Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-18
THE NOMINATING sPEECHEs.
The following nominating speeches
were made in the Convention;
Mr.. JOY, OF Michigan, in presenting
the name of Mr.. Blaine, said:

. .. JAMES u. BLAINE.
Mr.. joy, of Michigan, in presenting
the name of Mr. Blaine, said:
Gentlemen OF the Convention: shall never
cease 90 rogret that circumstances have been
such rs 10 Impose the duty upon myself TO
make the nomination OF a candidate 10 this
Convention, / have been absent from the
country Tor the past Two months ana nad Ont
Since the Convention has been in session
have been employed upon the iioDr all the
portant for the candidate who shall be pro-
posed, they will benefit him but little. Will,
however, bring him before the Convention In
as brief mnnner us possible. That II Will be
very brief will, presume, satisfy the COnven-
tion and the audience because we are now all
impatient for the voting IL was in 1850
think, that thon young man, born In the old
keystone stats, but resident In tue State Of
Maine, ent sred the House of Representatives.
II was nt time when the sky was lowering
whom the horizon was filled with clouds, indi-
eating a tempest. IL was Just before the war.
The tempest burst upon the country, and the
war ensued, which ragged for four long years;
fortunately for u.s. there we're ut the helm Of
the ship Of state the right men, and IL was
manned with right crew. After the whirl-
wind ~ war had ragged for four years. the ele-
ments Of strength In one of the contending
parties gave way, and peace nt length sett.ed
duwn upon the country. Then enauod the
contest OF reconstruction, which occupied
nearly three or four years more. During all
that period OF time that young mRu, always
true, always brave, always eloquent, applied
MS ltllNnL III Nll Nut utDhbHH hllulh NN luG pIp-
oedures which were necessary either TO carry
on tho war or to bring about reoonstruotion
upon u proper basis. And during the period of
these controversies his reputation had been
emerging, growing, towering, until at last,
when, In 1883, reconstruction had been prnctt-
eally secured, his reputation was towering be-
fore the country, and, AS one Of the grent names
of the country, had become spread abroad all
over the land. II had become a household
word. IL was familiar In every corner, lt was
looked up 20 from oyery part of tho country.
That uame WAS the Hon. James G, blaine, the
Senator from Maine.
When the stormy period of Andrew John
sons time had passed away u Or was was passing ,s th
country for President Of the United States, all
eyes In the country turned to the Hon James
G. Blaine, who was called upon to canvass the
country. He canYassed the country from
Maine to the Mississippi, and beyond. He
made himself familiar with the great North
mihar win him in the North and IN the great
West. And he had about him that wonderful
power Of ofattraction which ahalt-century earlier
| was possessed In the most ointment degree also
son OF the great state OF kentucky--H Harry
! Clay, onthe second nomination OF Gen. Grant
/ IN 1872 he was called upon In the same way,
and he traversed the country, exercising his
! power, his ability and his eloquence in the
/ cause OF the country over the same extent OF
! known, the people of the country had becO me
| so well acquainted with him. h0 had fastened
them to him by attractions 80 great
] AuuN ~ NAN NNhfNhAANA WAANH 49,
I at CINCINNATI four years ago he had be
come tho leading candidate Of the Northern
I people for the Presidency OF the United
States He was the fayOrlte candidate OF the
State which 1 represent IN this Convention
| Its delegates went TO that Convention with 3
| view OF urging and securing, II II were pos
sible his nomination. He oamo within few
votes OF success, when for some reason hi;
column broke, and the result was another
nomination, which had not been before tho
country. You all know the disappointment
you Nll know perhaps the astOnishmont
which was created IN some sections of the
country at that result, la the state whlph
have the honor 10 represent upon this floor I
was considered almost a calamity 70 the iudt
vidual members OF the Republican party Oi
that state, They felt It almost as a persona
blow. But while he might have been dis1p
pointed reasonably In tho results, when thi
canvass came on, and when the tight was
:. close one. and when Il was doubtful whethe
tho Republicans would succeed in electlnl
their oandidate, although he had been repudi
. atcd az the Convention, no buqkled ON hi
, harness, he entered the ranks, he traverse'
. the country, and fought mnnfuly. El0rousl,
aud YigOrOusly until the battle was won
though hy q smau majority. The result wa
that he endeared himself teufold more 10 tn
. working Republicans OF this Northwest tina
/. he had ever donO before. And when thl
1 ! Convention WAS called, the people of the stat
j, which represent, and which had so enrnestl
r advocated him before, determined again I
n place him before this Convention 1 am bt
I. executing their wish whom do 50.
y Now, gentlemen, I VIII say. with regard
IS the State Of Michigan, II Is not doupti'