The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-01

his seat with the Kentucky. delegation.
he, in . very impressive speech. de-
elined the nomination. He said he
believed he would be worth I'VE hundred times
as much a. IN ~agitator than IS a candidate for
Vice president. His maiI reason for declining,
however. was his poor health His daughter had
kissed him when be left homo and begged him
not TO accept the domination, and he could not
Hc started to present the name OF Sam Small,
but stopped short. saying there was only one
reason why he did not; that was because he had
all along been in favor of one man, and that was
John A. BROOKS, of Missouri
Professor Hopkins, of New York, moved that
Mr.. Bains name be Withdrawn. but Sam Small
protested. He said IL General Fisk was pres
emit be would want to withdraw his name for
the same reason that Mr.. Balm had stated. 1t
was always the best men who were overworked.
but they had to be pressed forward. Mr.. Balm
made q second appeal for the dropping OF his
name. on account of his health, saying he had
fallen twice within the last thirty days. His
declination was then accepted.
The call OF the States was resumed. and when
Missouri was reached, Geo. G. Christian. of Chi
cago, put John A. Brooks. Of Kansas City. in
nomination. man who he said had back Of
him q constituency seven hundred thousand
strong. The nominations were completed by
MIR. Bennett, of Kansas, nominating Sam Small
OF GEORGIA, and Mr.. Cranfll, OF Texas, naming
Z. l.. Dahoney: OF that State Mr.. Small with
drew. He eaid his position was such that he
must Dc excused IRON Del0R n CduQfodt0 nc leu
that he could serve the party moro faithfully
by helping TO pull the chariot. As the call OF
the States proceeded they nearly all seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Brooks with eulogistio
speeches. When the roll had been completed
Tanner withdrew in favor of Brooks. and MIR.
Cranfll withdrew the name of Mr.. Dshoney.
There were q series OF motions to make Mr..
Brooks nomination unanimous, and 1t was done
by . rising vote.
Amid great enthusiasm Mr.. Brooks made his
81 Sk> III a. a nofhop haorzy
man. about ffty-fve years of age, with full
beard, and hair just beginning to turn gray. BE
Is an intellectual-looking man and a forcible
speaker. He said:
wish it were in my power to express my feelings
at this time in the presence of the greatest convoca.
ton ever met on the continent, in the presence of
that party which has this day put forward the most
extraordinary document the world ever saw You
Christian man, adevoted supporter of the great causs in
which we are engaged. No one 10 moro honored at
this convention than / am save that one man alone.
/ would rather stand on the platform we do without
the faintest hope of election than be nominated by
both the old parties together. ! want to emphasize
this grand motto that hangs over me--the grandest
in slavery and it wasn't strange that / was associated
with the South in all my sympathies- When the
war closed and / had time to look around / remem.
bered that no murderer can enter the kingdom OF
heaven, and that he that hateth his brother is a muir
derer. I hated ali you fellows up North as much rs
any one could. but / thought that wanted TO pass
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tired from my heart.
L remember standing in Boston one day, at the
base of . bronze statue. at the foot of which was 9
slave. with manacles broken. My mind was carried
back into the past. back into the days OF slavery. ]
saw the agitation over that subject. the speck of 9
with its whistling bullet and ~shrieking shell. and, as
looked into that face of Lincoln, I said, on that gres.
question of slavery, he was right and l was wrong
lGreat cheering Those were sad memories. We were
whipped. Sam Small says not whipped, but that we
wore ourselves out trying to whip you, but no matter
how we put il, we went back loyal TO the Union re
man in his dotags. like JEFF Davis, and an old comrads
get out an old battle-fag and weep over it, and tall
about the memories it suggests, you people up North
must not think the South is in rebellion again. Let
the South shed q tear as it thinks of the memories Of
the past, but in Gods name let sectionalism die.
Mr.. Brooks spoke briefly of the other parties
charging them with being without a principle
country. He said that the tariff was no issue a.
all and that prohibition only was sbe question o.
the hour. In conclusion he thanked the con
vention for the honor conferred upon him an(
said he would lay his life on the altar to see thu
great work 60 forward.
After Brooks's adieu. Miss Frances E
Willard. arising to a question OF privileges
moved to have the widow Of John B. Fincl
made an honorary delegate to the convention
which was done. Mrs. Finch responded feel
secretary were thanked for their services
and the following committee was ap
pointed by chairman st. John Il
officially inform the nominees Of Their
selection: Samuel Dukes. Michigan; Jude
| Crews, New York; Jacob Stevens, Pennsylvania
Frances E.. Willard. Illinois; Sam Small, Geor
gia; j. T.. Tanner, Georgia; j. Cranfll, Tex
az; G. Huffman, New Jersey; r. Richmond, Wis
eonsin; ]. n. Roberts. Massachusetts,.
A large number of complimentary resolution
were passed; America" and the doxology wer
sung, and the convention was adjourned sin
die with prayer bv Rev. Sam Small.