The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-18
CONVENTION OPENS.
Wheels of the Republican Nomina-
ting Machinery Set in Motion.

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Prayer was offered by Rabbi Sam
uel Sale of this city.
Chairman Carter then read the
call for the convention and named
Hon. Chas. W. Fairbanks for tenn
porary chairman.
Temporary Chairman Fairbanks
opened bis speech with q review of
the achievements of the Republican
party to date, extolling its policy on
the tariff, reciprocity and currency
and denouncing free coinage of sill
yer. When the Republican party
was in power, continuing he said,
our currency was as good as the best
on the face of the globe. We made
sound money and an honest protec-
tive tariff TO 60 hand in hand, not
one before the other. Great and
splendid and powerful as our govern
ment is, it cannot accomplish the
impossible. 1t cannot create value,
it has not the alchemists, subtle art
of transmitting unlimited silver into
gold, nor can it make fifty cents
worth one hundred cents. We
might as we'll undertake by a reso-
luton of Congress to suspend the
law of graYitation as attempt to
compel an unlimited number Of
fifty cent dollars to circulate with
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with each other, an attempt to COM
pei unlimited dollars of such I'M
equal value to circulate at a parity is
bad IN morals, and vicious in policy.
We protest against lowering our
standard of commercial honor. We
stand against the Democratic at
tempt to degrade our currency to
the low leval of Mexico, China, In
dia and Japan. The present high
standard Of our currency, our labor
and our flag will be sacredlv pro-
tected and preserved by the Repub-
lican party.
The struggle for Cuban liberty
enlists the ardent sympathy of the
Republican party, party which
has given to liberty the fullest mean
ing of this continent. We wish to
see a new republic born on Cuban
soil, greet the new country whose
dawn is already purpllng the east.
My friends, the campaign of 1896
is upon us. The great questions
for debate in the august forum of
the United States are free trade and
free silver against protective tariff
and sound money.
Mr.. Fairbanks closed his speech
with these words: A distinguished
Republican has said that the SUI
preme desire of the American peo-
pie is for an honest currency and a
chance to earn it by honest toll.
At the close of Mr.. Fairbanks
speech Chairman Carter announced
the subordinate officials of the con-
vention as selected by the national
committee and they were elected.
At four o'clock this afternoon the
convention adjourned until to-mor-
row morning at ten o'clock.
The committee on permanent or
ganization this evening recommen-
ded Hon. Jonn NJ. Thurston, of
Nebraska, for permanent chairman
of the Republican convention.
The committee on resolutions or
ganized by the election of Senator
elect J. B. Foraker, of Ohio, as
chairman, over Dubois, of Idaho, by
a vote of 80 to 4. The silver men
voted for Dubois.
General Lew Wallace was chosen
secretary of the committee.
1t was an ideal day for the open
ing of the convention. The sun
shone gloriously from sky unmot-
tied by a single cloud. A cool
southeast breeze famed the millions
Of flags and countless miles of red,
white and blue bunting, which COW
cred the city with haze of color.
The whole population was astir
early, and by s o'clock the streets
were black with people. Clubs
with brilliant banners were rendez-
vouing; bands with gorgeous uni
forms were playing in front of the
hotels, and the hotels and houses
were disgorging their occupants into
the streets.
ALL ROADS LEAD TO CONVENTION
HALL.
All roads led to the Convention
Hall at Clark avenue and Twelfth
street. From that great oblong,
box like structure, which covers a
block, futtered a myraid of flags.
The great gilded American eagle at
the main entrance flashed brilliantly
in the sunlight. A Gordon of blue
coated police guarded the entrances.
Within the officers and employees
were performing the final details.
The stats of the various State dele
CATIONS in the flat pit which faced
the sneakers. stand were in place.