Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-21
VI. ESTABLISHED tS4S---yOL. 70, NO. 10.

t848---VOL. 28, NO. 10.
candidate shall have d certificate o.
moral character signed by the Con
fedcrate Congress. tGreat cheers.
The man who has in a fall habit ant
rounded measure all of these splendid
qualifications is tho present grand
and gallant leader of the Republican
party-James G. Blaine. Our coun
try, crowned with the vast and mar
Vicious achievements of its first cen
fury. asks for man worthy Of tht
past, prophetic Of her future: ask
for a man, who has the audicity O
genius; (applanse1 asks for a mal
who is the grandest combination O.
heart, conscience and brain beneatl
the flag. 1 Applause.1 That man i
James G. Blaine. [Applause.] L
For the Republican host, led by
this intrepid man, there can be M
such thing as defeat (applausc], j
flied with the proud and tender
memories of the sacred past-fillet
with the legends Of liberty--during :
year In which the sons OF freedom
will drink from the fountain of en-
thusiasm lapplausel-a year in wliicl
the people call for man who has
preserved in Congress what our sol.
diers won on the field fcheersl la
year, IN which we call for the man
that has torn from the throat Of trea.
son the tongue Of SANDER Applause
Ia man that has snatched the mask
Of Democracy from the hideous face
of rebellion-a man who, like an in.
tellectual athlete, stood In the arena
of debate, challenged all comers, and
who, up to the present moment, is a
total stranger to defeat. Applause.,
Like, an armed warrfor-like q
plumed knight James G. Blaine
marched down the halls of the Amer.
ican Congress, and threw his shining
lance full and fair against the brazen
forehead of every defamer Of this
country and maligner of its honor.
Loud cheers and cries of"Time p
and "Go onv'l ts.a 9''' I" ~. Y =
The Chairman-Is it the will Of the
Convention that the time of the speak.
er c hs,ss Be extended ss te ten minutes 7[cries
Col. Ingersoll then proceeded:
Forthe Republican party to desert
that gallant man now is as though an
army should desert their general up
on the field Of battle. Cheers Jas
G. Blaine is now and has been for
years the bearer OF the sacred stand.
ard of the Republic. [Cheers.l ]
call it sacred because no human being
can stand beneath its folds without
becoming and without remaining free.
Cheers. u - Hait ANA a,3i 's
Gentlemen of the Convention: In
the name of the great Republic--thc
only Republic that ever existed on
this earth-in the name of all her de-
tenders and Of oil her supporters--in
the name of all her soldiers living
| i'm, the name of all her soldiers who
died upon the field of battle-and in
the name of those who perished in
the skeleton clutches of Anderson.
vile and Libby [cheersl whose suf-
fering he so eloquently remembers
Illinois nominates for the next Presi-
dent Of this country that prince OF
parliamcntarians, that leader Of lead
ers, 5e a.5lfg 45t -US,s'h HHt Il
| {.fe .l,g5m JAMES G. BLAINE. st
loud and protracted cheers. t,.a
Mr.. Turner (Georgia) related hi:
journey through the country, where
he found that Blaine's name was tai.
is maniac He revered the name o1
Morton, the defender of the outraged
people of Louisiana, but believed that
the name Of Blaine will arouse thu
people of this great country, and tha
of Morton will not / have q deel
respect for BristOw, for the great poe
of New York who had seconded hin
here fiaughtcrl, and great respect also
for the distinguished gentleman from
Massachusetts, our late Minister Il
England. Great Laughter.
He culogized Blaine's record il
eloquent, impassioned terms, but elic
tied strong tokens of dissent and dis
pleasure when he uttered a sentence
to the effect that the Republican part,
was bleeding and dead because o
Democratic victories before Blaine
in the halls of Congress, came to tn
rescue. Is @ |}5
Mr.. Frye (Me.) followed in supper
of the nomination of Maine idol soI
Whoever is nominated by this Con
vention, he will carry Maine by 20,
600 majority. He was eloquent am
forcible in describing the great caus
! involved in the pending contest, am
declaring its invincibility, for its owi
sake, under any chosen leader, -l
l13ts isi'a g7g CoNKLING., sis
| When New York was called, MI
Woodford advanced to the platforr
and, in obedience to the Injunction
: of the New York State Convention
presented the honOred name of Ros
coey Conkling. [tireat applause
, Broad in culture, eloquent in debat'
! wise in council, fearless in Leadership
!. as true to the old Republican part
, as the needle to the poll-he need
neither defense nor eulogy. He is
: positive quantity in the body politi
He characterized him as the tru
friend of IT, S. Grant. Applause.l
The speaker proceeded with con-
J plimentary allnsiOns to the candidate
! presented-Jewell, Morton and Brii
tow. He referred delicately and ele
T qucntly to the sudden silence of part
I feeling when Mr.. Blaine was stricke
, down, as it was feared by the han
of death. How the prayers went u
for him, and now New York joins a
: others iii congratulating Maine an
the nation on his restoration. But I,
J us nominate candidate with on
, heads and not our hearts. Applausl
, The speaker proceeded to discuss IL
, political situation for the purpose
showing the policy for the nomin:
tion of Conkling rs the best means
|, securing Q national Republican tr
: umph. He urged the laying aside I
!, all personal preferences-all Sta
pride-in the remembrance OF VIII,
: Democratic restoration means. Al
plause.l 4a
: ea8edr ,ii 7 HAYES.
: Gov. Noyes, on behalf of Obi
: presents the name Of Gov. Hayes, oi
Y who is well known and greatly b
a loved by OHIO; who, when treaso
: raised its head, entered the milital
i service, and until the struggle ende
. followed his leader and his flag. i
: had defeated successively Thurma
Pcndleton, and VIM. Allen. He h
/. got in the habit of beating Democra
G and from the force of habit will do
: again if nominated. 4E4s,
: He is brave, honest, unpretendip
I a wise, sagacious scholar, and a gel
: tleman. His simplicity Of life is
: standing rcbukc to the extrav
= gancel which leads to corruption
1 public or private life. Take him 4,
!. a standard bearer, because in him is
: candidate who can carry Ohio, Ind
Q ana, Illinois and New York, IS we
n as the rest; because in him you wi
! have a candidate in whom all difie
: cnccs can unite and because his non
ination is tho safest and best for Il
n insurance OF success.
$ Mr.. Ben. Wade seconded Haye
s nomination. lie was man believe
Q by all Republicans, respected by a
i Democrats--a man who would ri
: without opposition.
.tl AIR. st. James MO- also suppOrte