Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-03
AUCURIES OF AUTUMN'S FRAY.
Gresham Gets the Endorsement of
the Illinois Republicans.
IOWA DENIS ENDORSE GROVER.
Connecticut Gives Three Cheers For
Him Despite Seven-Mule Barnum
Iowa's Republican Club Meet
ing-Other Conventions.
Enthusiastic Illinois Republicans.

to-day. Leading republicans were present
from all over the state. Lewis E. Payson
was chosen temporary chairman. Payson
was greeted with applause upon assuming
the chair. His remarks occupied forty min
utes, and were substantially as follows:
"a see exhibited zeal and enthusiasm, which
show that the people are fully alive to the
Importance Of the occasion; that the party is
inspired with its old time vigor, and its future
action win be in harmony with It's past zeal
ousness." He alluded touchingly to the
leaders of the party who had died since the
last national election. In speaking of Logan
he said: HE, with others less notable but
no less earnest and devoted, have laid down
their armor and their burden, but their work
for the country through the republican party
will be taken up by hands inspired by hearts
| equally patriotic, that will prove, let US trust,
| equally effective"
The speaker touched upon the wealth and
prosperity of the state. He then went on to
say: "All that we see in Illinois makes the
outlook easy because it all has grown up
under republican rule and republican princi-
pies. So we happily look back over thirty
| years of republican administration and
| proudly say as against none of these republi-
can officials has a dollar been lost or suspicion
cast on a trusted officer. l congratulate you
that for the first time since 1861 IN the presl-
| dental year we face an enemy who is in pos
| session of the government. We meet on an
j open field and the democratic party must
| stand up for inspection. We all remember
| how they succeeded four years ago, appeal
ing to the fears of too crcdulous people by
emphatic and repeated assertions of cor
ruption in Office"
At the conclusion of Payson's speech, and
after the appointment of different COM
mittees, a recess was taken until 3 o'clock.
AT the afternoon session the following res
~olutions were passed unanimously:
Resolved, That the republican party of
Illinois feels a Just and honorable pride in
the public career and services of Shelby M.
Cullom; that it approves his course as a SEN
ator OF a republican state, and that it places
full confidence in his wisdom, patriotism and
integrity.
Whereas, The republican ans of Illinois re-
gard the record of Walter q. Gresham as a
soldier, as a statesman and jurist with sat-
lsfaction, knowing him to be a pure man
and a faithful servant; believing that in the
republican party the campaign must be
contested solely on the principles of
the great party of which Judge
Gresham is a true representative, and
party which for a quarter of a century gov
erned the nation with unequalled courage,
wisdom, fidelity and purity. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we declare our preference
dent and recommend our delegates to the
republican national convention to give him
their hearty and faithful support.
Senator CIllom would have been
a candidate, but his friends stated they
did not intend to present his name to the ma
tional convention as a presidential candidate,
and so all voted for Gresham.
The following were elected to the national
convention: Delegates-at-large, Colonel r.
G. Davis, Horace S. Clarke, Hon. G. b. Far
well and w. F.. Hadley; alternates, j. H.
Lott, Payton Roberts, H. D.. Judson and l..
S. Wilcox.
Up to 10 o'clock the following nominations
had been made: Governor, Joseph A. Fifer;
Acknowledgements. l.. b. Ray; secretary of
state, l. N. Pearson, auditor, G. w. Pavey;
treasurer, Charles Becher; attorney, George
Hunt.
At II p. m. the committee on platform had
agreed upon the following, which will soon
be reported to the convention and will most
likely be adopted with a few amendments:
The republican party of the state of Hi
nois deems it unnecessary on the eve of the
national convention to make an extended
declaration of principles more than to re-
affirm those laid down in the national plat
form of 1884 and to express the conviction
that public interest would be greatly pro
NOTED by a change of administration
The, democratic party has become
merely an organization for official spoils.
1t has unblushingly violated all
its r~eformatory promises. 1t is not entitled
to the confidence of the people. The presi-
dent solemnly pledges himself to carry out
civil service reform, but with the full ap-
proval of his partisan supporters, he has con-
verted this reform into q shallow p~retense.
He committed himself to the one-term prln-
ciple in his letter of acceptance, but is now
actually using federal patronage 80 secure a
reelection. His partisan confederates pro,
claim devotion to equal suffrage rights while
they trample these rights under foot in the
south. The democratic party processes at
tachment to state sovereignty and home
rule, but ruthlessly denies both to
the American citizens of Dakota, fearing that
the votes of that people may be cast for the
republican candidates at the coming .presi
Dental election, 1t processes love for the
union soldiers and sailors, but its continued
policy has been to refuse relief TO the suffer
ing defenders Of the nation and their de
pendants. IL rules the national house OF
representatives, which alone can originate
changes of tax and revenue bills, but it has
done nothing in its past six years in contro.
of that body to reduce the surplus accu
mutation of money in the treasury
or to relieve the people of unneces
sary taxation. Its proposed tariff
legislation is a glaring subterfuge, and al
attempt to destroy the American policy OF
in the interest of foreign countries, which il
successful, must necessarily bring disaster
upon the business Of this country and tenC
to reduce American wages to European
standards. IL has provided no seaboard de
Tense against foreign invasion. Its minis
tration of foreign affairs has been veal
to the verge of humiliation. Our nation
is now represented abroad by mel
who either sought its ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
openly sympathized with its foes. The posta
service, affecting every interest, has been
disgrace TO the country; partisan spoi,smen
in violation of civil service reform principles
have displaced trained, competent and faith
full officers, many of them ex-union soldiers
Every function Of the government is made
subordinate to partisan ends. There is
lamentable want of honesty of purpose ant
efficiency of administration.
Iowa's Unterrified Meet.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 1.-The democratic
state convention met here at IL o'clock thi
morning, with representatives from ever.
county, ]. e. Cook, Of Webster county, wa
made temporary chairman. District dele
gates TO the national convention were an
nounced as follows; First, w. w. Baldwin
j. ID. M. Hamilton; second, Moses Bloom
Thomas Lambert; third, j. II. Scales, Cat
Sells; fourth, L. L. Ainsworth, G. Il. Bel
lamy; fifth, Charles A. Clark, j. Il. Hin
| riques; sixth, S. S. Clruther, L. G.Anderson
seventh, w. II. McHenry, A. e. Morrison
, eighth, w. S. Sproat, F. 5. Whitmore
ninth, j.. S.. Yam, u. M. Wyland
tenth, A. Keith, j. j. WllSOn; eleventh