The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-25

convention, to be presented to its nom
inee, a beautiful and artistically worked
gavel, made from an oak log formerly
in building occupied by Abraham Lin
coin. Great applause.) l venture the
hope on behalf of the state from which
hail that the distinguished nominee of
this convention may so perform his dur
ties as to be as near to the hearts of the
people of this nation as the distinguished
name of the great emancipation, given
to the people of the nation by the state of
Illinois. Great applause and cheers)
The chairman-On behalf of this con-
veution the chair accepts the tender of
this gavel for purposes indicated and i'll
so doing expresses the hope that the in
SEPARATION of our immortal Lincoln may
fire our hearts to higher patriotism in the
discharge of our duty here and elsewhere
and hereafter We accept this gavel
and will deliver it after this convention
is over to him who is to be the next pres
ident of the United States. Great APP
plause.)
The chairman-The chair recognizes
Mr.. Denny of Kentucky for similar
purpose.
Mr.. Denny-Mr. Chairman and gentle
men of the convention, the intention was
to present this gavel to the temporary
chairman of this convention, but | was
time and i now seize this opportunity
to present it. BY the request of the
young men of the Henry Clay Republi-
can club of Lexington, Ky, | desire to
present to the temporary chairman of
this convention this gavel, made from
wood cut from the old homestead of the
great commoner, Henry Clay. Great
applause) They ask that it be accepted
as memcnto of the old Ashland dis
trict. We hope that when a ruling is
punctuated by the stroke of this gavel
it may at the same time drive nail into
the coffin of Democracy.
The ADMINISTRATION of the con-
vention. your temporary chairman will
respond in your behalf.
Mr.. Fairbanks-On behalf of the con-
vention. it affords me pleasure to ac-
knowledge the receipt of this gavel, pre-
scented by the gentlemen from Kentucky.
In response. | am proud to know that
the spirit of Henry Clay animates today
the Republicans of the state, of Kentucky
(applause), and | am proud of the fact
that the grand old commonwealth has
come into the ranks of the Republican
party (applause), and | indulge the hope
that in November next she will be found
true to the standard bearers selected by
this great convention. loud applause.)
The chairman-The chair recognizes
Mr. Terrence of Minnesota for Il special
purpose.
Mr.. Torcncc-Mr. Chairman and gen
tlcmen of the convention, i'll 1892 the
boys of the manual training class of the
South high school of Minneapolis made n
table intending ii to be used by the pre-
siding officer of the Republican national
convention, which met in Minneapolis
that year. The table was used for the
purpose intended. and then returned to
the boys who made it, bearing evidence
of the honorable part it had borne in that
memorable convention. At the request
of the local committee of this city. the
table has been sent by the school to be
used by the presiding officer of this CON
vention. 1t is home made. 1t is also
hand made and represents intelligent
skill and labor of American youth. The
educational and industrial interests of
this country have always had the earnest
support and steadfast friendship of the
Republican party, and as we have met
to plan and to act for the future welfare
of the nation It gives me great pleasure,
Mr.. Chairman, aud the gentlemen of the
convention. to bring you greetings and
hearty good will of Minneapolis children,
and in their behalf and through them in
behalf of the children of the republic to
place this table at your service during
(Applause.)
The chair-In accepting the use of this
table for the convention, the chair desires
to send back work to the boys of Mime
apois that even as our Republican faith
ers handed these United States down to
us under one flag: that every man within
its borders could share in its blessings
and its opportunities. so will we, the Re
publican party of today. hand down the
government under republican institutions
with all the rights, privileges and oppor-
tunitieS for the boys to come. (Cheers.)
Gentlemen of the convention. the next
order of business is the report of the com
mittee on crcdetials, and the chair recog-
nizes the chairman of that committee,
Mr. Fort of New Jersey.
Mr.. FOrt-Mr. Chairman and gentle
men of the convention:
| present the report of the committee ON
credentials by its direction. Your COM
mittee on crcdctials respectively report
that they met Immediately after adjourn
mcnt of the session of the convention on
the 10th instant and organized by select
ton of officers of the committee And
since that time we have been giving dill
gent attention to business of the COM
niittcc. Your committee would report its
action in cases before it with it's recon-
mediation herein. AS to the state of
Delaware. in which the right to repre-
sentation in this convention was claimed
by two full sets of delegates, patient and
full attention was given to hearing this
case. The contestants for the right to
represent that state in this convention
will he designated as the Anthony Hig-
gins delegation and j. Edward Addcks
delegation. Your committee recommends
the following persons be seated as dele
gates and alternates from the state of
Delaware:
Then follows the list headed by An
thOny Higgins.
In the contest in the state of Texas for
delegates at large from that state your
committee heard the contesting dele
gates, whom we will style as the Quincy
delegation and Grant delegation. We
recommend the delegates and alternates
at large from Texas headed by John
Grant be admitted to this convention
applause and cheers.)
AS to other matters of contest presented
to your committee and heard by it. we
recommend that the roll of delegates and
alternates to the convention from the
several states and territories and the
District of Columbia, as prepared by ma
tional committee for the temporary or
ganiZation. be approved as the perman-
ent roll of delegates and alternates of
this convention.
A copy of the roll of delegates and al