The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-22

ACSo tAN A\iosN's'Nat IhttNN iNAoSltkS
our right to division and statehood.
49,
The name of Chauncey NJ. Depew
was presented to the Chicago convcnt-
ion. The entire New York delegation
of seventy-two votes is claimed for him
together with u few scattering votes
from Pennsylvania. Michigan. Con-
necticut and New Jersey.
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The committee on permanent organ
ization met SOC after the adjournment
of the convention on Tuesday and Cali
fornia presented her claims for the
permanent chairmarship. The claim
was considered 10y the committee and
without a dissenting voice Hon. NJ. NJ.
Estee, Of California, was selected as
permanent chairman. The temporary
secretaries, reading clerks and other
temporary officials. with the addition
of MIR. Lynch. of Pennsylvania, as adj
ditional secretary, We're made the
permanent officers of the convention.
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Colonel Robert G. lngersoll IN an
interview ON the situation SAID: ii
eve saw so many candidates or so
many delegates without = candidate.
Nobody seems to know what the chances
Ct anybody are. lncvcr saw. delegates
in such an uncertain frame of mind.
There is IL general feeling. however,
that success is more important than
candidates. The issue involved is one
of such vast importance that persons
are lost sight of. | believe the con-
vention will act with great delileration
and in accordance with its best judg-
ment. 1t will not he carried way
with noise or enthusiasm. 1t will do
the best for the country and the party.
All seem impressed with the import
ance of Success
"The reconstructed democracy has
now been in power nearly four years
said Chairman Thurston in his address
before the Chicago convention. s'lts
administration has been most salts
factory to those who hold office under
it. Its loyalty has received the approv-
al of every enemy of the government.
The courage of its foreign policy has
amused the great powers and pleased
every coward. Its civil service has been
so thoroughly reformed rs to delight
MIR. Hi gyins. Its Justice to disabled
soldiers has won golden opinions from
those who gave them their wounds. Its
financial movement has been safe be-
cause of ITS inability to destroy the re-
suiting prosperity of republican legis-
lation. and its unparalleled straddle of
the tariff question has been Il source OF
wonderment to gods and men" 1t is
strong in the imbicility of its .%.innocu-
IL desuetude." and deserves to live as
a Renaissance of promises eorgotton
and pledges unredsemcd.'
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After eulogizing the republican
party leaders and the old soldier who
has died since the last national con-
v~ention Hon. John NJ. Thurston. tenn
porary chairman. paid the following
glowing tribute to James G. Blaine
"1'he other, that gallant leader, cheya
lier of American politics, glory of lie
publicanism and nightmare of dem
ocracy, IL Henry of Navarro. is seek
ing in foreign travel long needed relax
alton and rest from the wcarisome bur
dens OF public life ard service. Witt
the sublime m%agnanimity of his incom
parable greatness he has denied us tn
infinite pleasure of supporting him il
this convention Desiring above al
things party harmony and success. h
has stepped from the certain ladder o
his own laudable ambition that som
other may climb to power. AS hi
true friends we cannot, we dare not
commit the political CRIME of disobedi
ence to his expressed will. We canne
place him at the head of the tickle
n1nt we will make him commander-ir
chief. the head officer in the field. wller
he will be inyincablc. and though jaime
G. Blaine may not be u presldenr
yet he remains our uncrowned king
welding the baton of acknowledge
leadership. supreme in the allegienc
of his devoted followers, honored an
respected by all honest and loyal me1
the greatest living American and I'll
worthy object of our undying love-
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A Chicago special to the Siou
City Journal reports the first days pro
cecdings as follows: Well the cor
vention has had its first session. Thur
ton has made his great speech and dor
the great west proud. The committee
were announced and the convention liza
lively example of the Virginia squat
bic. Wise and Malone exhibiting Il
skeleton of the family closet. I'll
boys are marching. following the ban
from hotel to hotel and from lea'
quarters to headquarters. and I'll
Flanagan inquiry in variety of phras
ology is pressed on every side. III
managers Of the varions booms a
hard at it tonight and the committe
have begun their grind. The crede
tials committee and the resolutio
committee are those to whose wo'
interest attaches. The weather
sympathetic and things are too hot al
thick for,comfort, but Chicago is takir
care Of the great crowd admirabl
The convention adjourned to meet I
morrow at IL. 1t is not possible tn
a ballot will be reached before Thursda
Tomorrow will be a day Of orator
There isn't any more information
to who will he nominated than the
was yesterday and the day before. 7
Blaine enthusiasm has not diminisht
It is inexpressible outside the conve
ton, and it is a point Of intense int
est and anxiety as to the chute it m
take in the convention. 1t was w