New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-11
GENERAL PRESS pIsPATCH.l

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Observation-Disclosures CONVERSATIONS
WITH GREAT MEN.
| GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
| WASHINGTON, June 10.-Pursuant to notice,
Judge Settle Of North Carolina President of the National
Republican Convention, and the VcePresidents for the
several States and Territories, met at the Ebb House
at noon to-day to take action in regard to officially not
Tying President Grant and Senator Wilson Of their nom
nations at Philadelphia Judge Settle and most OF the
! VIce-Pfesdents were present An arrangement had
been previously made with the President to
| meet him at o'clock this evening,
but as many OF the gentlemen residing in distant States
desired to take the evening train for home, Judge Settle
and several OF the Vce-Presidents waited on the
President at the Capitol and requested that he would fix
an earlier hour. He accordingly fixed o'clock, p M,
and at that hour was at tho White House awaiting the
arrival of the officers of the Convention. The latter
arrived at about IL and shown into the Presidents
private Office The President came In moment later
when each OF the delegates was introduced by Judge
Settle After the ceremony Of introduction had Deen
performed, Judge Settle said:
Mn PRESIDENT: We are before you TO perform very
agreeable duty. We here to officially INFORM you OF
your unanimous nomination tor inc Presdehcy oy Tue
National Republican Convention sssehpe9 III ihi i
mia on the 9Th instant Beyond this, do not knoS
| that we have anything 10 say. -
Here Judge Settle handed the President the letter OIL
c,alv notifying him Of his nomination. The President
| said:
6tGENTIEsfEN: am not ready to respond to your
letter but will take an early opportunity DO so In welt
| ing.
Judge settleYes Sir. Your answer Ipre sumo, should
| be addressed to me.
yenton would tell President Grant what superb Con-
vention we had. / have never seen anything to
equal it.
Judge settle-T confess unequal to the task, and
| consequently must decline Suppose you do It'll
The President-That is speech TO which could APP
propriately respond 1t is short and to the point
This sally Of the President occasoned general merTi
| ment.
| Judee sette-I am quite sure should fail II at
tempted anything like description Of the Convention
II cannot be described The enthusiasm, the unanimy'
the solid vote Of every State, CAM be Adequately de-
scribed even in the public prints Inc PRESIDENT must
himself have been present TO fully appreciate the Con
yention. What want to do especially Is 10 lei
! the President what we intend to dom November.
Paul strobach-Mr. President AS Vice-President OF
the National Convention, and representative OF the
Germans of America, pledge Alabama Tor you IN NO
yember with as handsome majority as in 1863 and tho
overwhelming vote of the 100000 German voters In the
| United States
The Presldent-It is certainly gratifying for me to
learn that after holding for three never hay
ing before held political Office and never having been
candidate for nomination, have been Endorsed by my
former snpporters This is something cannot forget
| am, Of course, very GRATEFUL
| Gen. Solomon ID. Meredith-Ihe nomination OF rfes-
dent Grant is unprecedented in the history OF the United
States In the Philadelphia Convention every Congress
district was represented, and every delegate cast his
vote for you, Mr.. President I have been present al
other Republican Conventions was present when you
Mr. President, hrst nominated, and can say un
hesitatingly that before such spontaneous
unapimty as was exhibited at Philadelphia It's very
attering to you Sir. And now let me say Tor Indiana
that she viii give you IS electoral votes viii not say
anything about the precise majority, but am sure Of
| IS electoral votes.
The PresdenAt any rate, do MT let your people vote
but once. lLaughterl
Gen. Meredith-No. we propose to give you tue s'a'e
by handsome majority by allowing each voter 10 'o'S
once only -
BF. Conley tthe Georgia yieePresidenp-We VIII uC
the best we for you.
The President-That is as much as Georgia can DO
lLaughterl
Gen. Jno f. BENJAMIN Of Mssouri-You know as wei
"a do Mr. President that disafecton has existed II
the ranks Of the Republican party in Missouri but lei
me assure YOU that the disafecton Is very slight W.
propose 10 do now did In 1865 ana VIII do our dnt
ut the polls.
Gov. Fairchild ON behalf Of Wisconsin, pledged The
President handsome majority, as did the Vce'Presi
dent from Michigan and Charles J. Meord lcoored) o
Virginia. The latter put Down Virginia for 10000 fo
Grant.
Mr.ap, Norton of Texas said Il MI Greeley shOul,