The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-12

Gen. Joseph b. Hawley, the applause was a
| surprise to every one. 1t was spontaneous,
exultant, continued and renewed more than
J once. Applause also followed fast on the heels
I of the announcements. 'If you will not sup.
| port our man, we'll support yours"
| A solid nonpareil biography was injected to
the loaded minion by his eulogy, and even as q
Boswell no was not dry, but drew forth rounds
of applause, especially when, as was natural
he referred to the solderly record of his candi-
date. After he had spoken eighteen minutes he
| partly lost his grip on his hearers and gavel
rapping was necessary, but few happy SEN
tences and the mention of Gen. Grant gave him
agee commenced at nineteen minutes of 8, and
the sun went down on his perOration at four
minutes after I, the speech having consumed
! twenty three minutes.
| The decent cheers which babe farewell to
| the portly figure Of Brandagee had hardly died
away when the secretary, running rapidly
down the list OF states, met an obstruction at
| Illinois, which developed in the shape of
ramrod like, black-robed form, surmounted
by an eagle beak and rasping voice, sur
! rounded by Presbyterian elder sort of face,
all bearing the name Of Shelby M Cullom,
| United States senator.
| He made himself heard magnifcently, and
made better impression on the convention
than some better speakers: The applause
which the speech was skillfhlly framed to
evoke just at the right time was judiciously
distributed among the names Of Lincoln, Grant
and Logan-the latter, Of course, receiving
double measure.
The frame work of the speech was not so dis
tinctly biographical as Brandagee's, and as
there were more frequent catch phrases for ap-
plause, Mr.. Cullom may be said to have done
| himself proud When Gen. B. M. Prentiss Of
Bethany, Mo-, assembled the platform
and =; CON commenced as ,t to SECOND oo the
His audience was chary of applause at first,
| except 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 cali order. After that the audience-sadly
be it spoken-guyed Gen. Prentiss, and when
he got mixed in his historical selections, iron.
ical 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 trembled obedient to the
name of Grant four years ago. There was no
| crescendo of applause, but o thunderous crash
i that brought delegates, alternates, and report
ers to their feet in moment. The cheers
were so 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
/
After the chairman had succeeded in produc-
ing comparative quiet, Judge West of Ohio was
| introduced The sensation was intense, and the
interest in Mr. West on account of his command
ing presence, and sympathy for his infirmity,
| brought all to silence in the vast half The
fine quality of Judge Vests eloquence was not
married by injudicious and indiscernible cheer
| ing as it progressed.
Many correspondent saw his paper dimly
through eloquence- hidden mist of tears as
TIL 80 po1In cfair
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
seething in the heart below, and transmitted to
the thousands in front by high, resonant, at
| tention compelling voice, and incisive accent.
His presentation was as follows:
Gentlemen the Republican party demands Ct
this convention nominee whose inspiration
and glorious prestige shall carry the
presidency with or without the state
Of New York. one that will carry
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 tt at
man who. from the baptism of blood on tie
plains of Kansas to the toll OF the immortal Gar,
| field, in all that struggle of humanity ard
progress wherever humanity desires succcr,
where love for freedom called for protection,
wherever the country called 1or ae eI,a
the fore front of the battle to wave the white
plume Of James G. Blaine, oar
- HENRY OF NAVARRO.
| To mud SPntemner
| victory in Maine will be re-echoed by the thun-
der of the October victory in Ohio, NomInate
him, and the camp fires and beacon lights wi VII
| to Cleopatras Needle; nominate him, and the
millions who are now in waiting Will rally 10
swell the column Of victory that is sweeping en-
| in the name of the majority of the delegates
| fromRthe Republican states, and OF our glorious
constituencies who must fight this battle,
nominate James q. Blaine OF Maine.
| Gov. Davis Appearance.
The cheering at the close of Vests speech
was not long enough to embarrass Gov. DAVIS,
| whose portly form, attired In 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 four
| minutes long, but the close left no sense OF
incompleteness Perhaps the highest compli-
ment paid it was the buzz of inquiry as to''who
| this man Davis is" that succeeded the first
pause of inattention.
The Chairman introduced Gov. Davis:
l CuShman n. Davis OF MlnneSOIa-MT fIesI-
dent and gentlemen of the convention: In face
| OF the demonstration which we have seen
/ and heard it would seem scarcely necessary
to SECOND nomination which appears ALREADY e9
In the name Of the people of Minnesota
it gives me the greatest pleasure
s~s Of the nns 9m paopous Ct
who has never been defeated by the people:
| [Cries throughout the house: No, no; never has
been defeated y He has borne his great faculties
| Sc at success
/ and adversely, he has grown so completely into
the affections of the people of this country that
bodiment Of the definition Of their choice
TO r president of the United States. lCheers and
| applause and cries of Louder. This preference
da not 1he not Of from any cold calculation
of expediency, although it is coincident with
the highest expediency-the expedlency o.
three million of the great party ;, 81 q
e emf d man, which raised the country
that neither foreign foe nor domestic fac
tions can affect it where it stands, Sc
cure on the eternal basis %, of p tight
is not the man Of any state; he has grown fan
beyond that To-day his persistent popularity.
his magnificent personal traits, his un1alilng
tact, his answering loyalty to his party ano
his commanding craftsmanship. are non
ored in every community, from Maine
California [apglansel, and from the st. Lawrence
1 III.
I THE THING CALLED ORGANIZATION,
without self-seeking, without combination,
with no such condition to his sue
cess as the ruin Of another man
| ne stands here to-day with all these attrl-
butes, and the people of this country
ask this convention to- crafty thell
| twice deferred desire. [Applause.l He
stands upon the friendship an and ,,,s con- a,
the nation seemed ebbing away with the spirit Of
the great son of Ohio when all the functions Of
government were languid. when business men
| felt the need of security, it was upon the arm
of the great secretary that the nation
| leaned. He has conducted our foreign affairs 81
as to make us respected abroad, and that, too
| upon principles almost coeval with the foun
dations of this government [Applause.l HI
has undergone defeat in two conventions, ane
risen from each with & reater strength than be
| fore. [Appause.] The campaigns which fol
| lowed were most momentous, and imperiled TN
very existence Of the party Did he sulk il
his tent like Achilles before the walls
Of Troy? [Cries Of NO." NO" from all over the
hail. No; he rose upon the ruins Of his adj
versity and made q.!a them monuments 9ad nis
competitors through the road of triumph.
to the White House. No word from him that
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