The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-22
A GREAT DAY.
Placing the Names in
Nomination.
A List Of Great Men Lauded
by Great Men.
TIE Convention at Chicago
Reused by Rare Eloquence.

As1sSA ~ h&fS E.kDsIuf0et.
The Ssminees are rla<ed Before
ths Cenvensssn-A day shas has
had few Parallels In the Hissory
Of PalftEes.
Spersai Tsfegvazz to fse Rsa- fai<llseesscsr.
CHFcAso, June q This was mesn-
orahle day in the history OF Chicago
and the Republican convention. 1t
was day of unprecedented oratoTy
ard sioqHence. II was generally an
tseipatesi in the morning that at least
one ballet woald be taken before the
convention adjoarned. bn. Il the coz
ciasion OF the nominating il adjourned
until II O'Clock somorrcw. The weath-
81 during the morning session was
q and sGItry. bat in the afternoon
eFssez31s rains and cold atmosphere
re. cred the a1ditor;um very COM
for.-e.e.
TIE yiEsT HorR
OF the morning session was given up
reading and adopting Of the platform.
which WAS done amidst great enthu-
siasTn and general good feeling.
The platform Is universally regarded
rs a strong one from n Republican
standpoint. and i, Is singuiarly plain
and emphatic in its language. esreci-
ally its plank on the tariff, which at
tenspis to make the Issue one OF pro-
lection vs.. free trade. The language
OF the tariff plank Is strong enough to
satisfy the most rampant protection
ist. In denouncing the Mills hili. the
convention has done just what the
Democrats expected of il.
THE woof-sRowEEs' ASSOCIATIONS
Got in its work with the committee In
fine shape, for q special plank was in
corporateti deEouncing the proposition
OF the Democratic PARTY To place wool
on the free list.
One of the striking features OF the
platform. which Is an innovation on
previous platforms. is the opening
sentence in honor aud cummefuora-
ton OF the memory OF Lincoln. Grant.
Garfield, Arthur. conkling and Others.
The attendance to-day was the larg-
est since the opening. The great au-
ditorium was packed from pit to gal
lery. Several hundred veteran tickets
having been issued. which admitted
the bearers to standing-room only,
resulted in crowding the aisies to an
uncomfortable degree After the adop-
tion Of the platform the convention
settled down TO enjoy the feast o. ora
tory.
Nominating and seconding speeches
were made in the following order:
Warner, of Connecticut, briefly pre-
scented the name OF General Joseph Il.
Hawley. SWEET. OF Chicago, presented
name. which was seconded
by Senator Davis, of Minnesota, }. Il.
Lynch, OF Mississippi, Sam Mccall, of
Massachusetts, and Judge Rector, Of
Tennessee. osgood Porter. of Indi-
ana, then placed General Harrison's
name before the convention, which
was seconded by Terrell. OF Texas, and
Gallagher, OF New Hampshire Con-
gresham Hepburn. of Connecticut,
presented Allison's name, which Be-
OF Rhode Island. seconded.
Frazier. OF Michigan. nomi-
mated Ex-Governor Alger, whose
name was seconded by Norris, of Mas
- y. L
of North Carolina and Eggers, OF Ari-
IONA.
Then came Senator Hiscoek OF New
York. who is responsible for the pre-
sentation of Channcey NJ Depeg's
name, which was ably seconded by
Hartley of Minnesota.
II was half rast five when Hastings
Of Pennsylvania took the stand and in
an able address put the name OF sena-
tor Sherman before the convention.
Then followed
=. raE GREATEST sPYFcH or THE DAY
BY Governor Foraker Of Ohio, who
seconded sherman. So also di,i Pro-
fessor i.angSton of Virginia and Dau-
Gus Of North Carolina. Charles Emery
Smith Of Philadelphia then nominated
Mayor Filter oi Philadelphia, in a
TEDIOUS speech. and the food gates
we're closed with the nomination OF
Iiusk of Wisconsin by Senator Spooner
OF tha! state. There were no seconds
10 the nominations of Mayor Filter or
Rnsk. IL il no exaggeration to say
that there vas
nor REALLY A POOR srErcH
During the day. The ahlesi and most
eloquent speeches, however. were
made hy Porter. OF Indiana, Frazier. of
Michigan. Senator Hiscock. General
Hastings and Governor Foraker.
Scns of the speeches. however. equal
led the famous classic of conkIiag In
lsS.. or the magnificent oFasion CT
Daniel Dougherty at ST. Louis when
he placed Cleveland in nomination,
bat many of them started with liter
ary gems. and ihsy he'd sae vast audi
cDce into spasms OF applause and ap-
prevail. The spseeh cf Hastings Is
generally regarded as the most careful
and interesting ora;ian OF the conven-
tion. lie lacks eioeation. but his sen
ienees were splendiily constructed
and hurried az the convention. Hast
inSs was followed. however. by Goy-
ernor Foraker. of Ohio. whose brilliant
and p1ngent sentences carried the
shoe convection OF ia feet
He gave the administration some
keen ;hrusts which the multitude
seemed - appreciate aud his telling
drives At Gresham and A'ger provoked
agslarse. As he eonclna-
ei he nacnticned Thnrmaa's red ban
aana ~ the ensign Of the Ohio Demo
crats, ard having = handsome fsag
handei hlss - rerketi, declared -
he waved Il that the Republicans Of
Ohio hAd edopseii a the Sherman
baaaapa. instantly there appeared
thousands II pocket handkerchief
waving all over the vast haiiAing and
TIC entire Ohio aelcestioE rose ur and