Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-06-19
THE D|E Is CAST
Teller. Dubois, Hartman, Cannon,
Lennon and Mott al! Take
Their leave
OF THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
Action and Scene That Republican
GoldbuGs May Remember TO
Their sorrow.

st. Louis, juno li.-lhe republican
national convention cleared the deck for
action today. Two sessions were held,
one of an hour in the morning and one
Of three hours in the afternoon. A per
manent organic alton was effected and
the permanent chairman, Senator john
M. Thurston of Nebraska, assumed the
duties of presiding officer at the morning
session and the reports Of the committee
on credentials and rules were received
and adopted at the afternoon session
This battle royal over, the platform and
nomination of candidates como tomor-
row. 1t is probable the platform would
also have been disposed of tonight had
it not been that night session would
have interfered with the Mckinley
parade of marching clubs, which
was previously arranged for tonight.
There could not have been a
more striking contrast with the dull,
featurcless session Of yesterday than the
brilliant, animated, and enthusiastic
StSSlDI!S III iIIt tDIlN cullci 'N'tRs' Nv
vast hall was packed to its utmost
capacity with thousands Of SPECTATORS,
keyed to the highest pitch Of enthusi-
asm, and rcsouudeI with cheers and
hand clapping to the electrie touch Of
word or suggestion. The hOar=e roar of
12,COO voices as it camo laundering
down to the pit from the black wall Of
people, accompanied with the waving OF
handkcrchicfs and hand flag made
tumult of noise and motion that made
the pulse beat d faster tune The
speech Of the permanent chairman,
Ser ator Thurston, whose warm, mag
Ectic eloquen-e found ready sympathy
in the vast coucourse of republicans,
served to shake the audicnap from its
seats, aud with spirits thus aroused,
every incident evoked cheers. AS he
recalled the fact that he had presided
over the convention Of 1888, which nomi-
mated the last victorious ticAct Of the
party, AID predicted that he vas now
presiding over the convention which
| would nominate the next president Of
| the United States, the enthusiasm broke
beyond all b5undg. There was a brief
contest over the question Of proceeding
with the election uf permanent officers
before the report Of the committee on
credentials had been acted upon. S pa-
tor WELLINGTON and CUa4rasman NuDl.
of Maryland, and DELEGATE LittIclir,d Of
| Maine yainly proteslo. that it Was IT.
REGULAR and that there #as no cOuy.u-
tinn until the crcdentta, Of members
/ hgd been passed upon. baa The protests
wore s,Frpt aside like rlalf before the
yi.1 Tho c0nyrDt;.s trimmed over
with fir. and was III I. tngper 10 be. de-
Iarnl A. tie ir..r,ooD session
rho first test OF strength le-
t5rrn fa, McKi.I.E followers and
,r,,ra ,r Reed. AIhsou. l.I.y and Morton
oon4p and. although Tho i..ye ureBtated
was NAT z.a atr,up AS li.'}I.Ipy. il da,y4D-
rfratcl to th. .e,ti5Iac''... t.f All thar tile
! nar5i...ta h9a a c1.gr .I..i..tty OF 100 in
fine convention. The question wac the
,dortfan of fae roD9rt of the rou,nit1ee
nm rr.denti.l4 which r.1f,fod tbg action
rr .ha rational ,ofotnitfna in piyir,. Al.
n,oat ALI yr the 158 canlagtad seats fc
N.I<iDleyifes and decided the Tcxas
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