The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-06-19

''bIR. PRESIDENT MR.. PRESIDENT"
came forward and delivered a prayer ask
ing divine guidance for the deliberations
Of the convention. At the close of the
prayer the secretary, Joseph III. Manley, of
the national committee, read the call
for the convention, after which Chairman
Carter said that by direction of the COM
mittee he presented, subject to the conven-
tion's approval, for temporary chairman
Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indiana.
[Applause The convention approved
unanimously.
Fairbanks Assumes the Gavel.
Fairbanks came forward and was hearth
ly applauded. He proceeded to make an
address, certain parts of which were special
ly cheered, not only by the convention, but
by the immense audience in the galleries.
Among the points which elected special
commentator were the following:
"The government cannot trasmute sill
yer into gold, nor can it by unlimited fiat
make fifty cents worth one hundred
. cents"
''It requires as much labor to earn
poor dollar as it requires to earn q good
one"
ing our commercial honor. We protest
against the Democratic attempt to lower
the standard of our currency to the low
level of Mexico, China and Japan"
"The present standard of our currency
and our honor will be safely respected and
preserved by the Republican party"
"A commercial Pan-American congress
was conceived by James G. Blaine"
Some More Points of His Speech.
During the prolonged applause follow
ing the mention of the name of James G.
Blaine Willet ]. Hale, of Newburyport,
Mass, proposed three cheers for James q.
Blaine, which were given with will. The
following expressionsi in Fairbanks speech
were also loudly applauded: "The Mon
roe doctrine must be firmly upheld, and
the powers of the earth made to respect
this great and unwritten law"
"There can be no further territorial ag-
grandizement by foreign governments on
the western continent"
"The Republican party believes in the
development Of our navy and merchant
marine until we establish our undisputed
supremacy upon the high seas"
"We wish to see q new republic born on
the Cuban soil"
Minor Officers Elected.
At the close of Fairbanks speech the
following list of officers was read and
agreed TO: For secretary, Charles w.
Johnson of Minncsota; assistant secre-
taries, William Il. Riley, of Montana;
Harry A. Schmidt. of Michigan A. M.
Humphreys, at large; tally clerk, A. w.
Monroe, of Maryland; official stenog-
rapher, James Monroe Burke, of Pennsyl-
vania; sergeant-at-arms, L. Il. Byrnes, of
Minnesota assistant scrgeants-at-arms,
Hinkley, of Wisconsin,; johnson, of Mary
land; Rexford, of Washington, and Stone,
of Illinois; for reading clerks, Stone, Of
Michigan; Wilson, of Missouri; Molloy,
of Ohio; Hatch OF Indiana, and Bean, of
New Jersey.
Business Was Rushed Through.
The rules of the last national convention
were adopted pending the report OF the
rules committee, the roll of states was
called and the names of the delegates
chosen to serve on the several convention
committees were announced, and reso-
luton adopted that oil platform resolu-
tions be referred to the resolutions com
mittee without debate. After the com
mittees had been named few resolutions
were sent up to the clerk and Clayton de-
sired that one he sent up be read He