The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-07
Last Nights Dispatches.
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION,

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
coaK1Ha DOMINATES ULYSSES S.
GRANT.
The Mention of Whose Name Causes ths
vast,Audiencst to Rend the Air
| with Cheers.
| CHICAGO, June 500 re- assembling
on Saturday evening, the conyentlon after
| finishing up the reports and transactiDg
some other business. proceeded to make
nominations The roll OF states was called.
and when Michigan was reached, Gov.
JOY. nominated james q. Blaine, making
brilliant speech in his behalf. The
nomination was seconded by Hon. Frank
Pixiey. of KY, in brilliant speech. The
audience cheered both speakers Justify.
But it was reserved for Senator Conkllng.
| OF New York, to create perfect furore of
enthusiasm, as on him devolved the duty
OF presenting the name of Gen. u. S.
Grant, at the mention of whose name the
audience rose on rnasse and rent the air
with cheers. 1t was thrilling scene.
| The Secretary then proceeded with the
call OF states unit! New York was reached.
AS that state was called Conkling rose.
! advanced and took his place in a chair on
| the reporters table. His appearance was
the signal for an outburst of applause,
| which was simply terrific and surpassed
anything which has before transpired,
| The scene was grand Mr.. Conkling stood
perfectly unmoved ani surveyed the ex-
cited mass of people. The applause
lasted eleven minutes, when Mr.. Conkling
raised his hand, and the hall was still as
death. The Senator said; [ wish to
express my own conviction that | rise to
propose a nomination with which the
Republican party can win. When asked
where our candidate is from we say he is
from Appomattox lApplause. The
next election will decide for many years
whether this country is ITO be Republican
or mossback. Ours is a candidate who
can carry doubtful states in the
South as we'll as the North. lApplause.
Believing that he more surely can
carry New York against any opponent
and can carry some doubtful states in
the South as we'll as the North,
New York is for Ulysses s. Grant. Ia
storm of applause. A flag bearing Grants
portrait was flung FROM the western gall
lery and evoking fresh plaudits. Never
defeated in war or peace. his name is the
most il!ustrious borne by a living man.
His services attest his greatness and the
world knows them by heart No other
man will be found in future so much
trusted. He never betrayed the cause of |
friend. The people will never desert or
betray him. Modest, firm. simple aud
self poised, having filed ell lands with his
renown, he has seen the high born and the |
titled and the lowly every where uncover
before him. He has studied many sys-
tens of government aud has returned |
better American than ever. During six |
teen years. the most perilous in the his |
tory OF the nations history. he hes never |
tailed. ViIlifed. not 10 other lands, but |
in his own home his hold has been strength |
ened on the public heart. The name of |
Grant Lfurlous applause will glitter ss |
bright star in the diadem of the republic |
when those who have tried to tsrnish |
that name have mouldered in forgotten |
graves. Never elated by success, never |
depressed By misfortune, he has shown |
in peace and war he sublime genius of |
common sense The viotor in the great |
est war of modern times. he signalize6 |
bis distastes for war by bringing about |
the arbitration between nations. When |
inAation was popular ana had swept |
both houses Of Congress, it was Grants |
veto which overthIew expansion and |
cleared the way for resumption To him
more than to any other man Is due the |
fact that every paper dollar is as good as
gold. With him as leader we will have |
90 defensive campaign. nothing to explain |
away, no apologies to make. The shafts !
and arrows aimed at him lie broken and |
harmless at bis feet
The Senator's time was up but by eeu- |
eraI demand be continued Life, liberty |
and prosperity will find safe guardian in |
him. When be said to the colored men |
in Florida, Wherever | am they too |
may come" be meant that the poor cabin |
dwellers should no longer be murdered or |
driven away. When he refused to see |
Kearney in California, he meant that |
communistic sympathies should find foe |
in him, His integrity, his common sense. |
qualities offered to his country. Having |
tried Grant twice and found him faithful |
we are told we must not try him again, |
" hat qualification. The people are asked |
to ostracise him who was the arch preser- |
yer of his country. He gave his brightest |
uoblest efforts to the republic. There is |
no field of human activity or reason in |
which there is objection to an agent who
has been weighed 10 the balance and not |
found wanting. Do not reject him be. |
cause you have found him faithful. Who |
dares to put fettcrs on that free choice,
which is the bir,hright Of the American |
people. Official power has not been used |
for him. He is without patronage, without |
bureaus, without telegraph wires running
from this house to his house.
The Senator was again called to tls.e,
bat the Chairman 5 voice was drowned ia /
yells of ''go ou." Mr. ConkIing mounted |
table and concluded: Let me finsb; Ii
shall be careful not TO exceed the forty
minutes occupied by the gentleman max
iug the last nomination. The name of |
our candidate is on bis coun;ry's
lips His nomination is the death blow
o. Democratic success. Show me better
man. A voice. Blaine This man is
great beyond ali other through bis ex2er- |
ience. Nobody is really disquieted by the
third term. 1t is men who long for the
first term who are Disputed He is q
candidate whose friends have never threa-
tened to bolt. unless this convention did |
as they said. He is Republican who |
never wavared. His friends hold that the
right of the maj jority is the very essence |
of their faith. This convention is
master of supreme opportunity Ii eau