Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
EVENING SESSION.

derson called the convention and vast
audience to order at 7:35 p. m, and
said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
Under the rules adopted the order of
business now is the presentation of
candidates for president.
Mr.. butcher of New York: Mr..
Chairman-I ask the unanimous con-
sent to offer the following resolution:
Resolved, that the committee on
rules be directed to issue 500 tickets of
admission TO the veterans of the war
and to the sailors, to be distributed
through the chairman of the several
delegations.
Mr.. Howe of Nebraska: 1 second
the motion.
The Chair: This motion requires
unanimous consent. Cries of Qles-
ton.
The question being put 1t was de.
clared carried by the chairman.
Bayne of Pennsylvania Mr.. Chair
mani arise to ask what is the bust.
ness before the convention. According
TO the order of business adopted by the
convention, before We proceed to nom
ihaNC iOl Tue re-
spective states should be called to re-
port the members of the national COM
mittee. LaugG teri The business is
unfinished, several states having not
yet reported. Therefore L move
that the states which have
not yet reported their
members of the national committee be
now called. and that after the reports
shall have been made from the several
states that the secretary report the
members of the committee from their
respective states, in order that we may
know that the committee is correctly
made up.
The Chair; The secretary will call
the states.
The secretary proceeded with the
call of the states. Alabama, Arkansas
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Del
aware and Georgia all asked to b,
passed.
Georgia nominated f. +. Putney.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, kentucky, Louisiana
Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts,
Michigan, all asked to be passed.
MinnesOta-M. ]. Norton.
Upon the call of the rest of the state
and the territories and the District o
Columbia theJ Were asked to b
passed.
Mr.. Bayne of Pennsylvania nov
ask leave to move that the names L
reported to the convention, so that tn
convention may know who are tn
members. Cries of mo. noW fror
all over the hall
The Chair: That motion is onl
IN order by unanimous consent
the secretary will now call the roll ,
states, and when the name of the stat
having q candidate to present is calle,
the party selected TO make the presen
alton Will come forward and speak.
The secretary then proceeded to ca
the roll of states, Alabama, Arkansa
California Colorado, Connecticut, an
when the name OF the latter state w,
called Mr.. Brandigee of Connecticl
arose aud took the stand amid lor
applause.
The Chair: Mr.. Brandigee of Co
necticut.
Mr.. Brandigee then spoke as 4.
lows: Mr.. President and gent
here to select the chief mag
trate of thirty.eight states and IS, 90
900 people. II we choose wisely t
selection Of June will be the electl
In November, and In March we w
inaugurate In lineal and continue
succession the seventh Republic
president OF the United States. IA
plause. II we be welded to a ia
choice the solid South, which
already captured the capitol, will
cupy the White House and the resu
ofthe war will he rolled back ward 70
generation. We are the accredit
Republicans from every state and;
the territories, and represent par
IN thQ xyiahnp,n n 90, IL
great liberality, human liberty a
human progress owe more than TO a
political Organization since COVE
ments were instituted among men.
II impartial history will accord u nl
saved q constitution maintained and
enthused witha large spirit of llber
race emanclpated, enfranchised,
generated, and with such proud b
tory In the past and su
high hopes fol- the future,
stand pledged, cir, not to make sh
wreck OF an organization in which
interests and honor of oul country
stili wrapped up. Never before /
national convention was such an
duty made 80 plain The great Il,
wave has ebbed, 1t has left the wrt
along the shore and disclosed only
nsts and the shadows. The coun;
Of our opponents are confused. III
have been smitten again with
dic'al blindness The hearts
the great American people
ftlncfively and Enthusiastically q
ncs roe to the Republic
yarty. The supreme duty OF the hs
lor thst plrty In this convention
elect ntiGate under whom we {
apre'y aad grsndiy win. [Applaus