Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-31

showed delegates to have been selected
By every stale except Louis.eua, Missis.
Eippi and South Carolina. The terrI,o.
ries had all chosen Representatives ex.
cept Wyoming. The committee then
stated i. had decided 10 permit each dele
CATION present to cast the iull vote Of liz
state, also that the provisional delegates
be given full power 10 vote in convention.
This gives total vote Of 1880, although
the actual number of delegates present
will fall considerably short OF that
number.
Immediately following the credentials
report came that OF the committee on
permanent organization. Its recemmen-
dations were: For permanent chairmsa,
John P. St. John Of Kansas; Tor senre-
tsry, Rev Sam Small Of Georgia; Il .st
assistant secretary, j. B. CfaDf!l Of
Texas; second assistant secretary, Mrs.
NJ. M. Brown Of Cincinnati. The action
of the committee was unanimously con-
Cured in, and CT mmities consisting OF
Rev. NJ. Boole Of New York, Mr.. Dickie
of Michigan and Mr.. Knowlton of Gin
cinnsti wss appointed to escort the per
msue Mt Chairman to the platform.
Hsving Performed that duty, Governor
Chairman Delsuo in few felici.
tious words Governor st. John
responded happily, compiimenting
Mr.. Delano upon his work in
the temporary organization and
saying that he would rather preside over
this convention thsn be elected President
by the rum power. He spoke encouraging
ly Of the outlook. The old parties,
he said, were giving way aud one
leader fearing the iall Of the Republican
Babylon had oneluded not to De crushed
II the fsil H. concluded with q refer.
cree TO the lack Of sectionalism in the
Prohibition psrtyt and asked that the con-
vsEtion do such Work IS will cause future
generations to rise up ana call 1t blessed.
He then asked the will Of the convention.
A memorial was presented from the
National WOmsn's Christian Temperance
Union asking that the platform include
plank declaring sgainst Sunday labor Of
any kind go far as the national Congress
can so lsgislste.
On motion Of q Michigan delegate the
roll Of states was called for the selection
of members of the nstionalafnance ccm-
ni,see, sitter which the convention, 5
5:55, adjourned till 8 q. m. to morrow.
Tonight the committees on rules aud
order, finance and platform are hard at
work. The platform committee is the
one about which the greatest interest
centers. Their session is, OF course,
secret, but it is understood that the feel
ing of the committee Is largely in favor OF
rec ffi ming the woman Suffrage plank OF
1884 The tariff question will probably
cause some little debs.e and both these
plsDks will occasion considerable dis
cussion when reported from the COM
mittee, although the convention judging
from the tpparent sentiment to-day, is
strongly in favor of them. At the present
writing tie entire platform ia IN the
hands of sub committee who will report
to the full committee tomorrow morning
The talk among the delegates in regard
to the second pace on the ticket shows
they are beginning to settle upon George
". Balm Of Kentucky and John A. Brooks
of Kansas City. The feeling seems to be
slightly in favor of the former, more par
ticuiarly because Of the section from
which he comes.