The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
Flocking to Garfield-SOme Stirring Speeches
Made After the Nomination.

Made After the Nomination.
CHICAGO, June 9.-The following are
the speeches made on seconding the mo-
ton to make unanimous the nomination
of Gen. james A. Garfield
Mr. COnkling-Mr Chairman: James
A. Garfield, of Ohio, having received a
majority of the votes cast, l rise 10 move
that lie be unanimously presented as the
nominee of this convention. Great ap-
plause) The chair, under the rule, an
ticipates my motion, and being on my
feet avail myself of the opportunity to
congratulate the Republican party upon
the good natured and well tempered
rivalry which has distinguished this
animated contest Uouder) Well, gen
tlemen, | would speak louder, but hav-
ing sat under the cold wind of those
windows, | find myself unable to.
was in the act to say, Mr.. Chairman,
that / trust that the zeal, the fervor, and
the humanity seen in this convention
will be transplanted to the field of the
conflict, Igreat applause; shouts of cor
deI,"l and that all of US who have borne
a part against each other, will find them
selves with equal zeal bearing the ban
ner of the Republican party into the
ranks of the enemy. Loud cheers of
good, goOd,' followed by cheers and
applause.
Senator LOgan-Mr. Chairman and gen
tlemen of the convention, we are to be
congratulated that we have arrived at a
conclusion in reference TO presenting the
| name of a candidate to become the stand
| ard bearer of the Republican party tor
president of the United States. In the
union and in harmony there is strength
and whatever has TRANSFERRED in this
convention that may have monentariIy
| lglarRfa1 1ha feel at hnra
! hope that in our conclusion il will pass
| from our minds. | sir, with the friends
| of 7 think, one Of the grandest men that
| ever graced the face of the earth lap
| plause. stood here to fight friendly bat
tie in favor of his nomination; but. sir,
| the convention has chosen another lead
er. The men who stood by Mr.. Grants
banner will he seen in the front of this
contest on every field. lcheers.l We
| will 90 forward, sir, not with tied hands
not with sealed lips, not with bridled
! tongues, Icheers and cries of mo, no.
but to speak the truth in favor of the
grandest party that has ever been organ
lied in this country, to maintain lis prin.
cIples, maintain its power and to pre-.
serve its ascendency, and, sir, with the
leader you have selected, my Judgement
is that victory will perch upon our ban.
ner leheers |, sir, as one of the repre-
sentatives from the state of Illinois, sec
ond the nomination OF James A Garfield
of Ohio, and | hope it may he made un-
animous.
Mr.. Hale, of MaIne-Mr President: In
| returning heartfelt thanks to the men in
this convention who have aided US in the
fight that we have made for the Senator
from Maine, and speaking, as know
do, for them. say this most heartily
We have not got the man that we camC
here to nominate, but We have got a man
in whom We have the greatest and mos
perfect confidence. The nominee of tho
convention is no new man, in that re
spect no dark horse" mo, MOI Whef
he came here representing his state il
the front Of that delegation, and was seer
here, every man knew him before that
because OF his record, and because of tina
and because OF our faith in him, and be
cause we were in that emergency glad {,
have the privilege 10 make him the can
didate of the Republican party for presi
dent of the United States; because O
these Things stand here to pledge tn
Blaine forces Of this convention 10 earn
est effort from now until the ides of Nc
vembeF, that shall make James A. Gan
field the next president of the Unitei
States.