Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-06-25
M'KINLEY AND HOBART.
The Nominees of the St. Louis Con.
venti0n.
Senator Thurston Of Nebraska the Permanent
Chairman.

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE Rcpubli-
can national convention cleared the
deck for action today. Two sessions
We're held, one of an hour i'm the
morning and one of three hours i'm
the afternoon. A permanent organ
izatiOn was effected and the perma-
nent chairman, Senator John NJ.
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 mt
the afternoon session. This battle
royal over, the platform and nomina-
tiOn of candidates come tomorrow
1t is probable the platform would
also have been disposed of tonight
had it not been that Il night session
would have interfcred with the
Mckinley parade of marching clubs,
which was previously arranged foT
tonight There could not have been
u more striking contrast with the
dull, featureless session of yesterday
than the brilliant, animated, and en-
thusiastic sessions of the convention
today. The vast hall was packed to
it's utmost capacity with thousands
of spectators, keyed to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm, and resounded
with cheers and hand clapping to the
electric touch of word or suggestion.
n. .,f -
came laundering down to the pit
from the black wall of people, accom-
panied with the waveing OF hand
kerchiefs and hand flags, made a
made the pulse beat a faster tune.
The speech of the permanent chair
man, Senator Thurston, whose
warm. magnetic eloquence found
ready sympathy in the vast con
course of Republicans, served to
shake the audience from its seats,
and with spirits thus aroused, every
incident evoked cheers. As he re.
called the fact that he had presided
over the convention OF lSSS, which
nominated the last victorious ticket
of the party, and predicted that he
was now presiding over the conven
ton which would nominate the neXt
president of the United States, the
enthusiasm broke beyond all bounds
The following is a brief synopsis
of Mr. Thurston's remarks:
Gentlemen of the heconvention: This
happy memory of your kindness and
confidence will abide i'm my grateful
memory forever. My sole ambition
is to meet your expectations, and
pledge myself to exercise the impor
tant powers of this high office will
absolute impartiality. l beseeci
your cordial cooperation and sup
port to the end that our proceedings
may be orderly and as dignified as
BELTS the deliberations of the supreme
council of the Republican party
Eight years ago l had the distin
guished honor to preside over thu
convention which nominated tn,
last Republican president of th,
| United States. Today | have tn,
further distinguished honor to pre-
side over the convention which is tt
nominate the next president of tn,
United States. CHEERS upon cheers.
This generation had it's object les
son, and the doom of Democracy i,
already pronounced. The American
people will return the Republican
party to power because they know it,
administration will mean the supre
macy of the constitution of tn,
United States; the maintenance O
law; protection to every American
citizen i'm his right to live, labor ant
vote; "a vigorous foreign policy; tn,
enforcement of the Monroe doctrine
the restoration of our merchant
marine; safety under the stars ant
stripes on every sea and in ever,
port; a revenue adequate for al
government expenses, and th'
gradual eXtinguishment of tn,
national debt; u currancy as sOunt
as the government and as untar
nished az its honor; whose dollars
either of gold, silver or paper. shal
have equal purchasing and debt-pay
ing power with the best dollars o
the civilized world; a protective tar