The Columbus journal., 1884-06-11

of men instructed by their
own constituents it was therefore to
be hoped that the voice of the people
would be largely puissant in its de-
liberations. [Applause.] He closed
with an expression of hope for victory
and proposed for temporary chairman
Hon. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas.
Il. c. Lodge of Mass. proposed
John r. Lynch of Miss.
This opened the first subject for
debate, and speeches were made by
Lodge of Mass, Morrow of Gala,
Curtis OF N. Y, Drummond of Maine,
Stewart of Penn, Prentiss Of Mo-,
Roosevelt of N. Y, Carr Of ILL.,, Taft
of S. g., Winston of N. c., Green of
Nd, Thurston of Neb., and others.
Lynch was elected by vote OF 43l
to 387 for Clayton, the Nebraska DEL
egation voting ss follows: Church
Howe and E. L. Reed for Lynch, the
remaining eight for Clayton.
Mr.. Lynch made very happy,
impromptu speech.
The committees on credentials, on
rules, permanent organization and
resolutions were snnuonced, Ne
brasks being represented on the COM
mittees, respectively, as follows: W.
T. Scott, c. P. Mstthewson, J. H.
Mccall, N. r. Hsrwood.
There was an interesting discussion
upon the adoption of rules, that
brought out some strong sentiments
from southern republicans in regard
to their representation in the national
councils of the party. Broadley of
Kentucky made very earnest appeal
for justice. Among other things he
said:
"It is we'll known to this conven-
ton that in the South to-day our
voices are stifled by fraud and force,
and yet you are asked to take from
them a representation which by Dem
ocratic fraud and force ia denied them
[Applsuse. If in the South we are
to have Democratic force and fraud
on the one side and Republican dis
franchisemeRt on the other, may God
have mercy on US. Applause There
have been times in this country when
the South saved the Republican par
ty. lApplause. Three hundred
thousand of her brave soldiers march
ed to the battle field and helped their
brothers in the North to save the
Union. 1t was Florida in 1876 that
gave you a President. Applause. ]
1t was that gallant, brave hero, Ma
hone, who saved US the United States
Senate. [Applause.l l say to yon,
brethren of the Republican States
Beware! Beware! The time is com.
ing in this country when you may be
in the minority, and when we in the
South may in some states have q ma.
jority. Don't fall by the hands OF
your own selves. Give
Us justice. Danish your frowns.
Give US your encouragement and aid
az you give it to other states, and
mark my word, If you do not find
that West Virginia, North Carolina,
Florida and the Old Dominion, in
spite of Democratic shot guns, in spite
of legalized murders that cry to God
for vengeance, will give you their
electoral votcs."
Lynch, in his speech, stated that
when he ran for congress in the 9Th
district of Mississippi in 1880, he
knew there were not less than 5000
votes polled for him that were
counted for the man that ran against
him. The official return gave him
5000 of Lynch's votes, and he con.
sidered that if the amended rule was
adopted it was virtually, saying to
southern republicans, "we will only
admit you on what the Democrats
choose to give you"
Warner of. Missouri said that his
state cast $4,000 republican votes
They had fought democracy and re.
bellion during the war, and are still
fighting democracy, and he protested
against the Republican party giving
sanction to the frauds of the de.
mocracy in the south.
Stone of Iowa said he believed the
William Mabones of the south
should be encouraged in this con.
vention.
Mr.. Townsend, of New York.
participated in the winter of 1867 in
the endeavor to cast the electoral
votes that we cast in this Union. We
counted the votes, and with those
votes we declared that Mr.. Hayes
was President of the United States by
lawful election. We found in those
Investigations that there were 10000
more Republicans in South Carolina
than there we're Democrats. We
found that there were 1900 more
Republicans in Mississippi than there
were Democrats, and perhaps 10000.
We found that there was a very large
majority of Republicans in Louisiana,
ouu loit lOIluos XNo",
these facts having been developed
and presented to the world, how will
the Republican party ever say that
because Bourbon violence cane into
the South and suppressed Republican
votes in those states, we will dis
franchise our faithful allies in the
South? [Applause.l
Judge William II. West, of Ohio
heartily respond to the sentiments
of Kentucky and TO the sentiments of
Missouri. have lived in Kentucky
in the day when Henry Clay was
our pride and Crittenden our glory !;
l have lived in Virginia when APP
pomattox' apple tree was a sapliHg.
These states have been my home. l
come to-day from the state Of Chase,
of Giddings, of Waite and of Corwin,
illustrious men, who, with Garfield,
look down upon US from above.
Gentlemen, the Republican party has
not vet fulfilled its mission. Although
it has secured the personal liberty of
a .coo hon1o0non THAR vnnlSkSool