, 1888-06-21
THE EVENING SESSION.
Slowly Getting Through the Preliminary
Work.

session OF the Republican national conven-
ton, ending shortly before midnight to-
hight, brought at the last the
first approximate strength Of any presi-
Dental candidate. On the roll call it
showed that John Sherman could muster
at least 269 votes. The roll call was on
the Virginia contest and the vote for
Malone meant a vote for Senator Sher-
man. Ohio tried to disguise the fact
that a test vote was being taken and split
her vote even. Counting Ohio solid for
Sherman, however, his aggregate on the
roll call would be as stated, 269 votes.
The other sensation of the night session
was the speech OF Governor Foraker. In
response to noisy calls by his admirers he
undertook to give President Cleveland a
number of savage raps and in describing
the next president of the United States
neatly avoided committing himself by
simply assertig hat the new chief magis-
trate would undoubtedly
BE A GENTLEMAN.
The uppermost thought in the mind of
the convention as it begins to reassemble
this evening is the supreme importance of
the action taken this afternoon in adopt
ing the report of the committee on rules,
which includes a rule that no change can
be made after the vote of a state has been
properly cast until after the ballot has
been announced. This virtually stops any
stampede. 1t is regarded as a very de-
cided victory for the influences which are
opposed to the programme of those man
ayers who are seeking to nominate Blaine.
Some expectation was INDUCED in by
many of those who came TO the hall this
evening that a ballot might be taken be-
fore adjournment. but no one who under
stood the situation had any idea the
proceedings would go, for under the rules
adopted this afternoon that the creden-
tials committee must report all its work
to be disposed of and the platform adopt
ed before any further business, even the
nomination of candidates, can be pro
ceeded with. Among the gentlemen on
the platform this evening was Harry
Smith, late journal clerk of the house of
representatives, who had been requested
by Chairman Estee to assist him in con-
structing the rather complicated code of
rules which govern the lower branch of
the
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
At $40 the convention was called to
order and the auditorium was uncomfort-
ably crowded and the atmosphere in the
hall sitting, The fluttering of a thousand
fans did not have the effect of causing a
breath of air to stir. The secretary read
a telegram received from the Republican
state central committee of California, re-
turning grateful thanks for the honor be-
slowed on the Pacific coast by the gelec-
ton OF Estee as permanent chairman.
| Wellington of Maryland offered a resolu-
ton rendering on behalf of the Republic
can party of the United States to the
German nation its sympathy in this hour
of her bereavement and deep sorrow
caused by the death of her ruler, EN-
peror
FREDERICK OF GERMANY.
Harris of North Carolina suggested the
following resolution which had been agreed
upon by the committee on resolutions as
an expression to be passed, not as a part
of but along with the platform to be
adopted tomorrow: We tender to the
German people our heartfelt sympathy in
the double loss they have recently sus-
tanned in the decease of the man under
whose reign Germany has become a united
nation, and that other great man, his lib
eral minded, peace loving and able son.
The substitute was accepted and {
ADOPTED BY A RISING VOTE
Hallowell, OF Kansas, amid the most en-
thusiasict outburst of enthusiasm hat has
been seen in the convention, moved that
Governor Foraker, of Ohio, be asked to
address the convention. The motion was
agreed to and Governor Foraker was in
troduced and received with a volley of
cheers
Foraker spouts.
While he thanked the convention for
the honor conferred upon him, he said he
would greatly have preferred if he had
not been called upon. The question had
been asked what are we here for2''
Laughter. Republicans were here to
formulate Republican principles; they
were here to nominate the next president
of the United States. Applause. THE
first was easy to do; every school boy
knew what the declarations of the con.
~vention would be. Every Democrat as
well as Republican knew what the at
tltude of the Republican party was with
respect to the questions which concerned
the American people. Republicanism is
sincere and sincerity never equivocates,
We believe in a free ballot and a fair
count and will not hesitate to say so in
all the thunder we can
U IN THE PLATFORM.
But L can say he will be a gentleman"
continued cheers. Continuing Foraker
said. 'eThe nominee would be one of good
moral character and would have some
special standing in the community. He
would not only be a man to cherish patri-
otto delegations but would have a record
as a Republican that would be without
spot or blemish. He would take a Re-
publican standard in his hand and carry it
TO victory in the name of Ropublicanism
without explanation of apology to any
body, and when once elected II would be
his highest business to give the country
A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.
We believe in protective tariff and that
the present Democratic administration Is
a fraud and pretence. We want a change
and we will have one. We believe Cleve-
lands free trade message is fraught with
danger. We want to take care of Amer
lean labor, American homes and Ameri-
can industries, and we viii say SO. Tfen
we will nominate our candidate. | don't
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