Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-05-08
GREAT NATIONAL CONVEN'
TION
GRAND MOVE OF THE LIBERAL
REPUBLICANS
GRANT'S WORKS TO BE CAP
TUREDI
The White House for KenG
Next November!
Thousands Of Honest Republicans IN
Council!
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
HORACE GREELEY FOR PRES
IDENT!
B. GRATZ BROWN FOR VICE
PRESIDENT
r,d T,o,.,itorv Represeu.
Thousands Of Honest Republicans in
Council
GREAT ENTHUSIASM f!
HORACE GREELEY FOR PRES
IDENT!
B. GRATZ BROWN FOR VICE
PRESIDENT !
Every State and Territory ReproSen'
ted In tho ConventiOnI

The great National Conven'
ton of Liberal Republicans
met in Exposition Hall, in
Cincinnati on Wednesday,
May 1st, 1872, at 12 NJ, and
effected a temporary organlza-
tion by the election of Hon.
Stanley Mathews, of Ohio, as
temporary Chairman, and
George Ward Nichols, OF
Ohio, George w. Palmer, OF
New York, and Joseph Pull
itzer, of Missouri, as temporary
Secretaries. 1t was undoubt'
edly the largest political gath
eriug of the kind that ever as
sembled in the United States.
It's proceedings were watched
| ed for with intense interest by
men of all political parties.-
We must here remark that
when the call for this conven-
tion was first issued by the
Executive Committee of the
Missouri Liberal State Conven'
ton, it was stigmatiSed and
ridiculed by the Grant organs,
as belonging to the "day of
small things" yet in that
short space of time it has ac-
compliShed wonders in chang
ing public opinion among the
honest masses Of that party
against the corrupt administra>
ton of Grant and his horde Of
thieves and cormorants, and in
favor of economy and reform.
AS soon as it was discover
ed that the example of inde-
pendence set by the Missouri
Republicans was being follow;
ed by the Republicans.of other
States, the administration, with
its press and entire pack of
federal officials, were set upon
the originators Of the move.
ment to hound them down for
daring to favor an honest ad'
ministration Of the affairs of
the Nation, Should the pro-
Crane laid down in the orig
inal call be carried out, the
Democrats will have the satis>
faction of knowing that a
large portion Of the intelligent
and honest men of the Repub-
lican party agree with them
on principles so long advocat'
ed by the Democracy. !
Good feeling prevailed
among all the delegates, and
the feeling against President
Present Taker Grant was i'm
mense,
On Thursday the several
Committees, appointed the day
previous, reported. Hon. Carl
Shurz, of Missouri, was made
pei manent presiding officer of
the Convention.
Delegates we're present from
every State and Territory in
the United States. Every
Congressional District of Ohio
was represented. The 18th
district was represented by d.
Mcfarland and John Wilhelm
of Scioto; R. Aleshire of Gallia;
William Baughman Of Vinton.
Before the balloting COM
menced a platform was adopt
ed which no Grant worshipper
can endorse. For want Of room
we omit the address and plat.
form until next week.
The ballots for President
and Vice President resulted as
follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
Auhnlb ....,s,.'..',....s''s's' =, 900
IfuInDull .,......,'s.ss.s,..s III
ltfOWn .''..,'''ss.s''.....s,' 0
Grcclcy s.ss.ss's'..s...,..,.lOU
Curtin. .........,.......,. "