Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-06-10

PHILADELPHIA, Jan.6.-The morning
opened bright and clear, ominous of a
harmonious and successful days work
in the Convention. At ten o'clock, when
the Convention assembled, the Academy
of Music was densely packed.
Many ladies we're present The en-
thusiasm was immense, every popular
air played by the band eliciting hearty
rounds of cheers.
Good cheer from Oregon. Mr.. Deyor
of Oregon rose and said: Oregon is re-
deemed. She has gone Republican. Last
Monday an election was held. For four
years she has been under Democratic
rule Now we are Republican in Rep
resentative and Legislature. (Three
cheers for Oregon.)
t-- MR.. PENDLETON
of Iowa, from the Committee on Creden-
tials, reported that all the States and
Territories are represented in full.
SPEECH BY TEXAN.
Mr.. Flanagan Of Texas called out,
George ". Carter of Texas, who led a
rebel brigade he wanted to hear from
the ex-secession side of the House. Cries,
of Garter, Carter ~
came TO une pIatfurfift "IHE9 spvke So III
audibly that it was difficult to hear at
first. He said he had been a rebel, but
reconstructed, came out of the war with
two planks on his platform. First, if
you could not get what you wanted,
take what you could get. Second, that
whipped men had no right to dictate
what they would have. He had learn
ed that the will of the people must be
respected. Referring to Greeley, be
said the people of the South respected
more a man that was firm and would
make them behave themselves. If the
Democrats nominate Greeley at Balti.
more he believed that Grant would get
more Democratic votes in Louisiana thar
Greeley. Great cheering.)
Mr.. sTROBACH
of Alabama being called out, addressed
the Convention in strong German &C
cent, and in conclusion he predicted thai
Schurz would not muster a corporal:
guard of Germans to attend his owl
funeral.
of Illinois was called out and said h,
represented in part one of the creates
carpet-bag States in the Union Their,
is only one man in the delegation WHIT
was born in the State. He eulo
gized the energy and enterprise of he
people, and said that if the carpet bas
tree produced such fruits, let US plan
for Gods sake all over the land.
He predicted the reelection of Pres
ident Grant as his own successor, by ;
larger majority than any candidate hat
ever got.
PRESIDENT GRANTS NAME PROPOSED
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Mr.. Shelby L. Cullom, Chairman o
the Illinois delegation, having advanced
to the platform said: "On behalf of tn
great Republican party of Illinois ant
, of the Union; in the name of liberty
of loyalty. of justice, of law, in the in
terest of economy, of good government
of peace and of equal rights of all re
membering with profound gratitude hi
glorious achievements on the field, an,
his noble craftsmanship as Chief Magis
trate of the great nation, I nominate a
President for a second term, Ulysses
Grant.
. The nomination was hailed with mos
enthusiastic demonstrations. The dele
gates rose to their feet in mass AM
cheered vociferously, waving their hat
and handkerchiefs. In heheight of tn
enthusiasm drop scene was lowered a
r the back of the stage with picture Q
General Grant on horseback, and th
, band struck up Hail to the Chief"
, The scene was exhilarating.
S MR.. S. L. wOODFORD
e of New York advanced to the platforr
to second the nomination.
D THE VOTE OF THE STATES ON THE PRES
DENTAL NOMINATION.
t Mr.. Bomck of California said fe
b words and called for the ballot, whic
resulted as follows AS each State wa
e called. the chairman of its delegation
r few terse sentences announced its unar