Evening capital., 1892-06-08
OPENING sCENEs.
Ex-Speaker Reed Responds 10 Loud
Calls for a Speech.

Ex-Speaker Reed Responds TO Loud
Calls for n Speech.
MINNEAPoLIs, June S.-There were
not dozen delegates seats untitled
when Secretary Michael Arnold, of CAL
ifornia, had finished reading the call
for the convention, but the galleries
were comparatively empty.
Chairman Clarkson arose and an
nounced that he was instructed by the
committee to present to the convention
for it's temporary chairman Hon. j.
Sloat Fassett, of New York.
There was round of applause at this
announcement, LED by the New Workers,
and Mr.. Fasset, unescorted. left his seat
and started for the platform. A path
was cleared for him and a minute later
Chairman Clarkson was presenting him
70 the convention.
He received the customary vocal well
come, the New York delegation rising
aud waving their hats in his honor.
The hall was very quiet as Mr. Fas-
Bett began his speech. The delegates
woke up almost Immediately at his al
lusion to Minneapolis, and a minute
later when he spoke of reciprocity there
was an enthusiastic response. Mr.. Fas-
sett, after thanking the convention for
the honor conferred upon him and eu-
logizing Minneapolis as "the Joy and
pride of the great west" proceeded:
We are met TO exercise one of the highest
privileges of our citizenship. AS trustees of
seven millions of voting Republicans gather
tng from every state and territory in the
union, il becomes our duty to formulate for
the inspection of the people the belief and
purposes of our party relative to all the living
political questions of national Importance,
and to choose that man for leader under whose
guidance we feel we shall be most sure of es-
tablishing this belief in the form of laws. We
are here not a warning faction, struggling to
win supremacy under favorite leaders. but as
co-members of one great party seeking to
select from the roll of our honored great men
the type of statesman who shall be regarded
as the most complete embodiment of cardinal
doctrines of our party.
II there Is ever a time for Republicans to diff
fer IL is especially In such conventions as this,
when they are met together for the express
purpose of reaching ultimate unity through
the contest of present differences. In the wide
reaching and delicate business of agreeing
upon the standard bearers for great party
there is grand opportunity for the great men
20 hear and express honest differences of opin-
kOn, and the more earnest the men and the
more hearty the opinions, the more deter
mined will be the contests and collisions and
the more complete the final unanimity. Our
differences should end at the convention
doors, and will end there.
The eyes of all the Republicans at home and
the eyes of all our adversaries everywhere are
intently fixed upon this convention. ma
tion IL watching us; our enemies criticize; our
friends ratify. The responsibility Is enor-
mous, but you Will meet IL wisely. The Re-
publican party has never yet made mistake
In its choice of candidates.; it win not make a
mistake here. All over this broad land the
bomhres are set TO be lighted, the flags are
ready 10 be unfurled and the Republicans at
home are waiting to shout in approval Of your
nominee.
AS Mr.. Fassett, toward the close of
his speech, named the leaders of the
the party he paused after Lincoln,
Grant, Garfield and others for the
rounds of applause that he knew would
follow, but when he came to Harrison
and Blaine" he brought the two names
ont in one breath, so that applause of the
Harrison men would seem to mingle
with the applause of the Blaine men in
recognition of the ex-secretary of state.
The Harrison men recognized the point,
and Senator Hiscock sat back and
laughed as he applauded.
Fassett devoted great deal of his
speech TO the injustice of Democratic
DENIAL or DemOcraClc Suffrage In the
south. These references finally resulted
in the audience calling Reed, Reed,
Reedr and calls for him to come for
ward. Reed finally rose and went to
the platform amid great cheering. He
made brief speech, closing as follows:
il in true that we have done great things, but
it 10 equally true we have no right TO rest upon
them. Our past is glorious, but our futire win
be more 30. II is true that we have given 20
this great country a wonderful physical pros
perity. 1t Is true that wealth has been poured
into the lap of all our people by the great sys-
tenn which we believe in and which we have
carried out. But say to you today there is a
Aobler future even than having given pros
perify 10 the country before the Republican
party. and that nobler future is to give to every
citizen Of the United States the liberty of
thought and action. Wealth and prosperity
are noble. but human liberty Is magnificent.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reeds
speech there were loud calls for Cover
nor Mckinley. but he did not respond.
After the selection Of temporary OFF,
GERS and the appointment of committees
the convention, on motion of Senator
Sposner, of Wisconsin, adjurned until
II o'clock today.