Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-06

political as well as personal emancipation
and enfranchisement of mankind. A represent
alive of that Republicansm which recognizes
the stamp of American citizenship as a pass
port to every right, privilege and consideration,
at home or Gbroad-whether under the sky OF
Bismarck or under the palmetto; under the
pelican or the banks of the Mohawk; that Re-
publicanlsm which, under the sic Semper uranus
of the whole dominion of the States by the
slaughter of popular maorities in the name of
Democracy; that RepublicaniSm as embodied
and stated in the platform of principles this day
adopted by your Convention. Gentlemen. such
a repreSentive of RepublicaniSm is James G..
Blaine, of Maine.
Order having been restored. Mr.. West proceed
ed as follows Gentlemen of the Convention; 1t
has been urged that in making this nomination
every other consideration should merge and
every other interest be sacrificed, IN order and
with view exclusively to secure the Republic
can vote and carrying the State of New York.
Slight applause from the back seats Gentle
men, the Republican party demands of this
Convention nominee whose inspiration ana
glorious prestige shall carry the Presidency with
or without the State of New York iapplausel;
that Will carry the legislatures of the several
States, and avert the sacrifice of the United
States Senate; that shall sweep into the
tide the Congressional Districts to recover the
House of Representatives and restore II TO the
Republican party. The millions OF Republicans
believe that that man who, from the baptism of
God on the plains of Kansas to the fall otthe I'M
mortal Garfield in all that struggle of humanity
where love for freedom called for protection.
wherever the country called for defender,
wherever the blows fell the thickeSt and fastest
there. in the fore front of the battle, were TO be
seen the white plume of James \. Garfield. our
Henry of Navarro.
The speaker, seeing that he had miSSpoken.
closed his sentence by substituting the name OF
james q. Blaine. Is our Henry of Navarro.
Nominate him. and the shouts of the Septem-
Der victory in Maine will be re-echoed back by
the thunders of the October victory in Ohio.
Nominate him, and the camp-tireS and beacon
lights will illuminate the continent from the
Golden Gate to Cleopatra'S Needle. Nominate
him. and the millions who are now i'll waiting
will rally to swell the column of victory that is
sweeping on. In the name of Il majority of the
delegates from the Republican States and of
our glorious constituencies who must fight this
battle. nominate James &. Blaine. Renewed
applause.
THE MAN WHO NOMINATED BLAINE.
CHICAGO June 5th.-The man selected to pre-
sent Blaine'S name TO the Convention Is blind
He was helped 10 the platform by two sturdy
young men. who carefully guided his steps up
the steep steps and along the tortuouS aiSleS to
the seat provided for him on the left of the pre-
siding officers chair. Judge West seems 10 be
nearing the goal of three score and ten. His
silvery gray hair was smoothly brushed away
from a noble forehead. Time has implanted
deep wrinkles and burrows around the sharp
features of an intelligent face, while chin wills
kers and a white, clOSecut mustache
hid his mouth and reSolute square
cut chin prominent nose and
bIShy eve brOWS give character, if they do not
add beauty, to his CountCnancc. He was dressed
plainly i'll black, wearing no ornament save
blue Blaine badge on the lapel of his coat and
q small watch chain. The old man leaned back
in his armchair and faced the Surgiug mob.
Although blind he felt himself its master. For
the last time the applause rolled through the
hall and ended in wild roar, as the Ohio ora
tor rose TO his feet, and lifting his right hand
above his head by gestures compelled silence.
Ten minutes of uproar and storm was followed
by stiffness in which whisper could be heard,
in which the first clear, distinct tones
of the speaker rolled through the hall.
The clean-cut sentences, brilliant deliv-
cry and confident manner of the
speaker captvated the crowd. They were in
sympathy with him from the start, and he re
tanned his grasp upon their feelings to the fin
ish. As he made point after point in the open
ing OF his speech, roar after roar of applause
echoed through the hall. " Shall the Republi-
can party triumph again exclaimed the ora
tor after abiding to its victories in the past
" Yes, with James g. Blaine p yelled one of the
delegates ON the front row, and the audience
again leaped forward and gave rOusiug cheers
Who shall be our candidate shouted Judge
West as. leaning back in the chair from which
he delivered the greater part of his
speech, he brought big palm-leuf fan
high above his head and seemingly waited for II
reply. " Blaine. Blaine. Blaine" was the stem
torian reply, and another burst of applause put
q temporary end 10 Judge Vests speech. The
blind orator. in single sentence. denounced
the c;rndiducy OF Arthur, denOunCing him as the
candidate of Wall erect and the bankers and
he predicted, If dominated, that the reSurrec-
tiOuists could a0t iuthOm the depths OF his grave
next November. At last the supreme moment
came when Judge West formally put Blaine in
nomination. and Il scene followed of Il
description never equaled. and literally
Undesirable. Compared 10 the first
OutbGrSt the second ovation to Blaine was as to
the full burst OF storm after the grumblings of
early thunder have passed. The audience rose
10 its feet impeiled by an irresistible imUlIlSp