Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-05

FRANCES %. WILLARD. President.
CAROLINE B. BUELL., Cor. Sec'y.
Many A. WOODBRIDGE, Rec. Hec'y.
u. NJ. N. STEVENS, Asst. Sec'y.
ESTHER PuaH, Treas.
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Speeches Before the Republican Conveu.
tion Prior to the Election OF John r.,
Lynch as Temporary Chairman-Mr.
Lynch's Address.
Chicago, June 3-The call for the con.
vention was resd by Col. J. A. Martin,
secfetary of the national committee.
Chairman Sabin, on behalf Of the re-
publican committee called the conven-
tion to order in it's name. He aaid Obi.
cago was known as the convention city.
Il was the field Of republican victory.
Here it was that the immortal patriot,
Abraham Lincoln. was chosen. Here the
party chose that great chieftain. Gen.
Grant. Here it nominated that honored
sentative citizen. James A. Garfield.
this historic ground has been followed
by victory. Having succeeded aeainst
its opponents on ali former occasions, il
was about to put its house in order for
another conflict. As o consequence of 4
vote adopted by the last convention tho
present body was largely formed of mep
instructed by theil own constituents, n
was therefore to be hoped the voice a
the people would be largely pussiant il
its deliberation. Applause He closed
with an expression OF hope for victory.
and proposed for temporary chairmsS
Hon. Powell Clayton, OF Arkansas.
When the chairman had concluded
and mentioned the name of Clayton, Nh.
ID. q: Lodge, Of Massachusetts, arose ard
proposed the name Of John II. Lynch, of
Mississippi. He. said they recognized
the claim of the south, and therefore hsd
proposed this second name as oi5e
acceptable to the republican convention.
Silas B. butcher, of New York, SO.
onded the nomination of Lynch. Atthis
point great sensation was created byta
speech from w. w. Morrow, of Califut-
MIA. He said that harmony -was essen.
tial, and it could best be secured by not
raising factional Issues. 1t has been the
practice for forty years for the national
committee to select the chairman OF the
convention, and departure could not
now be made from the custom without
creating bitterness of feeling. =
There were several delegates on their
feet to reply, but the chairman recog-
nized Geo. VIM. Curtis, of New York.
The announcement was greeted with the
widest applause. Mr.. Curtis said:
Mr.. Chairman. this is the supreme
council of the republican party. Here
at this moment, sir, American citizens,
processing the republican faith, ha1emet
to open the great campaign of 1884.
That, sir, by the grace of God, and BY
the true heart of the republican party,
shall be like those other campaigns to
which you have SO we'll and fitly alluded
Now, Sir, the convention is to the first
act, and then the people of this country
will judge of the purposes of the repu6.
lican party. [Applause]. Unquestion.
ably it has been the usual practice, as
the gentleman from California has said
that the nomination of the temporary
chairman made by the national commit
tee should be ratified by the con
vention itself. That the spirit of tht
nomination made to the convention i.
the spirit of recognition of southern re.
publicans, no one will deny. Loud ap
plause. And, sir, when this convention
without the slightest degree impugninf
the purpose or the authority of tha
committee, within its bounds proceed.
to exercise its own unquestionable righ
to be the judge in the first act of tn,
campaign, suppose, unquestionably
that this convention might rlghtfully ant
with perfect liberty, appoint its head
Cheers. We oug ghtto have a represen
tative OF this people, who IN great par
constitutes the republican party of tn,
south; loud applause; and Mr.. Lyncl
is himself a man who jnstities the friend
ship and devotion of the republican
party and Of the citizens whom he repre-
sents. He is, himself, sir, candidat,
such as this convention will naturall,
seek without invitation from any gentle
man. He is himself candidate O
whom every republican may be justl!
proud, and for whom, invoking as be
lieve, sir, every republican in this hal
IN the depth OF his own consciousness a
this moment noble response and q,
expectation to the demand aud the hop,
OF the great republican masses of til,
country whose eyes are at this mOmen
fixed upon this hall, and who are WAITING
to hear that the first act of the republi
can convention of 1884 shall be an &C
which every one OF us will glory to de
lend upon the stump, and to which tn
republican heart of the country vii
respond with the shout of victory.
Drummond, of Maine, moved tha
when the vote be taken it be BY call o
the roll of states.
| Stewart, of Pennsylvania, sustaine,
the action of tho committee in the selec
tion of Clayton in an eloquent appeal
which was greeted with long continue,
applause. 1t was evident that the Blain
men were getting warmed up, and re
solved to contest every inch of th
ground.
Mr.. Howard, of Michigan, argued tba
the question should be settled not b.
cali of the roll, but by call of th
states. This the convention could do il
half an hour, what it could not do in th
other way in an hour and half.
MIR. Prentiss, of Missouri, could no
understand the object of the proposition
to ignore the action of the national CON
mittee.
i A refusal to indorse that nomination
would go forward as stigma on ma
who was to be honored as citizen an
soldier statesman. Powell Clayton Dor
the mark of his love for the nations
flag.
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, of New Yorl
favored the motion OF Mr.. Lodge. /
was not without precedent to set asid
the action of committee. There wer
but two delegates in the convention VIII
held seats in the national committe,
and the convention should not be 70,
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