St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-30
ON THE TENTER HOOKS.
Proceedings of the Republican Ma
tional Convent ion.
The End Of the Fourth Day Only Finds
Three Unsatisfactory B allots
Taken for Presidential
Candidate.

| CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, June ia
| strong breeze that made the strips of bunting
| with which the interior of the Auditorium was
| covered, flap like the sails of West India
merchantmen in an October gale, swept over
| Lake Michigan landward this morning. Very
| grateful it proved to the thousands Of perspir-
| ing patriots who from an early hour gathered
In front Of the great building and gazed longing
| ly upon the doors through whose portals they
had no oDen sesame
HalfpaSt twelve o'clock arrived, and the band,
galvanized into life by the frantic efforts which
some OF the assistant secretaries had for some
time been making to attract its attention,
struck up tune, but sign from Chairman
Jones brought it to a full stop, and the conven-
tion was called to order at II :33 p m.
Then Rev. Frank w. Gunsaulus was intro
duced to lead the convention in prayer. He
thanked the Lord for the intelligence and cour-
age under which the banners of the Republican
party had gone forth to conquest, and prayed
that the convention might be dominated by
good purposes for the glory of God and the
good OF the people. Blessings were asked for
the leaders of the party and for
those occupying high places in the Ad-
ninistration. 1--WE invoke Thy bless
lng,'' said he, upon the great General
the Captain of our armies, who lies SO near to
death. o Lord, touch him tenderly by Thy
hand comfort him by Thy spirit, and restore
him to the Nation that loves him. with all
health and with all hope" This reference to
General Sheridan was followed by burst of
applause, which evidently Jared upon the
preachers sense of propriety, as evidenced by
the grave expression which stole over his feat
ures as the cheering progressed
Then the call for the convention was read in
ringing tone by Secretary Fessenden, and the
references to the tariff; to the protection of
American labor; to the accumulation OF the
surplus; the demand for free, honest ballot
end a fair count, and the question of the admis-
sion Of the Territories were alloloudly cheered.
especially that relating to the tariff.
The reading concluded. Chairman Jones read
an address He spoke so low that from the
start there were cries Of louder, even from the
front benches. He prophesied success for the
party, and said that, thanks to President
Cleveland and his Southern allies, they had
thrown OF their disguise and declared them.
serves as the advocates of free trade. The
more he read, the weaker grew his voice, until
the convention got into q hum of conversation,
and the effort of the chairman was little better
than dumb show addressed to the incense
breathing bouquets. He was understood to re-
fer to the record Of Great Britain on protection
and free trade and to trace the growth Of Ghe
tarin-reform movement Of the tariff eonspira-
tors from the days of Jackson on through the
time of Buchanan, copious quotation being
made from speech once made by the latter.
Then he referred to the achievements OF the
Republican party: how it had abolished slav-
cry and elevated the people. He declared that
the country did not want to go back to the old
Democratic days of sloth and ignorance. The
country still had the benefit Of the laws passed
by the Republican party and it still had a ma
j rity in the Senate to protect the interests OF
the people.
At this juncture, Hon. John M. Thurstou,
OF Nebraska, who was yesterday chosen by the
National committee as TEMPORARY chairman,
had moved up to the right o. a1r Jones, and the
latter lost no time in introd. Icing his successor.
Mr.. Thurston addressed sthe convention at
length.
Frequent applause greeted the opening sen
tence OF the chairman's speech, but it swelled
into torrent when he reached his reference to
Blaine. THE chevalier of American politics
and the nightmare of Democracy, caused the
convention to applaud again and again. But
even this was nothing as compared with the
demonstration with which both galleries and
floor rang when the declaration that the party
must not commit the crime OF disobedience to
his will. This evoked cheers which were sew
eral times repeated, and accompanied by wav-
ing OF flags and other tokens Of exuberance
When the different candidates were named by
the speaker, Sherman and Allison received the
weight OF the applause, but 1t was noticed that
ne refrained from mentioning the name of the
soldier-judge OF Indiana When he classed the
Anarchist with the criminal, there were ex-
pressions OF approval, but when he said that
the Administration had for -four years perform
ed its duties with satisfaction, the audience
sat dumb and surprised, until he added ITO its
ofice-holders'. The speakers voice penetrat- |
ed every nook and corner OF the hall. His atti- |
tude was erect and appropriate, and ne de- |
served in full measure the prolonged and Wig |
orous appreciation which came from the vast |
audience when the closing words fell from his |
lips.
Silence restored, the rest of the roll Of tenn |
porary officers was read. leading out with G. w. |
Frisbie, OF Michigan; Michael Rickard. of Wis |
consin, and w. NJ. Rowell, OF Tennessee, as |
secretaries. This also failed to be submitted to
the convention for ratification but no objection |
was made to this course.
Ex-Congressman Horr of Michigan. in be. |
half Of lis State presented to the convention |
gavel made of the oak under which the Repub- |
lican party was organized on July 6, 1854, in |
Jackson. Mich.
On motion Of General Bingham. of Pennsyl- |
vania, the rules Of the House Of Representa- I
tives were adopted, and on motion OF q dele |
gate from Kansas, who did not give his name, |
the following resolution OF sympathy with Gen |
eral Sheridan was adopted by rising vote
amid hearty cheers:
The delegates to the Republican National /
representing the surviving COM
RACES Oh Inc ulSLlnSulSQeu SOlulGr ana Gener9i
Of the Army, Philip H Sheridan, and represent
ngi also the living principles for which he SO |
gaIIantly fought and triumphed during the
great era of the war, send him their sincere
on the prospect OF his recovery,
and hope that his life may be preserved for
many years. [Applausel,
This much accomplished, Colonel George r.
Davis, OF Chicago, succeeded in getting the con.
yention well on into the transaction of routine
business by securing call OF the roll for the
selection of members Of the various commit
ees The following is the composition OF the
principal committees:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Alabama-J. W. Jones. ,Nevada-W. S. Sharon.
Ark.-C. NJ. Barnes. IN.H.-Hiram A. Tuttle
T. Goge. N. J.-Gen. J. Ramsey.
,ol.-C M. Donaldson. New York. b. Weber.
-onn.-E. S. Day. N. CD. L. Russell.
oel.-H. G. McLear. Ohio-W. III. Gibson.
Florida Oregon-J. E. Bean.
A. Darneil. iPenn.-H H Bingham. |
llinois-C. j. Lindley. IR. T.-B. M. Bosworth.
ndiana-A x. Wills IS C.-J NJ. Freeman.
owa-W. p. Hepburn. jTean.-S. Meivee.
xansas-H. ID. Baker. tTexas-R.T II. Campbell. |
xensucky-G.W. Jolly. IVermont-H G. Ide.
1a.--O. II. Leonard Va.-W G. Pendleton.
daine-Fred Powers. W. Va.-John Cooper.
dd.-W S. Warberton. Wisconsin-Jas. o 'NeiIl I
dass.-J. M. Grove. Dakota-B. Il. Sullivan.
dich-T. B. Dunston tIdaho-G. A Black.
hinn.-H. j. Miller. Montana-T. C. Powers !
Mss. j. Spelman. w. Ty.-O. C. White. |
Ao.-John Albers. Jr. Wyo.-C. D. Clark.
Nebras assa-Aaron WALL II