Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
BLAINE's PRESENTATION.

bLAANG . EhESENlaAioN.
CHICAGO, June 5.-The call was
then proceeded with, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky and Louisiana each
being called and each passing as called.
Upon the call on "Mainen by the
clerk it seemed as if the
ENTIRE ASSEMBLAGE
arose and a roar of applause mingled
with cries of Blaine, commenced a
scene such as can be witnessed
only in national convention. Dele
gates from California, mounted on
chairs, hoisted their white hats on
canes and waved them about in re-
spouse to the ocean of handkerchiefs
waved by the ladies In the gallery and
on the platform seats. One genius con-
ceivedthe idea of opening his umbrella
and Immediately about fifty umbrellas
were up and waved about, presenting
novel sight. Meanwhile, the i'm
mense crowd of admirers of Blaine
were shouting in one immense, never
ending shout, something like the roar
OF tempest; now swelling and now
sinking. The band itself came to the
aid of the shouters, and Numbered with
its BASES and drums. and although five
minutes had passed the enthusias moi
the Blaineites knew no end, and the
roar of their applause still continued.
AT last the president, who had been
looking with interest on the scene be-
fore him, seized his gavel and gave
some raps. Herewith the crowd was
silent moment, and then, re-
gardless of the chairman rap
ping again, burst out in another
shout in honor of their candidate. The
chairman raped and the crowd shout
ed again, but at length after success
sion of halloos lasting seven minutes,
business was allowed to proceed. At
ter the chairman had succeeded in
producing comparative quiet, Judge
West of Ohio was introduced. The
sensation was intense and the interest
in MIR. West on account of his com.
manding presence and sympathy fol
his infirmity (blind), brought all tC
silence in the vast hall.
Judge West said: AS delegate Il
the Chicago convention of 1860, tn,
proudest service of my life was votin.
for the nomination of that inspired
emancipation, the first Republican
2 president of the United States. TAP
3 plause. Four and twenty years OF TIL
grandest history, of recorded times ha
distinguished the ascendancy of tn,
Y Republican party. The skies hav
j lowered and reverses have threatened
4 but our flag is still there wavin,
g above the mansion of the pres
!, idency, not stain on 1t
: fold nor cloud on its glory. Whethe
it shall maintain that grand ascend
II ency depends on the action of thi
;, great convention. With bated breat
d a nation awaits the result. On it ar
8 fixed the eyes of 90 000, 900 Republican
Il freemen in the North; on it, @
d to II, rather, stretches fort
the imploring hand of 10000, 90
l. political bondmen of the South
lapplause while above from tn
H. portals of light is looking down tn
immortal spirit of the immortt
70 martyr who first bore it to victor,
s. bidding us hail and God-speed. IAi
y plause Six times in six campaign
le has that banner triumphed; that syn
N Dol of union. freedom, humanity an
III progress. Some time by tn,
Us silent man OF destiny. the Weilingto
IN OF American arms, wild applause
p lost by him aud whose untimely tai
al Ing OIL nation swelled the finer,
as cries and wept above great Garfield
,c- grave. (Cheers and applause. Sha
lts that banner triumph again? comm
"a IT to the bearing of that chief, Jas.
60 Blaine OF Maine. [Cheers.] Comm
all " to the bearing of that chic
" the inspiration OF whose illustrio,
'se character and great name will fire Ii
nd hearts OF our young. men, stir I'll
ny blood OF our manhood, and rekind
n the fervOr Of the veteran, and IL
To closing OF the seventh campaign wi
ON see that holy ensign spanning the sl
re- Ikea bow fprOmlse lcheers, Polite
~ conditions are changed since the acce
re- sion of the Republican party to powe
IS The mighty issues Of struggling fire.
CHI dom and bleeding humanity whit
We convulsed the continent and n
!p- vanced the republic, rallied, unit.
he and inspired the forces
ire patriotism and the forces
humanity In one consolidated phalan
'p- These great issues have ceased the
OF contentious. The subordinate issu
lal resulting therefrom are settled al
ok buried away with the issues of ii
he past. The arms of the solid South q
lis against us. Not an electoral gun 9,
ey be expected from that section. II
|u- umph comes, the Republicans OF b
OF North must furnish the co
n- quering battalions from the farr
m the anvil, the loom, the mill, the wo
an shop and the desk; from the hut of Il
ur trapper on the snowy Eierras and II
to hut OF the frontiersman on 81
IN Hudson. The Republican states mu
~ furnish those conquering battalion