The record-union., 1896-06-17

dahl1a IN his buttonhole, took their seats
quietly. Prominent among the Colo
rado men was Senator Teller, who
chatted pleasantly with those in his
neighborhood, and saw" Lodges floral
challenge with a silver white rose in his
buttonhole.
AT II o'clock all the delegations had
assembled, and were seated without any
special demonstration, except when
Platt of New York was seen, and then
some, cheering and other manifestations
Of admiration took place. The specta-
tors in the galleries. fair sprinkling
of ladies among them-did not fill one
tenth of the gallery space.
The hour of noon had been marked
On the dials of the two platform clocks,
and for twenty minutes afterward while
waiting for the convention to be called
to order the band performed some good
music. In the interim of two pieces, c..
M Depew entered, smiling as usual, and
got hearty reception.
CALLED TO ORDER
At 12:2O Senator Carter, Chairman Of
the Republican National Committee,
called the convention to order BY this
time all the seats of the delegates were
filed and nearly half of the gallery
space.
OPENING PRAYER
The Chaplain, Rabbi Sale, opened
with prayer-the whole assemblage
standing up with devout manner as
the Chaplain invoked divine benedic-
ton. The invocation of the Rabbi was
as follows:
"All Merciful and Most Gracious
rather, Fountain of Life and Light, we
seek Thy presence and implore Thy
guidance in the tolls and tasks of our
earthly being. o, Thou who art en-
tbroned in the soul of man and rules
the Gestinies of nations, be nigh unto
us now and show forth Thy wondrOuS
ways in this assembly of Thy people.
Harken unto Thy servants, the bonds
men of freedom, and pour out to them,
who have come to do Thy bidding in
the service Of truth and honor, the
spirit of wisdom and understanding the
spirit of counsel and strength, the
spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit
of knowledge, and the fear of the Lord.
Make righteousness the girdle of their
loins and faithfulness the girdle of their
hips, so they may manfully discharge
the sacred duties of their gathering, to
further the well-being of the people
and to safeguard the honor and integ-
r.ty of the Nation.
20, kindle anew in the hearts of our
generation the altar flame of devotion
to the hig haims that inspired the minds
CT the founders of our Republic, and
above all Illuminated and immortalized
the life Of the father of his country.
Fill US with a deep and abiding sense Of
transcendant dignity and nobility Of
American citizenship, and of the sacred
obligations that should attend it, so
that we may grow from day to day in
the beauty OF civic virtue and our be-
loved land from hundred -harbored
Maine to the vine-clad hills of the
Golden Gate, from the ice-bound North
TO the warm and sunny South, may go
from strength to strength, until it
achieves its destiny, to become the
fixed and shining mark for every bark
bound for the haven of law and liberty.
Let not the glory of our past be greater
than the present, nor let us come to
shame and grief by the worship of gods
of gold and silver, to the neglect of
those ideas of mind and the soul which
aione eals'4yorthy of a freeman's hom-
possession and enjoyment of civil and
religious liberty.
Remove from around us the din and
noise and Notwithstanding shows; let
bitter strife and wrangling cease, and
in the joyous and grateful exercise of
our precious, divine right, and as true
and loyal Americans let us rise superior
to every prompting of prejudice of sect
a 1y liy1lr cd in, q
love of our common country, we may
realize how good and lovely it is for
brethren to dwell together in harmony
Prosper Thou the work of this coun-
cil convened in the cause of the peo-
pie, and when its message goes forth
over the land may it's golden fringe
bring to them the glad assurance that
prosperity will brighten our homes, and
the immediate jewel of our soul, the
good name of our people, and the credit
of our Government shall remain unfair
nished forever.
May Thy grace, o God, come upon
us and do Thou establish the work of
our hands. Amen"
At the close of tn Chaplain's prayer
Chairman Carter said:
This convention is assembled in
compliance with the terms of a call is
sued by the National Committee on the
18th of December, 1895, which call the
Secretary will now read"
The Secretary did so in voice
which was inaudible at ten feet dis
tant, and amid frequent cries of
louder"