Year: 1872

Massachusetts, on the roll there one unbroken
series Of declarations in favor of Greeley and
Brown. Some made secret Of the fact that the
pill bitter one and had TO them not the slight
est semblance Of sugar-coating; others professed
hearty liking for it from the outset but oil agreed
in declaring that the Cincinnati ticket was the only
sign whereby to conquer. Finally some little COM
fort came for the irreconcilabies


Mr.. Edward Atkinson appeared as the champion
in-chef of Massachusetts,. He was opposed to
Grant condemned his policy of Government; yet as
strongly as he opposed Grant, he considered him in
fnitey preferable TO Greeley Mr.. Greeley he would
not touch under any circumstances. In fact were
the issue Greeley or Grant, he was free to admit that
he should support Grant and prophesied that Grant
would carry Massachusetts, by large majority.


The Hon. G. F. PiIlsbury Of Maine spoke in be-
half Of his State. He made an earnest, enthusiastic
appeal for union on the Cincinnati ticket and plat
form, guaranteeing that with such a union Maine
could be carried for Greeley and Brown.


At this point a motion to adjourn until o'clock
was made and carried.


EVENING SESSION.


The Convention reassembled at o'clock
gentleman from New-York, who evidently
disliked the general tone of the speeches
as delivered in the order of States, moved
to abandon the plan, and have the meeting
thrown open to promiscuOus speaking, urging that
in this way the business could be facilitated. This
was opposed by gentlemen from other States, and
being put to vote, the motion was lost and the
call of States resumed.


Several efforts had been made during the meeting
by several persons, without success, to have COM
plete list Of the invited guests who were present
read for the information of the meeting. Before
the speaking was begun, Gen. Bradley I. johnson
of Virginia made a motion TO this eject,
stating that be and others were desrous of knowing
who the gentlemen were with whom they were
actiog The effort, however. was unsuccessful, the
Chairman declaring Mr.. johnson ont of order


The consequence was that no list Of members
was read to the meeting, and only partial list OF
the most prominent gentlemen present was obtained
by the reporters


The first State called at the evening session was
Mississippi, to which there was no response.


Col. VIM. NJ Grosvenor answered for Missouri,
speaking in the most euloCistic terms of the Cnein
natl Convention, its platform and its ticket, and
recommending that the Conference should indorse
Greeley and Brown. He was proceeding to tell
what he had heard from other States, when
objection was made by some who wished his remarks
conferred to his own State. The speaker replied
that ne supposed this to be Conference when each
speaker was at liberty to express his views on the
state of the canvass and the prospects of
success. Being allowed to proceed. he said
that with the exception Of the gentleman from
Cincinnati and Judge Brinkerhof he did not know
a solitary Free-Trader in the West who was not en-
tirely in sympath with the Liberal movement, and
in favor of Greeley and Brown. They do
not look upon Mr.. Greeley in this canvass
as a Protectonist, that question being left to the
Congress districts and he having pledged himself to
carry out the VIII Of the people in the matter They
desire TO secure much needed reform and to accom-
plish this at present they have but one hope VIZ,
the success Of Greeley and Brown. lGreat applause


Mr. Dancer editor Of st. Louis German paper,
followed Col. Grosvenor, taking strong ground
against the Endorsement of the Cincinnati ticket.
He considered Mr.. Greeley the worst man that
could possibly be nominated by any party,
and particularly by a party in favor Of re-
form. He was confident the ticket would
secure but little support from the Republican party,
and that the great body of German voters through
out the country would be utterly opposed to it. The
speaker proceeded at much length TO give reasons
why Mr.. Greeley should not be indorsed.


Judge David Naar. Democratic editor in New
Jersey spoke for his State. He said with no tickets
in the field but Grant and Greeley, New-Jersey
would 90 for Grant. Some of you, said he say it is
best to 90 for Greeley to defeat Grant, and others
say it is best to go for Grant to defeat Greeley but
say it is best to nominate good man on good plat
form. and submit it to the country and the people
will fy to it from one end of the country to the
other. The speaker concluded by eriticising Mr..
Greeleys letter Of acceptance.


The Hon. VIM DOrsheimer of Buffalo said that he
had gone to Cincinnati, and was perfectly satisfied
with the result He indOrsed in the most emphatic
manner the nominees considering that they were the
only candidates under which we could expect reform
and publication of Government, ending his discourse
by a eulogy of Mr.. Greeley, amid great applause