Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1888 — MAHONE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MAHONE.

The Little Virginian Monopolizes One Day’s Session of the Republican Convention. More Gavels Presented—A Record of the Uneventful Second Day. Chicago, June 21, 1833. The National Republican Convention reassem. bkd yesterday at nocn, and, after prayer by Rev. Stephen A. Northrup, of Fort "Wayne, Ind., got down to work. In response to ths Invitation of the Chair Gov. Foster of the Committee on Permanent Organ!

zation came forward to the platform and addressed the convention as follows : “Mr. President—Your Committee on Permanent Organization mokes the following unanimous report: We recommend for permanent President Hon. Morris M. Estee of tho State of California. For Vice Presidents we recommend the following: “Alabama, P. D. Parker; Arkansas, F. Havis; California, W. W. Byington; Colorado, J. W. Wingate ; Connecticut, I. L. Spencer; Delaware, J. R. Wittaker; Florida, G. Wells ; Georgia, W. J. White; Illinois, H. S. Clark ; Indiana, W. A. Cullen; lowa, H. H. Rood;" Kansas, W. A. Johnson ; Kentucky, E. M. Hobson ; Louisiana, H. C. Minor; Maine, R. B. Shepherd; Maryland, W. B. Brooks ; Massachusetts, J. H. Gould; Michigan, G. W. Crawford; Minnesota, M. S. Chandler ; Mississippi, J.W. Lee; Missouri, S. K. Crawford; Nebraska, B. S. Baker; Nevada, W. E. Sharon; New Hampshire, P. C. Cheney; New Jersey, •G. A. Halsey; New York, Jesse Johnson; North Carolina, J. H. Harris ; Ohio, Benjamin Butterwortn; Oregon, Z. F. Moodey ; Pennsylvania, James McManes; Rhode Island, W. R. Walker; South Carolina, E. H. Deus; Tennessee, W. W. Woodniff; Texas, Webster Flanagan ; Vermont, S. D. Hobson; West Virginia, R. L. Berkshire; Wisconsin, H. O. Fairchild; Arizona, L. H. Goodrich; Dakota, L. B. Richardson > Idaho, George A. Black; Montana, T. C, Power; New Mexico, J. F. Chavez; Utah, J. J. Daly; Washington, Thomas Hayes Minor; Wyoming, F. E. Warren. “And we further feport that we would give authority to such States as have not yet named a candidate for Vice-President to hereafter name such officer." The honorary Secretaries’ names were also read. A motion to adopt the report of the Committee upon Permanent Organization was put by the Chair and unanimously adopted. Chairman Estee was introduced by Mr. Thurston, and as soon as the applause had subsided he made a five-minute speech of thanks to the convention. “Gentlemen of the convention,” said he, “I thank you in the name of the States and Territories of the Pacific coast, as well as from my own heart, for the distinguished honor you have seen fit to confer upon me. I appreciate to the fullest extent the grave responsibilities which devolve upon me. and this being a Republican convention I shall ask in all things its charitable judgment and its candid and earnest support. Gentlemen of the convention, following so illustrious a gentleman as your temporary Chairman, I shall not attempt to detain you by any lengthy speech. I only want to say to you that we live so far away from the center of the republic over on the ‘ Pacific shore that I can not even guess who your nominee is going to be. [Laughter.] I say further to you, my friends and gentlemen of the convention, that I am not able to say exactly what your platform will be, but the people of the country have echoed its sentiments, and the rattle of the skirmish line was heard only two weeks ago from Oregon [great apulause], and, God willing, next November you will hear from Cleveland’s Appomattox all over this great Republic. [Cheers,] My friends and gentlemen of the convention, again thanking you for the very hi,h honor you have conferred upon me, and trusting from the depth of my soul that every act done may promote the best interests of our common country and advance the great Republican party, I will call for the next order of business.” [Applause.] When the applause that acknowledged Chairman Estee’s brief speech had subsided Delegate Roche, of Illinois, presented to the convention a magnificent gavel made of gold and silver. It was the gift of Giles Bros., jewelers of Chicago, and cost SI,OOO. Next Delegate Works, of Illinois, got the floor, and presented the convention with another gavel, made of wood from a desk used in the Grant tannery at Galena. “Yesteiday,” remarked Mr. Works, “the Michigan delegation presented to the temporary Chairman of this convention a gavel with which it was proposed to pound to death the Democracy. I, on behalf of the Illinois delegation, take great pleasure in presenting to you, Mr. Chairman, this gavel, with this sentiment: Having pounded to death the Democratic party, we will now proceed to tan his hide.” Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, then read the report of the Committee on- Rules, which, after considerable debate, was adopted. Mr. Husted, of New Work, moved that the convention vote the committee authority to issue 200 tickets to old Union soldiers now in the city. This motion was carried with only slight dissent. After all the preliminaries were ended the Chair recognized Mr. Wellington, of Maryland, who sent in the following resolution, which was read: “Resolved, By the Republican party of the "United States of America assembled in national convention, that we tender to the German nation our sympathy in this hour of their great bereavement and great sorrow caused by the death of their ruler, the Emperor, King Frederick of Germany.” The reading of this resolution produced great applause, and when he could be heard Mr. Wellington addressed the Chair and convention in support of the resolution. When he had finished, Mr. Harris, of North Carolina, stated that the Committee on Resolutions had prepared a resolution which was hot a port of the platform, and which might be read now. The resolution was read, as follows : “We tender to the German people our heartfelt sympathy in the double loss they have recently sustained in the decease of the great man under whose reign Geimany has become a united nation, and that other great man, his liberal-minded, peace-loving, and noble son.” The Chair—Gentlemen of the convention, those in favor of the adoption of the resolution just read will rise to their feet.” The entire convention arose, and the motion was declared unanimously carried amid great applause. Astor ion? and weary waiting the Committee on Credentials at last announced itself as ready to report, and tte Chairman, Mr. W. p. Hepturn of lowa, came forward with the papers m his hand. He announced that the committee had taken the printed lists as correct except in case of contest. There were nineteen cases of contest, few of them of much interest save that in Virginia. In the latter case, after a three hours' debate the Mahcne delegates at large and the Wise district delegates were seated. This Wrvictory for the Wise nwn. It '.vas nearly midnight, and the conrecnvu adjourned until 10 e’clock this morning.

CHAIRMAN ESTEE.