The New York herald., 1872-07-13
THE DEAD PAST BURYING ITS DEAD.
Tho Speech Of a Novice at Reoeiv-
ing Nominations.
GREELEY STILL A REPUBLICAN,.


nomination.
There were present
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERs:-
James r. Doolittle, OF Wisconsin, Chairman;
Alabama, F. w. Sykes; Arkansas J. G. Maccabe;
California, ]. G. Downey; Florida c. w. Jones;
Georgia, W. A. Hawkins; Illinois, G. Il. Mccormick;
Indiana, NJ. M. Ray; Iowa, J. d. Thompson; Kansas,
T. p. Fenlon; Kentucky, b. McGonn; Louisiana,
G. Campbell Maine J. Caladigan; Maryland, p F.
Thomas; Massachus etts, J. g. Abbott; Michigan,
George II. Bunce; Minnesota, William Lee; Missis-
sippi, e. o. Sykes; Missouri II. Brockmeyer; Ne
braska, J. C. Crawford; Nevada, s. D. Wyman; New
Hampshire, G. G. Chandler; New Jersey, A. A. Har-
denburg; New York, James 8. Thayer North Caro-
lima, A. NJ sculls; Ohio, ]. A. Mcmahon; oregon,
-; Pennsylvania, w. A. Wallace; Rhode Island,
A. Sprague; South Carolina James Chestnut; Ten
nessee, John G. Burch; Texas, A. Smith Vermont,
l.. Robinson; Virginia, John L. Mayne; West Vir
ginia, William NJ Clements; Wisconsin, D. S. We'll.
There were also present Augustus schen, Chair
man Of the Democratic National Committee, Fred
rick o. Prince of Boston, Secretary, and two or
three personal friends of the members who had ap-
piled for the honor Of accompanying the delegation
and seeing the Presidential candidate.
EX-SENATOR DOoLITTLE
portly, broad shouldered westerner with silver
grey hair and whiskers, deep voice and hearty
manners, called the meeting to ORDER and read the
letter officially announcing the nomination It is
as folows:-
BALTIMORE, July 10. 1872.
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member signed II.
THE PROCESSION.
Then, at twelve O'Clock precisely, forming in pro.
cesson two and two, Augustus Schell and Senator
D00aittle leading, the committeeman gravely
walked out OF the new dining room, through the
northern corridor, down the main staircase,
through the grand hall Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
down Fifth avenue, past the Glenham Headquar-
ters, through Twenty-frst street, past Broadway,
to the Lincoln Club House.
AN IRISH OPINION OF THE PROCESSION.
The party OF Irish laborers who are at work on
the corner Of Twenty-frst street and Fifth avenue
and who always stop work to follow Horace Gree
ley with their reverental eyes when he passes,
were nonpussed by this stately looking procession
and inquired Of one another what 1t could be.
"Whishal" said one Of them, "mebbe Its the
Orangemen."
marched with an uncadenced STEP and some OF
them struggled here and there, and when slight
shower threatened ed and rev OF then them hoisted
appearance; but, taken all IN all, with the
portly figures of Doolittle and Governor Magonin
tt,.. San and rfn town nf fnQ Ahnn
the 1.-THE and prim figure Of Fop Prince, and the
small, compact frame OF ex-senator Chestnut, of
look about them-nothing OF that woebegone
aspect which might be inferred from the remark
OF venerable looker-on. THAT 1t was the demo-
cratic party going to be buried by the Reverend
GREELEY's MOVEMENTS
In the meantime the objective figure OF all this
parade Horace Greeley had not been idle. He had
risen with the lark-if any lark happened to be in
the ncighborhood OF the ST. Cloud Hotel yesterday
down town. At the Fifth Avenue he presented his
card to the clerk, and asked to have Senator Carl
Schurz informed OF his coming. In a moment or
two he was ushered into parlor ~, where the Sen
ator from Germany, In his light cheviot suit, sat at
q table writing. While there Governor b. Gratz
Brown arrived and was shown into the room 1t
Is to be presumed the candidates and their power
ful champion had
A GOOD TIME TOGETHER,
for they were closeted fully half an hour II was
now nearing eleven O'Clock, and Mr. Greeley
walked over to the Genham Headquarters, whence
he took his way alone TO the Lincoln Club.
''TRIBUNE' GROUP.
Here he was Joined soon after by Whitelaw Reid,
Samuel Sinclair and John +. Cleveland, the Every
only" brother-inaw that the Philosopher is blessed
with. These gentlemen remained with him until
Tribune men, a casual observer might have sup
posed that Doottle, Sche, Chestnut, Magofin and
their friends were a body Of country republicans
rushing to their subscriptions to the Tribune
at club rates. and secure likepess OF the sage into
the bargain.
Mr.. Greeley was at his high desk, looking over a
newspaper, with his journalistic henchmen ranged
about him, when the committee quietly
FILED INTO THE PARLORS.
There were about forty Of them, and they filed the
'front.' paror When they were all in the Philosopher
and advanced to meet them. Augustus Schell
the Grand Sachem of Tammany, and Greeley
the Grand Sachem OF anti-Tammany, shook hands
advanced and shook hands, and at once com
menced to deliver his speech, which he read from
the manuscript in an Impressive tone, in serious
THE PHILOSOPHER STOOD
with his head slightly lowered as II in attention
Except that his black alpaca coat was little awry
behind, he was faultlessly arrayed. In height he
was tail as the largest Western or Southern man
IN the deegaonM M and he great globe bse
majestic as the "front OF Jove," "a station like the
herald Mercury new lighted on some heaven Kiss.
ing hill.r The delegates ranged themselves about
Senator Doolittle, and Augustus Schell took station
at the right Of the candidate. Senator Doolitte
Ex-senator DooLrTTLE's SPEECH.
Mr.. GREELEy-itis is my pleasing. duty as chair
man OF this committee appointed by the Demo
you OF Its nomination for the Presidency. We were
Informed that 1t would be agreeable to you to meet
you here, and we have come In body accord
ingly. The published proceedings OF that Con-
venuon show great unanimity and cordiality,
but those only who had the opportunity OF WITT
Messing them can realize the enthusiasm with
which IL resolved TO sustain the liberal republican
movement and the principles enuncated at
Cincinnati, and resolved also, the sures mode of
giving expression 20 those principles TO place YOU
In nomination. We both witnessed and felt that
cordially and enthusiasm You will now permit
fne 10 present 10 you the official letter Of notnca
ton, and also TO present TO you the members OF the
committee.
FRIENDLY GREETINGS.
Mr.. Doolitte hereupon handed Mr.. Greeley the
letter printed above and then introduced the men,
bers individually to him. When Illinois was called
Mr.. q. H. Mccormick, the inventor Of fhe reaping
machine, advanced, and Mr.. Greeley, shyeing him
warmly by the hand, said, "No need TO Introduce