Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-30

drew Johnson of his state Il southerner |
who had stood stanchly by the Union
cause during the war and was excep |
tionally bitter In his denunciations of |
the secessionists. Johnson was NOM
mated on the first ballot.
The 1868 convention returned to The
early love, Chicago. May % was the
opening date. Crosby Opera House
was the place. The temporary chair
man was Carl SchurZ that remarka BILE
German American who had become a
major general in the Federal army dur
ing the war. General John a. Logan
of Illinois placed General Grant in
nomination. The general was nomi
mated unanimously, the cheering last
| ing half an hour. No other candidate
| was considered. For vice president ex-
| Senator Henry S. Lane of Indiana
placed before the convention the name
of Schuyler Colfax of his state. speak
er of the national house of representa-
tives, who received the nomination.
| At the convention CT 1872, held in
Philadelphia, President Grant again
received unanimous nomination. An
| effort was made to renominate Vice
President Colfax, but Senator Henry
Wilson of Massachusetts was declared
| the nominee.
| Cincinnati entertained the convention
| of 1876. Theodore NJ. Pomeroy of New
York presided temporarily, yielding the
| gavel to Edward Mcpherson of Penn
| sylvania, permanent chairman. The
/ Exposition building was the scene of
the gathering. The convention met
June a. Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio
was the nominee for president, and
William A. Wheeler of New York was
named for vice president. The Demo
Gratis nominated Samuel ]. Tilden of
| New York and Thomas A. Hendricks
of Indiana. So close was the election
that the famous electoral commission
of fifteen men was created to deter
mine the issue The commission de-
clared the election of Hayes and
Wheeler by majority of one electoral
vote. In the convention James G.
Blaine of Maine was prominent can
didate. being placed before the house
by Colonel Robert G. fngersoll of Illi-
nois, who made on that occasion the
celebrated "Plumed Knight" speech.
In referring to speech of Blaine's in
the house of representatives Colonel
Ingersoll said, Like an armed war
rior, like a plumed knight, James G..
Blaine marched down the halls of the
American congress and threw his shin
ing lance full and fair against the bra
I Of 6af Of la
country and maligner of its honor"
In 1880 the Republicans met in Chi
cago, in the Exposition building, de-
scribed by one correspondent as lone
of the most splendid barns that We're
ever constructed" Ex-President Grant,
who had been out of Office one term,
was made the issue of this convention.
A strong following proposed to make
him again the candidate, but the OPP
ponents of third term We're still
stronger.
Roscoe Conkling of New York placed
Grant. in nomination. Conkling was
described by one who saw him in this
convention as man who has the
physique of gladiator and the man
ner of a man who would enjoy being
q king" Garfield nominated John
Sherman of Ohio. James F. Joy of
Michigan made the nominating speech
for Blaine, calling him James II. in
stead of James G. Nevertheless there
was half an hours cheering for thu
'Plumed Knight" Colonel Ingersoll
on the platform, snatched shawl from
a lady's shoulders and joined il
the enthusiasm. A deadlock between
Grant and Blaine resulted in the nomi
nation of q dark horse, Garfield. Fol-
I vice president Chester Alan Arthur Of
New York was nominated.
: In the convention of 1884 at Chicag,
] appeared as delegate from New yerl
: a young man of twenty-six years VIII,
was destined to become a foremost fi2
|. ure in Republican councils. His nam,
q was Theodore Roosevelt He came ii
i. wearing straw hat and looking boy
d ish, according to one of the New Yorl
t newspaper correspondents, who thu
r described him further: ssTheodor
' Roosevelt, sitting by George William
e Curtis, also made a speech, showing
/ himself for the first time to the west
It ern people and being somewhat cheereC
II His square head, matted with short
dry sandy hair, and his eyeglasses an
# nervously forcible gestures were n
II marked
/ Young Mr.. Roosevelt's speech was /