New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-06
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.naeeb in eulogy of the Republican party
~ called upon Rev. Alexander Read, oil
Philadelphia, who delivered a prayer.
Ex-MaYor Morton McMiehael, of Phila
delphia, was then elected temporary chair
man, and made an address OF thanks foe the
privilege of presiding, even for a short
time, over the convention, and welcoming.
as Philadelphia, all the delegates to that
city, and paying the highest tributes to
Grant saying he was more honest, better
and truer than any of his detractOrs.
John N0wlin, of New Jersey John K
Hubert, Of West Virginia Hiram Potter,
of Florida, were elected secretaries.
Committees on credentials and permanent
organization were appointed, and afterward
Thomas Settle of North Carolina, was
unanimously elected president Of the con-
ventiOn. Governor Orr, of South Carolina,
and Henderson, Of Missouri, were his only
contestants.
Mr.. Settle took the chair and offered a
few brief remarks, and the convention adj
iourned till ten o'clock tomorrow. During
the day speeches were made by Governor
Morton, Senator Logan, Gerritt Smith,
Governor 0glesby, John A. Gray-a colored
man from Arkansas-and others, all of them
in warm eulogy of Grant, who, it is declared,
viii be nominated by reclamation.
There is intense excitement over the Vice
CoIfax are both working with the greatest
vim.
1t is said that the only diversity of opinion
exists on the tariff.
The following is a full list Of the officers
of the conventions:
Thomas Settle, of North Carolina, per
manent president.
Vice observation-disclosures, Paul Stro-
bach; Arkansas, Elisha Baxter; California,
<saVr% Goln. T
Sage; Delaware, Isaac Jump; Geor-
gia, Hon. B. F. Conley; Illinois,
Emery III. Haws; Indiana, General
s. ID. Meredith; Iowa, Hon. w. H. Servers.
Kansas, John G. Carpenter; Kentucky, r.
M. Kelly; Louisiana, Louis A. Roger;
Maine, p. f. ROhey; Maryland, Thomas
KelsO; Massachusetts, Alexander II. Rice;
Michigan, E. B. Ward; Minnesota, G. +.
Benedict; Mississippi, r. w. Flannery, Ne
brasks, John S. Bowen; New Hampshire,
Hon. w. ii. Hackett; New York, Dudley ).
Gregory, III. B. ClafIn; North Carolina, Ed
ward Cantwell; Ohio, Lieutenant Governor
Jacob Mueller; Oregon, John 2. Byth:
Pennsylvania H. w. Oliver; Rhode
Island. General Ambrose E. Burnside;
South Carolina, A. j. Ransier; Tennessee,
Hon. w. H. Wisner; Texas, Hon. A. b.
Norton; Vermont, j. Fairbanks; Virginia,
Chase MalOrd; West Virginia, Charles Hor-
ton; Wisconsin, Hon. Lucien Fairchild;
Florida, Denis Eagan; Colorado, George
M. ChilcOtt District of Columbia,
John +. Cook; Idaho, Hon. John
r. Mcbride; Wyoming, John w. Don
nell; Missouri, General John F. Benjamin.
Secretaries-Co Colorado, Colonel Marius D.
Borack; Connecticut, Daniel Chadrick;
Delaware, Henry F. Pickles; Florida, J. w.
Butler; Georgia, P. M. Shirley; Illinois, ID.
Shepherd; Indiana, o. NJ. Nelson; Iowa, A.
T. FELL. Kansas. Henry Buckingham; Ken
lucky, L. G.. Burriss; Louisiana, Z. l..
Weber; Maine, E. G. Brett; Maryland, w.
q. Tuck; Massachusetts,, Charles E. Whit
ing; Michigan, G. S. Draper; Minnesota,
Otto Waltmark; Mississippi, b. r. Bruce;
Missouri Theodore Brewer; Nebraska, j.
b. Weston; Nevada, G. G. Stevenson; New
Hampshire, Charles S. Whitehouse; New
Jersey, John w. Newlin; New York, d.
Ogden Bradley; North Carolina, G. A.
Sykes; Ohio, James w. Sands; Oregon. III.
Z. Kincaid; Pennsylvania, H. HI. Bing
ham; Rhode Island, Wilson Aldrick;
Alabama, 4. S. Turner; Arkansas, L. G.
Wheeler; South Carolina, H. G. Maxwell;
Tennessee, Thomas Waters: Texas, G. I.
John w: Waltz; West Virginia, j. 7. Hoke;
Wisconsin, L. N. Frisby; Colorado, Jerome
c.. Chafie; District of Columbia, Alex. r.
Sheppard; Idaho, J. Curtis, Wyoming,
George w. Carrie.
The wOrkmen at the Philadelphia gas
works this morning informed the trustees
that they would quit work at five o'clock
this evening if an advance of fifteen per
cent was not instantly acceded to. There
is a probability, however, that the supply
on hand Is sufficient to last for a day or
two, OF the city might be left in darkness
before the matter is arranged.