The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-12

= the pTeSerI alton of free institution
and we soleInnly arraign the demo
cratic party as b-ing the guilty recipi
p eat of the fruits OF such fraud an
e violence.
We extend to the republicans of tn
| south, regardless of their former part
5 affiliations, our cordial Synpsthy, an,
) pledge to them our most earnest ef
| forts to promote the passage of sucl
) lcgielatiQn as Will secure to every citi
zen, of Whatev5< race or color, the full
and complete recognition, possession
and exercise of all political rights.
: The resolutions were adopted with
out discussion and amid much ap
plause. The next business in ordeI
!; was the call of states for the an
nouncements of members of the ma
tional committee.
A motion to postpone the call wa!
made and voted down, and the cal
was then proceeded with. The con
yention then took recess till p. m
NIGHT SESSION.
CHICAGO, June 5.-Chairman Hen
derson called the convention and The
vast audience to order at 7:39 p. m.
and said: Gentlemen of the conven-
Glon-under the rules adopted, the OF.
der of business row is the presenta.
ton of candidates for PRESIDENT
The secretary then proceeded to
call the roll of states ,Arkan-
sas, California Colorado, Connecticut,
and when the name of the latter state
was called Mr.. Brandagie, Of Connec-
ticut arose and took the stand amid
loud applause.
The chair; "Mr. Brandagie, of Con-
uecticut."
Mr.. Bfandagie then spoke as fol-
lows:
! BRANDAGIE's SPEECH.
Mr.. President. and gentlemen of
the convention We are 94Sre to Sc
let the chief magistrate of SO states
and fifty-live million IF people. IF we
choose wisely the selection IF IUne
will be the election in November, and
March will inaugurate, in ineal and
continuous succession the seventh
republican president of the United
States. (Applause) If we be
Yielded to q fatal choice
the solid South which has already cap
tured the capitol will occupy the while
touse, and the results of the war will
be rolled backward for a generation.
The credited republicans from every
state and all the territories represent
a party to the wisdom and patriotism
of whose great iberaiity; human lib
erty and human progress owe more
than to any political organization
since governments were instituted
among men. To it impartial history
will accord union saved,
constitution maintained and a
re-enthusing with a large spirit
spirit of liberty, race emancipated,
enfranchised, fegenerated, and with
such a proud history in the past, and
such high hopes for the future we
stand pledged, sir, not to make ship
wreck of an organization on which
the interests and the honor of our
country are still wrapped up. Never
before to a national convention was
such an opportunity presented or the
path of duty made so plain. The
great tidal wave has ebbed. It has
left wrecks along the shore and dis
covered only the floats and the shall
lows. The councils of our opponents
are confused. They have been again |
smitten with judicial blindness. The
heart of the great American people in
and Enthusiastically turns
once more to the republican party. |
The supreme duty Of the hour is for |
that party in this convention to Sc
lect a candidate under whom we can |
surely and squarly win. Applause:1
Mr.. Brandogie then nominated
GEN. j. r. HAWLEY, OF CONNECTICUT, |
and continued, at much length, his
eulogy on Gen. Hawley, who, he said,
was native of North Carolina,
and had southern blood in his veins.
GEN. LOGAN.
The secretary called the states of |
Delaware, Florida aad Georgia with
out meeting with any response. When
Illinois was called Senator Cullom |
rose from his seat when about four I
thousand voices INDUCED in the ex-
clamation ali, ali, ali. The senator
walked down the aisle towards the
platform coolly, but covered up the
buttons ofhis coat. AS he mounted the.
platform he was received with a
fresh volley of yells, which died out
and were renewed again as he con-
fronted the audience from the speak
er's desk.
The chairman introduced the repre-
sentative of Illinois as follows: Cen
Cullom of Illinois.
More yells followed, during which
the senator smotf1ered himself down
in front with his hand and when the
lproar subsidized he proceeded as fol-
ows: Mr.. President, and gentlemen
If the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
years ago the second national conven-
ion Of the republican party met in
his city and nominated the
irst successful candidate for president
If the United Stotes-Abraham Lin
,oln (cheers), who led the republican
party to its victory. He stands to-
lay in the estimation of the world as
The grandest figure, the most majestic
igure, of all modern time. [Applause.]
Again, in 1868, another republican
came together in this
,ity and nominated as its candi-
late for president of the Uuited
If lllinois-General U. S. Grant.
oud cheers, waving of hands, and
,ther demonstrations of applatse), and
;orious. Again, in 1880, the republic
IAN party turned its face towsrd this
political mecca where their success
had been organized, and Garfield led
5he party to victory. cloud, continued
applause.) Mr.. President and fellow
citizens, it is good for US to be here,
here are omens of victory in the air;
history repeats itself. There are
of triumph to the republic
can party in holding its convention in |
this great emporium of the north
west. (Applause) The common
wealth of Illinois, which has meyer
wavered In it's adherence to republic
can principles since it gave to
the nation and to the
would the illustrious Lincoln, now
presents to this convention for its
consideration as the standard bearer
Of the republican party another son of
whose name will be
recognized from one end of this land
TO the other as an able statesman, a
soldier and an honest man-General
John A. Logan.
The announcement of Logan's NOM
nation was received with wild burst |
of applause. A great many persons |
rose to their feet swinging their hats |
and handkerchiefs, and the thousands |
of people in the gallery swelled the
rear of applause. The cheers were re- |
newed again and again.
Senator Colon continued, and said
of Gen. Logan: "On the side of the
union, and Illinois, Gen. Logan made
a record second to none in the history
of the war of the states in the strug-
gle to preserve this government.
GI;e bictoru iS the record of