The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-09
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that that great constitutional guaranty gall
be a living hirthrisht not II cold forIuality of
constitutional enactment, but n living thing
which the poorest and huinblest may eon
fldcntly enjoy, and which the richest and most
powerful dare not deny.
We can well leave the committee on resclu-
tions the duty of making II platform thai shall
represent the best thoughts and the best ideas
and the best wiadom of the Republican party.
When We 40 out Of this convention upon
true Republican platform, We go out march,
ing to victory, no matter what ma ic may
carry the banner.
Calls for Fred Douglass.
The tariff declaration Of Mr.. McKin-
ley seemed to strike the right chord Of
the convention. and when he said that
1--WE, MS a nation, should not tax our
selves us long as we can find otlIer ma
tions to tax" he presented a summing
up of the Republican doctrine which
was received with applause.
When Mckinley had concluded there
were loud calls by the galleries. which
apprchended short session, for Fred
Douglass, but Mr.. Douglass declined to
interrupt the proceedings, and his ad-
mirers We're forced TO be contented with
a bow
General Bingham's delverancc of the
report of the committee on rules was
highly important and interesting as in
dicating the course Of the proceedings
and of the restrictions that are to hedge
about the balloting.
One Of the important rules designed
prevent what is called stampede" is
that which prohibits changes in the vote
OF delegations during ballot after that
vote has once been recorded, except in
case of q numerical error.
The rules as reported further provide
for the reference of all resolutions to the
platform committee without debate, and
not until their report, too, has been dis
posed of is the work Of placing the
names of candidates for the presidency
before the convention to begin.
Tho New National Committee.
The new national committee, as re-
ported to the convention, is as follows:
Arkansas, Powell Clayton; California,
M. Ii. DeYoung; Colorado; j. Il. Saun-
ders; Connecticut. Samuel Fessenden;
Florida. John q. Long: Georgia, Will
iam w. Brown; Idaho, George L. Shonp;
Illinois, w. j. Campbell; Iowa, j. S.
Clarkson; Kansas, Cyrus Laland Ken
tucky, w. o. Bradley; Maine, J. II.
Manley; Maryland, james S. Garry;
Massachusetts. w. Murray Crane; Mich
iSdH, 'cOlSt W. NllaSDull, ~.
G. Kaiins; Montana A. G. Botlsin: New
Hampshire, Z. 9. Cheny; New Jersey,
Garret A. Hobart; New York, f. S.
Withorbee, North Dakotah. Fl. G. Hans
brough; Ohio, William NJ. Han; Oregon,
Jose II. Simon; Rhode Island, Isaac NJ.
Potter; South Carolina, E. M. Rrayton;
South Dakota, J. b. Kittredge; Ten
nessee, George W.Hill; Vermont, Mason
Ii. IIolhert; Virginia, William Malone;
Washington, Nelson Bennett; West Nir-
ginia, N b. Scott; Wisconsin, Harry G.
Paine; Wyoming, Joseph M. Carey; Arr
zona, William Griiford.
District of Columbia. Perry Carson;
New Mexico, Thomas b. Catron; Ala
bama, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Mississippi. Nebraska, Nevada, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Okla
homa and Utah asked for further time
i'll which TO make their selections.
After the names of the national com
mitteemen had been presented Chair
man Mckinley announced as the next
business in order the presentation Of
candidates for the nomination for presi-
dent, but was pulled up with short
turn by Senator ingalls,, who called for
the reading of rule 8, which prohibited
proceeding to nomination until after
the adoption of the platform. On mo-
tion of n California delegate the conven-
ton then adjourned, and rush was
made fer the open air.