Annals of Cleveland

Chicago TIMES

Abstracts: 10

617

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 June 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

617 - L June 4; ed: 1/1 - The Chicago TIMES says that if Mr. Lincoln is
nominated at Baltimore, such is the disgust felt by his party towards him
that it is probable the presidential race in Ohio will be between the Dem-
ocratic nominee and Fremont.
"Now in opposition to this the coolest of cool assumptions, we put our
prediction upon record, that General Fremont, even if an electoral vote
for his support is formed, will not poll 5,000 votes in the State of º
(3)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

Baltimore, Md.; Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Fremont, General John C.; Lincoln, Abraham; Ohio

1373

Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 June 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1373 - L June 14; ed: 1/2 - The Chicago TIMES and Jeff Davis do not
like the platform adopted by the Baltimore convention.
"Rebels, and traitors hate Lincoln, and the Union, and that's why
the Chicago TIMES don't like the action of the Baltimore Convention."
(2)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Baltimore, Md.; Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Davis, Jeff; Lincoln, Abraham; Union; Union convention (Baltimore, Md.)

1377

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 July 1864 (3 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.8 ~ View at ChronAm

1377 - L. July 4: 1/8 - "The few remaining barriers between the people
and despotism are being fast swept away. It is up to the people to
bar further lawlessness." - -
The above from the Chicago TIMES shows the style in which "Copperheads"
are always complaining and whining about despotism, and their cry
heard all over the land is, "We are so oppressed, ain't we." (3)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Copperheads

1583

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 June 1864 (ed; 128 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2,3,4 ~ View at ChronAm

1583 - L June 1; ed:2/2-4; 4/3-5 - "Yesterday... was a great day for
politicians. It was the day in which (vide the New York WORLD and -
HERALD, the Chicago TiMES and the Cincinnati ENQUIRER), the greatest
political movement of modern times was to be set on foot, a new party
be formed, and the next President nominated - a day more fatal to
Abraham Lincoln than the Ides of March to Caesar. -- -
"The day certainly passed off with most remarkable quiet. Besides
the arrivals chronicled yesterday, but few made their appearance, and
the convention, for one so widely heralded and anxiously prepared for,
was singularly small in numbers and weak in talent."
The convention inet at eleven o'clock at Chapin's hall. "The two
thousand delegates from Missouri have not been heard from. It is sup-
posed that they stopped at Cincinnati for consultation with the proprietor -
of the ENQUIRER as to the best mode of defeating Lincoln. The two
thousand from New York were similarly missing, and the convention was
in numbers a very slim affair....
"There was also a 'most pleasant lack' of leaders in the convention.
Horace Greeley... was absent, and his absence was regretted by delegates
even more than that of the masses. B. Gratz Brown was also unaccountably
missing, and the convention felt the loss of his active and commanding
intellect. -
"From the first it was evident that there was a secret, but
irrepressible conflict between the friends of General Grant, including
most of the New York delegation and many from the Eastern States, who
were mainly of Democratic antecedents, and those of General Fremont,
composed mainly of the old abolitionists and the radical Germans,
and led by Coionel Moss, of Missouri."
E. Gilbert, president of the New York "Fremont" club, called the
convention to order and immediately nominated ex-Governor Johnston of
Pennsylvania as temporary chairman. Johnston was elected by acclama-
tion. B. H. Brooks of California and S. Wolf of Washington were
chosen secretaries. A committee on permanent organization, of ten
members, was appointed.
The number of delegates attending the convention was so small that
the committee appointed to enroll their names never made its report.
"We believe, however, that there were about one hundred and fifty dele-
gates present, of whom nearly half were from Missouri and wild for
Fremont, and ihe others mainly from New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois."
In addressing the convention, General Cochrane said, in part: "You
assemble here intending to support the army in the field, and at the
same time to organize a great civil army to fight for principles, and
to save for all generations the precious legacy obtained for us by the
sacrifices of the soldiers of the Union. The rebellion, it must be
suppressed; the Union, it must be preserved."
The nomination of Grant "was very faintly cheerei, and it was evident
that the name of the hero of Spottsylvania would pale before that of
the swordless general of New York.
"Nothing would do however, for the St. Louis Germans, who voted not
to recognize God's hand in war, but to nominate Fremont.
"General Fremont was nominated by acclamation.
"The 3,000 delegates, with whom the city was said to swarm yesterday
by the imaginative PLAIN DEALER, cheered heartily over the good work."
General Cochrane was nominated by acclamation for vice president. The
naming of the party was deferred until night when a committee, appointed
in the afternoon, reported the name of the new party to be the Radical
Democracy. Bird B. Chapman represented Ohio on the executive committee,
consisting of 15 members. (128)

Political Parties / Fremontites

Index terms:

Brooks, B. H. (California); California; Chapin's hall; Chapman, Bird B.; Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Cincinnati, O.; Cincinnati ENQUIRER; Cleveland PLAIN DEALER; Cochrane, General George; Fremont club; Gilbert, E.; Grant, Gen. U. S.; Greeley, Horace; Illinois; Johnston; Lincoln, Abraham; Mass, Colonel (Mo.); Missouri; New York city; New York HERALD; New York WORLD; Ohio; Pennsylvania; St. Louis, Mo.; Spottsylvania, Va.; Union; Washington, D. C.; Wolf, S. (Washington, D. C.)

1585

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 June 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1585 - L June 3; ed: 1/1 - The Chicago TIMES says that the Cleveland
Fremont convention at Chapin's hall had more than 2,000 delegates,
and followed by saying the convention hall was filled. The New York
WORLD writes that this hall will hold 3,000.
"The hall will not hold more than six hundred at the outside, and
at no time was it more than two-third full." - - (6)

Political Parties / Fremontites

Index terms:

Chapin's hall; Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Fremont, General John C.; New York WORLD

1586

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 June 1864 (ed; 11 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1586 - L June 3; ed: 1/2 - The Cleveland Fremont convention was made up
of pro-slavery politicians like Cochrane, worn-out Democratic backs
like Bird Chapman, and thieving speculators like McKinstry.
They protest "love of the Union and hatred of slavery, while their
official organs, in essence as well as in appearance, are the New York
WORLD and the Chicago TIMES." (11)

Political Parties / Fremontites

Index terms:

Bird; Chapman; Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Cochrane, General George; Fremont, General John C.; McKinstry, Sheriff; New York WORLD; Union

1864

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 June 1864 (9 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1864 - L June 3:4/2 - The propeller ARCTIC was built by Peck and Masters
for the New York Central railroad's line of passenger boats between
Cleveland and Buffalo. Her description follows: Length, 100 feet;
breadth of beam, 28 feet; depth of hold, 12 feet; and burthen, 815 tons.
(9)

Shipping and Ships

Index terms:

Academy of Music; ARCTIC (ship); Atlantic and Great Western railroad; Boston, Mass.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Chicago TIMES; Georgia; New York Central railroad; Peck and Masters (shipbuilders)

2587

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 October 1864 (ed; 13 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2587 - L. Oct. 20; ed: 2/2 - Certain parties interested in the success of
the Rebellion have sent petitions from England asking the United States
government to make peace with the South. Over 300,000 names are
attached to it, covering over 700 yards of canvas.
"The tons and language of the petitions are familiar to the WORLD,
the NEWS, the Chicago TIMES, the Cincinnati ENQUIRER, and the PLAIN
DEALER. . . . . . . -- " " . . . .” -
"It was entirely unnecessary for 300,000 Englishmen and Irishmen, , , --
women and children, to send this petition to Governor Seymour. We have
plenty of such talk at home." - - - - . . . . . (13)

Wars / Civil War / Peace

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; Cincinnati, O.; Cincinnati ENQUIRER; Cleveland PLAIN DEALER; England; New York NEWS, The; Seymour, Governor; South; WORLD (newspaper)

2599

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 June 1864 (ed; 7 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2599 - L June 3; ed: 2/1 - The Chicago TIMES copies from the Richmond
ENQUIRER an article about Southern prisoners' treatment in the North.
Prisoners are compelled to do police duty in their camps.
"The insolent arrogance of a complaint like this is something wonder-
ful, but still more wonderful is the fact that it is copied, uncommented
on, into a Northern sheet." (7)

Wars / Civil War / Prisons and Prisoners

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Chicago TIMES; North; Richmond ENQUIRER; Richmond Va.