The herald., 1896-06-18
az i11| nI1E S17 511''; SLOWLY.
The Republican Conven-
tion No Exception
1RORST0N IS CHOSEN Chairman
And Presented With a Bunch of
POSies
SOME INHARMONIOUSNESS
Shown by Objections to the Credentials
Committee Report
tepburn for the Minority Opposes the Rail.
roading Of Mckinley Delegates
But the Report Goes, the Committee Decisions
Are Affirmed, and the q. o. p. Candt.
date Will Be Nominated In
Due Time
SOME INHARMONIOUSNESS
Shown by Objections to the Credentials
Committee Report
fepburn for the Minority Opposes the Rail-
roading Of Mckinley Delegates
But the Report Goes, the Committee Decisions
Are Affirmed, and the q. o. p. Candt.
date Will Be Nominated In
Due Time
Associated Press Special Wire.

ST. LOUIS. June 17.-With full house
below where the delegates and alter
mates sit, and but few vacant spaces in
the galleries, the Republican national
convention began its two days proceed
ings at 10 a. m. In bringing the great
body to order Chairman Fairbanks said.
THE convention will be in order. No
one will be admitted to the floor who
has not floor badge or who is not a del
egate. DR.. William c. Williams. pas
tor of the Union Methodist church of
st. Louis, will invoke the divine bless
ing"
The delegates and alternates and most
of the audience rose while the Rev. DR..
Williams addressed the throne of grace.
At the conclusion of the invocation
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts addressed the chairman, say
ing the committee on resolutions was
unable to report and asking leave of the
convention to sit during the morning
session. hoping to be able to report the
platform of principles to the conven-
ton in the afternoon.
1t was so ordered.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions was called for, but there was no
response.
Mr.. Wellington of Maryland stated
that the committee on rules was ready
to report, and asked that unanimous
consent be granted that they make their
report
The Observation-Disclosures consent is
asked for the report Of the committee on
rules. Is there any objection?
Senator Sewell of New Jersey-Mr.
Chairman, 1 rise for information and
ask whether the committee on perma-
nent organization is ready to report, and
! ask whether the committee on rules
can report before the report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization is
made?
The Chairman-The regular order can
be only changed by unanimous consent.
Is there any objection to the report of
the committee on rules?"
A number of delegates indicated that
they objected to this mode Of proceed
ure, whereupon the chairman stated
that the report could not be received at
this time.
Mr.. Wellington-Mr. Chairman, I
move that the convention take a recess
until o'clock this afternoon.
The motion, being seconded, was put
to the convention, but was lost.
Mr.. Sewell of New Jersey-Mr. Chair
man, at the last national convention of
our party 1t was decided and did proceed
to the committee on credentials or the
committee on rules, and I now move
that If the committee on permanent or
ganization is ready to report that the
report be received.
Cries of Second the motion" and
mo! MOI"
The Chair-"It is moved and seconded
that the report of the committee on per-
manent organization be read and ac-
cepted."
A Delegate-"I object"
The Chair-"It is a motion that Is
made. All in favor of the motion will
say aye"
The motion was carried by a large
majority
The Chair-t.The chairman of the COM
mittee on permanent organization will
now present his report"
OFFICERS CHOSEN
Hon. Thomas McEwen of Kentucky
'Mr. Chairman: The committee on per-
manent organization. pursuant to the
orders of this convention, met yester-
day afternoon and selected the Hon.
Chas Grosvenor of Ohio as chairman
(Applause.) Without further going into
the report, will say that we have unani-
mously selected Hon. John M. Thurston
Of Nebraska as permanent chairman
cloud and prolonged applause)
THE following were unanimously
chosen as permanent officers of the Ma
tional Republican convention, subject
to the ratification of that body:
President, Hon. John M. Thurston of
Nebraska; vice presidents. John W.
Jones of Alabama, M w. Gibbs of Ar
kansas, U. S. Grant of California, A. NJ
stevenson Of Colorado, John j. Hutch
inson of Kentucky Lemuel w. Living
stone Of Connecticut. A. J. Kicker of
Georgia. b. F. Polk of Indiana, M. Mum
dock of Kansas, F. c. Burleigh of Maine,
Curtis Guild. jr., of Massachusetts.
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey.
Robert Smalls of South Carolina,
Charles F. Hendrix of Minnesota, Thom-
as c. Marshall of Nevada, ]. w. Fortune
of North Carolina, Frank Reeder of
Pennsylvania, Zach Taylor of Tennes-
see, w. S. Mccormack of Utah. John
Anker of Virginia, o. w Crawford of
West Virginia, Otto Kramer of Wyo-
ming, T. B. Burns of New Mexico, Jos.