The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-04
Nominations and Platform.
GREELEY FOR PRESIDENT.
Cratz Brown for Vice President.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
Excitement Over the Nominees.
&C, &c. &C, &C.

ClxclNSArL April 3.-The Conven-
lion was called to order at ten o'clock
without the reading Of the journal.
Mr. Schurz said that a report had
got into circulation that he had sent
dispatches last night regarding that
candidate before the Convention
he favored. Such report was utterly
false. He had tried to be impartial
and was working in no ones interest,
but for the nominee Of the Conven-
ton.
4 resolution that when the Conven-
ton reached balloting. the candl'
dates names be called without formal
nomination was adopted.
After the Chair announced Graft
Browns nomination, great cheering
and loul calls for Brown did not sub
-ile until the President announced si at
Mr.. Brown was not in the hall.
Gen. Cochrane, of New York, moved
that the President and Vice President
and four OF the principal Secretaries OF
the Convention be appointed a commit
tee to inform Msssrs. Greeley and
Brown OF their nomination. Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Van Busscheal, OF
New York, q vote of thanks. was ten
dered the citizens of Cincinnati for
their hospitality to the delegates, and to
the Committee OF Arrangements for
their industry and efficiency.
A vote of thanks to the President OF
the Convention was also passed.
Mr.. Schurz, in response to loud and
numerous calls, spoke as follows:
Ny FELLOW CIrIzENs-This Conven-
ton has overw whelmed me with kindness
and wish especially 10 thank them
for the indulgence with which they
have borne with me while | was endeav.
oring to the best Of my ability to con-
duct with fairness and impartiality the
deliberations OF this large and, let us
confess it, sometimes a little unruly
bodv. We have now accomplished our
work. Our duty it will be now to
proclaim to all the land the principles
we have embodied in our platform and
10 20 forward and solicit with all the
entreaties which our minds and
hearts are capable Of making the sup
port OF the people Of the United States
for the candidates we have nominated.
We have done so much speaking in thi:
Convention, aud may be | shall still
have to do much during the impending
campaign cheers, and cries Of good >
that YOU will certainly bear with me i
close nv last speech in the manner in
which l closed my first-then, second
ing a motion to adjourn, and now
declaring the Liberal Republican Con-
yention adjourned, sine die. Great
applause.
After numerous calls, Mr.. Julian re
sponded, saying his physical health
would not allow him to talk as he
should like on such an occasion. In
deed, he had retired from politics alto
ge.her, and would not be here at all il
It had not been for this Liberal Repub'
licsn movement he was in 1t and
,hr~li 90 with it to the end. Long
a. , prolonged cheers.
The Convention then adjourned sine
Ne
The Platform.
The following is the platform in full,
as iopted:
The Administration now in power has
rendered itself guilty OF wanton disre
gard OF the laws and the Constitution; II
has acted as il the laws had binding
force only for those who are governed
and not tor those who govern; 1t ha:
tbuS struck blow at the fundamental
Principle of constitutional government
and the liberties OF the citizen; the
President of the United States has
openly used the powers and opportunities
OF his high office for the promotion
OF personal ends; he has kept notori
ously corrupt and unworthy men in
places Of responsibility to the detriment
OF the public interest; he has used the
public service OF the Government as a
machinery OF partisan and personal
influence and interferred with the pub
lie interest; he has used the public
service and interfered, with tyrannical
arrogance, in the political affairs OF
States aud municipalities; he has re
warded with influential and lucrative
ofhces men who had acquired
bis tavor by valuable presents, thus
stimulating the Generalization of our
political life; he has shown himself
depIorably unequal to the tasks i'm
posed upon him 10y the necessities ol
the country and culpably careless o'
'Ge responsibilities OF his high office
Tue psrtisans OF the administration, as.
Snning to be the Republican party and
controlling its organization, have
attempted to justify such wrongs and to
Pa'!iate snch abuses to the end oI
maintaining the party ascendency;
:ney have stood in the way Of necessary
,nSestlgations and indispensable re-
torms, pretending that no serious
auIt could be found with
@ .Ge present administration OF public
aaalrs, thus seeking to blind the eyes
VI The people; they have kept alive
W passions and resentments of the late
s,ii war to use them for their owl
sdVsntage; they have resorted to arbi,