The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-06-09
Their Tenth National Conven-
ton Opened Tuesday in
Minneapolis.
Fassett of New Y ork was Tenn
porary Chairman and Nc
Kinley Permanent.
Harrison and Blaine Enthusi-
asm Rolled High all the
Week.

AMI 1.-The Star Spangled Banner" should
be the prelude to the opening of a ma
tional convention and scarcely had the
last echo of this inspiring melody died
away when Chairman Clarkson, of the
national committee, raped the tenth
Republican national convention to order.
Prayer was offered by Rev. William
Bush, chancellor of the University of
Dakota, of Mitchell, S. D., who prayed
that the deliberations of the convention
might be free from partisanship to the
end that the great good of the nation
might be subserved.
Michael De Young, of California, one
of the secretaries of the national COM
mittce, read the call of the convention.
| Gentlemen of the convention" said
| Chairman Clarkson, 81 am instructed by
the national committee to nominate for
your temporary chairman the Hon. J.
| Sloat Fassett, of New York"
| There was a mOmentous pause while
everybody awaited the action that might
| position to Mr.. Fassett's selection. But
the anticipated contest did not take
| place. No one was placed in nominal
ton in opposition to Mr.. Fassett, and
when the question was submitted there
was not an opposing vote to Mr.. Fassett's
election.
Your temporary chairman, gentle
men, was the very brief introduction
| with which Mr.. Clarkson presented
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/ The expected Blaine demonstration
was forthcoming when Mr.. Fassett ad-
vanced to the front. One prolonged
cheer resounded through the halls and
! galleries, and the Blaine delegates arose
as man to salute their chairman, who
made an address, of which the following
| is a concise summary:
1t is eminently fitting that a Republican
convention should be held in temple erected
for the display of the products of protection to
| American industries.
We are here not as warning factions, strug-
! Cling to win supremacy under favorite lead
| crS, but co-memberS of one great party,
| ScCkins, to select from the shining ro1 of our
! hnnOred great men that type of s atesman
! which sh I'll be regarded as the sCundest and
; most complete embodiment of the cardinal
doctrines of our party.
I
doors and will end there. When this conven-
| tiOn shall have concluded its labors, We shall
| have but one choice, and that the nominees of
| this convention, but one purpose. their elyc-
| ton.
| The eyes of all the Republicans at home,
! and the eyes of all our adversaries every
where are intently fixed upon this convention.
| A nation is watching us, our enemies to criti-
] else, our friends to ratify. The responsibility
: is enormous, but you will meet 1t wisely. The
] Republican party has never yet made a mis-
| take in it's choice of candidates-it will not
make mistake here. All over this broad
| land the bonfires are set to be lighted, the
| flags ready to be unfurled, AMI the Republic
cans at home are in waiting to shout in ap-
prevail of Your choice.
Mr.. Fassett then reviewed the achieve
ments of the Republican party in ma
tional affairs, beginning with the war of
the rebellion and ending with the Nc
Kinley tariff changes and Blaine's reci-
pr0city measures. His closing words
We're as follows:
Our pledges have been kept, all save one,
and greatly mistake the temper Of the Re-
| til that pledge is made good. Our manhood
and honor is pledged to continue the contest
| for free and honest ballot until this veXed
question is settled in the right.
Sometimes we are told that the mission of
the Republican party is ended. We have met
our destiny and fulfilled it. But the destiny
of progressive party is never fulfilled in an
advancing and expanding national list. So
long as there remains a wrong to be re1ressed,
SO long as there remains Alright to be enforced
SO long as all the privileges of citizenship are
not freely enjoyed under the guarantee of the
const tuition to all citizens of this Union, just
so long will there be mission for the Repub-
lcan party.
Some one started the cry of ,""keed!
Reedr' and it was instantly taken up by
the delegates and the gallery until the
building rang with the popular demand
for the appearance of the man from
Maine.
Reed is always in ORDER" said Chair
man Fassett, and reluctantly Mr.. Reed
arose from his seat and walked to the
front under the escort of a member Of
speech of the Republican leader of the
national house of representatives was
well received. His allusion to the sensi-
| tiveness of the Democratic party particu
larry excited the hilarity of the conveHs
ton, and uproarious applause. punctu-
ated nearly every sentence of his eloquent
extemporaneous speech. His closing
sentence was ito have a nobler future is
to give every citizen of the United States
the liberty of thought and action; wealth
and prosperity are noble, but human
liberty is magnificent"
The temporary officers were selected
by reclamation, and it was ordered that,
until the permanent organization shall
be effectod, the convention should be
governed by the rales of the last preced-
ing Republican convention.
A Resolution from SeweIl.
Ex-senator w. j. Sewell. of New Jer-
sey, presented the following:
Resolved. That the roll of states and ter
ritories be called, and that the chairman
of each delegation announce tbs name OF
each person selected to serve on the com,
mittee as follows: Permanent organiza-
ton, raiss and order Of business, creden-
tials and resolutions.
The resolution was adopted aHd the
roll cab Of states began. A member OF
the Alabama delegation said that the
| contest in Alabama had just been set
tied, and he asked that the state be
passed until the delegates could hold Q
conference. This was agreed to, and
| then each state as it was called an
nounced through its chairman the mem
bers it had chosen for service On eam-
mittees.
/ When the name Of Kansas was called
and ex-senator Ingalls, made his report
| as chairman of that delegation he was
heartily applauded. An ovation equally
fiattering greeted William Warner, past
commander in chief of the q. A. R.,
! when he presented tho names of the Mis-