The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-23

- 80 10y Chairman IhurS'ur and
hush fell upon the assemblage when the
Rev. Stephen Nurthrop. oil Fort Way ne,
| lifted up his voice III prayer He invoked
| the divine blessing upon the proceedings
| of the Convention He rendered thanks
Tor the memories which clustered around
| this sacred aud impressive hour Tor divine
| and civil protection, and tor the blessings
| which come from generous past. The
| divine favor was Invoked upon the lead
ers of the Convention, and the divine
AID asked that the delegates might realize
the grave responsibilities resting GU them
| in the choice of standard bearer, who
should come from the people and be of
| the people.
| After the prayer, Chairman Tburston
said that there had beeu forwarded TO
| HIM resolutions referring To the lorna
ton of the platform, which, the Chair
said, would he referred to the Committee
on Resolutions.
| A motion was made and sec ,nded that
the Committee on Permanent Organiza-
| ton be called upon TO make report; but
protest came from MIR. Harris. of North
| Caroliua, that the Committee Oh Perma-
pent Organization should not report until
! The Committee on Credentials should
|
to force gag law upon The Convention
| but he moved that the melton be land
| upCu the table.
| The Chair stated that at the last two
Repu blicau Conventions the Committee
on Permanent Organization had reported
| before the Committee on Credentials ha |
completed its lahuis He was informed
| thai the COMMITTEE ON Credentials would
| mt hA Tn - Ia I'1InrR
this evening.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa, said that as
| the Convention could do nothing under
the circumstances except to organizes,
unless it should be proposed to go on
with the nominating speeches. he would
move to take recess until s O'Clock to-
| night.
Cries of NO, No"
Mr.. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, opposed
this and Mr. Henderson withdrew his
motion and moved to proceed to per
mauenu organization, which was agreed
| to
| Governor Foster. ~ Olio, Oh iii ma o.
the Committee on Permanent Orga srza
ton, then stepped upon the platform
and read the unanimous report OF the
committee. He was given AN enthusiastic
reception by the audience, ald as he
stated that NJ NJ. E>tee, of California,
was selected for Permanent Chairman vi
the Conventions, the cheering bIoKe
forth airesh. Governor Foster proceeded
to read the list of Vice Presidents as
selected by the val ious State delegations.
! The report was adopted without dis
sent, and the Chair appointed Governor
Foster, of Ohio; Senator Foley, of Ne
| vada. and MIR. George B. Sloane com
mittee to csc ort MIR. Estee to tn" platform
from his seat i'll the California delegation
When Mr.. Estee appeared and was intro
duced by the Chair the Convention
applauded with enthusiasm. When quiet
had been restored Mr. Estee said: Gen
t.emen of the Convention. | thank you III
the name of the States and Territories
of the Pacific Coast as well as from my
own heart, for the distinguished honor
! that you have seen fit to confer upon me.
| appreciate TO the fullest extent the
grave responsibilities devolved on me,
aud it being a Republican, Convention, |
shall ask in all things its charitable
| Judgment and it's candid aud earnest
support.
Gentlemen of the Convention, follow
| ing so illustrOus a gentleman as your
Temporary Chairman | shall not attempt
to detain you by any heightened speech.
| only want to say to you that We live so
far from the centre Of the Republic, over
| on the Pacific shore, that 1 caunot even
guess who your nominee is going to be.
| Laughter. ! OF course, you all know. !
say further to you, gentlemen of the
Convention, thai | am rot able to say
exactly what your platform will be, but
the people Of the country has echoed its
sentiment, aud the rattle of the skirmish
line was heard Gully two weeks ago from
| Oregon.
| Here the speaker was interrupted by Il
round of applause, and. at the suggestion
of some enthusiastic individual in tue
gallery, three hearty cheers were given
for Oregon.
God willing, resumed Mr. Estee, next
| November you will hear from Cleveland $
Appomatto1 all over this great Republic
| Applause.
Friends and gentlemen of the Conven.
ton, again thanking you for the high
| honor YOU have conferred upon me, and
impressing you with the belief, with all
my heart and soul, that our duties are of
the gravest and most solemn character.
and, trusting from the depths of my soul
that every act may be done to promote
the best interest of our common country
and advance the great Republican party.
| will now call for the next order of
business. Applause
The Chair then recognized Mayor
| Roche, of Chicago, who advanced to the
platform holding in his hand the beauti
| full silver gavel, which has already been
described, which, he said he had been in
structed to present to the Convention not
| k,oh ,ft lao oil oil h,+
presented at St. Louis, but of gold and
silver, the b metallic standard of our
sound financial policy. 1t represented
both crude aud skilled labor, and taught
the lesson that free homes, free schools
and free ballots shall be maintained IN
this country.
Mr. Charles A. Works. of Illinois, also
presented to the Convention u gavel,
which, he said, was a plain token and
made neither of silver nor gold, but it
was connected with a great name in Amer
lean history. 1t was made from a piece
of wood from desk from a tannery in
Galena, Illinois, which was left by that
| silent soldier, U. 5. Grant, when he took
| the field to fight for his county.
| The mention of General Grants name
was greeted with an outburst of greeting
which lasted several moments and was
| the warmest demonstration of the dav
The Chair accepted the tokens in a
neat speech, in which he expressed the
| thanks of the Convention to the honors
| Chairman Bayne, of the Committee on
| Rules, was recognized and presented the
| committees report. The report adopts
the rules of the House of Representatives,
with some slight modification, and ma kes
the following order of business;
First-Report of the Committee on
| Credentials.
Second-The report of the Committee
on Resolutions.
Third-The naming of the National
| Committee.
Fourth-Naming candidates for Presi-
| dent.
Fiith-Balloting.
Sixth-Presentation of candidates. for
the Vice Presidential nomination.
Severth-BallotiDg
The report also gives Dakota 10 votes
and Washington Territory six votes, and
the other Territories and the District of
| Columbia two e$ch.
The rules recommended are substanti-
ally similar to those adopted by the last
| National Convention The only essential
changes are two. One is that, instead of
adopting Cushiug's manual as guide for
the parliamentary proceedings of the Con-
vention, the rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives are recommended as far as
| applicable. The most essential change is
that it is recommended that au executive
committee, consisting of nine members,
may be chosen by the National Commit
tee to conduct the affairs of the party.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.