The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18

upon. There was no convention here
now, he said.
| The chairman overruled the point OF
order and promptly put the question on
the adoption of the report of the consult
tee on permanent organization. While
rising vote was being taken Mr.. Mudd
made another point of order that the roll
| OF States must be called according to the
! rules
There is no convention now" he said,
''until we have a permanent organiza-
tion."
Disregarding the point the chairman
said. ''Those opposed will r1se,p and de-
clared that the ayes had it and that the
report of the committee on permanent or
ganization was adopted.
The chair appointed Senator Sewell Of
New Jersey and Representative Serene
Payne of New York to conduct Senator
Thurston to the chair.
Senator Thurston took the chair amid
tumultuous applause and addressed the
convention. He said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: The happy
| memory of your kindness and confidence will
abide in my joyful heart forever. My sole am
bit1on is TO meet your expectations, and
PAON6O Auy Scll W cAcICiS0 the ldAt pow
ers OF this high Office with absolute justice and
impartiality. 1 bespeak your cordial cooper
alton and support to the end that our proceed
ings may be orderly and dignifed, as BELTS the
deliberations of the supreme council OF the
Republican party
Eight years ago I had the distinguished
honor to preside over the convention which
nominated the last Republican President OF
the United States. To-day have the further
dirtiY had IA f1n nm
vention which is to nominate the next Presi-
dent of the United States. This generation
has had its object lesson, and the doom of the
Democratic party is already pronounced. The
American people will return the Republican
party to power, because they know that its
administration will mean:
The supremacy of the Constitution of the
United States.
The main tenance of law and order.
The protection OF every American citizen in
his right to live, to labor and to vote.
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.
revenue adequate for all Governmental
expenditures and the gradual extingqishment
of the National debt.
A currency las sound as the Government and
untarnished' as its honor" whose dollars,
whether OF gold, silver or paper, shall have
equal purchasing and debt-paylfg power with
the best dollars of the civilized world.
protective tariff which protects, coupled
with reciprocity which reciprocates, thereby
securing the best markets for American prod
ucts and opening American factories to the free
coinage OF American muscle.
pension policy just and generous to our
living 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 unlaw
full combinations and unjust exactions OF
aggregated capital and corporate power.
An American welcome to every God-fe airing,
liberty-loving, onstitution-respecting, law
abiding, labor-seeking, decent man; the ex-
clusion of all whose birth, whose blood whose
teachings, whose practices would menace the
permaneney of free institutions endanger the
safety OF Anne cican society or lessen the oppor-
tunities of American labor.
The abolition of sectionalism-every star in
the flag shining for the honor and welfare and
happiness of every commonwealth and of all
the people.
deathless loyalty to all that is truly Amer
lean and patriotism eternal as the stars.
Senator Thurstons reference as to what
should be the money policy OF the Repub-
llcans and to the protective tariff brought
out salvo after salyo of cheers. He con-
cluded at IL 40 o'clock and the delegates
rose en- masse and gave him three times
thee.
The tribute was resumed as the Ne
braska delegation handed up pyramid of
American beauty roses and ferns.
As Senator Thurston closed his speech
n No nh o4riA
as the stars" the air was rent with cheers,
amid which he was heard to ask the official
question, Gentlemen, what is your
pleasure?"
The secretary read a letter from the
chairman OF the committee on credentials
saying that they were engaged in the con-
sideration of the Texas case and had not
been able to complete it. On motion of
Governor Bushnell of Ohio the convention
then adjourned until P. NJ.
The full list of vice-presidents by States
adopted by the convention was as follows:
Alabama, John W. Jones; Arkansas, w.
W. Gibson; California. U. ). Grant; Colo
RADIO, A. M. Stevenson; Connecticut John
o. Hutchinson; Delaware, G. P. Swain
Florida, Lemuel W. Livingston; Georgia,
H. G. Rucker; Idaho. not any; Illinois, J.
W. Fifer; Indiana, B. F. Polk: Iowa, L.
Banks Wilson; Kansas NJ. NJ Murdoch;
Kentucky, w. G. Hunter; Louisiana, not
any; Maine, Edward Burleigh; Maryland,
William T. Master; Massachusetts,, Curtis
Guyod Jr.; Michigan, William McPher-
son Jr. Minnesota, Charles F. Hendrix;
Mississippi, not any; Missouri, Nathan
Frank; Montana, Thomas g. Marshall;
Nebraska, T. P. Kenna; Nevada, j.