Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28

priceless casket cast far into the midst of the
on-coming host and cried out: Lead on heart of
land. never defeated while following a Bruce
pushed forward and won the day.
Let this convention find Douglas fer our Bruce !
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
was affected by the adoption Of the re-
port of the committee on organization as
follows. The report was made by Elk
Governor Foster, of Ohio, as follows:
Ar. President: Your Committee on Permanent
Organization makes the following unanimous
report: We recommend for permanent president
the Hon. Morris NJ. Estee of the state of Cali
fornia. LGreat cheers and applause For vice
pres!dentS: AIaoana, Z y. Barker; Arkansas, +.
HAYS: california. W w. Bylngton; Colorado.
j. ". WIngate; Connecticut. /. l.. Spencer; Del
aware: J.; R. Whitaker; Florida, G; Wells;
Georgia, ". j. White: Illinois, H. 5. Clark; In
| diana, ". A. Cullen; Iowa, H H. Rood; Kansas,
W. A. johnson; Kentucky, E u HobSon: Louisl-
ana, II. c. Minor: Maine, r. B. Shepherd: Mary
land ". B. Brooks; Massachusetts. ]. Fl. Gould:
Michigan, O. W. Crawford; Minnesota, II. ).
Chandler; Mississippi. J. W. Lee: Missouri S
K. Crawfork; Nebraska, 3. S. Baker; Nevada.
w. b: Sharon; New Hampshire, P. G. Cheney;
New Jersey, G. A. Halsey: New York, Jesse
yohnsQn; North CAROLINA. j. E; Harris; Ohio,
| Benz. Butterworth: Oregon, Z. F. Moody; Penn
| sylvania, James McManes; Rhode Island W. r.
Walker:sSouth Carolina, E. II. Deas; Tennessee
| W. W. Woodruff. In calling the name of the
| vice-president from Texas. Gov. Foster emphs-
sized that of webster Flanagan upon which
| there was a little murmur of laughter and
asked the immortal question ''What are we here
! fOr?' joined Vermont, S. D. HabsOn; West
Virginia. r, L. Berkshire; Wisconsin, Il. ..
! Fairchid: Arizona, L. H. Goodrich: Dakota, L.
B. Richardson; Idaho: George a. Black; Mon
tana, 7. @. Power; New Mexico, J. F. Chavez;
Utah, j. J. DAILY; Washington Territory, Thomas
! Hayes Minor; Wyoming, F. E. Warren And we
would give authority to such states as have not
| yet named candidate for vice-president to here
! after name such officer.
The permanent chairman, Hon. Maurice
| EsIee then snOka as f0lJOurs.
| GentlemSa of the ConUeattop: thank you in the
name Of the states and territories of the Pacific
| tingushed honor that you have seen fit to confer
upon me. l appreciate to the fullest extent the
grave responsibilities which devolve upon me,
ana IL belng Republican convention, shall ask
IN all things its charitable Judgment and its can
! Gid and earnest support. Gentlemen of the con-
| vention, following so ilustrious a gentleman as
| your temporary chairman, shall not attempt to
detain you by any lengthy speech, / only want to
say to you that we live so far from the center of
the republic over on the Pacific shore that l can
! not even guess who your nominee IS going TO be,
! Laughter say further to you my friends and
gentlemen OF the convention. that am not able to
! say exactly what your platform VIII be, but the
people or the country has echoed its sentiments
and the rattle of the skirnish line heard only
two weeks ago from Oregon [Great applausel and
| God wi ling, next November you will hear from
Ceveland's Appomattox all over this great repub-
| lie. [Cheersl.
| My friends and gentlemen of the convention,
! again thanking you for the very high honor you
| have conferred upon me, and impreSSing you,
| hope and pray. with the belief that your duties
| are the graveSt and most solemn in character
| and trusting, from the depth of my soul, that
every act may be done to promote the best inter
es[s OF our common country, and to advance the
great Republican party, l will call for the next
! order OF business LApplause.l
! GAvEn PRESENTATIONS.
At this point Mr.. Roche, Of Chicago
came forward with a magnificent gayel
| and upon stepping upon the platform
| Enl l., =
| the convention as fOllows:
! Ms Chairman and Members of the National
| Republican Convention: As embematical of the
| substantial character of the Republican party
and its indentifcation wife the interests Of both
! capital and labor | am instructed by my fellow
! citizens, in their name and in their behalf to
! present to this convention this gavel. 1t is not
made of silver alone, but of gold and silver, the
bl-meGalIc basis OF our sound national currency,
| a boon given by the Republican party to the
people OF this country. lApplause.l The material
dug from the bowels OF the earth the separating
| and refining processes and the adornment OF
precious stones represent both crude and skilled
labor, and teach the lesson which the Republican
party by its legislation for generation has taught
J OF free homes, free schools and q free ballot.
| Applause. And not only this, but free labor, in
tellgent labor shall have its just rewards as it is
| the foundation of all wealth, Individual and
national prosperity. Mr.. Chairman. as gold and
! silver regulate our national currency and main
| tain the wheels of progressive industry IN nor
mai and healthy condition, may this emblem of
authority in the hands of the chairman of this
convention enable him to conduct it to success
full issue and happy result. Loud and contin-
ued cheers.
Charles A. Works, of Rockford, Ill.,,
was recognized by the chair. He said:
Mr.. Chairman hold in my hand also a gavel
| sent to the Illinois delegation by Mr. E. W. Mont
gomery. of Galena, III. 1t is plain tool, and is
| made of neither silver gold. but it is con-
| nected closely, by associations with a name the
hearts of the American people than either silver
| or gold. It is made of a piece of wood from a
which desk was left by that superbly magnifcenG
silent soldier of America, U. s. Grant Loud and
continued applause, the entire audience rising TO
| its feet with enthusiasm On yesterday Mr..
| Chairman the Michigan delegation presented to
| the temporary chairman of this convention a
| gavel with which it. was proposed to pound to
! death the Democracy Lcheersl. |, on behalf of
the Illinois delegation take great pleasure in pre-
sentng to you, Mr.. Chairman, this gavel with this
sentiment: That having pounded to death the
| Democratic party, we will tan its hide. Loud
| laughter and applause
The Chairman-Mdyor Roche and Dele
gate Works, of the Illinois Delegation: On
behalf of the National Republican con-
vention, we accept in their name those
tokens, one of pure silver, the other q
memento of that gallant great man Who
will live in the hearts of the American
people so long as history shall be read
Applause. We accept these tokens
from you as embIematic of the purity of
our great party, its lofty and patriotic
| purposes, and we say to you "with these
tools as our guiding stars we are bound
to win hereafter" Loud applause.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
tqen reported, and the report as adopted
is as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The republicans of the United States, assem-
bled by their delegates in national convention,
pause on the threshold of their proceedings to
honor the memory of their first great leader. |
the immortal champion OF the liberty and the
rights of the people, Abraham Lincoln and to
also with roSetteS of nlperisha6le reinem-
brance and gratitude the heroic names Of our
later leaders who have been recently called
away from our councils-Grant, Garfield, Arthur |
Logan and Conkling. May their memories be
faithfully cherished. We also recall with our |
greetings and with prayer for his recovery, the |
name of one of our living heroes whose memory |
will be treasured in the history both of the re-
pubicans and of the republic-the name of that |
noble soldier and favorite child of victory, Phil |
lip II. Sheridan. In the spirit of those great |
leaders and of our own devotion to human liberty |
and with that hostility to forms of depotism and |
oppression, which is the fundamental idea OF the |
republican party we send fraternal congratula-
ton to our fellow Americans of Brazil upon their |
great act of emancipation, which completely |
abolished slavery throughout the two American |
continents We earnestly hope we may soon
congratulate our fellow citizens of irish birth |
upon the peaceful recovery of home rule for
Ireland.
We reaff1rm our answering devotion to The ma
tonal constitution and to the indissoluble union
of the states: to the autonomy reserved to the
states under the constitution; to the personal
rights and liberties of the citizens in all the states
and territories in the union and especially to the
supreme and sovereign right of every law
full citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign
born, white or black, to cast one free ballot
duly counted. We hold free and honest pop
ular ballot and just and equal representation OF