The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-11


rupted by the applause of the audience and re.
peated cries of . Garfield Garfield !"
When Iowa was called, Mr. Henderson, OF
that State, arose and said Iowa casts twenty.
two votes for James A. Garfield
When Maine was called, Senator Hale rose
and said 6 Maine cast fourteen votes for James
A. Garfield"
BY the time Wisconsin had been reached or
the roll, Garfield had 352 The vote of that
! State, If cast for him. would insure his nomina-
ton beyond all doubt.
When Wisconsin was called, Mr. Cassidy.
OF that State, arose at / 80 p. M, amid pro-
found silence, and said, slowly and deliberate
": "Two for .. S. Grant and eighteen fol-
James A. Garfield"
!. These being the deciding votes, the conven
ton and the galleries gave themselves up tc
cheering, shouting, and the waving of banners
| and handkerchiefs for some fifteen or twenty
minutes, after which the vote of Wisconsin was
! corrected to twenty for Garfield.
After the announcement of the result of the
ballot Senator Conkling arose and said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: James A. Garfield, Of Ohio, hav.
ing received majority of all the votes Iarise tt
move that ne be unanimously presented the nom.
1nee OF this convention. The chair. under the rule
anticipates my motion, but, being on my feet
avail myself of the opportunity to congratulate the
Republican party upon the good nature and the well
tempered rivalry which has distinguished this ami,
mated contest "a voice, "Louder " Well gentlemen
would speak louder, but having sat under the cold
winds OF those windows pointing to the west
windows OF the Convention hal) until find myself
unable to speak louder 1 was saying Mr. Chairman
that trusted that the zeal the fervor and now the
unanimity of the scene of the convention will he
transplanted to the field of the coming contest
and that all of us who have borne a part
against each other will find ourselves with e0ual
zeal bearing the banner and with equal zeal carry
ing the cause OF the Republican party into the ranks
OF the enemy.
Upon the conclusion of Senator Conkling's
remarks, Senator Logan rose to second the
motion. He said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE Con
vENTIoN: We are to be congratulated that we have
arrived at a conclusion in reference to presenting
the name of a candidate to become the standard
bearer of the Republican party for President
Of the United States. In union and harmony
there is strength. Whatever may have tran
spired in this convention to monentarilv
mar the feelings of any here, L hope
upon its conclusion it will pass from our minds T.
sir with the friendsof think, one of the grandest
that graced the face of the earth have stood
here in friendly battle for his nomination: but sir
this convention has chosen another leader The
men that stood by Grants banners will be seen i'm
the front Of this contest on every field. We will
go forward, sir, not with tied hands, not with
sealed lips, not with bridled tongues to
speak the truth in favor Of the grandest party
that has ever been organized in this country, to
MAINTAIN Its principles, to maintain its power and
to preserve its ascendenCy. And, sir, with the
leader you have selected, my judgment is, victory
will perch upon banners 1, sir, as one of the
representatives of the State of illinois, second the
nomination OF James A. Garfield, from Ohio and
hope it may be made unanimous.
AS Mr. Logan took his seat. Gen. Weaver
rose with the aid of his crutches. and delivered
the following terse and ringing speech:
MR.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE Con-
VENTIoN The State of Pennsylvania having had
the honor OF first naming in this convention the
gentleman who has been nominated as the standard
bearer of the Republican party i'll the approaching
contest, rise, sir, to second the motion which has
been made to make the nomination unanimous, and
to assure this convention and the people of this coun
try that Pennsylvania is heartily i'll accord with this
nomination; that she gives her full concurrence to
it, and that this convention may expect from her the
best majority that has been given for Presidential
candidate in many years.
Senator Hale, of Maine one of the most ac-
tive champions of the cause of Blaine, was the
next speaker to congratulate the successful
nominee, which he did in the following happy
manner:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Standing here, and returning
heartfelt thanks to the many men in the convention
who have aided us in the fight that have made for
the Senator from Maine, and speaking as | know
that do for them here, say this most heartily
We have not got the man that we came up here to
nominate, but we have got man in whom have the
greatest and most profound confidence. The nominee
OF this convention is no untried man. and in
that respect is no dark horse. When he came here
representing his State in the front of the delegation
and was seen here every man knew him before that
because of his record and because of that and be-
cause of faith in him, and because we were, in
our emergency, glad to make him candidate of the
hepuDilcan party for the President of the United
States-because of these things / stand here and
pledge the Blaine forces of this convention to earnest
EFFORT from now until the ides of November to
James A. Garfield, the next President of the United
States.
Gov. Foster, of Ohio, next took the floor, and
said
Mr.. President, hold in my hand dispatch that
will have read to the convention. which shows that
the Democratic House of Representatives, composed
of gentlemen with whom our distinguished nominee
has battled and commended for years, holds him in
very high regard. The dispatch reads as follows:
The House of Representatives has appoint
ed a committee of five of its oldest members to
congratulate James A. Garfield on his nomina-
ton, William D. Kelley appointed Chairman,
and adjourned with three cheers for Garfield
"BoaBEE"
have another dispatch that desire to read
from distinguished gentleman who has been
candidate before this convention:
"Whenever the vote of Ohio will be likely to
assure the nomination of Garfield I appeal to
every delegate to vote for him. Let Ohio be
solid. Make the same appeal in my name to
every delegate. JOHN SHERMAN"
Gen. Ben. Harrison, of Indiana, made the
following cOngratulatory speech:
am not i'll very good voice to address the con-
yention. Indiana has been little noisy within the
4Hst nOur, ana, altnougn the Chairman OF this dele
CATION, forgot myself much as to abuse my
voice. 1 should not have detained the conven-
ton to add any word to what has been said in
spirit OF such commendable harmony over this
nomination if it had not been for the over
partiaity of my Grant friends from Kentucky
with whom we have had good deal of pleasant inter
course They insist sir, that am the only defeated
candidate for President the floor of this conven
ton, having received one vote from some misguided
friend from Pennsylvania, but unfortunately for me
he did not have staying qualities and dropped out
want to say to the Ohio delegation that they NAV
pledge to their distinguished citizen who has re-
ceived the nomination at this convention nv un-
grudging support. / bear him no malice at all
But Mr.. Chairman, will defer my speeches until
the campaign is hot and then every stump in In
diana, and wherever else my voice can help on
this great Republican to victory, hope to be
found.
Brief speeches were also made by Messrs.
Peasants, of Virginia; Campbell, of West
Virginia; Hicks, of Florida; Houk, of Tennes-
see and Norton of Texas; after which the
convention took recess until s D. m.
Upon re-assembling, the convention at once
proceeded to nominate for candidate for Vice
President.
Mr.. Pixley, of California, nominated Elihu
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