The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-05

nv its Rey. Rrsrk Bristol, Of G1icagl
Payer Sas then ofefef ~ AT, Bristol,
THH CAiL
for the convention Nss rad bY Hon, ]. A
hsTun, stcieiATy oi The natioaal c3m
mltiss.
Chairman sabln on behalf 0f tha repabli
car eOmmities called ths convention 20 Of
der, Ahd IN us name said Chicago was knosI
ne lhe ennysntlun city, IL Was the hsld ol
Tepuallaan victory, Here it vas uat tbs
immortal patriot, AofAham LiDe0la, wa'
chosen, Here the party chose that efezl
oniefI ain, General Grant. Here II nominated
thai hOn0Fed soldier, that great Statesman
that representative citizen, James A, Gar
tisiG, lch'eF1l, Ev'ry sotion OF the party
on this historic ground has been followed by
victory, Having succeed against Its oppo-
nenis oa all lormeT'Oeossions. IL was about
q puI IT. mouse 10 order Tor another con-
liiei. A. the consequence oi the vote adopt.
ed by tho last convention the present Dody
IL lsTgely made up nl men instructed by
their own constituents, ard 10 was there ioIs
10 be LOpsd that the voice OF iha psopie
would be largely present IN Its delibeFat on.
fApplsussl, He closed with the eKpTssaoa II
nops Tor victory aud proposed tor TEN poraIy
chairman Hon POwell lay ton, OF ATksn-
sAs. when the onsirmhn had concluded
ana mentioned the rAms OF Powell Ulaytor
Mr.. II, $, Ledge OF Masssehusetts, ros ara
pro posed the pame OF John X. Lynch, uI
Mississippi. lie said they recognized tn.
the claim on ths south, q d therefore had
propossd his second name as one acceptable
% republican convention.
Slas u Luther. OF New York, second -
the nomination Of Lynch.
At this point great sensation was created
by n speach from A. w. Morrow, Of Cali
tornis. He said tina, harm ony was essentia!
and IL could be best secured by not raising
any factions Al icsues. IL bad been the prac
tics Tor forty years Tor the national commit
tee 10 select tne temporary chairman OF tns
convention, and the departure could not
now be made from custom without cresung =
big loss OF feeling. There were several
delegates on th.ir feet 70 reply, but the
chairman re ogn zsd.
GEORGE WILLIAM cuRrIs,
Of New York. The announce smsnt Wa
greeted with tue widest applause. 81
Curtis said the supreme council OF the party
OF Representatives met 10 open the cam.
paisn OF 1854. II has been unquesiionsbly
customary Tor the national commiife 70
name the temporary chairman and OF
course 10 rstlfy T., but II the party. "a here
rspresentsd, 30 d, sired, IL also uuqlrstioD.
ably had the right 10 revise the action OF
the national c1mmiite. In the matter and
make Chairman OF its own choosing.
Drummoni, OF Maine, moved that when.
ever tho vote wac taken, II be by Cali Oi the
roll.
Stewart, OF Pennsylvania. sustained the
seton ot lha com mittee in the sslectlo OF
Clayton In an eloquent appeal, which was
greeted with long continued applause.
IL was eyeitenG that the Blaine men
were
GsrTiNa WARMED UP
and resolved 10 contest every inch OF the
ground.
Hurr. OF Michigan, argued that the Ques,
ton should be settled, not oy u ca OF the
roll, but oy q call OF the states. This the
convention could do In halt and hour, whst
II could not 10 tue otner way In al hour
and half.
Mr.. Pientiss, OF Missouri, could not uu-
the object OF the proposition to
ignore the sctio. of the national commit
ter A refusal to endorse that Domina-
tion would go for ward as q stigma to
man who was TO be honored as ctiz n, a
soldier "a I'd q statesman. Mr.. Clayton bore
the mark of his love for the Ds'ional h'g.
Mr.. Tusodore r Roosevelt, o. New York,
favored the motion Of Mr.. Lodge, IL was
not without preCeucnt to seI ASIDE the eI.,
tion OF ths conm,clee. There were but
two delegates 10 the convention who hell
seals in the national committee, and the
convention shUuid not be governed in such
IN important matter by the action OF bodv
of outsiders. He hoped that the vote
would be taken by call OF delegates. IL
was fitting thing for the convention 10
8, lect man OF its own choice, and he tro
posed thas Mr.. Lynch should ne elected
chairman OF the convention.
Carr, OF Illipois, argued that the ques'
tion to be settled was whether or not ,he
action OF the national committee had been
wise, prnden 'isl and in the interest OF the
republican party. If the national commit
tee had failed IN this It should be htt aside;
Otherwise it should be sustained. Was
Mr.. Clayton d fit men to preside temper
srk? He was kr0wn to many CT them,
and they were unwilling that
A STIGMA
should he placed on MS great ana grand
name. Appiau e. BV voIing against the
action OF the Baliousl committee they felt
ths. it would not be proper to 20 before the
70 sustain the candidate OF u con-
yeuLion 3hoee first aci had been to put
down man who carried al empty sleeve.
a pp suse.
A delegate from South Carolina advoca-
ted the nomination of Lvncb, but without
thereby any reflection upon Mr.
Clayton. As southern republican he
wished the election of NJ. Lynch.
Winston, Of North CdrOlinD, supposed
hat the action OF the national committee
bad no more to.ce than mere rec ,m men
d iisn, nEd with III courtesy to the COM
mit,es he woul Say Eha' he preferred some.
body else. [Applau 81 He bonored Mr..
Clayton Tor having served under the ma
tioual hsg, but there we're s 0C0C00 colored
men in the county, ho deserved recogni.
liop at the hands Of the convention. Co.
piah and Dspville appealed to the nation
on their behalf, and would not appel n
vain. TApplau'e.l
Ree0, OF Maine, favored fall ard free
discussion of the question. He carried
himself an pty sic, We, bat Ia carried
besides heart true to the republican
party, erd he believed it 20 be to the best
interests of that party 70 elect MIR. LyLch
~ it's ;emporarv cha rmsn.
Thureton, Of Nebraska, expressed the
dea that If it was th3 intention OF the cou
van tiun TO overturn the action Of the
national committee, it should not be done
UNDER A PRRTANT
which marked the real design. While
ng the colored element, they
,honld do jusSice to the element which
u ada IT, possible tor p coIored man to sit on
he floor OF The convention. tapplause.l
Benjamin, OF Arkansas, sustained the
aomilation of Clayton, IA a man wDo had
ioae more than auy otnsr southern Iepno-
sc8r to elevate the republican cause IL the |
nnth.
The chairman groted npproving'y the
le ecision of Seuat,r H0ar in tho last con-
'ention, to the eff, CT that in the absence of
my rule the method of taking the Qu' stiOn
d ust rest in the sound discretion OF the
hair, subject of course to the action OF The
convention of the people, and every dele.
ate had an undoubted right to free ex.
PRESTON Of his opinion and to have his vote
ecprded. rAppiaus'
The roll WAS then proceeded with. when |
waa ar non ced that Lypch had 43l votes |
nd was elected temporary chairman.
A scene of the widest confusion ensued |
Delegates rose in their seats, ,cheered, swung |
ats and shouted. The spectators joined |
D the demonstration.
On motion, the vote was made unani-
nous.
The chairman appointed Powell Clayton,
4 AIksnsar, Fl. G. Lodge, OF Massach usstts,
nd ". N TAFT, of South Carolina, com.