Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-27
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T ass - made an able speech secondinr MIR
!, Judge West, OF Ohio, placed in nomination
a y rasa OF James G. Blaine. of Maine. His
name 30 TH H eloauent. When he spoke the
applause , ana ne. the vast audience broke into
which !. T. ama cheersof the widest description.
me anti Hepc up for about twelve minutes.
BIain enr IRE audience rose to its feet, the
air was s'e iill 90 cS %;e5 and the rest to see. The
chaels, flags. umbrellas, ana eyervthiinv
a mG !" yea. which hands could be laid upon.
visitor hitHe f M@1'a 1Sa flag was also taken BY a
; nU que platform amid tremendous cheer
, WINS n subsequently upon tho pole Of the hug
c cus piaeea a .h helmet. eAqnisitely formed Of
Pune hn which was hoisted from a press table.
~ ~ RIeilnet was the gift of some young ladies
this surge, thirem nR t y greeted
Jour years ago. So went on the waving Of
n caas, mmbreilas, flags and divers other arti-
into whi stHnaal c %lea1ss and mnt n. It aess fa mr;ses
me chairman seized the moment to ran the
G4 ~; to order, and after o short fight
VIII, Win the whistlers, cat-callers and others the
BUSINESS was once more resume after an in
tervai OF twenty-five minutes.
Inc domination of Mr.. Blaine was seconded
by ex-Goyernor Cushman X. Davis. Of Mime
sofa; William g. Goodloe. Of Kentucky;
Inomas U. Plat, Of New York. and Galusha
a: Grow. of Pennsylvania. ~
portunity of the friends Of Arthur. and a We'll
was II improved. Such a burst Of enthnsi-
asMc applause upon the part of the general
Nuulenco. such an uprising and cheering of a
great pody Of the delegates, and waving of
nMgs, showed their numbers and earnestness.
rugs were again swung upon the platform
ano along the sides of and in the hall. After
ntteen minutes of enthusiastic cheering, the
chairman raped twice to stop the cheers. but
was only cheered for his trouble. He raped
thr1ce and the crowd sang Marching Through
georgia Again he raped and they gave
tnree cneers and O tiger for Arthur, after
Wnlch the business proceeded.
M. Arthars name was presented by Martin
Messrs. Lynch, of Mississippi, and Winston,
of Georgia.
When the State of Vermont was reached in
the call of States, Gov. Long OF Massachusetts,
responded, presenting the nam. Ut George +.
Edmunds. Mr.. Longs speech brought out
loud and prolonged applause from tho v,,su
multitude. George William Curtis, of New
York, seconded Mr.. Edmunds' nomination.
Judge J. B. Foraker spoke in advocacy of
Senator. John Sherman, OF OHIO, and asked his
nomination on account of his valuable SER
vices to his country in both Houses of Con-
gress and US Secretary of the Treasury. He
was loudly applauded.
Alter the balance OF the roll of States and
Territories had been called Judge Foraker, OF
Ohio, jumped to his feet and moved that
the convention proceed to ballot. Half
q dozen seconded the motion. Mr.. Stewart
of Pennsylvania, moved that five ballots
be taken but no second was given. Mi. Thurs
ton, of Nebraska, moved that the convention
adjourn until ten O'Clock this morning. The
roll-call was demanded and resulted las fol
lows: Ayes, 40; nays, ISL.