The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19

.,aso.tfarlv record of his candi-
Jete After he had spoken eiShIeeh minutes ne
nartlv lost his grip on ms neaiorS ~ BaEel
pay ,ros necessary, but a lew happy SEN
IaPPln5 tba mention of Gen. Grant gave him
Sgrav which was not lOstaSalh. MI Brand
a0ea commenced at nineteen minutes OF . ana
+5e snn went down on ms PeroraIlon at Iouf
minutes after {, the 9P00
4,-ontv- three minutes.
tWTh'y Jacent cheers which babe farewell to
NH qure of Brandagee had hardly died
- when the secretary, running rapidly
80 80 tbe list of states, met an OBSTRUCTION at
I9Mn s which developed in the shape of a
nnInro3 like. black-robed form, surmounted
Ia an eagle beak and a rasplng voice, sur
Dy,nded bv a Presbyterlan-elder sort OF face,
oil bearing the name OF ohelpy " OuAom,
limited States senator.
he made himself heard magniticently, and
made a better impression on the convention
than some better speakers: The applause
Which the speech was skillfully framed to
evoke lust at the right time was judiciously
d;stributed among the names of Lincoln, Grant
and Logan-the latter, of course, receiving
double measure.
+;nctIv biographical as Brandagee's, and as
there were more frequent catch phrases for ap-
nlause. Mr.. Cullom may be said to have done
himself proud. When Gen. b. M. Prentiss of
Bethany, No, ascended the platform
Hnu Of John A. Logan,
His audience was chary of applause at first,
aYcent when Logan's name was mentioned; and
on one occasion, evidently as a sort of relief
the applause was prolonged until the chair had
to call order. After that the fundamentally
he II spoken-guyad Cen. Prentiss, and, when
he got mixed in his historical selections, iron
icaI cheers drowned him out. He stepped
down, and no one was saddened.
Expectation waited for the name of the state
of Maine, was generously rewarded by such a
clamorous burst of sound as had not been
heard from human Threats since the rafters Of
this same building rembled obedient to the
name of Grant four years ago. There was no
crescendo of applause, but a thunderous crash
that brought delegates, alternates, and report
ers to their feet in q moment. The cheers
we're 50 distributed on the floor that the silent
spaces were concealed when they rose, and the
whole audience seemed to be ON its feet; every
handkerchief, fan and other object of portable
property in the hall seemed to fly into the air,
and every voice in the building seemed to join
in the screaming diapason of mad applause.
After the chairman had succeeded in produc-
ing comparative quiet, Judge Westof Ohio was
introduced. The sensation was intense, andthe
interestin Mr.. West on account of his command
ing presence, and sympathy for his intirmity,
brought all to silence in the vast half. The
fine quality of Judge Vests eloquence was not
marred by injudicious and indiscernible cheer
ing as II progressed.
Many a correspondent saw his paper dimly
through eloquence- hidden mist of tears as
Judge William West of Bellefortaine lifted his
sightless eye toward the sky and pointed with
his long, scholarly finger toward ''those portals
of light" whence Abraham Lincoln looked upon
the scene.
The tall attenuated figure, Southern in general
aspect and dress, was seated after the first few
sentences, but still lowered above any in its
neighborhOod. The eyes, which can only look
inward, had nothing CHASTITY; their steadfast-
ness, and the marble lips and typically Ameri-
can face, and its Brother Jonathan beard of
grayish tint told thrillingly of the emotions
seething in the heart below, and transmitted to
the thousands in front by a high, resonant, at,
tention-c compelling voice, and incisive accent.
His presentation was as follows:
Gentlemen, the Republican party demands Of
this convention a nominee whose inspiration
presidency with or without the state
of New York; one that will carry
the legislatures of the several states and avert
the sacrifice of the United States senate; that
shall sweep into the tide the congressional dis
tricts to recover the house of representative
and restore it to the Republican party. Three
millions of Republicans believe that that
man who. from the baptism of blood on the
plains of Kansas to the toll Of the immortal Gar.
field, in all that struggle of humanity ano
progress wherever humanity desires succor
where love for freedom called for protection
wherever the country called for a defender
wherever blows fall thickest and fastest, there IL
the fore front of the battle to wave the white
plume of James G. Blaine, our
HENRY OF NAVARRO.
Nominate him, and the shouts of September
victory in Maine will be re-echoed by the thun'
der of the October victory in Ohio, -Nominatt
him. and the camp fires and beacon lights will
illuminate the continent from the Golden Gait
to Cleopatra's Needle; nominate him, and thu
millions who are now IN waiting VIII rally u
swell the column of victory that Is sweeping OF
in the name of the majority of the delegate
from the Republican states, and of our gloriou
constituencies who must fight this battle,
nominate James g. Blaine of Maine.
Gov. Davis Appearance.
The cheering at the close of Vests speech
was not long enough to embarrass Gov. Davis,
whose portlv form, attired in a rather too full
skirted frock coat, appeared on the platform
Just at the right time. His manner was easy
and assured. The speech was barely foul
minutes long, but the close left no sense OF
incompleteness. Perhaps the highest compli-
ment paid it was the buzz of inquiry as to"whc
this man Davis is" that succeeded the hrsl
pause of inattention.
The Chairman introduced Gov. Davis:
Cushman *. Davis of Minnesota-Mr Presi
dent and gentlemen of the conventions: In fac
of the demonstration which we have seel
and heard it would seem scarcely necessar'
to second a nomination which appears already I
be a ~foregone conclusion. (Cheers and applause
In the name of the people of MinDesot
it gives me the greatest pleasur
to second the nomination of jaime
G.. Blaine of Maine Vigorous cheering
who has never been defeated by the people
[Cries throughout the house: NC, no; never ha
been defeated. y He has borne his great facultie
so nobly that year after year in success
and adversely, he has grown so completely int
the affections of the people of this country tina
at this moment he is in his own person the EN-
bodiment of the definition of their choic
for president of the United States. lCheers an
applause and cries of Louder. y This preference
is not the growth of any locality or OF any on
idea. 1t springs not from any cold calculator
of expediency, although 1t is colncldent VIII
the highest expediency-the expediency {
GuooaGG. If ia the majestic voice {