Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
Horace Greeley, Of New York,
Nominated for President.
b. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, Nom.-
mated for Vice President.
Platform OF the Liberal Republicans.
Etc, Etc, Etc.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

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convention 10 order, and made short
address, after which, by direction of the
Executive Committee, he proposed the
name of Judge Stanley Matthews. OF
Ohio, rs temporary Chairman. The
motion was carried unanimously. Mr.,
Matthews then made an address upon
the issues of the hour, the sentiments
OF which were loudly applauded.
The chair i'll which John Adams sat
when he signed the Declaration of In.
deperce was set for the intended Presi-
dent Of the convention.
Mr.. Grosvenor. by request of the
Executive Committee, proposed as tenn
| porary Secretaries of the convention
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-
morrow at 10 o'clock, and that in the
meantime the several Stale 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 FROM 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 al 1880 o'clock, Judge Stanley
Mathews iii the chair. The usual pre-
linlinary committees were named, and
an adjournment was had until 8 o'clock
IN the afternoon.
The convention leassembled at about
3o'clock. The hall was densely crowded
with people in every portion, a large
number Of ladies lending interest 10 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, Q. Underwood ::
California; W. NJ. Rockerly Connecti-
cut, Hon. David Clark Delaware, none;
Florida, none; Georgia, R. L. Malt I'LL
nois, John Wentworth Indiana, Geo.
w. Julian Iowa, J. A. Romberg: Kan
sas; Hon. K. B. Crawford Kentucky,
Laoan Moore; Louisiana, L. T. Dilas-
size; Maine, L. w. Perkins; Maryland,
Henry w. Hoffman; Massachusetts,,
Gen; W. F, Bartlett; Michigan, o. 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.
Raines; North Carolina, H. H. Hether;
Ohio, 0. Follett; Oregon, J. w. John
son; Pennsylvania, NJ. B. Lowry Rhode
Island, E. Harris; South Carolina, W.
W. Wheeler; Tennessee, Gilbert Meyers !;
TeZas, Z. Morgan Hamilton Vermont,
Maj. j. H. Salisbury; Virginia, Geo.
Rice; West Virginia, Ward II. La non
Wisconsin, w. H. Doe; District of
Columbia, Joseph Casey; Dakota Terri
tory, F. c. Everts.
Principal Secretaries-Gen. W. E.
McIane, of Indiana; John x. Davidson,
of Minnesota; D. J. Wright, of Maine
j. H. Rhodes, of Ohio.
Senator Schurz was then conducted to
the platform. He was presented to the
convention by Judge Mathews, and
made an address which was frequently
interrupted by applause.
After the adoption Of the report of the
Committee on Rules, and the reception
and reference to the proper committees
OF sundry resolutions, the convention
adjourned until . p. m.
The convention came together prompt
ly at half-past o'clock, the attendance
being greater than in the afternoon.
The Chairman announced that the
Committee on Platform was not ready
to report, and would not be entirely
prepared until IL o'clock tomorrow.
He suggested that the intervening time
be consumed in presenting the names
OF candidates, and hearing speeches of
their friends. The proposition seemed
to meet with some favor, and it was so
resolved. Alittle time, however, showed
that the convention was dis:nclined to
this kind of business, and some time
was passed in presenting resolutions of
various kinds, which were referred with
out debate to the Committee on Plat
form.
Cassius NJ. Clay, Judge Mathews, and
others made short speeches, and the
convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
Friday morning.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The convention reassembled at 10
o'clock Friday morning.
The Committee on Resolutions pre-
sented their report. The following is
the platform in full as reported and
adopted:
We, the Liberal Republicans of the United
States, in National Cow ention assembled,