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

| OF Massachusetts, rose and said:
Ar. Chairman: In accordance with Tho
| vote Of the National Committee, and in &C.
cordance with precedent, you have presented
| the name of a gentleman as temporary Chair
| man. With no view of introducing any per-
| sonal contest, with no view of attempting &c
| the strength of the respective candidates
| | have the honor TO present-as it is certainly
| most desirable that we should recognize. as
| you nave done, Mr.. Chairman, the Republi-
cans Of the South Applause the name of q
! gentleman well known throughout the South
| for his conspicuous parliamentary ability, fol-
| his courage and his character. / move you,
! Mr.. Chairman, to substitute the name of JnO.
| X. Lynch, of Mississippi, and | ask, sir, that
| when he vote is taken the rolmay be called
| on that question.
A Delegate-'I second the motion"
PUTTING THE QUESTION.
The Chairman said:
Cent emen Of the Convention: You hear the
motion for the substitution of the name of
| John Il. Lynch, of Mississippi, and on that
motion call Of the roll is demanded.
Mr.. butcher, of New York, arose and
| seconded the motion as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, l desire to happily second
| the motion for John K. Lynch, of Mississippi,
| and move that the delegates express their
| choice for either of the men presented. APP
| plause.]
The Chair said:
The roll viii be called by the Secretary, and
| rs the names are called by States each gen. :
| tleman will rise in his scat and name the
| gentleman whom he desires to vote for as
! temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Morrow, of California
Before we proceed to call the roll of States
l desire to suggest that it appears to me that
! it is proper we should proceed with de-
| liberation in these preliminary proceedings
| jim the formation of this convention. | believe
it to be a fact that for over forty years it has
been the practice for the National Committee
to name to the National Convention some
! gentleman who should act as temporary
| Chairman. Applause. That practice has
! grown to be the common law OF the political
| parties of this country. [Applause.l
GERM OF DISCORD.
l desire to say, Mr.. Chairman, that it seems
| to me inappropriate on this great occasion,
| when we are proposing to start with unanim-
! ity and with courage to lay the foundation of
! a campaign that shall lead to victory, for us
| to commence here on this floor with the sug-
! gestiOn of the possibility that there should be
| any division with respect to so simple a ques-
| ton. The National Committee, representa-
| tive of the greN Republican party of this
! country, in Is wisdom has selected the gen
| tleman from Arkansas to act as temporary
! Chairman of this convention. ] have faith
in the sincerity and wisdom of that
| plausel, and | don't think that this cOnven-
! tion is prepared to reverse the precedent of
| over forty years for the purpose of raising a
| contest on the preliminary battle ground
| MIR. Chairman, allow me TO suggest that we
| should take counsel from wisdom and GAL
| lantry from those who heretofore in cOnVen-
! ton have suggested. and under their guided
! wisdom have formed this convention in pre-
| limnaFy matters with entire harmony and
entire success. Applause. Now let us sus-
| tain the National Committee in this thing.
! Loud appausel. l tell you, gentlemen, it is
| for the success and harmony OF this country.
| [Applausel.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS SPEAKS.
Loud calls were made for George Will
! liam Curtis, of New York, and that gen.
tleman rose in his place to respond. AS
! his well known face appeared above the
| heads of the delegates he was received
with storm of applause. He spoke as
follows:
Mr.. Chairman, this is the supreme council
| of the Republican party. Here, at this mo-
| ment, sir, American citizens, protesting Re-
| publican faith, have met to open the great
| campaign OF 1884. That, sir. by the grace of
| God and by the true heart OF the Republican
/ party, shall be like those other campaigns to
| which you have so well and fitly alluded.
| Now, sir, what is to be done on the question
now raised before this convention? This con-
| vention is to first act, and then the people of
| this country Will judge the purposes OF the
Republican party. Applause Unquestion-
| ably it has been the usual practice, as the
| gentleman from California has said, that the
| nomination Of temporary Chairman made by
| the National Committee should be ratified by
/ the convention itself.
|
| The spirit of the nomination made to this
| convention is the spirit of recognition of
| Southern Repubiicanism loud applause and
/ cheersl, and, sir, when this convention, with
| out in the slightest degree impugning the pur-
| pose or authority of that committee within its
! bounds, proceeds TO exercise its own unques-
| tiouable right to be the judge in the
| first act of the campaign, ! suppose unques-
| tiOnably this convention might rightfully, and
| with perfect liberty, appoint its own head.
| [Cheers. We ought to have rep
resentative of this people, who IN
! great part constitute the Republican
7 party Of the South. Loud applause. ]
! He is hinself man who justihes the friend
| ship and devotion OF the Republican party
and OF the citizens whcm he represents. lie
! is himself, sir, candidate such as this con-
ventIon will naturally seek without any in
PRODUCTION from any gentleman. He is him
self candidate OF whom every Republican
can be justly proud.
| WARNED AGAINST BREAKERS.
After a speech by Mr.. Drummond, of
| Maine, in favor of ratifying the action of
| the National Committee, and by Mr..
Horr, of Michigan, advocating the vote
| by States/instead OF by delegates, Mr..
Prentles, of Missouri, said:
Mr.. Chairman, / arise for a particular pur-
| pose. know not the object Of this motion to
| ignore the action Of the National Committee
| or why this insult to an old comrade of mine
| has been offered. The refusal to ratlfy this
choice would be q stigma upon gallant
man, soldier, and citizen, and Napoleon
| of men.
Mr.. Roosevelt, OF New York
1 hope that the motion by the gentleman
| from Massachusetts, will be adopted, suggest
| ing as Chairman Of this convention that rep
resentative Republican, Lynch Of Mississippi.
| guished gentleman from Pennsylvania that it
! is without precedent TO reverse the action of
| the National Committee Who has not known
| of instances where, in State matters, the ac-
| ton of the State Committee has been re-
| versed by the State Convention. Not one
| of us but has known such instances.
| Now there are, as / understand it, but two
| delegates to this convention who have seats
| on the National Committee, and 1 hold it to
| be derogatory to our honor and to our capac-
| ity for self-gOvernment to say that we must
| accent the nomination of the National Com
mittee, and that our hands are tied and we
| dare not reverse their action. Now one word
more. l trust that the vote will be
| taken by individual MEMBERS not by States.
! TCries Of ''NoH' "NoWl
EACH FOR HIMSELF.
Let each man stand accountable to those
whom he represents for his vote. Applause. !
| Let no man be able to shelter himself behind
| the shield of his State What we say is that
/ one of the cardinal doctrines of the American
| system of government is accountably that
each man should be accountable to his people,
/ and let each man stand up here and cast his
| vote and go home and abide by what he has
| done.
1T is now, Mr. Chairman, less than a
1 quarter OF century since, in this city, the
| great Republican party for the first time
| organized itself for victory. 1t is but a little
/ over two score years that Abraham Lincoln,
! of Illinois, smote upon the fetters of the
/ slaves ard they sprang asunder for ever.
| Applause. 1t is fitting thing for us to put
| to preside over this convention one OF the race
| that, through the action of the founder of the
1 Republican party, we claim as brothers,
and that have so nObly vindicated abe wisdom
we showed when we spilled our blood for
them. 1Applause. l trust that the Hon.
Mr.. Lynch will be elected temporary Chair
man of this convention. [Applause.l
CARR's APPEAL FOR CLAYTON.
Mr.. Carr, of Illinois, then spoke in de.
fense of the action of the committee, and
| begged the convention not to oYerrule it,
w. N. Taft, of South Carolina, rose and
said:
Had not the gentleman in behalf of the Ma
| tional Republican Committee put his argu-
| ment up0n new ground, IwOuld not have risen
from my seat or said one word. The first
| thing that he said was that the National Com
| mittee did this out of respect to Southern
Republicanism; then on the other hand
they say we should conform to the
/ action of the National Committed
| In the first place, Mr.. Chairman, il the action
| of the National Committee be not in accord
with the wishes of this convention, it is not
| only our right, but our duty to ourselves thai
we reverse the action. And again il has beer
said. Mr.. Chairman, and ! regard it as being
rather intcrjected INTO this debate, that we
must elect Mr.. Clayton because he is soldier
Of the Union army. We have more Of then
J among the Southern delegates