Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1880 — THE RATIONAL CONTENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE RATIONAL CONTENTION.

A Hot Time at the Republican National Convention at Chicago, nanu. Qncuo, in.. Jon. 1-Tta dor onod propitious; The rain o/Momlay had laid tha duat sad eeoted tbo air. as that MMMakm ooaM bo floor for an oocaatoaofthiskind. Thehalite whichtheoeorentton to hold to aa lunar structure wiUria tko ExpnsHtoa building, taa an nth half bring wad for that parpoao. The architect, W.W.Beyatoa, has surely shown great ■klU la theport unsigned to him. •An hall to soar haadrod foot aa tbo On* Soar, aad war Mat toaUptMa. Tho speaker's dud, located at the couth and of tha haikfia*,haireceivedtha Uoa’nnharaof attention aad has bean rendered particularly pictareeqas. . There IssMfi jpt hoctef the late Zerfcarieh Ohaadtor depending bra tha nan tar of the celling, aad life tteed porteslieof Washington. Lincoln, Gao. John A. Dlx, Owen Lorejoy,JwfamEL GMdiags. Sotoa F. Obaao, Charts* Santa Oliver P. Morton) Ron Wads, Governor Andrews,William Pitt Femaadsa aad Wa. H. Baraid, adorn the walla. They arc all draped ta flay handsomely feeteeatd. Tha decorations of tha hnudloor are praad beyond description. At l 3 p. a.. erratic ly. Chairmen Camaras, of the national osaimftts t. called tho convention to ardor, nod spoke ca fallows; Gentlemen of the ooarenttou: Before the oooveoU*n eaters Ope* tho Important dattoe that have called a* together,7 ask year attention for a Angle moment. During the ronvom inst ended, there has been maultested In different sections of the canntrv, considerable bitterness, which I tru.t will entirely disappear before entering upon tha grave duties devolving npoo or. Let there be but one motive governing oar action aad tot that bo a determination to piaca la nomination tha rt ongast possible oandldateet man strong In them - Mlvev, strong ta tha eouAdeoca aad affhettoas of the people, and mao who will command tha reaper! of tha drilled World. Our eeaatoy, of which we are prood, has gainedro rapidly 1* population, wealth and Influence daring the srtstoooo of■ tho republican party, that wa bar. attained a position ae one of tha leading powers of Aha world, ltecogntolng the chawed cooditton, wo most place in pariuon men whose familiarity with other natlpns will enable them to direct our affairs so that we will take the toad la commerce aa we have la agrlca’.taro and manufacture. Do not, for a moment,doom tbe n rength of our Institution*. 1 hey have bees tried in blood, and came from the contest better and with stronger power than tha most ardent patriot dared to hope (OS. No combination of circumstances, no coterie of Individuals, no personal ambition can ever prevail against the intelHgenee and the inborn lava of liberty which are Implanted la tha hearts of Americans. Whan tha nominations are made aad the convention hoe completed Its work, let there be but one Matlment animating all earnest, sincere and unselfish republicans aad let that be, that each shall Tie with tha other In carrying tha grand old party through tha coming eoateet to rictory. Mr. George T. Boar, oj Massachusetts, was then named as temporary chairman, aad being escorted to the chair be said: Gentleman of the ooavention: I thank yon for this distinguished miri of yonr confidence. We era here, to-day, to perform one of the moat important dnties devolving spen us w citizens of this grand republic. The functions of this convention to to name one of the two men whom the people of the United States are to select for their president If wa perform oar duties wisely, fearlessly and freely, we are to name the saan whom tae people will make their pearidaat. It Is twenty ream since the republican convention met la this city, but In them twenty yearn the objects and purposes of the parties who confronted each other then, have not charmed. The democratic party was ruled then, aenow, by the south. Jhe single purpose of its being waa to give political supremacy to the oligarchies of the sooth and with the Influence of their subservient northern allies, la tha pursuit of that end, the teat pnblie Interests were ostracised, or disregarded. Expending little for public Improvements, either In the west or on Inland river* or lakes. In 1860 the credit of the nation was poor, Its treasury empty, and Its six percent, bonds below par. our unprotected manufacturers contended at a fearful disadvantage with the pauper labor of Europe, on whose workshops we depended for a large portion of the necessities end comfort* of life, our little navy wa* scattered over the four quartern of the globe, four dllllton* of our countrymen were inhopelem bondage to them; every new state, ea it took Its place in the great family, but added a new dongeon to their gloomy prisms house. At last, aa the democratic party let go its hold on power, the national flag Iteeir seemed about to be regarded thenceforth as a miserable symbol of the fattllty and folly of the last greet exponent of self government. Tbo democratic party confront* us to-day, unchanged in parpom, In temper and In character—united in nothing else, proposing no otner measure of policy, it wages Its warfare upon the safeguards which the nation has thrown around tha purity of its elections. It can see no other aril, except that a freeman should cast a free rote under the protection of the national authority. In Louisiana and Mississippi It 1* the white league and the Kakluxi In Booth Carolina it take* the honest ballot from the box and stuff* the tissue ballot Into Its place; in New York It Issues fraudulent naturalisation paper* .three or four thousand In number; In Maine Its ambitious larcwny tries to pilfer a whole state government at once; In Delaware it look* with complacency on the whipping poet; ae in war It found nothing In the constlttr lon which oould protect Its national life, BO in Pennsylvania it finds nothing there which can protect the national honor. Can you find, in the history of the democratic party, for the past sixteen years, anything the democratic party has done or triad to de, except to break down the legal safeguard*, so aa to make their eilocee* possible? The republican party haa no such miserable history. Rebellion subdued, slaves freed, great public highway* Constructed, homestead laws, naturalisation, treaties, public credit re-estab-lished, debt diminished, sound currency restored the flog respected above all. Bnt not for thoM things alone, or chiefly, doe* the republican party live. The republican party lives that every man within onr borders may dwell secure In a happy home. He may oast and hare oounted his eons! vote. Mod his children, at the public charge, to a free school. Until these things corns to peas, from thw Atlantic to the Pari Ac, to our mission accomplished. • ‘ The roll of states was then called, and the committees on rules, resolutions and credentials appointed. Delegations where contests were’submitted were referral to the committee on credentials for adjudlcation. ' ■, It was ordered that 600 tickets dally ba distributed among veterans of tbs late war. As the committee on credentials could no* report today, the convention adjourned until to-morrow motn- " Chu-ago, June S, 2s. m.—There was s large meeting to-night of the Grafit delegates. In ail about 307. Tha speeches were In favor of a strong support of that candidate. They claim over MO votes on the first ballot, while their antagonists accord them leM t ban no. The Blaine men also claim ovsr 800. aad tha Edmunds men over 60 votes on the first ballot. A proposition waa made to the Indiana delegation by the Pennsylvania delegation, to vote for Edmonds SDd Harrison, bnt Mr. Harrison did not faror tbs schema. At Sherman’s her dquarters, to-night, the following estimates are made of the first ballot after the unit rule Is abrogated: Grant, 357; Blaine. 276: Sherman, 118. The name of Garfield has been quite frequently mentioned, to-night, ae a possible omnpromtoe. In the Grunt caucus, to-night, u short-hand reporter was present daring the soeecbeu which Boutwell and Conkllng made. Tha former declared that they bad from 828 to HO votes on ths first ballot, and that tbs nomination of General Grant eras secure. Oonkling Mid there was no ta of eonoeeling or perverting facto. It was time now to look this matter sqnarely In the face. Not more than 300 vote* were assured for Grant on the tret ballot. He advised, however, that they hold together through the fir*t, tsoond and to tha tenth ballot, U neceeasry , but not to yield, and they would eventually worry out their opponents and win. 8?b5s!? they would gala Slav iris.

■soon DAT. r OuncAoo, June 3.—The commute on rntos, st its Merton tost nl*ht, adopted the rules of the Cincinnati convention of 1876, with three exceptions. One of them to Important; Tr*t, the order has been changed) second, a section has bean added to into eight which will do awe? with the unit rule, allowing individual delegatee to rote aa they please. If paw reads aa fob Koto B.—la tbs record of tha vote* by states, ths rota of each state and territory aad tho District of Colombia shall ba announced by the chairman, and In cna* the rotes of any state, territory or tbs District of Columbia shall ba dlrldcd, th* chairman shall announce the number of votes cast for any candidate, or for or against any proposition; but If sxoeption ia taken by any delegate* as to the correctness of snob members of such delegation to be called and the result recorded in accordance with the votes individually The committee on credentials adjourned to 9 o’clock this morning. Tho convention was called to order at 12 o'clock, with a large representation from the women’* rights convention, now Ip session In this city,occupying seats upon th* platform. The committee oVrules reported to (avor of a five-minute rule,** applied toaUdelegate* la the convention. This elicited a warm debate, la-tins near'y tie entire afterooon.Measrs. Conk ling, of New York; Logan, of Illinois, Gen. Ben. Harrison, of Indiana; and others, spoke against the rule, and Mr. Henderson, of lowa, and others as warmly in favor of it. The point wss not decided at the adjournment of the convention tqrdgr, soft wUi ha brought up tomorrow, The committee on rules and regulations being ready to report, Mr. Hate, of Maine, desired to bear their report, that the convention may art upon it, aad ba prepared for the other business of th* convention. Mr. Conkllng stoutly opposed the hearing nntU the commute* on credentials wars ready to report. After dtodentfals that tha convention might know of whom It was composed. A motion to adjourn nnttl 10 o’clock to-morrow wa* then-mads, and, after a warm debate was carried, aad the eonvention adjourned. Chicago, June i, 308 a. m.—Th* eoaurittoaoacredential* hare been ta almost oontlnnoos sssriiwi daring toe day, »nd ysr# yst ln Morion at 1 o’clock this morning, Several disputed questions regarding contested delsgatfnaa hare been settled and the oommlttoe are now considering the West Virginia contest. Mo other committee* hare taken any Important action. Messrs. Logan, OonUlng, Oaaseron. New aad Filly bald a conference this evening but lta Impart is not didata* are la mnwtee despond sot. Gossip regarding combinations Is uncommonly searce, and many of the delegates sought early repo** to prepare for to* session of to-morrow^which to expected to-be the most momentous of th* convention, There to a general belief now that the, eamreatloo will art soanladf 1U labor.

Chicago, Jnae A smart £Lla hartnc fallen, the day dawned Soot and refreshing. The aadlence waa tardy In flUlan the seats In tfc* oonrmUm ball, and It with modi > tha chairman nailed | The etaSrat*oaa« < |ecogDtt<*f Qonkllnar,whooffered a who roted no. Mr. Conklins then offered tea foUowlaff: <£pa-&^supamssstisas& rote* In this flwntllg, W. M Campbell, of Went Vlralnla. aaid these wore fjgWA^rnrasuwttffis sffiKMTS&ssvsjsjMs P Va«rre*bef ° d tottktoieonveat&Mi *o d ffiVooi^^^awsfsadssirj^SshosahMßsSfte Mr. SoaiUne finally' withdrew Ms motion. Later la the srealaff Mr. Campbell reostred tee fetosJr&Si. House, Chieaffo—A host of earnest republican* barn, afterjoeference. Mod yrapMftaj, bettering that we la wport of tediriSaalSaSaai. ttffasht iiiyn*. end tor the credit yee have thtedrw ssisited oa soar etate, la tee It— sals I a preeaan* oftengraad republic. Th.battpo. ot tee day, sad far late Utealffht, mm

lini M l ifST?*b??? pmrfi tt r s ap the nlnctkui of risUsstM Am tha BfitlOßfil oosrwattod toh* held lalSShaaa toissaa taatraettoas SS MW we. ,1* P. I,n ■■.nrWVie*,! upon your desk pan uses, historic estocCttona aad lew SS^!*t^htoh < W«!a£SSS < whcTthc ySpto of our country could lire In paans aad thapnasMrioa of all thair rights under tea fiagef owraoaatry. May lack that you will accept this garel aa smammitoofoa* of • tha matt astreeertaary eoareationa la toe history of tmrperty? VsrytnOyy-re, The members *< the Batten >1 nimsmlttse ware than ssT!^r3r-*ssssaAS«a.'r^ etoquent speech In which he presented toe name of Hon. James G. Blaine to the convention. The bomL tion waa acooaded by Mr. Plxtay. of California, after which the How. Wm pTFrye very eloquently added hie testimony to tbo fiteaM ofMrl>l,lc.for the prerideoop. Oen. Garfield than nominated John Sharmaa, of Ohio. Bis spec.eh wa* a mattsrty ptere of oratory aad atoqaemee. ana was fMstred by the audience with the utmost enthusiasm. When Coakliag arose to assnnato Oen. U. 8. Great, be waa greeted with a perfect ovation, aad waa frequent ly by the plaudit* of the audience. Mr. E. F. Drake, of Minnesota, aafinated Mr. Wisdom: Mr. Billings. oTVarmoat Mr. Edmunds, and Mr. dssslday. of Wtoesniln. Mr. Wsahbsma The convention then adjourned until Monday at 11 o’clock, without taking a ballet for any of tha candidates whom same* had tiiawiiMtti. Terra dax. n Cmcxeo, June T.-The only botiaem of th* fifth day consisted In ballotUng for csadtdafe*. Twenty-eight ballot* were taken, after which th* oonrewtion adjourned until to-morrow at lfl o’clock, a. m. SIXTH DAT. CHICAGO, Jon* B.—Th# convention am* aa par adjournment. Tbs ballot ting was proceed sd with, aad upon tbs 38th vote Garfield waa nominated for tha odtooof president, receiving 388 vote* to Orant’s 308. Tha following tabic give* tha vote complete:

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Ballots.

Great Kiaine Sherman „ mm Edmund*., Wlnrtom Washburn* Garfield Harrlaon..

Ist 30 10 84 « M 4 804 :Z“. 1 32 10 82 W 282 10* 3d , „ 1 81 10 81 S 3 282 806 4th 1 1 8110 lx 96 281 808 6th 1 32 10 82 95 281 30* 6th a 2 «10 31 W 28} »0* 7th.., 5 2 MlO 82 W2B 806 Bth..„ J I 32 10 31 91 284 80* 9th : 1 32 10 -31 90 282 3uß 10th - 1 32 10 30 01 282 80* Uthjr. • 2 82 10 81 92 281 80* 12th. 1 1 83 10 81 93 288 30* 13th 1 1 1 38 10 81 89 285 806 14th „ «10 81 89 28* 806 Uth“.. £? 80 10 81 88 281 306 16th S 36 10 81 88 288 806 17th.;. 3 84 10 81 to 284 80S 13th„....; S. 35 10 31 92 288 80* 19th 1 1 31 10 31 96 279 306 20th I 1 8h 10 81 03 278 808 215 t... J 1 36 10 31 96 270 80S 22d..„ J 1 85 10 81 95 276 806 23d. 2 88 10 81 08 276 304 24th 25th. 9 2 35 10 81 04 281 802 20th S- 2 86 10 81 93 280 803 27th = 2 36 10 81 93 277 306 28th £ 2 3*lo 81 92 279 807 29th : 2 8* T 12 118 *7B 80* •Othlliniz;; 2 83 4 11 118 279) 308 31st 1 1 88 3 11 119 276 801 821 1 8* 3 11 119 270 SO* 33J......... 1 44 4 J] 110 278 809 H4th IT 82 * 11 107 279 Sit 35th - 50 23 3 11 101 257 SIS Nth 8991 *| »l *« B*9