The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
THURsTON IN THE CHAIR.
The story of the Work Done by the
Convention.

Convention.
Convention Hall. St. Louis. June 1.-THE
early morning hours of the second day of
the convention were cloudy and drizzly,
and threatened a rather disagreeable.
rainy condition of the weather, but just
before the hour fixed for the meeting
10 a. m.-the clouds began to dispense,
and there was every appearance of sUltry
weather. By 10 o'clock hardly half the
delegates were present, but they kept
pouring IN all the time while the band
discoursed popular airs. In the meantime
the galleries were being flied up, and
when at last Mr.. Fairbanks called the
convention to order there were few seats
unoccupied either in the galleries or in
! the sections assigned to delegates and al
ternates.
| Since yesterdays adjournment the ar
rangement of the floor had undergone a
/ change, under which the positions of sew
eral states had been shifted, and in a way
far from satisfactory to the reporters, be-
cause instead of having Senators Teller
1 of Colorado, Lodge of Massachusetts.
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Thomas c. Platt
of New York in close proximity to each
I other and TO the reporters, they have been
removed to remote quarters back of the
hall, where they can neither be seen or
| heard from the platform seats.
/ The convention was called to order at
| 1O:45 o'clock, three quarters Of an hour
behind time. when prayer was offered by
| the Rev DR.. W. G. Williams.
The seqator from Massachusetts, said
/ the chairman, and Mr.. Lodge rose amid
| applause and said: Il desire to say, in be-
half of the committee on resolutions, that
! the sub committee has completed a draft
] of 10 fnar md a r.H
/ consideration by the full committee. The
committee is unable TO report this morn
/ ing and ask leave Of the convention TO sit
/ during this morning session in order to
/ report a platform of principles to the af-
/ ternoon conve alton, and on behalf of the
committee l ask that leave of the con-
| Vention." Leave was unanimously grant
! ed.
| The committee on credentials were call
/ ed upon for a report but were not ready.
! Neither was the committee on permanent
1 organization.
| Mr.. Wellington of Maryland asked unan-
/ imous consent that the committee on
/ rules be allowed to report at this time.
This was refused.
A motion for recess till 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon was made by Mr.. Wellington and
/ voted down, to the satisfaction of the gal
1 leries-as indicated by cheers.
a motion that the report of the commit
/ tee on permanent organization be accept
ed was made by Senator Sewau of New
/ Jersey, and was agreed 20 amid applause
Mr.. Littlefield of Maine, made the point
1 OF OfueT tndL the ufSL business IN OrQer
was the report OF the committee on creden-
/ tials, but the chairman overruled 1t on
/ the ground that that committee had been
called and had not been ready to report
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization was then presented and
read. 1t named Senator J. NJ. Thurston
of Nebraska as chairman, made the sec
retaries, sergeant-at-arms and other
! temporary officers permanent officers of
the convention, and gave a list of the
vice president, one, from each state, as
! a IN hr~ no a1 iaa Il
ing Of the list of the vice presidents was
interrupted by applause as popular names
| were reached.
Mr.. Mudd of Maryland made the point
| of order that although the convention
| might receive the report of the commit
tee on permanent organization it could
not act until the report of the credentials
committee had been acted on. 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 commit
tee on permanent organization.
While rising vote was being taken, Mr..
Mudd made another point of order that
the roll of states must be according to the
rules. There is no convention" now he
said, until we have made permanent
organization.
Disregarding the point, the chairman
said: Those opposed viii rise" and de-
elared that the ayes had it, and that the
report of the committee on permanent or
ganization was adopted.
The chair appointed Senator Sewall 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
! grateful heart forever. My sole ambition
| IS to meet your expectations, and pledge
myself to exercise the important powers
of this high office with absolute justice
and impartiality. / bespeak your cordial
cooperation and support to the end that
our proceedings may be orderly and d.gni-
fed, as BELTS the deliberations of the SUI
| preme council Of the republican party.
Eignt years ago. 1 mad the distin-
ton which nominated the last republican
! President of the United States. To-day
| have the further distinguished honor to
| preside over the convention which is 20
nominate the next President of the Uni
! ted States. This generation has had its
! object lesson and the doom of the demo-
| American people will return the republi-
| can party to power, because they know
that its administration viii mean the su-
| premacy of the constitution of the Uni
ted States. The maintenance of law and
order. The protection of every American
! citizen in his right to live, TO labor and to
vote A 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. A revenue ade-
| duate for all governmental ex-
/ penditures and the gradual extinguish-
/ ment of the national debt. A currency
| as sound as the government and as an
furnished as its honor whose dOllara
| whether of gold. silver or paper, shall
! have equal purchasing and debt-paying
| power with the best dollars of the civil
! lied world. A protective tariff which
| protects, coupled with reciprocity which
| reciprocates, securing American markets
| for American products and opening Amer
/ lean factories to the free coinage of Amer
| lean muscle. A pension policy just and
| generous to our living heroes and to the
widows and orphans Of their dead com
rades Governmental supervision and
control of transportation lines and rates.