The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-12
FIRST DAY.

the head, ana not OF the nearJ
FIRST DAY.
Twelve o'clock noon of June the hour
set for the opening Of the Eighth National Re
publican Convention mt the Exposition Build
ing, Chicago but groups OF people began 90
gather about the entrance to the hall before 10,
Clamoring for admission. Fully half OF the early
arrivals were ladies, and it goes without saying
that they were handsomely costumed. Iromt-
nent emong the notables present were Gen. II.
j., Oelesby, Gen. Schoteld, Carl Schurz, Fred
erick Douglass. and Elihu Is. Nashburne.
In everything that goes To make an occasion
memorable, saysan eyewitness, The assemolage
fell far short Of that witnessed on the same spot
-four years ago. The representatives OF the same
people and principles were gathered from all
parts OF this great republic but they were diff
ferent representatives The galleries OF the
grand auditorium were flied with an earnest,
Interested, eXpectant multitude, but IL was not
su charged with the intense excitement which
then. time after time, sent pillows Of applause
laundering though the building. The walls
were hung with flags the Various shields OF Tn !,
States, and the portraits OF Washington and
Lincoln. Upon the floor were seated $40 dele
gates and as many moro altcrnates, halllng
from every State and Territory in the Union.
Over 900 spectators, including many gayly
astired ladies, watched the proceedings.
thousand distinguished guests occupied the
seats lately filled by the May festival chorus.
thousand busy newspaper EDITORS, CORE
spondcnts, and reporters were there TO picture
the scene and relate its incidents TO the
world. But the great men of the nation--the
men whose names are household words, the
men whose presence was the signal for excite
ment, whose verbal combats in 1850 had caused
those rafters TO ring with the cheers and
counter-cheers of enthusiastic partisans-they
were not there In their stead was serious,
intelligent. independent body OF local leaders.
Looking out over the sea OF heads from the
press platform, the contemptuous curl and
intellectual front OF Roscoe Conklng was
missing from the head OF the New York
delegation. SO, too, were his lieutenants,
Chester A. Arthur, Edwards Pierreponr,
George H. Sharpe and Alonzo Il. Cornell In
ma a led q "
Gov, Donnison, James A. Ga I'D, Gov. Foster,
and benjamin Butterworth Pennsylvan'a had
such leaders as Don Cameron, JOHN Cessna, and
James A. Beaver. stephen W. Dorsey was in
the convention from Arkansas: Creed Raymond
and Frank M. P1Xley from California;: John \.
Logan, lslnery A. StorrS, and Green Is. Rauln,
from Illinois: III. G. Yarmouth, from Louisiana:
Eugene Hale and William r. Frye, from Maine;
George S. Boutwell,, from Massachusetts; James
IL. Joy and Omar ID. Conger from Michigan; w.
y. Chandler, from New Hampshire and
Philetus Sawyer and j. NJ. Rush, from
Wisconsin. These men We're notable figures in
remarkable gathering OF Republicans. Their
places are hll.din the present convention by
men who for the most part have regulations yet
TO achieve George William Curtis, the scholarly
editor and orator, occupies the position of Chair
man of the New York delegation. and promises
to make his English side whiskers and gray head
familiar to the convention before it closes its
work. few seats from him in the same row
appears Theodore Roosevelt the collegan re-
former OF New York He is almost boy in years,
but h has already left noteworthy record on
the legislation OF his State. AS seen in
the convention he Is not clo-
gu mt speaker, but makes his points by the di-
Eectncss and earnestless OF his lang rage. He
has n strong under-jaw. which betokens tenaci-
ty OF purpose Not far from the relative posi-
aOn to the chair from which the late President
Garfield made his inetfCctua protest against the
use OF his name Henry Cabot Lodge rose TO de-
clare tho conventions independence OF the Ma
tonal Committee. Lodge has the head or a
fighter, uron which the h tir curls in crisp obsti-
macy. Gen. Butler has occasion TO know that
dis is n hard head to bntt against for it led the
great tight INST him last fall.
The following members of the United States
Senate were present among the delegates and
ON the main stage: Meesrs. Aldrich, Blair, Hoar,
Platt, Miller, Of New York; Mi er of California;
fewell, Malone, Palmer, Conger, Harrison,
Cullom, Sabin, Plumb, Henderson, Bowen,
DOlph. and Jones OF Nevada.
Among tho Representatives in Congress form
ing part OF the State delegation and among the
Observers of the scene were Messrs Boutelle,
Millikcn, Dingley. of Maine; Stewart, of YER
mont; RICE, of Massachusetts,; skinner, Bur-
bigh. Wadsworth, OF New York; William Wal
ter Phelps, OF New Jersey; Bayne Bingham, or
Pennsylvania; Hatton, OF Maryland: Libby,
% Virginia; oHara. of North Caro-
Una; Smalls, of South Carolina: Jetfords, of
Mississippi Kellogg, of Louisiana; Houk and
Pettibone, of Tennessee; 0chiltree, of Texas
Mckinney, Robinson, and Hart, OF Ohio: CalNins,
Browne, Peele and Steele, OF Indiana; Thomas,
Davis, and Adams, OF Illinois; Washburn, of
Minnesota Herr, OF Michigan; Anderson and
Morrill,. of Kansas; and Valentine, of Nebraska.
At 12:25 senator Sabin, Chairman of the
National Committee, called the convention to
ordr, and prayer was offered b. the Rev. MIR.
Bristol as follows:
-God of our fathersl We adore and worship
Thee, and 20 Thee, by whose grace and provi-
dence we are what a nation, we would
lift our hesrts in devout Thanksgiving and ever
LASTING praise. We thank Thee for our glorious
national heritage; for this magniiic mt land
OF wealthy hills and fertile plains, and for
the laws and institutions which make IL a land
of progress and of liberty. We thanS Thee for
our Cnristian siTes, lovers of freedom and OF
God--men of conscience and integrity-whose
names have jeweled history and the memory
of whose deeds Is an inspiration to heroism
and atrioic pride. We tuank Thee for Plym-
outh Rock, for Yorktown, for Appomattox-
footsteps TO mark the progress of right
eousness and the higher law We thank
thee for tho Declaration of Independence,
the Constitution OF the United States, the
EmancI alton Proclamation-our blood bought
Republican party, and for its splendid history
and it's stil more splendid possibility. And
now, as this great convention enters on work
which will involve the most precious interests
of so 000.Oc0 of people and lin large sense the
interests of Tree institutions, we devoutly
inc of Almighty God. Bless the members Of
this body, the homes. the States, the Parts
Of the nation which they represent MAY
the amlfti0n Of patriotism. the wisdom o.
statesmanship, and the right eousness OF Chris
tian consciousness possess every breast and con
troll every action. And may the result OF thu
convention be in harmony with the Will OF Coo
concerning us and be received with joy by tn
people Of the whole land. And grant, Almighty
God. that the coming political campaiPi
may be conducted with that decency, IN
teillgence. pat iotism, and dignity o
temper that becomes a free and intel
Hgent people. Continue Thy mercies Il
Us Ill ~ our coun nv with peace prosperity
and niversal enightenment May neve
deny the faith OF our fathers. Nav we neve
cease to DO n temperate a free, an industrious
q Salpt,ath-k keeping, a God fearing. and Chris
ian people, blessed with the righteousness which
scxal eth nation.
Tho cali for the convention was read by tn
Hon. J. A. Martin, Secretary of the Nationa
Committee.
CT - Natl
Republican Committee called the conventio
60 order i'm its name. He said Chicago wa
known ~ the INVENTION city, It was the fel'
OF Republican victory. Here IL was that tina
Immortal patriot. Abraham Lincoln, was chosen
here the party chose that great chieftain, Gen
Grant; here t. nominated that honor0d sol