The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-05

v the prrselca OF him, who nov 80 wortnil
4 presided over he convention, aud he aske
. a blessing on the race and ths common
!. wealth and tho cause whiG
/ that gentleman represented. lie praye
4 tunt when the convention hsd DIS
h solved IL would have presented 90 th
o suirsgts Of the nation, for the hirh
a office la tho people's vi !, u candidate who
. Ia p~raonal character. In devotion TO duty
+. loyalty to American Institutions, In cnur
aga and experience aud wisdom, should
wlnhily succeed 10 the chair OF Wash
+. ineton and thus hel the nation TO becom'
} MT only moro prosutrcus and Just snf
. peucefnl, bu, also To he 40 inspiration an,
, u blessing to the struggling people OF man
ktnu.
MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Jsmss A. Gafy, OF Maryland, press ntsd :
memorial and asked MAT ~ be read. II
waa from the president and secretary ol
the State Temperance alliance. OF thai
state, embodyinR resolutions passed by
that pody Msy 9th, last, appealing 10 the
lclnventi ne OF the republican and demo 70
crstic parties In embody claufe in their
platforms distinctly recognizing prohibi'
ton aud tD nominate candidates in
accord iherew'th, ana saying that ~ neither
iecogni2sd tho piinciple the memorialisis
would vote for neither, and that II one OF
them did 70 then the ballots nf the alliance
would be cast Tor the candidate OF that
party.
Msssay, OF Delaware, offered resolution
referring 10 tho committee on resolu ions
proposition 10 enlarge the term CT the pres
idential oiIice tosX years and TO render 40
iocum benz oi the Office ineligible 10 re-
election. Referred.
Plumb. of Kansas offered q resolution
against the ownership Oi lands In this cOun-
try by foreigners ns system opposed TO the
doctrine o! IN. fathers. Referred.
| n ~
Hawkins, OF Tennessee, vllered r resolu.
tion pledeing ell delegates 10 sup3ort .he
nominee OF the convention, whoever he
may be.
Fierce, Of Massachusetts, opposed the
resolution, hoping that the convention
would not bind ils conscience In the man
Winkler, OF Wisconsin, al o opposed the
resolution. IL wag declaration on ihs
part OF every delegate that he would sup
| BORT the nominee Of the convention and ho
| thou sht tn IT no such declaration was neces'
sary.
Tered the resolution In good faith, and he
| rus,ed hat no mao would be found voting
| against IL. II any delegate was not willing
| 20 support the nominee OF the convention
he should not participate in its delioers-
tlopn [Cheerfl. No harm could come Of
ts ed optior, aud he thought it's adoption
was cesired 10 view OF certain whispers IN
| the mir.
| Knight, Of California. advocated the resc-
lnuop, aud glso alluded 10 certain whispers
| Ia the gir, and particularly 10 the eci orial
dcolsration oil one OF the great metopoli-
tan inurnas as reason Tby the resolution
should De adopted.
| Curlis. of New York, warmly opposed the
resontiun, and referred in this course OF his
rsmnrks 10 the ac ior of The convention
which nominated Mr., Llncolp, twenty-four
wears ago, where similar reso-
Iution was introduced and voted
down. He also remlnded the contention
o. whst was said AID done four years ago,
when Mr.. Campbell, OF West Virginia, re-
| marked that me was republican who
carried his sovereRns under mis- own hat,
md when under the lead OF Garfield the
| gentleman who presented similar resolu.
ton was induced to withdraw 1t. Cheers
He, therefore, asked this convention t.
assume that every delegate was an homes
aud honorable man. He character z ID the
be raiiii sd by body OF ireemen. [l'oud
Ths cuair decided that as far as possible
| rules of the house OF repreaen-
tstiyes would be followed, allow.
ing alternate speeches for and agains,.
rhis ruling was mace In response
to appeals Tor recognition from two dele
cates at once. the chair deciding In favor
OF the man who wanted to speak for the
| resolution.
senator Dolpb, OF Oregon, moved o lay
the resolution Oh the table.
Mr. Hawkins snid that rs his resolution
had developed go much opposition he wonld
withdraw II,
Ewing, OF Pennsy lvania. msde q partial
| teport from the committee on credentials
TO the effect that he hoped 20 be able 10
or m pl etc the labors OF ths committee this
afternoon.
Ewlnr, of Pennsylvania, oifsred the fol-
| lowing:
Resolved, That here after in the selection
of district conventions the basis OF repre-.
sentAtion of the several counties, phtta of
connties, or wards, be the same as that
which a, thet time prevails In each district
respsct. vsly for the nomination OF republ-
cln candidates tor members OF congress,
nd whenever q sjority OF the counties or
sub divisiors containing not less han one
| nslf the population OF the di,tr CT shall
r, gularly unite in the call end conduct 0.
convention, the acton thereof shall be
valid. Referred.
General George B. Williams, OF lndisna,
chs,rm n of the committee ON PEI m aDent
| organization, reported ,htt the committee
had sci cted General John B. Hendersof I,
of Missouri for permanent chairmnn, apu
wouin request the secretary to read lne list
| of yjce. presidents end sectetarief. Charles
| w. Clisbee, of Michigan, was etl'cted IA
prirciprl secretary. Report agreed 10.
The chair appointed Galusha a. Grow, OF
Penney vsnis; Geo gs II. Hoar, OF Ass.s-
chusetts, and George 3. Williams, OF In
dians, a committee to conduct the perma-
| nsnt chsifman TO the platform. General
| II nderson was received with cheers.
| GENERAL ugSDERsoH's tPEIcH.
| Following is tns speech Of General Hen.
e.son. OF Missouri, permanent cnairmst;
Gentlemen OF tae convention: We nave
o aso. bied 10 survey the past history oil tne
psrtv, 70 r. jocr, ~ we may, because OF the
good 10 has done; 10 correct iis rroFs, n
efrors there be; to discover II possible ihE
EnRts OF the present, nud with pa,flnto
RrnH ass to provide tor tte future. Oar
past history is the Union preserved, slavery
abolished and its former victims equally
aud honorsbly by our sides in tnis conyen.
uoD; the republic msintsiued; unbounded
credit at home aid abroad currency con-
ysrtible into coin. aud the pnises oil iodus'
try throb5lrg with renewed health and
yigor in every section OF prosperous ana
psscsful country. These ere the fruits OF
triunpns over adverse policies gained III
tho military snd clvil conflicts Of the last
tsenty.four years. Out OF these COZ Il cts
ha. come q race OF heroes and statesmen
challenging confidence and love at home,
respect and admiration abroad,
ald npw when we come TO
approaching conf ct our chief embarrass
ment is not In the want but in the
ApuspAHcK or rPRE'IDENrtAL MATERIAL,
Nov Yo k has ner tue and tried ststes-
man upon whose administration the heroe
and even upfriendly light Of public tcruti-
nv nss baen turned and the universal ver-
DICT is "well done. thou good and faithful
servant" Vermont has her Preat states
ma, whose mind 10 ~ clear 40 the crystal
springs Of his native state and whose viiiue
q % firm 80 his granite bills. Olio CAD
G me with name whose history is the his.
tory Of the republican party itse,f. Illinois