The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-21
A Permanent Organization Effected
asiRecommsnded.
Mr.. Estse Escorted to the Chair by
Foraker, Foley and Sloan.
The Committee on Credentials Work
ing on the Virginia Contest.
The Convention AdjOurns Until 8
O'Clock this Evening.


arrangement of seats compelled the
sergeant-at-arms to keep the crowd
out yesterday until nearly noon. To-
day there is nothing wanting and the
eager, expectaRt, puzzled but some
what weary multitude, flows into the
building, with great expectation visi
bic upon every face. The Wise-Ma-
hone episode of yesterdays session has
whetted the appetite of the galleries for
a further passage of arms, and every
body watches the Virginia seats to
see the incoming Of the expected COM
bataRts. The weather is much warmer
than yesterday in the great galleries and
balcOnieSssand there is a great waving
| of fans and some of the spectators have
discarded their coats and take their
ease in true democratic style, while the
crowds flow in with a great murmur
| like the ocean. There is a slower
gathering of the SOlons of the party,
the newspaper men and the officers
of the convention on the platform and
| in the galleries in the rear of the chair
| mans desk.
The convention was called to order
| by Chairman Thurston and hush fell
upon the assemblage when the Rev.
| Stephen A. Northrup of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, lifted up his voice in prayer.
| He invoked the divine blessing upon
the proceedings of the convention. He
gave thanks for Divine and civil pro-
lection and the blessings which came
from generous providence. The Di-
vine favor was invoked upon the lead
ers of the convention, and the Divine
aid and asked that the delegates might
realize the grave responsibilities rest
| ing on them in the choice of standard
bearer who should come from the peo-
| pie and be of the people.
After the prayer Chairman Thurston
said that there had been forwarded to
him resolutions referring to the reform
alton of the platform, which the chair
said would be referred to the commit
tee on resolutions.
| A motion was made and seconded
that the committee on permanent or
ganizatiOn be called upon to make re-
port, but protest from Mr.. Harris of
North Carolina that the commit
tee on permanent organization
should q not report until the committee
on credentials should have been
heard from. He did not wish
to force a gag law upon the convention,
but he moved that the motion be laid
upon the table. The chair stated that
at the last two republican conventions
the report of the committee on perma
nent organization had reported before
the committee on credentials
had completed its labOrs. He
was informed that the committee
on credentials would not be ready to
Mr.. Henderson said that the cOnVen-
ton could do nothing under the Cir
cumstances except to organize unless
it should be proposed to go on with the
nomination speeches. He would move
to take recess until eight O'Clock to
night. Cries of No. mo" Mr..
Bayne of Pennsylvania opposed this
and Mr.. Henderson withdrew his
motion and moved to proceed to per-
manent organization which was
agree d to.
/ Governor Foster of Ohio chairman
of the committee on permanent organi-
cation then stepped upon the platform
and read the unanimous report OF the
committee. He was given an enthusi-
astic reception by the audience and as
he stated that M. n. Estee, of Cali
fornia was selected for permanent chair.
man of the convention the cheering
broke fourth afresh. Governor Foster
proceeded to read the list of vice presi
, dents as selected by the various state
delegations. The report was adopted
without dissent and the chair appoint
ed Governor Foster of Ohio, senator
| Foley of Nevada. and Mr.. Geo. b
Sloan of New York, q committee to es-
: cort MIR. Estee to the platform from
} his seat in the California delegation.
When Mr.. EStoe appeared and was
} introduced by the chair, the conven
ton applaudded with enthusiasm
1 | When quiet had been restored MT
r Estee said:
81 GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
3 While appreciate the honor you havI
| conferred upon me, yet must assume
! that it was intended for the people O.
8 the Pacific slope, and in their name
? thank you. This convention is assem-
bled from the body of the American
: president and vice president. From
l the long list of illustrious names which
3 will be presented tn you for your sup
: port, you can hardly make mistak
] In your selection. The adoption of
= platform voicing the principles of tn
q republicans of the nation Ii still easIe
o of solution, for the leading features o
9 that platform. if may be permitted +
J, suggest, have all been discussed ant
u adopted by the people. The democrat
= are for free trade, the republicans ar
for protection. The protection c
|, American labor and American product
!. against the competition of foreign la
, Dor and foreign products, will form
8 conspicuous place in your platform
e When by reason OF free trade you sto
It the production of any article at home
:. and thus have to look to a foreig
10 market. competition ceases and th
Is price viii be increased. Second. FIRE
d trade means European prices of pro
d ducts and European prices for the labC
it that produces them, and thus I'll
70 American laborer is placed on the sam
plane with the ill-paid labor of foreig
l. countries. Lastly, free trade wi
- A. "a
g. of American products, while the IA
St is, the larger our field of industry
81 the greater is the opportunity for Il
st EMPLOYMENT of labor and for the ii
20 vsstment of capital. From the fir
1t hour of Mr.. CleVeland's administratio
rs until now, his well-known free tra(
~ principles, added to the repeated effo
N of democratic congress to change Il
IN tariff laws. have been perpetu
as menace to the industries of the countr
BY New enterprises are thus discourage
ID and new lines are not created. ~
N result has been that under the dem
ng cratic administration the combined e
Id ports and imports of the country ha'
IS been less than for any like period in &
nd ten years Immediately preceedin
to while the exports OF coin over the II
ports is increased. During the thr
10 years OF democratic rule there has be
built in the United States less tonna
Ut of American shipping than during a
of other three for forty years before.
he 1887 were transported in Americ
J, bottoms to foreign lands only fourte
per cent Of all our exports. Indeed.
rs marked has been the effort Of this de
Ice ocrafie pellcy upon the industries
IT'S this country that a general unre
lly among the isborers Of the nation Is [
rat erywhere noticed. Nor do these CO..
"a plete the list of democratic WRONGS.
The republicans of the country e
not but n0te the almost universal pr
tics In the democratic states Of
a. solid south TO disregard the sacredn
IVA OF the electoral franchise. IL We art
Judge from the onacial returns Of 81