The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
OF the Rerust!cAH lHsuoyAt
eiln coSvI.HoN EskiNL
Held at Chicago- Beginning jane 2,
and Continuing Ad Libitum.
A Permanent Organixptlsn D Easily
Effected, But the Tactics 'of the
Opposing Elements success
fnIly Delay Business. ~

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any Simiiar event for years, the point ~ issue
being chiefly upon question Of . tiird-term,
with ex-President Grant as the bone of con-
tsntion A weak bef,re Nh .. t;,,s, any.oiptaf fos
ar -. s.,as,- = ~.
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OF TINS OF tnat candidaoe began Batnering
and from that moment until the close, II was
ono scething, bubhlne and boiling OF the
political cauldron. The friends of General erspf
chief anon, ,,h,, a.,
Chairman ofthe National Republican Committee
Conkiing and Logan, were thoroughly deter
cess Of which, 4 seemed Grants nomi,at;on % nun in
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@Beat measure uepenaea' WINE tne fnends oil
other candidates, and Blaine, IN particular, were
equally rs determined that II should be abol,.
ished. I, ~
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hionuhy eVcninB-two Gays peiore tne conven-
ton-the most terrific excitement prevailed
Cameron, as Chairman Of the Committee, ex-
erting his utmost to secure allegiance to the
unite rule. II vas the purpose OF the friends
~ p,.ino ,e.t 40 mimi, 20 1, ,nd .f,or Don
Gam. v ~ " s'i.. HI,. ~ =, aia
Cameron had showed determination to master
the situation at NIL hazards, oven in face Of the
disposition oil the more conservative OF the
Grant eloment to yieid, loud threats to depose
Hlul NtIt uIhQt- lMI1 Eflntu<lf NOulQ ntNt
prevailed had not the less enthusiastic Of the
Grant foilowers in3e<4k<pd thGr11sclves in effect
compromise It wxs nnxliy 6<trrmined that
the question at iaH%4 sbo1t1 6t teeided by
vote OF the convenfion 41< "a orgnnization
had been effected. = - ~ =
The hall in WHO - ow1W<I14 WAS held
was the inner struo1nm ~ half of the
Exposition Buidl1 a h1I4 <rsl1y of con
tanning seN~ @ p4~| @a{ xhereas the
than BO OO0I N NW- HA fX HxT. /FI@ INN
Tho Convention 4cI |1u11 < Mrk AT
IL o'clock the band 1(ion1I - ~ u6r<6 y
lery began playing national ~. ku1 nearly =
hour passed before the deIe*418 ~ TO thef
10 read the call, and Secondary Keogh pro-
ceedod In n clear voice to read the document
Mr.. Cameron then spoke a. follows: ~.
SPEECH OF onAInMAs CAMERON. s.i :
the Convention enters T1pon the in,porfsn a.
duties that have called us }ocetbsr. IN yours
attention for a single moment 'Durincs thd
canvass Just ended there has been fnardfested
ness xhch tr,,st III, % sss,rsiy d.at',,ssr t's
fore sn,crns ,r, th ,,s,' r., ~; r
nnon ma. Iet fhers he tt o,,s at;x sa-,s
i,s, anr ac,;ons arJ H., t%at L ~,
didates. men strong in tbamqslvsI strar,s e,
Confidence and asr,t;ors ~ ti,a ,os,eIe LII d
men S~bo will c "a NJ 1870, IN l' IN NV
ized world e1ur car'l,trv ~ Ssh;ch y, e s
Justly proud. has grown 40 rapidly in nopria-
ton, wealth and influence, during the existence
of the I,erIublican rartv tbat Ne have ottainod
the position of ono OF tbe leading Powers of tbe
world. We can NOT be satisfied with orr isela-
ton. Recognizing the CHANGED condition We
must place in position men whose Familiarity
with other nations will enable them 10 direct
affairs 10 that we will take the lead in com
merce as we have in. agriculture and in manu-
facturcs. Do not for a moment doubt the
strength Of our institution4 They have been
ter stronger no,r<r 31r.T 3i,,, ms,uS ~sac,,t ra
triot dared To b<yne x7r Eo oor,i,irsf;or n,
circJingtances. no ,<S<;c ~ inlivi s1r no ,,ey
aonal ambition cen 4 c~< r--s~Si7 ,-11r,st Inc ~,
teiQence and tbc ;nl,~- fc~r- ~ MN ,I;cI,
are imnlanted n thc h.sr<s "a a -,
When the nomir,af,,,ns src ,>>c ~ ~ ce,,