Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-01-17
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1872.
Address Converting the National Conven-
ti0n.


tiOn.
The National RepublicanCommittee met
at Washington on Thursday last, at Me
Ebbitt House. But few of the committee
were absent. ...... ......
Ex-Governor Clafiin of Massachusetts,
called the meeting to order, and Hon. Will
liam f. Chandler, of New Hampshire, was
appointed secretary. . .. .r
On motion of Senator Corbett, Hon.
Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, was elected
to act in place of Hon. W. i. Stokes, of
that State. Adopted.
The following committee was appointed
to draft the call for the National Conven-
ton:
Senator Rice, of Arkansas; Senator POM
eroy, of Kansas William Sloan, of North
Carolina Mr. Coburn, of Indiana; Horace
Greeley of New York w. Chandler, of
New Hampshire, and c. c. Fulton, OF
Maryland.
Philadelphia, by decided majority, was
chosen as the place to hold the Convention,
and the first Wednesday (5th) of June as
the time,
At $3.50 o'clock the committee appointed
| to frame call reported the following,
which, after slight amendment, was unan-
| imously agreed to:
| NATIONAL UNION REPUBLICAN CoNVEN-
| TIoN.
! The undersigned, constituting the Ma
| tional Committee, designated by the Con-
vention held at Chicago on the goth OF
| May, 1865, hereby call convention of the
Union Republican party at the city OF
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the oen Gay
| Of June next, at II o'clock noon, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the
! offices of President and Vice President oil
the United States. Each State is author
lied to be represented in the convention by
delegates equal to twice the number oil
10 4 II ,Ay,ff fn VI
will be entitled in the next National Con-
gress, and each organized Territory is au-
thorized to send two delegates.
In calling this convention the commit
tee remind the country that the promises
! of the Union Republican Convention or
/, 1865 have been fulfilled. The States lately
in rebellion have been restored to their
former relations to the Government. The
laws of the county have been faithfnlly
, executed. Public faith has been preserV-
ed, and the national credit firmly estao-
| lished. Governmental economy has been
Q illustrated by the reduction, at the same
g time, of the public debt and of taxation,
and the funding of the national debt at
lower rate of Interest inaugural
f ed. The rights of naturalized citizens have
e been protected by treaties, and immlgra'
IF ton encouraged by liberal provisions. The
= defenders of the Union have been CRATE
J. fully remembered, and the rights and in
terests of labor recognized. Laws have
IS been enacted, aud are being enforced, fol
" the protection ofpersons and propertyin al
/ sections. Equal suffrage has been engraft
- ed on the National Convention the pri
&c vileges and immunities of American citi
a zenship have become part of the organic
n law and liberal policy has been adopt
G. ed toward all who engaged in the rebel
lion. Complications in foreign relations
he have been adjusted in the interests o
peace throughout the world. While TIN
hnu inf nj n cd
ruption has been exposed, offenders pun
ished responsibility enforced, safeguard
established, and now, as heretofore tn
re Republican party stands pledged to correc
m all abuses and carry out all reforms neces
er sary to maintain the purity and efiicienc.
of the public service. To continue an,
firmly establish its Fundamentally princi
a. pies, we invite the cooperation of all tn
It. citizens of the United States.
The committee adjourned sine die.