The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-10

b. Gratz Brown, Of Missouri, Nom. .
mated for Vice President.
Platform Of the Liberal Republicans.


FIRST DAYS PaoCEsDIKGs.
At b. m. the convention assembled
Col. Grosvenor, of Missouri, called thu
convention 10 order, and made shor,
address, after which, by direction OF tho
Executive Committee, he proposed the
name OF Judge Stanley Matthews. Of
Ohio, as temporary Chairman. The
motion was carried unanimously. Mr.
Matthews then made an address upon
the issues Of the hour, the sentiment.
of which were loudly applauded.
The chair in which John Adams sal
when he signed the Declaration Of In
depence was set for the intended Pres i
dent of the convention.
Mr.. Grosvenor, by request Of the
Executive Commi tee, proposed as TEN
porary Secretaries of the conventio.
Geo. Ward Nichols, of Ohio; G. w.
Palmer, of Illinois, and Joseph Pulitzer
Of Missouri. By instruction of the
Executive Committee, he offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That when the convention
adjourn it adjourn to meet again to-
grow at 10 o clock, and that in the
me. time the several State delegations
elect from among themselves delegates
double the number Of votes to be cast
by the respective States in the electoral
college: and that when this convention
meets again at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, the names of the delegates SO
elected report themselves for the pur.
pose of proceeding to the transaction of
the business Of the convention.
The Chairman then stated that the
work of preliminary organization had
been completed.
As the President was about to put a
motion to adjourn, he was interrupted
and his voice drowned by sudden and
vociferous calls for Senator Carl Schurz
from all parts of the hall, which were
continued until the gentleman appeared
on the front platform.
Mr.. Schurz entertained the assem-.
blage with short but eloquent address.
The Chairman then announced that
the convention stood adjourned until
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The convention met Thursday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock, Judge Stanley
Mathews in the chair. The usual pre-
AHiiihiy CoHiuiittees were HdIutu, anu
an adjournment was had until o'clock
in the afternoon.
The convention reassembled at about
3o'clock. The hall was densely crowded
with people in every portion, large
number of ladies lending interest to the
scene by their presence in the galleries.
The report of the Committee on Per.
manent Organization was presented by
Judge Spaulding, of Ohio; the name of
Senator Schurz, as permanent President,
being received with storm Of cheers
and applause. The report was unani.
mously adopted, as follows:
Permanent President Hon. Carl
Schurz, of Missouri.
Vice observation-disclosures, Thos. L.
A. Murt; Arkansas, @. Underwood
w. NJ. Rockerly Connecti-
cut, Hon. David Clark Delaware, none:
Florida, none; Georgia, .R. L. Malt ILL
nois, John Wentworth Indiana, Geo.
w. Julian Iowa, j. A. Romberg; Kan
sas, Hon. r. B. Crawford Kentucky,
Laban Moore; Louisiana, L. 7. Dilas-
size; Maine, L. w. Perkins; Maryland,
Henry w. Hoffman; Massachusetts,,
Gen. w. +. Bartlett; Michigan, 0. p. |
Clark; Minnesota, Aaron Gordrick;
Mississippi, Col. Ii. Cooke; Missouri,
Josiah Forbes; Nebraska, John Nc
Cormick Nevada, Geo. G. Lyon; New
Hampshire, VIM. II. Cove; New Jersey,
J. Miller McKim; New York, Thos.
RaiDes; North Ca DINA, II. H. Hether;
Ohio, O. Follett; Oregon, j. w. John
,on Pennsylvania, NJ. b. Lowry Rhode
Island, E. Harris; South Carolina, w.
w. Wheeler Tennessee, Gilbert Meyers;
rezas, E. Morgan Hamilton Vermont,
Maj. j. H. salisbury Virginia, Geo.
Rice; West Virginia, Ward H. La anon;
Wisconsin, w. II. Doe; District Of
Joseph Casey Dakota Terri
DRY, F. G. Everts.
Principal Secretaries-Gen. w. E.
McI.ane, of Indiana; John x. Davidson,
II Minnesota; D. J. Wright, of Name;
J. H. Rhodes, of Ohio.
Senator Schurz was then conducted to
he platform. He was presented to the
by Judge Mathew, and
made an address which was frequently
Interrupted by applause.
After the adoption of the report of the
on Rules, and the reception
nd reference to the proper committees
4 sundry resolutions, the convention
djourned until u p. m.
The convention came together prompt.
y at half.pa o'clock, the attendance
'eing greater than in the afternoon.
he Chairman announced that the
,ommit, ee on Platform was not ready
o report, and would not be entirely
repaired until IL O'Clock tomorrow.