The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-15

81 LoCIs, June t-The d@l-xstes we're
not a. prvmpt In assembling a. On Tues
day. Nearly all Of thern hzi turned out in
tn previous nights parade. which did NOS
dl-srrse until cluse upun mi.ilAight
II luz Temporary Chairman White dealt
the desk several blows With the silver eavel,
and cal.ed the convention 70 order. Taers
usss, much confusion. however. that Il -
sversi minutes before ~ succssdsd In re-
ting vhat he wanted
Then the Rev I. ]. Green wns introduced.
ard While shs delegates and visitors aro-s,
hs Frayed- He asked of God that he dele
gates might remember that they were nos
only making history for this country. but
also % detsrmins what may b good for IL
or bad for II. and that their party and their
vc-ks rebound for the good of ths country
ard the good Of MS name. Ths delegates Ut
tered t-rvent amen The resers1d gentle
n.n retired, and resolution vzs rad By
the secretary. thanking the Colorado delega-
ton Tor IT, present. of silver gavel, was
aicrred BY the convention
TIE chairman anno1aced. amid applause.
that cr~tenrials hli been HANDED In from :
delegation from Alaska. this being the first
time thar . delegation of that territory had
sought simittAnce 20 . Democratic National
conventi0n He announced that the papers
would g % the proper committee ani y n
about - call for the report Of the comni: lee
On permanent organization when congress-
man Timothy J. Campbell presented .
memorial declaring that the Monroe dc
trine should b strictly enforced. that A. n.
iran states should b protectei frrm
European encroachmsnt, even by fore h
nec~ssary. and that the closest commercial
and political relation should b maintained
with the Mexican. Central American and
South American states Referred to the
COMMITTEES on resoiution2
When stephen Mallory. of Florida. took
the four and submitted resolution. the
first line q which w.s greeted with pro-
longsd applau>e. which was renewed 1t tho
ciose. Mr.. Aallorys resolution sets forth
that this -convention approves Of and
en.i0rs1z the principle q tariff reform. enun-
c.arei By Presid.nt Cleveland in his first
n,--zase % the present congress and 70 the
policy recommended By him for the pracfi-
cal application Of those principles 20 the ad-
mfnizrrnriou q government, we give our
unqualined and univerAl support Re-
fcrred % - commi<1es q rusplufionx
x>xt ths reput q 80 comui>sss - rulm
and pc-E1rc11 ork.n1<af1o0 w1z called Tor
and - x-Aft0rrsy Lewis Caaiday. Of 7hila-
dsIphiA- received : round q applause when
he rock the platform Il recommended that
the convention Should adopt the same rui.=s
AM order of LuSinczs that prevailed af rhe
Chiragc convention 81 ISL, with the motif
cation thar no dele alton should Be permitted
% change it, vote until after Tie call Il
states snd territories mi ben conlpletei
For perua.senf officers the following names
WERE su0nIrted.
ChairuAa-H Hon Patrick A Collins. a
Na~acEus~tts, sscrstary-H H hEersolI,
Assistants-Aifred Orendorf. Illinois: T.
E Barrett, Missouri. w. w. Scott. vir
cinia. o. NJ Hall. Minnesota; Leopold
Strauss. Alabama. l. o. Rowley. Michigan:
Jcnr. Trips~sr. Georgia. 7. j. Linxle. Mis-
sorri. q. Newell. Colorado: 7. I. Merrill.
Ne Fas<a: chief reading secretary. Hon.
Thomas Petit; serreant-af arms. r. Bright:
rhief dcorkeeper. Daniel Able, St. Louis.
After making . few Introductory remarks
banking the convention for the honor con-
fgrsd usca aim. Mr. Collins recounted Al