Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-30
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Closing Proceedings.
NOMINATION OF GEN. cHIpxAN.
E.y-THUsLssTEC FE.saLE.
After our report closed yesterday

After our report closed yesterday
A lengthy debate took place on resolution
that the convention should proceed to vote pira
roee for candidate for Delegate; during which
Mr.. Joseph Williams warmly urged that
although he was not afraid to vote openly, the
ballot was the only proper vote. Mr.. I. e.
Connolly said they were present as delegates
and their constituents had the right to know
how each one voted, which could not be ascer-
tanned II the vote was by ballot. The resolution
tive.
when Mr.. CASTELAR, voted for Mr.. N. G. Ord.
way, that gentleman thanked his friends for
having used his name in connection with the
posi lion, and he had consented to its use if :
prominent gentleman then absent did not
return. That gentleman rad returned and he
would decline in his favor, hoping his frien 4.
would vote for Frederick Douglass. [Cheers
Dr. =. Z. Cox, on being named 80 q Candidate
aecilhed In favor OF General Chapman
and Mr.. Morse asked his friends to vote for Mr.
Douglass. Immediately on the secretary con.
cluding the call, Judge Fisher ascertained tina;
tie largest number of votes had been cast for
General Chapman, and said that the gentle % an
Who bad received the plurality vote was m an
who for four years had carried his life i'm his
hands, in defense OF the great csnse OF the
mon and OF freedom. 1t was ninently proper
that the republican party should select a their
standard-bearer a man who had ever done his
duty for all his fellow-citiZens without regard
ehSiee OF the convention for Delegate be Hon.
\. r. Chipman. lApplause, and cries OF
These remarks brought Major Morse To his
feet as one OF the leading advocates of Douglas.
and amid some confusion he said that he was
srstibed to learn that the gentleman who is
me candidste OF the delegate (Judge Fisher
had served four long years in the army. He
had nominated man who for years had been a
pioneer in the cause of repubicanism and he
warmly urged that Mr.. Douglass was the proper
q N I'M n
discussion followed as to the availability of
me candidates, during which the cause of Mr.
Douglass was warmly urged by Prof. Green and
Major Morse while George Hatton who was not
delegate, was bobbing ar Jund actively cleo
uoneeriDg for Mr.. Douglass, and Sid McFarland
DR.. Pnrvis; Chas. A. Peters and others spoke
About O'Clock some of the delegates showed
signs Of fatigue, and there was a disposi-
non on the part of some to leave. Messrs.
Green and Fisher at this time appeared on the
stand and on behalf of the friends of the candi.
dates, hessrs. Douglas and Chapman. stated
ina, N they we're willngto 60 to vote and abide
The secretary proceeded to call the roll. and
numbers Kept tally Of the vote. The tfty-
SIXTH vote for Chapman, deciding his nomina-
ton, was east by Mr.. A. b. Tinney, OF the
was with difficulty that order was Obtained 40
that the remaining districts could make them
intelligible. Several delegates asked to change
moved that the result be not announced. hut
the nomination OF General Chapman be de-
elared unanimous, which was agreed to amid
the widest enthusiasm, Perry Carson LEADING
OF in singing "John Browns Body"
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
The following is the vote For n. p. Chip
@an.Messrs w i. 3: Emery, j. W. Harry, d. i.
Sandy Alexander, N. j. Quigley, Lloyd Mudd,
w. A. Freeman, +. G. Smart, VIM. Beckett,
9. b: Fisher. W. A. Cook. W. f. Mott, jams
Brooks, w. H. Gaines, MARSHALL Brown. James
A X RYnwpp Il
G. T.. Cox. ID. W. Bliss, j. A. Jenefer, JOHN NJ.
Norris, James Madison, John Barker, 5. s.
Baker, a. Bowen, W. z. Eenpagh. j. T. X.
Rant. NJ: Duffy, John Wallace. YIN. Bush,
simpson, Peter Campbell, Aaron RusseIl, And
=. Gieason, W. L. Cowan, W. II. Smith, Simon
Nell, J; W. Mcknight, 5. II. Williams, P. II.
". II. Taliaferro, W. X. Hunt, j. Johnson. n,
II. Barron. n: b. Dowell, r. Quirk, ir., Dame
Lyrcli, A. b. Tipaey. j. 5. Ballinger, j. 4.
Johnson. Ii; Better; GeeixS T. MeG:.s en-
Browning, I. Il. Cross, jr., and j. L. Her
rell-67.
For Fred Donslass-Messrs Lewis H. Doug
lass, DR.. Green, w. K. Arnold, c. G. Waiting,
p; ;: b. Wal, W y; d: Cook All Pope. VIM
Mosby, G. W. Cassilear, II. ID. Peyton, H HIM
Der, b. +. Grant, Jos. Anderson, Ed. CrusOF,
samuel Pierre; James II: Smith, Rev. c. ".
G. II. Peters. c. b. Purvis, j. W
Curry, Nj. +. Kelly, G.. H. Boston, L. .. Con-
molly, James Coleman. Sidney Mcfarland. Al
an Coffin. Marcellus West, W. ). Morse, Jes-s
Doughty, y. q. Ordway, and E. ). Akin
,cn-Uts
For F. A. BosweIl-Messrs George H. New
man, K. w. Tomikiss, X. j. Collins, AID ThVs.
Frederick Douglass, of the First. and James
Wills, OF the Eighteenth district, did not vote
After order had been restored, Mes.rs Simon
Wolf, b. r. Grant, A. n. Browne, Joseph
tF Il m, "a Ind,
were appointed committee to wait on GEN
Chapman and inform him o. the action OF the
convention.
Mr.. Douglass during the absence of the com
mittee was cslled on and addressed the conysn-
ton as follows:
REMARKS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
Gentlemen Of TIE C0HreatIon. 1t seem. proper
under the circumstances that the man YOU have
hoBored by your votes to preside over you OIL
this occasion should say q word or two at part
ing 10 this convention. And, first, let me ex-
irese my eurprise-my profound suTprise-that
any considerable number OF the electors OF the
District Of Columbia should regard me A. A
suitable candidate TO represent this District
this capital, In the Congress OF the nation. say
felt surprised, bordering on TO q sh ock, that
any considerable number OF the citiz ens here
should have regarded me as suitable candi-
date When the matter was suggested to me
that should be a candidate at nrst revoIted.
and thought that il VAS hardly proper to allow
my friends 10 use my name. |, however al last
consented, and L must express TO you and to
-
respect for the tender sentiments which have
been expressed on bot sides towards me- and
towards my history. While l am for making ne
distinction, Am one OF those Who believe that
whenever. and wherever, there is an office to DO
had, and a white applicant equally eligible
and equally available 10 obtain II; that while /
am in favor of no distinctions OIL account of
color, remembering the stripes, remembering
the 20 years OF bondage In this land. through
which the colored man has been draggedremem-
bering that 80 years he has not had the right
TO IL arm to read the name OF the God that Ia Ale
at liberty TO kick him, and 10 disregard hi.
WAS bound TO respect say, In view of that
history, and the history Of stripes, OF tears, and
OF blood for the black mans track through this
count for two hundred years, may be traced
as u Connell said Of sold Ireland long ago
like wounded man through the crowd, by
the blood itselt'-I say, whenever the black
man aud the white man, equally eligi bile, equally
available, equally qualified for all ONCE present
themselves for that office, the black man, at
this iuncture Of our affairs, should be pre-
ferred- That IL my conviction. While 1 saw
this, know the only way TO make the principle
victorious IN legislation in this country; the
only way TO have right views cryst allied into
law, organized into statute, and To be made the
rule OF life Of the republic; the only way in
which that can be done Is through a party and
through party that IL able to elect its candi-
date tAppiause That is the WAY every
measure has to be carried. ANY man can hays
little party. l can have q little party; Won
can have little party; but il will be inefficient
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