Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

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opened umbrellas. which lasted for sew
eral minutes.
Order having been restored, Mr.. West
proceeded as follows:
Gentlemen of the convention, il has
been said that in making this nomina-
ton every other consideration should
merge, every other interest be sacrificed,
in order ana with a view exclusively To
secure the republican vote and carry
the State of New York. Slight applause
from the back seats Gentlemen, the
republican party demands of this con-
yentlon nominee whose inspiration
and glorious prestige shall carry the
President with or without the State Of
New York-(applause(-that will carry
the Legislatures of the several States,
and avert the sacrifice of the United
States Senate; that shall sweep into the
tide,theCsngressioual districts to recover
the House of Representatives, and
restore it to the republican party, Three
millions of republicans believe that the
man who from the baptism of blood on
the plains of Kansas to the fall of the
immortal Garfield, in all that struggle
of humanity and progress, wherever
| humanity desired succor, where love
for freedom called for protection, wher-
ever the country called for defender,
wherever blows fell thickest and fastest,
there in the fore front of the battle was
seen to wave the white plume of James
| A. Garfield, our Henry of NavarTe-(the
speaker, seeing that he had misspoken,
CLOSED his sentence by substituting the
name of)-James G.. Blaine, our Henry
of Navarro. Nominate him, and the
shouts of September victory in Maine
will be Te-echoedsback by the thunders
of Octobe" victory in Ohio. Nominate
him andIthe camp-fires and beacon-lighls
will illuminate the continent from the
Golden Gate to Cleopatra's Needle.
Nominate him, and the millions who
are now waiting will rally to swell the
column of victory that is sweeping on.
In the name of a majority of the dele
gates from the republican States and Of
our glorious constituencies who must
! fight this battle | nominate James c..
Blaine, of Maine.
GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN.
The following is the speech Of Hon,
/ Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois, ponaina-
! ting General John A. Logan for the
presidency. Although the convention
/ has accorded to him she second instead
of the first place on the ticket, the elo-
quent words of Mr. Cullom are never
theless appropriate and at this time
very interesting reading:
Mr.. President and gentlemen Of the
contention: Twenty-four years ago the
second national convention OF the re-
publican party met in this city and
nominated its first successful candidate
\ for president of the United States
Abraham Lincoln Cheers. Abra-
ham Lincoln led the republican party
to it's first great victory. He stands
! to-day in the estimation of the world
as the grandest figure, the most majes-
| tic in all modern times. Applause.
! Again, in 1868, another republican con-
vention came together in this city and
nominated as its candidate for president
of the United States another eminent
citizen of Illnois-General Ulysses S.
Grant. Loud cheers and waving of
! fans and other demonstrators of APP
prevail, And the republican party
turned its face toward this political
Mecca, where two successes had been
organized, and the murdered Garfield
led the republican party to victory
Loud and continued applause Mr..
President and fellow citizens, it is good
for us to be here. There are omens of
victory in the air. History repeats itself
There are promises of triumph TO the
republican party in holding its conven-
in this great emporium of the north
west. Applause The commonwealth
Of Illinois, which has never wavered
in its adherence to republican principles
since it gave TO the world the illustriOus
Lincoln, now presents to this conven-
ton for its consideration as the stand
ard bearer of the republican party
another sou of Illinois, one
whose name will be recognized from one
end of this land to the other as an able
statesman, a brilliant soldier, and an
honest man-General John A. Logan
1.-THE announcement of General Logan's
name was received with wild bursts OF
applause, a great many persons rising tc
their feet, waving their hats and hand
! kerchiets, and the thousands Of people
in the gallery joining in the roar of APP
plause The cheers were renewed again
ana again. A native of the State winch
he represents in the council of the Ma
tian, reared amoRg the youth of sec
ton where every element of manhood
is brought into play he is eminently q
man OF the people applause -identi
, fed with them IN trust, in faith an in
, feeling, and enjoying their sympathy
respect and conf ence The safety
the permanency and the prosperity
Of the Nation depend ON the courage
and integrity and the loyalty of its
citizens. When yonder flag was assailed
by enemies in arms, when the integrity
, of the Union was imperiled by an or
ganized treason, when the storm OF wal
threatened the very life of this Nation
this gallant son Of the Prairie State
resigned his seat in the Congress of the
: United States. turned to his home,
and was among the first of our citizens
to raj Sc a regiment and u march to tbs
front in defense of his country. APP
plause Like Douglas, he believed that
in time of war men must be either
patriots or traitors. and he threw his
mighty influence on the side Of the
Union. and Illinois made a history sec
ond to none in the history
of the States in the struggle
10 preserve the Government APP
plause. Among the large number Of
brave men, Of brave soldiers of the late
war, whose names are proudly writer