Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-07

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this ballot have Mr.. butcher ask to make
the nomination unanimous. and thank INV
friends for me-"
The following is the result Of the fourth
| ballot:
Blaine. Observation-Disclosures. 5a1
| Arthur .......-.- 9o7
| Edmunds. ........... Al
| HaWley ............ *
Logan ............... 7
| Lincoln ln............,.. >
Pennsylvania gave Blaine 81 votes. a
| gain of /. Blaine had then received 423
votes. Rhode Island, Blaine gained 7.
IeXas, Blaine gained 1. Wisconsin cast
her y votes for Blaine, gain of II. The
District of Columbia, Perry Carson an
nounced votes for Blaine. COnger, how
ever, voted for Arthur. Idaho. Blaine
| gained l. Utah, Blaine gained 2. Wyom-
ing, Blaine gained 2. The vote was an
nOunced at 4:40 O'Clock for Blaine.
ANOTHER WILD SCENE.
Instantly, and even before the last
| figures were pronounced by Mr.. Nc
Pherson, the vast audience arose and
broke out into another mad demOnstra-
tion of enthusiasm. The bands struck up
an inspiring AIR, hats and handker-
\ chiefs and national flags were waved,
A stuffed eagle from Colorado was also
| carried around in procession. The roar of
artillery outside was heard commingling
| with the roar of voices inside, and amid
| great enthusiasm the nomination was
made unanimous.
THE EVENING SESSION.
| Considering that all the excitement and
| interest in the convention eliminated to-
| day in the nomination of Blaine tor the
| Presidency, there was a very large at
| tendance as well of delegates and specta-
| tors at the evening session. The galleries
were hardly less crowded than at any of
| the preceding sessions, but there was
marked absence of any other feeling than
simple curiosity. 1t was S:15 O'clock
when the Chairman's gavel fell and he
| announced that prayer would be offered
| by Rev. DR.. Charles OReilly, of Detroit.
| DR.. O'Reilly is Treasurer of the Irish Ma
tional League of America. and is the first
| Catholic to open a Republican National
Convention with prayer
TWO INNOVATIONS.
1t may then be said that the Republl-
cans have introduced two new features in
| this convention, a colOred man as tenn
! porary Chairman and a representative of
/ the Catholic Church invited to participate
in the opening proceedings on an equality
| with Protestant ministers. DIR. O'Reilly
is life long Republican. At the conclu-
! sion OF the prayer the Chair called for the
names of the members of the National
| Committee, which had not already been
| sent up. Florida announced the name of
Jesse q. Coles, and the District of Column
bia Perry Carson cOlOred). A resolution
was passed permitting the State Central
Committees to name members of the Ma
| tional Committee not already named.
! COnger, OF the District of Columbia,
said that the name of Carson had not
been agreed on by the delegates; the
delegation consists of Carson and Conger,
who are at Odds.) The Chair decided the
gentleman to be out of order.
Pending action on the resolution to lin
it the Vice President nomination speeches
to 10 minutes, which might be divided be-
tween two or more speakers, COnger said
| 81 want to know whether the voice of the
District of Columbia is to be suppressed
by the Chairman"
| LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR
The Chair-I very much wish that ]
| could suppress it. Laughter.
Conger insisted on speaking amid much
laughter and confusion.
When order was restored it was stated
on behalf of New Mexico that Stephen B.
| Elkins had been substituted as the men,
Der of the National Committee for the
gentleman previously announced owing
to the resignation of the latter.
COnger, of the District of Columbia,
again inquired whether Carson's name
had been put on the roll as a member OF
the National Committee.
The Chair-''It has, it has"
COnger protested, but without success
The resolution limiting nominating
speeches to ten minutes, passed, and the
Clerk proceeded to call the roll of States
for nominations.
LOGAN NOMINATED.
No response was received till Illinois
was reached, when Senator Plumb, oil
Kansas, came forward. He said that the
| convention had completed two of its most
serious duties-the adoption of a plat
| form and the nomination of a candidate
for President. The platform was one on
which all good Republicans could unite
and the candidate was one who could beat
| any Democrat living or dead; but it was
still important that the best possible man
should be named for the second place. II
was but matter of just recognition tC
the great body of the soldiers of the wal
for the Union that a representative from
their number should be placed as the sec.
ond name on the ticket. The Grand Army
of the Republic has enrolled more thar
three-quarters OF a million of men who
lately wore the blue. In presenting the
name from their ranks the speaker would
mention man fitted in every way for the
first place, man who would add strength
to the ticket and justify the hopes and ex
pectations of the party. That man was
Gen. John A. Logan. Loud, long and re
newed applausel The speaker die
not present him on behal
of Illinois or any other State
but of the whole United States. He be
longed no more to Illinois than to Kansas
where $4,000 soldiers would receive the
news of his nomination with shouts O
gladness. The speaker was commissioned
by the State of Kansas to make this nomi
nation.
THE NOMINATION SECONDED.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, in secondins
the nomination, said that, while the con
vention had not chosen his first choice, i
had done well, and the speaker proceeded
of Maine" He hoped that the conyen
ton would come TO common under
standing and agreement for thu
second place on the ticket
When the wires should transmit the newt
of the nomination of Gen. Logan to the
soldier boys of East Tennessee there
would be rejoicing among them, as ther,
would be everywhere. On the Presiden
tial nominee his delegation was some
what divided, but when they came to the
name of Logan they were twenty-foul
strong.
Mr.. Thurston. of Nebraska, also second
ed the nomination. He wanted the Re
publican party to write upon its banner
the invincible legend, "Blaine ant
Logan" [Applausel, and cries of ''time,'
s'time."
Mr.. Lee, of Pennsylvania, in further
seconding the nomination, SAID
that the convention had chosen as its can
didate for President native of Pennsyl
vania, whose fame had grown too great
for his native State, and had become com
mensurate with the greatness of the
nation.
Congressman Horr, of Michigan, from
the head of his delegation, further sec.
onded the nomination, saying that in
nominating John A. Logan the conven.
ton would light the soldiers camp fires
from one end to the other of the United
States.
Clancy (colored }, of North Carolina, in
seconding the nomination, said that with
Blaine and Logan, his State could be car
ried for the party by 5000 majority.
After further seconding of the nomina-
nation from Georgia and Kentucky, mo-
ton was made to suspend the rules and
make the nomination of Logan by accla-
matien. 1t was put to a vote and a ma
jority voted for it, but as a two-thirds
vote was necessary the Chair ordered the
roll called in order TO ascertain whether
the necessary two-thirds had voted for it,