Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-07

| v.lt., a.. afc now 10 waiting nj
ia ~ sven tue column Of victory tia
repln0 ON. In the nsrre of = ma
10y OF Delegates from Reuublica,
o'A ana OF our elorioas coRstitoen
VINO must light the battle, uonin
ave ames u. Blaine. Long Continues
applause ''A1 o.
me Cnatr then introduced G verno,
| LAWS OF Minnesota, who Wa folI,vr.l
oy Y; h Davis of MINES Jta. W q
" 'odloe of Kentucky, z. n. Plat n
| Wv FORK and Gaiusha A Grow NJ
rennsyIvania- Upon mention of IA,
name OF Blaine there arose ano,hs,
ssout OF applause, vhics spreading ran
,oly' soon developed into a greater
louder and more piercing halIoo thar
followed the call Of Maine. Inc hand
Asscnlefs II the ladies' were again vavad
| unison. the delegates raised their
nais' aud II seemed likely for i've roiu.
usos 70 Do merely a repsGition Of the
p1eceding uproar. happy innovation
however, vas made The visitors. who
inose1, made ninety hundredth-
Oh the applause, wrested flags from the
sues OF the gallery and waved them
she entire length of the hall. A large
national nag Was also taken by a visitor
from the front of the platform and
| waved amid tremendous cheering
| subsequently, upon the pole of the fias
was placed helmet exquisitely formed
ol carnations and roses, with a lona
white plume. which was hoisted from
the pIsss table. The helmet was the
giit OF some young ladies' of Chicago
! tremendous reclamation greeted this
aappy suggestion of the piumsd knight
Oh TOUR years ago. 30 went on the
waving OF hats, umbrellas and divers
| otner articles for several inmates, until
| IL doxenerated into whistiing, cat-c2lls
and other ike noises.
The Chairman siezsd the moment to
rap the convention 20 order, and after
a short fight With whistles, Cat calls aud
other noises, business was once more re-
sumed.
After an interval of twenty five min
utes the call of the roll WAS continued
oy the Secretary Until the State of New
YORK Was reached, when came the op-
portuuity of the friends of Arthur, aud
we'll WAS IT Improved. Such bursts of
enthusiastic applause en- the part of the
general audience, such an uprising and
cheering OF the great body of dele
gates and waving of flags showed their
numbers aud earnesiness. Colored
delegates, especially, raised their voices
ana added TO the general applause flags
were again swung on the platform and
along the side of the hall. After fifteen
minutes of this enthusiastic cheering
She Chairman raped twice 10 stop the
cheering, bat was only cheefed for his
trouble. lie raped thrice. and the
crowd sang " Marching Through Geor
gia." Again lac raped, and again
they gave three cheers and n tiger Tor
Arthur, after which business proceeded
New York was reached and called by
the Secretary of the Convention. Mr.
Martha /. Townsend of New York took
his place ON the platform. The house
cheered and applauded for fifteen mi a :
utes, aud endeavored, If possible, to
oonnseract the enthusiasm gotten up by
friends of Mr.. Blaine. a few minutes
previous. As soon As II WAS possible TO
be heard the Chairman raped vigor-
| ously on the table with his gavel. and
| said: Gentlemen of the Convention
Mr.. Townsend of New York"
ARTHUR.
Mr. President and gentlemen of the
convention: America il proud of her
great men; the Republican party is
proud of her great men, and the great
men of America ara in the Republican
party. App!ause. IL has warmed my
heart to hear the ealo2ieS aad to see the
scenes of tonight. 1 abate not one whit
from the speakers who have uttered the
eulogiums IN my appreciation of these
| men. | came here to say an amen.
thrice amen, as to the achievements of
the Republican party, including the
glorious history Of the gentlemen whose
| names have been presented. | came
here, however. to talk about the well
being of the Republican party i'll the
future, and | say to the gentlemen of
this convention that however Joyous our
evening interview may be, there Is a
very grave responsibility resting upon
as that has got to be borne aud decided
| by cool aud deliberate Judgment. The
question Is as to how shall We put our
| selves before the American people in
shape to carry the slections next No
| vember. and it Is serious question.
Demonstrations from the surrounding
neighborhoods may exert an influence
| on this body, and we may obtain the
assent of this body, and yet or work il
| not done. We have got to 90 down To
the constituencies that sent us here
We have got TO shape our action so that
| it shall Commend itself tn men who 90
TO church, to clergymsn, to elders, dea
cons, members and citizens no attend
church. All who fear God and love the
| republic have got to canvass our acli m
and pass in judgment on what we have
done. Now how shall we meet the views
Of the people came to speak to you
ON carrying out what believe is most
likely to receive the favor of the eIsctors
of this country, the Republican electors
have to speak OF individuals. speak
of General Arthur, of the State Of New
York. Cheers and applause. | shall
not dwell on the history of Arthur.
shall content myself with saying that
| his veins are filled with blood tia,
| draws its origin from the channels OF
Argyle and the north of Ireland, the best
stock IN the universe. He passed the
| typical life of an American boy withou,
money. he had to make up by energy
for what he lacked in filthy lncre. -Four
yoars ago he WAS taken up by the Ma
| tional Assembly that met here aud
nominated for Vice President of the
| United States. He WAS elected on the
same ticket with the sainted Garfield, a
man whom loved. knew him away
| back in 1886, when a boy strug9liux in
| sollega, In nv sollese in Williamstown
| in dear old Massachusetts,, where my
early boyaood DAYS were passed. me,
| him in the NttI0usl Congress. For four
long years | sat nv his side, and fell.
that when tue National Convention bad
nominated CARRIED. they hid done
| themselves honor. they had done the
country the greatest favor that was pos
sihle in that way. and GA Ter the circum-
stances of the country to aonier upon IL.
| In the providence Of God, mournful.
melancholy. never-to- be forgotten prov
| ideuce. Mr.. GARFIELD was removed from
| the field of action. and Arthur called 30
| tho difficult aud almost disaearteninR
position of Chief Officer of the Union.
| and from that time his work has been
constant, straightforward, answering
kind aud consider te 10 all. with charity
| for alt, and vntlirs against noae, hs has
discharged his dates. Applause. I'm
| al within year. every Republican Con-
ysnt,on in this Union has y lssed q reso-
luton of unqu ,lifisd eommendatlon up
on the man, aud his conduct IN the
Presidential office. Applause. Shall
| | saw that | need not utter oommenda-
ton of what you have said today. In
| the administration of President Arthur
| wa ara sasnizant of whose conserv alive