The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-18

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suspend the rules, and his point was
warmly supported by Delegate Lit
tlefeld, of Maine, but the chair
ruled that both gentlemen were out
of order, as the Convention had de-
clded to receive the report.
When the reading clerk, who in
toned the committee report to the
house, announced the name of"Jno.
M. TbErston, Of Nebraska" to be
permanent chairman there was an
eruption of flags and cheers from
the delegates, and another demon
stratlon greeted the name Of U. S.
Grant Of California.
The reading of the report on per-
mament organization was followed
by wild and tumultuous scene.
Mr.. Mud, of Maryland, jumped
to his feet and loudly protested
against the action of this report:
''It can be received" he shouted,
"but it cannot be acted upon.
Nothing can be done until the Con-
vention has acted upon the report
of the committee on credentials.
Until that committee has acted
there is no convention. "
Mr.. Fairbanks ruthlessly over
ruled the point of order and left Mr..
Mudd angrilY shouting on the floor.
Suddenly the irate Marylander
changed his tactics, and as Mr..
Fairbanks called for a vote on the
adoption of the report, he demanded
call of the roll. His demand was
seconded by Delegate Evans of
Minnesota.
CHAIRMAN THURSTOND 5 SPEECH.
"Gentlemen of the Convention
The happy memory OF your kind
ness and confidence will abide in
my grateful heart forever. My sole
ambition is to meet your expecta-
tons; and l pledge myself to exer-
else the important powers Of this
high Office with absolute justice and
impartiahty. | bespeak your cor
dial cooperation and support to the
end that our proceedings may be
orderly and dignifed, as before this
the deliberations of the supreme
council of the Republican party.
"Eight years ago | had the distln-
guished honor to preside over the
Convention which nominated the
last Republican President of the
United States. To-day | have
the distinguished honor to pre-
side over the Convention which is to
nominate the next President of the
United States. This generation
has had It's object lesson, and the
doom of the Democratic party is
already pronounced. The Ameri-
can people will return to the Re-
publican party, because they know
that its administration will mean:
"The supremacy of the Constltu-
ton of the United States.
"~'"The maintenance of law and or
der.
"The protection of every Ameri-
can citizen in his right to live. to
labor and to vote.
ga vigorous foreign policy.
"The enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine.
""The restoration of our merchant
marine.
Safety under the Stars and
Stripes on every sea, in every port.
ga revenue adequate for all Gov
ernmental expenditures and the
gradual extinguishment Of the ma
tional debt.
GA currency as sound as the Gov
eminent and as untarnished as its
honor whose dollars whether gold,
silver or paper shall have equal
purchasing and debt-paying powers
with the best dollars of the ciyili-
zed world.
GA protective tariff which protects
coupled with reciprocity thereby
securing the best market for Ameri-
can products and opening for
American factories to the free
coinage of American muscle.
ga pension policy just and gener-
Gus to our Lying heroes and to the
widows and orphans of their dead
comrades.
"The Governmental supervision
and control of transportation lines
and rates. The protection Of the
people from all unlawful combina-
tions and unjust eXaction of aggre-
gated capital and cOrporated power.
can American welcome to every
God fearing, liberty-loving, Con-
stitution respecting, law-abiding,
labor-seeking, decent man.
"The exclusion of all whose birth
whose blood and whose con-
ditlon, whose practices would
menance the permanence of free
institutions, endanger the safety
of American society or lessen the
onnortunities of American labor.