Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-23

botoSato VI bdkOLd, moved GlaG
Dakota be allowed ten votes in the conven-
ton, claiming she was entitled to this vote
by her population and by all presidents in
the history of the party, but the chair an
nounced that the National committee had
recommended Dakota be given ten votes
and Washington Territory be given six, and
further discussion was dropped.
On motion of Mr. Bingham Pa) the rules
of the last convention were adopted for the
government of the present one until fur
Their action.
MIR. Hallowell (Kan.) offered the follow
ing, which was adopted by rising vote:
The delegates to the Republican convention,
representing the surviving nrades of the
distinguished soldier AM general of the
army, Philip H. Sheridan, and representing
also the living principles for which he so gal
era of the war, send their sincere cOngl,ltula-
tons on the prospect of his recovery aud
hope thath his life may be pr, served Tor many
years,
A petition from a committee of the G. A.
r. asking that 200 tickets be accorded them
for distribution was referred to the Nation
al committee.
The roll of states and territories was then
called, and for members of the committees
on rules, resolutions, permanent organiza-
ton, credentials and order of business,
The chair announced that the Nebraska
delegation had with it as its CUES John G.
Fremont, the first nominee of the Republic
can party for President, and the convention
voted to allow chairman Green, of the Ne
braska delegation, to present him.
Gen. Fremont made a brief speech. in
which he said he was unwilling to delay the
business of the convention, and therefore he
would consume only a few moments of
time. But he would feel that he carried an
insensb!e clod and not q warm and sym
phatic heart in his breast. He was sensibly
grateful for the welcome he had received.
He was happy and proud to receive here, in
this great National assembly, the welcome
given by his friends and companions of
many years, by his party friends, by the
men, and the sons of the men with whom if
had been his conspicuous honor to have
been associated in the first opening cam
paign of 1856
Fred Douglass was then presented and
urged that the Republican party should be
faithful to its friends, the colored people
and that the platform speak out for equal
rights for all, aud not be drive from it's
duty by the cry of 'blOody shirt'''
The Mahone-Wise contest Virginia was
brought up. The National committee had
placed upon the rolls of delegates as prima
facie entitled to seats the delegation at
large headed by William Malone, and the
chair stated that, unless the convention
should otherwise determine, the four dele
gates at the head of which was William Ma
hone, and the four delegates whose seats
were uncontested, would have the right to
name the committee membership.
Wise, Malone, and others made speeches.
Wise asked the chair for recognition, but
Butterworth (Ohio) was recognized by the
chair, who said that as matter of course
and according to all parliamentary usages,
Malone would be excluded from the COM
mittee while his case was under considera-
ton.
The convention adjourned for the day at
3:31.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton held a meeting after the adjournment
of the convention and unanimously decided
upon Hon. M. M. Estee, of California, for
permanent chairman
The committee then took up the Virginia
contest and speeches were made by ex-Con-
gresham Brady (anti- Mahone), and John
A. Watts, S. B. Allen and A. c. Harris Ma
hone) all of Virginia. Gen. Malone and
ex-Congressman Wise also presented their
sides CT the case, but without reaching any
conclusion the committee adjourned for the
day.
The platform committee also held an eve
ming session, Mckinley (Ohio) presiding,
and hearing was given several members
of the delegation from tn. National Wom-
nn's Suffrage Association, among them Mrs
Isabella Beecher Hooker, Miss Carolina Har-
ding, and Miss Susan B. Anthony, who
made brief arguments in favor of plank
recognizing the right of woman to express
their opinions at the ba lotbox:
AS the last note of "Comin'
Through the Rye trembled on the air
she turned to her escort and said: 'sIs
it not exquisite, Colonel Blood?"
"Ye-es," assented the Colonel, in a
half-hearted tone of voice, the airis
inc, but down our way, Miss Breezy,
we 60 in more for Bourbon, you
now. ~. Y Sun.
-" What object to in Maine," re-
marked o Pennsylvania man, iH the
horrible names you have up here
There's Androscoggin, for instance
Yes replied the Maine man, s'that
name is almost as bad as some you