Show the man who optional presidential campaign year na conventions favorite song sons nominating spee speeches ebes speeches secondi seconding tim the nomination even when hen the occupant or 0 the white house Is a candidate and his romin atlon Is a foregone conclusion the oratory goes on and on and on for hours hour aril and hours and hours by coat coater rr it consider the Ite publican national convention in chicago Clil cago in its committees had reported and its delegates settled down to the real business at hand band gen john A logan of illinois IDols rose clr chairman are nominations dominations now in order he asked they are was the reply then sir in the name of the loyal citizens soldiers and sailors of the g great republic of the united states of america in the name of loyalty ot of liberty of humanity of justice in the name of the national union republican party I 1 nominate as candidate didace for the chief din magistracy I stracy of this nation ulysses S grant the acle delegates ates sprang to their feet their cheers shook the convention hall and dro drowned Nned out the bands that were playing madly when at last the roar of applause died down the roll of the states was called at the end the chairman announced gentlemen ot of the convention conven tiou you have votes you have given CW votes for ulysses S grant thus ahus john A logans speech was the shortest in the history of the united states and ulysses S grants nomination was the quickest 0 western newspaper union |