The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-11
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
First Day


TuE EIINANA InNuusNINUnNy
LIE OHINAUU SVNvENllUNs
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CHICAGO, June AT j 40 precisely Chairman
Cameron, of the national cOnsmittee, called the
convention to order Rev A. T. Kittrelre M
tho Third prcsbyterian church M Cb;co,so in
voked Diy;no hIoss;n,, r,,,n a. lohn.s 60 a.
'oo" i'0 pionsihS up"n VIZ Anoois vi inc
eoiN'htioi, returning thaHks III an eloquent
prayer lor the prosperity ana unity OF this ma
ton.
The chairman then called on the secrctary IN
read tbc call md Socro,or, Kon h nroceodoJ';,o
clear y";cc tn r"aJ ,I,a Jns rs III II"
"N WIZ "''''i'
MIR. Cameron then spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN or THE CoNvENrIos: Before the
convention enters upon the important duties that
i .ag ra,sn Us i"gether, ask your attention for
hns onn ~, m lc canSsS Jus ~ ended There
considerable bitterness which trust Will cn,irjy
disappear before entering IN on the grave duties de-
NolNng upon us. Let there he but one motive gov
.rnnE our action and let that be determination to
l,ave III nomination the strongest possible candidates,
nnd aIctos If thn r" ST n 'ne confidence
mand the respect Of the civilized world 0mr conn
try Of which we nrc justly proud has grown SO rap
idly in population, wealth and influence duling the
existence OF the Republican party that We have at
world. " ''' ''' ''"''' " '"'
We no longer he satisfied with our isolation
nosjtim nsn wbns f,nartv VIII M n,er pna,;ona
viii enable them to drct onr Ua;rs no that we will
tnk the c,I i'm co,nerca 40 No bayo a., a",,,,,,na
and mamIfucirres Do not for |, momcn, 2anbt tIc
Str.nnth - M a. ,;,,,i IT. mn, , n' ~, I'M
I'm bISoJ and ca,nc frnn, a." .ontc:, ha,,or tr,nn
,,,ror En-, ,ho -, -. , 80, 80 q, 80, S.'
X" c,rhinaii 81 @ i uaieu . ~ ioT ~, i1i'
xiIn.is mo r'nrs,nI a,,tim n 80, "a aio''
thc ntc,ii"rnce aud Tho inhnrn ioyc ~ i;hcrv ,Ih
arc iu,,JontcI I'm ~ haa.,s -, ,,,'o,saana' VI.
the nni,ninotia, - - ~ ,,,a .an,'a,,; IN
c,mnlctcd H. WI ,t th,r ho In, ono san,i,,n,
opi,nating Mi earnns, oincoro ana ,,n.oGsh Rn'tm
cans an5 IT, tL, 10 I'm ~ aiu & .,I .,
II, nrr . az ~ ma , -, nh .h wy. W, 'ie u'ier
nn,,n., o. S 80, . Si' vi" i"t'9 'i'sn 'ie cunning
Ihave hccn ,:,ros,o5 h tho ,,.,on,, co,,,,;,,o >,
,lcsign.to IL Cn'r,a =, IL, 80 W.ssaaI.,',.
t.nr,rrnry .ha;ie ''' " o''''' an
nv
-, Inc oLali appointed Governor DAVIS, OF
Texas, Mr.. Frye, of Maine, and Gen. Raum, of
Illinois, a committee To wait ON Mr. Hoar and
conduct him Ia tbc chair Al fbc committee
onnearcd With Mr. IL, ,bo onJ;oncn ~
III =; - ~ ~. ii'''' 'i'' "u'i'ii'o piohe
io IN III iouu aPpiausc.
Inc chaf proposed on behalf OF the national
committee the fOllowing-named gentlemen to
complete the organization: Temporary secre-
tarics-Joln n Roberts of Utinois. q T.
Noooa of ponnSyIyon;o Oh Nv Tu;,boo g
VI 0hhn yhah'' Sh'n' W. ChSDcc, VI
NicniSail; Jus. - broauwcil, Oh hlsSourl, as
reaulilS clerk, ana Eugene DAVIS, oil New York,
as stcnoBrapher.
~ .,. A., ~,
HnPuii "'hiiiS 'hc chan, MI. ho'H spoke as
foHows:
GpSr,pvrS op r,,v Coyy,Sr,ox. thanh ,o,, 60.
this distinpnisbcd marx of yonr cop6danc: The
Trainers of tho const;,nton oxycctoS ,hat tbo 49,;
dent Womb I've chosen Nv cioc,nrs VIC go
in their rrsnec,yc states ond ON consnI,a,;on ;,h
.,c ntber az, thnr haIIo,s 60. oI,;as 80 go,
In cose of - f,ih,ro b,y ,ho ooots ,h ,a''n 80 80
r,cntatxcs oc.;ne St. a 'I 20 Io VI o;an
from the four who had fine biph,st nnmber Of votes
In ,ho - G. G. -, -, 'n,',a VI 80
d;d do ns,i,,,,i r -, ~, 49, i y, al .oh
tive Iut th ieo, nv the custons tbey have ctn
~, p,' Wv peapPe' ny tnc customs tseS nave estap.
-
Tho conyont;ons 90 Tho Ir",, ,I;,;c,i no 80 80;
nate zach for whom the ,coIe ynte G;ractv tbroni
their ogents The eIcctdrs ma IN a cho;c, Ltsvaon
whom t6cy are IracticaIly rcsrictcd The ,nnctions
of This cniyrntinn thcrcfore 10 20 maze ,no s ,h
two men frnn ,,hn,,, tho ,,i ~ ,h Ts,S en-. e
arc 10 selact tha;r ras;ttontt =, ~ ,S 80; ~.
Jntiss wisiy friosi Fei :, =; a., np,a ,h , n,'
when tba nso,I" will ',,naro ;ho;r ,ra;ant Va
fern, Of orica ie hif h,'t snar.oi, an, d,,,, = a.;
trstcl IN Tho n,Hs honrnd ;,i.,, y, a. nn,,i
which in dianitv in anthor,v in S,r-oanbinS pup
imnortanca an,;oiS ,"mrs ~ " $500 ,na pu SUI
the Rrpuhlican convention met in tl;is 3itv which
aftcr sto,nv I'm, frian ~, 80, D,'t a.; ;'t'
Ahrabon I;11coin al IiiSm;t,, H. Mn; ' ;y
has cone IN his rest lis c",nnaninn MN tbnt
ticxet in fresh and yi"arons aas; nrespnt r'
us today 10 oixo mS consJ f6, ~, st wiz. s
AN cynrrcrco 1,thercd Co. n re- ~ hnoroIIa ~
lie service TiTcoin los nnne to Sis 80 o IT,
DouGla. and Brcck"nriJge his two comnSt;tors Tr
tbc great oOico Of ,rrsI,nt lint Tho ,art;oS ,bict
confronted Zach other tbcn CON front e,I, otcr ,n
mchangcd in nnr,iosc in tem,'cr and in charactar
The Democratic PARTY was ruled then Ms now Inv
Ihn kin Inft,
Give noIjtic,I snnr9n,cy 10 Tho oIa,rcL;os Of tho
south and "ricn ,>itboIi inenence 10 their snbser
Went ncrtbcrn oII:es Tn the nn,sn;t Of that end
60, ,,raat ,,,ii,;n ;n;rast 80 PaSs.oS a. Ia.
parje5 EnncnJinn HttIc for nnhIc in,nroyc,ncn,s
either in tho west or in ;nland Ever ena iao In iaco
The credit of The natinn w.s nnor a. CIV nor c.nt
bonds bc,nw mar Omr mnnrotcctcd ,nannf,ct,rc
coniendcd at fearful Observation-Disclosures wifi tho nounar
labor of Europc. ON whose worksGops we depended
for Iarpr norton of the nccessors and comforts on
life 0nr lttI navy WAS scaftrrcd over thc fou N,
uuartcrs of tho nIn6c Four million countrvmcn
Mere in homeless bondage TO them every new state az
n tooE ito ,Iacc In bc 9reot family INT o6daa ncyv
a,,n,' ,, tLim ai,,'," ,Sn,'y hue A. ,t ~.
The 6cnocrntic no,ty let 90 its ho,d ON mover tbe
nationaI N,G itsf seemed about m Inc foIdcG and LAID
aside 10 he regarded thcnc,forth as miserable SYM
Dol of the futty and folly of the last great expert
S OF s idav as Sa, nc,annnS m parry
in tnnncr and cIyractcr IInted ip notbimm LIZ
PROMISING no other measure of pojicy il urges it,
warfare upon the safeguards which the nation has
thrown around the purity of the elections can see
no other evil except that freeman should cast free
vote under the protection OF the national authority
, nj io ns tn anu White e,guc 10 'a apd '' to
EKn.K,ux In soutb Carolina II takes the
honest ballot from tbe box and stu the tissue ba"t
into it's place. In New York it Issues fraudulent
naturalization papers, three thousand in num-
Der. IN MAINE us antous larceny tries 10 liiier
MmIie STATE NJ. a' oiSe. IN looks
W !, snnd ~ tS c3nst mi, nafns ;ch cod war
tcrt the national life 80 in peace II finds nothinc
there which can protect TIE national honor. Can Won
find in the history of the Democratic party for the
last sixteen years anything the Democratic party has
done or tried 10 DO except 10 nfeak down ihe Legal
81 ar S 10 has Nr no s%c tgs nc
IT., rahcII;oIp s1bJned sI,wes fred arS,t mrhc
WAYS constructed homestead laws, naturalization
treaty, public credit re-cstablished debt diminished,
sound currency restored, flag respected, above all.
But not for these things aohe or enemy does the Re
Roncan par.y VS. . Inc nTanns htn' ,c hePnp
nav fdmci, scc,irn in h.,nv home NAV cast and
have counted his equal vote, may send his child at
the public chang To a free school. Until these things
come to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
Canada to the Gulf the mission OF our party Is not
ACCOMPLISHED nor its wafiafc OH us ancient ad'er-
eatS '""'''
Hale, of Maine, offered resolution that the
roll of states be called, and that members be
named by the chairman OF each state for men,
bcrs of committees on permanent organization,
rules, credentials, and of resolutions.
Mr.. Frye of Maine, called attention to the
omission of Utah in the call, and asked that II
DC called. The chair said he would direct the
secretary to call the territory, unless there were
objection.
MIR. Conklng. OF New lork-Ihere Is obJec-
ton, Mr.. Chairman.
And then he proceeded to say that the ma
tiOnal committee prepared q rollin which LOUISE
ana was omitted, and the territory of Utah was
also omitted. The resolution under which the
call was made was based OH that roll, and he
submitted that it was not competent to call it.
The chair said he was Of the opinion that the
committee was the proper roll, but he could not
hold that it was ont of order to move that Utah
be called. Conkling asked if it was in order for
him to move to add the state of Louisiana. He
did not make that notion but Inc understood
hat thf. ion Al n fhnt