The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-21
P0LrTlCNL pOlNTEl'S.
a ono BOON fon nan. BLAME.
HItr thrt uisH Of ihr Republican iHiif
NuuNtrstri tr'ruhlrt aud re.
hihiilDu tDnsrutlYus tfu-
Trai rulitital Nuits,


NIHuN0, MI, Aug, ~, - Ou the -th 1T
August, is,i, O. county convention was
held here, which adj mned ia the name
pf the Republican party. Il nominated
q full county iic,Sut aud adopted lie
publican plat .Orm, 10 il claimed hy the
pc"pl" OF franklin county that this run-
N'nliun gave birth a. The Republican,
party IT tho United States, The claim
" glsputci, lat surviving members al
,no convention assert that IL was the
lirsi Ia formally adopt the name l,c-
publican aud a disIlnCiiVcly Ropubli-
can platform, They are today celehral-
ing the GOlh anniversary, The date was
postponed from the 1lh tn the lnIh in
order not Ia interfere with other ceie-
hruliuns. The town h crowded with
people aud decorated with ilags, siroani-
prs aud banners, pli ihc last II printed
the original platform ui the convention
at 1871. \ NOW Elaine and Logan ltg,
forty feet long, WIS raised, \ urocossiun
was formed a. l-'l' Ia escort the speak
crs To tho grove, Seven Grand Army
posts headed the procession. Then iyi-
lowed about iiuN political veteran , who
were present ~ delegates al the cOnNon
ton thirty wears ugu, Tho exercises
wrrp held m the hardwood grove, On
tho hilt-~liu, where lHr people began Ia
gather as early a. o'clock, The meet
In. was called Ia order at once. Nelson
D,uglcy, IT., presided. lie made u hriri
speech, principally ruNirw OF the hirih
aud career Of the Republican party,
closing with culur'Siir references Ia the
party'S present candidates.
MIR. Blaine, accompanied 10y Hannibal
llnmlm aud cN-t,uN, Robbie, arrived nj =
o'clock and WIS received with cheers,
GOV. Robbie first addressed the meeting
In brief speech. lie caused consider
able mcrrimrnt, 10y calling all In favor
of Blaine for President, Ia raise their
hands. The whole assembly apparently
responded. "And now continued the
Governor, "all those In favor of any one
else. raise their hands. one man held
up his hand amid ruarS of laughter.
when the Governor said: "May God
have mercy on his SOul!' Blaine was
loudly called for, and upon coming
forward was received with applause.
lie said:
"FELLow CITIZENS: Tho place and
time where the Republican party was
first organized will, presume, remain
like the birthplace of ilOmor-a subject
of unendng dispute. Seven cities
claimed the latter, and seven States
may claim the former. IL could
hardly be doubted that II great
thought, common To the minds of mil
lions. seven men would find expression
Ut the same time and AT places widely
separated. But think IL is historically
true that the patriotic men who were in
this town of Strong, in 1851, We're the
pioneers of the great movement which
resulted in the organization of the Re
publican party. The men of
that day buildcd better than
they knew, and initiated movement
whose grandeur and whose destiny
could not then he measured. Great par
ties never come by II whereas. They
grow great. Parties cannot be improved
on. eNtempOrized. They come from
an instinct aud the masses of the people
are not the product of political labOrs.
Thus il was with the Federal party, with
the old Republican party,
with the Democratic party,
with the Wing party, and with that great
party whose existence we celebrate to-
day. am here TO exchange congratu- !
lations with old ncighbors and old |
friends on all thai has been accomplished |
to-day congratulations on the spirit |
and courage of the party to continue its
great work in the future"
Mr.. Blaine's speech was frequently in !
tcrrupted by applause and closed amid /!
great enthusiasm.
Congressman Burroughs, of Michi- !
gan, was the last speaker.