The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-08

The nomination Of Andrew johnson
as Vice President, at the National Re-
publican Convention held at Baltimore
IN 1864, was the work of William IL.
Seward, who helped thus to secure
Southern support for himself in 1893,
when he expected to succeed Mr.. Lin
coin. The New York delegation, how
ever, was not subservient, and at q
caucus held by its members on the 9Th
Of June there was an animated discus
sion, some of the delegates not wanting
to throw Mr.. Hamlin overheard, while
others favored the nomination of Mr.
Dickinson, and the friends of Seward
advocated the nomination of Johnson.
On the first informal ballot there we're
Is votes for Dickinson, % for Hamlin.
g. for Tremaine AID for Johnson. The
six votes for Mr.. Tremaine were in fact
votes for Mr.. Dickinson, and some of
the eight votes for Nh. Johnson were
also votes finally thrown for Mr.. Dick
inson. After the informal ballot the
caucus adjourned to the next day, when
the contest was continued. A ballot
was finally ordered, and Mr.. Raymond
nominated Andrew johnson as the can
didate of the delegation. When the
vote came In it stood: Dickinson, 20 ;
johnson, 30; Hamlin, z; and before it
was announced two more votes were
obtained for johnson. Mr.. Raymond
obtained one of these, and Preston
King the other, although Mr.. King
himself did not vote in caucus for Mr..
Johnson. The vote AS announced was
60 yNh 60 oh
for Hamlin. 1t was then, on motion of
Mr.. Raymond, i think, ordered that
the Chairman report the vote as it stood
to the convention as the vote of the
State, and the caucus adjourned.
After the adjournment the tide seemed
to set strongly for Mr.. Dickinson, so
much so that on tho evening OF the 7th
his nomination was deemed certain.
The Dickinson men were jubilant and
the johnson men Respondent. Mr..
Weed sought to escape defeat by sug-
costing other names in the place of
johnson, and spoke of Hancock, of
Holt, but left that night for New York
expecting that Mr.. Dickinson would re-
ceive the nomination. Such was also
the expectation of Senator Morgan
when he went to Washington on that
day.
After the departure of Mr.. Weed
and Senator Morgan, some of the
friends of Mr.. Johnson began to con-
slider the propriety of throwing the
whole vote of the State for Mr.. Dickin-
son. The delegation became heated,
and the talk between the members as
they met about the hotels was far from
conciiiatory.
On the following morning the an
nouncement was made that Massachus-
sets had determined to present General
Butler as q candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, and some of the political men of
New York at once advocated taking up
Butler in place of Johnson as a way of
avoiding the defeat which seemed i'm
pending. This new phase of the con-
test led to q consultation between Mr..
RAYMOND, Mr.. Stranahan, and one or
two others, which resulted in calling
together all the friends of Mr.. Johnson
who could be found on q short notice,
to prevent, if possible, any break in the
johnson vote. This meeting was held
in Mr.. Stranahan's room, was addressed
II.
robertson, and others, and resulted in
the determination to hold firmly to Mr..
Johnson, at least till recess in the
convention. This meeting adjourned
only Just in time to reach the conven-
ton at its opening on that day.
After the convention opened for that
day, the influence of New York was first
felt upon the question of admitting the
delegates from Tennessee. Preston
King moved their admission as an
amendment to the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials, and displayed
great judgment in getting his p oposl-
ton before the House, for, owing to
objections to the competency of Mr..
Dennison, of Ohio, as q presiding oil
Ger. the convention was i'll the greatest
confusion from the beginning to the
end. Mr. Kings proposition, in point
Of fact, was once voted down In the
lubbub, but no one seemed to know it,
md through the courage OF the mover
t was again presented. The Tonnes
zee delegation was then admitted, and
he New York friends of Mr.. johnson.
or the first time in two days, began to
smile little.
When the vote was taken on Vice
President, New York voted as in caucus
-32 for Johnson, % for Dickinson, q
Tor Hamlin-and the vote of the con-
gention, as it came in. stood: Johnson,
90; Dickson, ll3; Hamlin, 145. But
,efore the announcement, States began
20 change. NJ. Cameron went over to
he New York delegation and was heard
ask Mr.. Raymond "who he wanted. y
his return the sixty-two votes of
pennsylvania changed solid to Johnson.
he result we all know.
Gen. Grant, when he became Presi-
ent, had desired TO have his brother
n-law, Gen. Frederick Dent, as his
rivate Secretary. but the prominent
epublican Congressman objected, say
ig: q ent has good heart. General,
I'd would be faithful, but he can't
eep secret five minutes" Young
ebert Dougla son of the IL tile
sIant,' was then taken up, but he was
t elual to the position, and the
resident fell back upon Capt. Horace
orter, one OF his military ads. He
Esa graduate of West Point, the son