Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-06-11
people prohibiting the manufacture of intoxi-
eating liquors in the country.
ried
At las tho convention took recess for the
The Second Day.

Ahe SeCOhu Dlys
CHICAGO, June 4.-The situation was red
hot Wednesday morning. This doubtless was
due to the generally admitted fact that q
terrific struggle was inevitable. The masses
caught the enthusiasm, and Michigan avenue
for several blocks was almost ippassable.
At II o'clock precisely Mr.. Lynch stepped
up to the stand, which was ornamented with
basket of beautiful flowers, and raped the
convention to order. The constant entrance
of late arrivals, however, resulted in disor.
der for fully twenty minutes, and by the
time Rev. Mr.. Burroughs. of this city, had
finished the opening prayer it was HES.
The prayer laid especial stress on the de-
STABILITY of Gods blessing on Lynch and the
race he represents, and implored that the
nominee of the convention should be a
Christian man. The prayer was short and to
the point.
One of the two events of the day then
"came on" Hawkins, of Tennessee, offered
a resolution declaring that no man should
hold a seat in the convention who did not in
tend to support the nominee. He said he Of
fered it because of certain whispers in the
air; he considered it political axioum that
no man who would not support the nominee
should take part in the proceedings. Pierce,
of Massachusetts,, opposed the resolution and
declared it an insult to the conventinn and
implied doubt of the good faith of the dele
gates. He said the resolution had bad
paternity and referred in hiss remarks to the
'late Mr.. Conkling." Winkler, of Wisconsin,
opposed the resolution and Knight, of Cali
fornia, advocated it. He dared any "periodi-
cal publisher" to vote it down (referring to
George William Curtis.
Mr.. Curtis took up the gauntlet thus
thrown down. Commencing his answer with
the words "a Republican and free man l
came into this convention, and by the grace
of God Republican and free man will
go out of it," he then referred to the attempt
four years ago to do just this same thing,
and its defeat, and also similar attempt in
the convention which nominated Lincoln.
He also declared that the resolution was an
insult and stigma upon every delegate, and
eulogized Campbell, of West Virginia. who
in the last national convention said: II am
Republican who carries sovereignty under
his hat"
Nj. Curtis speech closed the debate, and
the action of Hawkins afterward saved the
convention great deal of time. 1t was
subject that the orator of the gathering could
have elaborated upon for an unlimited time.
The air was electrical as soon as the subject
was broached and the prospect of bitter
fight only disappeared when Hawkins with
drew the resolution.
Williams, of Indiana, chairman of the
committee on permanent organization, re
ported the permanent organization. The
committee had selected John B. Henderson,
of Missouri, for permanent chairman, the
usual list of vice presidents, and Charles W.
Clisbee, of Michigan, for principal secretary.
This report was agreed to without dissent or
discussion, and the chairman appointed
Grow, of Pennsylvania; Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, and Williams, of Indiana, COM
mittee to escort the president to the chair,
when the retiring chairman introduced him
to the audience and turned the gavel over to
him.
The chairman brought his remarks to
close as follows:
Connecticut and Indiana may come with
names scarcely less illustrious than these.
disagreements, or the emergencis of the occa-
sion, another name is sought there vet re-
mains that grand old hero of Kenesaw
and Atlanta. When patriotism
calls, he cannot, if he would, be silent; but
grasping that banner-to him so dear-which
he has already borne in triumph, he will |
march to civic victory no less renowned
than those of war. [Cheersl.
Stebbins, of Arizona, then presented res
olution declaring that territorial officers
should be appointed from among actual resi-
dents of the territories. Another resolution,
declaring that the commissioner of agricul-
5ure should be a cabinet office, and woman
suffrage resolution was presented, and, with |
the first referred to the committee on resolu-
lions, and the convention took recess until z |
o'clock D.. m,