New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
A BLAINE CONFLAGRATION.
UNBoUNDFD ENTHUSIASM OVER THE MENTION OF
HIS NAME BY CHAIRMAN HENDERSON.
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HIS NAME BY CHAIRMAN HENDERSON.
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CmCAGO June No other speech in the Con-
venton thus far has aroused such enthusiasm as did
that of John b. HENDERSON upon taking his place as
Permanent Chairman to-day. 1t was not because
of his eloQuence that the Convent on rose to its feet
and shouted itself hoarse. Mr. Henderson was
suffering with a cola, and when he began found
great difficulty in speaking at all His voice is not
strong His delivery is not attractive or impressive,
and his eye-g glasses to-day demanded such constant
and vgilant care that he was obliged to labor hard
to read his manuscript.
SLIGHT APPLAUSE FOR ARTHUR AND EDMUNDS.
After brief review of the achievements of the
Republican party, Mr. Henderson said that ITS chief
embarrassment lust now was not the lack but the
abundance of Presidential material. His first
allusion was TO President Arthur, respecting whom
he said that the verdict was Well done, thou good
and faithful servant" sentiment which elected
some applause. Chairman HeDdersons reference to
Edmunds as a man whose mind is as clear as the
crystal springs of his native State and whose virtue
is as firm as her granite hills" was mildly cbeered
The name of Logan and the apprecative sentences
in which Mr.. Henderson spoke of his character
aroused considerable enthusiasm and called forth
round of applause.
TIE OUTpURST FOR BLAINE
The chairman continued: "Maine has her
honored favorite whose splendid abilities and per
sonal qualities have endeared him TO the hearts OF
his friends and the brilliancy of whose genius chal-
lenres the admiration of ALL AS he uttered This
sentiment there a sudden, spontaneous and tre-
mendous outburst of applause. AT least hall the
delegates and alternates sprang to their feet as ara
large proportion of the vast audience which filled
the hall Round after round of cheers went up.
The air was filed with swinging hats and waving
o,,1 e. Gva min SIOuts
Rlaine's friends shook the building. Once or twice
the cheering seemed about to subside, but fresh
outburst in one art of the hall the signal for
new and louder uproar until at last 1t seemed as if
two-thirds of the people were lending their lung
mower for the occasion. The Arthur men In the
front rows where sat the Alabama and NewYork
DELEGATIONS clnng to their seats and tried to look
unnoved and uncOncerned, but the effort was not
sncCess especially when the New-York Blame men
ioned in the demonstration. The man whose SIM
pe honest sentence had fired this train OF enthusi-
asm as the tempest of applause rose higher ana
higher and swept through the vast auditorium,
fingered his obdurate eyeglasses nervously ana
seemed as if about TO join in the demonstration.
TRYING TO BOOM SHERMAN
After the people had tired themselves out and
ouiet had been restored, Mr. Henderson spoke OF
Connecticut and Indiana, States which might come
with names scarcely less illustrOus and then said
"If because of personal disagreements or the
emergencies of the occasion another name is sought
there vet remains that grand old hero OF keneSaw
Mountain and Atlanta. When patriotism calls, he
cannot if he would, be silent, but grasping that
hammer TO him so dear, which he has already borne
in triumph he will march to n civic victory no less
renowned than those of war" This was followed
Inv faint applause among several of the delegations
in which there is understood 10 be disposition to
bring General Sherman forward as " darh hoise'
THE ATTEMPT A FAILURE.
II was known before Mr. Henderson took the
chair that he had been carefully nursing boom Tor
General Sherman He had undoubtedly written bis
speech with view of reaching a climax in the men
tion of the old veterans name and trumphs. But
instead of that there was tidal of enthusiasm
at the mention of the Maine statesman, while Cen
eral Shcrman's name hardly raised a ripple. 1t
fairly settled the boom for the General to the ntter
disgust of the men who had hoped to profit in that
way by the choice of Henderson, and 1t again
demonstrated that In the hearts of the people James
| g. Blaine is the choice Tor President.
VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS OFFERED.
The excitement was over. Thousands nolsily left
+bo hall Delegates and alternates met and began
70 chatter as the routine business went on. Resolu-
tions were submitted calling attention to the ad-
Visibility of extending the term of the President
from four TO six years, asking the appointment OF
residents of the Territories 20 Territorial Offices de-
n,ondino that the Commissioner Of Agriculture be
| made a Cabinet officer, and favoring woman
suffrage. A memorial was also presented from the
American Temperance Alliance. Senator Hoar
oNered the woman suffrage amendment. There were
s+Il other resolutions and they were all referred
nnder the rule to the Committee on Resolutions
Soon after Chairman Henderson had begun per-
forming his duties a handsome gavel adorned wltl
| red white and blue ribbons was handed up to hlm
and the ConventOn formally thanked the glyers;r ~
ia a niece of the historic Charter Oak and, the
bead IL composed Of small bits of highly polished
native wood deftly connected together ana wrought
ma nI,S;%g Alaska, Contributed material for 1t.
MR. HAWKINS RAISES A BREEZE