Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-21

esch end IS heavy gold plste upon one Of
which il three csre- dtsn- n, end the
arms Of Ihe s.2'e If I.I!lo!s End the other
end is engraved:
Presenter to the national Ropab icsn con
ventioI OF ISIS by his honor, the Mayer, II b.
halt OF the citizens Of CIicsyo.
Il 1913 been sent IL VITA q letter II n
Mayor RJche.
CHAIRMAN EsTEE.
hr. Estee WAC 10 5 brurd shCu'de-eN
End broad whisksTed m ! with peasant
sm'i+ ard s2re a5!e msGl-:s : sn cary
srr!vat, ana va k on 70 he Platform be-
fore al Of the California deitgst $ sFe il
their seas He ErsCetullT WELDED - the
defezt fer temp Try cnsirman, and wss
surprised a.tle SUCCESS Cf his friends
w1o hsd bim clLaen fo- higher nlsce.
He 7ill hereafter be = mos: prominent
figure in ire COnveEi2u s7d IN nsly
ways the most important. He locks the
tyuic.l Californian Such Of the lines CT
his face ss can be seen through his heaVy
brown beard are stToCg ErI indicate
a.mness tlmp9, ed Vitl discretion, and
he stands fqusrcly on lis heels
SIS man who knows his own
mind. As TIE AUDITORIUM fills ny
he air begins 20 be oppressive AlthOUg5
tie suditoIiun IS found 20 D. the CCO.rsl
p'Ice in Cnicsg9. 4 fash So g furnace
nes sT'ept ever he CITY "a: Is gradual:
making i5s way through me thick walls
of the auditorium 5uldng and giving the
convention some apr. nation TO the
exp rieDce q The DsmOcra C gJ'htTi1E
IT 81. Louis. Tne side galleries end the
organ loft b7gir to i'll up with large
spriDkling of lad'es. A familiar figure
circulating smeng the delegates arousee
the interest Of the spectators. This is &
b!g Jolly form ana the round, clean
shavec End coed natured fsce Of
COLONEL ROBERT G INGERs1LL,
the msl wlo in Cincinnati, IHeIye yeSrs
sgo, made one OF the famous nominating
speeches of the country and gave to
Blaine the title most in al mouths now Of
the P.umed Kcjght.
As the hour for the meeting Of the con-
venuon approaches the hall Is full oi
iumors OF the usual sort and generally
unreliable. 1t is reported among the
a'ne men that California has agreed
20 vote for Stanford in the preliminary
battle in order to save their Effectiveness
for the Blaine movement st the time
agread on. 1t is reported that some Of
the New York men hsve abandoned De-
pew and are openly for Blaine, but this
CEN be traced 10 no reliable source.
THE CREDENTIALS c. NMITTEE
met in secret session at 8 O'Clock and at
once resumed consideration of the Viz
giDis contest. After hearing bri. H. and
W thOut decision the clsims OF the dele
gates St large the com laittse took up
numerically the eight contested election
districts, the first and fourth not being
contested. The second, third and hila
districts had st noon presented their re
spective claims. TIE others are now be-
ing head. The MzkoCe men are Rot
hopeful OF The committee dFc.d ding il their
favor, but will carry the Esit lato tbs
convention.
THE MoRNISs sEssIoN.
The c0Dve2tioo was call d to 0ldec O.
1890 By Chairman Thurston, and hush
fell spoG the aEsamblsge when Z V.
Stephen A. N0rthTcp q Fort Wayne, Ind,
lifted up MS voice ia prayer.
After the pIGys7, Cssirmaa ThuIstol
gsid there had been forwarded 10 him
es-Iutious referring to the formation Of
TIE platform, which the chair said would
no referred 10 the committee on resClU-
tions.
A motion was made aud recorded th:t
the committee on permanent organization
be called upon 10 make E report, bat
protest came from HsTris q
Norta Caroiins that the committee Cn
permanent organization should rot re
port until the committee on credentials
should hive been heard from. He ii
not wl to force the gsg law upon the
convention, but moved thst the motion be
laid upon the tSbie.
The chair stated that st the last two
r publican conventions the committee on
p=rmeQent organization had reported be-
fore the committee on credentials he'd
completed is labor. He WAS inform i
that the cOmmitte ca Credentials would
not be ready 20 report Until o'loCk this
evening.
HENDERSON OF IOWA
said that as tee c0nv nrion could do
uc,hi,g under tie circumstance eycep.
to oygsc:Za, uGless i slou.i BE proposed
10 GO on vita nominating speech 9,
would move to tske Iecrss until s
O'Clock tonight. Giles Of NJ, no."
Bayne Of Pennsylvania opposed this
sad II nteE5on withdrew MS N 3tl21.
II Yves moved TO proceed to permanent
OEEaJs L1t.Ollt Vu4Su "
Governor Foster OF Olio, chairman Ct
the committee on permanent orgAniz,
tim, then stepped upon the pla form az
read the unanimous rep2rs OF the com
mittee. He was given an enthusiastic
reception by the audience aud SIS he
stated that NJ. NJ. Estee Of California We
selected for permanent chairman Of tn
convention the cheers broke forth afresh
KsTEE's SPEECH.
The report was adopted without dis
sent, snd the chair appointed Governor
| Foster of O1ic, Sanstor Foley OF Nevada,
and Mr.. George B. Sloan Of New York, {
committee to escort Mr.. Bstee TO the
platform from his seat in the Csliiornis
delegation.
When Mr.. Estee appeared he was IN
troduced by the chsir. The convention
applsuded with en,h usissm.
Mr.. Estee said: Gentlemen Of the con-
vsnticn, thank you il the name Of the
states and territories Of the Pacific coast,
as well as from my own heart, for rhe
distinguished honor that you have se@n