Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-22

while | am not able to say exactly what
your platform will be. yet the people of
the country have echoed its sentiment, and
the rattle of the skirmish line was heard
only two weeks ago from Oregon. Great
applause God wiling, next November
YOU will hear Cleveland's AppomatoX all
over this great republic. Applause.
again thank you for the very high honor
you have conferred upon me. | hope and
pray you are impressed with the belief
that our duties are of the greatest and
most solemn character, and trusting from
the depths of my soul that every act may
be done to promote the best interests OF
our common country, and to advance the
great republican party, | will call for the
next order of business. Applause
Routine Business.
Mayor Roche of Chicago then presented
to the chairman beautiful silver and
gold gavel on behalf OF the citizens of
Chicago. He said it was not of silver
alone as was that one presented at St.
Louis, but of gold and silver, the bi-metal-
lie standard of our sound financial policy.
1t represents both crude and skilled labor
and teaches lesson that free homes. free
schools and free ballot shall be maintain
ed in his country.
CHI les A. Works of Illinois, also pre-
sented to the convention gavel which he
said was plain, taken and made neither of
silver or gold but connected with a great
name in American history. 1t is made
from piece of wood from desk from
the tannery in Galena, which was left by
that silent soldier, Z. S Grant, when he
took the field to fight for his country. The
mention of General Grants name was
greeted with an outburst of cheering
which asted several moments and it was
the warmest demonstration of the day.
The chair accepted the tokens in Il neat
speech.
The report of the committee on rules
was presented. 1t adopts the rules of the
House of Representatives with some slight
modification, and makes the following the
order of business: First, report of the
committee on credentials; second report
of the committee on resolutions third
namingOf the national committee; fourth
naming candidates for president; fifth
ballotiug; sixth, presentation of candl
dates for vice presidency; seventh, ballot
ing The report also gives Dakota 10
votes, Washington Territory six votes,
the other Territories and the District OF
/ Columbia two each.
A motion by Butterworth, to amend the
/ rules by placing limit OF 10 minutes or
| the nominating speeches was defeated.
n discussion then ensued, and was par
! ticipated in by MeSsrs H0ar, Bayne, Bou
/ telle and t1lley AS to the manner in which
/ the alternates should he entitled to vote
| in the absence of the principals. Mr..
! Hoar finally presented Il substitute for the
rules reported by the committee relating
to the election of alternates, which he
moved 10 adopt, and Chairman Bayne o.
/ the ecOmmittee on rules, said he hoped the
substitute would be accepted, and second
ed Hoar's motion. The substitute is as
follows; "Alternate delegates for eact
delegation at large, and the alternate dele
gates for each district delegation, 10 con
si~t of the same number as their princi
pals to act in case Of the absence Of del
egate, snail be elected rne discussion
was then dragged along for some time
and the members of the convention wer
getting more and more confused as t.
what the language of the "alternate'
rule really meant, when Sewell of New
Jersey, moved to adopt the report of tn,
committee as whole, which was unani
mously agreed to-
The chair called for the report of thu
committee on credentials rs the next or
der of business Mr.. Horr of Michigan
moved that recess he taken until
] O'Clock tonight, which was agreed to, an,
at 10 the convention adjourned.