Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-22

SeCtiOu OF the United states. lCneefSl.
But John Sherman is something more than
good citizen and a great states
man; something more in the sense that
we want to have something more in the
candidate whom we nominate today. /
am becoming little partial in this mat
ter. want Republican this time. lap
plause. Cries of good. good."l | want
one OF the kind of Republicans we had on
the platform last night. Applause, and
cries of that's right.''] l want man
who is not only Republican from the top
OF his head to the soles of his feet, but
who mas been one all his life. l don't
mean to insinuate anybody is no that,
Cries of ''Oh no. oh MOI but | do want
to impress upon, you that John
has ever been ready, no matter how
much personal disappointment might be
involved, to support the platform and
nominee of convention. He never sulks.
He never strays away with bad company.
Laughter. On the contrary he is always
in line and ready for duty. [Applausel.
Yea. he is always on duty and that too at
there he always delights to be, [applausel
and he Is leader of men, a natural born
Leader. He belongs to family of leaders.
(CheerS, and some one in the audience
called out ''hurrah for Sherman"
but Foraker deprecated any dis
anu prOCcctSul. he IS
brother of that grand old hero and leader,
so dear to every heart, of every
man who wore the blue, who once split
the JEFF Davis wing of the Democratic
party wide open when he marched in tri-
umph from Atlanta to the sea [great en-
thusiasm]. Put your banners into the
hands of John Sherman and let him do
applausel. He will not only carry it to
victory but he will give the country the
benefit OF that victory. (Applausel. Not
in any narrow bigoted sense, not certainly
by resort to such pusilanimous methods
as those known under name and guise
offensive partisanship." Daughter and
applause]. Not either by cowardly assassi-
nation of individual character. [Cries
of good and appiause), method that seems
SO dear to our over righteous mugwump
friends. daughter aad applause) but he
win do it manly and in courageous way
He will uphold and encourage wise and
patriotic policy of protective tariff. (Cries
of Good. good" and cheers. His ambi-
ton policy and affection, if you please, will
be national. Yes, under benevolent guild
ance of his administration the whole south
Will be given opportunity to develop
her resources and build up her
industrial pursuits and under such pro-
visions as those proposed by the Blair bill
educate her children (cheers). Until they
progress In development of wealth and
power, with their sister states in union
(crieS OF good, good'') and then when we
are all absent there will be no rivalres
such as have existed heretofore, but
under the blessing of common prosperity
all this wicked spirit Of sectionalisln
that the present administration has re-
vived [cries of ''Good''l will be overthrow,
and south bound TO north, and every other
section of country in bonds OF prosperity
which are ever stronger than any that can
be forged by constitutional provisions or
legislative enactments all will be started
with US on that march to destiny that is
greater and granGer than any language
can describe. (Applause.) If, therefore,
high personal character, long-tried and
capable craftsmanship, unfaitering and
answering duration to the principles of
Republicanlsm as you have announced
them here, coupled with a guarantee of
success at the poles in November,
to be followed by such mag
indications are concentrations to your
favor then, nominate Jchn Sherman, not
of Ohio, but of the United States. Great
applause. In referring to Thurman Mr.
Foraker said: Zone reason he won't be
popular is, that the combination that
was put on a free trade
platform to march under the banner of that
same old bandana that we knew so well in
war times when il meant only copperhead
loyalty, and which now means only Brit
ish free trade Cries of good, good" and
cheers. When Mr.. Foraker concluded
his address scene OF wild enthusiast en-
sued. The cheering continued for over ten
minutes and the demonstration ecllpsed
any thus far at the convention.
Sherman's nomination wasalso seconded
by Mr.. Arson, of North Carolina, and by
John W. Langston, of Virginia.
Mr.. Smith, of Pennsylvania, presented
the name Of Mayor Filter, of Phila-
delphia.
Senator Spooner made an eloquent
speech presenting Governor Rusk, OF Wis
consin, but there was no second.
The call of states having been COM
pleted, the convention then at 7:20 p M,
on motion of Mr.. Miller, of New York,
adjourned until II o'clock tomorrow.