The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-28

brown beard are strong and indicate firm
ness, tempered with discretion, and h
stands squarely on his heels as a man wht
knows his own mind.
As the auditorium filled up the air begal
to be oppressive, although the auditorium
had been found to be the coolest place il
Chicago. flash like the hot air of {
furnace has swept over the city, and i
gradually working its way through tht
thick walls of the auditorium building
and giving the convention some approx
nation to the stifled experience of the
democratic gathering at st. Louis. The
side galleries and organ loft began to fill
up with large sprinkling of ladies. A
familiar figure circulating among the
delegates aroused the interest, of the
spectators. This was the big burly form,
and round, clean shaven and good ma
tured face of
COLONEL ROBERT G. INGERsoLL,
the man who, in Cincinnati twelve years
ago, made one of the famous nominating
speeches of the country and gave to Blaine
the title most in mems mouths now, the
"plumed knight"
AS the hour for the meeting of the con-
vention approached the hall was full of
rumors OF the usual sort and generally un-
reliable. 1t was reported among the
Blaine men that California had agreed to
vote for Stanford on the preliminary bal
lots, in order to save their effectiveness
for the Blaine movement at time agreed
upon. 1t was reported that some New
York men had abandoned Depew and
were openly for Blaine, but this could not
| trQphH liohI
CALLED TO ORDER.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-The convention was
called to order at 1870 o'clock by Chair.
man Thurston, and hush fell upon the
assembly when Rev. Stephen A. Northrop,
of Fort Wayne, Ind, lifted up his voice
in prayer.
After prayer Chairman Thurston said
there had been forwarded to him resolu-
tions referring to the formation of the
platform, which, the chair said, would be
referred to the committee on resolutions.
motion was made and seconded that
the committee on permanent organiZa-
tion be called upon to make report, but
a protest come from Mr.. Harris, of North
Carolina, that the committee on perma-
nent Organization should not report
until the committee on credentials
should have been heard from.
He did not wish to forcs gag law upon the
convention, but moved that the motion be
laid on the table.
The chair stated that at the last two re-
publican conventions the report of the
committee on permanent organizations
had been made before the committee on
credentials had completed its labor. He
was informed that the committee on
credentials would not be ready to report
until 8 O'clock this evening.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, said that as the
convention could do nothing uuder the
circumstances, except to organize, unless
it should be pro posed to go on with NOM
mating speeches, he would move to take
recess until 8 tonight. Cries of 'No,
non
Mr.. Boyne, of Pennsylvania, opposed
this and Mr.. Henderson withdrew his mo-
ton and moved to proceed to permanent
organization, which was agreed to.
Governor Foraker, of Ohio, chairman of
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton, then stepped upon the platform and
read the unanimous report of the commit
tee. He was given an enthusiastic re-
ception by the audience, and as he stated
that Mr.. M. M. Estee, of California, was
selected for permanent chairman of thu
convention, the cheers broke forth afresh.
The report was adopted without dissent,
and the char appointed Governor
Foraker, of Ohio; Senator
Folly, of Nevada, and Mr..
George B. Sloan, of New York, a COM
mittee to escort Estee to the platform
from his seat in the California delegation.
When Estee appeared he was introduced
by the chair. The convention applauded
with enthusiasm.
EsTEE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Estee said: Gentlemen of the
Convention thank you in name of the
states and territories of the Pacific coast,
es we'll as of my own heart, for the dlstin-
guished honor that you have seen fit to
confer upon me. 1 appreciate, to
the fullest extent, the grave
responsibility devolving on me, and, it be-
ing republican convention, l shall ask |
in all things its charitable judgment and
its candid and earnest support. Gentle
men of the convention, following so illus |
trious a gentleman as your temporary |
chairman, shall not attempt to detain
you by any lengthy speech. l only want
to say to you that we live so far from the
center of the republic, over on the Pacific
shore, that cannot even guess who your
nominee is going to be. Laughter !. OF
course, you all know, [ say further
to you, gentlemen of the convention, that
an not able to say exactly what your
platform will be, but the people of the |
country have echoed its. sentiment, and
the rattle of the skirmish line was
heard only a week ago from Oregon. The
speaker was interrupted by a round of ap-
plause, and at the suggestion of some en-
thusiastic individual in the gallery three
hearty cheers we're given for Oregon.
God willing, resumed Mr.. Estee, next No
vember you will hear from Cleveland's
AppommattOx all over this whole republic.
TAP plause Friends and gentlemen of
the convention, again thanking you for
the high honor you have conferred upon
me, and impressing you with the belief,
with all my heart and soul, that our duties
are of the grandest aud most sole mn
character, trusting from the depth of my
soul that every act may be done TO
promote the best interests of our
common country and the advance OF the
republican party, will call for the next
order of business" Applause.
At the conclusion of Mr.. E5tee's speech
the chair recognized Mayor Roche, OF