, 1880-06-06

can be elected by the aid of Eecto1u
votes Obtained a;a 1t.s from the southern states
ing you for the courtesy which you have OK
tended me, now give way. [Applauso.1
| GEORGE r. EDMUNDS.
NOMINATED BY FRED billings, or VERMONT
There was squirt Of applause when Vermont
was called, and Mr. Frederick Billings, Of the
] Green Mountain State, taking the stand, pro-
posed another candidate for Presidential honors.
Mr. Btlings-Gcntlemcn OF the Convention:
! That quiet State In New England earliest born
into the Union after the old Thirteen. whose
| people have always been loyal to liberty,
enthusiastically urges the name Of our
most distinguished son rs tho fttest
name to be inscribed on the Presidential BAN
ner. [Applausel Her delegates bring That
message here with joy and pride alike supreme,
| because they know no State has better right
| to name Republican candidate, and that no
| State can name better man. [Appiause.] Fur
the first time in her history, although always in
! tho advance-guard OF tho Republican hosts,
Vermont thus comes to the front In q
! National Convention. She thus comes,
not seeking reward for loyalty, which
has never faltered In years gone by,
not making a condition Of loyalty, which Is
never to falter In the years to come Her Re
publicanism is not born of seldshness. It Is
bred In her bone, and it runs in her blood. Zap
plauso] Nor does she thus come because the
man she names for her Presidency sprang from
her ons ns Is no longer g Ae is the
Still more. Vermont would cali on her ever
lasting mountains to fall on her and hide her
pride or selfish ambition into the coupsels
Of this critical epoch. [Applause.1 Vermont
sises 70 the hight Of the Occasion: She looks
1ntlnit peril, the ignominy, aye, the crime Of
turning over the Government to tho ndministra-
And she longs for victory,-the
VICTORY OF pArR1or1sM
at the polls and the victory of statesmanshtp
after the polls. [Applause.l And she impores
sues, to let no discords, born Of hot
rivalries, to let no personal ambitious. to let
no to let no put that victory
that victory secure by going straight to the con-
science and intelligence of the people, not only
by your platform ringing With honor and hon
human rights, but by putting On that platform a
candidate far better than the platform, be-
and the breadth Of the land what is
their, Incarnation, long-tried and never
pact the party, bring every Independent into
line, and win recruits even from the enemy.
to come. Any other course forebodes disaster
ss5S Sssas Il =
perience in public affairs, of the highest states
manship, is that brave, clean, yiRilant |
man, on whom rests no shadow of rcproach.
to whom, in every crisis in the counsel3 Of thr
Nation, We turn and press with ioy and contl-
dence; the central figure and leader of the sem
ate, the foremost type and defender Of whnt ia
best In the Republican faith, tho ideal candiiate
seeking not tho Office worthy Of the best Of this
ReDublic, having the promise and the potency |
OF victory, is George F. Edmunds. [Cheers.1 |
And George f. Ednunds Vermont nominnles |
for the Presidency and, gentlemen we pray YOU |
to WELCOME this breeze from the Green Mount !
how surely ii will sweep the iund! fCheers.1 N
MAssAcursETrs srcnSnu
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man nnd ocnfnmon ~ ~ - th Wa,a,ss: phalf-
NJ Tho Hnf6uhIcnnr ~ ~ NJ Uue entton,H ~ penalf
ernrcss senction ~ ~. 51s ss nno oy Ine
In ra the honnr =, ha,n' 44eI1eSae4ou' W Wntcn
nomnation ,yh;oh hn s,at pesiln 10 second me
Ventie1nnn fron, WarrIa1 rna 1ts1 peGu mace oY the
fhn tr;hmte ,vhinh ~ hno ~ .3 = 5uan HGL repeat
il mid r. tha rai1ant = Pon,hiHn atlu eGto4uent-
which ha has snosn1p poo.!sA,u ota1e Ior
abitv. thc statean,cnpehan anu ~ tae
tho serv;ces ~ har .1isti .1 ,Sun1aceer, anu
record Of the SIate md nf tSa st"ta, no, ,1 NE
min,n hcro Nv iii Ranm%I;a, nesas no enco~
1irnndv known ana ~ ard ~ VI !Gastr II ls
n add tn its i,1s+ra ~ ;!t Gaa Ge SPOKEN mere
~ u.ssnas..antt rssn ~ laime. me
,r.t hrcn ~ Vermnnt ~ i taalnea ike their
lcvotion - +he rs1,,y " 1ong & anu unfaltering
trn,bIren ~ @ pFtG!plfs hn,p ana fortunes OF the
than tho success Of %uav anv
'enalanto y 40 1 within tho. party. They
AN A'sO lGiaEHG0 TO OelfEF6 that. If there