The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-06-09

What purpose? said some delegates in
the front row. Mr.. Fasset explained.
Mr.. Walker then took the platform and
made littl speech in SO low tone
that there were cries of louder from
all parts of the hall. The gavel was
presented i the name of young Repub-
licans of Nebraska, in the memory of
the horneste DIS. There were two silver
coins in the end of the wood.
Mr.. Fassett rs temporary chairman
returned the thanks Of the convention to
the state Of Nevada" This slip of the
tongue caused laughter, which Mr.. Fas-
sett adroitly turned by saying there was
30 much silver about the gavel that the
mistake was excusable.
II The temporary chairman announced
the order of business to be the presenta-
ton of the credentials committee re-.
port. Mr.. Coggswell, chairman of the
committee took the floor and said that
the committee was not ready tc re-
port. He asked permission for the.
committee to SIT continuously un..
til it had completed its labors; that Ii
the committee is attended by reasonable
success it can't report before morning.
Leave to sit continuously was granted.
Mr.. Coggswell and Mr.. Spooner hav-,
ing taken their seats the chairman an
nounced that the report of the committee
on permanent organization was next In
order.
d. G. Lockwood, of Idaho, chairman
Of the committee, was recognized and
took the platform. He presented the
name of Hon. William Mckinley, Of
Ohio, for permanent chairman. IL was
received with tumultuous applause.
Charles w. johnson was named foi
secretary and the assistant secretary OF
Of the temporary organization were
recommended to continue. The com.
mittee recommended that each dele
CATION appoint an honorary vice presi.
dent and secretary. Mr.. Lockwood
moved the adoption of the report and it
was adopted. The chairman appointed
Samuel Fessonden, of Connecticut; ex.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, and Gen
eral Malone, of Virginia, committee
to escort Major Mckinley TO the chair.
They came up from the body of the
hall and went up the narrow aisle beside
the chairman's platform to the place
whers Governr Mckinley was seated.
Then Mr.. Spooner proceeded and
General Malone followed him
down the aisle to the platform.
He shook hands with Mr.. Fassett while
the convention cheered. Mr.. Fassett
turning from him thanked the conven-
ton for its kindness to him and then he
introduced the permanent chairman.
There was another tumult of applause,
an Ohio delegate sprang to his feet and
proposed three cheers. They were given
with will.
When the noise had ceased, Governor
Mckinley said, speaking with that clear
enunciation for which he is noted:
Gentlemen of the Conventions: / thank
you for the honor of presiding over the
ninth national convention of the Repub-
lican, party. A Republican convention
means something. They have always
meant something. Republican conven-
tions mean what they say. They declare
principles ard policies and purposes, ard
when entrusted with power they execute
and enforce them. {Cheers.) The first
national convention Of the Republican
party thirty six years ago met In
the city of Philadelphia. The platform
of that convention reads today more
like an inspiration than the affirmation
OF political party. Every provision Of
that great instrument made by the fathers
of our party Is in the hearts of the
countrymen today. (Cheers.) Whenever
there Is anything to be done in the
country and by the country and for the
country, the Republican rarity is called
upon to do it. (Applause.) There is one
thing that can be said Of our organ MIA
tion which cannot be said OF aay other
1t can look backward without shame or
humiliation and it can look
forward with cheer and ex-
ultation. That cannot be said of
any other political organization in the
United States, Gentlemen OF the conven-
tion, we are here today to make plat
form and q ticket that viii commend
themselves to the consciences the intelli-
gence and the Judgment of the American
people, and we will do it. loud cheers.)
Whatever is done by this convention will
meet the approval of the American people
in November OF this year. Rhode Island
has spoken. (Applause.) Only yesterday
Oregon spoke three Republican repre-
sentatives to congress-. (Cheers
Continuing his remarks Mr.. McKin-
ley said the action of this convention
would be the law of the Republican
party and the assurance of Republican
success. The Republican party stood
for protection and reciprocity. Great
applause, 1t was not going to turn
back in its course. 1t proposed to tax
the products of other nations rather
than our own. The party did not be-
lieve in taxing ourselves SO long as we
can find anybody else to tax A pro-
tective tariff did all that any ether tariff
would do and more. 1t stimulated
American industries. Did any one
know what tariff reform lneanta
Cries Of mo- and laughter, j,
You would read all Of Cleveland's utter
ances and come away ignorant of what
it was. There had been three great tariff
reform bills since the war. They were
made to symbolic tariff reform and
none Of them were alive. Mr.. Mills and
Mr.. Springer differed totally. The Dem