The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-12

/ national flags were waved. A large square
Manner from Kansas was carried through
he hall, promising large majorities i'll the
ate for Blaine, with its two uprights
kped with new brooms. A stuffed
from Colorado was carried around
cession. A roar OF artillery outside
ard cOmmingling with the louder
voices inside, and amid great en-
n the nomination was made unan
lowing is the official summary of
rthur, 2O7; Blaine, SAL Ed
A.; Logan, Z; Hawley, Is; Lin
ARTHUR TO BLAINE.
The following dispatch from President
= Arthur was read by Mr.. Mcpherson, of
Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 6, 1884.
Chairman Republican National Contention:
The President has sent the following
dispatch to Mr.. Blaine.
[Signedl F. w. PHILIPS,
Private Secretary.
''I0 the Hon. James G. Blame, augusta,
Maine:
las the candidate of the Republican
party you will have my earnest and cordial
support. CHESTER A. ARTHUR"
The nomination was then made unani-
8P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
Considering that all excitement and in
terest in the Convention eliminated
in the nomination of Blaine for the
Presidency, there was very large atten-
dance as well of delegates as of spectators
at the evening session. The galleries
were hardly less crowded than ut amy pre-
ceding session, but there was marked
absence of any other feeling than one of
simple curiosity.
1t was SIS O'Clock when the chairman S
gavel fell, and he announced that prayer
would be offered !:y Rev. DIR. Charles
O'Reilly, of Detroit. DIR. O'Reilly is treas
urer of the Irish National League of
America, and the first Catholic to open IL
Republican National Convention with
prayer
LOGAN PRESENTED FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
The resolution limiting speeches of
nomination to ten minutes was passed,
aud the clerk proceeded to call the roll OF
States for nominations. No response was
re ceiyed until Illinois was reached, when
Senator Plumb, of Kansas. came forward.
He said the Convention had completed two
q { its most serious duties-the adoption of
a platform and the nomination of a candi-
da. te for President. The platform was one
on which all good Republicans could mite,
and the candidate was one who could beat
any Democrat living OF dead. But it was
still Important that the best possible man
sboul, be named for the second place. 1t
was bl 1t a matter of just recognition to
the prt at body of the soldiers of the war
for the Union that d representative from
their n. Imber Should be placed as the
second n anne on the ticket. The Grand
ARMY of the Republic have enrolled more
than thre. sqUarters of million OF men
who latel, wore the blue. In presenting
a name fro IN their ranks the speaker would
mention nan fitted ia every way for the
first Mace I man who would add strength
to the ticket and justify the hopes and ex-
pectations of the party. That man was
General John A.. Logan. Loud, long, and
renewed appla ust' Inc speaker ana not
any other State. bL It of the whole United
States. He belC mgt Vi no more to Illinois
than to Kansas !, where $4,000 soldiers
would receive til. neN WIS OF ms nomination
with shouts of gil ,dnes vs.. The speaker was
commissioned by the State OF Kansas TO
make this nomina ton.
Mr.. Houk of I enness ee, IN secondlng
the nomination, 81 i'd that While the Con-
yention had not CHI osen his first choice, it
had done well, and the spes .ker proceeded
to pay tribute to the ''ph lmed knlght
of Maine He hoped the Con Ventlon would
come to common underS Idllulls anu
agreement for the second pL zee on me
ticket. When the wires Shouk transmit
the news of the nomination O General
Logan to the Soldi enjoys of asst Ten
nessee there would be rejOiciDk' among
them, as there would be everywhe re- On
the presidential nominee his dek 'gatlon
was somewhat divided. but when Lney
came to name John A. Logan they were
united-24 strong.
Mr.. ThurstOn, OF Nebraska, also Secon0ed
the nomination. He wanted the Kepub-
lican party to write upon its ban uer tlLa
invincibe legend '-Blaine and | 0gan."
Applause and cries of Thine Tim e!'1
MIR. Lee, of Pennsylvania. in f, Itiier
seconding the nomination, said the Con
ventiOn had chosen as its candidate 10f
President native of Pennsylvania wi lose
fame had grown too great for his nat I've
State, and had become commensurate WI th
the greatness of the nation.
Congressman HOrr, of Michigan, from:
the head of his delegation further sec
Onded the nomination. saying that i'll NOM
mating John A. Logan the Convention
would light the soldiers camp-fires from
one end to the other of the country.
Mr.. Clancy (colored), of North Caro-
lima, in Seconding the nomination, said
that with Blaine and Logan his State
could be carried for the party by 5000
majority.
After further SecOnding of the nOmina-
ton from Georgia and Kentucky motion
was made to suspend the rules and make
the nomination of Logan by reclamation.
1t was put to vote, and the majority |
voted for it, but as a two-thirds vote was |
necessary the Chair ordered the roll to be |
called in order to ascertain whether the |
necessary two-thirds had voted for it.
at the request of a delegate, who said |
there were others who wished to speak for |
General Logan, the motion to suspend the
rules was withdrawn.
Hon. F. S. Blair of Va, said that, III the |
absence of General Malone, owing to illness,
he would undertake to speak for Virginia
He could not, like many who had preceded
him, appeal in behalf of Union soldiers Tor
Logan s nomination, but he would speak
for 10000 Confederate soldiers, OF whom
he was one, and who would rally to the
support of Blaine and Logan.
Further seconding speeches were made
from South Carolina, Tennessee, and Lou
isiana, after which the roll of States was
called All voted sOlidly for Logan except
New York, which cast one for Foraker
and six for Gresham.
The Convention formally adjourned at
1855 p. m.
Hon. James G. Blaine,
.RFpITRI I1AN MIN ATE FOR PIP ESIDENT