New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-22
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
PROCEEDINGS Of TIE FIRST DAY.
TIE TEMPORARY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
oWEN>S sPEEcH-SYMPATHY FOR
JAMES G.. BLAME.

Chicago June oI.-At IL 40 p. m Chairman Calvin
6 Bltce Of the National Committee drcIQ'd his gavel
on the desk and tho National Democratic convention
OF 1902 declared In order for business ." The
convention viii come 10 ORDER commanded Chairman
Drice. and when order was secured n" continued "
have the pleasure OF introducing the Rev. John R"ss
D. d. pastor Of Trinity Episcopal Church. Of Chicago
who Will open the proceedings OF hi, convention with
prayer. The Rev. Dr. Rouss addressed tho throne
OF Grace as follows
O. Almighty God. Lord and Great Judge Of all
the Garth. VINO has c-at,d mnn IN Thine image
angels always d, rGco service N heaven vogcll.aie
To send Thy b,rang upon these, Thy servants thl,
thne-,s are pressing In tliy sight. IN them With
Wisdom and Understanding. that truth and justice
and religion increased Throughout tl,h land. Let
all bitterness and vr.nr I'll anger ana evl ;Pfahtng
mary discharge their dueS tn Thee, To each ohrr
and to all men We ador and magnify Thy glorious
ThoIi hast show~red upon r,hs Nation. and be-
seech Thee to continue Tn! iovins MndnesF ~at
Sn S y sc Gnl p anG true we S arr not % Of
the eas, Of all Thy mcrcies but hear thou from
Iieaycn Thy dwelling pace ana Tnen irG n@"Fr o,s
~pplicatons which we make in the name ana Tor the
sahe Of Thy son, Suv.our. Jesus christ
our Father, who art in heaven haiowed be Thy
name. Thy kingston come. Thy VIII 9e G"n' Ur
S Sof9 as + 1d -, 1svo. orr y ps ms '1 Wy S
give those Who trcpa,s against rs And lead rs n"l
into temptation. but deliver us from evil Or ttnn INN
- the hmg1oh. ana me power anu WV -''S'
forever and forever. Amen.
The prayer ended, Chairman Brice called ION the
.cpot Of tho Committee Temporary Organization.
s. p shecrin. Of Indiana, secretary OF the National
COMMITTEE read the lis; of officers recommended for
the rmporary organization and It was unanimously
adopted without change As follows;
Chairman, William &. owens, Of Kentucky.
Secretary. simon p. ,h"erin, OF Indiana. ,,,,o..
Assistant secretaries Edward l.. Merritt, OF Illinois :
IL, l.. ~
f T. E kqvIcy q Nc5!sap Robert E; W yo,,,
(Applau-c.l James c. strain. OF Illinois
irlncipal reading clerA Nicola, NJ Bel OF Ms' 3nH
ana Cato sells of iowa bernard Brown. Of Montana :
William II. Thompson. Of Michigan Henry J. Lynn
sergeant alarms. Richard j., bright, Of Indiana
orhcial s,enographer. Edward Is. Dickinson, of New
York. $3.50 - ,
General Adlai f. stevenson. Of Illinois, Charles L.
Jewett. of lndana. and Thomas Wilson, oil MinncsO'l
chairman 10 the platform. They performed the task
gracefully, and Chairman Bricc br-ky said Gentle
men ID uo , go 90" cbofrn,n ,hn Iion X
c. Owens, OF Kentucky tApphuSeJ
CHAIRMAN OWENS sPEECH.
The Temporary chairman. when the applause that
greeted HI, appearance eub'ided, said
Two goat dangers menace the Dcnocrntic .orty.
gained machinery oi ofSii-Lch 'AWli' T"ppI'rn W
the whole power Of tnc IoyerOment the second is thc
themselves Two needs therefore. stand before ~
Indispensable 70 success-uniiy aud harmony. ~ IL
one hs CHAIR and sEc , s"Sd representatives '
In this spirit | greet you. fellow Democrats. ~ The
advance guard Of grand army sent forward 10 oNhr
pathway - victory. How momentons Is '9tr re
spon-iDlty. need not tell you If you work IN wfs
dom lie millions toiins in shop and mine and ho''
The roilcali Of the Republic nueSts that H. heart
and ts conscience are with u IN our wnr WIN me YEP
Is a platform that challenges the appreciation aud IN
vtes the support Of the people. .., .,..,r,.o
VIC eau succeed must do more ,--vo must d's'rNc
success Above the wreck II need n. Of '.h,h com
bnaps we must snr 50 '' bp that nV e,Sr lover
the back Of toll and to tina, and 1t has rsht 70 as
The smoke Of conflict and The din 81 faction tht cve
Democrat q tho Union may follow ts icad IN c
gravity o. the situation demands tho broad'st patriot
Ism and every nceiful sacrthcc. our wofh but bs'ls
here Under the shine Of GUNNER ana The frsls %,
courage 10 triumphant Close. elm
study dy "s S con t De- bsg N he wet and south
md must be carried into every han'i oI u" f~ie'
ana North The people must learn Their tr.c rca,
railroad PRESIDENT champions thc trbnneS on inc pcnpe
,o 1., f., personal and political advaatasr their
country was mcnaced by tho threat II war ana 'h"I
lii I.,r,, with shame and regret that The day tic
m ma, ita'" mesncc a me President was read In the
halle d Congress the PEACEFUL Response 81 thc mug
cst-by-ien Republic d chit accepting NE trm. Of
M Presidential uliirnaam read In every cap u
" u" ,hr World Our opponents must be measured by
their decd, and not By ~ aer ,n pG hcEn oac in on,
Legislative history and became ihing d" me past
i, challenged t,e approval Of The Ecp!s ana ICY r.
1,pprc ~ God. With inanmlty that finds no parallel
In the history Of popular eov"nmont trey determines
,urS MUM Of frcak. II we PERMIT they viii
stand by their verdict. That our can may ,rinlnph
let Ms not forget that onr political brothcr9 may 10
jn, a, honest and PERHAPS better iniorn co no Will,
free ourselves from the bickcnnSs aud hcarnlrn'n g
that characterrc lhe RcphIcsn party , wh%n w. vs.
mailed crions Of the bread and butter bigad"
Mr., oweoss spch va, rc,nvci WIN " nn'bn up
Of applalse from he galleries, especially NE rnhrh
relating the dcca, Of Mr. blaine at Nnf nI r
marks, called upon The convention for lis inr'her
pleasure -
Mr. White. o, California; offered the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the roll Of states and Territories
he now calcd nnd TIA. each delegation nams ono mem
Der 10 act member OF the COMMITTEE on ,ieuer,,n,
one member on the Committee on Permanent oIHihlN,
ion one member on III" Committee OH lic'oltlos ana
that all resolutions, relating TO the platform "l 'ho
Democratic patty be referred 10 the committee on
Resolutions Without debate ard that the Credentials
Of each delegation b." delivered to IN. member OF t'
committee on Credentials from such delceatiolL
General Il. 5. Bragg. OF Wisconsin. moved as an
amendment
Resolved. That the rules OF the last National Dem
ociatic Convention govern this body until otherwise
ordered.
Mr.. White temporarily withdrew his resolution, and
,I,o resolution OF General bragg unanimously
adopted.
Mr. White then again offered his resolution as
nrc-ened before and stated that 1t was practically
the same resolution as was adopted at the last Ma
uNal Convention.
Mr.. Rhodes Of Aabana, offered an amendment To
Mr. Whites resolution providing for an additional
commit conan on Rules and Order OF Bu'in"sS, OF In
other word. dividing the work permanent organiza-
tlon and rules and oider Of business between two
committees instead OF confirming II to single com
m,ttee a. provided for In Mr. Whites resolution.
The amendmcnt and resolution were both adopted
and the call OF the roll Of states was then tanen cp.
rrh. names OF the various committeeman an
nouncd and the call proceedei without any special
feature until Alaska reached when much laughter
was occaSioned by the announcement made than there
were only two names 70 present for The four commit
tees OF Permanent Organization. Resolutions. Gre