Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-06-09
Their Tenth National Conven.
ton Opened Tuesday in
Minneapolis.
Fassett Of New York was Tenn
porary Chairman and Nc
Kinley Permanent.
Harrison and Blaine Enthusi-
asm Rolled High all the
Week.

and The Star Spangled Banner" should
be the prelude to the opening of ma
tional convention and scarcely had the
last echo of this inspiring melody died
away when Chairman Clarkson, of the
national committee, raped the tenth
Republican national convention TO order.
Prayer was offered by Rev. William
Bush, chancellor of the University Of
Dakota, of Mitchell, S. D., who prayed
that the deliberations of the convention
might be free from partis,.nship to the
end that the great good of the nation
might be subserved.
Michael De Young, of California, one
of the secretaries of the national COM
mittee, read the call Of the convention.
Gentlemen of the convention" said
Chairman Clarkson, Il am instructed by
the national committee to nominate for
your temporary chairman the Hon. j.
Sloat FRssett, of New York"
There was momentous pause while
everybody awaited the action that might
be taken by the Harrison element i'll OPP
position to Mr.. Fassett's selection. But
the anticipated contest did not take
place. No one was placed in nOmina-
tion in opposition to Mr.. Fassett, and
when the question was submitted there
was not an opposing vote to Mr.. Fassett's
election.
Your temporary chairman, gentle
men" was the very brief introduction
with which Mr.. Clarkson presented
-. L.,
The expected Blaine demonstration
was forthcoming when Mr. Fassett ad-
vance6 to the front. One prolonged
cheer resounded through the halls and
galleries, and the Blaine delegates arose
As man to salute their chairman, who
made an address, of which the following
Is a concise summary:
1t is eminenty fitting that Republican
convention should be held in a temple erected
for the display nf the products of protection to
American industries.
We are here not as warning factions. strug-
Cling to win supremacy under favOrite lead
ers. but as Co-rpcmhers of ono great party,
seeking 20 select from the shining ro of our
hUnOrGd great men that pc Of $ alesnsn
which sh I'll bc regard Il as the sUunde 4 and
most complete embodiment OF tue carlinal
doctrines Of our party.
Our differences sh u d end at the convention
door, and will end there When this conven-
tion shall have conclude its labUrs, We shalt
have but one Choi, g. and that the nominees of
this convention, but one purpose, their el, c.
tiOn.
The eyes of all the II ruhlicens at homo.
and the eyes of all our advGrs UriCs every
where are intently fixed upoa this convention.
nation is watChins us, cur enemies to criti-
else, our friends to rrtifT. The responsibility
Is scnormous, but you will meet IL wisely. The
Republican party has mover yet made a mis-
take In its choice Of cani dates IT will not
make mistake here All over this broad
land the bonfres are set 10 be lighted, the
lags ready 10 be unfUried, AMI the Republi-
cans at home are In waiting to shout in APP
prOval Of your choice.
Mr.. Fassett then reviewed the achieve
ments of the Republican party in ma
tiOnal affairs, beginning with the war of
the rebellion and ending with the Nc
Kinley tariff changes and Blaine's reci-
procity measures. His closing words
were as follows:
Our pledges have been kept, all save one,
and greatly mistake the temper of the Re
publican party If il will ever be cOntcnted un-
I'll that pledge is made good. Our manhood
and honor is pledged to continue the contest
for a free and honest ballot until this vexed
question Is settled In the right.
Sometimes we are told that the mission of
ths Republican party is ended. We have met
our destiny and fulfilled IL. But the destiny
of progressive party Is never fulfilled in an
advancing and expanding national list. So
long as there remains a wrong TO he relressed,
so long rs there remains right TO be enforced,
80 long all the privileges of citizenship are
not freely oRjoyed under the gu trautee OF the
constitution to all citizens OF this Union, just
30 'ong will there be a mission for the Repub-
Gcan party.
Some one started the cry of Reed!
Reedr and it was instantly taken up by
the delegates and the gallery until the
building rang with the popular demand
for the appearance of the man from
Maine.
Reed is always in order" said Chair.
man Fassett, and reluctantly Mr.. Reed
arose from his seat and walked to the
front under the escort Of member of
the national committee. OF course the
speech of the Republican leader of the
national house of representatives was
well received. His allusion to the sensi-
tiveness of the Democratic party particu-
iarly excited the hilarity of the conven-
ton, and uproarious applause punctu-
ated nearly erory sentence of his eloquent
extemporaneous speech. His closing
sentence was "to have nobler future is
10 give every citizen of the United States
the liberty of thought and action; wealth
and prosperity are noble, but human
liberty is magnificent.
The temporary officers We're selected
by acclamation, and it was ordered that,
until the permanent organization shall
be effected, the convention should be
governed by the rules of the last preced-
ing Republican convention.
A Resolution from seweIl.
Ex-senator w. J. Sowell, of New Jer-
sey, presented the following:
Resolved, That the roll of states and ter
sitories be called, and that the chairman
of each delegation announce the name of
each person selected to serve on the com
mittee as follows: Permanent organiza-
tion, rules and order of business, creden-
tials and resolutions.
The resolution was adopted and the
soll call of states began. A member OF
the Alabama delegation said that the
contest in Alabama had just been set.
tied, and he asked that the state be
passed until the delegates could hold a
conference. This was agreed to, and
then each state as it was called an
nounced through its chairman the mem
bers it had chosen for service ON conn
mittees.
When the name of Kansas was called
and ex-senator Ingalls, made his report
as chairman of that delegation he was
heartily applauded. An ovation equally
tiattering greeted William Warner, past
commander in chief of the q. A, r.,
when he presented the names ofthe Mis-