The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-06-11
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Organization of the National
Republican Convention.
PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED.
Governor Nc kinley Made Per-
manent Chairman.
To the patriotic airs of "My Country
IT'S of Thee and of "the Star Spangled
Banner" Hon J. S. Clarkson chairman
of the Republican National Committee
raped the Tenth Republican National
Convention to order at noon on Tuesday.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired, and no previous convention was
ever supplied with better accommoda-
tons and facilities. The hall is not
only com modious, but well arranged,
both with regard to the convenience of
the delegates and comfort of the speota-
tors. The arrangements for the press
were also superior to apythingipreviously
furnished at national conventions.
The interior of the hall is an oblong
amphitheater, and the effect of its deco.
rations, combined with the delegates in
the arena, aud the spectators, rising tier
upon tier on four sides, is most harmon.
GUS as to color and striking as to effect
The prevailing colors of the woodwork,
the furniture and decorations are all in
.Laues OF brown and yellow, suggestive
of golden grain and OF the darker autumn
huss which follow the harvest time of
the great Northwestern corner of the
country. To these shades of gold and
brown add the mass of black-coated dele
gates, relieved with hattering fringe
of blue badges, the red, white and blue
of "Old Glory" which fits in everywhere
and anywhere; the holding plumes and
huttering fans of the ladies, who made
up half the audience in the galleries.
and you have all the essential elements
of picture at once imposing and attrao
tive.
GREETING THE BIG MEN.
The convention, which was to meet at
noon, was slow in gathering, so that it
was 1890 before Chairman Clarkson
welded his first stroke Of the gravel In
the meantime the state delegations had
been filing in, headed by their chair
man and escorted to their seats by
ushers with not much more confusion
nary audience at theater. The en-
trance of the New York delegation,
headed By Platt, Miller, Depew and
Hiscock, was the signal for a hearty
outburst of applause from the half filled
galleries. Sewell, at the bead of the
New Jersey delegation, and Gov. Buck
ley, of Connecticut, received similar
greetings, as did Cullom, of Illinois,
while an especially warm reception was
given to the lightning rod, white-haired
figure Of Ingalls,, as adorned with red,
his seat. A rousing round of applause
was given Gov. Mckinley when he took
his place at the head of the Ohio delega-
ton. In accordance with the historic
custom for forty years, the convention
was opened with prayer, the vast au
dience rising to it's feet in respect to the
inv ocation.
There was no attempt to dispute the
decision of the National Committee,
that J. Sloat Fassett should be temper
airy chairman. The announcement of
his name By Chairman Clarkson was
greeted with cheer, and was ratified
without dissent, the New York delega
ton rising in a body and waving hats
aud handkerchieis as Mr.. Fassett
mounted the platform. Mr.. Fassett's
speech was well received, the delegates
listening as attentively as they usually
do to the orat0ry of a temporary officer.
The voice and the delivery of Mr. Fassett
were strong and effective. His allusiou
to Republican reciprocity called out
the first really earnest outburst of ap-
plause.
His catalogue of great Republican
statesmen and warriors began with Lin
coin and Grant, and every mama reused
the convention to a stronger cheer. He
ingeniously aud deity concluded by
bracketing in one breath the names of
Harrison opd Rloina CO that tho oopyau
ton: was deprived Of the chance of trying
to.cheer eitherof the rival candidates the
louder. Three times the entire body of
delegates, enthusiastically aided by the
galleries, cheered vigorously the double
combination, and each time it's cheering
ended in an outburst of good natured
laughter at Mr.. Fassett's ingenuity, and
then it again heartily cheered Fassett at
the conclusion of his speech.
AN OVATION TO REED
Then came the greatest outburst of
the day. Scarcely had Mr.. Fassett's
voice died away. and the subsequent
cheering subsidized, before the h all rang
with the demand; "Rsed, Reed, Reed"
The massive figure of the ex-speaker
occupied position in the tier of elevated
seats just back of the chairman's plat
form. His great round face was wreathed
in smiles, as he sat conversing with Mrs.
Hit on one side, and Miss Loring on
the other. But the smiles vanished, and
a look of modest CONSERVATION took It's
place at this unexpected chorus of his
name from thousands of threats The
cries continued. Chairman Fassett
turned and looked appealingly at Reed,
who deprecatingly shook his head The
cries grew louder. Reed was forced to
yield, aud an assistant sergeant alarms,
h0urishing beribboned baton, guided
him from his seat amid a thuuderous
roar of cheers to the speakers platform |
There, for fully five minutes, such roar
of enthusiasm welcomed the ''other man
of Maine" as he has not heard since he
counted a quorum in the Fifty first Con-