Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-25
POLITICAL.
A Fifth Wheel to the Wagon.
Grant and Davis Nominated By the
Extraordinarily,

1 NOuNCullOu W
President and Vice President of the United
States, met yesterday in accordance with {
call Of the Wolkingmen's Central Union Of
the State of New York. The Convention
was called to order at 2:20 O'Clock, by Col
Richmond Of New Jersey who was elected
temporary chairman. The usual commit
tees were appointed. The cali of the roI
showed delegates in attendance from thirty
States, to the number of over two hundred
| Permanent organization was effected by the
election of Col. Gibbons of New York as
chairman. Col. Gibbons on taking the
Chair eulogized fGFant's recent action il
regard to the eight hour law, reviewed his
policy and said he was the only man who
could be trusted by the working classes
A series of resolutions were reported, EN-
bodying the following principles: Redue-
ton of the national debt, unconditional set
tlement Of the Alabama clans, the enforce
ment of the eight hour law, low rate
of interest as a common national Law, the
encouragement Of ship building, giving the
United States mails exclusively to American
built ships, and sympathy with nations
struggling under oppression.
+. NJ. MCGEE, of New York, recommend
ed President Grant for domination.
The Missouri delegation recommended
Horace Greeley.
On taking the ballot Grant received 204
votes and Greeley 5 votes. The nomina-
ton of Grant was then made unanimous.
Senator Henry Wilson was then nOmin-
ated for Vice President by the following
ballot: Wilson 160, Edwin D. Morgan IS,
Colfax 81. ........
Grans and Wilson were then notified by
telegraph of their nomination.
A committee was appointed to prepare an
address to the working men Of the United
States.
A motion was adopted to hold a nullifca-
ton meeting at Cooper Institute.
New York Democrats.
A local Greeley and Brown demonstra-
ton was held last evening in Seventh Az
enue, at which were present a large number
of prominent Democrats. Hon. John B,
Haskins, an old Democratic leader, was the
principal speaker, and highly eulogised the
Cincinnati nominees.
Postponed.
Owing to the lack of time the Greeley
and Brown ratification meeting is postponed
to the Sd June instead of Monday next.
The place is changed from Union Square to
Cooper Institute.
Stanley Mathews Consistency.
CINCINNATI, May PA private letter
dated March 20, 1872, from Stanley Ma
thews, having been published yesterday, in
which he says he would be favorable to
combining on the simplest grounds all the
elements of opposition and concentrating
united support on candidates of high cha
racter who would redeem politics from cor
ruption and restore good government, and
that he would heartily support Horace
Greeley if he should be considered the
strongest man for the race, Judge Ma
thews this morning publishes communi-
cation in The Commercial. After stating
that he cares but little for what may be
said of the consistency or inconsistency of
his opinions on matters of expediency be
says:
"There was time when felt willing To
sink every other question of public policy
in the great one of elevating and purifying
the tone and spirit Of public life. The sue
cess of such an effort depended upon two
things: First, in the nomination of man
whose character lifted him above the level
and beyond the reach of all the degrading
influences Of party and personal politics.
Second, in making that nomination as a
free and spontaneous expression of the best
public opinion, without trickery and bar
gaining and manipulation by which nomi-
mating conventions were usually made to
subserve personal ends. There was but
one nomination, in my opinion, that per
fectly filed the character of the required
nominee. = That was Charles Francis
Adams. There were some others
that Appropriated to it., among them,
l have no hesitation in ranking Horace
Greeley so lar as talent, high aims and per
sonal purity Of character are required and
had his nomination cOrresponded to the
conditions l have named, / would not now
be under the actual necessity Of explaining
change of views, which your corr espond-
ent assumes. But such was not the fact
The nomination was the result evidently
of bargain and intrigue, brought
about by professional politicians, whose
reputation is fy-blown, perverting
the whole purpose and work
of the Convention, aud reversing the orig
inal intent of its call. Looking at these
influences which presided at the nomina-
ton, as likely in case of success at the
election to survive and dominate the actu-
al administration, it is difficult to avoid the
conclusion that Reuben FentOn and Frank
Blair, and those of that ilk, are the gentle
men to whom we are asked to commit the
cause of political reform and sound govern
ment. l have come as yet under no such
obligation as that. l have, l am not
ashamed to say that repudiate it,"
Letter of a Pennsylvania Congress
man.
TITUsvILLE, PA, May 24.-The Titus
vile Courier tomorrow morning will pub
lish letter from Hon. Samuel Griffith, q
Democratic member of Congress for the
10th Pennsylvania district, from which the
following are extracts.
"Your editorial of the Goth, entitled
sTidal Wave" meets my unqualified ap-
probation and the approval of the calm,
thoughtful members of this House, to whom
| have submitted it, and l assure you that
at least four fifths of the Democrats here
take the same view of the situation and the
course that patESetism and duty requires in
this important critical juncture of our ma
tional affairs. What the people need and
demand and must and will have, is reform
extending to every branch and department
of the Government, expelling the plundererS
from the public treasury, instituting real
genuine civil service reform. In &C
complishing this great national
work, we all have our favored
leaders. would prefer of course a Demo-
crat, but the work must be done, and if l
can't accomplish it under my favorite gen.
eral, will still do it under any good an
honest man. Gen. Grant can't do it, not
so much because of his unwillingness, but
because of the rings that surround, control
and govern him, and who have ridiculed
and defeated all his efforts at, civil service
reform. The contest, in my opinion, and
have endeavored carefully to watch and
note public opinion here and elsewhere, is
fast narrowing down to Grant and
Greeley, and in such a contest, /
have no trouble in making my
choice. believe Greeley honest and capa-
BILE, therefore up to the old Jeffersonian
standard for office, and can see no good
reason why all good men can't unite and
elect him and thus save the country out of
the hands of the plunderers, and inaugur-
ate an era of peace and good feeling among
the citizens of all sections of our country
and integrity, honesty and economy in
every department of the Government.
These are great national objects, and for
thair acpOmnlishmant I will uiaId will coz