Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-12


| introduced that resolution, and nov
move its adoption.
A GALLANT KNIGHT FROM CALIFORNIA
Mr.. Knight, OF California-Mr. Chair
man, hope that thst resolution viii
pass. tApplause) No honest Republi
can. no man having the good of the grea
Republican party at heart should dare t,
stand on the floor of this convention ant
vote down that resolution. (CheeIs.
There are already whisperings in th'
air from men high i'll the Republican
party, or that once stood high in the Re
publican party. declaring that they viii
not support one man if he be nominated
by this convention. convention of the
most intelligent men of this nation
That kind of men We want to know, anG
the sooner they are out of the Republi+
can party the better it will be for the
party. (Cheers.) Gentlemen of the con
ventioD, no more enthusiastic people are
under the shadow of the American tiag
than those in the section l come from
Ne more enthusiastic people for theil
candidate can be found in this conven
ton, but if be should not be the choice
believe We would be false to every prin>
ciple of the Republican party, we would
be false to the constituency we repre-
sent, we would be false to ourselves il
we did not abide by the nominee of the
party of Intelligence. Tremendous ap-
plause.) Tell me what reason Can be
urged that these gentlemen of this con-
vention. selected alone for their intelli-
gence, their patriotism, and their zeal in
behalf of the Republican party. that this
convention should not support its nomi-
nees. Therefore, gentlemen of the con
yentiOn. We hope. yes we insist, from the
section of country that we come from,
that this be voted for, and that, whoever
he may he, our candidate will have the
hearty support and the votes of this
and all those, be they editors
of newspapers or conducting great polit-
ical journals, who refuse to support the
let them be branded tire
mendous applause and cheers,) that they
not only came here and violated the i'm
plicit faith that was put in them, but
the direct and honest convictions of this
expressed by direct vote
upon the subject.
When Mr.. Knight took his seat about
seventy-five delegates arose in different
parts of the hall and insisted on being
by the Chair. The Chair re-
fused to recognize any Of them and re-
peatedly requested them to be seated.
they took their seats, and
after the confusion had subsided the
Chair said: The Chair recognizes the
gentleman from New York, George VIM.
Curtis.
VOICE FROM THE EMPIRE STATE.
Curtis climbed upon his chair and be-
gan to speak. He said: "Mr. Chair
nan"-(A this point loud calls came up
rom all parts of the house of platform,
Curtis shook his head. and
'etaining his position son his chair said,
Gentlemen of the convention, a Repub-
lean and freeman, come into this
;on vention 10y the grace of God, Re-
publican and a freeman. Will 60 out
If this convention? (Cheers) Twenty
our years ago L took my place with the
men of this country who nominated the
nan who bears the most illustrious
lame in the Republican party, and the
brightest ray in whose halo of glory is
hat he was the Great Eman cipator.
Cheers and cries of "good.')
A "REMINISCENCES OF 1850.
"In that convention, sir, resolution
vas offered in amendment of the plat
,orh certain words from the Declara-
ion of Independence, that were voted
iown in that convention, and Joshua r.
iiddings, of Ohio, rose from his seat
md was passing out Of the convention.
As he went to pass by my chair, reach
I'd out my hand, well nigh boy, and un-
Known to him, l said, Sir, where are
You going?' He said to me, Young
nan, AIN going out of this convention,
Tor find there is no place in Republi-
IAN convention for an original anti
slavery man like me- Well, gentlemen.
after this he stopped, and again took his
seat, and before The convention conclud-
I'd the Republican parry declared that
no word. no deed. no sign should ever be
made in Republican convention that
n the slightest degree reflected upon the
honor or the loyalty of the men who
took part in that convention, or upon
their adhesion to liberty. loud ap-
plause.)
ANOTHER "REMINISCENCES.
"The gentleman who was last upon
the floor dared any one upon this floor to
vote against that resolution. l say to
him in reply that the presentation of
such resolution 10 such convention
as this is stigma and insult upon every
man who stands here This question is
not new question. Precisely the same
motion was brought up at the last con-
auu q lAOiH CoG
Hon. A. w. Campbell, l honor that
man said in the face of the
roaring galleries, and in the face of all
this snccess, this man from West Vir-
ginia said, L am Republican, who car
ries his sovereignty under his own hat.
loud applause) No, Mr.. Chairman,
position in that convention
met the wise reflection, the afterthought
of the Republican convention of 1880,
under the lead of that great and immor-
tai leader whose face fronted US there,
James A. Garfield, of Ohio. fApplause.)
Under the lead of Garfield, l remind my
from California that the convention,
taking its action induced the gentleman
who presented the resolution to with
draw that resolution from the consider
alton of the convention. In the light of
the character of the Republican party,
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