Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-24

didate not 10 present his name, but be was mar
distinguished Tor manliness PATRIOTISM and love0
God and humanity. lie referred 20 Gen Clinton y.
flshe. lie would. however. second the nominAuoo
OF that glorious man, Mr.. ST John. tCheerAl
ANEW gospel OF ST. JOHN.
4 ne nomina Ion OF 81 John was also seconoed "
Mt Hopkins, of New York. and Mr. Finch. OF Ne
brasAa 80 many good things were said Of him ~
The various speaGers that the remark was made O
The stage that the audience had been listening 20.
day 70 a new gospel OF ST. John
DIR. sTEwAKr WITHDRAWN
When the state OF Ohio was called Mr. Gideon r.
Stewart. OF that state, came TO the platform and
sid that the presentation NJ his name as a candi-
date by the delegation fr1m Maine was against hi0
wsn and against his positive request. he had g
would not be a competitor FOR the nomination
Gov. ST John was with the prohibition party now
anu torevermore, until tie death ana burial OF the
hGuor crime. He seconded the nomination of NJ.
81 john lAppiauSel
Mk- BLACK NoNISArKp.
When the state OF PennSylvapia was called Mr.
rierSe same 10 The platform 20 put In nomination
IA, Hon. JAMES Black, or "ennsy lvania- He spoke
OF him as the author 81 the first prohibition plat
form ever Issued In this country as the author a
ana as probably the author OF most OF The plank
that would be in the platform to-day.
DR. DONALps saNE WITHDRAWN
AT this stage OF the proceedings. Mr. Babcock q
California, who had nominated DIR. Mcdonald,
came TO the Platform, and said that Dr. Mcdonald
was for the cause and not for self He (Mr Bah.
cock had presented the name, and II had been cor
daily received by the convention Rtlt he WAS sac.
isiied that The temper OF the convention md the
Interest or the cause demanded the Withdrawal q
Dr. NcDonaids name. lie therefore wlthrew IT.
and cordially seconded the Nomination OF N. 81
John. lCheersl
orHFR NAMES WITHDRAWN.
Mt. Pierce, OF fehns. lyania. also withdrew the
nomination OF MI. Black; and that OF Mr.. stewart
was Withdrawn 10y the Maine delegation, with tho
remark that Maine kept step 10 the music OF the
union. [theers'
Mr.. Finch, Of Nebraska moved that the roll cau
SUSPENDED. AT n
nominated by acclamatiun. Hon JAS Black @
Penna-, came 10 the stand amid great applause,
nation and had requested the delegates from his
state not 10 present his name. In canyassfnr All
the names that might be presented he knew q
none more acceptable than that OF St John He
believed that more votes would be cast for him
than for any other candidate that could be noupi.
THE HarPIEsr FATHER on KkRrH
Mr. John Russell. OF Michi-sn, came 20 the stand.
and was loudly cheered. He aid that he was some
times called the father OF the party. II he Was he
ought 10 be called the hsppiest father on earth fos
there was no father who had a larger or more re.
spectacle family, and growing family, too
lLsushterl lie cordially seconded the nomination
OF Mr. ST. John.
BETWEEN st. JOHN AND CLEVELAND
Mt Chapin ol Wisconsin, seconded the nomina-
non OF MI 81 John, aud declared that the eight In
the coming election would be between ST John
and Cleveland lcheers) Every saloon keeper In
the United States knows him; every mother and
sister IN every pure home In the land loved him
and the mothers were naming the boy babes fof
him.
Another delegate said he had. at the earnest ~
quest OF Nj. ST john promised TO do all he could
10 prevent his nomination He had done so up 70
The present time, but now he seconded the nomina-
ton
A RECESS TAKEN.
The motion 10 suspend the rules and nominate
MI II. John by acclamation came up for action,
Out, on the earnest argument OF q delegate that
the elect OF that would I've TO stampede the con-
Vention and TO leave IFS most important work fthO
piatIorml uncsred for, the convention At 30 took
recess until p. IN.