The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-24

speedily to the busness before you. The
usual Committees of the Convention were
appointed at the District meetings last night,
and are now organized and engaged in their
deliberations. Indeed, ann informed that the
Committees on Organization and Rules are now
upon the Chairman OF that COMMITTEES TO re-
port, as recommendation, the names OF per
manent officers of this Convention at once?
Cries of .consent, ""consent."
Col Foster thereupon called upon the
Chairman Of the Committee referred to who
made the following report:
President-Hon. Morton C. Hunter, Of
Bloomington.
vice Prssidsnts.First District, , William
r. 8. Heiskell of Clark; Third, F. J.. Bella
my; Fourth, Hon. John Blessing, Shelby; Fifth,
Judge Charles H. Test, Marion; Sixth, Gen. G.
K. Steele, Parke; Seventh, Jos. C. Suit;
Bonham, Bisckford; Tenth, Hon. Timothy
Fields, Lagrange; Eleventh, w. w. Butter
worth, st. Joseph. #
Secretary-Dr. E. w. H. Ellis, of Elkhart,
with five assistants
| Col Foster Shall the gentlemen named In
| the report of the committee just read be the
permanent officers of the Convention?
"Consent," consent" came from every part
| of the house.
Col. Foster then introduced to the Conven-
ton the permanent president thereof, Gen.
Morton C. Hunter, Of Monroe county, who
was greeted with shouts Of applause. Gen.
Hunter said: SO
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: The honor
that you have conferred upon me in selecting
me as the presiding officer of this Convention
having thrown that responsibility upon me, /
| accept 1t with pleasure. And it being the first
time in my life that have ever presided over
a Convention, as matter of course am in q
measure unacquainted with parliamentary
rules, and it will be impossible for me, unless
am aided by The unanimous voice of this
Convention, to conduct its business as prop
erly as it should be. But L have no doubt
that aid will be given me, and will endeavor
with the best ability l possess, to get along
with the business of the Convention to your
satisfaction.
Gentlemen, I have no speech to make to you
on the present occasion, but desire to i'm
press upon you this one thing:--the impor-
lance of the trust that you gentlemen have
repOsed in your hands to-day. You have in
your hands the welfare Of the Republican par
ty of this State. No Convention has ever
yet assembled in the capital of our State,
yet in all my life seen any
this one so far; and If har.
mony in all our proceedings shall continue to
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all personal motives, and select the best men
for the places-my judgment is that the ticket
that shall go out from this convention will be
endorsed by the people [Applause] and will be
triumphantly elected on the second Tuesday of
next October. Renewed applause] Gentle
men I thank you. Is
The President of the Convention invited the
Vice Presidents and Secretaries to come for
ward and take seats on the platform, and Their
announced the next thing in order to be re.
port from the Committee on Rules.
The Committee on Rules and Regulations
presented 3 report which was read and unani
mOusly cOncurred in. t
/ Gen. Hunter then announced that nomina
!. tions for Governor we're in order. The mention
of the candidates, Hons. Thos Browne, Benz
Harrison and Godlove 8. Orth, were received
with enthusiastic cheers, though it was a diff
cult matter to predicate from these indica
tions any estimate Of their respective strength
The Chairman requested that they might b,
, placed in nomination regularly, when Hon
! Godlove 8. Orth was named by delegate from
Fountain county. ~
/ Hon. Ben Harrison by delegate from Mont
gomery
Hon. Thomas M. Browne by delegate from
Randolph.
FL A call of the Convention by counties wa
, then ordered, and every county responded a
its name was called from the platform, show
, | ing that all sections of the State were repre-
scented. Then the first ballot for the Conven
tons choice as a candidate for Governor we
. had, with the following result: g
Brown. ................ 7O4l
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! The whole number of votes cast was 1852
r 792 being necessary to q choice, and the Chair
man announced that the roll Of the countie
would be called again.
: When Fountain county was called a delegat
. objected to the manner in which the vote ha
been cast, and permission was given the mem
4 beers to perfect an arrangement for a division o
8 the vote.
, The second ballot resulted as follows:
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nj General Browne having received majority O
] all the votes cast, was declared nominated 70
; Governor Of the State of Indiana. The resul
1 was received with the widest and most enthu
q siastic applause, and upon the adoption Of
Q motion to make the nomination unanimou
: three cheers we're given with will that SCENE
' to raise the very roof. In response to rcpeate
l outbursts, General Browne appeared and said
! Gentlemen Of the Convention
d To say that l am sincerely thankful for tn
8 honor you have this day conferred upon me-
e that ! am proud of this generous expression @
4 your confidence, is to express but feeblv tn
!. | With which thia esor n :,