St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-05

was early on his feet in opposition, but his
remarks did not seem to carry conviction.
Geo. A. Knight, of Colorado, followed with a
stirring speech in behalf of the resolution
and the applause given his utterances SEEM
ed to presage the passage of the resolution.
Several delegates struggled to their feet to
respond, but Geo. VIM. Curtis received recog
milton of the chair Geo. William has the
air of a polished literary man of the New
England school, His hair is iron gray,
parted in the middle fore and aft, and his
Burnside whiskers clearly match his hair in
color. As he mounted his chair, with his
dress coat closely buttoned, he made quite a
commanding figure, and he speaks we'll.
When he had said, II came to Chicago and
to this convention a Republican and
free man, and by the
grace of God I propose to go away
from Chicago and this convention, a Repub-
ican and free man." he had the earnest
attention of every one within sound of his
voice. As he warm ed up and declared the
resolution a stigma and an insult to every
member of the convention, it was evident
that he, like Garfield four years ago, had
struck a responsive chord in the convention.
He recounted the scene and speech by Gen.
Garfield which l described quite fully yester-
day, and asked the mover of this resolution to
follow the example of four years ago and
withdraw the proposition. His speech was
the best delivered up to this stage ofithe pro-
ceedings and it had its effect.
When he concluded two or three more
delegates, charged with speeches, sprang to
their feet. The chair inquired upon which
side of the question they wished to speak,
and 'tagainst the resolution" was their re-
sponse. The chair held that under the rules
the speeches must alternate, for and against,
provided any one would speak in opposition
to Mr.. Curtis, and he waited for a friend of
the resolution to arise. There was no on e
in all that body of $50 men to advocate a
pledge that they would ''support the nomi-
nee, whoever he may be-" and after mo-
ment's pause a motion to lay on the table
was heard Then Mr.. Hawkins, the mover
of the resolution, struggled to his feet with
the announcement that out of Difference TO
the position of Gen. Garfield and the action
of four years ago he, too, would withdraw the
resolution.
Though the practical result was the same,
Mr.. Curtis was not quite correct with his his
tory. A resolution similar to the one offered
to-day, was passed by the convention of 1886
without dissenting voice, from Gen. Gar
| field or any one else, save members from
West Virginia who voted in the negative.
AS a penalty for that vote Mr.. Conkling
moved their expulsion and it was when tha
resolution was about to be adopted that Gar
| field arose and by his eloquent appeal Undue
ed the withdrawal of the resolution. The
verdict was substantially the same, however,
as to-day, for the withdrawal of the expulsion
resolution rendered the binding resolution
nugatory and was practically the same as the
withdrawal to-day without vote.
1t was marked victory for the 'Inde
pendents'' of the Curtis -Roosevelt-Pierc
stripe and think l shall have to accord then
higher degree of influence than heretofore
They put Lynch in the chair in opposition tt
the time honored usage of selection of tenn
porary chairman by the National committee
and they prevented the convention from
binding them to support the nominee if HI
is not the man of their choice. AS the 'Inde
pendents" have openly declared that the,
would not support Blaine it was victory o
no mean proportions. Possibly Carl Schurl
will not have to fall back on piano playing
after all.
TOYING WITH THE CoLoRED MAN.
The hollowness and insincerity of eth
grand old party" in bidding for the coloret
vote, received an apt illustration to-day
When the resolution just referred to ha,
been tabled, the committee on credential
announced that they would not be ready t
report until the afternoon or evening. 1t i
customary, in such an event. for the con
vention to adjourn and ascertain who it
members are before proceeding with othe
business, but while the brethren evidentl
shared the Indignation of the Republican
quoted in my telegram last night, and didn'
want to be presided over by a colore
man any longer than was due for the darke
vote received, the committee on permanen
4 organization accordingly followed with thei
report recommending Hon. J. B. Henderson
for permanent chairman. This was the en-
of the imam and brother'' as presiding OF
ficer. A couple of ace of spades delegate
raised the point in behalf of their dusky part
ner that there should be no permanen
chairman until the committee on creden
tials reported, but Mr.. Lynch had the manli
ness to rule against himself and declare th
point not well taken, and so with less thai
two hours service in the sessions OF vesterda
and to-day combined, Mr.. Lynch retired an
the Caucasian came to the front. The colore
man ought to learn from this lesson the toe
that is being made Of him by !'the grand oil
party"
BOOM ALL AROUND.
Mr.. Henderson having been elected wit
unanimity apparently considered it only fa
TO give little ''boom for cent all around
for the candidates, though personally he i
, for Edmunds first and Gen. Sherman second
He read his speech f1om manuscript an
read it very poorly. He had not uttered tel
/ words before his throat filled up and h
, voice became husky and I was almost il
clined to move that he be granted ''leave /
print or hand his manuscript over to th
reading secretary to help him out. But
managed to struggle through with it an
, improved little as j. B. Gilfllan an
Barker warmed up the atmosphere b
| passing up one of the aisles arm in arm.
, 1t was interesting to note the difference i
degree of applause as he alluded to the Vi
rious distinguished men who are candidate
! for the presidential nomination His fir
allusion was to Arthur, and that elected on
moderate applause. The commendation f,
Edmunds brought out only feeble cheers, an
Sherman received about the same send off
Edmunds. When he reacheh Logan thel
was lively round of applause, but it can
largely from the spectators, who are stror
; for Logan locally. 1t remained for Blaine