Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-28

| protest came from MT. darflS, OF N0rLn
| Carolina, that the committee on permanent
| organization should not report until the
! committee on credentials should have been
| heard from. He did not wish to force a
| gag law upon the convention, but he moved
that the motion be laid upon the table.
| Z The chairman stated that at the last two
Republican conventions the report of the
| committee on permanent organization had
reported before the ommitLee on creden-
tials had completed its labor He was in
formed that the credentials committee
would not be ready to report until eight
o'clock this evening.
Mr.. Henderson said that as the conven-
ton could do nothing under the circum-
stances except to organize, unless it should
be proposed to go on with the nomination
speeches, he would move to take a recess
until eight o'clock tonight. Cries OF mo,
no."
Mr.. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, opposed this
and Mr.. Henderson withdrew his motion
and moved to proceed to a permanent or
ganization, which was agreed to.
Governor Foster, OF Ohio, chairman of
the committee on permanent organization,
then stepped upon the platform and read
the unanimous report OF the committee
He was given an enthusiastic r eception by
the audience. and as he stated that NJ. NJ.
Estee, OF California, was selected for per-
manent chairman of the convention the
cheering broke 1Ortn oIreSn.
Governor Foster proceeded to read the
list OF e-presidents, as selected by the
various State delegations. The report was
adopted without dissent, and the chair APP
pointed Governor Foster, of Ohio; Senator
Foley, of Nevada. and Mr.. George B. Sloan,
of New York, a committee 10 escort Mr..
Estee to the platform from his seat in the
California delegation.
When Mr.. Estee appeared and was in
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plauded with enthusiasm. When quiet had
been restored, Mr.. Estee spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention: 1 thank
you in the name Of the States
and TerritOr es OF the Pacific coast
as we'll as from my own heart for
the distinguished honor you have
seen fit to confer upon me. I appreciate to
the fullest ex tent the grave responsibilities
devolving on me, and 1t being Republican
convention shall ask in all things its char
liable Judgment and its candid and earn
est support. Following so illustrious
gentleman as your temporary chairman, l
shalt not attempt to detain you by any
heightened 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 can not even guess who your NOM
inee is going to be. [LaughterI. OF course
you all know. / say further to you, gen.
tleman, can't foretell exactly what your
platform will be, but the people of the
country have echoed Its sentiment and the
rattle OF the skrmish line was heard only
two weeks ago from Oregon"
Here the speaker was interrupted by
round of applause and at the suggestion of
some enthusiastic indlvid ual in the gallery,
three hearty cheers were given for Oregon.
'God Wiling" resumed Mr.. Estee, ''next
November you will hear from Cleveland'S
Appomattox all over this Repu bic. APP
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
heart and soul that our duties are Of the
gravest and most solemn character and
trusting from the depth of my soul that
every act may be done to promote the best
interest OF our common country and add
vance the Republican party, will call for
the next order of business" Applause.
The chair then recognized Mayor Roche,
Of Chicago, who advanced to the platform
holding in his b and beautiful silver gavel,
which he said he had been Instructed to
present to the convention on behalf of the
citizens of Chicago. It was not of silver
alone, as that presented at st. Louis. but of
gold and silver, the bi-metallic standard OF
our sound financial policy. 1t represents
both crude and skilled labor and teaches
the lesson that free homes, free schools
this country.
Mr.. Charles A. Works, of Illinois, also
presented to the convention a gavel which
he said was q p ain tool and made neither
of silver nor gold, but it is connected with
a great name in American history. 1t is
made from piece of wood from a desk in
tannery in Galena, ILL.,. which was left by
that silent soldier, U: S. Grant, when he
took the field to fight for his country. The
1nrati of 10 tod
an outburst of cheering which lasted sew
eral moments and was the warmest DEM
onstration OF the day. The chair accepted
the tokens in neat speech in which he ex-
pressed the thanks of the convention to the
donors.
Chairman Bayne of the committee on
rules was recognized and presented the
committee report. The report adopts the
rules of the House of Representatives, with
slight notifications, and makes the follow
ing order of business: Reports of the COM
mittee on credentials and resolutions, the
naming of the National Committee, naming
candidates for President, balloting, presen-
tation OF candidates for the Vice-Presid-
ency, balloting.
The report also gives Dakota ten votes
and Washington Territory six votes and
the other Territories and the District of
Columbia two each.
The rules recommended are substantially
similar to those adopted by the last Ma
tional convention. The most essential
change is that it is recommended that an
executive committee consisting of nine
members may be chosen by the National
Committee to conduct the affairs of the
party.
AT 2:12 the convention adjourned until
eight o'clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the chairman of
the committee on credentials presented the
report on the Virginia contested cases.
After an extended and acrimonious dis
cussion, the convention decided In favor
of the Wise district delegates and the
Malone delegates at large, as recon-
mended by the majority report. The con-
vention then adjourned until ten O'Clock
to morrow m0rnino