Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-05

est lire at the city, on ths shore oi
Lake Miohigsn I,s s-atiug capacity 8p
prcximatAs IL, 600 Sprinsing from the
east aud went side # the hall are vast
arches biou rise 200 feet In the air
and relieve the view through the entire
sxpsrsa # tho aTii,nt un. Tae speakers
dssk tests on q y x,tJi m IL it ct above the
seats of the deleQst and the press oocu.
pies an intermediate apaee midway IN
hight, OF about on level with the heads
of the delegates as they occupy their chairs.
Back of the chairs ranged in a semi.
remaining officers Of the convention, mem.
bers Of the national committee and their
immediate friends. Back Of this circle,
on q sharply rising incline are
1000 seats occupied by a great
many persons OF national repute whose
presence is allowed by the grace of the
national committee men. Swinging over
the desk OF the chairman and fairly
touching the arches is wide sounding
board Embracing the side extremes Of the
building, the delegates and slternates
occupy dead lsvel space bounded by
squars lines. They are hemmed in on
two sides by tires of boxes occupied
mainly by guests Of the delegates.
The section of the hall occupied by the
working body of the convention ia broken
by four wide aiales, from the edges Of
which rise Roman standards, pendant
with blue silk banners imprinted In gold,
with the motto Of the states
and territories. Beginning on the
left is the state Of Alabama, and back
through the frst tier Of seats follows
Arkansas, California, Connecticut and
down through the line of states in alpha
beticAl turn to Maine. Beginning again
on the right Lr rear Ia Maryland with
Massaoh usetts Immediately in her front
and ending with the District of Columbia
In the front row of the second tier. New
and Ohio holds the ranking position in
the fourth and remaining tier.
Back Of the delegates is similar space
occupied by the alternRtes, and separated
from the main body by q hardly peroep.
tible partition in the rear of the altsrnstes
is commodious seating space, the chairs
resting on an easy incline and cut off
from the space occupied by the alternates
by line of piokets. Beginning
at point 100 feet In the rear Of alternates
is another dividing wall and seats to 3
point almost midway between the heel
and the apex OF the dome like roof. To
complete the picture narrow gallery
runs along the east and west sides
of the hall its entire length and seem
ingly suspended in mid. lair. The front OF
this gallery is faced with the coats OF arms,
of the several states. On q background
Of festoonsd flags futtering from the
arches are the national oolors and the
flags of all nations. The prevailing
color in the body Of the
hall is a dull Indian red, to point
where the arches seem to spring from the
galleries anb from this point embracing
the dome of the building is light sky
blue.
THE cHAIRMAN's eAvBL.
The gavel used by the chairman is a
beautiful piece of workmanship OF
numerous pieoes Of hard woods
closely Joined and highly polished
and surrounded by bands OF gold, bear
ing the inoription presented to the
chairman OF the Republican national CON-
vention OF 1884, by A, q Andrews & Co." A
letter OF presentation accompanying ii
reads As follows: "We have the pleasure no
less than the honor Of presenting to you a
gavel which is made of wood from every
state and territory including Alaska,
and the handle of 1t is from the charter
oak tree Of Hartford, Conn. This gavel is @
solid unit Through it the states speak
with one voice 1.-THE delegates from all the
states and territories from which this
Ravel comes will act In manner equally
United, the business interests of the
country will be conserved"
THE TEMPORARY. CHAIRMAN.
The vote for temporary chairman by
delegates has just started. 1t will prob
ably take an hour and a-half to complete
the vote.
Powell Clayton's name was presented
by Chairman Sabin of the national com
mittee, and John R. Lynoh's by H. C
Lodge of Massachusetts,. Silas B
butcher of New York seconded the nomi
nation Of Mr.. Lynch.
At this point q great sensation wal
| created by speech from W. W. Morrow
| OF California. He said that harmony wal
essential, and 1t oould best be secured by
not raising any fsotional issues. 1t hat
been the practice for 40 years for tn,
national committee to select thu
temporary chairman of the convention
and departure could not now be mad,
from that custom without creating
bitterness Of feeling. There were severa
delegates on their feet to reply, but tn
chairman recognized George william
Curtis OF New York
The announcement was greeted will
the widest applause. Mr.. Curtis ssit
/ Ia tha nn{1 nf h.
party. Representatives were here me
to open the campaign of 1884 1t ha'
been unquestionably customary for tn
national committee to name the tenn
porsry chairman and for the convention
to ratity 1t. But If the party IS her
represented 30 desired, 1t slso upquss
tionably had the right to revise the aotio,
of the national committee in this matte
and make a chairman Of it's own choosing
John Stewart, the leader of the Penn
sylvania independent Republicans, sus
tanned the action of the committee in tn
selection of Clayton In an eloquent ap
peal, which was greeted with long con
iinued applause. 1t was evident tina
the Blaine men were getting warmed n
and resolved to contest every inch {
ground.
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt Of New Yor
favored the motion OF Mr.. Lodge. 1t wa
not without precedent to set aside th
action Of q committee. There were bu
two delegates to the convention who hel
seats in the national committee, and tn
convention should not be governed |
such an important matter by the action {
body OF outsiders. He hoped that th
vote would be taken by call Of del,
gates. 1t WAS fitting thing for the COL
vention to select a man Of its own choic.
and he hoped that Mr.. Lynch would |
elected temporary chairman of the col
vention.
Mr.. Benjamin Of Arkansas, sustaine
the nomination of Powell Clay ton IS
man who had done more than any oths
southern Republican to elevate the r.
publican cause in the south.
Various other addresses were mad
and then the roll call was prooee de
wish. When It was announced thi
Lynch had 43l votes and WAS electe
temporary chairman a scene of tt
widest confusion ensued. Delegates aroi
in their seats, cheered, swung hats ar
shouted. The spectators Joined in IL
demonstration.
The vote was 427 for Lynch and 1856 f
Clayton. An analysis is as follows:
State. !
ALABAMA. ..................-..'' ~
ArhAnsas '...... .......'..''.''...''.