The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-20

HOrr, but at that moment the chairman
pushed the electric button and the band
struck up a medley of national air and
Mr.. Horr stepped back into his seat. When
the music had ceased, Mr.. Horr was recog-
nized. He wanted, in behalf Of the Michi-
gan delegation to present to the con-
vention gavel made out of wood from
the oak under which the Republican party
was organized in 1854, in Jackson, Michigan.
In accepting the gavel, Mr.. Thurston said he
would at once proceed to pound daylight out
of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Root, of Arkansas, moved that the re-
port on temporary officers be approved, but
the chair stated that this had already been
done by the absence of objections. Mr.
Root withdrew his motion.
Judge Moody, Of Dakota, moved to allow
Dakota 10 delegates, but was informed by
the chair that the hall committee had already
conceded what was asked for.
On motion Of Gen. Bingham the rules Of
the House Of Representatives were adopted
and a resolution Of sympathy with Gen.
Sheridan was adopted by rising vote amid
cheers.
The petition OF the old soldiers now in the
city that they be allowed 200 tickets Of ad-
mission to the convention was presented to
the chair. IL was ruled that the solution
would go to the committee on resolutions,
but Mr.. Lewis urged that the rules be sus-
| pended and the request granted.
Mr.. Taft, of South Carolina, made a Wig
| orous speech in favor Of the suspension Of
| the rules. The Democratic party, he said,
was upon record as against the soldier, and
| the Republican party could not afford 10 act
| meanly in the uiatter.
| Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, asked that the
matter be left to the national committee,
| with instructions to see that the matter be
| adjusted and finally 1t was so referred.
| Mr.. George X. Davis, of Chicago, succeed
| ed in getting the convention well on into the
| transaction of routine business by insisting
on the call Of the roll for the selection Of
members OF the various committees. The
| call having been concluded, unanimous con-
| sent was given to Chairman Green, Of the
Nebraska delegation, to presnet Gen. John
| G. Fremont to the convention. Mr.. Green
presented General Fremont. When the vet
| eran came TO the front, most Of the delegates
got on their feet, and the applause was gem
eral. The Pathfinder spoke in a strong tone.
| He thanked the convention for its reception,
and expressed his regret at the absence OF
Mr. Blaine, who would have given us a dis
| tinctiyely American policy. He propheeised
the success Of the Republican party in No
| vember.
There were cries for Fred Douglass, which
| swelled into such proportions that the color
| ed orator could do DO less than come TO the
| platform. He would have bowed his thanks
and retired, but the audience insisted on a
| speech, and so, with word Of apology. he
said the Democrats had one good quality.
They were faithful to their friends.
The colored race. he said, had been a good
friend to the Republicans and they should
| be remembered in the platform. Deprived
of their constitutional rights, they should be
| remembered by the candidate who was final
ly nominated. The party should not be
dissuaded by the yof bloody shirt from do
ing justice to the colored race. That shirt
should wave as long as there was stain up.
| on it, He spoke in behalf of millions of his
race. Mr.. Douglass retired and nine-tenths
Of the convention cried for Ingersoll, but II
Col Iagersoll was in the hall he refused tC
show himself and the shouters turned theil
attention to Gov. Foraker, who got upon his
feet but simply moved that the roll of the
committees be read for verifcation by the
secretary.
Excited Virginians.
The chair stated that in consequence Of
the contest in the Virginia delegation, th'
name Of that State had been omitted from
the roll call There were "a delegates, ant
all but four were contested. The nationa
committee had decided to place upon thu
roll the four undisputed delegates and fou
delegates at large, headed by Malone. HI
asked that this action be approved.
Congressman Wise sprang to his feet, ant
made telling speech in opposition. HI
said the eight delegates mentioned INTENDED
to place Malone on the committee on ere
dentials, where he would be Judge and jurl
on his own case. He asked the convention
that neither Of the contestants be placed ol
the committee on credentials, and mOveC
that the ruling Of the chair be non-concurret
| in.
Gen. Wise was loudly applauded through
| out his address and so was Senator HOaI
who, while agreeing that Malone ought no
in accordance with universal justice be al
| lowed n VOtQ in his hahalf aSEp6 WIS
to withdraw his motion in the interest o
harmony. There were cries of vote" ant
louder cries for Malone. The latter lost N
time in responding In moment his pug
nacious face was looking down upon thos'
below and around him, while his towering
collar hung limp and wet over the collar Of
his old-fashioned cut-aYay coat. He spok
SO long that the convention grew tired ant
gave him more than once hint to subside
Saying that 1t was with no ordinary regre
and embarrassment that he troubled the con
vention with the dissensions of the party in
Virginia, and criticizing Wise for endeavor
ing to prejudice his attitude before the con
vention, he proceededlto give the history Of
the conditions that brought about the con
test, attending to Wise and his party, with
out calling names, as those who had dont
the most to hold back the wheels Of Repub
lican progress in Virginia. They wer
boilers and had come here as bolters. HI
gave a humorous description Of the conyen
tion in which one man participated as chair
man and another as secretary while thirt
had the floor and nominated himself as.
delegate to the convention.
| Wise, who was standing behind him on the
platform, shouted: You are in my distric
and l charge you with fraud by which l wa
made a contestant" Quick as flash Ma
hone answered back, Then your charge i
as false as you are foul l will put tn
stigma where it belongs instead of talking
about it here" The two men glared at eacl
other and for moment it looked as If per
s0nal encounter was imminent, but Mich
gan man rose to a point of order that nobod,
that was not regularly constituted delegat
had the right to the floor and the chair rule
that, as the discussion had only beer
tolerated as a matter Of courtesy, it woull
have to cease. Meanwhile Malone haC
Vacated the platform but Wise renamed.
Mr.. Butterworth, with some heat, repudi
ated the idea that the committee would ALLOW
any man to sit in judgment on. his own case
He said he would make motion instructin
the committee not to do so II 1t were not 10
the fact that such action would be an insul
to their honesty and intelligence.
| MIR. Wise made several Intellectual al
tempts to get the eye Of the chairman, and
Minnesota delegate moved suspension Q
the rules for the passage Of a resolution el
Guiding contesting delegations from all CON
| mitteeS.
amend by making this apply to the commit
tee on credentials only.
Senator Hoar pointed out that the adop
tion of either would result In infinite mis-
chief, as, In any future convention, any maj
who chose to get up contest could disfran
chise the entire delegation Of any State-o
the State Of New York for example. III
moved to lay the whole matter on the table
and the question was thus disposed Of on
viva voce vote by large majority.
Among those appointed on the commtte
are from Maine, credentials, Fred Powers
permanent organization, g. A. Wilson; res
olutions, G. III. Prescott.
Some routine business was transacted, an
it was proposed that when adjournment wa
taken It be until 10 o'clock in the morning
Gov. Foraker, who knew the temper of tn
convention, amended the motion so as
provide that adjournment be until II o'cloc
o'clock tomorrow. This amendment was az
cepted with alacrity, and, at $50 o'clock, th
. convention adjourned.
POINTS OF INTEREST.