The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-08
OPENING SCENES.
Ex-SpeaIker Reed Responds TO Loud
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Ex-Speaker Reed Responds TO Loud
Calls for Speech.
MIENEAPoLls, June s.-There were
not a dozen delegates seats untitled
when Secretary Michael Arnold. of Cal
afornia, had finished reading the call
Nor the convention, but the galleries
were comparatively empty.
Chairman Clarkson arose and an
hounced that he was instructed by the
committee to present to the convention
for its temporary chairman Hon. j.
Sloat Fassett, of New York.
II There was a round of applause at this
announcement, led by the New Workers,
and Mr.. Fasset unescorted. left his seat
and started for the platform. A path
was cleared for him and minute later
Chairman Clarkson was presenting him
to the convention.
He received the customary vocal well
come, the New York delegation rising
and waving their hats in his honor.
The hall was very quiet MS Mr.. Fas-
sstt began his speech. The delegates
woke up almost Immediately at his al
fusion to Minneapolis, and n minute
later when he spoke of reciprocity there
was an enthusiastic response. Mr.. Fas-
eett, after thanking the convention for
the honor conferred upon him and eu-
logizing Minneapolis as ''the joy and
pride of the great west" proceeded:
We are met to exercise one of the highest
Privileges of our citizenship. AS trustees OF
psven millions of voting Republicans gather
Ing from every state and territory in tho
union, 1t becomes our duty to formulate for
khe inspection 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 es-
tAblshing this belief In the form of laws. Wo
afe here not warning faction, struggling to
win supremacy under favorite leaders, but us
np-members of one great party seeking to
select from the roll of our honored great men
hctype of statesman who shall be regarded
nA the most com pletc embodiment of cardinal
doctrines of our party.
|, II there is ever a time for Republicans to dif-
fer II is especially in such conventions as this
when they are met together for the express
kurpose of reaching ultimate unity through
The contest of present differences In tho Wide
reaching and delicate business of agreeing
upon the standard bearers for a great party
ahere is grand opportunity for the great men
20 hear and express honest differences of npia-
sen, and the more earnest tho men and tho
more hearty the opinions, the moro detcr-
mined will be the contests and collisions and
the more complete the final unanimity. Our
differences should end at the convention
doors, and will end there.
The eyes of all the Republicans at home and
She eyes of all our adyersaries everywhere arr
lntently fixed upon this convention. A nn-
zion is watching us; our enemies criticize; our
friends ratify. Tho responsibility is enor-
fnous. but you will meet 1t wisely. The Re-
publican party has never yet made mistake
in its choice of candidates; it will not make n
mistake here All over this broad land the
konffres are set TO be lighted, the flags arc
heady to be unfurled and the Republicans at
home are waiting to shout in approval of your
nominee
As Mr.. Fassett, toward tho close of
his speech, named the leaders of the
kha ha fnuspd n I 1inap1tt
Rrant, Garfield and others for the
Rounds of applause that he knew would
hollow, but when he came to Harrison
hnd Blaine he brought the two names
ont in one breath, so TINT applause of the
Harrison men would seem to iningle
with the applause of the Blaine men in
Eecognition of the ex-secretary of state.
The Harrison men recognized the point,
hnd Senator Hiscock sat back and
laughed as he applauded.
Fassett devoted a great deal of his
speech to the injustice of Democratic
denial of Democratic suffrage in the
south. These references finally resulted
In the audience calling Reed, Reed,
Reedr' and calls for him to come for
ward. Reed finally rose and went to
hhe platform amid great cheering. He
made n brief speech, closing as follows:
II is true that we have done great things,but
n is equally true We have no right TO rest upon
them. Our past is glorious, but our future will
be more 1t is true that we have given To
This great country a wonderful physical pros
perity. II is true that wealth has been poured
Into tho lap Of all our people by the great sys-
tenn which we believe in and which have
narrica out. But say TO you today there is u
nobler future even than having given pros
perity TO the country before the Republican
party, aud that nobler future is to give to every
citizen of the United States the liberty of
thought and action. Wealth and prosperity
are noble, but human liberty is magnificent.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reeds
speech there were loud calls for Cover
nor Mckinley, but he did not respond.
After the sell. ton of temporary Off
GERS and the appointment of committees
the conventions, on motion of Senator
Spooner, of Wisconsin, adjurned until
Il o'clock today.