Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-06

| eral sherman are In no way aHtag0nlZing Inc
| interests of his brother, John Sherman, when
| they say, If the American People see fit TO
| honor Tecumseh Sherman as candidate for
| nomination as President of the United States he
viii not.decline the honor. Now mlnd," con
,tinued Colonel Dayton, General Sherman Is
| not seeking the nomination, but his friends
| have been assured that large number of dele
gates VIII support him in case 1t Is known ne
| would not decline.
ANOTHER SETBACK FOR THE BLAINE MANAGERS
CHICAGO June 5th.-The Blaine managers re-
| ceiyed another setback in the Convention this
| afternoon and one which may seriously affect
their prospects 1t was the purpose of his friends
to force the proceedings, and reach ballot us
early as possible. They realize that every hour 5
| delay initiates against their chances for vic
tory, and leaving the opposition greater in
| numerical strength to contend with. Their in
! tention was TO keep the Convention in continual
session, with perhaps a recess OF one hour
| for lunch, until O'Clock, when an adjourn
ment of two hours could be taken.
| the Convention assembling in the evening
| to begin balloting. All preliminary business
was disposed of this afternoon before > o'clock.
The Committees on Credentials Rules and Reg
ulations reported and their reports and the
platform of the party were adopted and mem
berS OF the National Committee were announced
before the Blaine men seemed fully To realize
what was TRANSPORTING. Lodge of Massachusetts
moved 10 adjourn until O'Clock this evening.
Chairman henderson, who is an Arthur man.
put the question instantly. and declared
for Il division. The weakness of the
Blaine to-day lay in its poor
management on the floor of the Convention.
Congressman Baine of Pennsylvania had CON
troll to-day, and he displayed incapacity to do
properly the work required of him The oppo-
sition to Blaine did not expect at the utmost to
secure an adjournment later than clock: but
Baine, regardless of the protests of leading man
ayers, allowed an adjournment to be taken until
O'Clock This suited the purposes of the oppo-
sition managers admirably, their aim is to
hulln
at least viii be consumed tonight i'll putting
candidates in nomination. and it is doubtful
under the circumstances, if they viii advise tax
ing Il vote.
THE PLATFORM REVIEWED.
The feature of the morning session. that at
tracted the most attention, was the platform
which seems to have been drawn entirely in
the Blaine interests. few words spoken in
cOmmendatiOn of Arthur's administration are
| followed by stronger words for Garfield. The
declarations against Chinese immigration ran
| slap i'll the face of Arthur, who vetoed the
original Chinese bill and also OF EdmundS and
Sherman, who opposed il III the Senate. The
tariff views of the platform also run contrary to
| the Presidents expressed views the subject
| of a reduction of duties. Blaine is the only man
| of prominence named who can run solidly on
| the platform.
PLANS FOR BALLoTING.
There has been considerable discussion among
| the Blaine managers rs to the best policy TO
| pursue in relation to the baloting tomorrow.
some advocate giving lnc largest vote possible
for Blaine on the fun ballot, while others think
| it would be wise to hold back part Of his
| strength. so that he can show steady gain on
each successive vote. Some decision as to the
| question will be reached tonight. The Ed
mundS men from Massachusetts have decided
| to develop Arthur'S strength Oh the first ballot
and if possible. to make him the leading candi-
| date: then TO vote him. This is done with the
expectation that Arthur can DC made to lead on
the first vote The doubtful delegates will then
be disposed to leave Blaine when Edmunds will
be brought forward with apparently increased
strength.
TIE LYNCH-CLAYTON EPISODE.
Whatever advantage the Arthur men secured
or tancied they secured, from the victory of
their candidate it did not do them very much
good. Neither Edmunds nor Sherman were will
ing to 90 the length of Il coalition that would
encompass the nomination of President The
Lynch Clayton episode Stiticncd the backs of
the independents. and the signs of waVcrng
Immediately ceased. The Sherman men then
decided TO stick to their candidate. at least rs
long as the EdmundS men stick to theirs. The
EdmundS and sherman men did all they could to
brace up the Logan men by telling them that if
they held out il would be impossible to nom
mate Blaine or Arthur, and that then Logan
would 90 TO the front. II is hiuted that some of
the Edmunds people and Shcmanltcs were
ready to promise Logan their support in case of
u break and some men III the Logan camp who
it is claimed were ready TO 20 back on their
chief mt a convenient opportunity, began to
blush and be ashamed of themselves. Never
LileleSS. the Arthur men were cOnuQent that II
he ever came within II votes of nomination.
he would get two delegates at large. Arthur's
nomination and election means trouble for
Logan, whose only hope outside of himself Is
that Blaine, or some candidate, seconded and
supported by Blaine of Logan men, should be-
come President. In that event LOgan's prestige
would suffer no diminutiOn and he would con
tinue TO be, us he has been the foremost man in
the Republican party i'll Illinois. with chances
that four years from now he might come to the
front again as Il candidate for President.
GENERAL sHERMAS's CANDIDACY.
As General Henderson stepped upon the plat
form this forenoon. he was asked for the letter
received by him from General Sherman He
said he held the letter as confidential, and
added, very emphatically, g can say. however,
that am satisfied that If General Sherman re-
ceiyeS the unanimous nomination of this Con
veution he will accept and be elected to the
Presidency" Doolitte said General Shcr-
man, and his wife are tired of public life.
She the daughter of Thomas Ewing,
the great Senator from Ohio and they
have been both of them familiar with
all the public life ut Washington from their
youth up. They are sick and tired of the whole
thing and now that he is retired from the army
they both desire To life Il quiet, unObtrUsive life
! think that if after several balOtingS in this
Convention. il should become certain that ne-
thcr John sherman nor Blaine, nor any of the
active candidates, could be nominated, and if
after this Convention should unanimously pre-
sent the nomination to General Sherman and
call upon him as Il matterO duty and Obligation
TO forego his own wishes upon the subject and
accept it duty which he owes to the country
| think under those circumstances that General
Sherman would feel himself perhaps obliged, as
"A matter of duty. not a matter of choice, to ac-
cept the nominations but with the express I'M
Outstanding that If elected he was not to be
President of the party, but President of the
whole people
JUDGE VESTS SPEECH.
CHICAGO, June 5th.-Following is the speech
OF Judge West. who placed Blaine in nominal
ton. After announcing that he was Il member
ofthe Chicago Convention OF 1880, he said: The
prOudest service of my life was performed by
voting for the nomination of that inspired
emancipator the first Republican President of
the United States. Applause. Four and
twenty wears of the grandcSt history of recorded
times had distinguished the aScendancy of the
Republican party. The skies have lowered and
reverSes have threatened, hut flag is still
there, waving above the mansion OF the Presi-
dency-nOt IL stain on its folds, not a cloud on
its glory Whether it shall maintain that grand
ascendancy depends upon the action of this
great council. With bated breath ma
the eyes of twenty millions of Republican free
men in the North. On it, or to it, rather, are
stretched forth the imploring hand of ten mill
ions of political bondsmen of the South. Zap
plause. While above. from the portals of light,
is looking down the immortal spirit of the i'm
mortal martyr who first bore it to victory, bid
ding to us hail and God speed. Applause Six
times in six campaigns has that banner tri-
umphed-that symbol of union, freedom.
humanity and progreSs-sometimes by that
silent man of destiny, the yelling
ton of American arms. Wild applause.
Last by him at whose untimely taking off a
nation walled funeral cries and wept above the
great Garfield grave. Cheers and applause.
Shall that banner triumph again? Commit it
to the bearing of that chief-tA voice. James
G.. Blaine of Mainc') LcheerS commit it to
the bearing of that chief, the inspiration of
whose illustrious character and great name will
fire the hearts of our young men. Sir, the blood
of our manhood will rekindle the fervor of the
veteran and the closing of the seventh cam
paign will see that bold ensign spanning the
sky like bow of promise. Cheers. The polit
zeal conditions are changed since the accession
of the Republican party TO power. The mighty
issues of struggling freedom and bleeding
humanity which conyulSed the continent and
aroused the republic, rallied, united and
inspired the forces of patriotism
and the forces of humanity in one CON
solidated phalanx-these great issues have
ceased their contentious. The subordinate is
sues resulting therefrom are settled, and buried
away with the dead issues of the past. The
arms of the " Solid South are against us. Not
an electoral gun can be expected from that sec
ton. If triumph comes, the Republican States
of the North must furnish the conquering bal
ancc, from the farm, the anvil, the loom; from
the mine, the workshop and the desk; from the
hut of trapper on the snowy SierTaS, from the
hut of the fisherman on the banks of the Hud-
son. The Republican States must furnish these
conquerng battalions, if triumph comes Does
not sound political wisdom dictate and demand
that leader shall be given to them whom our
people will follow not as conscripts, adj
yancing by funeral marches to certain defeat;
but grand civic hero, whom the souls OF the
people desire and whom they will follow with
all the enthusiasm of volunteers, as they sweep
on and onward 10 the certain victory. ICheers.l
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