The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-11
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sHIRTIS1S, AND MULLlcAN
GUARDS, COMBINE!
Blaine and Logan!

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details of the meeting Of the Republi-
can National Convention, which was in
session at Chicago when our paper went
10 press last week. The result may be
briefly stated. There were four ballots;
on the first Blaine led Arthur by about
10 votes on the second he gained. on
the third he gained. Arthur never get
TING above go. On the fourth. Sher-
man and Logan Topped over to Blaine,
and created a panic which resulted in
giving him $50 votes, or more than 40
votes beyond the number needed We
now Give various extracts showing the
methods of the convention.
LETTING LOOSE THE blaine WINDS.
The roll call proceeded. Maine was
reached. 1t was a signal for a cyclone
fnIIv eaualling any at the great imperial
convention of 1880. Everybody was on
his feet. aud the yells were dcafening
enough to lift the roo Uandkerchiefs
waved like whitecap5 in a gale. The
galleries quaked as though shaken by
an earthquake. Hats were lifted on
canes and umbrellas were opened and
twirled like pirouetting ballet dancers.
Then huge pieces of scantling were lug
ged from the recesses of the stage and
Rounded on the floor in the ocean OF
noise, sounding like the rumbling of ar
tIllery wagons over wooden bridges. A
white guidon was poked through a win
dow above the galleries, and a gallery
god shook the folds of a large American
nag near him, lending increased confusion
to the uproar. The Star reuters pulled a
string leading to the band, and the roll
ING Of drums and the fanfaronade of
rumpet was thrown into the ocean of
enthusiasm. The uproar gradually died
away. but it broke out with renewed fury
when Judge West, the Blind Man Flo
auent of Ohio, was led to the stage. He
was as thin as Gen. Prentiss. but his
voice was as clear as 4 high keyed huge.
He sat down on a chair, aud turned his
sightless eyes for the second time to day
toward the sea of spectators.
The blind is going to lead the blin1,"
murmured a veteran reporter, and all
will fall in the ditch"
TORNADO STRIKES III FLAGS.
The blind man raj led his hand with
out rising. and began his speech. 1t was
classic and metaphorical He had hard
" begun to speak before an Ohio dele
gate tried to rekindle the blaze of enthu-
siasm. He was a little to0 previous.
The blaze did not catch. y ONE af-
terward, however, a spark Of .he blind
mans eloquence was famed into a blaze.
The fire went to the roof like a fl ,sh of
lightning. 1t increased la fury, far sur
passing the previous demonstration.
The band again banged itself into the
din, and the rumbling of the artillery
wagons was again heard. Blaine cla-
queurs had climbed to the roof adjoin-
ing tn. building, packed the windows,
and threw fresh threats into the uproar.
The f~estooned flags were torn from the
State coats of arms on the galleries, and
wildly waved to and fro. Fifty of these
great flags were waved at once. The
great hall was a sea of animated bunting.
New Hampshire's coat of arms fell to the
floor, as though indignant at its d@esecra-
ton.
The screaming was worse than deafen-
ing. Men clappcd their mouths with
their hands, sounding a regular Sioux
war whoop. Flags were borne down the
aisles and madly shaken over the heads
of the delegates. An immense casque OF
flowers, surmounted with a snowy plume,
was borne to the platform on a flag staff.
1t had been rugged up with such haste
that the flag beneath it was upside down.
Il was quickly righted. A score of flags
were waved around it. Delegate Spen-
Ger of Wisconsin ran to the stage.
Give me that plume, SO that | can
carry it down the %aisles," he shouted.
Although within a foot of the chairman
he was unable to make himself heard.
Martin l. Townsend formally named
President Arthur. His speech was FREE
quently interrupted by cheers. He said
Arthur's nomination would give s~atisfac
ton to all classes of citizens. Townsend
attacked Conkiing and Platt, and said
that they we're against Arthur because
he would not make the Executive Man
sion a place for political caucuses. He
also charged George William Curtis and
the civil-service reformers who were OPP
posed to Arthur with being ungrateful.
The speech created quite a sensation.
The familiar face Of Lynch, of Mississ
ippi, edging through the crowd started
the cheers again for one of the most in
teresting figures in the Convention. His
clear, logical speech for Arthur was well
received. In g~esturing his right baud
struck a wad of a spun Ohio wool that
dropped over the casque of roses. 1t had
been left on the Chairman table by the
Blaine managers
The sixth Patrick Winston, of n, c .
opened his barrel of turpentlne and spur
ted it over the Blaine delegates. His
rafting speech set the Tar Heels to
whooping for Arthur.
A weary Blaine man from California
moved to adjourn. Howls of dissent
greeted the suggestion, aud the Califor-
Man was buried under al avalanche OF
navs. The Hon. Percy Bysshe Shelly
Pinchbaek was encouraged by the Louis
lana delegates as he struggled to the
front. He resembles a Logan-complex'
Toned James G.. Blaine. He resented the
imputation that had been cast upon the
integrity of the colored States, and SAID
they were as true to public trusts as the
whitest delegates in the Convention:
Order was finally restored, and Judge
Foraker reminded them ofthe maxim thai
they should not "holler" till they got
out of the woods.
Mr.. Brandagee then spoke as follows
We are here to select the chief magls'
trate for thirty eight States and 80, 600,
900 of people. If We choose wisely the
selection of June will be the elected IL
November, anu III hdfcn we Will luduSu
rate the seventh consecutive Republican
President of the United States. APP
plause. If we be welded to a fatal choice
the solid South, which has already cap
tured the capitol, will occupy the White
House, and the results of the war will b
rolled backward for a generation.
mr.. Hawley was born in North Caro-
lima. He draws from Southern blood ant
Southern soil and Southern skies tn