Mohave County miner., 1888-06-23
The National Rcpublican Conven.
tiOn.

AT Chicago on the 10th instant, pr
cisely at 1926, the gavel OF Chairma
Jones, Chairman Of the National Repul
lican Committee, sounded sharply on Ii
table, and the Republican Convention
1888 was formally opened. At the COZ
clusion of prayer Mr.. Jones announce
that Mr.. Fressenden, Secretary Of th
National Committee would read the ca
for convention issued by the Nations
Convention.
The Chairman then introduced j.
Thurston, OF Nebraska, as temporar
Chairman OF the convention. Steppin
easily to the desk Mr.. Thurston began hi
speech by expressing his appreciation o
the honor conferred upon him. Tharstol
referred 10 the defeat OF the Republican
four years ago and prayed that Moses
might be found that would lead the part,
out OF the wilderness and limit their wan
derings to four years instead OF forty. Hi
closed with a striking reroration and ap
peaied to the convention to seieet q mas
who would lead the party to certain
victory. The convention was addressed
by Hon. John G. Fremont and Fred
Douglas, and then adjourned until ten a.
m. ON the 10Th.
The Committee on Permanent Organ.
ization met after the adjournment OF the
convention. The session was short, and
resulted in unanimous Recommendation
that Hon. M. NJ. Estee, OF California, be
made permanent Chairman.
Leading Republicans make no secret oil
their determination to stand together, no
matter what the result may be at Chicago
as between rival candidates, and they
say that past differences and dispense.
tions as between rival candidates must be
wiped ont ard new era OF harmony in.
augnrated TO the end that the party sl,all
present a united front on the Issues OF the
ensning campaign,
A veritable surprise is expected at the
convention, and after the first informal
and complimentary ballots are cast, it is
predicted that the convention will unite
in supporting 4 candidate whose name
has not yet appeared among the list.
Mayor Roche, ON behalf OF Chicago
presented Chairman Estee with very
beautiful gavel Of silver, and set with q
solitaire diamond. II was not OF silver
alone, as that presented at st. Louis, but
OF gold and silver, the bimetaliic standard
of our financial policy.
Charles A. Works, of Illinois, also pre-
sented to the convention gavel, which
he said: sis plain tool, and made
neither OF silver nor gold, bat is connect
ed with great name in American history.
1t is made from piece of wood from q
desk in a tannery IN Galena, Illinois,
which was lelt by that silent soldier, U.
s. Grant, when he took the field to fight
for his country"
The mention of Grants name was
greeted with an outburst Of enthusiastic
cheers which lasted several moments and
was the warrnest demonstration of the
day..
The chairman accepted the tokens in q
neat speech.
Chairman Bayne, Of the committee on
rules, presented the committees re-
port.
1t adopts the rules Of the house OF
with slight notifications
and makes the following order o1 busi-
ness.
First-Report Of committee on creden-
tials.
Second--Report Of committee on reso-
lutions.
Third-Naming Of the national commit
tee.
Fourth--Naming OF candidates for pres
ident.
Fifth--Balloting.
Sixth--Presentation OF candidates for
vice president.
Bailoting.
The report of the committee ON creden-
tials gives Dakota ten votes, Washington
six votes and other territories
and the District OF Columbia two votes
each.
The rules recommended are substan-
tally the same as those adopted by the
last national convention. The most es-
sential change is tina. it is recommended
that an executive committee consisting Of
nine members may be chosen by the na-
ional committee to conduct the affairs Of
the party.
Parties Of about equal strength are for
Sherman and Harrison with scattering
votes for other candidates. While no
absolute pledges have been made, New
Jersey, Maryland and parts of New Eng
and are for Harrison and he will show
mp strongly after the complimentary bal
lots are finished. At the same time Har-
rison is losing rather than gaining
strength on the discussion Of availability
on the vote-getting qualities which is now
30 general s..1z
II is seen that the predominating
thought Of the convention is to get a man
who can be elected.
A large number Of organized labor men
from indianapolis and other cities are
here and favoring Gresham. The lat
ter is now called the "tin paip candi-