The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-06-10
CALLED TO ORDER.
The National Republican Convention
Holds Its First Session at
Minneapolis.
Chairman Clarkson's Gavel Fell Mt
12:3O-Business of Temporary Or.
ganization Begun.
]. SlOat Fassctt, of New York, Selected
for Temporary Chairman-His
Speech.
Tom Reed Also Addresses the C0nven.
tion-Temporary Organization
Completed.

M1NNEAPoL1s, June 1.-THE conven-
ton hall looked beautiful in the sun
light. Chairman Clarkson was among
the early arrivals, but his coming
elected no recognition or response from
the audience which by this tirle
had about aquarter filled the hall. The
first burst of cheering arose when Gov
ernor Mckinley Of Ohio, was recognized
moving down the main aisle, at quar-
ter to twelve.
1t was just 1890 when Chairman
Clarkson, of the national committee,
struck the table a light tap with his
gavel. It was not enough to restore
order, but caused many Of the delegates
to sit down and to cease conversation.
A moment later, when Mr.. Clarkson
brought the gavel down again twice, the
convention and the galleries came
to order quietly and there was
not delegate standing when Mr.. Clark
son announced that the sassion would BIZ
opened with prayer by the Rev. DIR.
Brush, chancellor of the University of
South Dakota. A moment after the
| whole convention stood as DR.. Brush,
venerable looking man, with sparsely
covered head, and long, white beard, be-
gan to deliver the invocation. He
prayed for harmony and that the plat
form and the other issues might be sub
ordinate to "Thy great will" When he
said ''Amen" the convention settled down
again with a rustling Of badges that was
like the whispering of autumn leaves.
There was murmur of conversation
which was hushed quickly as A. H. De
Young, Of California, stepped forward
and read the call for the convention. At
this time there We're not dozen of the
delegates seats untitled, but the galleries
were very empty, At 1890 the reading
of the call was concluded and Chairman
Clarkson arose and announced that he
was instructed by the committee to pre-
sent to the convention for its temporary
chairman
i Hon. j. Sloat Fassett,
of New York. There was a round Of
applause at this announcement, led by
the New Workers. Mr.. Fassett, who
seated in the seat second from the center
J aisle, between Warner Miller and Henry
Burleigh, looked uncertain. He evi
IDENTIFY did not know whether he was to
take the initiative or whether he was to
be escorted. to the platform by com
, mittee, as he was at Rochester in Sep
tember last. Mr.. Clarkson nodded to
him and Mr.. Fassett unescorted left the
seat and started for the platform. A
path was cleared for him and less than q
| minute later Chairman Clarkson was
presenting him to the convention. He
received the customary welcome, the
New York delegation rising and waving
their hats in his honor. In his hand
was a typewriter manuscript to which
he referred occasionally as he spoke.
NIr. Fassett's Speech.
Mr.. Fassett, after returning thanks
, for the honor and mplimenting Mime
apolis enterprise and artistic talent as
shown in the exposition building said
the convention lnetto exercise one Of the
! highest privileges of citizenship, "not a.
: warning factions, struggling to wiz
: supremacy under favorite leaders, bu
:, as co-members Of one great party
: seeking to select from the shining roll o
our honored great men that type o
n statesman which shall be regarded q
+ the soundest and most complet
$ embodiment of the cardinal doctrine @
}. our party"
# He said that the differences whicl
d were ripe now should end at the conven
/ tion doors and will end there TIL
9 nomination does not end the campaign
y it begins it. He pleaded with the dele
J. gates that they should subordinate al
i merely local and personal consideration
5 to an earnest endeavor to secure tn
r best interests of the Republican party
e "None of our trusted leaders" he sale
~ "are weak men; all of them are strong
= And the eyes Of all Republicans at home
- of our adversaries everywhere are fixe
:. upon this convention. The responsibilit
a is enormous, but you will meet it wisely
., The Republican party has never ye
d made a mistake in its choice of cand
b. dates, it will not make one here. A
y over this broad land the bonfires are ST
y u to be lighted, the flags ready to be III
~ furled, and the Republicans at home al
- - waiting to shout in approval of yor
ia choice.
ss SThe history of this party since 1856
t. the history of the country. Its chose
Of heroes are the jewels Of the nation, al
we nrondlv turn to orr Democrat