The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-28

scribed in large guilt letters the nam
Of Harrison.
Mr.. Porter said in part. when In 1873
Roscoe Conkiing visited Indiana +
take part IN the memorable campaigl
OF that year he was asked on ever
hand, How will New York 60 at tn
! presidential eIectionPo Tell me,
replied the great orator, show Indians
viii 60 In October and then can tel
you how New York will 20 in Noyem
bee." In October Indianais majority
was nearly 1000 for the republican
candidatetor governor and informed thu
country how she would 60, and in No
yember New York and the nation
no longer an October state, yet now, in
1883, as before, in 1880, she
seems largely to hold the key of the
position. She is always regarded as
being close state, but when the re-
publican party Is thoroughly organized
when It has done the preliminary work
of the canvass we'll, and when its spirit
Is kindied to flame Indiana seldom fails
to elect the republican candidates.
She has never been better organized for
a successful republican contest than
new. The preliminary work has never
been more complete and thorough, and
tAA0 AORuOllColn AA1t4bDOD bOCA1 ACNCL ~
have been more highly reused and
eager for the struggle. Give General
Harrison your commission to lead them
and they will Immediately fall into line
and press forward with enthusiastic
confidence to victory. The convention
that lately met at st. Louis disappoint-
ed the democracy of Indiana by refns-
ing to place an Indiana candidate on
their ticket. There is a tide in the
affairs OF parties as well as of men,
which taken at the food leads on to
fortune. The present condition of In
diana Is the republican party's oppOr-
tunity, and why risk shipwreck on any
shadows when the full and welcoming
sea invites your sails. He spoke glow
ingly Of General Harrison's record and
his public record after the conclusion
Of the war and closed by q pleasing
allusion to President Harrison, General
HarTlson's grandfather. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Porter's address, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Brogan, of Tenn, the con-
vention took recess until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A fresh breeze from the lake rem
rum much more endurable this after
noon than it was during the morning
session of the convention. The chair
man carried out his threat of calling
the convention promptly to order and
at o'clock precisely the gavel fell, but
no work was done for some minutes
and the convention waited patiently as
the delegates strolled leisurely in and
the empty seats in the galleries began
to fill up with the early spectators. 1t
was twenty minutes before the con-
vention came into working trim and
then the chairman stated that at the
ffUna tho fnkron GanaTal
Harrison had been presented to the
convention, and he asked If there were
any seconds to the nomination.
Mr.. Terrell, of Texas, was the first
to respond. He declared that Indiana
was the pivotal state of the coming
contest, and that Benjamin H. Harri-
son was the man who could with GER
tainty carry the state for the republic
can party. His voice had been heard
in every political contest for thirty
years. He had demonstrated the high
est qualities Of leadership devoted to
the interests and principles of his par
ty, of unquestionable ability and I'M
firing industry he stood the peer of any
man mentioned for the high Office of
president and would command enthu-
siastic support in every state of
the union. (ApplSuse.) The hand of
destiny had marked General Harrison
as q man to lead the party on to victo-
Mr.. GaIiiger, of New Hampshire,
also seconded the nomination of Gen
eral Harrison.
The first really striking scene in the
convention so far. was precipita-
ted by the mention of the name of
Blaine by Mr.. Gallinger, and at the
close of his speech the galleries and
many of the delegates spraDg to their
feet and shouted for nearly minute,
flags werewaved and the demonstration
finally became really imposing There
was no other second to General Harri-
proceeded to calling the roll of states
and Iowa having been reached Mr..
Hepburn, of that state, amid loud ap-
plauSe assembled the platform and
placed in nomination Senator William
B. Allison. He said:
1t is the laudable ambition of every
member of this convention that to-day
we pursue such course as to deserve
and win success at the end of this
campaign. Is there such course open
to our choicep We remember that we
enter upon this struggle beaten party,
that We were not beaten for want of
numbers, but for want of harmony.
We are strong enough to compel tri-
umph, but it will require the united
efforts of us all to clutch it. Is it pos
sible for US to-day to name a candidate
for whom all republicans will vote? If
we do, we shall succeed; if we fail to
name such one our flag goes down in
defeat before the organized appetite for
spoils and its allies. The candidate of
this convention must be of spotless
character and with an unblemished
political record; he must be man in
whose armor of integrity there is no
flaw or crevasse for the Judgment of
censure or calumny; he must be man
versed in the public business, schooled
in the public service and fitted to the
high Office to which we conSecrate him
by broad experience and observation,
and he must be man of affairs. The
republican party is one of deeds as
well as of doctrines, and results no less
than lofty sentiments. Its just pride
and browning glory Is to be found in a
long record of what it has accomplish
ed. 1t loves liberty and it creates a
free estate; 1t loves mankind and 1T
strikes the shackles from the bond and
makes freemen; it loves equality and 1t
places the ballot in the hands OF the
humble and bids him stand unabashed
by the side of him who is the strongest;
it loves the flag and the union of states
and IL builds names; 1t calls 1t to bring
vast armies and tramples rebellion I'M
der its conquoring feet; it sympathizes
with the struggling poor and it gems
the parties with million happy pros
porous homsteads; it feels the dignity
Of labor and it protects the nations in
dustries and the mill and the factory
and the forge is erected; the children
are schooled and prosperity smiles on
every home; it loves honesty and 1t
pays the nations debt; it is filed with
exalted sons of justice and in mercy
the sword is sheathed; it restores its
prOstrate foe to the high station of
untrammeled citizenship; it is party
of lofty sentiment and it preserves the
national credit, fills the national treas
ury with abundant revenue and gives
the nation almost 1900 900, 600 of cur
rency, the equivalent of gold. 1t is in
deed q party in which enobling senti-
ments abound, but they have followed
by grand achievements as in economy
of Gods fulfillment follows prosper
ity. Have we among our number some
one who in his public service has beer
q contributor to this rehearsal of repub
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