, 1880-06-09

this spirit TINT they chattud chceEfuliy together.
A grcnt weight was lifted ftom Lholt tnItds and !
hcartB. md thoy brnnt1ed freely. Hut tho long |
cuntest had utterly exhausted tho people In at
tcnIanco upon tho sIttings Of tho Convention. |
md thoro was not ououvh interest In tho sub-
Iect Of.
TIN MISUNDERSTANDING NOMINATION
to fill tho hall at 8 clock. At that hour thorc
worn not thousand people III tho galleries. Tho |
houso looked bare and cboerless. At
hAle-past tho number Of audittTs hud
doubled, and tho dclegntos wcrc |
nearly nil on tho floor, where conversation was
very aillmn.ed Whp for second place, began to
be n1urrd7 Woodfurl, Of New York; Nawley,
Of Connecticut Frye, Of Maine; WashbMrnc, Of
Illinois; booth. of California, wore mentioned;
and a rt,mor obtained currency TINT the Now
Yurk delegation designed to present tho namo
Of Gen. Chester A. Arthur. But this WIS ro-
gnrlcd ma extremely improbable. Moautlmc tho
bRnd playeA "lsally 1tound tho FlaR," and tho
audience accompanied tho music with thotr
heels; and new brightness ovcrspreRd tho
Hrrat amrtithoatro. now afout two-thfrds full.
Mr. Hour stepped up to the desk aud rnppcd tho
Convrntion to order. lilo looked xreatly relieved
ut tho prospect Of the carly eoncualon Of hta
arslipuB labors. Then the LumDard and Hub
bMrd quartet stepped to the front Of tho plat
form and sany with fnu nNtEt the
splendid oil hymn. My Country, fTIs Of Thce."
The conclusion OF tho hymn wills greeted with
EBltHuslMasiC uppku5Es huu AuUUAlu cAnlE 4uTs
ward md sung "Od bha1y." The substitution
OF tho name Ut Gnrtlgld for that Of Uncle Aho
brought down the house, and It's conclusion wns
appInuded to tho ccho.
TIE CONVENTION wAs READY Fon nustNEas
II wins announced that Zen. Garfield would re-
main In the city until to-dny. A meeting Of the
Nuuonnt Committee was announced at tho
palmcr House Immediately upon the final nti'
JotirntnGnt Of tho Convention. Tho motion
pending ut tho tIme Of tho adjournment
| Of tho morning session wns adopted.
| md tho States were called for Vice
| Presidential nominations. When California
was cn!lcd. Mr. pIxicy took tho toor nnd
| placed In nomination the Hon. Ehu u. Wash
burnc, Of Illinois. When Mr. rl1Iey roso to
spouk, IL WAS believed that he ,ntended to place
| before tho Convention tho uAme Of 8enatoc
| uooth, or California: 80 that when he referred
| to Wnshburnc's career ~ United States Minis.
ter at Paris considerable surprise waa nnni-
tested. The uorninutun Fns well received; and
! Nr. AeCarthy, Of Nov York. roso 10 second the
| n0ntnRtior, which he did in a lricf, vigorous
speech. Tho statc Of Connecticut presented tho
! nuus OF the ffun. Marshall Jewell. The statc ut
Florida presented tho name pf Judge Settle.
OF North Carolfna, through ". W. Hicks,
who made q passionate aud vigorous
| Bpcccn In Ills support. conBlstIng In royicw Of
tho history Of tho sutlerings Of tho Republicans
OF the South during and since tho WRr Ut Re-
belliou. III tho course Of his remarks he al
ludcd to tho Fool'a Errand." and added. !" am
onc Of tho fools." A North Carolina coloscd
Settle in Il specch pt considerable foreo and elo-
qnenee, a'ludsng to tae political history OF s his
eessh Il Mt yo st Il pS ss sssx % RSa g IT, ss
ths oSf S a.Hs sasea ssstsa &c. as s'as ths
Fst4 osa st aEsssea ap g
stm,n .ao IN m9o tho T sonata Leave Vas GRANTED