Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-22
XXIII BURLINGTON, W., FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1855

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republican party and it still had the ma
jority in the Senate to protect the interests
of the people. He then introduced John
NJ. Thurston as temporary chairman.
Chairman Thurston's Speech.
Upon taking the chair Mr. Thurston said:
The great issue of the coming campaign is
the tariff. A great army will rise to trample
out forever the pernicious doctrine of free
trade. Applause and cheers. He prayed
for another Moses to make the wanderings
of the republican party four years instead
of 40x Mr. Thurston mentioned the can
ddates in turn and spoke of the republi-
can party as the party of protection. ap-
plause. Wild applause greeted his men
ton OF the Chinese question. He said the
foreign policy of this administration was
such as to please every coward. He also
referred TO the democratic straddle of the
tariff and civil service reform questions
amid laughter and applause.
When Mr. Thurston referred to Sher-
man as the possible choice of the conven-
ton there were cries of mo, no. with
very substantial round of applause HIS
reference to Blaine carried the conven
tion, the delegates all standing and
hurrahing wildly for Blaine. When
the different candidates were named
Allison received the weight of
the applause but it was noticed that he re-
Trained from mentioning the name of the
soldier-iudge of Illinois. When he classed
the anarchist with the criminal, there
were expressions of applause, but when
he said that the administration had for
four years performed it's duties with sat
isfaction" the audience sat dumb and
surprised until he added "to its office
holders"
After Thurston's speech, and silence
was restored, the rest of the roll OF the
to be submitted to the ratification of the
convention but no objection was made to
this course.
Routine business.
"Mr. Chairman" said eX-Congressman
HOrr, but at that moment the chairman
pushed an electric button, the band struck
up medley of national airs, and Mr.
Horr stepped back into his seat. When
the music had ceased, Mr.. Horr was re-
cOgnzed. He wanted, in behalf of the
Michigan delegation, to present to the
convention Il gavel made out of wood
from the oak under which the republican
party was organized in 1854 i'll jackson,
Michigan. In accepting the gavel, Chair
man Thurston said he would at once pro
ceed to pound the day lights out of the
uenOcrallC party.
Root of Arkansas moved that the report
on temporary officers be approved, but
the chair stated that this had already
been done by the absence of objections,
Root then withdrew his motion.
Judge Moody of Dakota moved to allow
Dakota 10 delegates, and was informed
by the chair that the national committee
had already conceded what was asked
for.
On motion of G. f. Bingham, the rules
of the House of Representatives We're
adopted, and a resolution of sympathy
with Gen. Sheridan was adopted by a
risdg vote, amid cheer.
The petition of the number of the old
! soldiers now ii the city, that they be
! allowed 200 tickets of admission to the
convention was presented, and the chair
| ruled that the resolution would 90 to the
committee on resolutions, but Lewis
| urged that the rules be suspended, and
the request was granted Taft of South
! Carolina made ggOrOus speech in favor
of the suspension of the rules. The demo
cratic party he said, was upon record as
| against the soldier, and the republican
party could not afford to act meanly in the
| matter. ButterWOrth OF Ohle asked that
the matter be left to the national commit
| tee with instructions to see that the mat
ter be adjusted, and finally it was so re-
! ferred.
| George r. Davis of Chicago succeeded
| in getting the convention well on into the
| transaction of routine business by insist
ing on call of the roll for the selection of
members of the various committees.
Reception to General Fremont.
The call having been concluded, unani-
nous consent was given to Chairman
Green of the Nebraska delegation to pre-
sent Gen. John C.. Fremont to the conven-
| ton. Green, with the voice and manner
| g Ia
| w hen the veteran came to the front the
most of the delegates got on their feet
and the applause was general. The path
| Under spoke in strong tone and he
thanked the convention for the reception.
| He expressed his regret at the absence of
Blaine who would have given us a dis,
tlnctively American policy, land prophesied
the success Of the republican party in No
| Vember.
| Speech by Fred Douglass.
| There were cries for Fred Douglass,
which finally swelled into such proper
tions that the colored orator could do NO
less than come to the platform. He would
| have bowed his thanks and retired, but
the audience insisted on speech, and SO
with word of apology, he said The
democrats had one good quality. They
were faithful to their friends The colored
race, he said, had been good friend to
the republicans, and they should be re-
membered in the platform. Stripped of
their constitutional rights, they should be
remembered by the candidate who was
| finally nominated. The party should not
! be dissuaded by the cry of the bloody
shirt from doing iiustice to the colored
race. That shirt should wave as long as
there was a stain upon it. He spoke in
behalf of millions of his race.
Douglass retired and nine-tenths of the
audience cried for Ingersoll, but if Inger-
soil was in the hall he refused to show
himself and the shouters turned their at
tention to Foraker who got upon his feet
! He secured it but simply moved that the
roll of the committeeman be read for veri-
| ficatlon by the secretary.
The Committees.
| Among those annOinted ON the cOmmit-