The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-20
CALLED TO ORDER.
The Republican National Convention
of 1888 Formally Opened

The Republican National Convention
of 1888 Formally Opened.
CHICAGO, June 19-PreciseIy at 1881
O'Clock p. m. the gavel of Chairman Jones,
of the national republican committee,
| sounded sharply upon the mahogany desk,
and the republican convention of 1888 was
formally opened. The hum of conversation
ceased throughout the vast auditorium, and
the buzz of expectation gave place to inn
pressive silence as the chairman introduced
Rev. Frank w. Gunsaulus, of the Ply
mouth Congressional church of Chicago,
who opened the proceedings with prayer.
At the conclusion of the prayer, Chair
man Jones announced that the secretary,
Mr.. Frenden of the national committee,
would read the call for the convention, as
| issued by the national committee. The
illusions in the call to the position of the
party upon the tariff question, to tho deter
mination of the party to have fair cleo
tion and an honest count, and to other sa-
lient points, were warmly applauded by the
| convention.
! CHAIRMAN JONES' ADDRESS.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of the
| call, Chairman Jones stepped to the front of
| the platform and addressed the convention.
Chairman Jones then introduced j. NJ.
| Thurston of Nebraska as temporary chair
man of the convention.
Delegate Osborne of Kansas objected to
| the assumption on the part of the National
committee of the right to name the tempo
rary chairman, and asked if MIR. 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 a great mistake.
| THisses.1 He desired the roll of states to be
called in order that the Kansas delegation
| might cast its votes for William Warner of
Missouri. No attention was paid to his de-
mand, however, and Mr.. Thurston immedi-
| ately began his address nr. Thurston's
| speech was delivered with a resonant voice
and could be heard all over the hall, and
was continually interrupted by applause.
The chair then announced long list of
| secretaries, assistant secretaries, sergeants-
| alarms, etc, for temporary organization.
After the reading of the list of officers was
completed, the band struck up medley of
| national airs which was warmly received
by the audience, and as the air turned into
marching Through Georgia" the assem-
blage caught up the refrain, and che chorus
of many voices resounded throughout the
hall.
PRESENTATION OF A GAvEL.
| Oh N1lCulRln was LHeu reCOR-
nized, and, ascending the platform, said:
am requested by the delegation from my
state to present to the temporary chairman of
this convention for his use gavel made Of the
oak under which the republican party was or
ganZed on the sixth of July, 1854, in the village
| or city Of Jackson, in the state of Michigan.
| [Appause. This gavel has on 1t copper, wool,
| wood, IRON salt Llaughterl, the five industries
that the party now in power would ruin and
| thought it was best that this convention should
commence early to pound the daylights out Of
| that party, and therefore beg permission Of the
| convention to present this gavel TO the tempo
| rary chairman.
The chairman accepted the gavel with
the remark that he would commence to
pound tho life out of the democratic party
with it. Laughter and applausel
Mr.. Root of Arkansas moved that the
| convention elect all the officers named by
| the national committee The chair said
that he understood that Chairman Jones
having recognized no objection to the nomi-
nations of the national committee, they had
been accepted by The convention and are
now the temporary officers Of the body.
OSBORNE GETS IN HIS OBJECTION.
Mr.. Osborne of Kansas said be was glad
that this gave him opportunity to protest
against the acceptance of the recommenda-
ton of the national committee without a
vote. He asked that IA vote be recorded for
| w Imam w Ol hllSSOuIl
Mr. Root said that his motion did not in
clude the temporary chairman, whom he
| fully understood mad been duly elected. AS
| the other officers he now found were i'll
cluded in tho general acceptance of the
committees report he withdrew his motion.
Judge Moody of Dakota moved that
| Dakota be allowed ten votes instead Of two
in the proceedings of the convention as she
was entitled to this vote by her population
and by all precedents.
Chairman Thurston stated that the
naticna committee had recommended that
Dakota be allowed 10 votes during the pre-
liminary proceedings of the convention,
and that Washington Territory (by the
grace Of the democratic party be allowed
six.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR SHERIDAN
The rules of the last convention were
adopted for the government of the present
| convention until further action.
Mr. Hallowell of Kansas offered the fol-
lowing:
The delegates to the republican convention
| representing the surviving comrades OF the dis
| tinguished soldier and general OF the army, J..
| H. Sheridan, and representing also the living
| principles for which be so gallantly fought and
| triumphed during the great era of war, send
him their sincere congratulations on the pros
| pect of his recovery and hope his life may be
| preserved for many years.
The resolution was greeted with cheers,
and was adopted by a rising vote, the i'm
mense audience joining with the delegates
In doing honor TO the sick soldier.
The call Of states and territories for
members of committees was then proceeded
with. When Dakota was reached 1T was
agreed TO suspend tho call, and the names
of committeeman were handed up in writ
| ing.