Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-05
"A WEEKS WORRY.
Long Session Of the
Convention.
The Convention Still in Sess.
ion this Afternoon
The Unit Gag Rule Voted
Down
The Contesting Illinois dele.
gates Admitted f!

The Contesting Illinois dele.
gates Admitted !
CHICAGO, June 2.-The day opened
prOpitiously. The rain of Monday had
laid the dust. and cooled the air, so that
no atmosphere could be finer for an oc
casion of this kind.
THE ARRANGEMENTS.
The hall in which the convention is
held is an inner structure within the
exposition, the south half being used
for that purpose. The architect. Mr..
W. w. Boynton, has certainly shown
great skill in the part assigned to him.
The hall is 400 feet long by $50 wide,
the balconies reaching within nine feet
of the main floor. Every seat is eligi-
bic.
THE DECORATIONS.
! The speakers stand is located at the
south end of the building and has re-
ceived the lions share of attention and
has been rendered patriotically picture
sque. The foremost attraction of
the arrangement is the life-sized bust
portrait of the late Senator
ZACK CHANDLER,
which depends from the center of the
ceiling Immediately back of the chair
mans desk The likeness is fair, but
is not easily recognized at distance.
Extending from all parts of the semi
circle at the south end of the building
&" large flags arranged in graceful
testoons and meeting just over Mr..
Chambers portrait. On a line with
this portrait in the center of the hall
are life-sized bust portraits of WASH
ngton, facing north and south. and
against the north end of the building Is
a portrait of Lincoln of the same size.
on either side of which are the words
And that government of the people, by
the people and for the people shall not
perish from the earth. The three like
nesses are neatly draped with small
United States flags and are very attract
i've.
The convention was called to order
on Wednesday at |: :05 precisely by Mr.
Cameron chairman of the national re-
publican committee.
After prayer by Rev. A. E. Kit;redge.
secretary of the committee read the
call under which the convention was
summoned.
After short address in which he
urged the convention to act ina way that
will promote harmony and enthusiasm
i'll the party and to keep i'll view inter-
eStS of Il great nation Mr.. Cameron
said: | have been requested bv the
national committee to designate Hon.
Geo. T. Hoar. of Massachusetts, as tenn
porary chairman" Tremendous cheers
The chair appointed Gov Davis. of Tex |
as, Mr.. Frye Of Maine. and Gen. Raum
of Illinois, committee to wait on Mr.. |
Hoar and conduct him to the chair. |
As the committee appeared with Mr.. !
Hoar the audience broke forth in loud !
applause.
THE ORGANIZATION.
The chair proposed on behalf of the
national committee the following
named gentl-min to complete the or
ganization. :
Temporary secrctaries-John H. |
Roberts, Of Illinois; C. l.. Magce, of
Pennsylvania.
Charles W. Clisbce. of Michigan. and
James G. Broadwell, of Missouri. read
ing clerks.
Eugene Davis, of New York, steno-
grapher.
The convention was then addressed
bv Mr. Hoar in an admirable speech in
which the record of the two great par
ties were compared and contrasted in "a
vivid and striking manner. We will
give the speech in full in a future issue.
1t will be well worth the careful per
usal of every patriotic voter in the land.
A resolution was adopted that all |
contests should be referred to the COM
mittee on credentials without debate
or recommendation by the convention.
When Illinois was called a contest was
recorded in behalf of the ten congress-
ional districts of that state by Mr. Hem
derson. a delegate to this convention
from the state Of Iowa.
The various states were called. and /,
the chairman gave notice. As rule. that |
the credentials of the regular delega-
tons had been sent to the desk of the
secretary, and when contests were an
nounced some member of another del
egatlon, or in the case of Pennsylvania
the chairman, gave notice to the same
effect. In Pennsylvania two contests
in congressional districts, the sixth and ,
the ninth, were recorded.
The business being nearly concluded, /
Mr.. Conklin in behalf of the republicans
Of Utah presented a protest and contest |
from that Territory, which, according
to the rule, was sent to the committee. |
VETERANS
Gen. Logan, of Illinois, offered
resolution instructing the committee on
tickets to distribute among the veteran
soldiers 500 tickets. Applause.
General Logan spoke earnestly in be-
half of the veterans, and said that he
understood the committee had refused
this-a courtesy that had been accorded
in every other national republican con-
vention. There was manifeStly some evi-
dence of personal feeling. He said that
none of them wished to cheer for any
man.
Gen. Fitzpatrick also spoke for the
resolution, which, being put to a vote,
was declared carried.
COMMITTEE WORK
The committees on credentials, rules.
business and permanent organization
and resolutions We're assigned rooms
and at once proceeded to transact busi-
ness IN quarters adioined the stage.
THURSDAY S PROCEEDINGS.
The convention re-assembled at elev-
en- clock. but it was nearly l p. m. be-
fore all the delegates were in their seats.
1t soon became evident that no report
could be ready from the committee on
credentials and recess was taken till
5 p: IN. AT 5 p. m. the committee was
still out and the convention adjourned
till Friday at 10 o'clock.
FRIDAY.
Committee on rules of order reported
in favor of the rules OF the house of
representatives, to govern proceedings.
Voted that speeches be confined to