Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-06-28
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
THE PROCEEDINGS In DETAIL.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
CHICAGO, June 20-The great COnven
ton Hall filled more rapidly this morning
than yesterday The uncOmpleted details
in the arrangement of seats compelled the
Sergeant-at-Arms to keep the crowd out
yesterday until noon. To-day there was
nothing wanting, and the eager, puzzled
but somewhat weary multitude flowed
into the building with great expectation
visible upon every face.
The weather is much warmer than yes
terday, and in the great galleries and bal.
comics there was an inceSSant waving OF
fans, while some of the spectators discard
ed their coats and took their ease in true
democratic style, as the crowds flowed in
with a great murmur like the ocean.
As the Auditorium filled up, the air be-
gan to be oppressive, although the build
ing has been found to be the coolest place
in Chicago. A flash like the hot air of a
furnace has swept over the city, and it is
gradually working its way through the
thick walls of the Auditorium building
and giving the Convention some approx
imation to the stified experience of the
Democratic gathering at st. Louis.
As on yesterday, the first delegate in
the hall was an Ohio man, who was fol-
lowed by three or four others. who took
seats in the centre of the space in front of
the platform. This vanguard was follow
ed by others, some of them in delegations,
others alone, in pairs, and by half dozens,
and the Convention began to again look
like business.
The Convention was called to order at
12.30, and hush fell upon the aSsemblage
when the Rev. Stephen A. Northrop, of
Fort Wayne, Ind, lifted up his voice in
prayer. He invoked the Divine blessing
upon the proceedings of the Convention
He rendered thanks for the memories
which clustered around this sacred and
impressive hour, for Divine and civil pro-
lection, and for the blessings which came
from a generous past. The Divine favor
was invoked upon the leaders of the Con-
vention, and the Divine aid asked that
the delegates might realize the grave re-
sponsibilities resting on them in the selec-
ton of standard bearer who should come
from the people and be of the people.
A motion was made and seconded that
the Committee on Permanent OrganiZa-
ton be called upon to make a report, but
protest came from Mr. Harris, of North
Carolina, that the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization should not report un-
til the Committee on Credentials should
be heard from. He did not wish to force
gag law upon the Convention, but he
moved that the motion be laid upon the
table. The Chair stated that at the last
two Republican Conventions the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization had
reported before the Committee on Gre
dentials had completed its labOrS He
was informed that the Committee on Gre
dentials would not be ready to report un
I'll o'clock this evening,
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, said that
the Convention could do nothing under
the circumstances except to organize
Unless it should be proposed to sc on with
tbs nominating speeches, he would move
to take a recess until s o'clock tonight.
(Cries of "NO! No!'0
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, opposed
this, and Mr.. Henderson withdrew his
motion and moved to proceed to a perma-
nent organization, which was agreed to.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio, Chairman
of the Committee on Permanent Organi=
cation, then stepped to the platform and
read the unanimous report of the COM
mittee, as follows.
Chairman-Hon. NJ. NJ. EsTEE, of Cal
ifornia.
Secretaries Charles W. W. Clisbee, of
Michigan; Michael Griffin. Of Wisconsin;
William Ruell, of Tennessee; Mr.. Lynch,
of Pennsylvania.
Assistant Secretaries-ThO J. Bro
gan, of Tennessee; James Bisbee, Mime
sofa; Henry NJ. Cooper, Arkansas; VIM.
Nelson, New Jersey; A. W. Monroe, Ma
ryland; J. L. Wiley, Texas; c. NJ. Shinn,
West Virginia: John E. Miner, Louisiana
Reading Clerks-Henry Ballard Yer
mont; Carson Lake, New York; David
Langing, Qhioi James II. Stone, Michi-
gan; George NJ. Brinkerhoff, Illinois.
Official OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES P. En-
glish.
sergeant-at Arms Charles Fitzsimons
of Chicago.
Governor Foster was given an enthusi
aStic reception, and when he stated that
NJ. NJ. Estee, of California, was selected
for Chairman the cheering broke forth
afresh. Mr. Foster proceeded to read the
list of Vice-Presidents as selected by the
various State delegations. The report was
adopted without dissent, and the chair
appointed Governor Foster, Senator Fo-
ley, of Nevada, and George B. Sloan, of
New York, committee to escort Mr..
EStee to the platform from his seat in the
California delegation. When Mr.. EStee
and was introduced by the chair
the Convention applauded with enthusi-
asm. When quiet had been restored, Mr..
Estee said:
CHAIRMAN ESTEE'S SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF TIE CONvENTION-I
thank you in the name of the States and
Territories of the Pacific Coast, as well as
from my own heart, for the distinguished
honor that you have seen fit to confer on
me. appreciate to the fullest extent the
grave responsibilities deyOlving on me,
and it being a Republican Convention, |
shall ask in all things its charitable judg
ment and its candid and earnest support.
Gentlemen of the Convention, following
so illustrious a gentleman as your Tempo
rary Chairman, | shall not attempt to de-
tain you by any heightened speech. ! 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 guess who
your nominee is going to be. Laughter.l
or course you all know. say further to
you, gentlemen of the Convention, that l
am not able to say exactly what your plat
form will be, but the people of the coun
try have echoed its sentiment, and the
rattle of the skirmish line was heard only
two weeks ago from Oregon.
Here the speaker was interrupted by a
round of applause, and at the suggestion
of some enthusiastic Individual in the