Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-13

bodimens OF the definition OF their choice
applause and eries Il noader This preference
Is not the growth Of any locality OF Of any one
idea Itsprings not from any cold calculation
The Il highest espedieh n ' expedienoy q
three million Of the great party Ct
ene od Mheh raised tSe
from the hell OF civil war and made it 90 great
that neither foreign foe nor domestic fac
lions can affect # where it. stands af rst
wherein it has been placed Mr.. Blaine
Is not the man Of any state; he has grown far
hey ond that To-day his persistent popularity,
tact, his answering loyalty to his party, and
his commanding craftsmanship are hon
to the Gulf. Without the aid Of
THE THING CALLED oRGAN1zATIoN,
wfh no snch esna Hs0" hs
3 be- stands here her, today with ali iA' these ast
s h and e tas SsB 70 Of s Fpsy e0n ts
twice deferred desire lApplause He
stands upon the triends S an and vfs con- n;
the great son of Ohio, when all the functions OF
government were languid. when business men
felt the need OF security, it vas upon tho arm
of the great secretary that the nation
leaned He has conducted our foreign affairs SO
az to make us respected abroad, and that too.
uron principles almost coeval with the 1o9 r.
dations Of this government. lApplanse.l he
has undergone defeat i'll two conventions. ana
risen from each With g reater strength than be-
fore lApplauss.l Inc campaigns whiHn t th
very existence OF the party. DID he sulk IN
his tent like Achilles before the walls
Of Troy? [Cries Of No." from all over the
Of his glory icheers.] He led his
competitors through the road Of triumph,
the nomination was unfortunate. No auspices
t hs r." this MAN a' from f Main< cana
magnificent war vessel, every pennant flying,
every sail set, every NAH at his post and every
SSun laundering from it's sides App.ansn.I
This is the man--falthful to ali trusts, superior
man has ever been--whom we present for your
sutfrages [Cneers and applause;l
William G. Goodloe Of Kentucky also spoke IN
support of the nomination. Alclouel, coming
from that Democratic section. lie discallned
any se1nhlance Of dictation to Repuhl,i1,
have ss; for for Their candit.ates. (Arpause1 It
seemed to him, however. that the plain and
simple duty of the peoples delegates vas TO rat
lily the peoples choice [arpauSei uonSclentouSy
believing that choice to be great commone1 from
Mtine, he choerfully seconded the nomination.
Thomas G. Plat, OF New York also seconded The
nomination of Mr. Blaine declaring MS conVlc,
the party, SUCCESS WIS assured in New York and
victory in the whole country.
GAIUSHA 4. GROW
of Pennsylvania also spoke i'll favor OF Blaine g
Gtlusha 4. Grow Of Pennsylvania Las grown
into familiar tiguro In the convention, and his
white beard aud darker mustache, his old
fashioned garrote collar and older fashioned
black stoci: were readily recognized, as, in
choosing his chair for his platform, he rose to
second Blaine's nomination Oh behalf OF the
majority Of Pennsylvsnias dele%ateS. Even
his audience, however, had groNna llt7lc weary
of speech making on one tnemc, ard pllauded
out vi time and tune until Gen. Henderson
Threatened to cleaI the galleries.
In excellent taste Luke A. Stalay> one OK tDe
strongest John Sherman men il the convention,
secured silence by reminding the cHnvenuoA
that il they were not gentlemen. as we'll as Re
| j,;,blicana thew sho,4ll be. Mr. Grow was not
again Interrupted, and wisely '"pnciuded III
! s.or: order.
| The roll Of states went on u'lti! Now York
WAS reached, when it burst upo; thG blaE@ nleis,
! as thundero'sly as thousans o. t:una's cnuld
voice it. that Arthur had fricl'!c ia tn ronven-
| ton; that there were other co2' t!t', hand
! kerchiefs, umbrellas l,anners flags, sheets OF
! paper and ''all those Other >novatles'
/ besides the SORT owned ny We
O.. On the platforn His m,,4nor at first was
suited to tie matter Of his speech, ard both were
in tne lne of policy adopted by rl!e Arthur men
49, to avoid scnsavonalsln and arprAl h'>Uelly to
| the business interests OF the country.
| Like a CLARION after huarse cali RAM, out
! tie. voice. Of Gen. H. H. Bingham Of Philatlel
]hia. the first secondor Of Arthur, and tfe I'M
! mediate successor OF Mr.. Townsend His
! mention OF ArtlUrs na1ue Was ayA1n the signal
for applause, Lot long bat You'd letple VINO;
| grown tired, vera abont 10 leave he hall, SAT
F; down and listened irlteuEv, and "oro not uu-
| rewarded.
! His tribute 70 his candidate: action II: the
trying times succeeding t1;tlt'u'ds death was
! well and worthily given. Tine familiar figure
Of John Il Lynch (coloreN n'<' appeared: &a1d
the audience listened 10 the PLEASANT and }one-
! trailing tones Of his mello" voice With unde-
| n,onsv,at,ve attention. He seconded the nom
| III tiurl Of Arthur.
Patrick f. Winston, 3r.. OF Nort'> Carolina,
| followed Mr. lynch, and was ji!t t!ll1d secon-
| der of Artlll,r'7 denomination. Thine was a
suspicion Of Fourth Of Jul ys,n about tie speak
PB s. Pinchbech of New Orleans, a hand
! some co'ored man Will al, iron Tray beard, was
! the Louisiana seconder for Arthur
Judge La,akcr OF Ohio nominated j Ohm Stler-
! man in an appropriate speech. There were in
terrurt;ons enough, bit he hcpt Liz good hu-
| mcr through ali, aud closing with an effective
PERIOD left the convention with I'lc impression
| that he had heard not the most polished orator,
! but the most effective popular speaker OF the
! evening"
Henry Holt, Of Mount Sterling, Ky, seconded
the nomination. Far down on tic list is YER
| mont, and tine hour hat gone beyond tho midst
of night when eX-GOv. John y. Long OF NlaSsa
| chusetts took ills soii.l sand 70 nominate the
son OF chat brave little state.' He para
| phrased, in opening, the often quoted sentences
| of Garfield, appealing from the tumult OF a
/ convention to tie impassionol judgment Of
! the tircside.
! Gov Long grew more and 1Ao'H t'"ard Tie
| higher eIoOuence which co:lvincr5 without
! rousing 10 excitement. His word, were as PEN
erratiog Us his straightforward gestures, hor
izontally from the shoulder m9in"nt after mo-
meEt were impressive th1ous!. tn".r very a"k-
wardncss. Every movement he "'n the deep
er attention of his hearers. Every movement
admiration 70, the speech and the apoecllmaker
grew apace.
When h1, nominated '"rhe honorable Irepeat,
the honorable George +. Edmurds OF Vermont"
and left the platform, the state did not have to
n s1a n the sRga"'v ni5 wa" c I'll ED ED
onded the nomination of Edmnnds.
A warm flush re'ie .od the customary pale
ness Of lis fine face, his action, without losing
its customary majestic grace, had All unaccus-
toned spring and energy and tho suppressed ex-
| cicclnent of the occasion lent new thrill to
his voice Like Judge Vests speech, as Gne,
on a different and lower plane, the periods OF
Curtis fell on an audience TOO spellbourd FOR
applause, too Interested for interruption.
II was gil admirable speech aud admirably
delivered. Senat or Edmnnds, of all candidates,
has been rarely fortunate III all his presentations
to the convention.
At the conclusion OF Curtiss' speech the clerk
continued to call the roll Of states until the COM
pletion thereof. At l:45 tho convention ad-
iourned until Ii o'clock Friday,
FOURTH DAY.
THE BALLbT'TNG BEGINS.
The Chair-Gentle1nen Of the convention:
There is now nothing in order except to call