Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-06-04
Clayton Repndiafed for Temporary Chair
man, Notwithstanding His Nom-
iRation
By the National Committee, and Lyneh,
ef Mississippi, Elected in His
Place, Against
Al the Traditions Of the Party-A Very
Decided Victory for the Ar
thur Men.
Lynch's speech ON Taking the Chair
appointment Of the Various
Committees.
AMem0rial Presented from the Women's
Christian Temperance Union
Asking That the
Candidates be Committed 10 National
PrshibitOry Constitutional Amend
ment-The Real Work
OF the Convention TO Begin To-Day,
When the Reports Are Presented
The Situation.
Lynch's Speech ON Taking the Chair
Appointment OF the Various
Committees.
A AMemOrial Presented from the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union
Asking That the
Candidates be Committed 10 National
PrShibitOry Constitutional Amend
ment-The Real Work
OF the Convention TO Begin To-Day,
When the Reports Are Presented
The Situation.

When the Reports Are Presented
The Situation.
CHICAGO, June S-The Republican Ma
d0nA Convention, the eighth in the his
tory Of I party, convened at noon to-day.
The SPECTACLE presented at the opening
Eas a notable one in many ways, and its
description would be worthy of a high
flight OF the imagination. The working
body Of the convention, the greatest in
point Of numbers OF any national political
assenblage- occupied only a small portion
O the vast auditorium; the remaining
body of the hall was filed by an audience
which occupied every point vacant, and
made M picture as viewed from the
pressstznd OF an almost unending sea of
taces and uncovered heads, relieved
bv the rich colons and huttering toi-
lets OF the ladies, who were present in
grez1 force. The hall is the largest, and
has been termed the most complete ever
thrown open for the work OF vast de-
Lucrative body. Ii is in one sense tenn
pOrzry, having been constructed within
the walls OF the Exposition Building, sit
uz1ed on the east line of the city on the
shore OF Lake Michigan. Its seating
capacity spproxinates $4,000. Springing
IRON the east and west sides of the hall
are vast arches, which rise 200 feet in the
ar and relieve the view through the
ENTIRE ExPANsE OF THE AUDITORIUM.
The speakers desk rests on platform
twelve feet above the seats of the dele
gates, an the president occupies an inter
mediate space midway in hight, or
about on a level with the heads of the
delegates as they occupy their chairs.
Back OF the chair, ranged in the same
circle and on level space are seated the
remaining officers of the convention, the
members Of the National Committee and
their friends Back of this circle, on a
sharply-rising incline, are 1000 seats, occu.
Bied by a great many persons OF national
rspuss, whose presence is by the grace OF
the Hasiarsl Committee. Swinging over
the desk OF the chairman, and barely touch
ing the arches, is a wide-spreading sound
ine-board, and embracing the side ex-
tremes OF the building the delegates and
altsrnaies occupy a dead level space
bounded b square lines. They are
hemmed in on two sides by tiers of boxes
occupied mainly by guests Of the delegates
The section OF the hall occupied by the
working body OF the convention is broken
h, Of
which rise Roman standards pendant,
with blue silk banners imprinted in gold
with the names of the
STATES AND TERRITORIES.
Beginning on the left, facing the stage,
Is tie State OF Alabama, and back through
the first tier of seats follow Arkansas, Cal
iiornia, Connecticut and down through
the line OF States in alphabetical turn to
Maine Beginning again on the right and
rear Is Maryland, with Massachusetts, i'm
mediately in her front,and ending with the
District OF Columbia in the front row of
the second tier. New York occupies the
front rank In the third, and Ohio holds
the ranking position in the front OF
the remaining tier Back OF the delegates
II q similar space occupied by the alter
mates xnc separated from the main body
by a partition In the rear OF the alternates
Is c0mmodious seating space, the chains
resting on an easy incline and cut on from
the snaoe occupied by the alternates by
line OF pickeis, beginning al the 'front.'
One hundred feet in the rear OF the al
ternates is another dividing wall, and
from that point rises tier upon tier OF
chairs 10 q point almost midway between
the it.Snl OF the hall and the apex of the
dome-Eke roos- To complete the picture,
MARROW galleries rED along the east and
west sides OF the hail its entire length,
znd seemingly suspended in mid air. The
front Of this gallery Is faced with the
coats of arms CT the several States On
background Of iestooned flags huttering
IRON the arches, are the national colors
and aAgs 5f al nations. The prevailing
color IN the body .; the hall is Andalusian
nd 70 the point where tns arches seem to
spFing from the galleries, and iIGls this
Ess;ut, enb1acing the dome OF the build
snE, Il ligbI SKY blGe-
rHE FERsT 10 ARRTyE on THE SCENE
wsre she staff correspondents and assist
au1s representing the great Journals OF the
entire country. Their accommodations
nroved 70 be ample, and owing to the pre-
cautioBE taken against any possibility OF
confusion, due rasinly to the efforts OF the
Bon. John C New, OF Indiana, they were
enabled 20 find their working s.ations
w,s.ouf suv vexation of spirit Before 10
n'slacf &c main auditorium began TO be
yrsrinkled vita ssriy concers, and when
the band. located ir tEc extreme south
en- portion Of the building, oarst torth
S-ish . marital strain, the stream OF ar
rivals became steady snd urcesslng unti
TIE scene from the speakers platform was
ff.zf al An unbroken undRlating sea Of
fsreS. The first Of the delegates began 10
z-ris-e NJ II 80 O'Clock, and the full dele
rzfious were in their allotted places bslore
the noon hour The following members
ssf the United States Senate were present
suons .he delegates and on the main
x4ad. AldFsSh, Blair, Hoar, Platt,
Miller N II Miller ICsl-l, Seweii, Ma
hone. Palmer. Congef, Harrison, Cullom.
Szhin- Plumb, NzndersOn, Bowen, DoiPh
and Jones lNex-l- Among the Repre-
sentzrives IN Congress forming part OF
the Stzie delegations and among the OBJ
se-VeFs o< the scene were Boutelle, Milli-
Skinner. Bzgley. Wadsvorth N VI,
wTIham. Walter, Phelps \. ].
R1yne. Bingham pal Holton md.
I.ifsb- Val O'Hars y. c. Sm2lls sc.
JefIaris Miss kellogg La ], Houk and
Rersibone Trenn-i. ochilfree TEX. !, Nc
Kiuiev, Robinson and Hart lOhiol, Calk-
ms. Browne, Pelle and Steele Ind. ],
Thomas DAVIS and Adams III. j, WASH
hurne Nina. HorT Mich Anderson,
Merrill Ks Valentine lNeb.l.
THE 0ATEl
use6 hy the chairman is beautiful piece
aE Workmanship o. numerous pieces of
hard waod closely loined, highly polished
znd surrounded by bSnd of gold bearing
the inscription, Presented 10 the chSir-
man oE the Republican Convention of
lSSs hy A. Il & Co" A letter sf presen-
1zfi0n accompanying it reads as follows:
We hEve the pleasure, no less than the
honor, OF presenting to you gavel which
n made of wood from every State and
Territory IN the Union, including Alaska,
and the hzndle Is from the old charter osk
1ree Of Hartford The gavel is solid and
Gnited, AID through il the States speak
<ith one voice, and L the delegates from
al tbe Sta1es and Territories from which
me gzrel comes vii act in unity and be