Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1884 — NATIONAL REPUBLICANS. [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL REPUBLICANS.

Eighth Quadrennial Convention at Chicago. Blaine Nominated lor President on the Fourth Ballot. Second Place <3 Iren to Senator Logan l»y General Consent. Meeting of the National Committee. At a meeting of the Republican National Committee, in Chicago, June 3, for the purpose of arranging preliminary matters, deciding contests, etc., nominations for Temporary Chairman of the convention being in order, the fol-lowing-named gentlemen were proposed for the position: Hone. George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts: Powell Clayton, of Arkansas: 80-well G. Horr, of M chigan; and Galusba A. Grow, of Pennsylvania. A vote was taken, and the result was: Clayton, 27; Hoar, 13; Grow, 2; Horr, 2. Whereupon Mr. Clayton was declared the unanimous choice, and mat gentleman accepted m a speech as follows: "Gentlemen of the Committee: I deem it proper to return thanks tor the honor you have conferred upon me, not as being rendered to me personally, but to the section which lin part represent. I also accent it with pleasure as having no significance whatever as to its beariug udou the nomination qf a candidate for President In fulfilling the functions of the offic?, if there bo any mistake, they will, gent-lemon, let me assure you, be of the head, and not of the heart." FIRST DAY. Twelve o’clock noon of June 3 was the hour set for the opening of the Eighth National Republican Convention at the Exposition Building, Chicago, but groups of people began to gather about the entrance to the hall before 10, clamoring for admission. Fully half of the early arrivals were ladies, and it goes without saying that they were handsomely costumed. Prominent among the notables present were Gen. R. J, Oglesby, Gen. Schofield, Carl Scliurz, Frederick Douglass, and Elihn B. tVashbume. “In evend-hing that goes to make an occasion memorable.’says an eye-witness,“tbe assemblage fell far short of that witness* d on the same spot four years ago. Therepresentatives of the same people and principles' were gathered from all parts of tnis meat republic, but they were different representatives. The galleries of the grand auditorium weife fil ed with an earnest, interested, expectant multitude, but it was not su charged wit i the intense excitement which then, time after time, sent billows of applause thunde mg though the building. The walls were liung with flags, the v rious shields of th • States, and the portraits of Washington and Lincoln. Upon the floor were seated 820 delegates and as many more alternates, hailing . from every State and in the Union. Over 6,0- o spectators, including many gayly attired ladies, watched the proceedings. A thousand distinguished guests occupied the seats lately filled by the May festival chorus. A thousand busy newspaper editors, correspondents, and reporters wtre there to picture the scene and relate its incidents to the world. Bat the great men of the nation—the men whose names are household words, the men whose presence Was the signal for excitement, whose verbal comba sin 1830 had caused those rafters to ring, with, the cheers and Opunter-checrs of en«ushP:t!lrffertfsans—they were not there. In toeir stead was a serious, intelligent, independtafrbody pi local leaders. Looking out over the sea or heads from the press platform, the /“contcriptnous curl and intellectual front ofct Recede Conkling was missing from the Read or llie -New York delegation. So, too, his lieutenant*. Chester A. Arthur, Kjdwards Pierrepont. George H. Sharpe, and Alonso B. Cornell In 1880 Ohio bad a famous tion led by exGov. Dennison, James A. Ga flgld, Gov. Foster, and Benjamin Bu tonvorth. Penn -yl van'a had such leaders as Don PamerontJohn Cessna, and James A. Beaver. Sldphop lfcj-Dprsey was in the convention from ArkbasastCreed Havmond and Frank M. Pixlev, traHL CSttfainm; John A, Logan, Emery A. Storm* Sc® Green Ji. Rahm, from Illinois; IL C. Wannouth. tcom Louisiana.; Eugene Hale and WilUapu pKyt,. from Main?; George S. Eontwell, from Massachusetts; James F. Joy and Omar D. Conger* irpni Michigan; W. E. Chancier. from" Npw Hampshire, and Phiietus Sawyer and J. M. Jtush, from Wisconsin. These m< n wete notable figures In a remarkable gatherinjraf- Republicans. Their places are fill'd in the present convention by men who for the most part h *ve reputations vet toachieve, George William Curtis, the scholarly editor and orator, occupies the position of Chairman of the New York delegation, and promises to make his English side whiskers and gray bead familiar to the convention before it closes its work. A few seats from him in the same row appears Theodore Roosevelt, the collegian reformer of New York. He Uralmoata boy In years, tout he has already leffjl Noteworthy record on the leg slation of his State. As seen In the convention he Is not an eloquent speaker, but makwrhis points by the directness and earnestness of his lang tage. He has a strong under-Jaw.' which betokens tenacity of purpose. Not tor from the relative position to the chair froraVwhiclvtUa, late President Garfield made his ineffectiur protest against the use of his name Henry Cabot Lodge rose to declare tho convention s independence of the National Committee; Lodire has the Read of a fighter, upon which the .hatf{curls fn crisp obstinacy. Gen. Butler has occasion to know that this is a hard head to bjjtt against, for it led the great fight aga nst him JastJak” The following members oKihe United States Senate were present* among jhe delegates and on the main stage: Messrs. Aldrich, Blair, Hoar, Platt, Miller, of New York; Mider, of California; Sewell, Mahone, Harrison, Cullom, Sabin, Plumb,. Manderson, Bowen, JDolph. and Jones of Neyatto.

Among the Representatives in Congress forra>ing part of the fitate.'rteiegatwns and among the ■Observers of the scrtfitr,!t«ere Messrs. Boutelle, Hilliken, Dingley. off-Maine; Stewart, of Vermont; Rice, of Massachusetts; Skinner, Burleigh, Wadsworth, of NeVYork; William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey; Rayne, Bingham, of Pennsylvania; Hatton,' ofioMaryland; Libby, of Virginia: O'JSara. •< of North Caiolina; Smalls, of Soiitth ‘’Carolina; JelTords, ot» Mississippi; Kellogg, df Louisiana; Houk and Pettibone, of Tennessee;,Qchflfree, of Texas; McKinley, Robinson.-and Hart, of Ohio; Calkins, Browne, Peele and Steele,of Indiana; Thomas, Davis, and Adams, of Illinois; Washburn, of Minnesota: Horr, of Michigan; Anderson and Morrill, of Kansas; ;and Valentine, of Nebraska, At 11:26 Senator Sabin, ■ Chairman of the National Committee, called the convention to «rd»r, and prayer'was offered by the Rev. Mr. Bristol, as follows;

“Let us pray: “God of our fathers! We adore and worship Thee, and to Thee, by whose grace and providence we are what we are as a nation, we would lift our hearts in devout thanksgiving and everlasting praise. We thank Thee for our glorious national heritage; for this magnificent land ■of wealthy hills and fertile plains, and for Hie laws and institutions which make it a land of progress and of liberty. We thank Thee for <rar Christian sires, lovers of freedom and of God—men of conscience and integrity—whose names have jeweled history and the memory at whose deeds is an inspiration to heroism and patriotic pride. We tuauk Thee for Plymouth Rock, for Ytrktown, for Appomattox—footsteps to mark the ,j>rogress of righteousness and the higher law. We thank thee for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Emancipation Proclamation—our blood-bought barters of faeedom. We thank Thee for the Republican party, and for Its splendid history, and its still more splendid possibility. And now, as this great convention enters on a work which will involve the most precions interests at 60,000,000 of people and (in a large sense) the Interests of lree institutions, we devoutly and most earnestly supplicate the blessing of Almighty God. Bless the members of this body, the homes, the States, the parts Of the nation which they represent. May the ambition of patriotism, the wisdom of statesmanship, and the righteousness of Christian consciousness possess every breast and control every action. And may the result of this <jon vent lon be in harmony with the will of God concerning us and be received with joy by the We of the whole land. And grant. Almighty that the coming political campaign may be oonducted with that decency, intelligence, patriotism, and dignity of tamper that becomes a free and Intelligent people. Continue Thy mercies to os. Bless our conn ry with peace prosperity, and universal enlightenment. May we never deny the faith of our fathers. May we never «ease to be a temperate, a free, an industrious, a Babtiath-keeping, a God-fearing, and a Christen people, blessed with the righteousness which “exal etb a nation. 1 " The call for the convention was read by the Bon. J. A. Martin, Secretary of the National Chairman Sabin, on behalf of the National Republican Committee, called the convention to order in Ha name. He said Chicago was tami ss the c nvention city. It was the field gjtopeblknn victory it waa that that

i dier, that great statesman, that represent- ] ative citizen, James A. Garfield, i Every action of the party on this historic ground | had been followed by victory- Having succeeded against its opponents on all former occasions, it was about to pnt its house in order for arotber conflict. As a consequence of the vote adopted by the last convention the present body was largely made up of men instructed by their own constituents, and it was therefore to be hoped that the voice of the people would be largely pui-sant in its deli beration*. He closed v Ith an expression of the hope for victory, and proposed for Temporary Chairman the Hon. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas. When the Chairman had concluded and mentioned the name of Powell Clayton, Mr. H. C. Lodge, of Massachusetts, rose and proposed the name of John R. Lynch, of Mississippi. He said they recognized the claim of the Sonth, and therefore he had proposed this second name as one acceptable to the Republican convention. Silas B. Dutcher, of New York, seconded the nomination of Mr. Lynch. At this point considerable debate ensued, par- ! ticipated izi by Messrs. George William Curtis of New York, Horr of Michigan, Roosevelt of New York, Stewart of Pennsylvania, and others. the speakers, while counseling harmony and deprecating any factional Issues, urging the : claims of Clayton and Lynch, respectively. The Chairman quoted approvingly the de- I cision of Senator Hoar, In the last convention, to the effect that, in the absence of any rule, the method of taking the question must rest in the sound discretion of the Chair (subject, of course, to the action of the convention). This was emphatically (he said) a convention of the people, and every delegate bad an nudoubted right to a frre expression of h:s opinion, and to have his vote record' d.

A call of the roll was then had, and the votes of the delegates from each State recorded amid a great deal of confusion and applause. The Chairman announced the whole number of votes cast to have been 818, of which Lynch receecived 431 and Clayton 387. Mr. Clayton moved to make Lynch’s election unanimous, which was carried by acclamation, and a committee was appointed to conduct him to the chair. Mr. Lvnch was then introduced by Mr. Sabin as Temporary Chairman. John R. Lynch is a man of small stature, with rather light cc mplexion, and wears a mustache and goatee. On mounting the stand he was greeted with tremendous applause In a strong voice, and with perfect self-possession he said he did not thank the convention for the honor conferred upon him, because he regarded it merely as an honor to the Southern Republicans, and not to him. He came to the convent on not so much for the purpose of securing the defeat or success of any man, but to consider the best way of making the principles of the party successful next November. He believed that the convention would so shape its policy as to present a candidate who would insure victory beyond doubt. He did not wish any man to feel that his election was indicative of anyth ng relative to the preference of any one candidate over another. He was prepared to give candidates a loyal and hearty support. He was sa isfied that when the Republicans went before the people their action would be ratified. He believed the people would not let any exponent of Democratic principles be elected. After the delegations had named their Vice Presidents. Secretaries, and committees the convention adjourned to 11 o’clock on Wednesday morning.

SECOAD RAY. Morning Session. The convention had a brief, but for a while an exciting, session. Chairman Lynch mounted the platform at u o'clock, smiling and looking neat and natty in a standing collar, black tie, and a blackish-blue suit. The delegates had not ell seated themselves when at 11:20 he brought his heavy gavel down upon the mahoganytopped table. A large basket of handsome flowers rested on the table's edge. They were roses, calia lilies, and petunias on a bed of smilax. The crowd upon the stage was as great as on the previous day, but the distinguished guests were not the same, showing that the tickets are fairly distributed. Elihu B. W’ashburne was a prominent figure on the stage. Tte seats In the rear of the hall occupied by guests were not quite filled. The hall presented a more gala appearance. Additional flags were put above the building! There was also more animation and free om than on the opening day. Having brought his implement of authority down upon the table with three loud raps. Chairman Lynch announced that prayer would be said by the Rev. John H. Barrows, of Chicago. Mr. Barrows gave thanks to God for blessing* received, and invoked the Divine kindness in the interest of unity and harmony. He prayed that, when the conven ion adjourned, it present to the suffrages of the people, for the highest gift in the nation, a name worthy to succeed to the chair of Washington, and a man who combined wisdom, honesty, and nobility of character With a pure record and a Christian spirit.

James A. Gary, of Maryland presented a memorial from the American State Temperance Alliance embodying a resolution from the Maryland State Temperance Alliance appealing to the convention to nominate candidates who would use their influence toward the suppression of the liquor traffic, which was read and referred. Senator Plumb, of Kansas, offered a resolution that American land should belong alone to those willing to assume the .duties of American citizenship. George W. Massey, of Delaware, submitted a resolution that, whereas, the extension of the term of office of the President from four to six years was a matter worthy of consideration, it be referred to the Committee on Resolutions, and it was so ordered. Mr. Hawkins, of Tennessee, offered a resolution that it was the sense of the convention that every delegate present support the nominee, and that no man should hold a seat who did not come prepared to do so; which caused an excited debate, during which Mr. Knight, of California, in advocating the resolution, alluded to certain whispers in the air, and particularly to the editorial declaration of one of the great metropolitan journals, as a reason why the resolution should be adopted. Mr. Curtis, of New York, warmly opposed the resolution, and referred in the course of his remarks to tne action of the convention which nominated Mr. Lincoln twenty-four years ago, when a similar resolution was introduced and voted down. He also reminded the convention of what was said and done four years ago when Mr. Campbell, of West Virginia, declared that he was a Republican who carried his sovereignty under his own hat, and when (under the lead of Garfieldl the gentleman who presented a similar resolution was induced to withdraw it. He therefore asked this convention to assume that every delegate was an honest and honorable man. He characterized the resolution as one which was unworthy to be ratified by a body of free men.

The chair decided that, as far as possible, the rules of the House of Representatives would be followed, allowing alternate speeches for and agains . This ruling was in re- ponse to appeals for recognition from two delegates at once, the Chair deciding in favor of the man who wanted to speak for the resolution. Senator Dolph, of Oregon, moved to lay the resolution on the table. Mr. Hawkins said that, as his resolution had developed so much opposition, he would withdraw it. Ex-Senator John B. Henderson, of Missouri, was presented by the Committee on Organization and elected Permanent Chairman almost unanimously. Upon assuming the chair, Gen. Henderson addressed the convention as follows :

Gentlemen of the Convention; We have assembled to survey the past history of the party; to rejoice as we may because of the good it has done; to correct its errors, if errors there be, to discover if possible the wants of the present, and with patriotic firmness provide for the future. Our past history is the Union preserved; slavery abolished, and its former victims equally | and honorably by our sides in this convention; ! the public faith maintained unbounded credit at home and abroad, a currency convertible into I coin, and the pulses of industry throbbing with j renewed health and vigor in every section of a prosperous aud peaceful country. These are the fruits of triumphs over adverse policies gained in the military and civil conflicts of the last twenty-four years. Out of these conflicts has come a race of heroes and statesmen, challenging confidence and love at home, respect and admiration abroad; and now, when we come to select a standard-bearer for the approaching conflict, our chief embarrassment is not in the want, but in the abundance, of Presidential material. New Yo k has her tried and true statesman, upon whose administration the fierce and even unfriendly light of public scrutiny has been turned, and the universal verdict is: ‘"Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” "Vermont has her great statesman, whose mind is as clear as the crystal springs of his native State, and whose virtue is as firm as its granite hills. Ohio can come with a name whose history is the history of the Republican par: y itself. Illinois can come with one who never failed in the disch rge of public duty, whether in council ohamber or on field of battle. Maine has hor honored favorite, whose splendid abilities and personal qn lities have endeared him to the hearts of his friends, and the brilliancy of whoso genius challenges the admiratlc n of uIL Connecticut and Indiana nuty come with names scarcely less illustrious than these. And now, in conclusion, if, because of personal disagreements or the emergencies of the occasion another name is sought, there yet remains the grand old hero of Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta. When patriotism calls he cannot, if he would, be silent, but, grasping that banner, to him so dear, which he has alrea ly borne in triumph, he will march to a civic victory no leas renowned than those of war. I thank von, gen' lemen, for thia distinguished mark of your confidence.

The mention of Arthur's name provoked immense a pi arise, which was so long continued that Gen. Henderson had to wait for it to subside. The reference to Edmunds and Sherman also evoked applanse. At the allusion to Blaine a storm of applanse broke ont on the floor and the galleries. Men stood np, and, waving their hats and handkerchiefs, cheered again and again. The women also took partin the demonstration, and waved their fans and handkerchiefs. After the first storm of applanse hat worn itself ont it was again renewed and once again. 11 was five minutes before Gen. Henderson could continue his speech. Charles W. CUs bee, of Michigan, was selected as principal Secretary. The Secretary then read a letter from A. H. Andrews <fc Co., of Chicago, presenting a gavel to the Chairman, which had bee>. made from pieces of wood from every State and Territory in the Union, including Alaska, the handle of which was ma ie from the old Charter Oak tree in Connecticut, which was accepted with thanks. Mr. Stebbins, of Arizona, presented a resolution to the effect that the appointment of Territorial officers by the President of the United States should be from actual residents in such Territories, and a delegate from California presented a resolution to the effect that tbe Commissioner of Agriculture should be a Cabinet officer, which, with a resolution on woman suffrage, were referred to the appropriate committee, and at 12:30 o’clock the convention adjourned until 7 in the evening. Evening Session, The evening session proved to be brief and uninteresting. The Committee on Credentials was not prepared to report, therefore no business of importance could be done, and an early ad journment was taken until 10 next morning. The only incident of tUp evening was an attempt by Mr. Matthews, of Illinois, to secure the issue of 500 additional tickets to the convention, to be distributed to army veterans. Tbe resolution having this in view was lost by a large majority, tick jts having alreadv been issued for all the seats in the hall. Just as the convention was about to adjourn, a number of delegates srose and shonted for Ingersoll. It became apparent, however, ttiat Ingeruoll was not in the hall, and the shouts were changed to Oglesby. The convention adjourned.

Gen. Sherman Declines. A rumor that Gen. W. T. Sherman had refused to allow his name to be used as a possible candidate has been confirmed by the receipt of the following telegram: St. Louis, June L Gen. J. B. Henderson, Chicago: I answered by mail last night. Please decline any nomination tor me in language strong but courteous. \V. T. S. This declination was brought about in the following manner: Ten members of the Wisconsin delegation called upon Gen. Henderson and avowed their willingness to transfer their support to Gen. Sherman on condition that he acj cept the nomination. Gen. Henderson, who is an intimate friend and neighbor of Gen. Sherman, rotiiied him of the Wisconsin delegation’s wishes, and also added that the feeling in the General’s favor was increasing. The answer came as above given. Gen. Sherman was Interviewed at his residence, and. referring to his candidacy. Bald: “I sent no telegram to Chicago, but three days ago I mailed a letter to Gen. Henderson. He telegraphed me last night and I presume my letter just reached him to-day. and I am glad it has got there.” "You would not accept a unanimous nomination?” “No." "Why?” “I have plenty of reasons, but shall keep them to myself.”

THIRD DAY. The convention heard reports of committees, appointed a national committee, and listened to eloquent speeches in the naming of the several candidates for the Presidency. The platform adopted Is as follows: Republicans of the United States, in National Convention assembled, renew their allegiance to the principles ui>on which they have triumphed in six successive Presidential elections, and congratulate the American people on the attainment of so many results in legislation and administration by which the Republican party has, after saving the Union, done so much to render its institutions just, equal, and beneficient, the safeguard of liberty, and the embodiment of the best thought and highest purposes of our citizens. The Republican party has gained its strength by quick and faithful response to the demands of the people for the freedom and equality of all men, lor a united nation assuring the rights of all citizens, for the elevation of labor, for an honest currency, lor } urity in legislation, and for integrity and accountability in all departments of the Government; and it accepts anew the duty of leading in the work of progress and reform. We lament the death of President Garfield, whose sound statesmanship, long conspicuous in Congress, cave promise of a strong and successful administration—a promise fully realized during the short period of his office as President of the United States—and his distinguished success in w; r and peace have endeared him to the hearts of the American people. Ip the administration of President Arthur we recognize a wise, conservative, and patriotic policy, under which the country has been blessed with remarkable prosperity, and we believe his eminent services are entitled to, and will receive, the hearty approval of every citizen. It is tlie first duty of a good government to protect the rights and promote tte interests of its own people. The largest diversity of industry is most productive of general prosperity and of the comfort and independence of the people. We therefore demand that the imposition of duties on foreign imports shall be made not “for revenue only,” but that, in raifting the requisite revenues for the Government, such duties shall be so levied as to afford security to our diversified industries and protection to the rights and wages of the laborer, to the end that active and Intelligent labor, as well as capital, mav have its just award, and the laboring man his fuU sharo in the national prosperity.

Against the so-called economic system of the Democratic party, which would degrade our labor to the foreign standard, we enter our earnest pretest. The Democratic party had failed completely to relieve the people of the burden of unnecessary taxation by a wise reduction of the surplus. The Republican party pledges itself to correct the inequalities of the tariff, and to reduce the surplus, not by the vicious and indiscriminate process of horizontal reduction, but by such methods as will relieve the taxpayer without injuring the labor or the great productive interests of the country. We recognize the importance of sheep husbandry in the United States, the serious depression which It is now experiencing, and the danger threatening its future prosperity, and we, therefore, respect the demands of the representatives of this important agricultural interest for a readjustment of the duty upon foreign wool, in order that such industry shall have full and adequate protection. We have always recommended the best money known to the civilized world, and we urge that efforts should be made to unite all commercial nations in the establishment of an international standard which shall fix for all the relative value of gold and silver coinage.

The regulation of commerce with foreign nations and between the States is Qne of the most important prerogatives of the General Government, and the Republican party distinctly announces its purpose to support such legislation as will fully and efficiently carry out the constitutional power of Congress over interstate commerce. The principle of the public regulation of railway corporations is a wise and salutary one for the protection of all classes of people, and we favor legislation that shall prevent unjust discrimination and excessive charges for transportation, aud that shall secure to the people and the railways alike the fair and equal protection of the laws. We lavor the establishment of a National Bureau of Labor, the enforcement of the eight-hour law, a wise and judicious system of general education by adequate appropriation from the national revenue, wherever rhe same is needed. We believe that ever \ where the protection to a citizen of American birth most be secured to citizens by American adoption, and we favor the settlement of national differences by international arbitration. The Republican party, having its birth in a hatred of slave labor and a desire that all men may be truly free and equal, is unalterably opposed to placing our workingmen in competition with any form of servile labor whether at home or abroad. In this spirit we denounce the importation of contract labor, whether irom Europe or Asia, as an offense against the spirit of American institutions, and we pledge ourselves to sustain the present law restricting Chinese immigration, and to provide such further legislation as is necessary to carry out its purpose. Reform of the civil service, anspiclonsly begun under Republican administration, should he completed by the further extension of the reformed system already established by law, to all the grades of the service to whioh it is applicable. The spirit and purpose of the reform should be observed in a 1 executive appointments. and all laws at variance with the objects of existing reformed legislation should be repealen, to the end that the dangers to free lnstitntlons which lnrk in the power of official patronage may he wisely and effectively avoid“d. The public lands are a heritage of the people Of the United States, and should b™ reserved os far as possible for small holdings by actual settlers. We are opposed to the acquisition of large trmots of these lands by o n poratinns or individuals, especially where such holdings are in

' the bands of non-resident aliens, and we will endeavor to obtain suck legislation a* will tend to correct this evil. We demand of Congress the speedy forieiture of ail land grants which have lapsed by reason of non-compliance with acts of incorporation, in all cases where there has been no attempt in good frith to perform the conditions of such grants. The grateful thanks of the American people are dne to the Union soldiers and sailors of the late war, and the Republican party stands > pledged to suitable pensions for all who were j disabled, and for the widows and orphans of ! those who died in the war. The Republican party also pledges itself to the repeal of the , limitation contained in the act of 1879, so that ! all Invalid soldiers shaU share alike, ami their pensions begin with the date of disability or discharge, and not with the date of the application. The Republican party favors a policy which shall keep ns from entangling alliances with foreign nations, snd which gives us the right to expect that foreign nations shall refrain'from meddling in American affairs—the policy which seeks peace and trade with all powers, bnt especially with those of the Western Hemisphere We demand the restoration of our navy to its old-time strength and efficiency, that it may in any sea protect the rights of American citizens and the interests of American commerce; and we call upon Congress to remove the hardens under which American shirping has been deSressed, so that it may again be true that we ave a commerce which leaves no sea unexplored and a navy which takes no law from superior force. Resolved, That appointments by the President to offices in the Territories should be made from the bona fide citizens and residents of the Territories wherein they are to serve. Resolved , That it is the duty of Cong ress to enact such laws as shaU promptly and effectually suppress the system of polygamy within onr territory, and divorce the political from the ecclesiastical power of the so-called Mormon Church; and that the law so enacted should be rigidly entorced by the civil authorities, if possible, and by the military If need be. Tbe people of the United States, in their organized capacity, constitute a nation and not a mere confederacy of States. The National Government is supreme within the sphere of its national duty,but the States have reserved rights which should be faithfully maintained; each should be guarded with jealons care, so that the harmony of our system of government may be preserved, and the Union kept inviolate’ The perpetuity of our institutions rests upon the maintenance of a lree ballot, an honest count, and correct returns. We denounce the fraud and violent e practiced by the Democracv in Southern States, by which the will of the voter is defeated, as dangerous to the preservation of free institutions, and we solemnly arraign the Democratic party as being the guilty recipient of the fruits of such fraud and violence. We extend to the Republicans of the South, regardless of their former party affiliations, onr cordial sympathy, and pledge to them our most earnest efforts to promote the passage of such legislation as will secure to every citizen, of whatever race or color, the full and complete recognition, possession, and exercise of all civil and political rights.

FOURTH HAY. In the Morning. Chairman Henderson rapoed several times before he restored order. He announced the Rev. Dr. Scudder, of Chicago, who offered prayer. Dr. Scudder thanked God for the present advancement of the country among the na ions of the earth. He gave thanks so - abundant frui.s. Christian faith, and educational privileg s, and asked for the benediction upon the convention. He hoped all done here would be done with the fear ot God, and that the right man would be sleeted by this convention. At the conclusion of the prayer the Chairman directed that ihe States not yet called be called for members ot the National Committee. The roll was called, and the new National Committee announced as follows, the blanks indicating the States that have not yet agreed: Alabama—William Youngblood. Arkansas—Powell Clayton. California —Horace Davis. Colorado —W. B. Chapin. Connecticut—Samuel Fessenden. Delaware —Daniel J. Leighton. District of Columbia . Georgia—James B. Deveare. Florida—Jesse D. Cole. Illinois—David T. Littler. Indiana—John C. New. lowa—J. S. Clarkson. Kansas—Col. John A. Martin. \ Kentucky—J. Z. Moore. Louisiana Maine—J. Manchester Haden. Maryland—J. A. Gary Massachusetts —W. W. Crapo. Michigan—Joan B. Sanborn. Minnesota—M. J. Morton. Mississippi—J. R. Lynch. Missouri—Robert T. Van Horn. Nebraska—Hon. Church Howe, Nevada—Thomas Wren. New Hampshire—Edwin H. Follett. New Jersey—Garrett A. Hobart. New Mexico —Col. Wm. H. Ryners. New York —John D. Lawson. North Carolina—L. W. Humphrey. Ohio —Col. A. L. Conger. Oregon—John T. Apperson. Pennsylvania—B. F. Jones. Rhode Island—H. A. Jenokes. South Carolina—John B. Johnston. Tennessee —W. D. Brownlow. Texas —C. C. Buckley. Virginia—F. S. Blair. Vermont—George W. Hooker. West Virginia—John W. Mason. Wisconsin—Edward Sanderson. Arizona —C. C. Churchill. Dakota —Judge Bennett. Idaho—Sherman F. Coffin. Montana—James F. Mill. Utah—Charles W. Bennett. Washington Territory—W. D. Miner. Wyoming—Joseph F. Carey. Mr. Bash, of California, demanded that a resolution be read which he sent up. Congressman Davis, of Illinois, objected and asked for the regular order of business. The Chairman decided, amid much contusion and applause, that the convention should proceed at once to ballot. The Secretary then commenced with the call of the roll. Alabama cast 17 votes for Arthur and 1 each for Blaine and Logan. The Chairman of the delegation stated that one delegate was absent. Alabama’s vote was received wit h cheers, which called forth hisses from the members of the press, when the Chairman Insisted that there should be less confusion, and the applause and hisses ceased. The call was then proceeded with, the first ballot resulting:

► a H a jh a a » §■ zob* g states and tebri- g a 5 g 7; a tobies. .1 P g P a 3 : •& : g • . : • P Alabama 17 1 .... 1 Arkansas 4 8 2 California 16 C< lorado 6 Connecticut 12 Delaware 1 6 Florida 7 1 Georgia. 24 Hllnois 3 .... 40 Indiana 918 1 .... 2 ... lowa 26 Kansas 412 .... 1 .... i Kentucky 16 656 .... 256 i ... Louisiana 10 2 .... 3 " Maine. .... 12 Maryland 6 10 ‘] Massachusetts 2 1 25 ’" Michigan 2 15 7 ... Minnesota.... 1 7 6 Mississippi 17 1 Missouri 10 6 610 1 ... Nebraska 2 8 Nevada ... 6 New Hampshire 4 4 New Jersey 9 6.... 1... New York 31 28 12 North Carolina 19 2 .... 1 Ohio 21 25 ... Oregon 6 Pennsylvania 11 47 11 Rhode Island 8 South Carolina 17 1 Tennessee 16 7 Texas. 11 13 .... 2 Vermont 8 Virginia 21 2 .... 1 West Virginia 12 Wisconsin 6 10 6 Arizona 2 Dakota 2 ... District of Columbia. 1 1 Idaho 2 1 Montana 2 1 New Mexico 2 Utah Washington 2 2 Wyoming 1 1 Total 278 33454 93 6354 30 13

Lincoln received 1 vote from Kentncky, 2 from New Jersey, and 1 from New York; for Gen. Sherman, 2 votes were cast from Michigan. summA#k, Total vote cast... .818 iLoifan 63)4 Necessary to choice4ll John Sherman 30 Blaine 33456 Hawiev 13 Arthur 278 iLincoln 4 Edmunds. 93 I Gen. Sherman 2 The Secretary then announced the result of the first ballot as given above. After the announcement of the vote by the Secretary, the Chair sal 1 : “A ballot for a candidate for the Presidency having been had without aeonring a nomination, according to the rales the convention will now proceed to another vote. The Secretary will call the roM.* 1

The roll haring been called for the second ballot, the following was the resulc: Total rote cast 818 Edmn 'ds m N ecessary to choice.. 411 John aherman.. . ?<• Blaine 349 Hawley Arthur. 276 Linco! n * Logan 61 Gen Sherman 3 The Chair announced the resul . and the Secretary proceeded to call the roll tor the third ballot with the following result: Whole number of Joseph R. Hawley... 13 delegates 820 John Sherman. 25 Whole number of Logan §3 rotes cast 819 E'lmunds 69 Necessary to a ci.oice 411'Artour 271 William T. Sherman. 2 Blaine 375 Robert T. Lincoln... 81 After the lapse of a few minutes, the Secretary began to call the roll on the fourth and last ballot. It was no easy task, for the excrement was g r eat, and at each change for Blaine the entire building shook ■with the cheers of his suppo tera. It was Anally com; let ad, however, as follows:

FOUBTH BALLOT. tz ► to ft ft 15 ft o 5 s* a o o hr o | | B '? I I States. ~5? a. P a O i : S-l: : : _L.i_i_ilL.Li_ Alabama 20 12 8 1 Arkansas 14 3 11; California 1G... 16 Colorado 0... 6 Connecticut. 12 12 ... Delaware. 6. l 5 Florida... 8' 6 3 Georgia 24 24 Blinois 44! 3 34 ... 6 Indiana 30 ... 30 lowa 26; 2 24 Kansas 181... 18 Kentucky 26; 15 9 ... 1 .;. l Louisiana 16! 7 9 Maine 12... 12 Maryland 16 1 15 Massachusetts 21 7 3 18 Michigan 26 ... 26 Minnesota 14... 14 Mississippi 18; 16 2 Missouri 32 ... 32' Nebraska 10j... 10 Nevada 6 ... 6 ’ ... New Hampshire 8! 2 3 3 ... ... ..'. New Jersey 18 ... 17 l ....[, ... New York 72; 30 29 9 ... 2 1 North Carolina 22! 12 a 1 ... Ohio 46... 46 Oregon 6 ... 6 Pennsylvania 60 8 51 l Rhode Island 8 1 7 South Carolina 18 15 2 l Tennessee 24 12 ll! Texas 26 8 15 ... Vermont 8 8 Virginia 24 20 4 West Virginia 12 ... 12 Wisconsin 22 ... 22 !1. Arizona 2 ... 2Dakota 2 ... 2 District of Columbia... 2 1 1 Ida o 2 ... 2 Montana 2 ... 2 New Mexico 2 2 Utah 2 ... 2 Washington 2 ... 2 Wyoming 2... 2 Total 820 i 207,541 4lj 7, 15 2

Total vote, 813. Total number of IBlaine 541 delegates 820 Edmunds 41 Whole number votes ILogan 7 cast 813 Hawley 15 Necessary to choice.4ll Lincoln 2 Arthur 2071 This concluded the balloting, and the conven-, tion adjourned until 8 o’clock p. m. In the Evening. It was 8:15 when the Chairman’s gavel called the evening session to order. The hail was fully as crowded as at the day session, and the audience appeared fully as much in erested and as enthusiastic. The session was opened by a brief prayer by the Rev. Dr. O’Reilly, of Detroit. On motion of Mr. Taylor, of Illino’s, the time was limited to ten minutes in prese. ting ehe name of a candidate for Vice President, but no attention was paid afterward to the resolution. The next business taken up was that of making nominations for Vi.-e President, and Senator Pinmb, of Kansas, took the to nominate Gen. John A. Logan, of Illinois. The rules were suspended and Logan’s nomination made unanimous. The Chair said he would later on appoint a committee to notify Messrs. Blaine and Logan of their nomination. After thanking the officers of the convention, the Sergeant-at-Arms, the various committees of arrangements, and the Union Veteran Club, the convention adjourned amid the cheers of the audience and the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner” by the band. Scenes and Incidents. The messenger boys for the different papers were compelled to crawl out of high windows and do some heavy jumping in order to reach the outside world. Before the evening session was called to order, and with hundreds of ticket-holders await ng admission, the police bolted the doors against all entrance or exit, much to the indignation of a throng on the avenue outside, who had intended listening to the nomination epee hes. The delegates on the Platform Committee, including these who are moderate drinkers, were mu h struck with the eloquence of Miss Frances Willard, who made a twenty minutes’ speech beiore them in behalf of the Woman’s Temperance Union, in advocacy of a plank favo. able to prohibition. They listened with wrapt attention, and were warm in their admira ion of the earnestness and eloquence oisplaye I by Miss Willard in the cause sue so ably represented. At the pool-rooms the interest in the convention was found to have increased somewhat, and a dozen or more small i ools were sold. Blaine was the favorite, wi h Arthur a close second, in all the wagers made, and Lincoln led the other candidates. In one pool Blaine sold for $35, Arthur $27. Lineo'n $9, Edmunds SB, and Logan, the two Shermans, and Gr sham $5 each, and the field $9. In another Blaine sold for S3O, Arthur $25, Lincoln $:», Edmunds $6. and the field sl9. All of the bets made did not aggregate SI,OOO. ’ The' only men I have under pay in the convention,” said Col. James A. Sexien, Sergeant-at-Aims at the convention, “number four.. The rest of these usners were all volunteers, and they are doing their work well. The devices resorted to by persons who sought admittance but lacked a ticket were too varied for enumeration. Many were the sad blows which inflated importance and overbearing assurance leceived at the hands of the almighty door-keeper. Pompous-looking citizens, who held their heads high in the community and prided themselves upon their importance, marched up to the door and sought to brush by with a lordly air. They snuff jd their noses disdainfully and shook their heads haughtily when asked to produce the requisite pasteboard, and ejaculated, “I am Mr. So-and-so!” A noticeable feature of this convention, or, to be mo e accurate, the lack of one noticeable feature, is the absence of any claque. There has been, as yet, no organized or preconcer ea applause. The galleries have not got up and yelled, like their namesakes in choap theaters, when the villain is finally overthrown and virtu» triumphs. The report of the Committee on Credentials was In favor of seating the delegation from Virginia headed by Senator Mahon ■. When the report of the Committee on Order of Business was read. Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, submitted a substitute, t at the National Committee issue a call for the next national convention six months before the date of the convention, and that the delegate representation be the same as the Cong essional representation in States and Congressional delegates in Territories, which was carried by a viva voce vote.Judge West came to Chicago w'th a reputation for o. atory which his speech in support of Mr. Blaine did nothing lo dim. The powerful plea for the ex-Secietary’s nomination was made by a man obliged by physical weakness to sit most of the tim he vas speakini', and the magnificent audience, the sight of which was the finest inspiration an orator could receive, was unseen by the blind jurist. The W. C. T. ladies sent a page down to Gen. Donnan, who is the Chairman of the lowa delegation, with a large scroll of cut flowers and their compliments. Great was their disgust when it was learned that he had ynnked off their card, attached his own to the wire frame, and sent it up to Gen. Henderson’s table. Cftie pretty woman was h ard to Bay: “Now, there’s enator Sabin* of Minnesota: he is exceedingly nice-looking, but oh, he is suoh a perfect big bear. 1 was introduced to him last night, and what do you think he said? ‘Oh, the Chicago ladles are very nice, but I haven’t time to 1 o her with women folks.’" Long John Wentworth seems to be paving up social debts that he contracted In t ie days ol ■Webster, Calhoun, and Clay. In colossal independence he wanders among the delegates, finding a cha r here and there beside some old friend, and evidently having a real good oldfasbioned time. The younger generation of delegates perhaps wonder who this Repnblicau-at-large Is, but they find in him the strength and size of the party personified Incarnate. Chairman Hinder*on re d his inaugural spi ech from manuscript, after he bad made an ineffectual attemi tto recite it from memory, and blush d violently when be took the oopy from his nocket. His manners are those Of s well-bred gentleman.