The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-04
THE CONVENTION.
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such an important matter by the
action of body Of outsi iers. be hoped
that tee vote would be taken, oy call
of delegates. twas a fitting thing Tor
the convention to select man OF It's own
choice and he hoped that Mr.. Lynch
would be elected temporary Chairman OF
the convention.
Carol. of Illinois, argued that the
question to be considered was Whetner
or IT the action of the national conn
mites had been Tise, prudent and IN the
interest Of the republican party. Ii the
national committee had failed in this it
should bs set aside, otherwise it should
he sustained. Was Mr.. Clayton fit
msn to preside temporarily? Ee was
known 10 many of them ana they were
unwilling that stigma should be placed
on his great and grand name [spplause1
nv voting against the action of the ma
tionsl committee. The fact was it would
not be proper to 90 before the country to
sustain the candidate Of the convention
whose first act bad been to pull down
man who carried an empty sleeve. Tap
plause
A delegate from South Carolina advo-
Gated the nomination Of Lynch, bull
without meaning thereby any r lection
upon M. Clayton as Southern Repab.
licsn. He wished the election OF Mr..
Lynch.
Winston, of Moth Carolina, sup
,nosed fine action of the national com.
. mittee had no more force than mere
recommendations, and with sll courtesy
To the committee ne would say that he
preferred somebody else. Applause He
honored Mr.. Clayton, for having served
under the national hsg, but there were
5000, 900 colored Llen in the country
who deserved recognition at the hands OF
the committee. C0pish and OanvIile
appealed to the nation in their behalf
and would not appeal in vain. lAp-
plause
Reed, Nd, favored full and free discus.
sion of The question. He carried hinself
an empty sleeve, but he carried besides
q heart true to the Republican party, Anc
he believed it TO be for the pest interests
of that party to elect Mr.. Lynch as its
temporary chairman.
Thurston, OF Nebrssks, expressed the
idea that If it vas the intention or the
con yention to overturn the action OF the
national committee, it should not De
done under pretext which marked the
real design. While recognizing the coli
ored element, they should do Justlce 10
the element which made it possible Tor
colored man TO sit on the to'r OF the con-
vention. (Applsuse.)
Benjamin, IF Arkansas, supported the
nomination of Powell Clay'oc IS man
who had done more than any ether south
ern Republican to elevate the RePuoilcan
csuse in tne south. =,
The chairman quoted spprovingl y the
decision of Senator Hoar in the last con-
vention, to the effect that in the absence
Of any rule the method Of taking the
question must rest 10 the sound discre-
ton of the chair, subject OF course 10 the
action of the convention. This was en-
phAtically, he said, convention OF the
people, and every delegate had sn un-
doubted right to fee expression or MS
opinion, and to have his vote recorded
[ Applause -,
The roll call was then proceeded with;
When it was announced thst Lynch had
431 votes, and was elected temporary
chairman, scene of the widest coniu-
sion ensued. Delegates rose IN their seats,
eheered, swung their hats and shouted.
The spectators joined in the demOnstra-
lion.
On molten of Clayton the vote was
made unanimous.
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