The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-21

troll of its affairs. If majority of the
American voters favor the giving away
of the home market-incomparably the
best in the woodland forcing our people,
now the most prosperous and happy on
the face of the earth, into competition and
down to level with the cheapest, poorest
and most miserable of our foreign
rivals, the democratic reactionary
doctrines will prevail. If not, the repub-
lican party will resume its authority and
successfully lead this great country, with
its benetcept institutions towards that
sublime goal which patriots believe to be
its heaven ordained destiny. 1 have no
doubt of the result"
at the conclusion of his remarks Chair
man Jones introduced j. s. Ihurston, of
Nebraska, as temporary chairman of the
convention.
Delegate Osborne, of Kansas, made OBJ
lection to the assumption on the part of
the national committee of the right to
name the temporary chairman, and asked
if Mr.. Thurston had been elected by the
convention?
Chairman Jones replied in an emphatic
affirmative, for which he was vigorously
applauded.
But Mr.. Osborne was not to be subdued,
and, in the name of the Kansas delegation,
declined to be responsible for the action
of the national committee in this matter,
and regarded it as great mistake.
Kisses. He desired the roll of states to
be called, in order that the Kansas delega.
ton might cast its vote for Hon. William
Warner, of Missouri. No attention was
paid to his demand, however, and Mr..
Thurston Immediately began his address.
THURsToN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Thurston's speech was delivered
with a resonant voice, and could be heard
all over the hall and was continually in
terrupted by applause. His reference to
Blaine's refusal to allow himself to be
nominated by the convention called out
cries of 'no, no." all over the hall, but his
declaration that the convention dare not
commit the offense of going contrary to
Blaine's expressed wish was wildly ap-
plauded. AL through his references to
Blaine we're cheered, as also were the ref
erences to other candidates, but much
less enthusiastically. The speakers crit
icisms of the democratic administration,
was received with hearty laughter and
generous applause. His peroratioa was
delivered with telling effect, and earned
for him great snd tumulluous applause
and cheers.
The chairman then announced long
list of secretaries, MISUNDERSTANDING
seargents- alarms, ETC., for temporary or
genizatlon. After the reading of the list
of officers was completed, the band struck
up medley of national airs which we're
warmly received by the audience, and, as
the air turned into marching Through
Georgia." the assembly caught up the re-
frain, and the chorus of many voices re-
sounded throughout the hal.
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, was then called
for, and ascending the platform, said
81 am requested by the delegation from
my state TO present to the temporary
chairman Of this convention for his use a
gave, made of the oak under which the
republican party was organized on July g.
1854, in the village, or city of Jackson, in
the state of Michigan. Applause. This
gavel has on it copper, wool, wood, iron,
salt laughter five indica ions-which
the party now in power would ruin and
abolish from the face of this country
We thought it was right that this conven-
ton should commence early to pound the
daylights out of that party, and, there
fore, beg the permission of the convention
to present this gavel to the temporary
chairman.
Chairman Thurston
ACCEPTED THE GAvEL,
with the remark that he would commence
to pound the life out of the democratic
party with it. Laughter and applause.
Mr.. Root, of Arkansas, moved that the
committee elect all of the officers named
by the national committee.
The chair said that he had understood
that Chairman Jones, having recognized
no objection to the nomination of the
national committee, they had been &C.
cepted by the convention and are now
temporarily officers of this body.
Mr.. Osborne, of Kansas, said he was
glad that this gave them an opportunity
to again protest against the acceptance OF
the national committee without vote
He asked that the vote of Kansas be re-
corded for VIM. Warner, of Missouri.
Mr.. Root said that his motion did moi
include the temporary chairman, who, he
had fully understood had been duly
elected. As the other officers, he now
found, we're included in the general ac
ceptance Of the committees report, he
Withdrew his motion.
Judge Moody, of Dakota, moved that
Dakota be allowed ten votes instead o.
two in the proceedings of the convention
as she was entitled to this vote by htr
population and by all the precedents il
the history of the party.
Chairman Thurston stated that the
national committee had recommended
that Dakota be allowed ten votes during
the preliminary proceedings of the COZ
vention, and that Washington territory
by the grace of the democratic party, bt
allowed ten votes.
On motion of Bingham, of Ponnsyl-
vania, the rules of the last convention
we're adopted for the government of thu
present convention until further action.
Mr.. Hallowell, of Kansas, offered thu
following:
Resolved, That the delegates to the re
publican convention representing thu
surviving comrades of the distinguish6C
soldier and general of the army, PHILLIP
Sheridan, and representing also the living
principles for which he so gallant!
fought and triumphed during the grea
era of the war, send him their sincere con
gratulations on the prospect of his re
covery, and hope that his life may be pre-
Gerved for MANY vear5.