Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-26

Small of New Jersey seconded and promiset
\ full and hearty support of Phelps to tn,
ticket. The motion was agreed to.
0n motion of Gen. Hustled of New Yorl
the national committee was directed to pro
vide call four years hence that the Terri
tory of Alaska shall have two delegates tS
the convention. Boutelle of Maine rose and
said in behalf of the large number of del
egates he desired TO move TO suspend the
rules and adopt resolution to be added to
the republican platform. Oliver of Pennsyl-
vania rose to point of order that it was no,
in order to offer a resolution at this time.
The chairman stated that Boutelle's motion
was one to suspend the rules, which would
be required to be seconded by two States,
and could only be agreed to by a two-thirds
vote.
There is going to be order here declared
the chair emphatically, but the round of
| cheers which greeted the declaration rather
weakened its strength, and for some minutes
all was chaos.
The chairman sounded the gavel incessant.
ly and the gentleman from Pennsy lvania
stood on his chair and shouted. Numerous
sergeants-at-arms were utterly powerless to
check the uproar.
In the confusioa, Johnston of New York
sought to get the floor and Hustled raised the
point of order. Nothing could be done except
to vote upon the motion to suspend the rules.
Boutelle had no right to proceed either
with his speech or To read his resolution.
The chair ruled that the point of order was
not well taken Then, amid further confu-
sion, Oliver of Pennsylvania, wildly appeal
ed 10 the chair, and wouldn't take his seat at
the chairs request. He didn't desire to have
the ras solution rx.ol The ebotr
the sergeant-at-arms towards Oliver, who
was finally induced to take his seat. A del
egate appealed from the chairs decision but
it was not seconded. Hiscock said that it
was absolutely necessary that the resolution be
read for information. The republican party
was not afraid to meet any question. Final
ly quiet was restored and Boutelle read the
resolution as follows:
The first concern of all good governments
is the virtue and sobriety of the people and
the purity of their homes. The republican
cordially sympathises with all wise and well
directed efforts for the promotion of temper
ance and morality.
AS soon as this was read there was rush
from the various states to second the motion
aud after some time, the motion was put and
the resolution adopted by rising vote, only
one delegate from Maryland enough to
recorded himself in the negative.
A vote of thanks was extended to the
chairman and other officers of the convention
and on motion of Iliscock the convention at
S.52 adjourned sine die.
Congratulatory.
SPRINGFIELD, June %.
The Republican will say: "In view of
the possibilities before the convention the
country may be congratulated. In party
sense the nomination is perhaps the shrewd-
est that could have been made. Harrison
is power. Can he dispel the natural fear he
may be the instrument of the Blaine faction.
Something of an uncertainty with which the
country must regard Harrison at present,
may be cleared up by his own words"
PROVIDENCE, June %.
The Journal speaks favorably 'of Harri-
sons personal character but says upon the
questions of public policy the dem cratic
platform is right and the republican wrong.