The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-17
Horace Greeley, Of New York,
Nominated for President.
Il. Gratz Brown, or Missouri, Nom.
mated for Vice President.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Etc, Etc., Etc.


Col. Grosvenor, of Missouri, called the
convention TO order, and made a short
address, after which, by direction of the
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 sentiments
of which were loudly applauded.
The chair in which John Adams sat
when he signed the Declaration of In.
depence 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
ReSokved, That when the convention
adjourn it adjourn to meet again to.
morrow at 10 o'clock, and that in the
meantime 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 ana
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 a 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 1870 o'clock, Judge Stanley
Mathews in the chair The usual pre-
liminary committees were named, and
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, a 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
Sol tfla
being received with storm Of cheers
and applause. The report was unani-
mously adopted, as follows:
Permanent President - Hon. Carl
Schurz, of Missouri.
Vice residents-Alabama, Thos. /.
A. Murt Arkansas, Q. Underwood /;
California, w. NJ. Rockerly Connecti.
cut, Hon. David Clark Delaware, none;
Florida, none; Georgia. r. L. Malt; Hi
nois, John Wentworth Indiana, Geo.
w. Julian Iowa, J. A. Romberg; Kan
sas, Hon. r. B. Crawford Kentucky,
Laban Moore; Louisiana, T.. T. Dilas-
size; Maine L. W. Perkins Maryland,
Henry w. Hoffman Massachusetts,,
Gen. w. f. Bartlett; Michigan, Q. ?.
Clark Minnesota, Aaron Gordrick
Mississippi, Col. H. Cooke; Missouri,
Josiah Forbes; Nebraska, John Nc.
Cormick Nevada, Geo. G.. Lyon; New
Hampshire, VIM. H. Cove; New Jersey,
j. Miller McKim New York, Thos.
Raines North Carolina, II. II. Hether;
Ohio, o. Follett; Oregon, J. w. John
son Pennsylvania, NJ. B. Lowry Rhode
Island, E. Harris; South Carolina, w.
w. Wheeler Tennessee, Gilbert Meyers
Texas, +. Morgan Hamilton Vermont,
Maj. j. II. Salisbury Virginia, Geo.
Rice; West Virginia, Ward II. Lamon
Wisconsin, w II. Doe; District Of
Columbia, Joseph Casey Dakota Terri
tory, F. c. Everts.
Principal Standardization. w. f.
McIane, Of Indiana; John X. Davidson,
of Minnesota; d. j. Wright, of Name;
J. II. 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
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
until u p. m.
The convention came together prompt
ly at half.past 7 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
until II 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. A little time, however, showed
that the convention was dis;nclned 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
adjourned until 10 o'clock
Friday morning.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The convention reassembled at 10
} clock Friday morning.
The Committee on Resolutions pre-.
'ented their report The following is
he platform in full as reported and |