Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-08

| The delegation carried beautiful silk
banner with Protection, Prosperity. Gold
and Silver emblaxonei on one side. and
Blaine ON the other The demonstrations
had an elecsrifying effect upon the thrcnss
1 in the corridors.
The Harrison men, yesterday, claimed a
solid delegation from the Golsien Gate, bu,
! the appearance of the delegation in person
/ revealed the fact that. with the single ex-
ception of Senator Felton,, they are euthusi-
sstically for the Pluuled Knight.
Committees Organize.
/ The committee on resolutions met i'm
me,iiately after the adjournment of the
convention TO-DAY. Delegate Oliver of
Pennsylvania, nominated Ex-ioy. Foraker
of Ohio for chairman of the committee, and
getting prompt seeonder put the motion
and announced it carried. If there Was any
idea of opposition II had no chance 10 de-
veiop.
/ Governor Gear of Iowa offered q sugges-
ton which was adopted after some discus
sion. 1t was preparation of platform
| 10 be referred TO b. referred 90 five sub
committees of FIVE members each, one
| topic 10 be assigned 10 each subcommittee,
| the division 10 he as follows First, tariff
second, silver. thir,i. election; fourth. for
! eign relations fifth. miscellaneous sub
/ jects.
| Governor Foraker announced that he
would name the members of the fVe sub
committees at Z. NJ. The meeting adj
| journed until Z. NJ.
! The committee on credentials effected an
organization Immediately after the adjourn
Bent of the convention. Congressman
William Cogsweli of Massachusetts, was
elected chairman. The committee took u
recess till 7. NJ.
Gov. Foraker, after looking over the list
of members, appointed the subcommittee
as follows Tariff. II. W. Oliver, Pennsyl-
yania J. G.. Gear, Iowa; j. W. Bourne,
.lr., Oregon; David X. Pierce. New Hamp-
shire; George Denny, Jr,, kentucky.
Silver Iucius Fairchild, Wisconsin;
John Z. Jones. Nevada; ,losephG. Cannon,
Illinois j. q. A. Bracket, Massachusetts
Henry NJ. Teller, Colorado.
Elections, Newton Hacker, Tennessee
James +. Plat. Conuecticut Edmund
Wadlill, Virginia; 4. $. Fowler, Kansas:
Charles Austin, Michigan.
Foreign relations, George \, Knight, Cal
ifornia; c. +. Libbey, Maine; John A.
Hutchinson. West Virginia; Edmund
O.Connor, New York; W. +. Hepburn
Idaho.
Miscellaneous, q. f.. Learned Kansas;
James II. Wilson, Delaware e.. f. Griffin
Indiana; Frank J. Harris, Rhode Island:
Edward c. Ericsson, South Dakota.
They Can't Agree.
The committee on rules met and elected
Gen. II. II. Bingham of fennsylvania,
chairman, Judge $. F. Stahl of Arkansas,
secretary. 1t was decided to recommend
to the convention the adoption of the rules
of the convention of lsSs with few unim-
portant changes made necessary by the
admission of new states since then.
The committee on credentials assembled
at s O'Clock and Immediately went into ex-
ecutiyc session. The subject before the
committee was the arrangement of the order
of business, which seemed quite stumbling
block. and after considerably more than an
hour it was stated that one had not vet been
arranged and none of the contesting dele
cations had been asked to enter the room
The committee adjourned at 1890 until
$50 tomorrow morning without accom-
plishing ANYTHING.
From this arose report that the Blaine
men IVA" cap'urea the comihi'ee' "hlch Is
very propapie' ne aiJo"ri'heo' caine as
necessity, Tor 'he reason that the na1ion"l
committee hau no, prepared papers III s''-
erai cohtests ior 'he cohWit'ee on cfe"eh-
u"is' IL Is assel'en iia' 'hiS ian' ny the
hitioiai cohihi'''e y part oi the stheinc
to delay the proceedings, and around the
harrison quarters IL Is ue"ou"ce" aS h''''
bhsterlng.
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Peace and Harmony Prevailed.
The meeting at, Convention hall Tonight
under the auspices of the State league of
Republican clubs was attended bv 10. 900
people. tpon the platform were seated
nearly all the most prominent Republican