Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-10
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
verbatim Report OF the Conventions Night
Session.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June 9.-At 8 :52 D.
m. the thump OF President McKinley's Pavel
intimated that the order was desired which
/ was necessary for the dispatch Of business.
"The convention will please be in orier,"
said he,, emphasiziug his command with
| further thumps of his gavel
When the convention was In order, G. M.
| Depew of New York rose in his place and
was received with applause. He said; al
rise TO question OF privilege, but 1T is
| pleasant privilege. We have present here
among our number delegate who has been
a delegate to every national convention OF
the reput lican party since its organization,
who has voted In every presidential election
| OF the United States for the last sixty years,
who has served with distinction in con-
gress and in the cabinet OF the president
of tn United States, and who is today at SO
years of age in full activity aud in full pos
session of his faculties, and while England
claims so much for Mr.. Gladstone because
at 80 he 10 so strong and so vigorous, America
claims more for Colonel Dick Thompson of
ipulana, who is SO. Cheers. Colonel
ompson is SO years of age today. l move,
| sir, that the congratulations of this corven-
ton be extended to Colonel Thompson, upon
his SD birthday, with the hope that he will
round out his century, attending during tho
intervening period every national convention
| of the repu bican party, Cheers.
The motion of Mr.. Depew was seconded by
| G. +. Griffin of Indiana. Then the motion
was put and carried unanimously, and
Colonel Thompson was escorted to the plat
form by Mr.. Depew and Hon. A. G. Dawes of
Missouri.
Colonel Dick Thompsons Speech.
When he reached the platform and faced
the convention, Colonel Thompson spoke as
follows: MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen
of the Convention: Your action has awak-
ened in my heart memories which have
| not words to express. | owe you the Deep
est possible gratitude and the expression
of which | offer you now. When
remember the events with which 1 have
been associated IN the political world, and
find around mo such men assembled as this,
engaged In the common cause OF preserving
the welfare anu honor of this land, l feel as
If were young again. Applause.l True,
by the march which the dial has made, am
SO years of age today lapplause) but am
not half that 10 reality, because am stimu-
| lated and emboldened by an undaunted re-
| publican spirit which animates me and which
causes to believe with an honest con-
viction that the destinies OF this country
| are to be controlled 10y that great party for
years and years TO come. lApplause.l
WIS reared and educated under revolution
ary influences, and from my revolutionary
ancestors learned my republcansm. Cries
of ''pood, good" aud applause. They
taught me to believe that the first and pri-
mary duty OF the government of the United
States was TO take care OF the interests OF
the people and TO preserve all those grea,
guarantees of the constitution which
ace intended to secure to US and
to our children the inalienablt
right of popular self-government. ZAP
plause. One of the instrumentalities by
which that great right Is TO be preserved il
| ho In (,od n hlj
can party applause and we are today in
the execution OF the great trust which ha:
been,conrded to US TO lay tho foundation of an
other triumph on the coming Novembe
which shall assure to us. and for years t
| come to our posterity, that this is the hap
piest, the most prosperous, the greatest ant
i the grandest government upon the earth.
!. | lApplause.I
= His First Vote Was for Clay.
3 II cannot trespass upon your patience b!
entering upon the discussion of polit
7 | ical questions now 1 simply ros
/, to return TO you my sincere an
heartfelt thanks for your congratulations
and to promise you in return that L Wi
meet you here or somewhere else in thi
I broad land again four years hence. Az
plause and cries of."good, good" And
. will do as l have done many time before
=. aid you in selecting another republican can
y didate for the presidency. Applause
81 have passed through actively fiftee
: presidential campaigns. The first vote
d ever cast for PRESIDENT of the United State
u was for Henry Clay |cheersI the Grea
99a~pop pprouas Of ots ever sass
q my life in legislative bod
\ was in 1912, for the tariff G
d that year-[applausel-an hope to see tn
Il time come when the pubic sentiment In thi
J, country shall so far indicate that the grea
l. [the speaker turned to Chairman McKinle
:. and the convention applaudod W
u cterously yl-that neither faction ne
s party shall ever be aole sue
. promise you again that will meet you hel
. four years hence, and hope to see ou
u honored chairman here so that we may gret
. MIN as the author Of bill which has stoo
. the test of n four or five years of attack b
3 It's adversaries and yet remained unassaile'
70 Applause.
vaIn Efforts OF Democracy.
ID The democratic party proposes to destroy
10 by piecemeal, like rats gnawing at the ropt
ie of a ship, seeking to sink 1T when the grei
IS ship moves onward and bids defiance to tt
n storm. Applause.
1t return to you again, therefore, N
n heartfelt thanks for your sympathy, yot
v congratulations and yopr kindness. IA
y plause.
rs The Pennsylvania Disaster.
u rhe clerk then read the following cor
d. mIuication:
TIrusyILLE, Pa, June s.-Colonel John
.y Carter. II. Is. Simpson, Delegates OF the Penn
y | Sylvania Delegation: our citizens earnestl
~ request you 10 notify the people of the coui
m cry, through n public announcement befo
Is | the convention of the terrible loss of life NJ
property and consequent suffering among h,
10 | people from the recent flood and fires at q
10 | City
y ~ The proceedings Of the convention have q
10 sorbed the attention of the country and hll'
the newspapers To the exclusion of full n
| counts Of our disaster, which will not be rea
m | tied unless more directly brought to tho N
oe tico of the public in this way; thus preventiI
!. | subscriptions to the relief fund now absolu To
~ necessary TO prevent additional suffering al
y death. Make known the effect OF our loss al
Us assure the convention that every dollar OF i
d. distributed by competent and faithful citizo
Ia | among the sufferers.
a The communication was signed by e.
ty | Emerson, mayor Of TltusAille, and w.
w Hunt, mayor of Oil City.
o. Committee on Credentials.
ne
The Charman-The regular order is I
report of the committee on credentials, a
recognize tho chairman, General Cogsw
tie | OF Massachusetts.
W General cugswel-r The committee on ci
all dentials closed It's hearing at o'clock I
ap night. There has been no time TO make
)r- written report. Notice has beeu given
nd the majority that o minority report might
ng | expected in regard to some OF the con test
es cases. No time has been allowed for t
se minority TO submit its Views in wriLiu