New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-06-18
NEW luIM MINI. WEDNEspA

aCCentlOn. The Illinois delegation was
the. only one which ELECTED applause as.
| it fled in. IS.
At exactly twenty five minutes past
noon Senator Sabin, OF Minnesota, as
chairman Of the national committee.
stepped to the speakers desk, and or
der was restored in q very few minutes
He declared the eighth convention of
the national republican party opened.
and called on Rev. Frank M. Bristol to-
open the proceedings with prayer. Mr..
Bristol delivered a prayer Of about five
/ minutes duration, in which he thanked
the Lord for all the great things this
continent had prod including the
republican party, and prayed for har-
! mOny, for a decently conducted cam
paign, and for the maintenance Of the
/ faith of our fathers; for temperance.
and moderation in all things, and for
] in general and for the republican party
4 in particular. sssrfa
After the amen there was loud bus
/ tie, and even some applause. Then
i Secretary Martin was requested to- read
TIC Cal, and discharged this duty. the
i convention keeping quiet, as ii In
] church. Again Chairman Sabin came
/ to the front, and opened the convention
i formally in a Well-set speech, referring
] to the conventions held in Chicago be-
fore. The mention by him of Lincoln's
name brought applause, the name Of
Grant still greater applause, and the
mention Of James "A. Garfield raised q
perfect storm. Turning away from the
recolle ctions of victory connected with
the former Chicago conventions, Mr..
more the man than the party for whom
the party now cared. For the selection
lsOf a man the people had clothed men
with the power to voice their senti-
mentS who were hampered by no in
structiOns and pledges, and it was
therefore certain that whoever was
chosen by the convention would be
true representatiV of the republicans
of the nation. Mr.. Sabin closed his
address by presenting, on behalf Of the
national committee, the name Of Pow
ell Clayton for temporary chairman.
There was applause OF q boisterous
Mr.. Cabot Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
arose, and in a speech that was listened
to with breathless silence proposed the
name of John II. Lynch, of Mississippi,
for temporary chairman, who he
thought would be better adapted to in
spire the Republicans with confidence.
He asked for the call of the roll on his
motion to substitute the name Of Lynch
for that Of Clayton. A colored dele
gate from Mississippi jumped to his
feet and seconded the motion, but his
voice was drowned by deafeiling APP
plause. Mr.. Sabin put the motion, and
Immediately S. D. butcher, Of New
| = Ork, was on his feet to demand a bal
lot on both nominees. New applause:
Mr.. Sabin announced that the roll
|sVxynr111 no oo11o1 or,1 no tho &o1oe,o,,
chairman of the different delegations
should announce the number Of votes
cast by them for each candidate.
Before the rOll-call could be proceed
led with, Mr.. w. w. Morrow Of Cali
fomia, obtained the floor, and demand
ed that in accordance with Well-estab-
lished custom the choice of the nation
| al committee should be ratified He
was frequently interrupted with the
applause and the yells of the Blaine
Mr.. George w. Curtis, of New York,
then arose, and the announcement Of
his name was greeted with loud APP
plause. He denied that the convention
was bound to abide by the election
made by the national committee and
ImOny. On the contrary, he maintain
led that the convention was greater
than the national committee, and that
its own dignity demanded that it se-#
lect a chairman Of it's own choice. He
made no direct attack on Clayton, but
spoke so much Of the integrity and
| lofty position of Mr.. Lynch and the
necessity to have the South recognized
that the whole speech became an ar
Faignment of Mr.. Clay ton and an indict-
ment against al who were concerned
1 in the bargain that resulted in the Sc
lection Of Clayton. Other gentlemen
voiced their views, when the calling of
the roll proceeded with for two hours,
the result being 49, votes for Lynch
and 387 for Clayton. The result was
delegations had named their commits
tees, the convention adjourned to IL
o'clock on Wednesday morning.
JUNE 4.-Chairman Lynch mounted
the platform at eleven o'clock to-
day. The delegates had not all seated
themselves when at l1:2O he brought
his heavy gayel down upon the mahOg-
any-topped table. The proceedings
were opened by prayer by the Rev. ).
H. Burroughs, Of this city.
At the conclusion Of the prayer, at
1880 the secretaryb began reading mem
Orial from the erican Temperance al
lance, of Mary which was referred
to the committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Hawkins, Of Tennessee, intro
duced a resolution that the delegates
support their nominees, whoever they
may be. Ascend to this was moved
amid applause.
Mr.. Pierce, of Massachusetts OBJ
jeeted.
Mr.. Hawkins, of Z Tennessee, speaking
in favor Of the resolution said that IL
the delegate was here that would not
support the nominee he ought not to
participate. George "A. Knight, of Cal
ifOrnia, hoped the resolution would
pass. No one having the welfare Of the
republican party at heart should dare
o-yOte4 down the resolution. The SOON
ers the men who would vote against it
We're found out and were out Of the re-
publican party the sooner the party
would be better off. What reason
could this convention give for not sup
porting it's nominee!
Mr.. Curtis, Of New Y ork, amid APP
splauSe, said that as a republi can and q
free man he came to this convention,
and as a republi lean and a free man he
would 60 out of it.
IN o Tepubli can convention" he con-
5tinued, Should cast a reflection on the
gentlemen who composed it. The gem
tleman from California dares any one
on this floor to vote against the resolu-
ton. say to him that the resolution
is an insult. In the name Of Garfield
and the republican party the speaker
asked Mr.. Knight to withdraw the res
OlutiOn, and asked the convention to
remember to assume that every man
present was an honest and honorable |
man, and TO vote the resolution as un-
finally withdrew the resolution.
The reportOf the committee on per-
manent organization, recommending
John B. Henderson as chairman, was
adopted, with but one dissenting vote,
and Mr.. Hende rs0n was escorted to the |
chair at l2::1O. In his speech MI. Hem
derson enumerated the different states
which offered men for the presid ency.
AL. the names were received with |