The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-20

York, both followed in brief but elo-
quent speeches, favoriug the nom;na-
ton of Grant q President. and
counseling the soldiers throughout
the land to stand as firm by their
CAlettaln 10 the coming political cam
paign, as they stood py him during the
war. Gen. Sickles said that the Con-
vention had assembled for the
purpose OF choosing successor TO
the lamented Lincoln. There had
been no successor to him; the Office
had been filed al interim, but the
people were not in favor OF al IN
terjnlS, and would consent to it no
longer.
The following Is the full report of
the Committee on Organization:
President-MaiOr General John A.
Logan, nf Illinois.
Vice Presidents and Secretaries-
B. f. Williams; Arksansas, Gen. H.
B. Morse, Col. s. FL Root California.
Gen. z. +. Conner, Col. Jas. C0ey,
Connecticut, Col. Chas. Warren, 1t.
j. W. Knowlsen; Delaware, Gen. A.
Il. =. LOrbett, Col. VIM. LaMott;
Florida, Captain Rowland Rambauer;
1t. J B. Carol; Georgia, Capt W.
ii. Watson, Captain X. B. McTiney;
Illinois, Sen. Julius White. Gen. e.
). Solomon; Indiana, Gen, r. s. Fos-
ter. Major 0. NJ. Wilson; Iowa, Gen.
Q. L. Matthias, Iapt- Q. V. Gardiner;
Kansas, Capt. Wm. j. Larimer Col
q. w. Veal; Kentucky, Gen. John
7. Cr7xton, captain Jas. N. Fidler;
Louisiana, General ". l. Mcmillan,
Captain p B. S. Pinch back; Maine
General George l.. Beal. Gen. H. NJ.
Plaisted; Maryland, General An
drew ". Dennisen, Capt HAParizen;
Massachusetts, Gen. Jas. Cunningham,
Col. r. j. Usher; Minnesota, Gen.
Z. c. Andrews. Col. J. q. Ege; Miss
lssippi, Gen. II. ". Berry; Col A
Warren; Missouri, Gen. John Me
Neil Gen. Draper; Nebraska, Cola
J. Harling, Major John GillisDie;
New Hampshire, Capt. John B.
Clark, Chaplain Lowering; New Jer-
sey, Col. VIM. Ward, Lieut. L. G.
Reeves; New York, Gen Charles
X. Graham, Major A. G. Tate; North
Corolina, Gen. s q Estes.
Major 5. c. Mann; Ohio, Gen Oliver
Wood, Gen. JAS NJ Nash; Peunsyl-
vania Gen. II. L. Cake, Col II Z.
Altman; Rhode Island, Gen. Chas
II. Tompkins, Capt Geo. B. Peck:
South Carolina, Chaplain B. Z Whit
temore, Sergeant H. E. Hayae; Ten
nessee, Gen. John B. Rodgers, Capt
II. E. Hudson; Texas, Major A H.
L0ngley, Mr.. r. x. Smith; Vermont,
General Stephen Thomas, private
Henry COngdon; Virginia, Gen. III a
Pierce, Capt Geo. Tucker; West
NirgiRis Col J.. II Lockwood,
Capt. W. J Purdey; Wisconsin, Sen.
G. 5. Hamilton, Capt Henry Her
shaw District of Columbia, Gen. N
z. Chipman, private Will A S.;Ort.
Gov. Fairchild having announced
that the father Of Gen Grant was In
the house, loud calls were made for
him, and lie reluctantly responded,
and took his place upon the stage.
the band playing Hail Columbia
As Mr.. Grant took his seat beside the
Chairman the entire Convention rose
to their feet, and In three times three
testified their respect for the father
of the nations chieftain. A speech
was loudly called for, and Mr.. Grant,
adjusting his spectacles, rose and
briefly addressed the Conyention. He
expressed himself as extremely as
tonished that he, who had done
nothing for the great northwest or for
the country in particular, should be
called upon by the braves of the ma
ton to speak to them. Replies by
the Convention" You had boy;
that's enough After exhorting
the Convention to moderation aud
prudence in their proceedings, the
Old gentleman retired amidst the
cheers Of the Convention.
Gen. Logan was then conducted to
his seat as Chairman, and. after brief
Is thanking the Convention for the
honor conferred, declined the nomi
nation Ia favor Of Gov. Fairchid,
who was then unanimously elected
permanent Chairman. Gov. Fairchild
thanked the Convention for this new
honor, and Ia conclusion announced
that, as the Committee on Resolutions
we're not yet ready 70 report, he would
introduce Gen. J0hn CochTane, OF
New York, who would al lress them.
Gen. Cochrane, on being intro
dUced, said, IN substance, that he
hoped that every true soldier n the
country would sit as a juror upon the
conduc, of the seven political traitors
Ia the United States Senate, and
would give IN a verdict cashiering
them and dIsmisslng them from the
service of their country. Senators
Ross and Trumbull have been honor
ed, but the country now casts them
of, and the verdict of the people will
conslgn them ID political graves too
deep for resurrection. DO not forget
tessenden, who ranges himself on the