The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05

more than any other southern repr,
sentative to elevate the republica
cause in the south.
The chairman quoted approvingl
the decision of Senator Hoar in tn
last convention, to the effect that, j
the absence of any rule, the method @
tlking the question must rest in th
souEd discretion OF the chair, subjee
of course to the action of the CONVEX
tion, of the people, and every delegat
had an undoubted right to a fire
! expression OF his opinion, an
to have his vote recorded (applause).
The roll call was then proceede
with:
When Virginia was called Gen. Ma
homes name headed the list of Vii
ginia delegates, and when the secre
tary called upon him to record hi
vote, and the little readjuster stood u
to speak, a great yell went up all owe
the house and the colored delegate
waived their hats and handkerchief
Senator Malone announced hi
vote for John r. Lynch
and another boisterous demontrsatiol
was made extending from the rear ol
the platform to the farthermost corne
of the gallery.
When the roll was ended, Genera
Clayton rose in his place. He said:-
Mr.. chairman, when the vote of Ar
kansas was called, was absent from
my seat and my vote was not record
ed. l desire to cast my vote now fo
Mr.. Lynch. [Applausel
The secretary:-the result Of tn,
vote is: John r. Lynch, 431 votes
John r. Lynch has received MAORI
ty of the votes cast. Loud and long
continued applause.
NOTES.-THE vote, the vote
The chair; the whole number of
votes cast is 818 of which Gen. Clay.
ton has 3S7 and J. R. Lynch 431. Jno
r. Lynch has received a majority OF
the votes cast and is hereby declared
the nominee.
General Clayton-"I move to make
the election of J. r. Lynch ununi.
NOUS"
The chair:-"It IS moved by Gen.
Clayton, of Arkansas, that the nomi-
nation of j. r. Lynch, as temporary
chairman OF this convention, be made
unanimous. All in favor of
that motionn will say aye"
Qoud response of "aye'O Contrary,
no"-(with not a single response).
John H. Lynch Is temporary chair
man.
The chair then appointed as COM
mittee to escort Mr.. Lynch to the
platform, Gen. P. Clayton, of Arkan-
sas; Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, and Henry Taft, of South
Carolina.
A scene of the widest confusion en-
sued. Delegates rose in their seats,
cheered, swung their hats and shouted.
The spectators joined in the demon
stration. On motion, the vote was
made unanimous.
The chairman appointed Powell
Clayton, Of Arkansas; II. G. Lodge, of
Massachusetts,; and w. N. Taft. of
South Carolina, committee to escort
Lynch to the chair. AS the commit
tee appeared, the applause was hearty,
and the feeling of disappointment
seemed to disappear. Mr.. Lynch made
a good impression by his quiet and
modest demeanor. The chairman said
he had the honor and great pleasure of
presenting to the convention as its
temporary chairman the Hon. Jno. B.
Lynch, of Mississippi (cheers).
THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE.
The committee on resolutions met
at the Grand Pacific hotel at 8 o'clock
this morning, and elected Maj. VIM
jr., of Ohio, chairman, and
VIM. w. Phelps, of New York, secre-
tary. A subcommittee consisting of
Cabot Lodge, OF Massachusetts,, J. H.
Baker, of Indiana, Geo. r. Peck. of
Maj, w. E. Elan, Of Vir-
ginia, j. M. Bynum, of Mississippi,
Judge Elbert, of Colorado, and Hor-
ace Davis, of Colorado, was appointed,
who, with the chair
man and secretary mentioned
above will prepare platform to be
submitted to the convention, and re-
port to the full committee at o a. m.
tomorrow.
CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.
Lynch, on taking the chair, said:
"Gentlemen Of the convention: l
feel that / ought not to say that 1
thank you for the distinguished honor
that you have conferred upon me; for
I do not. Nevertheless, from the
standpoint that no patriot should fail
to respond to his country's call, and
that no local member of his party
should fail to comply with the de-
mand of his party, yield with reluc-
tance to your decision, and assume
the duties of the position to which
you have assigned me. Every mem
Der of this convention who approached
me on this subject within the last
few hours, knows that this position
was neither expected nor desired by
me. If, therefore, there Is any such
thing as man having honors thrust
upon him, you have an exempli-
fication Of it in this case"
daughter and appluse.) came
tc this convention, not for the
purpose of securing the defeat Of any
man, or the success of any man, but
for the purpose of contributing to the
extent of my vote to make republican
success in November next an assured
fact. (Cheers) l hope and believe
that the assembled wisdom of the re-
publican party of this nation through
its chosen representatives in this hall
sent such candidates before the Amer
ican people as will make that victory
beyond shadow of doubt. So far as
the candidates for the presidential
nomination are concerned, 1 do not
wish any gentleman to feel that my
election by your votes is indicative OF
anything relative to the preference
of any one candidate over another. ]
am prepared, and I hope that every
member Of this convention is pre-
pared. to return to their homes with
an unmistakable determination to
give to the candidates of this conven-
ton a loyal and hearty support-who-
ever they may be. I am satisfied in
my own mind, that when we go be-
fore the people Of this country our &C.
ton will be ratified, because the great
hearts Of the American people will
never consent to have po
litical party gain ascendency
in this government whose CHIEF
chief reliance is on a fraudulent bal
lot and on violence at the polls. Gap.
plause.l I am satisfied that the peo
pie of this country are too loyal even
to allow a man to be inaugurate6
president of the United States, whose
title to the position is brought forth
in fraud. 1 am satisfied that the
American people will ratify our ac
tion, because they will never consent
to have a revenue system for the
government other than thai
one that will not only
raise the necessary revenue
for it's support, but will also be suffi
cient to protect every american citi
zen in his business. (Cheers.) Gen
tlemen, not for myself, but. perhaps
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