The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-13
FOURTH CONVENTION.
The Nomination Of Grant and Collar at
Chicago.

The Nomination Of Grant anu NolihA NJ
Chicago.
The fourth national Republican con-
vent!on met IN Crosby's opera house
Chicago. on wednesday, May 20 1865
under peculiar circumstances. General
Grant. the candidate for President. had
already been selected by the people
and there was no discussion and no
difference Of opinion on that point. the
only Issues were the vice president anu
the platform. c,,,,,,, a,
the same time general convention
~ -,iilsrg and sailors which was more
,,,,r,crn,,s and not less conspicuous LOT
distinguished men than the regular
,,,tItJcal gathering. The regular con-
rcntion was called TO order at J. O'CLOCK
i,v Marcus L. Ward. OF Penngylyania'
Nh, nominated for temporary chalfmuh
S'od SrhurZ. OF Wisconsin. The COM
p,iticc on temporary organization re-
ported IN favor OF Joseph X, haWiss
Tor permancnt president. before inc
rsport was adopted drlcEalloh !Tn.'
mo soldiers and sailors cunErhti,,,Ii'
headed by General Lucius faliehIit'
entered and presented a resolution nsh-
ing for the nomination OF GencraI b'a 9,..t
foT pr sIdcnt. All rules -Ngrc Tor the
,t,,, sorr1ttrn and a motion made by
Henry S. Lane, NJ Indiana, 70 nomi-
v,,tr. Grant by nccalmatIon was adopted
nv A unanimous vote. This was nov
rseorni-ci In q formal way and the
convention proceeded with Us business
nm renort OF General Lee, or louisiana
the territories and the District N 20
Iun,bIn were allowed two votes '1Sn
In thp convention. The uUrrcSEstructHl
states lately IN rebellion were admitted
with equal privileges OF the otheTE
ON Thursday the platform was re-
ported BY Richard ". THOMPSON OF
Indiana. This congratulated the couA-
tn on the assured success OF the re-
construction policy or congress- ut
mRnded the guaranty By IonEF,ss %. %
e0uai suffrage 10 all loyal men or me
soutb. denounced forms % population
rs n national crime: duplornl IN" lraglc,
death OF Lincoln: declared In favor OF
pepsions 10 the defenders OF the ma
,Ion. commended the spirit Of mag
nanImiiy and forgiveness exhibited ny
Gene-al Grant: recognized the princi-
MOS laid down In the declaration Of
indcpenganrc as the truc foundation
~ government. declared In favor N
fostorirg and encouraging immigration
is a liberal and just policy and "N-
Pressed sympathy with all the OPP
pressed peoples struggling Tor tnelF
rights.
Nominations being In order. John y.
Logan, OF Illinois, rose and said. IN
the name or Tho loyal citizens ana sgi-
diors and sailors OF this great republic
az tho limited states; In the name or
LOYALTY. iibrrty, humanity aud Justlce'
in then ame Of the national Republican
u,,rty. I nominate ~ cand!lot" Tor the
chisf MAGISTRATE Of this nation Ulysses
: Grant" Ths roll Of states was called
and Chairman Hawley declared: Cen
tI-T,en Of the convention. the roll CAL
rs complete You have $50 votes. ana
Won have given go votes for Ulysses
s Grant" 4 scene wholly indescrlbi-
ble snsuaa In the midst Of the tnuluit
or enthusiasm dove painted REQ. white
and blue. was sai loose. ana new over
tho shouting thousands, while IN" bnnn
pl,ycd The Battle Cry OF Freedom.
When duIrt was restored George f.
root sang Wen Fight Il out Here on
thu ola Union Line" while old soldiers
v,pt Tor jos una thousands Of eyes
were moist.
among the candidates for vice pr"sl-
don't brought forward were Henry VIII
son. 81 Massachusetts. Schuyler COL
fay Of Indiana. Ben f. Wade. OF ohio:
Reuben =. Fent0n. 81 New York, James
Speed. Of kentucky; a. 5. Curtin OF
Pennsylvania: Hannibal Hamlln. Of
Maine; Jahfes Harlan, Of Iowa. $ G.
Ppmrruy. Of Kansas: J. \. j. Creawell.
~ Maryland. md william u. Kelley. "
prrnHyl1anls. on tn" first ballot VII
son received no votes, COlflE IL. Wade
~. Fertln nc. on tho nth ballot Col
lax was ECirctel.