New-York tribune., 1872-06-07
GRANTS CONVENTION.

INTO CONSIDERATION--ItLA NiN'Ah AANiNi.o
IN THE CONvENTION-HISIokf OF IAE DAi
WOKK-CLAP-TRAP EULoGlEs'
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE THBUNBl
Dur, ,r,.t put, June G.-Tho National Republican
s,o,,,o,tion came 10 Philadelphia TO renominatc
Cen Grant. and had II not been that it would not
have looked so well, its work, so far as naming
candidate for the Presidency concerned, might
Iust as we'll have been done by Executive pro-
elamation. as by the more complicated machinery
of National Convention. Not one of all
the delegates who assembled here this week
would for a moment pretend that Gen. Grant
has served the Republican party longer or better
than has Vice-PreSident COltaX OF that his admin
istrotion of the Government during the past three
years has been any successful than that of his
associate on the ticket in 1868 has been in different
sphere But Grant sits at the head Of the great ap-
pointing machine of the country at his nod OF beck
official heads fall, officers rise upin the places
OF those who have lost Executive favor.
Officers selected on account of their ability to
manage party caucuses and conventions, and whose
tenure of Office depends on their skill wirepullers
knowing the viii of their master, and the result of
inourriug Eis dipleasure. had other choice than
10 do that will, and send TO Philadel-
phia only such men as could be depended
upon to vote for denomination. They did not
come here TO deliberate or TO solcmnly consider
what course would best promote the prosperity Of
the country during the next four years; they did
not come here 10 determine who of all the statesmen
within the ranks of the Republican party would
best perform the duties OF the Executive during the
coming term Of office. They came TO renomnate
Grant and they did il unanimously. But when the
question Of the Vice-Presdency arose the case was
entirely changed.
Mr.. ColfaX has little or no patronage outside ms
own State, and his friends had not the power as
they probably did not desire pack State and Dis
trict Conventions in his favor No oihce-holder
feared any harm if Mr.. Colfax failed, and therefore,
although every argument made for Grants renomi-
nation could be used with TedOubed force IN favor
of the Vice-Prcsdent; although the deega-
tiops from his State solemnly declared that the
success or failure Of the Republican party in In
dianal depended in great measure keeping the
old ticket intact; although none of the serious
charges Of incapacity and general unhtness for his
Office that have been urged against the President
have been made against him, these people declared
their choice and put upon the ticket a new man.
To the Iooker-on at the Convention today one
thing must have been patent-the great majority of
the 736 delegates assembled in the Academy Of
Music are believers i'll the ouetem principle, when
they feel at liberty to express themselves The en-
thusiasm which greeted the names of both Wilson
and Colfax. when they were presented TO the Con-
yention. was spontaneous; it needed no music, no
of the candidate upon it. to call forth the shouts
of the multitude. The services which each has
rendered TO the. country were the less appre-
ciated because they have been given In the Queter
walks Of civil life rather than in the smoke of war
and battle; and the people who don't believe, when
left to themselves in heaping all the honors upon
one person, spoke when the One-tem principle was
applied to the Vice-Presdency, far as the people
spoke at al through this oaice-holders packed Con-
veRtiOn.
THE FINAL SESSION.
Fair weather came to the aid of the Convention,
and brought out a large crowd, filling the streets
near the Academy so that the delegates and ticket
holders could scarcely make their way TO the
entrances The building which yesterday was
scarcely filed was packed TO its full capacity
The stage was thronged with members OF
Congress and other prominent oitce-holders'
The reporters seats were all occupied.
The delegates filed the parQuet and prquet
circle and the three above contained as many spec
ttors As could be squeezed The heat increased by
the gas-hghts, was quite and in the upper gal
eres was that the entire mass Of men occupy
ing them pulled of their coats as If boy word OF com
rnand after enduring hall hour and sat out the pro-
oeedngs in their shirt-sleeyes The Convention was
called 10 order about 1O o'clock and after adopting the
report Of the Committee Rules, there appeared TO be
nothing 10 do The first thing in order was the
adoption Of platform but the plattCrm-inakers
had 40 much trouble in building structure 10 st the
ont Of the great numbers Of planks offered that, al
though they had been at work the greater part Of the
night and all the forenoon. they were not ready tore
port To pass time various orators Of local celebrity
were put forward by their friends, and delivered them
selves Of good deal Of fustan-eulogizng Grant ana
Boastng Of what their had done and were going
10 do for the party The audience ured Of this sort
of siuA and after four or five speeches had been
made they amused themselves by choking Ohla German
from Alabama by continued applause The poor fellow
took this demonstration response TO his eloqucnce
at FIRST but after yainy attempting 70 speak for five
minutes he WIS forced 10 give it up. Among the
sneakers were two coored men, who got much better
hearing than their white brethren. This tresOme 1ow
Of words promised continue indefinitely, for almost
,verv state delegation had a "favOrite son"
horse" whom it was anxious TO Tot out but u was
stopped ly motion Of GOV. Eoyes Of ONO to suspend
the rules and proceed 20 nominate President without
waiting for the Committee on Resolutions.
The delegates. who were already growing hoarse with
cheering every ausou made to Grant in the speeches
caught at this suggestion with enthusiasm, fearing
ppareny that their powers would be impaired SO that
they could shout with proper force when the nom
nation made, If they bc further taxed for
The mere preliminary hurrahs. The motion carried
and shelby NJ CullOm Of Illinois came upon the plat
form 10 nominate Grant. This he did in an
e1travaRant eulogy OF his mobile statesman
shin" and in the Of liberty, loyalty law,
good government. and several other fine thngs-cOn-
yepieptly forgetting all the declarations he had freely
made political conversations within the past year
about the uutness OF Grant for second term. Cullom
speech was received with tremendous applause. The
audience rose 10 their feet stamped screamed shouted
and beIowed-swinging cOats, hats and handkerchcfs
the Chairman gestculatng fraItcaly 10 the band to
strike mn .4a 10 the Chief" while large drOpcurtan,