Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1896-06-23

of st. Louis, made the prayer.
UkaIodge rose to ask for the
T committee on resolutions the privilege
of sittion during the progress of the
convention, that tho sub committee
had completed the report aud that ii
| was now being considered by the full
| committee. The request was granted
The chairmau's call for the report OF
| the committee on credentials met with
no response and the matter was passed.
Mr.. Sewell, of New Jersey, and Sena-
tor Wellington, of Maryland, asked
unanimous consent to make the report
of Committee ON permanent organiza
ton and rules, but objections were
heard.
Several resolutions were handed up
and referred to the committee without
debate. Business then seemed at q
standstil!
Senator Sewell, of New jersey,
moved that the report of the commit
tee on permanent organization be de-,
clared in order. His motion was
greeted with cheers by the galleries,
which wished the convention to pro-
coed.
The motion was put and Chairman
Fairbanks declared it carried. Sen
ator Wellington Indignantly pro.
tested that the motion was out of
order, rs the convention could not
suspend the rule, and his point was
warmly supported by Delegate Little
field of Maine, bat the chair ruled
that both gentlemen were out of order
as the convention had decided to re-
ceize the report. When the reading
clerk, who intoned the committee re-
port to the house, announced the name
of John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska, to
be permanent chairman, there were
cheers from the galleries and the same
demonstration greeted the name of q.
s. Grant, of California.
The reading of tho report on per-
manent organization was followed by
wild and tumultuous scene.
Mr.. Mudd of Maryland, jumped to
his feet and loudly protested against
action upon the report. cit can be
received" he shouted, ''but it cannot
be acted upon. Nothing can be done
until the convention has acted upon
the report of the committee on creden-
tials. Until that committee has acted
there will be no action"
Mr.. Fairbanks ruthlessly overruled
the point of order aud left Mr.. Mudd
angrily shouting on the floor.
/ Mr.. Fairbanks called for o vote on
the adoption of the report and do
manded call of the roll. His demand
was seconded by Delegate Evans of
Minnesota.
Mr.. Fairbanks, however, called for
a. rising vote, and the convention
seemed to rise en- masse to the call.
The galleries cheered and pandemo-
mum reigned before the convention
realized that few dissenters had won
o victory over the convention.
Senator Sewell of New Jersey, Con-
gresham Payne of New York, were
designated to escort the permanent
chairman to the platform.
Thurston Speaks.
Mr.. Thurston faced the arena ard
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention
The happy memory of your kindness
and confidence will abide in my crate
full heart forever. My sole ambition
is to meet your expectations, and ]
pledge myself to exercise the import
ant powers of this high Office with alb
soluto justice and impartiality. be-
speak your cordial cooperation and
support to the end that proceedings
!. be orderly and dignifed. Eight years
ago had the distinguished honor to
preside over the convention which
nominated the last republican presi-
dent of the United States. Today
have the distinguished honor to preside
over q convention to nominate the next
president 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 to the republican
party because they know its admins
tration will mean supremacy of the
constitution of the United States,
maintenance of law and order, protec-
ton of every American citizen to live,
labor and vote, vigorous foreign poll
icy. enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine, revenue adequate for all gov
ernmental expenditures and the grad
ual extinguishment of the national
debt, currency as sound as govern
ment, untarnished as its honor, whose
dollars, whether gold, silver or paper,
shall have equal purchasing and debt
paying power with the best dollars of
the civilized world o protective tariff |
which protects, covered with reciproc.
hich secipropates, thereby aecuF.
markets soy American