Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-09
Doings of Second Day
of the Convention.
MCKINLEYS SPEECH IN FULL
The Plans of the Plumed Knights
Leaders Are Cautiously Laid.
Special to the Tribune.


MTNNEAPoLIs, June o. - Temporary
Chairman Fassett called the convention
to order Mt 1l:43 o'clock, and the second
days work OF the Republican national
convention was begun. Bishop Whipple
delivered the opening prayer as follows:
Almighty God, who hath promised to give
wisdom TO all who reverently seek thee, who
alone pourest into the hearts o! men that most
excellent gift of charity, We ask thy blessing
upon this convention Help them to realize
that government Is a sacred trust from God,
who alone has The right To govern, and that
his love Inns given TO every nation the right
to say in what form that trust shall be clothed.
Grant, heavenly father. that the one whom
we may choose shall be man after thine
own heart, lover OF Righteousness, the de-
fender of the poor and needy and the guardian
of the nations honor. Give TO this people an
understanding heart To obey thee, that truth
and justice, religion and piety, peace and hap
piness may he established among US for all the
generations.
The bishop concluded with tbS3t Td's
prayer. Delegate Walker, ,on beiHrN the
Nebraska delegation, presented Chairman
Fassett with gavel made froiA trees
grown on the first homestead In Nebraska.
The gavel, he said was of wood of hardy
growth and was inlaid with silver.
Report on Contests Today.
The next thing in order was the report
OF the committee on credentials, and Mr..
CoCswell of Massachusetts, asked for fur
thcr time and permission to sit continu-
ously. Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin was on
his feet i'm an instant in behalf of the
administration men, to par for advantage
ard put some interrogation to Mr.. Cogs-
well, who Is also an administration man,
but bound fast in committee by an ad-
verse majority. Mr.. Cogswell had in COM
mittee endeavored to bring about re-
port of uncontested cases before the per-
manent roll was make up as to contested
cases. Mr.. Spooner asked when the con-
vention might reasonably expect re-
port. Mr.. Cogswell's reply was that the
committee could not reasonably hope to
report before Thursday. Mr.. Spooner
then inquired IL the committee could now
report on uncontested cases, and this
query got from Mr.. Cogswell merely the
simple declaration that the question al
most answered itself, as of course the
committee was ready to report this.
The chairman and committee on perma-
nent organization reported the name Of
William Mckinley of Ohio for permanent
chairman. Charles w. johnson was
named as secretary by the committee on
permanent organization, and the assistant
secretaries Of the temporary organization
were recommended to he continued. The
committee also recommended that each
delegation appoint an honorary vice pres
ident and secretary. The report was
adopted
Delegates Fessenden, Spooner and Ma
hone were appointed to escort Mr.. McKin-
ley to the chair. They came from the body
of the hall and went up the narrow aisle
beside the chairman's platform TO the
place where Governor Mckinley was
seated Then Mr.. Spooner preceded and
General Malone followed him down the
aisle TO the platform. Mr.. Mckinley shook
hands with Mr. Fassctt while the conven-
tion rose and cheered again and again.
Mr. Fassctt, turning from him, thanked
the convention for its confidence and kind
ness to lin. Then he introduced the per-
manent chairman. There was another
tumult Of applause and a noisy delegate
sp~ng To his feet and proposed three
cheers They were given with will
When the noise had ceased Governor Nc
Kinley said:
Chairman McKinicy's Speech.
Gentlemen OF the Convention--I thank you
for the honor Of presiding over the ninth
national convention OF the Republican party.
A Republican convention means something.
They have always meant something. Rcpub-
ucun fpnNtbtlonh say Wnht tncy mean anu
mean what they say. They declare principles
and 10 itics and purposes, and when en-
trusted with powers they execute and enforce
them. The first national convention OF the
Republican party thirty-six years ago met in
the city nf Philadelphia. The platform OF that
convent N reads today more like an inspira.
tion THAI au affirmation Of political party.
Every provision Of that great instrument made
by the fathers our party L. on the statutes
OF our country today.
Every one of thom has been embodied into
public law. and that cannot be said OF tho
platform ~ any political organization in this
or any other country Ia the world Whenever
there T. ANYTHING 60 he done In this country,
and by this country. ard for this country, the
Republican pa = calicl up 20 do Il. GEN.
temon. we are here i' - make platform
and Ticket that will cuIniIend themselves IN
the conscicnces and intelligence and the judg
ment OF the people and we will do e. What.
ever j. done By this convention will meet the
approval of thc american people In November
of this y,ar We Lave already heard some of
the notct 1f vieiory. for this Il n Republican
year. I'iod. Island has spoken. Only yes
terday Oregon spoke. eiecting three rcrre-
sentative three Republican representatives.
20 the c. gre.s of the United states. ard when
we get t..t,ulh with this CONVENTION. it, con-
.ilslnns b. i . law nf RenublicAn sc,inn