Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-06-13
HARRISON AND REID

MINNEAPoLIs. June s.-The convention
was called to order at 1924 p. m.
After prayer by Rev DR.. William
Brush, chancellor of Dakota university,
the call for the convention was read by
Mr. De Young of California. Mr.. Clark
son announced that the national commit
tee had recommended J. Sioat Fassett of
New York for temporary chairman.
Mr.. Fassett was elected temporary
chairman, the Harrison men not opposing
him. Great cheering and Il storm of APP
plause greeted him as he stepped forward
to read his speech.
Mr.. Fassett's Speech.
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Republicans:
For the distinguished honor which you have
conferred upon me am very grateful. as
sumo the duties of presiding officer with
treme diffidence and am sustained by reli-
ance upon your generosity, forbearance and
cooperation. 1t is eminently fitting that a
Republican conventioI should be held in a
temple erected for the display of the products
of protection to American industries and in
this beautiful city of Minneapolis, the joy ard
the pride of giant west. This city, which just
about equals in age the Republican party,
with its prosperous mills and factories and
workshops and its generous and happy homes,
abounds in object lessons, teaching clearer
than in words the sound wisdom of Republic
can doctrines.
privileges of citizenship. As trustee Of
7,OD00D voting Republicans, gathered from
every state and territory of the Union, 1t be-
comes our duty to for .nulate for the inspec-
ton of the people the belief and purposes of
our party relative to all the living political
questions of national Importance and to choose
that man for leader under whose guidance we
feel we shall be most sure of establishing this
belief in the tOrin of laws.
We are here not a warning faction, strug-
CLING win supremacy under favorite lead
ers, but as co-member5 of one great party
seeking to select from the roll of our hOnored
great men the type of statesman who shall be
regarded tie most complete embodiment
of cardinal doctrines OF our party. There is
not Il Republican in this convention whose
heart does not burn with ardor for triumph in
the impending campaign. we are all eager
for success; we are here to make the necessary
preliminary arrange nen5@ and we all propose
{ make TIE in the right way and in the
ri hit spirit
With malice then toward none, but with
federation and respect toward all, each of US
according to his light, aS God gives him to see
tie light, should subordinate all merely local
and personal considerations to earnest en-
.deavor to secure tie best in the Republican
party throughout the entire statehood of
states. None of our trusted leaders are weak
men: all of them are strong. Some may be
s. ronger than others. If each delegate
Views the field there is some man whose figure
seems to him larger, whose stature higher,
whose fame more commanding, whose name
more inspiring than that of any other man,
then the pathway of each delegate should be
broad and easy.
Mr. Fassett reviewed the work accom-
plished by the present administration and
paid glowing tributes to eX-Speaker Reed
and Governor Mckinley. He spoke at
length of Republican reciprocity, creating
great Ell; husi SIN thereby.
Work of Organization.
\ minute later he announced that the
convention would proceed with the regu-
lar order of organizing this temporary
gstthe ring" Then Mr.. Clarkson presented
list of temporary officers.
The report was adopted and Mr.. Sewell
OF New Jersey WAS recognized to offer a
resolution for the appointment of
member each of committees on permanent
organization, rules, order of business
credentials and resolutions from each
delegation. Pending this, the chairman
6 lid that if there was no objection the
invention would be governed for the
time 10y the rules of the last Republican
convention. No objection was offered.
The clerk rea Mr.. Sewell's resolution for
its information.
The resolution was adopted and the
rollcall of states began. A member of
the Alabama delegation said that the con-
test III Ala hama had just been settled, and
he asked CudU the state he passed. until
the delegates could hold II conference. This
agreed to, and then each state as it
was called announced through its chair
man the members it had chosen for SER
vice on committees.
When :iIe name of Kansas was called
and ex-senator Ingalls, made his report as
chairman of that delegation, he was hear
tily applauded. An ovation equally fiat
tering greeted Hon. William Warner past
conmander-in-chief of the Grand Army
when he presented the report of the Mis-
souri, deiugation. and Governor Mckinley.
when he submitted the report of Ohio.
The ann :ncement of Governor Foraker
as Qif9'0 member of the committee on
resolutions was also rece we'd with ap-
proval. Senator Quay of Pennsylvania,
ex-senator Malone of Virginia, ex-Sen-
ator Spooner of Wisconsin, were also re-
ceived with enthusiasm. Immediately
after the completion of the call of states
and announcement of membe rship of va
rious committees, the convention adj
jOurned till today.
Following are the New England mem
bers of the various
Committees of the Convention.
Observation-Disclosures organization,
I. E. Hopkins: rules and order of bust
ness, Allen w. Paige; credentials, f. +.
Brand; resolutions James NJ. Platt.
Maiue-Pernanent organization, John
Clutter; rules and order of business, Silas
y. Bird; credentials, G. NJ. Noses; resolu
tiOnS, G. T. Libbey.
Massachusetts - Permanent organiZa-
ton, john w. Chandler: rules and ord ar
Of business, George Z. Freeman; creden-
tials, William Cogswell; resolutions, John
.. A Bracket.
New Hampshire-Permanent organiza-
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