The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-21

At the suggestion of Mr.. Butterworth,
of Ohio, however, the petition was referred
to the national committee, with lustruc-
tions to comply with the, request therein
contained.
Mr.. Geo. Davis, of Illinois, moved that
THE ROLL OF STATES
ard territories be called, and that each
state and territory proceed to name its
members of the committees of rules and
resolutions, permanent organization, Gre
dentials and order of business.
This was agreed to, and the roll was
proceeded with. When Dakota was
reached, it was agreed to suspend the call
and have the NAMES of the committeeman
handed up in writing. The chair said he
desired to make the pleasing announce
ment, that the Nebraska delegation had
with it, as its guest, the first nominee of
the republican party for president, and
desired to present him to the convention.
They desired to present
JOHN O. FREMONT.
This announcement was received with
cheers, and the convention voted to allow
Chairman Green, of the Nebraska dele
cation, to present General Fremont.
When Green appeared upon the stage
with General Fremont, there was an out
burst of applause, which lasted several
minutes. General Green said that more
than thirty years ago the pioneers of the
republican party met in Philadelphia and
nominated its first candidate and
Freedom and Fremont" became the bat
tie cry of the party. Hundreds of
thousands of those who frat responded
to this call now sleep in aforementioned
graves. Some of the leaders achieved
immortal fame. Lincoln, Grant, Logan
and Others of these are gone, with fame
entwined about their memories. One of
the old heroes, first to grasp the standard
and rush to freedoms battles, still lives,
and he is here with us, and / present to
you John G. Fremont, OF Nebraska.
General Fremont was warmly greeted
as he was presented He was unwilling,
he said, to delay the business of the
convention, and, therefore, he would con-
sumo only few moments of time
He was sensibIy grateful for the welcome
he had received. He was happy
and proud to receive here in this
great national assembly welcome given
by his friends and companions of many
years, by his party friends, by the men
and sons of the men with whom it had
been his conspicuous honor to have been
associated in the first opening of the cam
paign of 1856. Applause.
Fred Douglass was then presented, amid
cheers and applause.
FRED DouGIAss
was then presented amid cheers and ap-
plause. He hoped, he said, that the con
vention would make such record in its
proce edings as to put 1t entirely out OF
the power of the leaders of the democratic
party to say that there was a difference
between the republican party and the
democratic party in respect to the class
which he represented. Applause.
The democratic party had always beer
faithful to its friends and its friends hat
been the Shareholders of the south. The
republican party should be faithful to itt
friends, and the men with black faces ha6
ever been its friends. Let the black mer
be remembered in the platform which the
membered that this black man was nov
stripped of his constitutional RICH
to vote. Let the platform
speak out for equal rights for all. LIE
no party be driven from its duty by tn
cry of "bloody shirt" Let it wave a
long as blood could be found on it. Ap
plause. The government should Civ
liberty in its constitution and ought t.
have the power to protect that liberty il
its administration" Applause
When Douglass had concluded, Mr.. For
aker, was introduced and was cheered
He asked that the committee OF
rules, resolutions, permanent organization
and order of business, as constituted b!
the different states, be read. The secre
tary proceeded to read the names of tn
committees for permanent organization
! When the Virginia members were reached
it was stated that two names had beer
sent up by contesting delegation from
that state.
The chair said he would submit tn
Virginia question to the convention whei
the full list of the committees had beef
read. While the secretary was reading
the names by committees, correction
we're being made, when Gen
eral Fitz Simmons and AS
sistant Secretary Carson Lake sen
up magnificent basket of cut flowers Il
Miss Rachel Sherman, daughter of Gen
eral Sherman, and to Mrs. ThurstoD, wifi
of the temporary chairman of the con
vention, who occupied seats in the ladies
balcony on the right of the platform.
When the reading of the list of com
mittees had been completed, the Chairman
stated that the question before the con
vention was as to which of the contestinI
delegations from the state of Virgini
should be permitted to name mem
bers of the various committees. TIL
national committee, he said, had place
on the rolls of delegates as prima faci
entitled to seats the delegation at larg,
headed by VIM. Malone. Applause
There we're also four district delegate
from Virginia, whose seats were not con
tested. Unless the convention shout
otherwise determine, the chair would hol
that, for the purpose of participating
the temporary organization, the four de
legates, at the head of which was Wn
Malone, together with four whose sea-
were uncontested, VIC uld have the right
name the committee on credentials.
JOHN s. WISE
rose, and in response to cries from q
floor and galleries, took a stand on I'll
platform. He was here. he said, claim
ing to be chairman of the lawful Virgin
delegation. The state was entitled, undo
the call, to twenty-four delegates, an
ont of those tWentv-four twenty wei