The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-04

tAF ANENN - u'hts
tar PiEsr TO ARRIVE
on the scene we're thu sthf correspondent
al 4 assistants repre- senting the great jlar
nails 81 th. entire country, Their accom-
modnlicns proved to be am,le and OWN
10 the precautions taken against any pos
sihihiy OF confusion, due mainly TO IN,
efforts o. tho Hon. John y. Nsw. oi To-
disns, they were enabled 10 hnd thei
workiDg stations without any vexa,ion o
spirit
| Before 10 o'clock the main auditorium
beran 10 be- spfinkled WITH early comefs
and whsn the band located IN the tNtrems
southern portion Of tho hnilding burst
forth with n martial STRAIN" the stream oi
arrivals "rcAme sirady and unoeasing nn'
al the seen. from tie SPEAKERS platform
vsa that oia unbroken uudulatius soa OF
facss.
tn. first Of tho delegates began "a sr.
rive nt 1880, and the iull delegation were
In their allotted PLACES before th. noon
| hoar. The following members o. The
United States renste were present among
the drrPntss. ana on the main srge {:
Aidrick, Bl4ir, Hoar, Plat, Miller, OF Nrw
York, Mill,r. o. California, ssweil; de-
.ST, lS"' culo%, nlm%F sss5' Go"sffII sfIams hiIl Man
deis,p, Bowe", D5ph, Joues, o. Nevada.
Among the representatives In congress
forming part OF the state delegations and
among tho observers OF the scene were
Boutell. Milligan, DiuR'ey, Of Maine, Stew.
art, OF Vermont, Rice, OF Massscnns-tts,
skinner, Burlsish. WardsN orth, OF New
York, Williams, Walten, Ph'lps. Libby. OF
Virginia, O'Hafp, Of Nor "a Carolina,
sissipp', Kellogg. OF LouislnDB, Hauk. PEI
,ibonc, Of Tennrssse, Ochilt'ee. oi Texas,
Mckinley, Robinson, Hart, OF Ohio, Calk-
ins, Browne, Peellt, Steele, OF Indiana
rhomss, Davis, Adams, nf Illinois, Wash.
burne, of Minnesota, Hoar, oi Michigan,
Anderson, Merrill. OF Kansas, Valentine,
OF Nebraska.
THE oAyEL
used bv the chairman 10 beautiful piers oi
workmanship Of numerous pieces Of hard
wood. closely Joined, and highly polished
and surrounded by bands OF gold bszring
the inscription, "Pfesented 10 the chairman
of the republican national convention OF
1881, hy A II. Andrews & Co."
A. 1924 the chair announced that the
hour having arrived for the meeting OF the
eighth republican national convention, the
convention would now ho opened by PRAYER
nv tho Rev Fraok Bristol. Of Chicago
Payer was then offered by Mr.. BTist |.
TuE CALL
for the convention wac rstd by Bon. J A
Martin, secretary oi the national com.
mitiee.
lnnfufn NtO'D on DtNtI Nt tle TtlNulls
o. committee called The convention ~ ar.
der, aud in isnsme said Chicago was known
~ tpe convention city. H. wds the field oi
republican victory. Here 1, wos that the
immortal 'trlot, Abraham Lincoln, was
chosen. Here the party chose that great
chietAiD, General Gram. Here IL nominated
thR, honored soldier, that great ststfsmsn,
that representative citizen, James A. Oar
field. fChcersl. Eyrg action of the party
bao kaa f,lln a t,y
victory. Having succeed against Its oppo-
neris on vii former occasions. IL was shout
| to put It's house in order for another con-
| hic,. As the consequences OF the vote adDpt
| od by the last convention the present BODY
| Ia largely made up OF men instructed by
| their own constituents, and IL was therefor q
| to bo hoped that the voice OF the people
would be largely present In It's deltberation.
| GAppl lau.el He closed with the ex press on of
nope Tor victory snd proposed tor TEN orary
chairman Hon Powell Layton, O! Arkan-
sas. Whsa tie chairman had Concluded
and mentioned the name of Powell Clayton,
Mr.. Ii. 8. Lodge OF Massachusetts, rose AID
proposed the name Of John Il. Lynch, Of
Mississippi. He said they recognized the
the claim on the south, AID therefore bad
proposed this 81 cond name az one accep able
to republican convention.
SilAs b Luther, of New York, seconded
the nomination OF Lynch.
At this poin. gre 1t sensation wsscrcated
by a speech from A. w. Morrow. of Cali
'ornia. He said tnat harmony was essential
and It could be best secured by not raising
any factional Issues. II had been the prsc
tica for forty years for the national commit
tee TO select the Temporary chairman OF the
convention, and the departure could not
now be made from custom without creating
a big loss OF feeling. There were several
delegates on their feet to reply, but the
chairman recognized.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS,
OF New York. The announcement was
greeted with the widest applause. Mr.
Curtis said the supreme council OF the party
Of representatives met 10 open the cam.
paign OF 1884. L. has been unques'ionab
custpmgry tor the national committee Ia
name the TEN porary chairman and of
course to ratify Il, but II the party, as here
represented, TO d, sired, IL hlso uuquestlon-
ably had tha right 10 revive the action OF
the national committee In the matter rpd
make chairman of its own choosing.
Drummons. oi Maine, moved that when
over the vote was taken, IL be by cell OF the
roll.
oewart, of Pennsylvania, sustained the
.ction OF he committee In the sslection o.
Clayton in an eloquent appeal, which was
greeted with long continued applause.
H. was eve!dent that the Blaine men
we're
GETTING WARMED Up
aud resolved TO contest every inch OF the
Horr. o, Michigan, argued that the ques
;icn should be settled, not by a ca OF the
roll. but ny call Of the states. Tbs the
convention could do in hali and bour, what
II coula not la the otner way in an hour
and half.
derstsnd the obi c. oi the proposition 30
ignore the eciio- Of the uftiUnul commtt-
tee. A rafusal to endorse that nomine-
ton would 90 Iorrari ~ stigma 10
man who was 10 he hNucTed ~ q cii2'r, a
soidier and u g,s'rsmn1 Mr. Cityt0n bore
the marx Of his love FOR the u1tinuhl n'g.
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, q. Nav YORK,
favored The motion Of Mr.. Lodge, IL was
not without precedent 10 get aside the ao'
ton of ,he COMMITTEE. There were bu
two dolegat,s 10 the convention wko bel
tes,. IN the nstional committee. aud tse
convention shorid not he governed IA such
sn imsnr,ari matter hg the action Of \ bodv
Of cuts.derp. He hoped that the vote
wouid be taken bv call OF delegates. IL
vas fitting thing Tor the con vention TO
q, let 9 man OF It's own choice, and he Jro
posed thas Mr.. Lynch should no elected
Temporary chairmin OF the convention.
Carr, Of Illinois, argued that the ques-
ton t. he te',lso was whether or not the
sction vi the national ccmmittee hsd been
sise, prudential snd in the Interest OF the
republican party. IL the nstional commit
tee had failed In thi. 1t should bs set aside;
other~ise 1t should be sustained. Was
Mr.. CLAYTON q fit man to preside temper.
aril,2 He was known TO many Of them,
and they were unwilling that
A STIGMA
ahould be placed on hts great and grand
name. tApplau.e.l By voting against the
action OF the national committee they felt
that I. xovld not be proper TO 20 before the
country 20 sustain the candidate Of Q con.
vsntion whose first act had bean to put
down man wh6 carried snempty sleeve.
A del. gate from South Carolins advoca-
I'D the nomination Of Lynch, but without
mssnins thereby any reflection upon MIR