Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-10

temporary reading secretary.
Mr. McHenry of Kentucky offered resolu-
ton of thanks TO Mr.. Belmont on his retiring
as chairman of the national committee.
The chairman rule1 all resolutions out of or
der until the organization was perfected.
THE COMMITTEE.
AS the name of state after state was called the
chairman announced the names of its selections
for the committees on credentials and on organi-
zaton This consumed nearly an hour, as there
was an evident desire on the part of ambitious
men to say few words and TO get their names
in the papers.
RECESS TAKEN.
At half-past two the routine business hay NC
been transacted the convention took recess
until four O'Clock, the band agsin playing
Dixie
Afternoon Session.
The convention reaSsembled at few minutes
after four, and the committee on organization
reported as follows:
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
For permanent President-James Il. DOolttle of
Observation-Disclosures, VIM. NJ Bird; Arkan-
kansas, d, w. Carroll; California, Hon. Eugene
Gassorly; Connecticut, d; A. Daniels; Delaware,
j. II. Paynter; Florida, Thomas Randell; Georgia,
II. l.. Benning; Illinois. VIM. N Gomard; Indi-
ana, Bayless ". Hanna; Iowa, John IL. Peters;
Kansas, Isaac Sharp; Kentucky G.. H. Dorue;
Louisiana, b. f. TayIOr; Maine, VIM. II Met rellis;
Maryland, X. Z. Banks; Massachusetts, d. d. Brod-
head; Michigan, L. II. Lathrop; Minnesota, VIM.
L'es hlSslsslpDli D. W =. atSOn; MiSsOuTlt SllaS
WOodsOn; Nebraska, John Black; Nevada, N. b.
Weyman; New hampshire, q. NJ. w. Pitman; New
Jersey Albert w. Slope; New York, Thomas Kim
sella; North Carolina, r. T. Armfeld; Ohio Alfred
Gather; Oregon, Il. f. Colby; Pennsylvania VIM.
MsMullen; Rhode Island, Lyman Pierce; South
Carolina, VIM. Aiken; Tennessee, Neil S. Brown;
Virginia, Robert Ould; West Virginia, Allen r.
Carpenter; Wisconsin, II. II. Gray; Dakota, Bart
lett Threpp; District of Columbia, Richard T. Mer-
rick Idaho, B. F. Patterson; New Mexico Charles
7. Chavez.
Secretaries Alabama, Albert Martin; Arkan-
sas, w d Blocker; California, Henry George Com
neetlcut, Stevens; Delaware, james Williams;
Florida, Batzell; Georgia, e w Styles; Illinois,
j Ii Oberley, Indiana. A w Whitley Iowa, b
Evans; Kansas, II N Howletti kentucky. J NJ
Hines Louisiana, w NJ Levy; Maine Albert
Moore; Maryland Thomas IL Moore; Massachn-
sets, q . Morse; Michigan, Henry NJ Look; MINI
n ne ) Essni Mississippi j Allen; Missouri,
George y Berry; New Hampshire, VIM Rand; New
Jersey, Leon Abbott; New York, Lester b. Falk-
Dodd Pennsylvania VIM Randell Rhode Isl
and, w ID Beach; South Carolina, J f Izlar Ten
nessee, NJ Galloway; Texas, s Walker; Yer
mont, George II Weeks; Virginia, A w G NOwln;
West Virginia, Lewis Baker; Dakota, T Singeser;
District Of Columbia, Thomas Dickson; Idaho, Al
bert Heen; Utah. Staab.
For reading secretaries the committee named o
Perrin OF New York, A Whittleses Of Indiana,
and Thomas Il Moore of Maryand and for record
ing secretary, John Barr of Pennsylvania
PRESIDENT DooLITTLR SPEECH.
President pOollttle was conducted TO the chair
by Gov Hoffman Of New York and Senator
Bayard of Delaware; as he reached the plat
form he was greeted with cheers He addressed
the convention as follows
Gentlemen of the Conventional thank you
Tor this great honor; words eau hardly tell how
much. hut you will allow me TO pass at once
irom What Is personal to speak Of the great Oc
cason, the duty, and the purpose which bring
us mere. Two years ago, nearly FIVE years after
the bloody period of the civil war had closed,
the liberal republicans Of Missouri, Iapplause)
feeling keeny all the evil of the proscriptivc test
oaths, the hates and the strifes the passions of
the war mad left upon them long after the war
itself had ceased, and feeitg heenly the eNecu-
tive federal dictation in their local elec-
tions determined to organize movement to
restore equal rights to all our citizens, (appause)
white as well as black, tapplause) to restore
lacal selfgovernment and to arrest the further
Capitalization of federal power tapplause) They
| then said: this thing has gone far enough, if
not too tari the time has come when all honest
and patriotic republicans must say halt and re.
assert the vital doctrine of republican govern
ment; that, under the constitution, the powers
OF the federal government are defined and lin
tied; applause, and cries of good, good,) and
that the people OF the states have the right 10
| govern themselves in their own domestic affairs
upon the basis of equality of all the states be-
fore the higher law, before the constitution and
the equality of all men before the law, (appause)
- hA'Stoti NY any diuHCetg, SulIhSG dlN
peace. Taking no steps backward taking no
right or no franchises which had been secured to
the blacks, Dledgng themselves to support them
all in their full yigor, they at the same time de-
manded in the name of peace, in the
name of liberty, in the name Of
the republican government itself, that freedom
and equal rights should be restored to the white
people (great applauSe). They organized nearly
forty thousand strong, and called on b. Gratz
Brown (appause) to lead the movement. They
placed him in nomination. for governor, and
then what followed2 Eighty thousand demo-
cratic republicans, (cheers) looking upon the
success OF that movement as above any party
triumph, (cheers) resolved to sustain it with
their whole strength. Love of country, love of
republican liberty, love of the equal rights of all
men, inspired that union and taught men to
act together who had been politically opposed
to each other all their lives upon other cues
tons and in other times, and without violating
either honor logic, conscience or consistency on
either side This patriotic union was based
upon higher grounds than ordinarily control
political action. (Great appause.) Even those
VINO mad fought against each other in battle
clasped hands over the bloody chasm; (renewed
applause;) and, side by side like brothers, with
hearts beating in uniSon-beating strong with
the same high purposc-they helped TO bear its
nag to glorious victory. That, gentlemen, is
liberal republicanism, (cheers,) and that is
democratic republcanism. Great enthusiasm
The victory which came from that union was
the end of pr0Scriptives, test OatiS, of pain and
strife, and of all disloyalty-in a word, the real
end of the civil war came with that victory.
and did not come until then in Missouri Qn-
tense applause.) II redeemed that state; it gave
the right of ireemen to seventy thousand men
who had been bound and fettered. Missouri is
now free state in this union, with all her
rights, dignity and equality under the consti.
tuition, and not one murmur OF disloyalty is
anywhere heard. BY that union federal dlcta-
fhAt Al al
overthrow, and by that union strife and hate
have given place to peace and TO good will. BY
that union liberty, with equal rights for ALL
has given TO the state unbOunded prosperity and
to her people JOY almost unspeakable. So
great was their joy, and so complete their
success, the liberal republicans of that
state were not content without making an
effort to extend the same union of liberal and
democratic republicans and with it the same
blessing OF liberty, peace and fraternity to all
the older states. Grounds of applause). Ac-
cOrdingly, in the state convention on The 24tb
of March last, they resolved to invite the liberal
republicans in all the states to meet them in
national convention in Cincinnati on the first
day of May That invitation was accepted
There was, indeed, great response. They
came by thousands-in such vast numbers that
delegate convention of representatives of all
the states was formed both from principles and
from necessity, TO give form to its proceedings
Many of the ablest men of the country, lately
leaders in the republican party, were there and
took part in its deliberations They We're as
sured that large number OF liberal republicans
in every state, aud from all portions of the
country, would stand behind ready to sustain
them, and they were morally certain that if the
millions whom we this day represent (cheers)
would only come TO their support, the numberof
liberal republicans would reach half a million
or more. (Great chcering) That convention
presented platform and presented as Il candi-
date to the country for president, Horace
Greeley, QOng continued cheeringJ aud for vice
president, b. Gratz Brown, (more enthusiasm);
and that convention, for the promotion and
success Of the principles declared in that plat
form there enunciated, and the sup
port OF the candidates nominated by
that convention, invited and cordially
welcomed the cooperation of all patriotic
citizens without regard to previous political
affiliations. Those principles were SO clearly
and concisely stated in the platform itself, and
restated IN the letter Of acceptance of Mr.. Gree
lev, (mOre cheering) and they are so well known
TO you all that | will not restate them. For
weeks that platform and these candidates have
been before the country. Meanwhile the CON
vention called TO nominate Gen. Grant, (hssesl
and to endorse and continue the principles, pruc-
tees and policy Of his administration, has done
its work. (Hisscs.) As between the liberal re.
publicans and the followers of the Grant admin
istration the issue is now clearly made up. II is
Grant or Greeley. Immense enthusiasm and
cries OF Greeley, Greeley) While these events
were passing, the democratic republicans whom
we represent held their conventions i'm all the