Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-09

dental committee at work until they
could reach q decision. but to-day they
Jared a little better.
COMING TuGErHER SLOWLY.
The delegates are coming in slowly and
will probably not be called 20 order for
half an hour. 1t is said that the commit
tee on credentials will not report before
tomorrow and that ballot is not likely
to be reached till Friday.
NO PLATFORM Until LATE TONIGHT.
Secretary Thompson Of the committee
on platform, says that committee will not
get through work until late tonight.
REPORTED FLoP TO BLAINE.
According to Mr.. Thompson two mem
bers of the Minnesota delegation topped
from Harrison to Blaine this morning.
HARRISON MEN CONFIDENT.
The Harrison managers are vocferous
in their expression of confidence this
morning. and are seeking every advantage
possible for an increase of their strength
i'll the convention.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The convention was called to order at
1l.d5 o'clock q. m.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The proceedings were opened with PRAYER
by Bishop II. Z. Whipplc of Minneapolis.
Hon. l.. II. Walker of Beatty, Neb., ON be-
half of the Nebraska delegation, presented
Temporary Chairman Fassett with gavel
made from trees grown OH the first home
stead in Nebraska. The gavel he said was
OF wood of hardy growth and was inlaid
with silver.
II desire to return my thanks to the dele
gates from Nevada for this gavel," said
Chairman Fassett.
Great laughter greeted this mistake of
the chairman in the name of the state.
II mean Nebraska" corrected the chair
man, quickly. There was so much silver
in the speech that my mistake was invol-
untary." [Laughter.]
The next thing in order was the report
of the committee on credentials and Cogs-
well of Massachusetts, by direction of the
committee, asked for further time and
permission to sit during the session of the
convention.
Spooncr of Wisconsin was on his feet in
an instant, on behalf of the adninistra-
ton men. TO spar for advantage and put
some interrogatiOns to Cogswell, who was
also an administration man, but tied and
bound fast in committee. by all adverse
majority,
Cogswell in the committee. endeavored
to bring about a report of uncontested
cases before the permanent roll was made
up as to contested cases.
Spooner asked when the convention
might reasonably expect report. Mr..
Cogswells report was, he said, q matter Of
personal opinion, but if the committees
proceedings were attended with reasonable
success they could not hope to report be-
fore tomorrow.
Spooner then inquired il the committee
could now report in uncontested cases, and
in this merely got from Cogswell the
declaration that the question almost an
swered itself US of course the committee
IN in IN. tsIf
Hon. L. G.. Lockwood of Idaho presented
the report of the committee on organiza-
ton.
A wild scene took place when the COM
mittee reported Governor William Nc
Kinley of Ohio for permanent chairman.
Hon. Samuel Fessenden of Connecticut,
ex-senator Spooner of Wisconsin and
General William Malone of Virginia
We're appointed a committee to escort
Governor Mckinley to the chair. A mag
niiicent ovation greeted the governor when
he stepped up on the platform.
Temporary Chairman Fassett introduced
his successor and when Chairman McKin-
ley led off by saying that Republican
conventions say what they mean and
ceived enthusiastic applause. The chair
man said
"Gentlenie,t Of The Convention. Before pre-
senting to you your permanent chairman,
the chair desires to thank you most heartily
for the kind forebearance which YOU
have extended to him. | now have
tho honor and the distinguished pleasure
tointroduce the Hon. William Mckinley of
Ohio"
Temporary Chairman Fassett retired
amid great applause. and there was pro-
longed and renewed cheers and waving of
banners when Governor Mckinley took
the chair.
There were cries of ''three cheers for
Mckinley" The vast audience arose and
shook the building with cheers for 0hio's
governor. After the applause had sub
sided MIR. Mckinley proceeded to make his
opening address.
When Mckinley took the platform tho
convention was on its feet cheering.
Governor Mckinley said the convention
would present a platform and u candidate
which would meet with the appreciation of
the country. He predicted Republican sue
cess in November. Governor Mckinley
also spoke in great praise in the protective
tariff and its results. He said that it was
the party's duty to see that there was a
free, and honest ballot in all parts Of the
land.
Fred. Douglass was called to the plat
form amid great applause.
REED RULES ADOPTED.
At 1884 Gen. II. IL. Bingham of Phila-
dclphia, submitted the report of the rules
committee making the rules of the Fifty
first (the Reed) Congress the rules of the
convention, with necessary notifications
The report was adopted.
ADJOURNED UNTIL TOMORROW
At 1880 p. IN. the convention adjourned
until IL O'Clock tomorrow morning.