The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-20

atty to his party, and his commanding states
manship are felt and honored i'm every COM
munity from Maine to California cheers
from Minnesota to Florida. CheerS) With
out the aid of that thing callel organization,
without se~lf-seeking, without comdnafIon.
without any such condition to his success ~
the ruin of any other man. he stan Is here to-
day with all these attributes, and the people
of this country ask this convention 10
crafty their twice-defcatet desire ttneers-l
He stands upon the friendship and commence
of Garfield, and when the life of the Nation
seemed to be ebbing away with the spirit of
the great son of Ohio, when all the func-
businessmen felt the need of security.
il was upon the arm of the great
Secretary that the Nation leaned, be-
cause it was in him that the Nation believed
He has conducted our foreign affairs so as
to make US respected abroad, and that, too,
upon principles almost coeval with the foun-
dations of the Government Cheers lie has
undergone defeat in two conventions and
risen from each with greater strength than
before. 0Cheer5) Tn campaigns. which fol-
lowed were most momentous and Imperfect
the very existence of the party. Did he skulk
in his tent in the apathy of d %sappointed am
bition? (Cries o: no" No. No. he rose
upon the ruins of his adversely and made them
the of his glory. 'Cheers.l He
led his competitors through the arch of tri-
unph to tie White House. Ne word from
that the nomination was unfortunate.
No auspices from him of want of success. But
then this Man from Maine came forward with
lli DIS III tlllt n Al ihs y Nsti NCS-
sci. every pennant flying. every sail set, every
man at his post and every gun laundering
from its sides. Cheers This is the man,
faithful TO all trusts. superior TO any fortune.
beloved as no American statesman has ever
been. whom we present for your SURFACES.
(ChecrS)
THE vICE-PRESlDENCY.
At the evening session the nomination Of
Senator John A. L"gan. of Illinois. As Vice
PRESIDENT, was made by Senator Plumb, of
Kansas. as follows:
IL SENATOR PLUME.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con
vention: This convention has already dis
charged Two of the most serious obligations
which rested upon 1.-THE adoption of a plat
form and the nomination of IL candidate for
the Presidency. ApplauSe.D The PLATFORM is
one upon which all good Republicans and all
good citizens can unite. and of which they can
well be proud. The candidate for the PreSI-
dency needs no eulogium from NE. and | can
also say for him that he can meet any man in
the Democratic party. whether that man be
dead or aliye. applause Upon that state
mcnt it might seem a matter of comparative
indifference rs TO who should I'LL the second
place; but, Mr.. President and gentlemen,
there is such a thing aS proportion. Having
Hon. a man of whom we are all proud. we owe
il to the party to nominate the best and most
available maQ we have for the second place.
Mr. President, this is the first time in the
history of the Republican party since the
WAY when the man who il still to nil the nrst
place Is not a soldier. There are II million
the late war. And now, Mr.. President. twenty
years after the lapse of that war they are
bound together by ties as strong as they ever
were while serving under arms. and the great
brotherhood of the soldiery OF the United
States is one of the most important factors i'll
the social and political life of the American
Republic. ~lApplanSe.j 1t is due not as a
matter of availability, but as a matter of just
ra.pppifiOp 10 thar great hniy of Splliery
who made the RepubiIcan party possible. thar
a hit representative of theirs should have the
second place upon the team-a man who. wise
within himself, has not only the qualities OF u
soldier, but also the qualities of q statesman
because the American people are becoming
now considerable of the second place upon the
National ticket. AMI II is a matter of grave
concern that the man 10 he chosen shall be nit
to step into the shoes of the MAI in the first
place. tApplauSe.l
Mr.. President, as j said. if it were only a
question OF electing a ticket we might nomi-
nate anybody. But it is more than that. IL
is not only u question of carrying and elect
in2 il President and u Nice-President. hut il is
a question OF the election of a majority Of
the House of Representatives in Congress.
Ii is Il question of rehabili'ating States where
Legislatures have been lost. and. consequent
ly, representatives in the Senate have been
equally lost. You want especially to strengthen
this ticket. il so II may be, by adding to
it a man who has his representatives in all
portions OF this broad land, in every town
illp HI tNfIs NClAo vi li Ss'i
sentative district. and in every county, in or
der that the ticket may be carried to the
fartheSt confines of the Republic, and its re-
hottest places, with that good will ana recog-
milton which will make sure Of q fuHv vote.
tAppiauSeJ ., cha, no,,, s,ro. tho w.,
when tn" kindly feeling growing out OF asso-
citation has come TO be a power, and out of
that kindly feeling has grown the OrganiZa-
ton of the Grand Army of the Republic.
which has now in its communion more than
thrpc-fOurthS q. the men who lately wore the
bue. Loud applause) They are Republic
ans because the Republican party l. true 10
themst TO their interests. and TO all those
things for which they fought and sacriticei:
and il i only just and proper that, in making
tickets ami in making platforms. we should
recognize tnat great body of honorable and
elf-Sacriiicing men.
MIR. Chairman and gentlemen. i'm present
ing To you a candidate | shall present one to
you who | believe fills ali the qualifications
necessary for even the first place upon this
ticket: Il man who's" military ana C!su record
will not be obScurcd 10y even so brilliant
q one as that of the head of the t:ckct.
loud applause That is the kin of u man
that we want-a man tried in war and in
p6ace. a man who has in every capacity in
which he has been tried so acted that to-day
his name and fame are proud heritage of the
American people. loud applauseD BY the
terms of your resolution you have abridged
that which I would say. but il enough for me
to say that the man whom | present for your
consideration. believing that he Will add
strength to the ticket, and believing that he
will justify the words l have spoken, is Cen
cral .Iohn A. Logan of Illinois loud ap-
plauSe.b
The applause at this point was repeatedly
renewed. and lasted for several minutes.
The spcaaer. resuming. said: iis% reputation
is no more the property oil Illinois tnan IL Is
of Kansas; but there are .5UU eN-soldierS OF
the late war upon the prairieS OF Kansas who.
with one accord. when they hear of the nOmi-
nation of John A Logan Will rise up ana IN
dorse it and ratify it. loud applause 1
know Illinois begrudgeS him TO the country:
like Hosea Bigiow's wife. they want him for
home consumption. But, Mr.. President. it is
a command which we have q right TO lay upon
them. and ! know that in Illinois. with that
command upon them, they will do as General
Lo9an would do himself. He obeys the duty
and obligation of party. the command of the
party and the country: and, in fact, he never
diSobeyed but one order, and that was when
he diSOb"yed an order not to fight a battle.
Therefore. in behalf of the eX-sOldierS OF the
Union. in behalf of the State Of Kansas. by
and in behalf. generally. of the great body of
the Republican party of the Cu1Dl who adj
mirc and esteem this man, / presentthis name
for your consideration and hope that he may
receive the nomination ct your honds.. cloud
applause and shouts. "
The nomination was seconded. by Judge
Houck, of Tennessee, who said:
,r rt JUDGE HOUCK.
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen of the COnven-
ton: Thus far, while l have not received my
first choice. this Convention has lone Wei;
Under the leadership at the head OF the tick
ct, of the Piumed Knight, of Maine, we expect
in November, all other conditions being e4uai.
TO march to glorious and nnal VIC
tory over the Democratic party in the
e., nart of our dufieS has been DISCHARGED: