The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-18
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Kentucky; Il. II. Smith, OF Michigan;
A. B. Humphrey. Of New York; A. W.
Mantor. of Maryland.
Official ograDner-Frances Il.
Burke. of Pittsburg.
ergeant-at-arms-T E. Byrnes, OF
Minnesota.
Assistants 10 sergeant alarms
George w. Wiswell. of wisconsin; W.
W. johnson. of Maryland; w. p HuX-
ford, of Washington, d. C: Charles r.
Stone, of Illinois; d. Smith, of Okla
homa.
Reading clerks-J. H. Stone, of Mich
igan: T. H Wilson. of Missouri; John
r. Mallory. of Ohio; r. S. Yates, of In
diana; ]. r. Bean, of New Jersey.
NtuDD. OF MARYLAND.
MIR. Mudd Of Maryland-Mr. Chair
man. I make the point of order now
that while this temporary convention,
have voted to receive that report the
temporary convention cannot be heard
upon that report and that action upon
that report cannot be had until we
shall have aSceItained the membership
of this convention by means of a re-
port of the credentials committee and
acted upon it,
The Cha3Tman-Tne chair foverrules
the point Of order.
Mr. Mudd-Will you not hear the
point Of order. first?
The Chairman-The question is upon
the adoption of the report of the COM
mittee on credentials. All in favor of
the adoption OF the report will say
AYE"
A vote was then taken on the mo-
ton and the chair declared the mo-
ton carried.
Mr.. Tuck of Maryland-NIr Chair
man, call for a division of the states.
The Chairman-An those in favor,
Of the adoption Of the report Will.
please rise
Mr.. Mudd-You cannot vote in that
way. Mr.. Chairman. because some of
the states have double delegations. 1
state this point of oTrlaT-that you
cannot vote in this way. because some
q the states have double delegations.
and. therefore would have more than
their proportionate vote, and you must
call the roll Of the states. and we are
ENTITLED TO A CALL OF THE
STATES
in order that this matter may be set
tied. We may as well proceed with
the deliberations in order.
The Chairman-It is a matter for
the convention to settle and it is al
ready settled.
Mr. Mudd-But there is no conven-
ton here. Not until we have a per7na-
nent organization is there a conven-
ton. We may as well proceed in order
Mr.. Chairman
The Chairman-Those who are op-
p-sed to the motion VIII please rise
A rising vote was then taken in the
negative and the chair declared the
motion adopted.
The Chairrnan-The chair appoints
Senator William ]. ,Sewell. of New Jer-
sey and Representative Payne, of New
York, as committee to escort the
permanent chairman to the chair
Tie committee then escorted Senator
ThurSton 70 the chair, amid a torrent
OF applause and cheers
The Observation-Disclosures of the
convention, ! have the honor to pre-
sent TO YOU as your permanent chair
man, Senator John NJ. Thurston, of
Nebraska
As the permanent chairman came
forward t. the platform. escorted by
NE committee appointed for the pur-
pose, the convention rose and greeted
hi-@ with great cheering.
THURST0N,S SPEECH.
When quiet was secured Chairman
Thurston addressed the convention as
follows
Gentlemen of the convention-This
happy memory Of your kindness and
confidence will abide in my grateful
20 meet your expectations and |
pledge myself to exercise the important
powers Of this high office with abso-
lutte impartiality. 1 beseech YOUR
cordial cooperation and support TO the
end that our proceedings may be or
derby and dignified, as BELTS the DELHI
erauiosss of the supreme council OF the
Republican party. Eight years ago. I
had the distinguished honor to preside
Ia
the last Republican president of. rha
United States. Today l have The fIIr-
theT distinguished honor to preside
over the convention which is to norni-
nate the next president of the United
States This, gentlemen, has had its
object lesson, and the doom of De-
mocracy is already pronounced. The
American people will return the Re-
publican party TO power because they
know its administration Will mean the
supremacy of the Constitution of the
United States; the maintenance of law
and the protection Of every American
citizen in his right to live, labor and
vote: vigorous foreign policy: the en-
1orcemenf Of the Monroe doctrine. the
restoration of our merchant marine.
SAFETY under the stars and stripes ON,
every sea, in every port: a revenue
adequate for all governmental expeudi-
lures and the gradual extinguishmenf
OF the national debt; a currency as
sound as the government and as un-
furnished as its honor. whose dollars
whether Of gold. silver o4.. r1aper shall
nave equal purchasing and Ciebt-pavinpr
power with the best dollars of the civil
hzed world; protective tariff which
pfoIects. coupled with reciprocity
which reciprocates by securing +fe
best markets for our products and
opening American factories to sbe f,-so
coinage Of American muscle. A n=ns5on.
pohcy just and generous to our living
heroes and to the widows and orphans
OF their dead comrades; govern
mental supervision and control ~
me transportation lines and rates:
the protection of the people from
unlawful combination and the und,,st
action OF aggregated capital and cor
porateu powers; an American welcome
70 every God-fearing, liberty loving
Constitu1on-respe cting, iaw-a4islfne
labor-seeking, decent man: the excs,i
sion Of all whose birth. whose blood
whose condition, whose teaching.
whose practices would menace the
peTmanency of cur Institutions. en-
danger the safety Of American property
or lessen the opportunities of Ameri-
can Labor; the abolition of sectionsIis7n
every s,sr in the American far
shining for the honor and welfare and
happiness Of the commonwealth of all
the people: deafness loyalty TO an
that Is trlsy American and patriotism
ETERNAL as the stars"
APPLAUSE AND CHEERS.
Chairman Thurston's address was
punctuaSed ali the way through with
applause and cheers. Special interest
wa r,ff tod