Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-20

| unquestioned inheritance of liberty, equal
| rights and justice; until representation in Con-
| greSs is based upon votes freely cast and fairly
| counted; until adequate provision has been
made for the helplessness and old age of dis
| abled veterans, and the widows and orphans of
| their dead comrades until those policies of the
| Government which insure national and indi-
vldnal prosperity are firmly established: and
unit! patriotism and loyalty are the only quail
| fieaton except fitness. for official position in
! the service of the Republic
There are those IL the land who insist that the
feeling and refuses TO let the dead past bury its
| dead The Republican party longs and prays
for the coming of
THE MILLENNIUM OF HOPE,
| When in spirit and in truth Mason and Dixon's
line VIII be blotted out forever; when fraternal
| ties and common Interests are universal; when
| the whole people are found rejoicing together
| that that inherited sin of human slavery was
destroyed by the Justice of God glad together
| that the holy bands of the Union could not be
| severed; hopeful together for the magnificent
national destiny; loyal together to the common
country and its unconquered flag. But when
| that glad time comes the black and the white
| must march side by side in the broad sunshine
| of safety and lie down to peaceful slumber in
the untrouoled shadows of protected homes
| The Republic N party leans to the new South
| with wide open arms. 1t offers loyal assistance
| in the development of its agriculture the open
ing OF its mines, the building up of its manu-
I factories. 1t proposes TO break down the bar
| riers of unpleasant N emories with hopes of new
prosperity. The great distinctive issue OF the
| present campaign is
| THE ISSUE OF THE TARIFF.
| To the support of the protective tariff there
| will rise up an overwhelming army of intelli-
| gent, thoughtful and ractical men of the East,
| West North and South, who will JOIN hands to-
| gether 10 forever eXterminaJe in this Republic
the pernlclous doctrine of free trade. AS we
| gather here we remember that other great Con-
| ventlon held in this city in 1880. We remember
| how 1t was inspired with wiseom and courage
to select that great man of the people, that
| q n oh tha Tod ~
| the sea, p st the wilderness OF battle, over the
10 dan safely into the promised land. In 1854
we were driven back INTO the wilderness again.
God give US wisdom to find another Muses.. The
mighty past is with us. Here today it fills us
| with that sound spirit of freedom patriotism
| and devotion which burn into the common dust
OF ordinary humanity the sublime inspiration
of heroic deeds.
LET US READ ITS LESSON RIGHTLY
And hold its precepts dear When Robert Bruce,
| King of Scotland, lay upon his dying bed, he
| requested that his heart should be taken from
his mamma body and borne by knightly hands
| TO the Savior's sepulcher. After his DEATH
James, Earl OF Douglas, undertook the sacred
| mission, ana with the heart encased in a golden
easket set out upon his pilgrimage to the Holy
Land On their way thither himself and com
| radeS were set upon by great band of Moorish
warriors Though they fought with all the
vaior Of mortal men, they were borne baca ward
by sheer force of numbers, and their overthrow
seemed certain when Douglas Drawing from
his bosom the priceless casket, cast it far out
into the midst of the oncOmiug host and cried
out, Lead on, heart Of Bruce, we follow thee
And the knights of Scotland were not defeated
The whole, following Hruce'S heart pushed for
ward and Won the day. iet tnis Convention
| hnd a Douglas fer our Bruce He win tax she
soul ul uur gfcat leader into the golden c!sset
of his love aud with il lead Us on 20 certain and
splendid victory"
EFFECT OF THE SPEECH.
When Thurston informed the Convention that
| Blaine could not be q candidate there were erie.
| OF - No r " N0I' in the Galleries aS ha
progressed, the Convention cheered to the very
echo his eulogy of Blaine. The only criticism
made upon the speech Was as to Its length, but
the speaker sustained himself excellently from
beginning to end:- At fr, quent intervals during
| the address applause was heard but when he
spoke OF the " leaders in that wonderful cam
paign " there ar0se-a yell all over the Conven-
tion, so long and loud that it indicated posi-.
bic cyclone should the name of Blaine be pro-
nounced openly Then when a tribute was
paid to the citizen soldier ard the Black Eagle
| OF Illinois there was another cheer When the
spe ker came to Blaine directly and said that
! Blaine had denied the Convention the privilege
OF supporting him in Convention, Noes" arose
from al. sides. Again, when the ptaker said
the Convention could not al dare not disobey
| his express command, there arose yell equally
long from the forces of the favorite sons. A
| mai tribute TO Blaine came in answer
GAvEL PRESENTATION
Before the temporary organization was COM
pleted. the baud Played selections of national
airs; Horr, the fat rotund eX. Congressman from
a
gavel made from the wood of the oak tree under
! which the Republican party was organized at
jackson, Mich, July, 1851. Wnen he said that
it contained iron, wood, copper, wool and salt
industries which the Democratic party was
endeavoring to destroy, there wa- loud applause
| ana IhurSton in taking it promised TO use it to
pound the Democratic party on the head by the
casting vote.
SYMPATHY FOR SHERIDAN.
pretty and almost pathetic thing was the
action OF the people when the resolutions of
sympathy for General Sheridan was voted on.
in favor of the resolution viii rise" And every
person in the house arose as one man. 1t was
doubtless the only case on record of the galleries
| Convention, and for once there was woman
suffrage even in the Convention, for every
| woman arose.
THE OTHER TEMPORARY OFFICERS
A list of additional temporary officers of the
Convention was then read as follows:
SECRETARIES OF Temporary Organization-C.
W Clissee, NJ. Griffin W. Rule, Thomas Brogan,
| VIM. Nelson.
Temporary Vice -Presideuts-A. W. Monroe, J.
J. Wiley, J. E. Minor. J. NJ. shiun.
Reading Clerks-Henry Ballard, c. c. Slack.
David Lanniug c. NJ. Brinkerhof
Stenographer-G ?. English, of Chicago.
Then the Chairman touched a spring in his
desk an electric bell in the bands gallery rang,
and the band began playing medley
TICKETS FOR THE GRAND ARMY.
Grand Army veterans 200 admission tickets
| Butt-rworth of Ohio said he wished TO suggest a
! reference of the resolution to the NATIONAL ON
mittee with the direction that they distribute
the tickets in accordance with the resolution
SO ordered.
THE COMMITTEES
Davis of Illinois moved that the roll OF States
and Territories be called and each State and
Territory proceed 10 name its members of the
Committees on Rules, Resolutions. Permanent
Organization, Credentials and order of Busi-
ness.
This was agreed to. and the call was pro-
ceeded with. When Dakota was reached it was
agr ed to suspend the cal, and the names of
the committees were handed up in writing
The following are the members of the Com
mittee on Resolutions and the National Com
nitteemen of the States and Territories men
toned
Committee on Resolutions-Alabama. ]. w
Hardy: Arkansas, John A. Wi liams; California,
II. Il. Osborne; Colorado W. Ii. Hamill: Con-
necticnt n. D. Sperry; Delaware, o. H. Treat:
Georgia, C. W Arnold; Illinois, c. B. Farwell;
Indiana, E. W. Hatford; Iowa, George D. Por-
tain: Kansas, Albert Griffin; Kentucky, Roman
Mckee Louisiana, II. g. Yarmouth: Maine c.
H. Prescott; Maryland, B. H Miller; Massa-
chusetts a. W. Beard; Michigan, Geo Spauld-
ing; Minnesota. J. C. Edwards; Mississippi,
John k. Lynch; Missouri William Warner; Ne
braska, Patrick Eagan Nevada, William f.
Stewart. New Hampshire, A. f Bachelor;
New Jersey, John W. Griggs; New York, Frank
Hiscoek; North Carolina, j. C. L. Harris; Ohio,
William Mckinley; Oregon, Rufus Mallory;
! 0u,
Albert l.. Sayles; South Caroliua George f.
! Herriott; Tennessee, L. G. HOuck: Texas r B.
Rentfro; Vermont, Frank Plumey: Virginia b.
S Houston: West Virginia, 7. =. Swami; Wis
consIn, w. Z Carter; Dakota, Ii. C. Hansbrough;
Idaho, Willis Sweet; Montana, George o Eaton;
Washington, w. J. Thompson; Wyoming, l. E.
Warren.
National Committee-Alabama, VIM Young
blood; California, NJ H. deYoung; Colorado, W.
A. hamill; Connecticut, Sam Fessenden: Illinois
George Il. Davis; Indiana, John C. New; Iowa,
}. A. Clarkson; Kansas, Cyrus Leland, Jr.; Ken
tucky. w. G. Goodlaw; Louisiana, p. B. S.
Pincnbeck; Maine, j. NJ. Manchester Haynes;
Maryland. ]. A. Gray Massachusetts, Henry S.
Hyde; Michigan, John p Sanbern: Mime ota
r. J. Evan; Mississippi, James Hill; Missouri,
Chauncey J. Fily; Nebraska W. NJ. Robert,
sol; Nevada, Eyan Williams; New Jersey, Gar
ret A Hobart: Mort Carolina, W. P. Canaday;
Ohio, A. L. Conger; Oregon. Jonathan Bourne;
Rhode Island, Thomas w Chase; south Caro-
lima, G Bayton: Texas, n w. Curey; Yer
mont. George w: Hooker; Virginia, II. Bidde-
ford; West Virginia, ". w. Scott; Wisconsin, A.
c. Payne; Idaho, George L. Shoup; Montana
r. E. risk: Utah, John R. Mcbride; Washing
ton, Thomas II. Cavanagh; wyoming, j. NJ.
Carey.
On the other committees the Californians are
placed as follows: On Resolutions, Il. u. Os-
borne: Credentials. W. H Dimond Permanent
Organization, J. F. Ellison; Rules, r. d. Roo
bins: to notify the candidates for President and
Vice President of their nominations, Paris Xii
bourn- Z. Danforth has been selected de e.
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