The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-11
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
TIE STORY OF BARRIsoN,S RENOMJ-
NATION TOLD IN DETAIL.

was not accompanied by snow or hall. but IL
was lively enough to tear from their places the
| decorations which adorp ed the buildings along
the principal streets. The rain fell In torrents
for time but tho storm was OF short dura-
| ton and the sky soon cleared. Tho streets
were comparatively deserted when the storm
broke. The shouters and tho marching clubs
worn out with the exertions OF last night, did
| not put In their usual early appearance. and
| tho voice OF the bugle and the sound Of the
drum were not heard. At 10 o'clock. an hour
before the Convention was to meet, not band
| had appeared on the streets. and there was but
asmall crowd turning toward Convention hall.
Chairman Mckinley. n little paler even than
usual by reason OF his long nights vigil. On.
tered the hall and took his scat before one
tenth OF the delegates were In their places
All Of them showed signs OF WEAKNESS. and
even the hopeful Administration men showed
theirs In quiet subdued way. By way Of
consolation to tho Blaine supporters tho band
opened the musical programme with Lost
Chord" At 1887 tho Convention was called
to order. Prayer was offered by the Row. Dr..
Wayland Hoyt OF the First Baptist Church Of
Minneapolis.
THE REV. DR.. HoYT's PRAYER
o Lord. God Thou very great; Thsu Art
clothed with honor and majesty: Thou hast prepared
Thy throne in tho heavens and Thy kingdom rulsth
over ALL Thy mercy is from everlasting to everlasting
ehildrens children to such remember Thy covenants
and remember Thy commandments to keep them. We
praise Thee. o God. We acknowledge Thee to BE-
tho Lord Most humbiy and heartily beseech
Thee for Thy special blessing upon this Ma
tional Convention. Thou. Father OF Light, in
whom is no vnrableness. neither shadow OF turning,
who givest to all men literally and upbradest not.
| beseech Thee send upon Thy servants who here
with such nome ntous trusts. Thine wisdom.
May whom they shall select to DO tho standard bearer
heart. Bless Thou our country. our fair heritage.
founded and preserved and consecrated has been
by the toll and by tho blood Of patriots. May right.
eousness dwell within its borders. and inteir
| gence and n steady ordered liberty and sate and
happy homes. and tho unitersal recognition Of
| the rights of citizenship which our Con-
sttntion has put into tho hands Of free for
great and holy ends We pray Thee bless especially the
deliberations utterances. and choices of these. Thy
| servants. All OF which ask In the and for
tho sake Of Him who has taught us to say: "our
Father who art in Heaven. hallowed be Thy name:
Thy kingdom come Thy will DO done earth as II 10
In Heaven Give this day daily bread
and forgive us our respasses forgive debtors
and lead lis not into temptation. but deliver us from
evil for thine the Kingdom and the power and the
glory forever Amen"
Ex-senator Warner Miller. who retired out
| side tho breastworks" when the lights went
out at midnight. was early in his seat Mr..
Hiscock was too fatigued to rise during tho
| manned seated.
David Martin was announced as National
| Committeeman for Pennsylvania. R. G. Evans
| from kentucky. and David J. Layton from
| Delaware.
Consideration Of the report of the Committee
on Credentials being resumed the Chair. made
the gratifying announcement that Senator
Quay had authorized him to say that no
further opposition would be made to the adop-
ton OF the majority report in the Utah
case The question was then put. and the
majority report was unanimous adopted
amid cheers. This example was followed by
those who had intended to antagonize the
Utah report on the Mormon issue. Mr.. Cullom.
after consultation with other friends OF tho
Administration. agreed not to delay nomina.
lions by raising a discussion on this question,
The Chairman asked Mr.. Cannon of Utah II
he desired vote on his minority report. He
said that he did. The minority report was
beaten by decided majority. and the major
itv report was adopted.
An Oregon delegate moved that tho delega-
tions from Indian Territory and Alaska be adj
mitted with two votes each. A motion to 70.
fer this to the committee was made but Chair.
man CosEswell Of the committee got the plat
form and said that his committee was all ready
| to report. Then. on motion. two delegates
each from Indian Territory and Alaska were
admitted.
Mr.. DufIleld of Michigan asked that the
Michigan delegation DO allowed to retire for
consultation. The Chairman heard no objec-
tion to this request. the Michigan delega-
ton retired and tho Convention proceeded to
the transaction OF some routine business
The Chair. announcing that it was very nec-
essary to have tho list Of members OF the Ma
tional Committee filled up. directed the clerk
| to call over the roll OF States. Those which
had not yet made selections were Alabama.
Louisiana. Mississippi. North Carolina and
Utah.
In the interim Warner Miller OF New York
sent up to the desk and had read a woman's
suffrage memorial. Mr. Miller asked that the
officers OF tho Womcn's Republican Associs-
ton named in the accommodation BIO presented
to the Convention. AID this was done.
MRS FOSTER STEAKS FOR THE WOMEN
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster was escorted to the plat
form and read an address in shrl but audible
voice with many oratUrica gestures. AS she
warmed NJ With her subject. she laid aside hor
notes and addressed the Convention with a
fuency and force which elected frequent ap-
plause. She sad:
MIR. CnAIrM,>. GrNrirMES AND LADIES; thank you.
This is i, an honor and congratulate myself that
am to-day tho chosen representative OF many thou.
sand Republican v"lu'G ANA may speak for them in
this masnirccut presence. Gentlemen aud ladies' rep
natives Of tie lc0rh!icam party, have more rss
lie prOu,! yOur nuruir in the American march
of progress out of OF World larbarisns into tween.
tieth century riyIUlalun tam has any queen OF her
e'oiitary The te,'s II c!vi >ation are tie
changed ID a, toward which r. people aspire free
Church and u free state Americas attainment OF
it, noblest idcns II i not s'sng that woman who
loves her country should love the strand old party.
which is all scIHcrs 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
~" party Of great moral lrn., Nom by nature ara
heroic. American women a." hy hefedity and cn.
nIRnf Moo "a .-fl nDD