The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-13
The Courier job Department
30 Complete y iih new
TYPES AND PRE9HEs
PRINTING OF ALL KINDS.
Ersm Waiting Card to Mammoth Poster
l1ecuted In Cool style, Eastern prices and
work duplicated.

Erem 9 Waiting Card to Mammoth Poster
executed In Cool style, Eastern prices ard
work duplicated.
speaker was interrupted by impatient
cries OF .1imc.r ''time,r but the clia3r-
man interfered and restored order x,sd
he predicted the election of PRECEDENT
Grant, "a his own successor, by more
enajority than any candidate had ever
got As he closed his remarks there was
great confusion and impatient calls 10
| proceed with business. several dele
gates proposed to proceed ct once with
the nominations. but the chairman nm
nOunced the coninmittee on. rs.s-
0lutions asAeady to report in half an
hour.
John b. Henderson,. Of Missouri, WAS
called ont but declined making any ex-
tended remarks. He said the Repub-
licans Of Missouri were united; the d.
visions Of party there had been healed
Jas. r. Lynch, (colored) Of Miss.
took the platform aud said: "Grant
will he strong In the South. Gteeley'e
name has no charm there !; the lnsu4
who had the aenius to command SO
successfully In the field. when the pop
this hour g
Goy.sNoyes, Of Ohio, followed and
promised for the nominees Of the Con-
vention larger majority than Ohio
gave Grant four yeSrs ago, and in con-
clusi0n moved TO suspend the rules
aud proseed 70 the nomination for Rscs-
ident. ,s
( $. M. Cullom then came forward and
moved The nomination Of Z. S.
GRANT-cAeesiag u tAc rildeyt char.
0cter for same tiMe, the delegates ris-
ing en- paosse, the band then commenced
playing. A beautiful painting of Grant
on horseback was raised over the stage
-causing upvoaSious applause.
I Woodford, ef' New York, seconded
the nomination In few REMARKS. The
roll was called for first ballot aud re-
suited as follows as each State wae
called. the chairman Of its delegation
IN q few terse sentences announced IL
UNANIMOUS FOR GRANT, zach
announcement being the signal for ap-
plause. Nebraska announcing its vote
said aNe0raska gives six votes fOr the
man who will tan the hide Of Horace
An the vat Of democratic corruption
'and daMnation. ~ .s,s.4
1 Townsend. In casting the vote Of
New York, gave Il ssfor Grant, the man
of whom Greeley said 'she never had
been beaten, and, he never. would =
I The District Of Columbia said .'she
had desirable House to rent which
was much sought After, but the District
wanted to relet il to the same tenant;
All the states and territories having
beed called, the chairman anuounccd
that THE ENTIRE VOTE, 762 IN, all,
having been cast for ULYSSES
GRANT. NE WAS DECLARED SoAiNAT-
ED, M fs,& s<s gsa6's
The cheering which greeted the an
no,lncement was very great, the whole
Convention rose en- nsdsse together,
with the sudience singing the hymn,
"Glory! Glory /! Halielujah IL. The
band playing, cheering and singing
continued for some time. Tke whole
Academy is ringing with music, shout-
ing and cheering. The chairman said
Ne committee ON rcs0lntiQns were
|4eAdy to f6p0rty cheers N MT the
ccMmittee 1Aaled 70 appear, snd 9MO-.
tion to snspend the rules snd proceed
70 the nomination ofyicc President,
1l5es5k 1EcMIcIalsl took thc platform
and presented the name Of Henry
WilsOn, Of Mass, to the Convention.
He claimed Pennsviyania aS the place
Of birth and baptism Of the Republican
party, as first in THE field aud hght
when rebellion iaised ito head, and said
she had not been properly re1uited.--
Complained that.she had no represen-
tAtive in the cabinet. was not fairly
dealt with. &c. Cries Of 4'Name ycur
candidate. He then presented the
name Of Wilson. who, he said, was an
honest, able man, and one who always
labored for the laboring men. Loring,
of Mass., and Ray, OF n. H., seconded
the nomination in few words.
Edward Thompson. OF Ind. next
spoke and nominated Schuyler Colfax.
/ s{Great cheering.) He said four years
ago the names Of Grant and COlfax
were associated together and they won
the battle. aid should not be separated
until we achieve another triumph, be-
cause the firm is not yet insolvent. end
che time has not vet come in which to
divide tie assets. He paid a high COM
pliMcnt to Wilson, but said Grant and
COlfax united iu one, would again
| bc the signal OF victory.
w. a. Howard, Of Michigan, and
Lynch, tcolored) OF Miss. secondedt the
nomination. ~
Gerr1tt smith spoke ia favor Of VIII
son, and Parker, Of Y. j.. favored Col
| fax.
Quarles, tcoloredD OF Ca, ON behalf
of tho grcat majority OF republicans in
the South seconded the nomination Of
Wilson amid great cheering.
A coiored delegate from Texas NOM
| mated Gov. H. g. Davis Of thst State.
Mum, Of Tenn, presented the claims
lof Horace Maynard. (('heers.) The
chair announced that the committee on
resolutions were present. and put the
/ question whether the Convention
should now hear their report Carried.
4 HENRY WILSON Was Illuminated
On thefirst ballot, receiving 364i, votes
to 32l,s for Colfax.
4 WAs are ~ 0ssslsyf