Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-06-10
THE REPUBLICANS
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.

MINNEAPoLlS, June lit was fitting,
perhaps, that the patriotic airs of "Co-
lumbia," My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
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 partisanship 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
mitteo, read the call of the convention.
''Gentlemen of the convention" said
Chairman Clarkson, 81 am instructed by
the national committee to nominate for
your temporary chairman the Hon. J.
Sloat Fassett, of New York
There was momentous pause while
everybody awaited the action that might
be taken by the Harrison element i'll op-
position to Mr. Fassett's selection. But
the anticipated contest did not take
place. No one was placed i'll nonina-
tiun i'll 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
with which MI Clarkson presented
Chairman Fassett to the convention.
The expected Blaine demonstration
was forthcoming when Mr.. Fassett ad-
vanccd 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:
| H. is eminently fitting that a Republican
\ convention should be held in temple erected
for tie display of the products of protection to
| American industries.
We arc here not us warning factions strug-
| Cling to win supremacy under favorite lead
| cra, but as co-mcmbers of ono great party
seeking to select FROM the shining roll of our
| hCnored great men that TYPO of 3 ntrS,nan
| which shall he regarded as the SGundest and
| most complete embodiment OF tue cardinal
| doctrines of our party.
| Our differences should cIl ut the convention
doors and will end there. When this conven :
| tion shall have concluded It's labors. We shall
| have but one choice, unl that tho nominees of
xl>,t.
tlon.
| Tho eyes of all the Republicans at home,
and the eyes of all our niversares every
where are intcntly fixed upon this convention.
A nation is watching u.s. our enemies to criti-
cis-. our friends to ratify. The responsibility
is enormous, but you will meet it wisely. The
| Republican party has never yet made q mis-
take in its choice Of caIdidates-it will not
make mistake here. All over this broad
| lana the bOnfires are set to be lighted, the
flags ready to be unfurlcl and 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 i'll ma
tional affairs, beginning with the war of
the rebellion and ending with the Nc
Kinley tariff changes and Blaines reci-
procity measures. His closing words
We're as follows:
Our pledges have been kept all save One,
and greatly mistake the tcnper of the Re-
publican party if it will ever be contented un-
| til that pledge is made good. Our manhood
and honor is pledged 10 continue the contest
for Il free and honest ballot until this vcxcd
question is settled in the right.
Som.times we are told that the mission of
the Republican party is ended. We have met
our destiny and fulfilled it. But the destiny
| of n progressive party is never fulfilled in an
advancing and expanding national list. So
long us there remains u wrong to be rcdrcssed,
so long as there remains u right to be enforced :,
1 40 long as all the privileges of citizenship are
not freely enjoyed under the guarantee of the
constitution to all citizens of this Union, Just
30 long will there be q mission for the Repub-
lican party.
Some one started the cry of Creed!
Recd!'' and it was instantly taken up by
the delegates and the gallery until the
building rang with the popular demand
for the appearance cf the man from
Maine.
Greed is always in order," Said Chair
man Fassett, and reluctantly Mr.. Reed
arose from his scat 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-
larly excited the hilarity of the conven-
ton, and uproarious applause punctu-
ated nearly every sentence of his eloquent
extemporaneous speech. His closing
sentence was ''to have nobler future is
to 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 were 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-
4 ing Republican convention.
A Resolution from Sewell.
Ex-senator w. j. Sewell, of New Jer-
.ssy, presented the following:
Resolved, Tint the roll of states and ter
ritories 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
roll call of states began. A member Of