Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-06-07

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AS o'clock.
Presesting Candidates.
The convention was called to order in even
ing session at us o'clock, but il was ten
minutes later before the delegates were in
their seats to admit Of opening business. A
communication was read from James p. Root,
calling attention to the historical association
connected with the gavel used BY the presid-
ing officer of the convention. Its head i.
made from piece of wood taken from the
| home of Abraham Lincoln, and the handle
| from a cane grown on the Mt Vernon estate,
| the home of Washington. The presiding Of
ieer is asked to accept it as \ momento Of
one of the most interesting conventions in
the history of the republican party.
Mr.. Hale of Maine moved q call of the roll
of States in alphabetical order, and that,
whenever State is reached which has q nom-
ination to present, it may be presented in the
rule as already adopted.
Mr. Hales moapn was agreed to and the
roll called. when James F. JOY of Michigan
took the platform, and. in response to numer-
Gus calls, after some reference TO the public
life of the proposed nominee. he presented
for nomination to the presidency, James G.
Blaine The mention of this name was re-
ceived with grand demonstrations of applause
among the audience beth in the galleries and
on the floor. The renewed mention of
Blaine's name at the conclusion Of joys
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 lady who was so conspicuous in the re-
markable scene oflast night is said to be Mrs. |
Charles +. Deems, the widow of soldier of
Naur York mi Tho 10 Oh 1ssr n 4
is said TO have been Lincoln's. Again to- |
night she was present on the platform swing |
ing 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 10 take it frem |
her, while she folded it about her person and |
struggled for its possession. Confusion |
continued for ten minutes, when a loud |
voiced delegate succeeded in attracting |
attention, and demanded to know whether the |
convention was not capable of protecting it.
self from the mob in the galleries.
Mr.. Pixley of California seconded the NOM
ination of Mr.. Blaine as follows:
Mr.. President and members Of the National |
convention: have been assigned to the |
performance of a pleasant duty by the desire
of my friends, and the courtesy of the friends
of Mr.. Blaine. | have been accorded the |
privilege of seconding his nomination as
candidate of the republican party for the Office
of President of the United States. Washing
ton Territory, Idaho and Arizona, Oregon,
Nevada and California have sent a uniteddel-
egation to cast an unbroken vote for the dis
tinguished statesman and senator from Maine.
In him we recognize the distinguished ability |
and unflnching nerve which is Oft times de-
manded in the performance of public Duties
the possession of an unstained name which |
ri malice hua haau unable IN hyacGau
the possession Of a brain and heart that en-
brace in their magnetic sympathy, all his |
countrymen, who love their country honor
its institutions and obey its laws. He is
gifted, eloquent and brave. He is patriotic,
honest and true. He has been tried in . long |
public service aud may be trusted. He will |
carry into his great Office no personal or party |
resentments. He will bring to the discharge |
Of his official duties no local nor sectional
prejudice. He is broad-minded, comprehen-
sive and generous. In the exercise Of an I'M
doubted moral courage, he will dare to defy |
the baser political elements and delight to
surround himself with the. best and ablest
men of the Nation. He will call into the |
councils Of his administration the tried, known
and honest men Of his party. He will assert
to the fullest extent of his powers and prerog-
atives of the presidential Office to secure 10 the
humblest citizen the protection Of the law. |
He will in the performance Of his executive |
duties, shirk no responsibility nor seek to
avoid any duty required of him BY the consti. |
tuition and law. His nomination will violate
none of the time-honored traditions Of the |
country traditions that, in their long-contin- |
ued existence and force, have. become as
binding as the written law Of the land; trad- |
tons that ought to be more inviolable than
formulated codes and rs sacred as the written |
nf ~
is demanded by majority Of delegates from
a solid republican North and it ought to be |
conceded by the "solid SOUTH that has
everything to receive and nothing to give
that in the coming contest has everything to
gain and nothing except honor that it has not
already lost. Give us this gentleman for a
candidate, and we of the ultimate West pledge
the gallant service of a gallant band of re-
pubicans soldiers that has for now these
twenty year held and guarded the from
tier citadel of your republican army.
We have never been surprised or found
off duty: we have never finched a
fight nor lost a Presidential battle; we
have never allowed a democratic vote to
be deposited in the electoral urn since we
have been welcomed to the sisterhood of
States. Give us this gentleman for our can
didatc, and our pine-cad Sierras shall nod
their tassels in graceful courtesy to the bend
ing pines of Maine, and we will give II cleo
toral votes to make James q. Blaine the next
President Of the United States.
When New York was called, Mr. Conkling
rose mounted the reporterx platform and
there took position on a reporters table.
He, too. was received with long-continued
and vociferOus, though not such general or
apparently spontaneous cheering. Mr.. Conk-
ling spoke with great deliberation, in clear
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