Year: 1868

Highly Dramatic Neutrality-suspicious. and


Scenery Lend Their Aid-General Enthu.


Aiasm-The Nomination Of Schuyler Colfax


for tho Vice Presidency" Grant and Vic.


tory''-The Wadltes and FentonItes Feel


Sore.


CHICAGO, May q, lses


There was good deal Of the dramatic about the
proceedings in the Convention to-day. When
General Grant was placed In nomination by Mr.
Logan the whole audience, ladies and all, rose. to
their feet, shouting waving handkerchiefs and clap
ping hands with tremendous energy. At the same
moment some one In the upper galleries let loose
good sized live pigeon, whose body had been
painted red, white and blue and who nut
tered about for some minutes in great
agitation, not liking the tremendous roaring about
MN. OLD Jesse Grant, father OF the General-in-
pnieI stood on the front Of the PLATFORM gazing
with mute astonishment at the animated scene about
him. When the result OF the vote for President was
announced, showing 1t to be unanimous for General
Grant, deafening shouts broke FORTH and at the back
OF the stage the curtain went up disclosing to the
view new scene in which the General-in- Chief and
doddess OF Liberty formed conspicuous figures Grant
was seated at one side Of spacious building, which
might have been the White House, National Capitol
or any other building. Over this building were the
words match him, to which the Goddess of Liberty
pointed on the other side where there was an empty
spot left for the nominee the democratic party the
,dea being to have him matched against Grant, That
was all mighty dramatic and brought down the houses
out this was not oil. Three musical gentlemen came
forward to the front OF the stage and sung a new
campaign song entitled "weU Fight it Out Here
on the Old Union Line,n fun of allu.
ssions to 'Grant and Victory" Then, during
the observation-disclosures o. ever witnessed-whch
followed during the voting for Vice President, the
scene was again extremely interesting. When, on
the NTH ballot the current turned entirely to Colfax
ana delegation after delegation abandoned Wade,
tenton and Wilson to support Colfax, there was a
genuine burst Of enthusiasm, which was perfectly
uncomfortable.


inc defeat Of Wade and Fenton is felt keenly by
tne delegations from Ohio and New York. Fentons


friends tried every means Of getting the vote Of Wilson
ana Curtin for their favorite, but in vain Colfax
was too popular with all the delegations His seec.
tion is considered better than wades would have
been for the ticket; but nevertheless there is much
soreness because the nomination was not conceded
to the East.


When it was discovered that Colfax was gathering
ground, to the sure discontinue of the choice OF
New York and Ohio an enort was set on foot to
secure recess until the evening, In order to
40 little wire-pulling to regulate matters to
brace mp the declining fortunes OF Wade
and Fenton. The Wade men, and indeed O majority
Of the Convention went into the ballot under the i'm
precision that Wade stood the best chance. The Fen.
ton men felt confident, and counted upon seeing an
almost unanimous vote of the Southern States. A
recess, 1t was thought, would ensue and some ar.
rangements made looking to the nomination Of one
Of these candidates The Pennsylvanians, however,
suddenly turning from thirtythree for Wade on one
ballot TO thirty for Cofax on the next completely
turned the tide Ohio made every exertion to stem
the current and New York became completelv De.
moralized. Like the giving away Of the
main support Of some mighty superstruc-
ture, the high hopes OF the rival giants
of New York and Ohio found their foundations
Crumbling beneath them. Rounds and rounds of
applause followed the stride taken by Cofax on the
NTH ballot. Before the announcement Of the result
delegations Of State after another In rapid sue
cession turned unanimous votes for Colfax, and
amidst the greatest excitement the enthusiasm Of the
moment overwhelmed all obstacles, until nothing
but small fraction Of the merest wreck Of the oppo
sltion left standing True to the impulse of human
nature, the friends OF the defeated candidates are
endeavoring In every ingenious way to account for
their defeat.
The platform is pretty much as foreshadowed last
night. It is very near non-committal on every
leading topic, particularly impeachment and the
finances. Cochrane, OF New York, made an abortive
eort to get blow at the traitorous Senators
In the platform, and was snubbed. The Convention
evidently did not like to throw down the gage to
men IKE Trumbull and Fessenden.
The first banner Of the campaign was hung out
this evening in this CITY, bearing the names Of Grant
and Colfax the Union republican candidates for
the campaign Of 1888.
The city is full OF excitement tonight and there is
hurrah over the ticket Most Of the delegates are
going home tonight or tomorrow.