The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-07
THE WORK IN DETAIL.
n Fail Report Ofthe First Days
Proceedings Ofthe COn-
VentiOn.

CHICAGO, June 3.-The convention
was called to order at 1925 by Senator
Sabin, of Minnesota. Rev. Frank
Bristol, OF Chicago, offered prayer and
then Chairman Sabin welcomed the
delegates to the convention. He said
Chicago was known as Convention
City. 1t was the field of Republican
victory. Here it was that that immor-
tai patriot, Abraham Lincoln, was
chosen; here the party chose that
great chieftain, General Grant; here
it nominated that honored soldies,
that great statesman, that representa-
tive citizen, James A.. Garfield.
Cheers Every action of the party,
on this historic ground had been fol-
lowed by victory, Having succeeded
against its opponents ON all former
occasions, it was about to put its house
in order 70? another conflict. As a
consequence of a vote adopted by the
last convention the present body is
largely made up of men instructed by
their own constituents and it was
therefore to be hoped that the voice of
the people would be largely puissant
i'll its deliberations. | Applause. "In
conclusion" he said, "at the request
of the National Republican committee
| have to propose to you as temporary
chairman of this convention the Hon.
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas" Loud
applause.
LYNCH PUT UP AGAINST CLAYTON.
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts. "Mr.
Chairman, in accordance with the vote
of the national committee and in ac-
cordance with precedent, You have
presented the name of gentleman as
temporary chairman. With no view
of introducing any personal contest,
with no view of attempting to make
any test of the votes as to the strength
of the respective candidates, / have
the honor to move-as it is certainly
most desirable that We should recog-
nize, as you have done, Mr. Chairman
the Republicans of the South Zap.
plause)-I therefore desire to present
the name of a gentleman well known
throughout the South for his conspic
uous parliamentary ability, for his
courage and his character. | move
you, Mr.. Chairman, to substitute thu
name of the Hon. John r. Lynch, o
Mississippi, and ! ask, sir, that whel
the voice is taken the roll may by call
ed on that question"
A Delegate. II second that motion.
The Chair. Gentlemen of the con
vention, you hear the motion for tn,
, substitution of the name of John r
, Lynch, of Mississippi, and on tina
motion call of the roll is demanded.
Mr.. Dutclier, of New York. "Ml
, Chairman, desire to heartily secon
the nomination of John r. Lynch, G
= Mississippi, and move that the roll b
, called and that the delegates expires
their choice for either of the men pre-
sented," Applause.
The Chair. "The roll will be calle
, by the secretary, and as the names al
+ called by States the gentleman wi
). rise in his seat and name the gent,
man whom he desires to vote for q
temporary chairman of this CONVEX
ton"
MIR. Drummond, of Maine, move
" that the roll Of States be called an
that each State answer, and made
y y. plea for Clayton.
" Mr.. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, sustain
= ed the action OF the committee in Il
p" selection of Clayton in an eloquel
. appeal, which was greeted with Ion
" continued applause. 1t was evidcl
that the Blaine men were gcttiI
t" warmed up and resolved to contest e
: cry inch of ground.
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, argued tn
=, the question should be settled, not
re. a call of the roll, but by call of Stat,
ry Thus the convention could do in hi
~ an hour what it could not do in d
tie other way in an hour and a half
ny Mr.. Prentiss, of Missouri, could II
=. 20 understand the object of the propo
~ ton to ignore the action of the natio
al committee. A refusal to indol
IL that nomination would go forward
of a stigma an man who was to be he
M ored as citizen, soldier and
Al, statesman.
nd Mr.. Carr, OF Illinois, argued that t
~ question to be considered was whet
r. er or not the action of the nation
n committee had been wise, prudent a