Mr. CAMPBELL, of West Virginia. Mr. President: The State convention of West Virginia, which met in the city of Wheeling on the twelfth of May, and commissioned its delegation to represent the party of that State in this Convention, directed us to present to this Convention the name of a distinguished citizen of that State. It had been my intention, Mr. President, to do so, but I know that, in the language of our distinguished Chief Magistrate, he who serves his country best serves his party best. Therefore, sir, I withhold the name of that distinguished citizen-a man known throughout every square mile of our territory, whose name is "familiar as a household word," who was a gallant soldier in the war, who was known for his high bravery in the field, who has been tendered high office under the Government of the United States, but has declined to accept it-the_name of General Goff, of West Virginia. And in conformity with the wishes of this delegation, and, I know, in conformity with the wishes of General Goff himself, I rise, sir, on behalf of the delegation from West Virginia, to second the nomination of Elihu B. Washburne. This gentleman of whom I have spoken, whose name we had expected to present, is the idol of all our hearts in West Virginia. He is our Henry Clay. But, sir, we are willing to forego the pleasure which we would have as a matter of State pride in presenting his name here, and to urge the name of Mr. Washburne, because the people thought it would strengthen us, not only in West Virginia, but, what is far more important, in the great States of the North. Mr. President, let us not do any rash thing in this Convention. We have passed a series of resolutions, and one of them points directly at the maintenance of civil-service reform. Let us not stultify ourselves before the country. In the language of the distinguished man whom we have nominated this day for the Presidency, we must remember that the people will pass upon these nominations in the calm of their firesides at home. And speaking of that other distinguished man, Elihu B. Washburne, who has such a glorious record as member of Congress and as our Minister in a foreign land, and towards whom the hearts of a million adopted citizens of this country turn, as they do not turn towards any other man, from what I have seen and heard, not only in this city, but elsewhere, I am satisfied that his name is good for 100,000 German-Democratic votes. Therefore, Mr. President, desiring above all things the success of the Republican party in this critical period of its history, and in behalf of the delegates from the State of West Virginia, I most cordially second the nomination of Elihu B. Washburne, and hope it will be the pleasure of this Convention to nominate him. [Demonstrations of applause in the galleries.] At the conclusion of the roll-call. Mr. CARTER, of Virginia. The State of Virginia having been called while my attention was directed to some other matters, it gives me pleasure to say that the delegation from Virginia will, with entire unanimity, indorse the nomination of the distinguished gentleman from New York. Mr. DORSEY, of Arkansas. There are some delegates here who desire to get through with their business this afternoon, in order to leave to-night. If the galleries shall continue, as they have for the last week, to interfere with the proper discharge of our duties, I shall move to have the galleries cleared. I now move that if there is any further disorder in the galleries they be cleared. The PRESIDENT. The motion is in order. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDENT. What is now the pleasure of the Convention? Mr. McBETH, of Missouri. I move that we proceed to take a ballot for Vice-President, by a call of States. The motion was agreed to. The roll of States was then called and resulted: Total number of votes cast 751. [Necessary to a choice, 376.] Chester A. Arthur, of New York, received 468; Elihu B. Washburne, of The PRESIDING OFFICER. [Mr. Frye, of Maine, in the Chair.] The Hon. Chester A. Arthur is nominated as a candidate for Vice-President, and the question now before the Convention is, shall that nomination be made unanimous? Mr. McBETH, of Missouri. I move that the nomination be made unanimous. Mr. HAYMOND, of California. The nomination is one that will be eminently satisfactory to the country, and as the delegation from California have had another choice, it is but right and proper for California to second the motion to make that nomination unanimous. It was unanimously agreed to. Mr. KILPATRICK, of New Jersey. Mr. President and Gentlemen of this Convention: I move you that a vote of thanks be tendered by this Convention to the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts who has so impartially and so ably presided over the deliberations of this Convention. Mr. CAMPBELL, of West Virginia. I was about to rise for the purpose of making the same motion. Mr. BICKHAM, of Ohio. I present a resolution as an amendment to the gentleman's motion, and hand it up to the Secretary to be read. The Secretary read as follows: "Resolved, That this Convention tenders its grateful thanks to its very able President and its accomplished Secretaries and courteous officers generally, for the happy and satisfactory discharge of their onerous and responsible duties, and that we also thank the citizens of Chicago for their courteous and generous hospitality." Mr. KILPATRICK. I accept the amendment. The motion as amended was agreed to. Mr. CONGER, of Michigan...Mr. President: I offer the following resolution, and ask the Secretary to read it. The Secretary read as follows: "Resolved, That a committee, consisting of one delegate from each State, of which the President of this Convention shall be chairman, be appointed to notify the Hon. James A. Garfield, of Ohio, of his unanimous nomination by this Convention as the candidate of the Republican party for the office of President of these United States; and also to notify the Hon. Chester A. Arthur, of New York, of his unanimous nomination as its candidate for Vice-Presidents." The resolution was adopted. The PRESIDENT. The Chair desires to call the attention of the Convention to the fact that no mode is prescribed in the resolution itself for the appointment of the committee. Several DELEGATES. By the Chair. Mr. CONGER, of Michigan. I move that it be left to each delegation to appoint its member on the call of the roll. The motion was not agreed to. Mr. McBETH, of Missouri. I move that the committee be appointed by the Chair. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDENT. The Chair will take leave to follow the precedent of the last National Convention and select the committee this evening, at his room, after the adjournment, if no objection is made. He will take measures to have public notice given at all the hotels of the names of the committee. Is there any other business before the Convention? Mr. McBETH. I move that this Convention do now adjourn. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri moves that the Convention now adjourn. Before putting the motion, the Chair desires to express to the Convention his grateful sense of the patience and forbearance with which it has sustained him in the discharge of his duty. The motion was agreed to. So the Convention, at seven o'clock and twenty-five minutes, p. m., adjourned sine die. COMMITTEE OF NOTIFICATION. Upon the adjournment of the Convention, the President appointed the following named gentlemen as the Committee charged with the duty of notifying Gen. Garfield and Gen. Arthur of their respective nominations: GEORGE F. HOAR, Massachusetts, Chairman. Alabama... Arkansas. California. Colorado.. Connecticut. Delaware. Florida. Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.. Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Maryland... Mississippi. Missouri. Nebraska. Ohio... ..Willard Warner. M. W. Gibbs. John A. Logan. Robert M. Haynes. John D. White. M. D. Foley. Benjamin F. Prescott. William H. Robertson. Charles Foster. ..John H. Mitchell. John Cessna. Rhode Island.. South Carolina. Vermont. Virginia. West Virginia. .John P. Sanborn. CHARLES W. CLISBEE, Michigan, Secretary. At eleven o'clock, p. m., the Committee assembled in the Club Room of the Grand Pacific Hotel, and appointed Messrs. O. D. Conger, of Michigan, and A. C. Wedge, of Minnesota, a sub-committee, to conduct Gen. Garfield and Gen. Arthur to the room. Upon the appearance of the latter gentlemen, the Chairman of the Committee of Notification, Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, addressed Gen. Garfield as follows: General Garfield: The gentlemen present are a committee, appointed by the National Republican Convention, representatives of every State in the Union, who have been directed to convey to you the formal ceremonial notice of your nomination as Republican candidate for the office of President of the United States. It is known to you that the Convention which has made its nomination assembled divided in opinion and in counsel, in regard to their candidate. It cannot be known to you with what unanimity of pleasure all parties in that Convention have received the result which it has reached. You represent not only the distinctive principles and opinions of the Republican party, you represent also its unity; and in the name of every State in the Union, represented on this committee, I convey to you the assurance of the cordial support of the Republican party of these States in the coming election. To which General Garfield replied as follows: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: I assure you that the information you have officially given to me brings the sense of a very grave responsibility, and especially so in view of the fact that I was a member of your bodya fact that could not have existed with propriety had I the slightest expectation that my name would be connected with the nomination for the office. I have felt, with you, great solicitude concerning the situation of our party during the struggle; but, believing that you are correct in assuring me that substantial unity has been reached in the conclusion, it gives me a gratification far greater than any personal pleasure your announcement can bring. I accept the trust committed to my hands. As to the work of our party, as to the character of the campaign to be entered upon, I will take an early occasion to reply more fully than I can properly do to-night. I thank you for the assurances of confidence and esteem and unity which you have presented to me, and shall hope we shall see our future as promising as are the indications to-night. The Chairman then addressed Gen. Arthur as follows: Gen. Arthur: I am, as the organ of a committee of Republicans from every State in the Union, created by the National Republican Convention which closed its labors here to-day, directed to ask your acceptance of the nomination for the office of Vice-President of the United States. The Convention, in making this nomination, have desired to testify their regard for the great State of which you have been so long a well-known and honored citizen, and their regard for the opinions and wishes of a portion of the Convention whose earnest preferences for the office of President has been disappointed. They are confident that no division of opinion can create permanent estrangement where the interests of the great Republican party are concerned. |