The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-07
GRANT AND WILSON.
THE NEW TICKET OF THE OFFICE
HOLDERS CONVENTION.
Tho Smiling CoIfax Left out in tho
CoId-A Dramatic eIncident-The Grant
Platform, &C., &c.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.

The convention To-Day was QenSely packeu
Every State and Territory was represented.
The following rules were adopted: The
States will be called alphabetically upon all
questions. The platform will be disposed OF
before the nominations. The roll shall be
called on the nominations. When majority
Is reached for any candidate the Question of
unanimity shall be put, when the chairman OF
the delegations shall state the vote for each
candidate or proposition. The FIVE minutes
rule will be adopted. Resolutions will be re.
ferred to the committee on resolutions without
reading, but resolutions from the Union
League were ordered to be read by a vote of
the convention.
The national committee embraces the follow
ing /: Alabama, Spencer; Arkansas, Clayton;
Florida, Gleason; Georgia, ,Fanningi Kentucky,
Goodloe; Louisiana, Cassanaal; Maryland, Full
ton; Mississippi, French; South Carolina,
Moses; Tennessee, Maynard; Virginia, Wells;
West Virginia, Croswell.
The proceedings, while waiting for the re-
port of the platform committee, were lncohe.
rent. Blacks and whites contended for the
rostrum. The rules were suspended, and
Grant was nominated. a shifting scene at
once disclosed Grants picture-the farce &C.
casioning much noise. The vote for Grant was
unanimous. In casting the votes Of delega-
tlons each chairman made little speech,
which was received with great good humor.
After The confusion had subsidized, a '"otion
was made to suspend the rules and nominate
Vice.President, which was carried. Penn
sylvana nominated Wilson, of Massachu-
setta. Indiana nominated Coliax. Missls.
slppi seconded the nominations; Lynch, col
ored, saying 1t seemed to him as if the spirit
of Lincoln was there, and he remembered
what that patriot said on one occasion, when
he observed 1T was not safe time to swap
horses"
The proceedings were here Interrupted by
the entrance OF the platform committee,
which reported, In effect, as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS
speak Of the great courage OF, and the duties
performed by, the RepuDllcan party, IN sup
pressing the rebellion, emaucipaLng the
slaves, enforcing the laws, developing the In.
ternal resources OF the country, encouraging
and promoting emancipation collecting the
revenue and reducing the national debt, and
expresses the belief that the country will not
entrusC the government to any party or COM
binalioa composed chiefly of those who have
resisted every step of this beneficial progress.
They hold that the recent amendments to the
constitution must be sustained and carried out,
that an honorable peace with foreign nations
should be maintained, that the civil ser-
vice should be reformed, that no further
grants Of the public lands should be made 10
corporations, That the revenues should be snch
as To furnish moderate balance TO be applied
to reduction OF The public debt, and that
revenue, except such as is raised irom to6ac-
co and spirits, should be raised by duties on
imports, which duties should be adjusted so as
to aid In securing remuneratlve WaYes TO the
lab0rer. and promoting the industries. pros
perity and growth Of tAe whole country; that
the future bounty OF the government shoud De
extended 10 the soldiers and sailors OF
the late war, that the American doc
trine of naturalization should be maln-
tained, that the franking privilege shonid 90
abolished and postage reduced, that the rela-
tions Of capital and labor should be recogniz-
ed and projected. that the public credit must
be preserved, and that specie payments should
be resumed. The Claim for woman suffrage
should be treated with respectful considera-
tion. The amnesty action Vi Congress ls up.
proved, also It's anLi-Ku-KluX legislation. The
rights reserved 10 the States must be respect
ed, aud finally, confidence is expressed In the
model patriotism, earnest purposes, sound
Judgment and practical wisdom OF U. s. Grant.
After the adoption OF the platform Virginia
nominated John F. Lewis for Vlce.President;
a colored delegate from Texas nominated E.
]. Davis. The vote on the first ballot stood:
Wilson, Se4I; Colfax, 32l4. Virginia then
changed to Wilson, which gave him the nomi-
nation.
The convention then adjourned sine die.