Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-04
LYNCH A REPRESENTATIVE SOUTHERN

We favor Lynch, and we do it because a
majority, and vast majority, of the Southern
! delegates on this foor believe that he most
] truly represents the Republican party of the
] SOuth-that spirit of the Republican partv
that will go to the polls to vote whether
against shotguns or not. Applause
This question has been before the country
Tor long time. and it is for this
reason that we stand by him and vote for him.
| l do not think thatit will be any slur upon
! the National Committee. That Committed is
not composed entirely of delegates up0n this
| floor, and if they were they would know more
/ OF the opinions OF the delegates than they
seem to have done. They say that they want
/ say if you want to honor Southern Republi-
canism vote for Lynch. Applause.
! Mr.. Winston, Of North Carolina
| II understand the action Of this committee
| it has no more force than a recommendation
| to this body as such, and appreciating that
recommendation, as Southern Republican |
| have the right to say, with all courtesy to the
committee, that prefer somebody else. rAp-
plausel take 1t with the best offeeling that
| this convention has the same right to decide
who shall preside over its deliberations
RECOGNIZING THE DANGER.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, this is not a time to
| engender bad spirit here, but, sir. an appeal
has been made that 41Ir. Clayton is a soldier.
/ | honor him that he fought under the flag of
| liberty, but, sir, l remember that there are
| 100000 of black Republican inhabitants of
this country who have no voice except
Ilem
this day. Applause.l And, sir, the
names Of Copiah, Danvile and thousands of
others lapplausel appeal to this convention,
and will not appeal in vain. Mr.. Chairman,
TINS IS not simple matter. There is a great
ado and kickup here about it. Why?
Haven't we right to decide whom we want
for Chairman? think | have, for one dele
gate here, and propose to cast my vote for
the distinguished gentleman from the great
Southern State Of Mississippi Applause
ANOTHER EMPTY SLEEVE.
Mr.. Green, of Maryland, favored full and
free discussion of the question. He him.
self carried an empty sleeve but he car
rIed besides heart true to the Republi-
can party, and he believed it to be for the
best interests of the party to elect Lynch
as temporary Chairman.
Mr.. ThurstOn, of Nebraska, expressed
the idea that if it was the intention of the
convention to OVeTturn the action of the
National Committee it should not be done
under the preteXt which masked the real
design, the pretext Of recognizing the col
Ored element.
Mr.. Benjamin, Of Arkansas, sustained
Powell Clayton as a man who had done
more than any Southern Republican to
elevate the Republican cause in the
South.
Chairman Sabin quoted approvingly the
decision of Senator HOar in the last con-
yentiOn to the effect that where a mis-
understanding of any rule occurred the
method of taking the question must re st
in the sound discretion of the chair, sub
Ject, Of course, to the action of the con-
ventiOn. This was emphatically, he said,
a convention of the people, and every
delegate had an undoubted right to the
free expression of his opinion, and to have
his vote recorded. Applause].
LYNCH CHOSEN.
The call of the roll ofdelegates was then
proceeded with when it was announced
that Lynch had 431 votes and was elected
temporary Chairman. Clayton had
3S7. A scene of the widest con-
fusion ensued. Delegates rose in
their seats, cheered and shouted. The
spectators joined in the demonstrations.
THE VOTE.