersecting the ceiling, and an
elaborate grouping of cOlors in the rear of
the platform was surmounted by the Legend
Union and the Constitution. Precisely at
IL o'clock the cOlors of the old Fifth Regi-
ment of New York State Volunteers and
the Fifth ZOuayes were escorted into the
hall which was rapidly filled with the
delegations from the various States. The
marching music being furnished by the
cornet band which accompanied the Pen
dleton club from Cincinnati. Cheers were
given for Hancock, Mcclellan, Grant and
Chase, and yociferated cheers were also
given for the rank and file of the Union
Army and Navy.
At half past eleven the meeting was
called TO order by Gen. McQuade, Chair
man of the National Executive Committee.
who nominated Major Gen John A. Nc
Clernand, of Illinois. Gen. Mcmahon
nominated Gen. Thomas Ewing, of Ohio.
but the motion was lost and Gen. McCler-
nand, of Illinois, was unanimously elected.
Gen. McOlernand, upon taking the chair,
expressed his thanks in graceful terms.
Gen. McQuade proposed the following
list Of Secretaries: Gen. john r. Slack, Of
Maryland; Gen. Hugh Cameron, of Kan
sas; Col OBrien, Of Washington, Col.
,f ~
Connecticut Oapt. Thomas Brigham, of
Maine; Capt. o. G. Chase, of West Vir-
ginia, and private j. Haldrath, of Illinois,
General Campbell, of Ohio, desired to
offer a preamble and resolution, as il had
been deemed important by that convention
that there should be harmonious action
between this convention and the National
Democratic Convention. There had been
an effort to make this convention appear in
false position; there had been some talk
of its being intended for the purpose of die
tation. To put the convention right in
this respect, he offered a preamble and
resolution which express the full harmony
of the convention with the purposes and |
objects Of the National Democratic Con- |
vention. @ |
After reading the resolution point of |
order was raised that the Convention had |
not been organized. 1t was not the form |
TO pass the resolution proposed.
Gen. Campbell urged the speedy passage |
Of the reolution, in order to be in time 70 |
be heard by the National Convention before |
It's final action was taken. |
Gen. Slocum followed, suggesting that |
time be allowed for the consideration of |
the resolution by the committee when APP |
pointed.
The resolution was then temporarily |
withdrawn by Gen. Campbell and upon |
motion Of Gen. McQuade the respective |
delegations were requested to make one |
member each Of the regular standing com |
mittee, and a call of States was thereupon |
made, and the committee then retired.
The Secretary here announced that the |
names for Vermont should be Col +. F. |
Cole and Col. Kennedy,
A resolution was then offered that all |
the resolutions be referred to the Commit |
tee on Resolutions without debate. |
Various motions were raised in various |
parts Of the hail, the whole house for
time being in confusion. |
A motion to adjourn until Monday was
hooted down. |
The President announced the Committee |
on Resolutions and Rules
General AcQuade said he had I'M |
dersiood the veterans of New York pro. |
posed on Monday to assemble to escort the
delegation TO this hall. He would suggest
that the delegation meet at Union Square
at % O'clock Monday morning. He
therefore moved that when they adjourn
they should adjourn to meet at % O'Clock
at Union Square. The motion was car
rieG
General Theodore Runyan suggested
that 1t was a matter of some importance
that the procession should be ss large as
possible. One thousand five hundred
veterans proposed TO come here from
Newark, New jersey, to join that process
sion, bat they could not do so at nine thirty.
General McQuade thought they could
march down to meet the Newark delega-
ton. This seemed to be the sense Of the
meeting.
The Committee on Finance announced
The following az the National Executive
Committee: Michigan, Col NJ Shoemaker
Kentucky, Col G d Pennebaker New
Hampshire, Gen NJ A Donohan District
OF Columbia, Col b OBrien West Nir-
GINA, q Chase; New York, Gen Jas
Mc9uade; Tennessee, Col + X Chapelf
Minnesota, Col q S Uline, Delaware, Capt
) NJ Barr; Connecticut, Major B Cast
Maine, Col w w Bradbury Pennsylvania,
Gen : N LONESOME; Wisconsin, Gen f
Bragg; Nebraska, Major J W Sallock /
New Mexico, Gen & Cutler; Illinois,
Brig Gen ] G Rogers; Ohio, Gen l. ID
Campbell; Massachusetts, Col r @ Kins-
ley Indiana, Col b & Shaw; Iowa, Capt
X W Cross; Maryland, Major + Dorsey.
Herbert Rhode Island, Gen q H2gan
Alabama, Major w + Kendall; Kansas,
Gen Hugh Cameron, Mississippi, Capt b
& Burns; New Jersey, Gen Theo Runyan.
One OF the delegates objected that, ss the
army was very fully represented on the
lists OF committees, the navy did not seem
to be represented.
The President announced that, If the
gentlemen present would nominate sailor,
one would be placed 90 each committee
Another delegate suggested Sergeant
Bate, who, since the war, carried Union
flag through the Southern States; be was
present aud should be invited to the floor.
While waiting for Mr.. Bate, the Presi-
dent directed the Committee on Resolutions