The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-07

, Minnesota, whereupon Mr.. E. F. Drake, Q
, that state, arose and said:
D Mr.. Drake, Of Minnesota-Mr. Chair
. man
The Chair-The gentleman from Mime
sofa
Mr.. Drake, in response to cries Of "plat
FORM" proceeded to the reporters plat
form.
The Chair-The Chair is informed By
delegates that persons are heard very
much better from this platform than iron
the reporters platform.
Mr.. Drake then stepped upon the stage
by the side OF the chairman and spoke as
follows:
Mr. DRAKE's SPEECH.
The republicans OF the State OF Mime.
sofa place before this convention as can.
didate for the office OF President OF the
United States the Hon. VIM. Window, oil
Minnesota. [Great applause.l We be-
lieve that the candidate which We present
will better unite all the discordant ella.
ments OF the party than any OF the dis.
tinguished names that will be before this
convention. Mr.. Window Is a statesman
OF ripe experience. He has served twenty
years in the Congress OF the United States,
and during all that time with acceptance
to his constituents. Four times was he
nominated as Representative by acclama.
ton, and twice elected to the Senate OF the
United States, without opposition ir his
own party. During the days OF the re-
rebellion he supported the country un-
falteringly. His Republicanism is OF a
high order. He has ever in all his public
life maintained character unsullied for
honesty. His private life Is blameless.
In his course he has ever sustained the
cause OF the suppressed, and supported
the Government Loyalty. Such Is the can
didate we present 10 you, and ask you TO
support. One word more and am done.
Whoever this convention may select to be
the standard. bearer OF the party, whether
II be William Window or either OF the
distinguished gentlemen whose pames
have or will come before you, l am
authorized to pledge in advance the
Republicans OF Minnesota to give your
nominee an unfaltering and an unyield-
ing support, and to give you the vote OF
Minnesota in November. Applause.
The Chair-Is there a second? APP
plause. The chair hears none; the sec.
retary will proceed.
The secretary then proceeded with the
call OF the States until New York was
reached. AS that State was called Sena-
tor Conkling arose amid loud cheering
and. proceeded slowly to the reporters
platform. Stepping upon table he wait
ed quietly until the cheering had ceased,
and then spoke slowly and very deliber-
ately as follows:
MR.. coNKLING's SPEECH.
When asked whence comes our candi.
date, we say from Appomattox. Zap
plause.l 0beying instructions, should
never dare to disregard expressing also
my own firm conviction. rise In behalf
of the State OF New York to propose a
nomination with which the country and
the Republican party can grandly win.
The election before us will be the Auster.
litz OF American politics. It will decide
whether, for years to come, the country
shall be Republican or Cossack. The need
of the hour is candidate who can carry
the doubtful States, North and South, and
believing that he more surely than any
other man can carry New York against
any opponent, and can carry not only the
North but several States OF the South,
New York Is for Ulysses S. Grant. He
alone OF living Republicans has carried
New York as q Presidential candidate.
Once he carried 1t, even according to
Democratic count, and twice he carried It
by the peoples votes, and he is stronger
now; the Republican party with It's stand
ard In his hand is stronger now than in
1868 or 1872. Never defeated In war or in
peace, his name is the most illustrious
borne by living man. His services attest
his greatness, and the country knows
them by heart. His fame was born not
alone Of things written and said, but OF the
arduous greatness Of things done, and
dangers and emergencies Will search IN
vain in the future as they haye searched
In vain in the past for any other on whom
the nation leans with such confidence and
trust. Standing on the highest eminence
OF human DISTINCTION, and haying filed
all lands with his renown, modest firm,
simple and seltpoised, he has seen not
only the titled but the poor and the lowly
in the uttermost ends oil the earth rise
and uncover before him. He has studied
the needs and the defects Of many systems
OF government, and he comes back bet.
ter American than eyer, with wealth OF
knowledge and experience added to the
hard common eense which so conspicu.
ously distinguished him while the fierce
light beat upon him throughout the most
eyentful, trying and perilous sixteen years
OF the nauon'8 history. Never having
had policy to enforce against tho will OF
the people, he never betrayed cause or
| friend, and the people will never betray
or desert him, yilliAed and rey!led, ruth
lessly aspersed by nnmherless presses, not
In other lands. but in bis own, assaults
upon him have strengthened and seasoned
his hold on the public heart. The ammu-
milton of calumny has all been exploded;
the powder has all been burned
once. Its force is spent, and
Grants name will glitter ss q bright
and imperishable star in the diadem Of the
Repuplic when those who have tried to tar
nish II have mouldered inforgotton graves,
and their memories and epitaphs have
vanished utterly never elateq by success,
never depressed by adversely, he has ever
| In peace IS in war, shown the very genius
OF common sense. The terms he pre-;
scribed for Lees surrender, toreshadowed
the wisest principles and prophecies OF
| the lrue reconstruction; victor IN the
greatest OF modern vars ne AuipEy ts,
6alized his aversion to war and his loyeQ q
peace by an arbitration Of internatiOna!
disputes, which stands as the wisest and
most ma;estic example Of the kind in the
worlds diplomacy. When imitation at the
height OF It's popularity and frenzy had
swept both houses OF Congress, 1t was the
vote OF Grant which, single and alone,
oyerthrew expansion and cleared the way
for speoia resumption. To him immeas.
ureably more than 10 any other nan, is
due the fact that every paper dollar Is as
good as gold. With him as our leader, we
Shall have no defensive campaign, no apol-
ogies or explanation to makei the shafts
and arrows have all been aimed at him,
and they lie broken at bis feet; Life, lib.
erty and property will find q satG:
guard in him. When he said OF