The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-05
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
A Negro Elected Temporary Char
man of the Body.

CHICAGO, June 3.-The convention met
at noon. The working body of the con-
vention, the greatest in point of numbers
of any national political assemblage, Oc-
cupied only a small portion of the vast
auditorium. 1t is the largest and has
been termed the most complete ever
thrown open for the work of 50 vast
deliberative body. 1t is in one sense
temporary, having been constructed
within the walls of the exposition build
ing, situated on the east line of the city,
on the shores of Lake Michigan. It's ca
pacity approximates 1900.
THE CONVENTION OPENED.
At 1924 the Chair announced that the
hour having arrived for the meeting of the
eighth Republican national convention,
the convention would now be opened by
prayer, which was offered by Rev. Frank
Bistol, of Chicago.
At the conclusion of the prayer the
call for the convention was read by J. A.
Martin, Secretary of the national COM
mittee. Chairman Sabin, in behalf of
the Republican committee, called the
convention to order, in it's name, in a
brief speech, closing with an expression
of hope for victory, and proposed for
temporary chairman Hon. Powell Clay
ton, of Arkansas.
When the chairman had concluded,
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Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,
rose and gave the name of John R.
Lynch. He said they recognized the
claim of the South, and he, therefore,
proposed this name as acceptable to the
Republicans. S. B. butcher, of New
York, seconded the nomination of Lynch.
The nomination of Lynch, who is a
Mississippi negro politician, caused a
great deal of excitement, and he was
made temporary chairman, after consid-
erable discussion.
CHAIRMAN LYNCH'S ADDRESS.
Lynch, in taking the chair, said:
Gentlemen of the convention, l feel
that | ought not to say | thank you for
the distinguished honor you have con-
ferred upon me, for l do not. Neverthe-
less, from the standpoint that no patriot
should fail to respond to the call of his
country, and that no loyal member of
his party should fail to comply with the
demands of his party, yield with reluc-
tance to your decision and assume the
duties of the position to which you have
assigned me. X came to
this convention, not to secure the defeat
of any man or the success of any man,
but for the purpose or contributing to
the extent of my vote and influence to
make a Republican success next Novem-
Der an assured fact. [Cheersl. l hope
and believe the assembled wisdom of the
Republican party of this nation through
us chosen representatives in this hall viii
shape its platform and present such a
candidate before the American people as
will make the victory beyond a shadow
of doubt So far as the candidates for
the Presidential nomination are con-
cerned do not wish, gentlemen, to feel
that my election, by your vote, is indica-
tive of anything relative to the prefer
ence of one candidate over another. |
am prepared and hope that every man of
this convention is prepared to return to
his home with an unmistakable determi-
nation to give to the candidates of this
convention his loyal and hearty support,
who3ver they may be. Cheers I am
satisfied in my own mind that when we
gN-Before the people of the country our
action will be ratified, because the great
heart of the American people will never
consent to have a political party gain
the ascendancy in this government whose
chief reliance is in a fraudulent ballot
and in violence at the polls. Applause.
HE FORGOT HAYES.
Il am satisfied that the people of this
country are too loyal ever to allow man
to be inaugurated President whose title
to the position is brought forth in fraud. l
am satisfied that the American people
will ratify our acts because they will not
COliSSul W nave Jll6 ltN6ilue SNSlcul Ol
the government other than one which
will not only raise revenue for its sup
port, but will also be sufficient to protect
every American citizen in his business. :"
[Cheers.
Major Mckinley, Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, said tonight
that it was too early to indicate the
points of the platform, but that he in
tended to make an effort to have a rea-
sonable tariff plank inserted in the reso-
lutions, and would probably be success
full. The committee also received and
heard the statement of a delegation of
the Knights of Labor and other kindred
organizations. They professed to repre-
sent 900, 900 workmen. The principles
for which they asked recognition were
the enforcement of the eight hour law.
the rights of labor to organize in the
same manner as capital does, the enforce
ment of compulsory education and the