New-York tribune., 1872-06-22
GRANT RATIFICATION N
BROOKLYN.
MEETING I

FRIENDS OF RENoMINATION IN COUNCIL AT TIE
ACADEMY OF MUsIC-sPEECHEs OF BENJAMIN
D. sILLIMAN, E. DELAFIELD SMITH, SENATOR
HYE, COL. VAN BUREN, AND OTHERS.
The Grant and Wilson Republicans of Brook
lyn assembled last evening, hundreds strong. at
the Academy OF Music where there brilliant array
ot eoored and calcium lights, banners. flags and mot
toes The hberaIly advertised call for the meeting
aided by a band OF music, brought out crowd though
BY no means an immense One which gathered mostly
about the outside stand and gradually sweled
the number Of auditors inside. The seats
in the Academy time all hlled and the nrst
gallery contained about 200 at s45 while the q persons
who occupied the upper gallery rushed away in body
with the exception Of seven. as the band sta
toned outside began 70 play More than half an hour
after the time for the meeting to organize the audience
in the mean time calling loudly for speakers, the pros
pectve officers appeared, and Franklin Woodruff called
the assemblage TO order by nominating for President
BENJAMIN D. silliman The nomination was enthusiastic
eally accepted and Mr.. silliman sad
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: thank you very sincerely
for this honor and for the very cordial manner IN when
N has been conferred We have met here tonight TO rat
Nv m This locality what has been expressed with such
unanmitY the whole broad land-the APP
o f SEN Grant iappaGse and their determination
reeleet him TO the position ne mas MOI ee H WIS
renomnated many months ago by the people, oy pop
9ar defamation, PbadeIpSia. since hs nom
inaton by the people Few a, very leH, OF .h tne
uulit
vvhieh he was thus renOmmAted the pOstponement OF
their aspirations for office attempted mutny at Cncin
natl They carred with them very few but themselves
They have made innovation IN the ranks OF the he
publican party. Scarcely a corporaIs guard attenu
Them Ther constituency, such as they nave Is DOT ~
publican but OF those who were Of the former Demo
cratic party. We reason for again committing
the Government TO the hands Of those who were not
faithful to the Union the hour OF its greatest trial
during the Rebellion, whether that party shal De ON
cered by their own officers who formerly eOntOueu IL
or by deserters from ours -.
The Secretary here read long list OF fleefresuens
15l names in ALL the most prominent Of which we're H. b.
Claiin " d. Morgan, j. g. Rockwell, A. A. Low, II. B
Duryea Chas. j. Sheppard, Vim. Richardson, john F.
Henry Isaac :. Catlin Henry Bowen, James yourdhn
Nathan COmstOck, Benz. W. Wilson, Ludoyle Bennett
Demas strong. A. b. Bayliss A. J. learned Henry w.
sage John b. Hutchinson and l. . BnrlhaIi Auong
the names on list OF Secretaries a. IN number were
those OF Geo L. Nichols seth Low, j. WhtlSeA, ienI1
y Bowen. John c. Watson, John r. Amesy La'iu VIZ
iams Jaw Pierrepont, W. H. Maddox. David T. AuStin'
and others The secretary then read the loilo"ins'
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Rsuubean Marty Of the IoanY Of hngs asmDi N AA,
no ~ acton National Repr~enauEe s0n'enen
~ 80 49, bd Ii Philadelphia 3th and pth DAYS Of June s's
s.u a eoTcns Of the niste an We hspuo
H. unn s 9Th integrity and he resolution OF we grat pr"
a. r. I'm adcr ire following resoiuiioHs
b trughrut ali states ckno~edge te f-this pubic sF
vr al Tr.Ts We recognize In hn MAJ o. tne peoi
te ,vn.b. arr people Sho purpos Ala ms arr iof
a. al ths popIc Who m a. me dictate. oi pesAi
uoo tau h upon thos 0f ste Pe a"Nh
be Lss beTe earnestly bald sP We so ssHaasa aA' ls Se