National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-16


man of the Republican State Central Com.
mittee. Prayers were offered by Rev. G. NJ.
Lawson, After some remarks by Mr.. Stone
OH taking the chair, the convention proceeded
to the selection of a committee on permanent
organization, who reported for president
Henry J.. Dawes and the usual number of
and secretaries. Committees
on credentials, resolutions and ballot were also
appointed. Mr.. Dawes was conducted TO the
chair and in the course of carefully prepared
speech said
SENATOR DAWES SPEECH
Unmlstakabe signs multiply daily before our
eyes that the methods aud practices from which
Ihe viii Of the people so narrowly escaped at the
last election Will not be permitted TO miscarry at
the next. The party which at tho last choice Of
electors silenced the voter In one State with the
tissue countcrfets and robbed him Of il Ly forged
returns in third, has not been idle IN its prepara.
ton for the next, and the party whose cmissNrics
traverscd the continent from Gramercy Park to
Oregon, and from Oregon to Florida, with
instructions in cipher to buy electors they could
not defeat will not be easily diverted from its
purpose 20 take possession of the Government on
the 4th OF March next whatever the result of the
election. Threats mere or less open which reach
the car, and movements more or less direct which
meet the eye, are full Of significance aud warning.
We arc brought face to face wi deliberate prepa-
rations, and encounter daily plots and plans uim-
ing directly to that end. The Democratic party
seems ambitious 10 take again as its standard
bearer, according to the eternal fitness of things
the same master spirit who inspired n great con.
spiacy to tTalnple out in blood and crime the will
Of the people in the last election. see we have
1t in our power essentially to determine the
course, md 1t may be the fate, of the grand old
snip of ours about TO double dangerous headlands
in gathering. storm, If, in the choice of helms
man, we shall heed the traditions of those who
laid its keel aud shnll rend Alright the great his.
toric facts which emblazon the records OF Its voy.
nge.
Mr.. Bennett, from the committee on crcdcn.
tials reported that 3lS cities aud towns wore
represented by 1,115 delegates, aud that
twcuty-eight towns were not represented.
Mr.. Samuel Hoar, of Concord, moved TO
proceed to ballot for four delcgatcs-at-large to
the Chicago Convention.
Mr.. Whitney, of Newbeiryport, moved to
amend by adding that four alternates be
chosen on the same ballot
General Banks said ho hoped the amendment
would not prevail. The amendment was re-
jected, and the original motion was adopted.
Colonel w. B. S. Hopkins, of Worcester, said
that he believed that the great majority of tho
convention is in favor of the Hon. George f.
Edmunds, of Vermont. [Applausc1 If this
is so, the convention would wish to have dele
gates to Chicago who would represent that
sentiment.
Colonel Hopkins said that committee
to Il caucus of 800 men in favor
of the election of Mr.. Edmunds ticket which
he desired to read as follows For President
George f. Edmunds, of Vermont; delegates
Messrs. George f. lIoar Julius st. Seelyc,
Charles r. Goldman and Johu f. Sanford; al.
ternates Messrs. Eben +. Stone, James NJ. Bar
lSer Charles Allen aud Robert X. Bishop"
Whomsocver these gentlemen, with others,
should nominate Mt Chicago, the friends of
both Sherman aud Eamunds would support
him. General n F. Banks asked leave to
make nominations for delegates to Chicago in
accordance with the request of the gentlemen
with whom he had been in conference. lie
ten names. Delegatcs.at. large
Alexander II. Rice, Guoch II. Nudge, Charles
A. StoIl, L. l.. Brown. Whoever should be
the gentlemen offering these names
would give to him their full support. This
ticket he believed would vote for tho candi-
lUcy of General U. S. Grant. Applause II
the situation was rs 1t was five years agl the
nomination would not be thought best.
Then the memorial celebration of the
battle of Bunker liill showed scenes
which had never been seen In this
or any other country; then 250OO0 people
the representatives of the Southern
section OF the country, and wo believed that
their professions were honest, but we have
been led to SEQ differently. At the close of
the war there were sixteen States of this Union
that were virtually outside of Constitution,
and within few months they have endcav-
ored to steal State OF New England aud it
Is IOt lnlpOShlDIS tuHL u CnLlCC MAY DC LlHuO
tho two sets Of electors from that
State General Banks next considered the
method ofdeciding upon the electoral vote, and
predicted that the bill introduced by one
of the Presidential candidates (AIr. Elmunds)
relative to tho electoral count would fail to
become Il law. General Grant is II mau not
unknown to the people. He has led their
armies aud held the highest office in tho land
for two terms. lie does not seek the Office
nn1 | | nDE n Dnptigap Thu
speaker concluded, rcmarkng that hc had no
hesitation in saying that Washington, Jeffer-
son, Jackson and Lincoln would have taken
a third tenn had the people so desired. [Ap-
plauso, II am not authorized to trospass fur
thcr upon your attention, but whatever ond
shall be reached by the Republican Convention
1t Chicago il shall receive my earnest support,
Whether IL shall bo in accord with my de.
sirea or not shall be immatcrial,"
Ex-Governor boutwell, followed General
Banks to second tho nomination made by
him. He said there aro two gentlemen more
put forward for the Chief Magis.
tracy than any others. They arc General
Grant Applause and Senator Blaine. A sub.
1ucd whistle.] Threo-fourths of the dele.
gates to assemble at Chicago, Senator Hoar
had said In IL letter. will be in favor of Con
,rRl Grant or Senator Blaine. Tho only thing
remaining to Massachusetts is n choice between
the two. [Cries Of doubted The four gentle
men we may send to Chicago, re.enfolcod by
The delegates from tho Congressional districts,
,Rnnot be expected to overthrow the choice Of
The Convention already determined upon in
yhe caucus.
After warm eulogy Of Mr. Blaine, Mr..
Boutwell, continued; And how about tho can
idatc General U. s. Grant? / know not
what are the wishes or preferences of General
Grant in regard to his candidacy. Not one
step has been takOn aud il h9 retres Senator
Blaine will undoubtedly receive the nominal
ion. General Grant has spoken in the novels
If the South and in the palaces of tho Old
World, yet has never spoken ono word which
,ven his enemies could crticlse 1t is unfor-
innate, Mr.. President that am compelled 10
liltr from statement which has been made.
don't believe that the sixteen slave States OF
Inc South arc beyond recovery TO the Rcpub.
ican party. If | thought thoy were even In
langer then there is all the more reason for
ho selection of some man for our candidate
who would assist both tho whites and the
blacks, If the South is TO regain their lost
tights and liberties of citizenship.
In the South the coOrcd people are &C.
luanted with two great names at the North
.he one is Lincoln, who gave them freedom,
and tho other Is GrNnt who crowned their
liberty Mt DanAldsouyillo aud Appomnttux.
.Applause,l | have seen poor families torn
rom their homes aud shot, aud thcir bodies
eft for the wild boasts to dcyour, simply be-
lau5e their husbands AMI fathers were Repub-
leans. The name Of Mr.. Elmuad3 carries no