Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 June 1892 — Page 1

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THE OFFICES SPEAK

And Harrison Is Made the Nominee. Southern Negroes Name the Candidate And Republican States Are Quite Ignored. EDITOR REID IS SECOND After Fassett Had Refused to Accept. The Convention's Work Is Completed And the Ticket Is Before the Country. THE PARTY DISRUPTED. Bitter Feeling Is Everywhere Manifested, With No Prospect of Abating in the Future. No Enthusiasm Shown Over the Nominations. MANY EXPECT A DEFEAT. Not Even the Harrison Leaders Are Hopeful, While Blaine's Followers Predict Disaster And Call on the Colored Delecates to Carry the Election. Tbe Opposition Manaem Make a Des perate Effort to Stampede the Convention to Either Illaine or McKinley, but tbe Oflice-Iiolders ltefuo to Budge from Their Dread and Butter Only One Ballot Is Necessary Pennsylvania Makes a Brenk to the President and Then the Southern States Get in Their Work The Convention Devotes a 'Whole) Half Hour to Cheering Blaine, but Slakes Very Little Demonstration When the Nomination Is Made McKinley Receives Something of an Ovation The Corporations and Trunts All Back the President and Thus Pull Him Through "Wliltelaw Heid Nominated at the Evening Session He Is Selected Hecaute He Has Two Barrels to Morton's Oue How the Thing Was Done. Minneapolis, Juns 7. A doable play, never surpassed for dexterity in any national (rams, base ball or politics, was witnessed by 12,000 people in Minneapolis loday. J. Eioat Faeeott was at the bat, and It was tally one for Mr. Blaine. If the very spirit of the man from Maine him pelf had suddenly seized the presiding officer's travel in the opening session of the republican national convention this afternoon, and by some occult force caused, the bewildered thousands, friends and foes alike, to break oat in a hurricane of hurrahs at his name the ei.'ect could hardly have been so startling. Indeed, it was almost literally just aaeh a climax that actually took place. The frenzy of the cheering was something phenomenal and the etrangeneRS of thw situation, subtly brought about, vraa in the fact that every Harrison man in the colossal assemblage was wildly applauding more frantically, if it wore possible, than even the supporters of Blaine. HUtne's Own Handiwork. For the extraordinary deftness and celerity with which the audacious movement wr carried to success great credit was given young Mr. Fassett, tbe temporary chairman. There was an instant general feeling, however, that clever as Fassett proved himself, the strategy that won originated in the crafty brain of a maa greater than be. possibly a greater master than Clarkson or Piatt or Quay. "Blaine's own handiwork" was tbe verdict nsoet often heard as the crowds eagerly discussed tbe brilliant rose. Famett, smooth, personally popoiar, bright, alert as be is youthful-looking, an avowed protege of tbe secretary of state, had been decided upon by tbe phalanx of Elaine lieutenant! in control of the national committee as exactly the man for the emergency in view, and they had attempted to force Mm upon tba conrea tion. .'f suoh a thing were within

of Fassett's winning fizht in the national committee against on of the strongest of the Harrison committeemen, Senator Cullom. an J the dread by the president's friends of committing a fatal mistake of the actors by appearing in the role of a disgruntled minority at the beginning of tbe proceedings, aided the Blaine ecbemers to put I assett into the chair as the temporary chairman of the convention. No Harrison candidate was pat up for the place, and the extraordinary deepness of the silence when the "noes" were called on hia election was tbe only sign that nearly or orer half the delegates and spectators wished that anybody rather than the blonde, elightlr built, almost boyish New Yorker, bad teeii choteo. BENJAMIN HAKRISOX. Now came Fassett's Breech opening the deliberations of the convention and right here was where tbe wizard influence broke loose that uptet all the anti-Elaine calculations. now It Ve Don. Younj Mr. Famett is not a great orator, but the decided majority of delegates those who bad elected him and those who concluded not to vote against him listened with apparent patience and a disposition to encourage hia slightly amateurish referenct-a to "protection" and other stock cheer-evoking topics for a republican gathering. No antagonism was eeemingly aroused either when he leaned heavily to tbe Blaine bide and aisiniricaotly emphasized 'rci rrocity" in the middle of another wise ambiguous sentence. It was only when Fassett began to show symptoms of adispoeition to refer directly by name to tbe prebidentiul candidates that the nomincf-makers in the hundreds of chairs in front of him and the thousands in the galleries above began to grow restive, while Lot a lew looked daggers at the rash young man. "All our leaders are strong men," proclaimed Fassett glibly, while the llarrison men grinned. "Some may be stronger than others," be went rapidly on with sublime indifference to the Dervouness of everybody e-se except possibly the few in the secret. The convention was wrought to an intense strain by the consciousness that a comparatively inexperienced man was before them, practically juggling with dynamite and to all appearances utterly unaware of the probably dangerous result.

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Should be inadvertently mention Blaine's name first the hall seemingly would have been blown to atoms with all the people in it, so surcharged to the point of explosion were tbe Harrison men with their pent up feelings. Wer he to awkwardly give Harrison the preference the Blaine cause would have been irretrievably ruined and in the resulting discussion and possible physical encounters on the door the beginniog could be made of a feud that would disrupt the party. "Count me over onr chosen heroes," went on Fassett, while the convention teemed to shrivel up into one gigantic, black frown, "count me over our chosen heroes," he repeated, half mechanically. Casablanca on the burning deck was seemingly the only parallel on record for the horribly mistaken sense of duty for that yocng, foolish chairman at this moment, at he Stood on the brink of disaster, and raising a'oft bis arm shouted with genuinely ehriliing tones. "Lincoln," then " -eward," then "Grant," and pausing the convention rose in applause, hoping against hope that Fassett would get his wils in the interval aConlcd and stop short, But no, down the roll of honor he cam undismayed and blithe as ever. "Mi'rman," he shouted, and the Ohiodelegate i led the convention in a magnificent cheer that roused the echoes, but did not Check Fassett. "Garfield, Logan," be went on. v un ms nnger pointed ion ton. With his finger pointed aloft

fellow ideal, "Exceleior." The cheering slackened for ono brief instant. Down came tbe uplifted arm like a flash of lightning and coupled together like twin comets wer shot across the hail the words "Ülaine and Harrison." A.U Awfvl Bebbnb. The nproar and manifestations of delight from enemies and friends was tremendous, impartial and immediate. Fassett could at the moment have added his own name to the list of the party's heroes had he chose and there would have been no dissent, so thoroughly had he played his part and so hearty was the appreciation. For nearly five minutes at intervals did the applause mo again and

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WHITELAW REID. again as the audience was reminded of hia superb ekillfulness and tbe happy outcome. The other features of the day in the convention were popular ovations to McKinlev and Reed, each in tarn. McKinley modestly declined to take tbe opportunity for a self boom given by tbe prolonged efforts to induce him to make a speech. Keed, though reluctant, too, finally yielded to tne alluring temptation. He made o capita! speech for an extemporaneous one. The business accomplished was purely preliminary, but the details are of absorbing interest. "Gentlemen of the convention,' said Chairman Clark-on. "I am instructed by the national committee to nominate for your temporary chairman the Hon. J. trkat Faesett of' New York." Applause. Harrison Men Submit, There was a momentous hurrah, while everybody awaited the action that might be taken by the llarrison element in opposition to Mr. Fassett's section. But the anticipated contest did not take place. No one was placed in nomination in opposition to Mr. Fasaett, and when the question wti submitted there was not an opposing vote to Mr. Fassett's election. u Your te mporary chairman, gentlemen," was the introduction with which Mr. Clarkson presented Chairman Fapsett to the convention. The expectei Blaine demonstration was forthcoming when Mr. "Fassett advanced to the front. One prolonged cheer resounded through the hall and galleries and the Blaine delegates arose to a man to salute their chairman. Chairman Fassett said : Mb, Chaikmax and Fellow Eifcblicans For the diitlngulshed honor which yon have eonUrrtd upon m I in vsry grauful. I soept the duties ef preodingoQioer with extrem diUide nee, and am suitained only by a reliance upon your generoai forbasrsocs and co-op-ration. It in eminently fitting that a repub lican ConTODtlon Should b held in a temple erseted for the display of ths products ef pro tection to American industries and in this beautiful city of Minneapolis, at once ths joy sod ths pride olths giant est, this city with iu prosperous mills and factories and work shops, and its gansrous and happy homes which abound in object-lessons, taachirj claarer than any words ths sound wisdom o republican doetriaes. When epitomised in fsots we hare met to exercise on of tbs highest priTileges of our eltizsoship, as trustees of esren millions of voting republicans, gathered from every etat and territory in the Union, it becomes oar duty to formulate, for tits inspection of ths people, the beliefs and purposes of our party relative to all the living pohtioal questions of national importance, and to choois that man for leader under whoso guidance we feel wo shall bs most sure ef establishing those beliefs ia ths form of laws. Ws are hers not as warring factions, straggling to win in p rem soy tinder favorite leader, bat taa eo-meoaber ef one great party. Select from the ahlaing roll of our honored great men that typs ef statetman which shall be regarded as ths soundest and mom complete embodiment of tbe cardinal doctrines of oar party. Ibers is not a repub lican In this convention wboss heart dos nol burn with ardor for triumph ia the impending campaign. Wears all eager for eaeeeees we ars hers I make the neoeisary prslimiosry er range m ante, and ws all propoi to make them La tbs right way ana jjtas iiiw jiiri

there Is ever a time when it is proper for republloane to differ, it is preolsely on such occasions as this, when they ars met together for ths express purpose of resohing ultimata unity through the clash and contest of poll t el differences in the wide-reaching and delicate buainess of agreeing upon the standard-bearers for a great party. There is abundant opportunity for honest men to hold and express honest diierencee of opinion and tbs more earnest and the more honest the opinions, ths mors determined will be the contests, and the more oompleie the final unanimity. There is always sweeter and purer air after a storm. It is our right now to oppose each other; it will bs eur duty to units tomorrow. (Jur dl-'Ur-ncee should end at tbe convention doors, and

ill end there. When this convention shall bars concluded it labors we shall have bat one choice, snd that tbs nominees of this convention; but one purpose, their election. The nomination does not end tbe eampaign. It be gins it. lhe campaign which is to be mads will not be the campaign of candidates, by the candidates and for the candidates, but ef all ths party, by all ths party snd for all ths party, in ths interests of the whole people. with maliee, then, toward none, out witn amo tion aud respect toward a 1. Each of us, ac cording to his light, as God gives him to sea the light, should subordinate ail merely local and personal considerations to an earnest endeavor to secure tbe beet interests of tbe re publican party throughout ths entire sisterhood of states. None of our trusted leaders are weak reu; all of them are strong. Some rasy be stronger than othere. If, as eaoh de egate viewe the field, there is some ens whose figure eeems larger, whose stature hieher. whose fame and following more commanding, whose uarne more intpirtog than that of soy other man, then the pathway of each delegate abould be brood aud easy. I be eyes or all the republicans at home and the eyes of your adversaries everywhere are intently fixed upoa this couventioo. A nation is watching us our enemies to criticise, our friends to ratify. Tbe reponiibility is enormous, but you will meet it wisely. The republican party has never yet made a mistake in its choice of candidates; it will not make a mistake here. All over tuis broad land the bonfires are reaJy to be lighted, the lUtts are ready to be unfurled, sad the republicans at hoiue are all waiting to about in approval of your ctio.ee. lhe history oi our party since KV,u is ths his tory of our country. There is notaeingle page but shines brighter for some act or some word of some great republican. Count over our chosen heroes, whom we are teschtne our children to love, emnlata and revere, and you shall name all republicans Lincoln. Reward, Grant, Sher man, Garfield, Logan, Harrison and Blaine, Theiie are a few of our jewels, and we mny proudly turn to our deouocratio friends with the detinue challenge to match them. These men became great and remained great through their belief in, and adTocacy of, the inspiring doctrines of ths republican faith. Name me over lha great masterpieces ot contractive and progressive legislation enacted since the civil ar, and one by one their authors sue tintshers ill be found republican. I have not the time even to catalogue the long lists of good works undertaken and performed, ion are all familiar with the story. Thserrepressible coddiot undertaken and oonoluded, slavery abol ished, publio credit re-established, the Consti tution and the Union restored and reconstructed, the old fing was elenr cf vtry stain, and new stars added to its glory; the wide West thrown open to easy access and settlement; the policy of protection, to American, labor and American industries established, developed aod vindicated: the markets of the world open by tbe persuasive logic cf rieiprocity to the products ot the American workshop and the American farm, until today the na tions of tbe earth are paying tribute to the sagacity of oar legislation and diplomacy in millions upon millions Of Increased purchase, and Lord Salisbury Las beea driven, to the significant confession that even ia Fnrland free trade hat proren disappointing. lUvers and harbors have been opened to commerce; the white hulls of our navy are plowing the waters of every sea; peace has been maintained at bonis and respect secured aboard; and so the list might be extended and expanded wbLe your patieucc miirht endure to listen. Our political adrrmrie, tbonch perpetually opposing: every measure of our new republican policy, are compelled to admit the wisdom of our course and to confess that we have been right and they have been wrong. They hare just about exhausted iu the Fifty-second congress one year of congressional life in vain assaults n pen three items in a tariff bill made up of three thousand items. At thi rate of progress they wou'd have to be trusted for about eight hundred j r.ars in power before ws oou.d see a taritl reform upon lines agreed upon by our conflicting democratio friends. Cat we cannot hope to win merely upon tbs reoiUl of the achievements of our past brilliaut aa they hve been any more than our adversaries can hope to succeed upon platforms of glittering phrases. The pat is chiefly useful to us in so far as it deiuoiiktratcs the vitality of the party to redeem its pledgee aud Its ability to govern in a broad and euliehtened way a free and progressive people. Our pledges have been kept, ail save one, and I greatly mistake the temper of the republican party if it will ever be eotitented until that pledge is made good. Our manhood and honor is pledged to continue the content for a free and honest ballot Until this veied question is settled In the right that a free people should east a free vote and have it honestly reoorded aod returned is the dream and the determination of tlie republican party and the deepair and nightmare of democracy. It is the pride ol tbe republican party that it never yet has aornmitted an assault upon ths freedom of the people. No question baa ever beea permanently settled and never will be fully determined until it is eettled ia the riht. and until every citizen, while or black, last or West, North or South, can approaoa the ballot-box with absoluta security and have Lis vote Mounted with abaolute honesty. None ot ns an rattassnrad that onr libsrttes are safe. It is not the negro alone who is disfranchised it is very American. The contest bufore us esiumes all its difficul ties from the feot that we enter the presiden tial race liandicanDad by the eertaintv that iu an electorial college of 414 members 15ft votes are now already absolutely secured in advance to the democrttio nominee, and those 156 votee coons from the South, which is kept permanent ly solid through a perpetual breacn oi tne guarantees of ths constitution of the United Mates. Sometimes we are told the mission of the rerjubliaan rartv is ended. We have met our destine and fulfilled iL But the destiny of our progressive party is never fulfilled in an ad Tannine and expanding national life. 10 Una aa thara ramaina a wroiiar to be redressed, so ions- as there remains a rieht to be enforced. o long as all the privileges of citizenship ars not fairly enjoyed nndsr the guarantee of ths eocttltution to all citizens of this union, lust so ions- will thara ba amission for the republican party, ss long will there bs a great work before ns, and each republican may eielaim: Z live to tjreet that season when man shall live by imwi ind tint alnna hw frold. When man to man united, aud evry wrong mads right. This world shall be lichte as E.len was ot old. 1 live lor every csusa that lacks atsistanoe, Vn itirt trnr r that needs resistance. For the future and the distance and the good that I esa do, The Officers. The following officers were then an nounced as having been selected .by the national committee: Secretaries Charles W. Johnson. Minnesota; Carson Lake, New York; George Lee, California; Jos eph Brown, Pennsylvania; W. B. Brownlow," Tennessee; F. M. Allhuret, lObio; Albert Clark, Massachusetts. Assistant Secretaries Theodore Sim mons. Colorado; Philip E. Churchman, Delaware. Af.ron Bradshaw, District of Colombia: Charles Hopkins. Ohio; Will iam Monroe, Maryland; Charles 8. Mor ris, Kentucky; J. w. Dimmlck, Alabama; James Blaine Walker, Montana; T, V. McAllister, Mississippi; Utto cramm Wvomlnff. Reading Clerks F. II. Ilaney, Minne sota; James II. Stone, Micrigan; u. n. Oliver. North Dakota; L'baries I'urua, Wiaronnin! V. K. liilev. Kentucky. Official Stenographers Theodore C. Rose, New York; Jiraes F. Burke, Fcnn avlvania. Tbese temporary officers were selected by acclimation, and It wai ordered that ntil the permanent organlaatloa shall be

effected the convention should be governed by the rules of the last preceding convention. Minneapolis, June 8. A unburst against a skyrocket that was the republican national eenvention. With one overpowering luminous speech Fassstt was left in complete eclipse by MeKinley's entrance. The brilliant Blaine maneuver of this young temporary chairmen in bracketing ths names of Harrison and the great ex-scretary aa twins for a single minute and the spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm resulting was fairly outdone when tbe Ohio Napoleon, as permanent chairman of tbe conyentioa, was placed ia command. The fact was perfectly well understood beforehand by the Blaine people and the llarrison supporters in the convention that lloKinley would, with the least possible delay, bs installed as the presiding officer, eupplanting Fassett, but no one realized that the latter was to be outshone in the single extraordinary particular in which he bad so nnmistakably distinguished himself, the sleight of hand by which 12,000 wrought up people, almost springing at eaoh other's throats, were united in an instant for an identical, mighty slogan. While nothing of this kind was anticipated, something wholly unusual and worth a thousand-mile journey was felt to be coming tbe moment McKinley draided to eiert hit full powers in the convention. It was a scene that no canvaa could do justice to wbsn the supreme instant arrived. The wbite-bearded but yet dashing ex-Confederate Uen. llahone of Virginia, and hie smooth-faced but even more vigorous looking northern antithesis. ex-Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, were seen by the watching thousands of spectators advancing toward the place where

sat be whom all that vast throng seemed to feel tbe ideal embodiment of protection and republicanism hia dark, c'.ear-eut profile and eyes that seemed to burn with the living ooal of earnestness and sincerity the matchless Mc Kinley, The personification of manhood upon whom the myriad eyes were now concentrated seemed for a quarter ef a second a superb but breathing statue, and when the next instant be arose and, with kingly dignity and grace, was escorted the twenty short steps to the speaker's ebair, the diapason of overwhelming applause that went up would have certainly turned daft on the spot any leas level-beaded, typiel American. The musio and majesty of MeKinley's tribute to protection and the glories of tbe republican party were appreciated te the full, but his speech was nearly ended and still what tbe huge audience was hungering for bad not yet been heard. The speaker bad cot, from the beginning, ottered a word for the fieroely an tagonists rivals lor tne presidential nomination, an.l he was confronted with precisely the difficulty that Fassett, under similar circumstances twenty-four hours before, had vaulted like a young Olympian demiirod. Even MoKinley'e closest friends were beginning to fear that their Nspoleon would meet hie Waterloo. That he should proro les equal to a great emergeuoy than the untried, dapper Fassett he a Goliath where the other wat a Davidmade the Harmon supportere almost shudder for him and for the fate of their idol. Hut it was not to be. Tbe marvel worked by Fassett with twi.ie the lstter'smagic simplicity of device and MnlCinler had airaio cooouered where be seemed certain oi ignominious downfall nnder circumstances the story of which, to his lasting discredit, might have rucg the world. Instend of indirectly or directly eulopislngor attempting to eulogize either candidate or pluncing the convention orer tbe yawning chasm of conlui"n and disater.tire to ensue at the first menticn of "lilaine" or "Harrison," the solid good sense, niag-nific: fidelity to what was expected of him t j giant grasp of a complex situation were ao tr surpassed by McKinley himself than when, with eloquent lips and forceful sweep of the arm, he stopped short with these brief words: "When we go out of this convention upon a true republicao platform, we go out marching to victory, no matter who tbe man may be named to carry the banner." Culled to Order. Forty-seven minutes after 11 o'clock was reached before Chairman Fassett's gavel fell and the convection and spectators soon settled down into comparative quiet. The chairman announced that the prooeeding of the day would be opened with prayer by Bishop Ii. B. Whipple of the diocese of Minnesota. Bishop Whipple addressed the throne ot grace as follows: Aliuigntv God, our heavenly Father, who hath pramls . d to give wisdom to thoso who revsroally soek Tbeoatvl who alone pourest Into the hearts ot men ttial most eicellent Rlit ot c-harlty, send Thv ble-is-in upon this couvention. llei. them to realize that goTerument is a sacred trust from God, who alone ha.i the ri?ht to govern, and that in Iiis love Me hath perruhtd tery nation to say In what form that trust shall be clothed. Andcraat.O Heavenly 1'atbsr, that the one whom they shall select way be a mnn after Thine own heart, a lover uf righteousness, the defeodt r of the hlples and the iioerdian of the honor of onr country, and give to this whols nation an understanding heart to obey Thee, that to truth and justice, religion and piety, peaeesoX fcappioes. may be eontinusi unto us through all genr;l.n. And al! this we humbly ask ia the nweef Thy sou Jesus Christ, in whose own words we sum no all onr pstitlonsj 'Our Farther, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Tby kingdom ooine, Thy will be done on earth as it is is heaven. Uiv. us this day our daily bread aa I forgive ns ear trespasses as we forgive those who tresopass against ns, and lead us not Into teiai.tition, but dellrer us from evil, for Thine is the klsgdom. the power aod the glory forever and ever. Amen." FnasetS KsM Break. Mr. Webster of Nebraska "Mr. Chairman, I want to ca'l attention to tbe fact that there is en the platform a gentleman from Nebrsaks who desires to present to ths oouveutioa a gaveL" Tbe Chair "If there ie no objections Mr. U C. Walker of Nebraska, whe is on the platform, will take the floor for that purpose." Advancing to the chair Mr. Walker said: Mr. Chairmxs ikd Gk.ntlsmxx or tub Cowvkm no.1 Among the raanv msstcrnleoas of republican legislation as numerous as the stars ia our fl..jf, the homestead act of l&'ii. which for ten years we'bfore congress and was finally vetoed In 1V9 by Buchanan, and the Nebraska enabling act of 16(17, are rsrtloularly cherished by the people of our state. Taking advantage ef the beneficent provisions of the homestead act, thousands of returning soldiers esquired homes in Nebrnoka in 1S. thus Seoomlrg our prosperous and thrifty cltirens, thore by enabling us to pass the act admitting Nebraska. A voice ia the gallery "Louder." The Chairman "If the convention will be lower the speaker will assm to be higher." Mr. Walker (resuming bis speech): Enabling us to pas the act a.liultt n Nebrasks from ten to fiftesn yese sooner than otherwise, and as a token of our appmclatlon, we dssire to present this s v.l. It I simple, hut useful, historical aod republican. Tbe wood from which it is made la groan upon what is known ss ths first, or orUiual homestead located near Beatrice, Neb., entered Jan. 1, 11, by Ipli Foreman, who still owns and ocoo pies his farm. The ends of the cavcl are Inltid with silver coins, the one bearing the date 1M3 sad the other 1S91 which Is slsutficant that t!iis year Nebraska celebrates her twenty-fifth or silver eani"withlbs hope that In 1917, when Nebraska celebrates her golden anniversary, this great country may be governed by republicanism, we have tbe honor, on the part of the youogest representatives of Nebraska, to present ths tmporary chairman of this convention with this gsvel. r Tbe Chairman "On behalf ef tbe conven tion and on behalf of the temporary chairman tbe ohalr returns his very best thaokito Nevada. Cries of "Nebraska" aad great laughter.) The Chairman "Thsrs was so much silver about it the mistske is excusable. " Laughter. Credentials Xet steady. , Ths next thing ia order," said the ehalraao, is the report of the eo mm it tee ea credentials. Gen. William Cogswell of MissacbuseUe is reoognired." Gen. Cogswell "Mr. Chairman, I em Instructed by the committee on credentials to ssk for farther time ia which to report, snd that it may be given leave to ait centiaaosalv until iteemnletes iU labor." eDilor Spooner "I rise for the purpois cf eekinji the coaynittee on credentials if it has

made such progress as to enable the chairman to intorm the convention when wc may reasonably expect a report?'' Gen. Cogswell "Mr. Chairman, my answer is simply an individual opinion, aad is that if the committee's work is attended with reasonable success it cannot hope to report before tomorrow." Toe Chairman MIn the absence of a motion all debate or remarks oocur with unanimous consent." Senator Spooner "I desire ths privilege of interrogating the gentleman further. 1 simply desire to ask the chairman wkether the business of the committee is such that it ia ready now or will soon be ready to report to the convention a list of uncontested delegates snd alternates." Gen. Cogiwell 'The question would leem almost to answer itself. It cannot bs a long work to report a list of uncontested delegates." The Chairman "Arc you ready for the question?" "There being no objection the committee is extended permission to sit continuously until they have completed their repor:ed report." Permanent Organization. The next order of business was the report of

committee on permanent organization by Chairman B. C. Lockwood of Idaho. Cheers greeted the appearance of Chairman Lookwood, who submitted the following report: We recommend for permanent chairman of this convention the lion. William McKinley of Ohio. I Prolonged cheerv Vour committee further recommend for permanent secretary of the convention Charles V. Johneon of Minnesota; snl the recommendation of the com mitte further Is that the temporary wotkmg lorce of eer-trl-, readiug Clerks a ud esi.tant seerelarias be tbe same permanent officers o? thi Convention. Your committee further recommends an honorary secr-tary and honorary v ce-preaideot for each of the states, and th committee desires also to supgeat that tbe delegates fr.iu the following stales send a report to ths desk for vlce-pr-Bidnts and secretaries, who, up to th e time, have not reported to the eummittee: -Mulsins, North Car8. loa. Louisiana, Maine, Kentucky, Nebraska, Arizona, Indian Territory snd Utah. lit. Lockwood 'T move the adoption of tbe report on permanent organization." The report was unanimously adopted. The Chairman "Tbe chair will appoint as a committee to escort the permanent chairman to the chair the lion. Samuel Fesseaden, Senator Spooner and Gen. Mahoue." The announcement of Gen. Mahone's name was greeted by euthusiattio approval from the galleries aud a portion of the delegates. ' An Ovation la McKinley. Oovernor McKinley wes in his seat with the Ohio delegation, and there .was a alight hush as the committee approached bim and formally notified him of bis election. With a bow, the governor of the Euckeye stats arose and, arm in arm with the chairman of tbe notification committee, marched up to tbe platform. Jio occasion coild bare beea more fitting to demonstrate tbe popularity ot tbe great American protectionist, aud bis admirers were not slow to catoh the inspiration of the occasion. It was nearly a minute before the deafening cheers ceased reverberating through tbe balls aud corridors, and when silence was finally restored Chairman McKinley was introduced by his predecessor aa follows: Ua.NTLkUk or Tun Co5viNTioy Before presenting to vou your permanent chairman, the chair desires to tbank vou most heartily for tbe kind forbearance which you have extended to him. Applause. 1 now Lave the honor snd the dUtineiiished pleasure to Introduce tbe Hon. William ilcKinley ol Ohio. (Prolonged applause. McKinley Npeaks, Temporary Chairman Fassett retired amid great applause, and after prolonged and reDewed cheers sad waving of banners, Qoveraor McKinley spoke as follows: Gixucmis or TBI Comyshtiojv I thank yon for ths honor of presiding over tbe tenth national convention of the republican party, republican conventions mean aomethinp; they hava always meant something. Keuubiican conventions say what they mean, snd mean what they tar. They declare prindUi snd policies sad purposes, and when intrusted with power, execute and enforce theui. Tbe first national convention of tbe republicsn party was held thirty-six yesrs aeo in tbs city of rhllsdelphis. The platform cf that greet ennv'titioB reads today more like inspiration than the allirmatioa ol political party. Kvsry provision of that great inMruiuent made by the fatbera of our Earty is on tbe publio statutes of our country today, very oae of them has boen embodied in public law, and thatcannot be said of the platform of anv other political organization ia this or any other country of the world. Whenever there is anvtbing to be done in this country, and by this country, and for this country, the republican party is called upon to do it. There Is Oi. ft thing that ran be said about our organization thatcannot be said a ut any etbar. It can look baskward without shame or bumll.stlon and it can look forward ilb cheer and exultation. Thatcannot Ke aa;d ot any political organization other than ours iu tbe Uuited Slates. Thus, gentlemen of tbe Convention, we are here today te make a platform and a ticket that will eominend themselves to the conscience and intelligence and judgment of the American people. and we'U do it. Whatever is done by this convention as to platform or as to ticket will receive the approval of the American people in November of this year. We have already heard some of the notes of victory, for this is a rspub ieaa yeir. Khoae Island has spoken. Only yesterday Oregon spoke, electing three representatives three republican representatives to tbe conic rest of the Unite! btat-s, and when we get through with tbis convention iu eouolusions will be the law of the republican action ss h"y will be the assurance of republican victory. We are for a protective tariff and for reciprocity. W ii moose to take no backward sUs en eitber one ef these ereat republican principles. We stand far a nroteetira tarifl because it represents the Amerl can home, the American firoside, the American family, the American girl and tbe American boy and the highest ixjssibilillss of American citlze shin. We pror.o to raise our money to pay publio ex pauses by taxing tbe produots of other nations ratber than by taxing tbs products ol our own. The democratic party believes in direct taxation, that la taxine ourselves: but we do not believe ia that principle so long as we can find anybody else to tax. Our protective tariff not only does everything whlah a revenue tariff is doing raising all revenues but a protective teritf does mare. A protective tariff eocouraci-s and stimulates American In dustrles snd gives the widr-at possibilities to American can i us snd Amerlea effort Ikes any body know what tariff reform is? ("No," "no," and laashter.l And that ia to be the platform of our political opponents this year. What does It meant Ton may study President Cleveland's utttersnces from tbe first eno msde in New York, wheat he said be did nt know anything about the tariff, until his last one in Rhode lsiana ana yon can come away ignorant and uninformed as to whst tariff reform means. Since the war there have been three great tariff reform bills proposed br deruoeratio leaders. none of tbem alike, neither of them with ibe same trse list, neither of them with ths same tariffilst, neither of tbem with the same rstes of duty, tut all made by tbe democratio party upon the same prlnoipie to avmbpllie and ret reent tari Of reform. Von may so to Mills: you may gi to bprlnger aod yon win find thev differ totally, but yeu may go to the house of representatives at Washington, which was eleoted distinctively npon what thor call a tariff reform issue. with two-thirds majority in the house and what do you find? Ther rasa three bills. Let me name I ho in. in Free tin Mate, leaving sheet steel, from which it Is made, tariffed. That is the finished nroduot free and the raw maurial hearing a duty. (2i Free wool to tbe manufacturer and tariffed cloth to the consumer. (3) Free cotton tiee to the cotton states and tariffed hoop Iron to all the rest ot th- states. That is their Idea of tar in reform. Cpntieiuen of the eon veatlon, how do you like it? This contest we enter upon is for the maintonsnce of protection and reciprocity, and 1 want to say hre tliat there is not a line in tbat tarifl bill that is not American; there is cot a pasage that Is not pstriotie; there is not a page that does not represent true Americanism ana tue mgnest possiomuss oi American citizenship. We are to deolsre ourselves npos other questions here today. We are to declare ourselves upon other Jiuestlnns of a free ballet and a lair count. No platone should evr be made that does not reiterate thatB-reat constitutional guaranue; no republican speerh ahonld ever be made that does not Insist firmly snd resolutely that that great constitutional SMisrantv sha 11 he a living birthright, not a cold for mality ot constitutional enactment, but a living thin which the poorest and humbl-st may eou.ii dontly enjoy and which the rlohest and most power ful itsra Tint rianr. W. ran well leave to the committee on resolutions the duty ef making a platform, that shall represent ths bHl thoughts and tbe best Ideas snd the bent vl.rtnna nf the reDublican partv. When we go out of this convention on a true republican platform we go out marching Vi victory, no matter what name msy be borne on tbe banner. Ureal appiauso.i At tbe eonolnsion of Governor MeKinley's address there were load eries for Fred Douglass and in response the chairman led Mr. Douglass to tbe front er the piatiorm, wnsa ne re sponded to the call with-a bow. The Rales. Ths chair sanennced the next erder ef bus iness to be ths report of the couniittee on rules sod the order of business. Gen. II. II. Pinghatn ot I'ennsylvania "Mr, President, I am directed by your committee on rules and order of business ts submit ths roles for the erovernraent of the eenvention. The report adopts the roles ef tbe boost of repreJjeat tiies jf tb lltj-llrflcp BjrejiJojMhe

government of the convent nr-d efter its other details provides t:.i following order of business: 1. T.eport of the eomr.-'tW on c-e i'rt'a'". 2. Keport of Ute cotnuuuo ua purruaueut crgstte sation. 3. Keport of the ccr-m ittre rn re'ilu'.'c te. 4. Ntiuinitof nisnb Tio! t at on eoa mittcS. 0. Presentation i-t Cibi.iUiej lor prct.JeLU 6. KilotiDK'. 7. l'rei-entation of eui:üat s for vloe-prs:3ent 5. Lalioting. "Your comni'üts would .report thai tbe rulee eutiuit'.ed are. wi:h two exceptions, those of the last t.aliou il convention, which are subst-.tiii'iüv th- a rte as those ot the conventions in I'SJ tn-l 1S?4. Ih-se rules were found to work. su.o--.:i, y, and w.tu a is amendment adopting the rules of the house of representatives of tiie I i.ry-.irst cnnres. aci a new rule inserted propo. ;i; ti.ftt a motion to table an amendment shall not carry w:t!i it or prejudice the pending measure, it ia believed they will be satisfactory to the conven'.lon Your committee deemed it proper to recognize specifically the rules ot the last republican bouse of representatives, ander which action progress and results were made possible, as

against tbe rules of tbe present house, which." permit indehmte filibustering, obstruo tion and son-action, except when sv report from the committee of rules is? presented, a tyranny hitherto unknown ia; Araeriean history. With the new rule pro posed, by which an amendment may be separated from the pending measure end tabled, i sooh ne the wish of the convention, without carrying with it or prejudicing such measure, is tbe present rale of the U. IS. senate and is ia harmony with advanced parliamentary praotice. bince the Forty-eighth congress tbis has? been a rale of tbe senate, and as wc bavc pretv ent with us today a large number of senators! in delegate representative capic:ty, s.cu d die; cussion be determined voor: that proportion,, which is wholly in the iutf relief te expedition of business and ti e mr u of the Jelay oC roll-calls, I am very sure tüst they i.l indcrse as your committee ha deeded wise, the report of that rule wtiicn means ae-siereiiou and' quickness in the duties ot t.ii c tiver.iion. Some little time vra co-ieame 1 In the x planation of the detail I ) ivquin-ig delegates, after which the report was adapted byaoo.aiaa4 tion. No Jteao'i:i1oria. The report of tbe conm:ita on resolutions was next demands 1, iz i ex-Gortrnor Forager of Ohio, its chaircjon, arcsr. Inttdctiy tie convention burst iuto r. tto-m of ar plsaseos welcome to the eloqaeri Ohican. This lastet nearly a mionte. aud a; :!.? c .i.e'3;..i. of toss; impromptu ovation Chairman Fcraker stats 44 that his committee was nnpr-pared to reportl and requested f artner tune, lhe extension el time was granted. The roll of states was called for the acmes ol the new national committeemen. When loi was called and the re-election of Clarkson, ths Blaine leader, was announoed, cheer aftei cheer followed from the lilaine delegates. great demonstration greeted tbe reporte of tha! ttsmes of J. II. 21atiley of Maine, n ullacsk Mahoue of Virginia, and when Missouri waM called and 'William Warner presented that name of Richard C. Kerns tbe Harrison deists gates made a counter demonstration. The New N'atlonaJ Committee. The national committee as reported to ths convention ie se follows: Arkansas, Powell Clayton; California, 11. IIa. De Young; Colorado, J. F. ar-fers; Connsec ticnt, Samuel Fosendtn; Florida, John GW Long; Georgia, Wil.ism Brown ; Idaho, George L. Shoop; Illinois, Wüliaiii J. Cairpoci!; Iowa, J. S. Clarkson; Kansas, Cyrus Iceland; Ken tucky, W. O. Bradley: Maine, J. II. Maaleyi Maryland, James . Girry; Massachusetts, William Morry Crane; fi?heo, Oeorce W Msrriem; Missouri, lt. C. Ivervas; Uoiitana, A. C. Botkin; ew HampsLlre, 1 C. Cheny; New Jersey, Garrett A. lis !; ?e York, F. S. Witherbee; North Dokota, 11. C. liens broueh; Ohio, William II. liahn; Oregon, Joseph Simon; Rhode Island, Isase if. Potter) 8outn Carolina, F- M. Bray ton; booth Dakota, J. F. Kitteredge; Tennessee, George W. Hillr Vermont, Mason R. Holbert; Virginia, TTilliara Mahone; Washington, Nelson Bennett; West Virginia, N. li. fccott; Wisconsin, lieory Cw Payne; Wyoming, Joseph W, Carey; Arirons, William GriHord: District of Colombia, Perry If. Carson; New Mexico. Thomas B. Cettroni' Alabama, Delaware, Indisna, JLonlsiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Nortis Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah asked for further time a which, to? make their selections. Minneapolis, Minn., June 0. Eleven o'clock, the hour set for the opening, of the convention, came and passed' and there were no symptoms cf ss readinefia on tbe t art of t!;e dy to pes down to busine9. Not noretic . third of tbe delegates vtere ia tln ir eests and a few were scattered about tb sides, wMler tbe galleries were L-t Ka'f bi!yl. The reverened gentlemen wbo wa to have). oUered the opening prayer us f.'so con' epicuouslvabeent and fear were expressed that be had been spirited away in theinterest of the committee on credentials which was understood to be maneuvering for delav. J At 11:27 Chairman McKinley, with tsj a few vigoroua raps of his gavel, called fot, order, but a couple of minutes or morewere occupied by the great mass of people)! in rustling into comparative 6ilence. The Kev. William Brush, chancellor of the university of South Dakota, opened, tbe proceedings with the following prayer: ' We lock to Thee, O Lord, for Tby graclonaj presence to encompass us ss we now presentourselves at tbe very beginning of this session Wc arc unworthy to present ourselves to Theo, but we ask Thee to condesoend to hare, merey upon as snd bridge the chasm occasioned b, wickedness between Thee and oar souls by therj atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ Werf thank Tbee that though we are unworthy, that;. Thou art inficitely cialted abore all principal-; itiet and powers, and whilst Thou canst not; look upon sin with any degree of allowance)" Thon art full of compassion; Thou art replete, in tenderness; Thou dost vouchsafe Thy gra-J ciocs presenee and impart the influences of the Holy Spirit to enlighten ti e besrt and terf illuminate the undersiandin ar.d la supply our erery need thruth ths rtrhes of grtos in Christ Jesus. O LoH, ncofrt the gratitude ot all eur l:trts for all ths multiplied blestini-e of i'hy proyidmcc an! grace in the past. As we re'v.' t our individual history we are pr-foiiti liy impressed ; as ww refer to onr national b story we ars reminded, of Thy distingu siie l rci-ar l sud surer? Is.on. ' Thou wast in the p!ar:tii.g ,f ti;e institutions of this great republic, and tLou hast been with it, all through its h'St.ry t.u. (ar and crowned it,, with sucocss, aod ti.t-n darkuecs gathered over our nation the tw of T.nt.i: overrtnebeJ it,' O God, we thank Thee that Ti.ou didst go wittal us through the dark period cf our national history aod bast presided in tie a doption of measures tending to const r?c the highest interests of the nation in solving the problem off reconstruction. O Lord, abide with our nation still. Aud now wc ask Tbee to command Thy1 blessing to rest open this representatiyar body. Oh, may they te regardful of the constituents they represent and may a: things be subordinated to the greatest aggrs gate good to ths nation. O Lord, may mere? partisanship stand baok and do Thou corns Thy self to ths front snd mold s platform of princU pies and policies that shall insure the greatest measure of success for our common nationality. As Thon waet with Thins ancient people pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of firs by niiiht, so do Thou go before thie nation and lead it on to grander viotories than it erer achieved in all its past history. Command Thy blessing to rest upon the rest of this natiost and both branches of onr national legislature. Mar they rise above the plane of mere partisan ship to a comprehension of the higher interests of destiny snd nationality. Now we eominend onrselres to Thee, our homes end the citizens that we represent. We aic Ti e t.i be pnsitl in all these deliberations eu-1 i-iar the beet possible result acorns from tMeve proeeeviiiiifa. O Lord, blest us snl guivie us end ws wuuld ran der to Thee ererlamini: "ri; tiors and prauj at last, through Christ our Uedettnvr. A tat a. Ne CredenstAis Tel. The President "The regular order thfc morning is ths report oi tiie com mittest Ceptlnusi pu TUfd Paiia.

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