St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-11
Evening Session---The Candidates
Nominated.
BLAINE.

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and after some reference to the pub
lie life of the proposed nominee he pre-
scented for nomination to the presidency
James G. Blaine. The mention of this
name was received with grand demon
stratiOns of applause among the audi
ence, both in the galleries and on the
floor. The nominating speech was not
inspiring in its delivery, and the DEM
onstrations of applause which Interrupt
ted it must he attributed to its subject
alone. The renewed mention of
Baine's name at the conclusion of Joy s
speech was the signal for another wild
scene of confusion and excitement, the
larger half of the audience and all the
Blaine delegates rising and cheering
vociferously, waving flags, fans, hats,
umbrellas, ETC., most frantically. The
woman who was so conspicuous in the
remarkable scene of last night is said
to be Mrs. Charles F. Deems, widow OF
a soldier of New York, and the flag
which she displayed is said to have
been Lincoln's. Again she was present
on the platform swinging her flag in
one hand and fan in the other and
cheering like mad until the bystanders
pulled her down to her seat, and tore
the flag into tatters in their efforts to
take it from her, while she folded it
about her person and struggled for its
possession. The confusion continued
for fully 10 minutes, when a lond-voiced
delegate succeeded in attracting the
attention of the crowd, and demanded
to know whether the convention was
not capable of protecting itself from the
mob in the galleries.
Mr.. PiXley of California seconded the
nomination of Blaine. The speech was
repeatedly interrupted by applause.
Mr.. Frye of Maine asked and obtain
ed two minutes which he improved to
give utterance to an election speech
which set his hearers wild again.
WINDOW.
Minnesota being called, E. F. Drake
presented the name of William Window
of that state, which was also received
with great but speedily subsiding APP
plause. He referred to him rs a states.
man of experience, who served in 81
years of public life, and always accep.
tably. He pledged the vote of Mime
et65 Of tfn the ne tho n,
seconding speech for Window.
GRANT.
When New York was called, Mr.
COnkling rose and mounted the re
porters' platform, and there took DO
sition on the reporters table. He wa
received with long continued and vo
ciferous, though not such general o
apparently spontaneous cheering.
SHERMAN.
Gen. Garfield nominated Secretar
: Sherman, and his speech was receives
with loud applause, and Sherman
name was cheeIed for some tine.
EDMUNDs.
Vermont being called, Frederic
, Billings rose to nominate Mr.. Edmund
of that state as the most fitting nam
5 to be borne upon the republican bar
y ner. No state can have a better rigt
e to name a republican candidate an
e none can name better man. Repub
7, n licanism runs in her blood. The ma
e whom she names for the presidency
y, no longer hers. He is the prOpert
~ and the pride of the nation. Werner
y looked forward through the years an
"a saw the ignominy and crime of givin
s. up the government to Il revolutionar
r r democracy and she implored this COZ
to vention to let nothing put the repul
d lican victory in peril, but to make tina
" victory secure by putting on the plat
e. form candidate far better even tina
q the platform, a candidate weak nowher,
but strong everywhere, the incarnatio
is of the principles of that platform. An
a. other course foreboded disaster an
RS courted defeat. Such a candidate {
n was needed was that brave, keen Wig
te liant man on whom rested no shadow
.. evil report, the leader of the Senat
Y George F. Edmunds. (Cheers and ar
9 plause.) Vermont nominated him ft
e the presidency and asked the conver
N ton to accept him. (Applanse.)
e The nomination was seconded by NJ
IS Sanford of Massachusetts.
"a WASHBURNE.
n Mr.. Cassidy of Wisconsin presente
o the name of Washburne.