The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-21


several moments.
Mr.. Green said that more than thirty
years ago the pioneers of the Tepubli-
can party met in Philadelphia and
nominated their first candidate and
freedom and Fremont became the bat
tie cry of the party. Hundreds of
thousands of those who first responded
to this call now sleep in aforementioned
graves. Some of the leaders achieved
immortal fame Lincoln, Grant, Logan
and others of these have gone to the
grave with fame entwined about their
memories. One of the old heroes, the
first to grasp the standard of the cause
and rush to the front of the battle still
lives. and he is here with us and pre-
sent to you John G. Fremont, of Ne
braSka.
General Fremont was warmly greet
ed as he was presented. He was
unwilling he said to delay the business
of the convention and therefore he
would consume only few moments of
time. He was sensibly grateful for
the welcome he had received. He was
happy and proud to receive here in this
great national assembly the welcome
given by his friends and companions
of many years, by his party friends, by
the men and the sons of the men with
whom it had been his conspicuous hon
or to have been associated in the first
opening campaign of 1856. (Applausel.
Fred Douglas was presented amid
cheers and applause. He hoped, he
said, that the convention would make
such record in its proceedings as to
put it entirely out of power of the lead
ers of the democratic party and the
leaders of the mugwump party to say
that there was no difference between
z ho orfu oVd tho hQn0n-
cratic party in respect TO the class
which he represented. (Applause1.
The democratic party had always been
faithful to it's friends and its friends
had been the Shareholder of the
south. The republican party should
be faithful to its friends.
Let the black man be- remembered in
the platform which the convention
would adopt, and let it be remembered
that this black man was now stripped
of his constitutional right to vote.
Let the platform speak out for equal
rights for all. Let not the party be
''bloody shirt" Let it wave as long as
blood should be found in it. Zap
plause.) The government that could
give liberty in its constitution ought to
have the power to protect that liberty
in it's administration. applause.
When Mr.. Douglas had concluded, Mr.
Foraker arose in his seat and was
cheered. He asked that the committee
on rules, regulations, permanent or
ganizatiOn and order of business be
read as constituted by the different
states.
The secretary proceeded to read the
names of the committee for permanent
organization. When the Virginia
So, c
stated that two names had been sent
up by the contesting delegations
from that state. When the reading OF
the list of the committees had been
completed, the chairman stated that
the question was as to which
of the contesting delegations from the
state of Virginia should be permitted
to name the members of the various
committees. The national commit
tee he said, had placed on the rolls o.
delegations as prima facle entitled tC
seats the delegation at large
headed by VIM. Malone. Applause.
There were also four district delegates
from Virginia. whose seats were no
contested an4 unless the convention
should otherwise determine the chail
/ wonid hold that for the purpose of par
| ticipatiT7g in the temporary organiZa
| ton. Cie four delegate at the head Of
which was, William Malone, together
with the four whose seats were UNI
contested would have the right u
name the committee membership.
John s. Wise, of Virginia, rose ant
in response to cries from the floor anC
the galleries, took stand on the plat
form. He was here, he said, claiming
to be chairman of the lawful Virgini;
delegation. The state was entitleC
under the call to have twenty-four del
egates, and out of those twenty-fou1
| twenty were contested. The delegates
at large headed by Mahon,
| were held to have a prima facie It'll
and had been placed on the rolls to
gether with the district delegate
whose seat were not contested. Thes
eight, but one-third of the Virgins
representation led by William Malone
whose trifling with the rights and re
publicanism in Virginia was the issu
here, these eight had associated them
selves together and placed William Ma
hone on the committee on credential
| to pass upon his own case. That mat
ter had been going on in Virginia TO
some years and the decision wa
ALWAYS in favor of the plaintiff
| William Mahone'S name was sent u
by William Malone to William Ma
hone to decide whether William Ma
hone was a delegate or not. Laugh
ter He had learned in his battles l
Virginia that free ballot and fai
count was the dearest boon of nationS
republicanism. Applause. He la
learned that no man ought to be PEI
mitted to be Judge and sutton both, an
he hoped that the decision of tn
chair putting Malone upon the CON
mittee on credentials would be owe
ruled. 1t would be manifest
unfair that Malone should G
on that committee and pass upO
his own case. 1t might
that within twenty-four hours and tn
eight men who selected him might b
leaving the hall with their hats undo
their arms with the decision of til
convention against them. (Applause
Until it is settled neither side shall /
Judge or jury in his own case. I al
willing to trust to the fairness an
honesty of the republican party fro
the other states of the union outsi6
of Virginia. But / do not want Wi
liam Malone to remain in the con
mittee on credentials and vote on b
OWL case and prejudice mine, an
therefore appeal from the decision
the chair to this convention II
chair said that he did not desire to
understood in his decision to prevel
/
looking to the settlement of this di
; pute and the chair would gladly ente
tain any motion to that end. Senat
Hoar, of Massachusetts, said that Il
convention evidently desires
1 hear Mr.. Malone, of Virgin
but he desired to interpoSe ty
suggestions before the matter procee
: ed further. First that the eredentis
committee must make up the roll
e convention and the discussion shou
: be had there first, and second that
: all parliamentary law and justice
T man can vote in the committee upt
e his own case, and therefore the obj
g ton of Mr.. Wise appeared to be wit
= out reason. We all have great respS
!. for one who comes to us from Virgin
bearing the name of John S. Wise 81
: we are also glad to have the gala
n soldier who first broke the force of {
e solid south. Between these two m
e who so unhappily differ, this cC
vention will, have no doubt, maxi
4 just decision, but appeal to the q
. tIeman who proposes TO plunge as Il
a controversy at this inOppertu
% moment to allow the matter to ia
r its regular course.