Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-16

| inent TO any pending measure may be laid on
the table without carving with it the Whole
question or prcjndicing such measure
lockwood, OF Idaho. was chosen temporary
chairman OF the committee on permanent or
Eanizatlon, and after the appointment of De
Pau OF Indiana, Ellis of Kansas Thomas of
New York, Johnson of California aud Vance of
Louisiana as Il subcommittee to organize the
full committee an adjournment was taken The
subcommittee was instructed to report At $50.
The dawning of the morning of the second
day OF the convention saw the convention CITY
thrilled with intensified excl. cment How they
accentuatc INTEREST these hours of waiting
Here meet the men who tor all these evcntful
years have fought the great battles of their par
~ and vet, war-uscd as he Is. not one them but
whose whole being is electric with wondrou J
forces.
The Vaccinations of the night are over. Such
hHrmcss cabals rs seem TO profit tor the NOR
row have been put in force through the sleepless
hours from shutdown to duwn--to come what
end, who OF all the nations millions say: Will
IT. be TO mike i'll the days to com. some spectac-
nlar stampede, the Grandest theatric event of
any convention since parties were bors.? Or will
it be that the nanoeuvers of the night have fix
ed q line OF march which shall only be led nv
some one with name now uphpoken
All throughout the dark night eager, Sleep
less eyes have scanned the political horizon
I'M to find tokens. of the morrow's deeds.
lhat watch in the DECEPTIVE gloom seemed the
form OF glorious success panoplied for COM
manding victory may be- when the days light
breaks p, but poor, shriyeled ryemy, CARRIED
III the wrrtchcd rags OF defeat. The men who
play at the fascinating game of politics no less
than those who risk in the nobicr cause of
statecratt Know both success with the rare
tiara of gold upon her victorious brow, and de.
1eat, smartln2 with the scourge's scorpion
stings.
The delegates came into the convention hall
slowly aud 1t was fully half an hour after the
the time set for the opening of the session be-
fore the convention was called to order
A determination to get all the liveliness and
fun possible out of the convention, If graver
| matters prove impossible, seemed to be the de-
termination of everybody when the big gather
ing pulled itself together. The most striking
erder, was al ascetic looking, salluw complex
Toned, but withal keen eyed and genial appear
ing man with rather long: iron grey hair. sur
near the chairman's desk. and In HIS vicinity
! alone was there any appearance Of reverence or
1 u! OF hnpancy IN all the great crowd 1t was
BISHOP Whipplc, OF the Episcopal diocese of
Minnesota. and he was thore to open the pro-
ceedings with prayer.
Gov. Mckinley. on entering bore no roll of
pared no ser speech.
MIR. INGALLS,. Of Kansas, received another mark
OF recognition as he entered. Is is evident the
ont or the brilliant and caustic Kansas man,
Ex-Speaker Reeds familiar form was looked
! for and found In the same place az before Fred
DOUGLASS was invited to seat on the platform.
Senotor Platts absence from his seat at the
opening or the proceedings W IS noted, and there
| was some speculation whether this indicated
this convention. Mr.. Depew was also absen.,
i Out MIR: Miller and Senator Hitchcock were In
| their places.
Hon l. +: Walker, of Beatrice, Neb., on be-
half Of the Nebraska delegation, prcsGn ted Tenn
porary Chairman Fassett with n gavel made
from trees grown In he first homestead in Me-
/ braska.
! A wild scene took place when the committc &c
| on organization, through the Hon. E. O. Lock-
wood, OF Idaho, reported the name of Gov Ms
| kinley for permanent chairman.
! Gov. Mckinley. did not deliver an Off hand
speech of acceptance. He did not read his ad-
dress nor did he speak from notes, but his talk