Evening journal., 1892-06-08

racy lLaurhteri
Nevertheless we sit here today rejoicing that I
our past history shows that from our birth until /
nov our character has bccn ssch that il is "a
guarantee of the future. 10 is true we have !
done great things but it is equally true that we
have no right 20 rest upon them. Our past is
glorious but our future will be more -. ZAP
platsel
lt is true that we have given 70 this great
country a wonderful physical prosperity IL Is
true that wealth has been poured into the lap ot
an our people by our great system, which wo
believe la and we have carried out.
But ] say TO you today there Is a nohler fu-
ture than having sivon prosperity before the
Republican party. and that noble future is 70
give 30 every citizen OF the United States tho
liberty OF thought and action. lApplauscl
Wealth and prosperity are noble, but human
liberty il magnificent. lGreat applausel
Then there were cries for Mckinley, and
amid great enthusiasm bir Mckinley bowed
his thanks Cries of "AicKinleyin mingled
with cries Of "Ingalls" continued until the
chairman said, as he brought down his
gavel, "No coercion in the Republican con-
vention." Then he announced that tho
convention would proceed with tho regu-
lar order Of organizing the temporary gath
ering" After tho temporary officers and
the various committees had been announced
the convention adjourned for the day.
NAY DeiaN the convention
In the general anxiety 10 ascertain who ia
TO be the standard bearer Of the Republican
party a very important point has been over
looked That is, that the convention Tues.
day, without any one except the leaders
knowing the full significance Of It's action,
bound itself by cast iron rules TO dispose of
all the contested cases before taking mp the
platform and pledged itself 10 adopt plat
form before it permitted the first nomina-
ton to be made How long these matters
will delay the convention Is a problem which
opens a wide field for speculation. The con-
tested cases alone are 30 bitterly fought that
the committee on credentials may well
claim "A day or more for their consideration.
| Then comes the platform, With the silver
fight, and the demands of tlN Afro-Ameri-
/ can league for new Lodge bill The COM
mittee on resolutions can hardly get through
under nearly eight hours, and their work
may, when completed, give rise to hot de-
bate
In the early proceedings Of the conven-
ton n motion was put and carried without
objection that the rules Of the last national
convention should govern this one. The
convention Of 1855 specifically adopted Rule
3 Of the convention Of 1884, which rule reads
as follows;
Rule g. The report Of the committee on Gre
dentials shall be disposed Of before the report
of the committee ON platform and resolutions
IS acted upon, and the report Of the committee
on platform and resolutions shall be disposed
Of before the convention proceeds 20 the nomi-
nation OF candidates for president and vice
president.
Contested cates first, platform next, and
then nominations. 1t is therefore fully
within the possibilities, bearing in mind the
difficulties which surround both the con-
mittee on credentials and the committee on
resolutions, that the FIRST ballot for presi-
dent may not be taken before Saturday OF
Monday next
sherman Declares for Mckinley.
1t is said that Senator Sherman has writ
ten a letter favoring Mckinley, and that
Harrison leaders think new man should
be chosen. When a Blaine man heard tn,
news he said, "Well, if Blaine isn't nomi
mated on the first ballet it will be Mckinley
then"
The natiosal committee has decided il
favor Of all the Blaine contesting delega
tions. This gives the man from Maine abou
thirty extra votes. The committee on ere
dentials, who win review the cases is fol
Blaine j. b. Foraker is its chairman.
ut will be Blaine on the first ballot, sal,
! Thomas c. Platt. 1--WE are gaining al
along the line"
ut viii be Blaine without a doubt
4 echoed Thomas B. Reed, 'and it viii moi
J take more than one ballot to decide it
either"
The southern delegates, it is conceded
hold the balance Of power. Both sides claim
a majority OF them, and each charges the
I other with using money TO secure votes
s The following statement was given out al
8 the Harrison headquarters: "Our report
! show that we have 52l votes at low watei
: mark This is the result after giving to thl
I opposition the benefit of all votes in contes
and without taking into account some fif
teen additions that are coming over to Har
! rison The weakness of the opposition i
r conclusively proven by the fact that IL
7 leaders are diligently ask tg for some candi
] date other than Mr.. Blaine upon whom q
7 concentrate"
Delegates Laur and Grow, Of Pennsylva
n mia, are said to have joined the Harrison
men, making l3 votes in the delegation 70
G the president
Is Following is the national committee a
, made up:
4 Calfomia-M H. De Young.
Georgia-W. W Brown.
nlinois-W J. Campbell.
s Kansas-Cyrus Leland.
II Maine-J. ii. Mauley.
d Maryland-J A. Genry.
D. Massachusetts Murray Crane.
y Michigan-G J.. Maltz.
Montana-A. G. Bodldn.
a Nevada-George L. Williams
4 New Jersey-Garrett A. Hobart
n New York-Frank s. Wetherboe.
D. Ohio-W. H. Hahn.
D Oregon-Joseph Simon.
ID Tennessee-D. W. Hill.
p Virginia-Wnliam Malone.
o Vermont-M. b. Hoban
4 Washington-Nelson Bennett
4 Observation-Disclosures Sawyer.
u TO STAND BY THE PRESIDENT.
y Depew and Twenty-eight New Yorker
IN Have Pledged Themselves.
D MINNEAPoLIs, June s.-Twenty y-nine Ne'