The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-12

League resolutions with brief ap-
proval, and moved the resolutions be
entered on the minutes and printed.
Mr.. Flanagan, of Texas, called
upon Gen. Gcrgc W. Carter of Lou
isiana. who led rebel brigade dur
ing the war. He wantedto hear from
the ex-cession side of the house Cries
of Carter Garter"
Gen. Carter came to the platform,
but spoke so inaudibly that is was
difficult to hear him at first. He said
he had been rebel, but was recon-
! structcd, and came out of the war
with two planks in his platform--first,
that if he couldn't get what he wan
ted, he would take what he could get,
and second, that whipped man had
no right to dictate what he would
have. He had learned that the will of
the people must be respected. Re
ferring to Mr.. Greeley, he said the
people of the South respected more
the man who was firm, and would
make them behave themselves. If
the Democrats nominate Greeley at
Baltimore, he believed General Grant
would get more Democratic votes in
Louisiana than Greeley. Great
cheers.
Mr.. Stranbach, of Alabama, being
called out, addressed the Convention
in strong German accent. He recited
some of the cruelties of the Ku-klux
to illustrate the Importance of decided
legislation. In conclusion, he pre-
dicted that Schurz would not muster
a corporal's guard of Germans to fol-
low his own political funeral.
Mr.. Steers, of Illinois, was called
out. He said be represented in part
the greatest carpet-bag State in the
Union. There was only one man in
the delegation who was born in the
State. He culogized the energy and
enterprise of her people, and said if
carpet-bag trees produce such fruit let
us plant them, fer Gods sake, all over
the land. The speech was interrupted
by repeated cries of "Time, time. +"
but the Chairman interfcred and re-
stored order.
Mr.. Steers proceeded with his
speech. He ridiculcd the pretences
of Carl Schurz, who, he said, had
failed miserably, both in war and in
peace. He ignored him as his fellow
citizen, saving that he was so no lon
ger. He predicted the reelection of
President Grant as his own successor
by larger majority than any candi-
date had ever got. As he closed his
remarks there was great confusion
and impatient calls to proceed with
business. Several delegates propos-
ed to go on at once with the nomina-
tions, instead of waiting for the re-
port of the Committee on Platform,
but the Chairman announced that
that Committee would be prepared to
report in half an hour
In response to calls, John B. Hen
dcrson, of Missouri, spoke from his
place in the delegation. He said the
Republican party of Missouri is uni
ted. There will come up from the
hills and valleys of that State one un-
iversal shout for the nominees Of this
Convention. The divisions of the
party had been unfortunate, but they
had been now healed, and the Repub-
licans and Liberals now stand on one
common platform. He said Gratz
Brown had seemed to think after his
election as Governor that he owed
most to the Democracy he had ac-
cordingly left US. Let him go. We
wish him every success except election
on the tail of the Liberal Republican
ticket
Mr.. James II. Lynch, colored, Sc
cretary of this State of Mississippi, was
called out and took the platform. He
said the colored race were waiting
anxiously to hear of the denomination
of Grant. Mr.. Lynch continued at
some length. He said the colored
people of America were gravitating
to the South, and argued their indis
pensability to the development of that
section and Mexico, and Central
America as well. He repeated that
General Grant will be strong at the
South. Greeley's name has no charm
there. The man who had the genius
to command success in the field when
the popular heart was weak, is the
man for this hour
Mr.. Spencer, of New York, moved
to suspend the rules, in order to pro-
ceed to the nomination of President,
only deferring the nomination of Vice
President until after the platform was
adopted.
An Ohio delegate called for Grip
Piled soldier Of that State-General
f. F. Noyes.
Gen. Moves, advancing to the plat
form, said that the feeling of the Ohio
delegation was to talk less and act
more. He thought that they ought
to finish their business and 90 home.
He was afraid that they would not he
able to go home tonight if they wait
ed for the report of the Committees
on Platform. Therefore he wished to
proceed with the nominations at once,
and let the platform come in after
wards. He promised for the NOM
inees of the Convention a larger ma
iority than Ohio gave to Grant four
years ago. TCheers There was alb
solutely no disaffection in Ohio.
TCheers. There had been a few
Liberal Republicans, as they were
called, but they were now ashamed of
themselves, and were stronger friends
of Grant now then they were before
He persisted in the opinion that the
Convention should at once proceed to
the nomination of a candidate for
President [Cheefs of make the
motion"1 In conclusion he movedto
suspend the rules and proceed tonom-
mate for President, Carried. Great
Cheers.
Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois-0n behalf
of the great Republican party of Hill
nois, of the Union, and in the name of
liberty, loyalty, justice, law in the in
terest of economy, good government,
peace and equality of all before the
law remembering with gratitude his
achievements as soldier in the field
and craftsmanship of his Presidency,
/ re-nominate, Ulysses S. Grant.
[Cheers, long prolonged.
Mr.. Woodward, of New York,