Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-06-06
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CON-
VENTION.

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CON-
VENTION.
A Brief Summary of Each Days
Proceedings.
The eighth Republican National CON-
vention convened June Sd, at the expo
sition building in Chicago. Thirteen
thousand people were present. The fol-
lowing members of the United States
senate We're present among the delegates
and OH the main stage: .Aldrich, Blair,
Hoar. Platt, Miller, Of New York; Mil
ler. of California; Sewall, Mahone. Pal
mer. Conger, Harrison, Cullom. Sabin.
Plumb, Manderson. Bowen, Dolph, and
Jones. OF Nevada.
The Rev. Frank Bristol, of Chicago,
opened the proceedings with PRAYER.
The secretary of the National committee
read the call. and Senator Sabin. as chair
man of that committee. called the con-
vention to order. getting in the usual
amount Of buncombe by the way of Il
speech, and winding up by proposing
Powell Clayton. of Kansas. as temporary
chairman. Mr.. Lodge. OF Massachusetts,
proposed the name Of John II. Lynch.
(colored), of Mississippi, who is presum-
ably a member of the Lime Kiln club.
butcher. OF New York. seconded the
nomination, and then a very lively dis
cussion took place between Morrow, of
California. George William Curtis. lIolr,
of Michigan. Roosevelt, of New York,
and others as to the right of the con-
| vention to name it's own chairman indie
pendently of tile National committee,
which the convention seemed to think
it had. The roll was called by states,
and Mr.. Lynch had 431 votes and was
declared elected. Mr.. Lynch then made
a speech. The delegations then am
nounced the persons selected to serve on
the various committees and Il resolution
was adopted that the revision of the APP
portionment of delegates to the next
National convention should be left
to the committee on rules.
with leave to report before bal
loting for president. The Woman S
Christian Temperance. Union submitted
a memorial asking for q temperance
plank in the platforms which was re-
ferred tn the committee on resolutions.
The convention then adjourned for the
day. The committee on resolutions has
McIlenry, of Ohio, as chairman, and
William Walter Phelps rs secretary.
The Blame followers were nearly all
Clayton men. and the feeling prevailed
after the adjournment that Blame had
even greater strength than he had
claimed.
DEACON PLUMMER EXCITED.
\ large crowd was haangued III an
excited manner by Plummer, Of Dakota.
in the afternoon. He said that the re-
spectacle masses of the Republican
party We're demanding the nomination
of Blaine. and if the politicians ignored
them they would hear some unpleasant
sounds ringing in their ears until No
vember, and, perhaps, after. Blaine was
the man that the nation wanted To
honor by making him its executive. lie
was emjnently fitted to fill the Office with
credit to the Republican party and tc
:, satisfaction and prosperity of all the
people, as he was a man OF profound
learning and statesman without peer
1t WAS said that Blaine could not carry
New York That was false. lie had a
better chance for securing n majority
there than any candidate mentioned
New York should not think it was the
whole country. Blaine could be elected
without it. There was no necessity fol-
Blaine buying up the Wall street brokers
to secure his election. The remarks of
the speaker We're frequently interrupted
by the widest shouts of applause.
OUR DELEGATES AT HOME.
Democratic.
"a Globe correspondent visited the
third floor of the Grand Pacific in seacll
OF the headquarters of the great territory
of Dakota. No sign announced where
this powerful delegation held forth. but
a sable attache of the hotel stationed in
the hall. after grinning at this inquiry Of
the correspondent. said that there We're
two Dakota men on the third floor and
that was all the headquarters he knew
OF. Following the porter's directions
the Globe found a room door wlicl, was
open, and the gas turned on at full head.
On the table was cigar box lemptyl, a
whisky bottle (empty), and a bottle
which proved to be beer bottle (this
was also empty. The room was DESERT