Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-06-21

man. The Black Eagle of Illinois-aas
!! been summoned by the silent messenger
to report to his Old Commander beyond
| the river, but although ='.t"2 a|a. p.
= John A. Logan is Dead in Body,
yet he lires again in the illuminated pages
of his country's most splendid history.
whose union he SO gallantly fought to
preserve. Lives in the blessings of a down
| trodden race, whose freedom he SO man
fully struggled to achieve-Lives in the
future song and story of the hero wor-
shipping world, and along the highway
of our nations glory, side by side with old
John Brown, Abraham Lincoln End
Ulysses S. Grant,
"His Soul Goes Marching On"
That other-that gallant leader-the
chevalier of American politics, glory of
Republicanism and nightmare Of De-
| mocracy-our Henry of Navarre-is
seeking in foreign travel long needed re-
Taxation and rest from the wearisome
| burdens of public life and service. With
| the sublime magnanimity of his incom-
parable greatness, he has denied Us the
pleasure of supporting him in this con-
vention. Desiring above all things
Party Harmony and Success,
he has stepped from the certain ladder
of his own laudable ambition that
someo ther man may climb to power.
AS his true friends we cannot, dare not,
commit the political crime of disobe-
dience to his expressed will. We cannot
place him at the head Of our ticket, but
will make him commandment. chief ut
the head of the forces in the field, where
he will be invincible. And though James
G. Blaine may not be our president, yet
He Remains Our Uncrowned King,
welding the baton of acknowledged
leadership, supreme in the allegiance of
his devoted followers, honored and re-
spected by all honest and loyal men, the
! greatest living American and worthy OBJ
ject of our undying love. s..u .,,. ... -.
But the Republican party is not left
| without great men to place upon its
| ticket. AS we gather here we remember
that another great convention was held
in this city in 1860. We remember how
it was inspired with the wisdom and
courage to select that great man of the
| people, that Moses who led us through
the parted waters Of the sea, past the
| wilderness OF battle, over the Jordan Of
! safety into the promised land. .t!G~
When Douglass, drawing from his
bosom the priceless casket, cast it fer
out into the midst of the oncoring host
and cried out, is'>" III .!,s,' .ia9:s d
LEAD on. Heart of Bruce, We Follow
.--s4 Thee," ,.ss .-.i.s,s- q
and the knights of Scotland, never de-
| feated while following q Bruce, pushed
| forward and won the dav. Let this con-
vention find q Douglass for our Bruce.
| He will take the soul OF our great leader
| into the casket of his love, and with it
lead us on to certain and splendid VIC
| tory.
AS soon as Thurston finished speaking
the band played Marching Through
Georgia." and the audience joined in the
refrain. f''' ~ f.+}~ @&5&EfE .
Hoar, of Michigan, took the floor and
presented to the temporary chairman a
gravel made Of oak from the tree under
which the Republican party was organ
lied ON July &, 1851. He said that "this
convention should begin early to pound
the daylight cut of our .adversaries. /"
Laughter
The question coming up, the chair ruled
that the temporary officers selected by the
national committee are the duly chosen
| ones
Moody, of Dakota, moved that Dakota
be allowed to cast ten votes instead OF
two, and gave the reason for his request.
| The chairman announced that the
national committee recommended that
Dakota be given ten votes and Washing
ton six. ...
Bingham. of Pennsylvania, moved
that the rules of the last convention be
| adopted for use. Carried.
A Kansas delegate offered resolution
of sympathy for Gen. Sheridan. The
resolution was read and carried by
unanimous rising vote. &.-..
A petition from eX-union soldiers re-
questing admission to the convention was
| read. f" 49,.
A south Carolina delegate moved to
suspend the rules and admit the soldiers.
He made an eloquent speech, saying that
the Democratic party is against the SOL
diers.
The subject was referred to the ma
tional committee with request that the
petition be granted.
The roll of states was ordered and
called ON motion to name members OF
committees. ..... 49,.
The call of states was dispensed with
and the names sent direct to the chair
man. ,|
The chair here presented Gen. Ere
mont to the convention. Fremont was
introduced by the chairman of the Ne.
braska delegation. Amid great
cheers he was called the
.tOld Hero" Fremont said he
could rot fail to respond to the splendid
greeting and was pleased to meet great
! men and sons of men with whom he as
soclated in the parrys opening campaign
In 1856 He interested the convention
with "reminiscences for some time and
! when he finished there were calls for
Fred Douglass, who assembled the plat
form and was warmly greeted. Douglass
thanked the audience and said he hoped
this convention would make sucE record
as to put out of power all leaders OF the
Democratic party and Of the Mugwump
party He claimed that the Democratic
party had been faithful to the slave
holding class before and during the
war md IT. hf n haen faithful ever since,