Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-11
Grant and Wilson Accept.
Hearty Assurances of support from the
various sinIes-'Fhc Presidents letter
OfAccePfancc, and MIR. Wilson's Speech.

| OfAccePiaBcc, and Har. wilson's speccI,
| WASHINGTON, June 10.-PurSuant to notice.
| Judge Settle of North Carolina, president Of the
national republican convention, and the vice
presidents for the several states and terrtOl les
| met at the Ebbitt house at noon to-day TO take
action in regard to officially notifying President
| Grant ana SENATOR Wilson of their nominations
| at Philadelphia. Judge Settle and most of the
| vice presidents We're present. An arrangement
| had been previously made with the president TO
| meet him at eight this evening but ms many of
| the gentlemen residing in distant states desired
to take the evening train for home, Judge Settle
ana several OF the vice presidents waited on the
president at the capitol aud requested him TO fix
| an earlier hour. He according fixed one p NJ.
| and at that hour was at the white house await,
ing the arrival of the officers of the convention
me latter arrived about half-past one, and Judge
Settle Said
Mr.. President: We are before you to perform
ye.J agreeable duty; we are here 10 Officially
lnloi in you OF your unanimous nomination for
the presidency by the national republican CON
vention, assembled in Philadelphia ON the 9Th
instant. Beyond this l do not know that we
have anything to say
Here Judge Settle handed the president the
letter officially notifying him of his nomination.
The president said: "Gentemcn-I am not
now ready to respond TO your letter, but will
take an early opportunity to do so in writing"
Judge Ssttle-Ies, sir, your answer, | pre-
Mr.. Stores, of Illinois, wish the president of
the convention would tell President Grant what
a superb convention we had. / have never seen
anything to equal it.
Judge Little-I confess am unequal to the
task, and consequently must decline suppose
you do it.
The Prcsident-1hat is a speech TO which
could appropriately respond. 1t is short and to
the point.
This sally Of the president occasioned general
merriment
Judge Settle-T am quite sure should fail if
attempted anything like description of the
convention. ltcannot be described. The enthu-
sIasni, the unanimity, the solid vote of every
state, can't be adequately described, even in the
public prints. The president must himself have
been present to fully appreciate the convention.
what we now want 10 do especially is to tell the
president what we intend 10 do in November
Haul SteobaSh-Mr. President, as a vice presi-
dent of the national convention, and as repre-
sentative of the Germans of America, pledge
Alabama for you in November with as handsome
majority as in 1868, and the overwhelming
vote OF the 100000 German voters in the United
States.
The President-It is certainly gratifying for
me to learn, after holding office for three wears,
never having before held political office, and
never having been candidate for nomination
that have been endorsed by nv former sun.
porters. This is something cannot forget.
am Of course very grateful.
6en. solomon ID. Meredith said the nomina-
ton of President Grant is unprccedent | in fbe
history OF the United States. In the Philade
phia convention every congressional district was
represented, and every delegate cast his vote for
you. And now let me say for Indiana that She
will give you fifteen electoral votes.
The PRESIDENTIAL any rate don't let your peO. |
pie vote but once, (Laughter)
Gen. Meredith-No, we propose to give YOU
the state by handsome majority by allowing |
each voter to vote once only.
u. +. C)ney, the Georgia vice-prcsidcnt, said, |
we viii do the best we can for you.
The President-That is as much as Georuia
can do. (Laughter)
Gen. John f. Benjamin, of Missouri ou |
know rs well as do, Mr.. President thar disaf |
lection has existed in the ranks of the repnbIi. |
can party in Missouri, but let me assure Won
that the dsailection is very slight We propose |
to do now as we did in '6S, and will do our duty
at the polls
Gov Fairchild, on behalf Of Wisconsin
pledged the president a handsome majority. MS |
did the vice-president from Michigan. and |
Charles y. MelOfd, cOlorcd, of Virginia The |
latter put down Virginia for 10000 for Grant
u. ID. Norton, of Texas, said: II Mr. Greeley
should be endorsed at Baltimore, Texas viii |
give you her electoral vote. Every LOYAL man
VIII support you, inasmuch as they have already
surrendered TO you. N''''
William II. Wisner, Of Tennessee. propise
you, Mr. President, that we will make a gallant
hght IN Tennessee. There are a mood many
southern democrats in my state, who If thew arc
called upon 10 give up their Organization IN |
Greeley and Brown, would prefer 10 surrender
to YOU as they did in 1865.
The delegation then took their leave and nro. /
eSeded 10 the capitol 10 wait on Senator Wilson
They met him In the room of the senate commit
tee on military affairs, Judge Settle addressing |