Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-22
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Nay 21.-9 p. m.-The follow
ing dispatch has Just been received from
Speaker Colfax BY the President of the w.
q. Telegraph Company
WASHINGTON, d. O., May 81.
ITO VIM. Orion, Pres. w. U. Tel Co.-Ac-
cept my sincere thanks for the dispatched
by your Company to-day. The evidence Of
confidence In me by the Convention Of the
party love. 10 moro gratifying than any
feeble words Of mine can express.
"4CauYLER CoLFAx.
The unanimous vote given Grant to-day
for the Presidency, has had NO parallel
Stree the days of Wa hinRtoD. Ihefe was
rot single dissenting voice IN the entire
Convention, and the calling OF the roll was
a mere matter OF form. As each state was
called it's Chairman would arise and in
lew brief remarks nominate Gen. Grant.
several OF the responses called forth pro-
longed applause. Nesr all the pithy say
incs credited to Grant during the War
we're quoted.
Connecticut announced that she uncon.
ditionally surrendered her votes to Ulysses
s. Grant.
Another State informed the Convention
that IL Intended to fight II out on that
line II it took all summer" and the gather.
ing indicated its approval OF that resolution
by uproarious huzxas.
Though quite respectable number advo-
Gated the nomination Of Coltax for Vice
President, from the first up to noon no one
seemed to really think he could receive the
nomination, Il was generally considered
that Grant being from Illinois, the nomi-
nee for the second Office would be from one
of the eastern States. Wsde's friends were
quite confident Of the ultimate success oil
their favorite up TO the nth ballot. lie
was ahead on the first vote. and gained
few on each subsequent ballot. Up TO
tho firth .Pennsylvania had worked
hard for Curtin, but seeing be had no
1 ,peared to be the signal for general break
up. Al this time there was . scene OF gen
ersl confusion. Mr.. Colfaxs friends were
shouting vociferously. while the chsirmen
of half dozen different delegations. whose
votes had already been cast, were ct the
same time making desperate exertions to
make themselves heard above the tumult,
o. they announced that theyj wished to
change their votes to C0lfax.
| Il was. on motion of Gen. Sickles, OF New
York, who had stuck to Fenton from the
first, that Colfaxs nomination was declared
unanimous, and the chairman OF the Ohio
delegation, which had been equally warm
for Wade, seconded the motion. 60 Coliax
was declared to be the unanimous nominee
OF the Convention for Vice President.
| It had been predicted that the nomina
ton OF two western men would DO IN iDju.
dicicus thing for the party to do, but this
evening prominent Republicans from the
| Eastern States declare that the ticket is the
strongest one that could have been put in
the field. Western men have been particu.
| lar to sound the delegates from Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio, and the New England States on
this point. and they unhesitatingly affirm
that the ticket will give eminent satisiac
ton to their constituents. They argue that
Colfax, through the Office Of Speaker OF the
House during the late stirring years OF the
National Legislature, j 3 gained wide
sprt nd reputation. which has rendered his
name as well Known through their section
Ms in the West, and that his political career
has been Of such character as TO win the
entire confidence Of the party everywhere,
and TO confer upon the ticket positive tie
ment Of strength.
Much enthusiasm prevails in the city to-
night Mass meetings are being held At
different points where large crowds are
gathered TO listen to speeches from promi-
nent men Of the party. The largest OF
these gatherings is being held in front Of
the Sherman House, from the balcony OF
which the speaking takes place, and at the
Wabash Avenue Rink. The best Of fcei-
ing seems to prevail. A dispatch has been
received from Gen. Grant by the officers OF
the Convention, In which he heartily en-
dorses the platform of principles adopted.