The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-20
NOMINATING s~pEESHES.

NOMINATING s?HSSHES.
Che Remarks Made by Judge West. OF
Ohio and Lieutenant Governor Davis, Of
Minnesota, in Placing James q. Blaine
in Nomination for the Presidency, and
the Remarks of Senator Plumb, OF Kan
sas. in Nominating John A. Logan. OF
Illinois, for the VIce-Presidency.
The roll-call proceeded without any response
Until Maine was reached, when a burst OF
cheering began which LASTED for nearly half
an hour. As soon as the Juror had. in a meas
Ire, subsidized, Judge West, of Ohio. arose and
aid:
JUDGE WEST.
Gentlemen of the Convention: As a dele
gate in the Chicago convention OF looo. the
,oting for the nomination OF that inspired
Emancipator, the first Republican President
IF the United states. tLouda ppiause) Four
md twenty years of the grandest history IN
he annals of recorded time have di>tln-
rushed the ascendancy OF The Republican
party. The skies have lowered: reverses have
karcgtened: our flag is still there tapplauSe).
Faving above the mansion of the presidency;
not a stain on its folds, not IA cloud on its
riory. Whether it shall maintain that grand
ascendancy depends on the acton Of this
great council. (Cheers) With batei breath
the Nation awaits the result. On it are
fixed the eyes of twenty millions OF
Republican freemen in the North. On II. or to
L, are stretched forth the implOrine hands OF
len millions of political! bondsmen in the
South-tloud applause}-while above. from the
portals of light, is looking down the immortal
spirit of the immOrta martyr who first bore II
~ victory and babe n Godspeed. tApplauseD
~Six-times-ins six campaigns has that banner
~iriumphed. That symbol of union. of free
aom. of humanity. and of progress, some time
BORNE 10y that silent man of destiny, the Well
ineton of American arms. Ulysses ;. Grant
loud applauseJ-and last by him whose UNI
timely ~taking-Ol the Nation bewaiied and
wept above great Garfield's grave. loud ap-
pluuscJ Shall that banner triumph again?
Commit it to the bearing of that chief
A vOice-"Jamcs &. Blaine. of Maine" and
loud applause, which lasted Tor several NM
Mr.. West-Commit II to the hearing of that
chief, the Inspiration OF whose illustrious
character and great name viii fre the hearts
OF our Young men and stir the blood OF our
manhood and feryid veterans. The closing of
the seventh campaign will see that holy en-
sign epanniI = the sky like a how of promise.
tApplause) Political Conditions are changed
since the accession of the Republican party
to power. Tha mighty issues of struggling
freedom and Bleeding humanity. which con-
lie, united. inspired the forces, the patriotism
and the force of humanity in one couSolidar-
ed phalanX. These great issues have ceased
their contention; the subordinate is
sues resulting therefrom are settled
and buried away with the dead issues of the
past. h odds OF a solid South are against
as. Not an electoral gun can be expected
from that section. If triumph come
:hc North-thc Republican States of the
N0-th--Hust furnish the conquering battal-
ion: the farm, the anvil, and lOOm;f from
fine mine, the workshop and the desk: from
the huts of the trappcr on snowy Sierra, from
the hut Of the fisherman on the banks Of the
HtdsOn. As the Republican States must fur
n.sh this cOnquering Battalion. il triumphant,
Iioes moi sound political wisdom dictate and
demand that a leader shall be given to them
whom ouf people will follow. not as conScripts
advancing by funeral marches To certain de-
feat, but u grand civic hero. whom the souls
of the people desire 60 serve-tapplausel-
swelling the lines with the enthusiasm of vol
unteers As they speed on and onward TO GER
tain victory in this contention of forces. to
whom as a candidate shall he intrusted Wur
bdttic-fiag! ClIiZcIiS. | am not here to-and
may my tongue clcave to the roof of my
gnOuth If I--aBatc one title from the just
fame, integrity and public honor of Chester
A. Arthur. our President. COmparltiyely
mild cheers and applause.l j abate not one
little from the just tame and Republican in
teErity of George r. EdmundS ~iapplausel; of
Joseph X Hawlcy. ot John Sherman, of that
grand old Back Eagle vi IIlinoIs: and l am
proud to know that these distinguished Sena-
tors whom l have named have borne like teSti-
mony to the pubic lite. the public character.
md the public integrity of him for whose con-
firmation they voted Ia. the high Office. second
in dignity TO the Office o. the President him
sclf-the frSt Premiership i'm the AdminiSIra-
lion OF James A. Carried. Great app!ausc.l
r1hc MAJ for whom these Senators and rivals
rFill vote for Secretary of State of the United
States is COOL enough for the plain iiesh-and-
f1roG COTS people 10 vote for for President.
Whc shall be our candidate: tremendous
Yeils ~ Blame followed by wild cries OF
= Arthur Hogan etc. 4 yOice-'Give
us i:ls.eS Jack and we Will elect him" An
Ulic- loud and long Blaine dernonstraticnJ
EOt the representative of 4 particular in
;crest or n particular class. send the great
apostle TO the country Name the doctors
candidate, the lawyers candidate. the hank
ers' candidate. TIE Wall street cand date. and
the hand q. resurrection would no, fathOm
his Novem:'er +Glaye. lApplanse.l Sir, he
mast Ice a rci,ies9Slavr OF American man
hoof-iiond applau>. a representative of
thar leading RCpuniicaniSm that demands the
~a,EplcSt industrial protection aud Opportun-
ly whereby labor shall To- enabled to earn
ami eat the bread of independent employ
tncnt. relieved OF mendEan1 competition
with pauEcr Europe or IA gan Chinese. APP
plaIse-i ff. must I've a representative of
absolute political, rs well "a PER-
sOnal emancipation and 3>cnthraliment of
rninkind: arcprcSentat vcpj that Republican,
ism which recognizes the stamp OF America.
citizenship as the passport to every right priv
: licge, and consideration at home or abroad.
whether under the sky OF bismarck, under
the palmetto. under the pelican. or on the
banks of The Northumberland tepuhlicaniSm
that regards with dctc>tation a de>pot;sm
which under the "Sic scmrer tyrannis" of the
Old dominion annIhCiate sby Slaughter in the
name of DcHlOcrarv: y Rcyuhticani<m that l.,
crlhodiei and stated in the platform OF prin-
cipies this day adopted 10y your convention.
Gentlemen. such O Republican is James q.
Blaine. Of hainc.
t:T.e immense concoursc then broke out
into great ard continued applause. continuing
nearly half All hour.
Gentlemen OF the convention. it has been
urged that i'm making this nomination every
O.hor consideration should merge, every other
interest b. sacrificed iE order aud with Il View
erclu.ively TO securing the Republican vote
ard carrying the state of New York. ZAP
p.auSe.1 Genfemen. the Republican party de
lnands this convention a nominee who has
Inspiration, Il glorious prestige which shall
gain the Presidency with or without New York
~,applauscI: who Will carry the Legislatures OF
the several states and avert the sacrifice OF
the United states Senate: who shall sweep
into the tide Congressional Districts sufficient
40 recover the House Of Representatives and
restore il TO the Republican party. Three mill
from the baptism OF blood on the plains of
Kansas to the fall of the immortal Garfield. in
all that struggle OF manh0Od and progress
wherever humanity desired succOr, wherever
freedom called tor prOtcction,T wherever the
country called for = deferider. or wherever
forefront of the battle was seen to wave the
white plume Of James A. Garfield. our Henry
OF Navarro. The speaker Immediately cor
rccted himself by repeating, Flames q.
Blaine. our Henry of Navnrrc."1
Nominate him, and the results of a Septem-
Der victory in Maitew will be rt-echoed back by
1he thunderS of the OctObet victory in Ohio.
fApplauSeb Nominate him. and the camp
fires and beacOn-light5 will illuminate the
continent from the Golden Gates to CleOpat-
ras Needle. Nominate him. and the millions
who are now in waiting will rally to swell the
column OF victory that is sweeping on:
In the name of a majority OF the delegates
from tho RpnlbliCau States and their fDiOpi-