The record-union., 1896-06-18
SENATOR TELLER WIIHDRAWS
FROM TAE REPUBLICAN RANKS RANKS.

ready. Neither was the Committee ON
Permanent Organization.
Mr.. Wellington of Maryland asked
unanimous consent that the Committee
on Rules be allowed to report at this
time This was refused.
A motion for a recess until o'clock
this afternoon was made by Mr.. Well
ington, and was voted down.
A motion that the report of the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization be
accepted was made by Sewall Of New
Jersey, and was agreed to.
I4ittlefield of Maine made the point
of order that the first business in order
was the report of the Committee on
Credentials, but the Chairman over
ruled it ON the ground that that COM
mittee had been called and had not
been ready tc report.
The report of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization was then pre-
sented and read. 1t named Senator j..
NJ Thurston Of Nebraska as Chairman,
made thd Eecretari Sergeants-at-
Arms and other temporary officers per-
manent officers of the convention, and
gave a list of Vice-Presidents, one
each State.
The reading of the list of Vice-Pres-
idents was interrupted by applause as
popular names were reached.
Mr.. Mudd of Maryland made the
point of order that although the con-
vention might receive the report of the
Committee on Permanent Organization,
it could not act upon it until the report
of the Committee on Credentials had
been acted upon. There was no con-
vention here now, he said.
The Chairman overruled the point of
order, and promptly put the question
on the adoption of the report Of the
Committee on Permanent Organization.
While rising vote was being taken
ar. Mudd made another point of or
der that the roll of States must be
called, according to the rules. There
is not a convention" he said, until we
have a permanent organization"
Disregarding the point, the Chairman
said: Those opposed will rise" and
declared that the ayes had it, and that
the report of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization was adopted.
The Chair appointed Senator Sewall
of New Jersey and Representative
3dyDc OI NEW OIk " COIbuuCl OtIldlOl
Thurston to the chair
CHAIRMAN THURSTON'S AD-
DRESS.
Senator ThurstOn took the chair,
amid tumultuous applause, and ad-
dressed 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 ambition is to meet
your expectations, and I pledge myself
to exercise the important powers Of
this high office with absolute justice
and impartiality. 1 bespeak your cor
dial cooperation and support to the
end that our proceedings may be or
derly and dignified, as BELTS the delib-
erations Of the supreme council of the
Republican party.
Eight years ago I had the distin-
guished honor to preside over the con-
vention which nominated the last Re-
publican President of the United States.
To-day 1 have the further distinguished
honor to preside over the convention
which is 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 pro-
nounced. The American people will re-
turn the Republican party to power be-
cause they know that it's administration
will mean: The supremacy of the Con-
stitution of the United States; the main
tenance Of law and order; the protec-
tion of American citizen in his right to
live, labor and to vote; a vigorous for
eign policy; the enforcement of the Mon
roe doctrine; the restoration of our mer-
chant marine; safety under the Stars
and Stripes on every sea, in every port
a revenue adequate for all governmental
expenditures and the gradual extin-
guishment of the national debt; cur
rency as sound as the Government and
as untarnished as its honor whose dol
lars, whether of gold, silver or paper,
shall have equal purchasing and debt
paying power with the best dollars of
the civilized world; a protective tariff
which protects, coupled with reciprocity
which reciprocates, thereby securing the
| best markets for American products and
| opening American factories to the free
coinage of American muscle; a pension
| policy just and generous to our living
heroes, and to the widows and orphans
of their dead comrades: the govern
mental supervision and control of trans
portation lines and rates; the protec-
| tion of the people from all unlawful
| combinations and unjust exactions of
| aggregated capital and corporate pow
er; an American welcome to every God
fearing, liberty-loving, Constitueion-re-
specting, law abiding, labor seeking, de-
cent man: the exclusion of all whose
| birth. whose blood, whose teachings.
u hose r,ra acficec xp01,11 y,,c,,la oo tho ,,a,.
manency of free institutions, endanger
the safety Of American society or lessen
| the opportunities of American labor; the
! abolition of sectionalism-every star in
the flag shining for the honor and well
! fare and happiness of every common
wealth and of all the people: a death
less loyalty to all that is truly American
and patriotism as eternal as the
stars"
The reference to what had been the
money policy of the Republican party
and as to protection brought out great
cheering. When he had finished the
delegates arose and gave him a three
times three.
| AS Senator Thurston closed his
speech with the phrase, "a patriotism
eternal as the stars the air was rent
with cheers. amid which he was heard
to ask the official question, Gentle
men, what is your pleasure?"
The Secretary read letter from the
Chairman of the Committee on Creden-
tials. saying they were engaged in the
consideration of the Texas case. and
mad not been able to complete it. On
motion of Governor Bushnell of Ohio.
the convention then adjourned until 2
p. m.
| VICE-PRESIDENTS.
| The full list of ce-Presidents by