The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-29

ories which shall endure as long as the pillars of
the republic endure [Applausel Why, in
coming here and while L have been here.
at each moment have been saluted by names that
were among my household words in my childhood,
that are borne by those who were companions of my
youth, who associated with either by family
ties or by blood relationshp-Harrison, Mason,
| Walker, Spottswood-names belonging to my
tive birthplace. You had not forgotten in bestewing
upon me this honor, gentlemen that he whom you are
honoring is child of Vrgnia You have f8rgotten
that your first civilization your first settlements.
your first people, came from the loins OF own ma
| tive State.
Gentemen Of this convention letting this pass, per
NIT me to say to you that since years ago upon
the invitation OF your secretary when your national
| committee met in the city of Washington, l was
national party to be an infant, you have grown out OF
your struggling growth you have reached sturdy
manhood you have the strength and the irmness
now to stand alone; you have the power to stand
alone You no longer need the support of any out
slider True to principles, pursuing right and
Justice, your special upholder is the power
you stand with the Supreme Court of tie
United States at your back IApPlausel And you
| parties. Applause
Gentlemen, permit me to say to you this That the
first time ever visited this region of country at
period in the political history of this country when
l saw the people of the Northwest wherever l went
rising up as one man to rebuke the misrue and cut
out the corruption of the national admins
| traton of that party, and when the names
of Harrison and Tyler prosposed they were met
with universal shout-one universal support.
You then, that first occasion that ever came
among you resolved from end of this land to the
other to rebuke the most disastrous and the most
rupt administration that this country ever has had
1t was ADMINISTRATION under the auspices of the old
! Democratic party, which had bankrupted
| the treasury of the United States; which
had DESTROYED the navy; which had disorgan,
bankruptcy: Indeed, there was not dollar in tho
treasury; there not a ship that rode the high
seas in protection of our commerce, and the whole
army had been exhausted for five years in quelllng
| $50 Seminole warriors in Florida. [Appause.] That
was the fruit of the old Democratic administration of
this country. That the condition then in which
that party had left the country again for the
second time among you, and, gentlemen, find again
the people OF this country aroused to rebuke eorru
that you are up in arms to re
cover from these effects of malsdininistration On
every hand your lands and your money being con-
contracted in the hands of fewer and fewer capitalists
| find corporate powers holding and welding ex-
tent of public lands larger than your State. find
| plantations extending thirty miles unbroken lind
companies and single proprietors holding ranges $50
miles in extent. 1 find the money and
capital of this country being gradually
concentrated into fewer and fewer hands 1 lind the
power of administration being more and more
grasping by the moneyed ogarchs, and these the
evils. gentlemen, which this second visit discover
| among you. l find you rising up to rebuke and
| remedy. Now, gentlemen, let say to you further
~ the head of army of 60 600 men, exacted from
the despos of that day the first rights of the people
OF England, Applause. Otherwise, and from the
time when that great and noble order-the grandest
order of humanity in the world-the
| Greek Masonic fraternity organized
in the house of my ancestor; hence to this day
have my name as the guardian of your order. From
those distant times up to the period of the revolution
airy war for independence. when my old grandfather
with Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry drew first
IN arm to protecsthe rights of the people and from
that time again when another of my own blood at
| the national anthem, the Star Spsngled Banner
from those distant times to the present, gentlemen
associated with the rights and liberties of the people,
and here mako stand to the day of my eeath, God
| helping me.
THE TROUBLE BEGINS.
Charles Roberts, a delegate from Texas, moved
that a committee on credentials be appointed, to
consist of five delegates from each State. At
this point Mr.. George o. Jones-who, it seems
was inclined to be disturbing element in the
cOnvention-arose to a question of privilege and
asked permission to read resolution which
| he held in his hand The point of
order was raised and sustained that the tempo
rary organization had not been completed. and
Jones sat down, George G. Hackstaff, of Mis-
souri,, and Cornelius Doody, of New York, were
| appointed temporary secretaries, and the nomi-
nation of Lee Crandall for that position was
! greeted with Kisses. The motion to appoint the
1 committee credentials renewed and Mr..
Jones made another effort to get in his resolu
ton. He was ruled out of order amidst great
confusion probably twenty delegates being on
their feet at time, trying TO gain recognition
/ from the chair. One excited young man
| from Massachusetts moved to appoint a
sergeant alarms to squelch Jones, but Jones
declined to be squelched, and persisted in his
| effort to address the convention Kisses and
cheers prevented him from being. heard The
chairman finally declared that the motion to ap-
| point committee on credentials had prevailed
and it appointed, as follows, each State
naming its member: Alabama James A. Wood
hall; Arkansas Charles D. Cunningham; Cali
fornia W. L. Mercer; Colorado, Duncan c.
White; Kentucky, E. J. Whitehead; Delaware,
not represented; Florida, r. W. Ruter;
Georgia, H. N. Cramer; Illinois, A J. Coffee
B. F. c. Bland; Texas, Charles Roberts, Yer
mont. E, s. Louis; Virginia, W. w. Hubbell;
West Virginia, j. W. Gosshorn; Wisconsin,
4 John B. Russell; District of Columbia, Lee
Crandal; New York, Isaac E. Dean. Neither
Delaware nor any of the Territories were repre-
scented. When Utah was called, man in the
gallery called out. delegates from Utah go to
! Chicago" which provoked laughter
Mr.. Jones again tried to get in his resolution,
! and again there was much confusion. A motion
! to appoint committees permanent organiza-
ton and rules, was declared out of order by the
chairman until after the committee creden-
tails should report and an adjournment was
taken until o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
| A Ritter Fight Over the Rights of DeIeoates