The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-10
Telegraphic News.
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL CONVENTION.
First Day.

DeIH
CHICAGO, June AT five minutes
past one o'clock Chairman Cameron, of
the National Republican committee,
Gated the convention to, order and
called upon Rev. DR.. Kittridge, of
Chicago, who opened the proceedings
with prayer. At the request of Cam
eron Secretary keogh read the call for
this convention. Cameron briefly ad-
dressed the convention, referring to the
bitterness which had attended the pre-
limlnsry canvass, which he hoped
would now disappear in air, and de-
termination to put IN domination for
president straight candidate and one
who would command the respect of
the civilized world. He couneelled
harmony and united action, and in
conclusion he announced that he had
been instructed by the national COM
mittee to put In nomination for tenn
porary chairman the Hon. John +.
Hoar, of Massachusetts,. Applause.
The nomination was unanimously
adopted, and Davis of Texas, Fry of
Maine, and Raum of Illinois, were
appointed q committee to conduct him
to the chair
Hoar, in taking the platform, ad-
dressed the convention at some length.
BE said the function of the conven-
ton, if wisely used, was that of nam
ing a man whom the people would
make president. Reference to the
nomination of Lincoln twenty years
ago was greeted with applause. Lin
cola had gone to rest, but his associate
on the ticket, Hsmlln, was here to-day
in full Vigor, still dischargiDg actively
his duty to his country ani his party.
Applause. He reviewed briefly the
history of the late war and the politl-
Cal incidents and consequences, and
criticised the policy of the Democratic
party in the connection that that party
be claimed was to-day actuated by the
old rebel spirit, and the North, South,
East and West was. party of fraud
and oppression and the overriding OF
Justice, for in Maine 1t ambitiously
sought to pilfer the whole state. IAp-
plause.1 While the Republican party,
on the other hand, tells US of rebel
lion subdued, of slaves enfranchised,
of sound currency restored, of the flag
floating everywhere honored and re,
spected. In conclusion Hoar said he
would discharge the duties as chaH-
man fairly aud without respect to per.
sons.
The following gentlemen were ap'
pointed temporary secretaries: Johr
Fl. Roberts OF Illinois, 9. l.. Mckee o
Pennsylvania, and Chas. w. Clisby ot
Alabama and ]. G. Broadwell of Mis-
souri, as reading clerks, and Eugene
Davis of New York as official steno
grapher.
Hale of Maine, to expedite business
moved by resolution that the roll o.
states and territories be called and th'
chairman of each delegation shall nam'
a person as a member of the commit
tees IN the following order: on perma
nent organization, on rules and orde
of business, on credentials and on res
olutions. Adopted without objection
The roll was accordingly called ant
the committees appointed,
Ohio's presentation of James A. Gar
field as one of the committeeman wa
greeted with considerable applause.
Utah being excluded in the roll o
states and territories, Frye asked tha
it be included.
| Conkiing, rising, was received wit
applause, and SAID there was objection
holding, as he did, that the order o
the convention had been executed a
prepared by the national committee
There was a contest in Utah as in Louis
lana, and so they were omitted.
The chair ruled that as the commit
tees roll had been called, a motion t.
add any state or territory was in order
Frye said it was agreed by the com
mittee that Utah should be put upo
that roll [grest spplause], and tha
the secretary of the national commit
tee says Utah's omission was made b
mistake. wild applause.
Conklng said if this mad been
mistake it should be corrected.
Mccormick of Arizona moved ca
of the roll of states and territories 70
presentation of credentials and for nc
tice of contests, and that all such pa
pers be referred without statement @
debate to committee on credentials
Adopted.
On call of the roll Alabama and Al
kansas gave notice of contest.
Henderson of Iowa gave notice Q
contest in ten districts of Illinois. Ap
plsuse IN the galleries.
.Warmoth notified OF contest j
Louisiana.
Contests were also notified in Penn
sylvanla and Utah, the. latter by Conk
hing by request.
| Logan moved that instructions b
given the committee on tickets of ad
mission to issue 500 tickets daily to th
veteran association. That justice ha
been done the veterans by every othe
national Republican convention, an
why should it not be done now an
here. [Applsuse. There were veter
an soldiers supporting each of tn
presidential candidates, so that ther
was no particular motive IN his motion
He himself had to enter the bulldln
this morning without ticket becaus
he couldn't get one from the nations
committee. He was here and wantet
| to see the veterans also admitted-no
to make noise or cheer for any man
but to look upon the convention whicl
had to nominate a man for whom the,
would have to vote. Loud cheers.
Fitzpatrick, of New Jersey, seconded
the resolution with all his heart, ant
it was adopted.
At the end of the colloquy betweel
Conkling and Frye about Utah, tn
only special significance of this colo
guy incident was the enthusiastic sp
plause which greeted Frye from bott
of the galleries and the floor.
Conkling moved, that as some of The
committees already appointed coul(
not report in time for the evening ses
SION, that the convention take reces
until tomorrow morning at II o'clock
Hale concurred in the uselessness u
the evening session and in Conkling'
motion. which was adopted, and re
cess was taken at P. N. until IL A. NJ
tomorrow.
Second Day.
CHICAGO, June Sill 80 A. Mo
more than half the delegates are il
their seats, and the galleries are onlI
three-fourths filed. The New Yorl
delegation has just entered with Conk
ling at its head, who was received witt
considerable applause in the galleries
11:40 A. M.-The galleries and foo
are filing up rapidly, and the scene II
the hall is very impressive.
The convention was called to ordel
at IL As.
The committee on credentials is still
in session. and, 1t is said, cannot re.
port for some time.
An interesting discussion is antici