Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 9, 1892, Page 1

i » —— — TR0 Fl Blaine's Henchmen Dodge the Tssue and Force Another Adjournment. YEAR. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE WHEEL SLIPS Oommittee on Credentials Dilly-Dallies In- stead of Getting Down to Work. M'KINLEY MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN Thundrous Applause Greets Him and He Delivers a Ringing Speech, MUCH INSPIRATION IN HIS UTTERANCES He Kindles the Greatest Enthusiasm Among the People of Any Speaker, . IT WAS A SURPRISE FOR THE BLAINE MEN Harrison 8hows Unexpected Strength in the Oommittee on Credentials, HARRISON WILL FAVOR NO COMPROMISE His Friends Confident That Such Action Will Not Be Necessary. BLAINE HAS SURELY SHOWN HIS WEAKNESS Confidence at the White House in the Outoomeo is Greatly Incraased. NEBRASKA ~ FURNISHED ~ THE GAVEL of Convention—The No -A Cn Committe of the Situution, MixxesroLts, Mino, Ju Telegram to Tae Ber ine 8.—[Spectal —The men who as- serted that tho tenth republican national con- vention was to be a ratification meetng have proved poor prophots. Ihe second day's sossion has passed aond thero is still every prospect of u protracted and bitter fight. The Harrlson forces are being steadily at- tacked in detail with the aim of wearing thom out by attrition, Delay is the first number on the program of the anti-Hurrison mon and it is bemg played for all that it is worth., The national committeemen, headed by Clarkson, have stacked the cards as far as possible against the president. They have the tomporary organization. More important still, they bave the commitee on cre- dentiais and through It the power to keep the convention waiting on its report. Instead of working all last nighit and sweeping the deck for action, the committeo adjourned over until today, and the result was that tho convention wus forced to adjourn without accomplishing any- thing. It is moro than ever manifest this morning that Mr. Blaine is less an object of affection- ate solicitude to his so-called friends than Mr. Harrison Is one of hatred. Most of the talk of o compromise candidate comes from tho anti-Harrison men. Mr. Blaine's own candi- dacy appeurs to be weakening, and it looks more and more like Harrison or a dark horso, I still think that the first ballot will decide both Mr. Harrison’s and Mr. Blame's fate. 1f neither secures the prize on the first throw, the chances are that it will go elsewhere. Harrison's Strength Unshak Tho couvention met, heard ono speech and soveral reports and adjourned. This is the sum total of the twenty-four hours, The great hall was once more packed, the manu- factured enthusiasm again enthused in sec- tions, the delegates were not surprised and tho galleries were disappointed. The coming president 15 not yet in sight. A bul- lov today would have mnamed Harrl- son. A ballot tomorrow will probably name him. But the game is still delayed. For the first time in the bistory of tho re- publican party a national committee selected to act as the spokesmen of the whole party and to perform purely exceutive business has been transferred into a propaganda toaccom - plish the defeat of & party candidate. No meauns, fair or foul, have boen omittal by Ret Clarkson, Matt Quay and their crowa to provent n prompt voicing of the votes of delogates instructed for President Harrison. The subcommitiees were first packed to put ou the rolls ali anti-Harrison men. Tho lemporary organization was arranged to placo tno president at @ disadvantage. Word was passed along the line that a delaved nominution meant success for tho opponcnts of the administration and prompt aclion success for tho president. The gung of disgruntled politiclans and ®tisappointed oftice seckers who ure attempling Lo counteract the voice of the people have boen struggling fiercely for a protracted convention becauso thoy feared an carly vote. Tho national committeo, ou their side, has so far had the whipin the game of procrasination. But they bave not yet broken the Harrison ranks. The men who were elected with tho endorse- ments of the splendid adwinistvation of Prosident Harrison ringing in their ears are a0t yet ready to disobey plodges on afaction T‘rrownlu\\un that thoy are on the losing sido. No Chiange in the Situation, The situation so far remains the samo to- pight as it "has been for the past four days. It is stll the - feld sgainst General Hurrison. Mr. Blaine cannot be nuomipated. His professed adherents do not believe that he will make tho race. They annouucs that he is anxious 10 boat the president, but they do not say that bo will run. Thoy know that he is neither in physical or montal condition so to €0 and 0 are casting around for anothergan- digate upon whom to concenirate. Ket Clarkson. this afternoon named Shorman, McKiuley, Allison and Iteed 10 order as pos: pible dark horses. He did wot speak ot Blaine, ‘a0 sftuation is sfugularly like that of the convention of 183, wheu the struggle over coutesting seats wWas carried from the com- mittee to the floor, General Cogswell, chair- man of the commitiee on oredentals, tells me that he hopes to report all cases tomorrow and that be then thinks the conveation will g9t down to balloting. ‘Tbe aatl-Harrison men are boasting that they will not pormic a vote before Saturday, sr. Harrison's sup- forsers sull profess coulidence. ~The anu- arrison Jumpers are voelferous in their ex- proasions of tho opinion that the president is aten and so the ovening closes. The convention today was scarcely less in- leresting than the session of yesterduy The bull was bettor tiled, the visitors seemed better acquainted with tho distin- guished men present and gave them more upplause. The band plavea a littio longer, the platform speeches were somewhat shorter und_there were several colioguies from the floor. McKinley made n wcod speech, which was received with loud ap- plause, He mads a bad ruling which was afterwards withdrawn, There was an early adjourcment until tomorro The news was roceived with disgast by the pecple, and then the crowd wendod fts way bock to the city and iuto tho hotels, A featuro of the session was the presenta- 110n to the conveation on behalf of Nebraska of a gavel mado from wood from a tree of the first homestead 10 the United Statos, nea Beatrice. Mr. Walker of the Nebras delogation made tho presentation speech, Ho retired amid applause ard raceived the thanks of the convention, presented through the temporary chairman. The Nobraska delezation, on the roll call declined to name their choice ns ational com. mitteoman, and asked for delay. [t is an- nounced thatthey will not poll the delega- tion until after the nomination is made. Muny prominent Nebraskans occupied seats in tho convention today. John M. Thurston listened to speechos and mentally compared them with his own brithiant speact: of four years azo as chalrman, which it is only fair to say beat J. Sloat Fassett's of yosterday as easily as John M. could defeat the bright New Yorker at pool. Ed Carns, C. Raymond, Goorge T. Joslin, H. T. Clari Lutner Drake, M. P, Barlow., Dick Smith, Herb Leavitt, Will Lyman and 0 others outside of Omatia were there. Nebraska's Gavel Presented, Mr, Walker of Nebraska, who presented Presidont Pro om Fassett with the gavel made of timber grown on the Froeman home- stead 1n (age county, made tho following presentation speoch: ‘*“Among tho many masterpiocos of the republic lezislation, tioro numerous than the stars on_vonder flag, is the homestead law of 1862, which was ten yenrs bofore congress and was vetoed by 3uchanan in 1550, uud the Nebraska enab- ling act passed in 1837, aro particu- larly cnerished by our 'peoplo. ‘Tak- ing’ advantage of the beneficent feature of the nomestead Iaw, thousunds of roturn- g soldiers acquited homes in Nebraska during 1860 and 1856, founding & prosperous and thrifty husbandry and thereby made it ossible for the passage of au nct admitting Nobraska from ten to fifteen years sooner than otherwise. ““As a token of our appreciation and on be- half of young and old ropublicans of Ne- vraska, 1 dosire to present the temporary chairman of this convention with this gavel. Itis plain and simple, but usefal. Its his- torical interost and républican origin symbol- izes the two acts. The wood from which it 15 mode was grown upon the first or original homestead, located near Beatrice,Gage county, Neb,, which was entered January 1, 1863, by Danel Froeman, who sull owns and ocei- pies his claim. The ends of the gavel aro in- laid with silvor coius, one bearing the date of 1867, and tho other 182, signifiylng that 'this year Nobraska cele- brates her twenty-fifth or silver anniversary. It was our hope that Hon. Galusna A. Grow of Penns ia, a dele- gato to this convention and the father of the homestead law, would bo here and make a fow appropriato romarks, but Iam sorry to inform you that ho is sick and confined to bis bed. With the hope that when Nebraska celobrates her golden auniversary that the Unitod States may b still governed by re- publicans, I have tho honor, sir, to present you this gavel.” W. E. A T OUTLOOK. Review of the Sit lon from Many Stand- points—The Dark Horses. MixyELPOLIS, Minn,, Juno 8, —Of the two distinguishea Americans who have been 8o assiduously urged by his friends for the past weelt for tho presidential uomination, noither one tonight appears to have assurance of suf- ficlent votes to effect a nomination. Tho secker after accurate information as to the reiative standing of theso two candidates is compelled to discard as extravagant and quite misleading the figures issued from the head- quarters of each, and a careful analysis of the exprossed preferenco of all the delegations, togother with a_ classification ot the uncommitted delogatos, shows that the two leading candidates aro cach from twenty- five to fifty votes snort of the nomination. The balanco of power, if a ballot had been taken today, would have been found to have restod with General Alger of Michigan, who would certainly have received from ten to sixty votes and thus prevented cither of the two leading candidates from gotting the re- quisite number for the nomination. husinsm subsiding, This is the tenth national convention held in the history of the party, and is tho end of the fourth decade of the party which has played such an importanygpart in the history of the American republic, but it can be us- serted that the past quarter of a century has nover witnessed i convention where there lins eon such a rapid subsidence of enthusiasm as is noticeable here on the eve of the criti- cal day which should decide tho contest. All the enthusiasi which the rank and filo of both parties have constantly displayed today are significantly absent fonight. In the first place the average ropablican has voen deeply disappointed af the very leis- urely manuer in which the leading spirits of the convention lave postponed the essential business for which the delegates aro called tosother and the feeling that if the program of dolay succeeds, & ballot may not be taken tomorrow. It has caused every faction sud- denly to realizo that the citadel of the oppo- sition is not to be carried by assault after all, All' this had tho effoct of dampening the enthusiasm which pervaded the soul of awery loyal republican a day or two ago, aud now the peoplo who but twenty-four hours since wero hiluriously parading the streots are walking dejectedly to and fro, and wonder- ing how the thing is going to énd. L, on Threaton Rebelllon, Thore s evidence of a consciousness on the part of tho average layman that he is some- ihing of a pupnet in this buttle for political mastery, and that it is theleaders in the con- ferencé 1n the upstairs room who have been directung his entnusiasm, and who are likely to profit by the results. Of course this reflec- tion is not very gratifying to the sovereign American elector and be is disposed to resent this assumption by another maw of the con- trol of his political thoughts, so that tonizht it i3 not uncommon to see walking around, arm in arm, through the streets or quietly con- versing on the curbstones, & couple of pri- vates who but s day or two #go were arrayed in oprosllion factions and flevcely combating the factional affiliations and “presidential preterences of oach other, As together touight and compare ouch one finds out that the other docs mot know very wuch about the mysterious motives and unfathomable purposes of the gentlemen who arc the rul- B spirits of his partioular crowd. And so the loyal toot of the horn, and the trumpet blast of the buglo und the 1n-r|lrlnu music of the bauds that buoyed the enthusiasm of all, has almost aeparted from this contest. It is @ quiet gamo of wateh and wait, aud which is 10 gain the greatest benenit from Lthe wal ing and watching, or whether au unkvown candidate whose star has not vet rison above tho political horizon is soon to burst forth in 8 blaze of glory, no one can possibly tell. Deop-Laid Plans of the By Men. The diplomatic triumph of the Blaiae ele- ment in securing the control of the orgauniza- tiou of the convention sud of the committees, which are to play such an important part 1n its labors, is the seusation of the da: No one appears to know exactly where the con- they get notes, spiracy bad its birth or how it was cavried into execution, but it has forced itsolt upon every man &s @ surprise that tkore is a deep motive ‘in the pians of the Blaine icaders whioh have been owu- tiously laid, Yo the failure of the Hurrison managers to carey their fight aguinst Fas- oLt (rom the national committeo to the floor of the convention, the Blaine leaders, by the very default of thelr enomies, were unable to sooure the first decisive victory. The most is mude of this advantage by the constantly reiterated declaration of the Blaine men, thut as they bave control of the convention they will ba.able to coutrol the nomination. Will Take Thelr Time, The committee on credentials, which 1s & ! Bluine committes, s proceeding very slowly and is evidently not 1ntending to make any report until an opportunity is afforded to judge of the importance which their recom- mendations may have in determining the roport of the convention. Of the contests so far _disposed of by this committee, the Biaiue delogates have been seated in every instanco, although in several of these contests thers was no difforence as to the presidential prof- erences of the contesting delegates. possibility that the committee on credentials may not ‘be ready to roport by tomerrow, and if this should be the case there is sure 10 bo @ sour convention when tho chairman submils the report for further deia, The Liarrison leaders are much irvitated over tho Blaino policy of delay and uppear determined to force a ballot as s0on a8 possi- ble. Tt is stated tonight If the committeo on credentials at 11 o'clock makes its ro- port and raquosts furthor time, tho Harrison people will move to adjourn for an hour or two with instructions to ths com- mittee to wind up its business and report to tho convention at that time. Teis,of course, will be contested by the Blaine delegates, and may affora the opportunity for the first direct tost of strongth botween the two fac- tions in the convention. But by their skill- ful manipulations the Blaine muajority have at their comand various expedients for de- laying the baliot if they find it to their ad- vantage to do so. Power of the Blaine Men to Cause Delay. Not urtil aftor tho rulos and rezulations were adopted today was it observed thut under their provisions the report of the com- mittee on credentials must be disposed of be- fore the report of the committee on platform and resolutious is acted on, sud that the re- port of tho committeo on platform rmust ba disposed of before the convention can pro- ceed to the nomination of the candidates for vice president. Thus, even if tho conven- tion should force a prompt report from the committee on credentials, Chatrman Foraker nnd bis Blaine colieagues of the com- mittee on resolutions would have it within their power to further postpone the batloting. by delaying the report of tho committee on résolutions and forcing an adjournment for anothor day. ‘Even the presentation of can- didates, according to the rules, cannot ve made until after the reports of these commit- tees are disposed of, anc_thus the very nom- inating speeches cannot ba cleared oat of the way unless the Biawe people permit a sus- pension of the rules. The day has shown but little change in the relative strength of the candidates, The Harrison people claimed to have gained a dolegute or two in Oregon and say they have won back a_couple of tha Texas delo- gates who yesterday wentover to Blaine, Will Precipitate Trouble, The Blaine manacers state that tho plumed knight has made gains in several states, which they. failed to mention. Tho leaders of the Blaine faction are tonight con- templating a movement which is a very bold plan and which, if carried out, will' be a farewell greeting to the short Jived harmony and good feeling of the past twenty-four hours, whatever its effect may be in controlling the nomination. They have agents carefully gowmg through all tho state delegations and selecting therefrom u list of dolegates and alternates to the con- vention who are officeolders under Harri- son’s administration. ‘Tuey expect to com- pilo this list and add thereto the names of all the administration officeholders who are on the ground ms hclpers in the effort to renominate tho president, and who are not delegates to the convention. This list will be ostentatiously given out s an indication of the pernicious example that is being set by President Harrison, of the effort of an administration to perpetunte itself in power. The Blaine managers also insist with a good deal of vigor that ex-Sen ator Ingalls, who has been unusually loyal to the president, has been promised the Russian mission recently vacated by Hon. Charles Emery Smith, To Make the Nominating Speeches. The Blaine people state this evening that it is not vet docided thut tho name of their candidate will be presented to the convontion atall. It may be found aavisable to vote for him without the formality of & nomination, but in case 1t is decided to place him form: ally in nomination ex-Governor Foraker of Otifo will certainly make tha leading speech. Harrison will bs placed 1n nomination by the venerable ex-secrctary of the navy, Richard W. Thompson of Indiana, and the nomination will be seconded by Chauncey M. Dopew, “on behalf of the great Ameri- can nation,” The other nominating speeches will probably be mude by ex-Senator John C. Spoonor of Wiscoasin, Hon. John V. Massoy of Deluware, Hon. Louts E. McComas of Maryland, and possibly G. Ingalls of Kansas and others. Tho Algerleaders had anothor conference today and came out of it firm and loyal for their candidate. Colonel Duftield of Detroit, tho leader of the Alger forces, says thoir can® didute has 75 votes assured, that he will re- ceive 60 on the first ballot and has o certainty of 15 more on the sccond. He agrees with the Harrison people that the Blaine policy is one of delay, but holds that the strength of the Michigah canaidate is likely to hold the balance of power and prevent & nomination on the flrst ballot. After that he entertains hopes that the Wolverine caudidate will find popular favor, Favorlte A ng tho Dark Horses. Goveraor McKinley of Ohio still con- tinues to bo the favorite among all the com- promise candidates whose names have been mentionod. He received a flattering ovation today on his ascendancy to the chairmauship of the convention, aua his well chosen spocch to the convention created much euthusiasm and evoked the good will of all the delegates, The Harrison people are not evincing any particular preference for Governor McKinloy as a dark horse, but generally express the belief that it will be wise for his friends to keep him out of the presidential contest for a few years more, until the exact effect of the McKiuoley bill can be aetermined. The Blaine delegates on the other hand aro apparontly very friendly to McKinley with the possible exception of some of ex- Governor Foraker's friends in the state of Okto. Just whether this good will wiil be carried to the extent of the Blame people throwiag their strength to the Buckeye governor is another question. T'he general tendency on the part of the conservative delegates of both factions, as well as on the part of all the uncommitted dolegates, is to look kindly toward a com- romise candidate, and, in the failure of both laine and Harrison to receive the nomina- tion on the first ballot, itis not improbable the leaders of both factions might find their following swept away by the popular de- mand for & compromisn candidate who bas been free from all factional rivalry and can save the party in November. Rusk and the Westorners, Among the western and northwestern aele- gates thore Is a very friendly foeling mani- fested toward Rusk of Wisconsin, now a member of Harrison's oabinet secretary of agriculture. This tendency toward Rusk a8 a comprowise candidate naturally comes from western Jelegates, It 1s also munifested by many others who favor the secretary of agriculture by their conviction that he woula oll an immense vote amony the farmers in ndiana, lowa, Kansus and certain other states in which the farmer's alliance is organized and sgeressive. Of course the nomination of Rusk for the first place would turn eyes eastward for a vieo prosidential candidate, and whea the name of the secre- tary of sgriculture is mentioned for the first place it is generally in conjunction with that of Hon, Whitelaw Reld, or some otner promineat New Yorker for vice president, So far as can be observed the Wisconsin friends of Mr. Rusk ave making no effort whatever in benalf of his candidacy, evi- dently feeling that the first movement in his favor should come from the outside, when his own state delegation can bs = easily wheeled 1nto line for the farmer candidate. How California Stands, The state of Califoroia, always & strong Bluino state, has been sorely disappoluting 10 the friends of the plumed kuight todey and yesterdoy. Harrisou managers started out ‘by wctuslly clauping e majority of the delegation, apd for a4 time it scemed as though the claims might be well founded. A reaction occurred this morning, when National Committeeman De Youug, also a member of the delegation, recelved & telo- gram advisiog bim (bal the state ventral cowmitteo Lud passedaresolutions declariug it It is o | to be the overwhel thment of the peo- plo of o thatJ, G. Blaine should bo 6 standard bearer, The result of th m was the issuing of a call for a mee: the Galitornia dele- on. Groat fnt4restivas manifestea in the cutcome of this . but no very sub- stantial results wi lized. The telegram received by DeYobn@ias well as the text of the resolutions, whichihnd been telegranhed, was spread befofe delegation and the matter fully discls: A vote was finally taken and the Chi ia delegation was definitely ascertatneddo stand pine for Har- rison, nine for Bldinsnd two waverinz and . ‘beth factions are to- nikeht olaiming these Avavering” and uncer- tain delogatos, but the'gontiomen thomselves Aro very LOn-co il as to their prefer- ences. MKINLEY'S TRIUMPIL He Outihines Fassett!s Efforts and Awak- ens Enthusissm Jn All Factions, Mixyearouts, Minng June 8,—A suanburst against a sky rocket=that was the repub- lican national convention. With ono overpoweting luminous speech Fassett was loft In ‘eomplete eclipse by McKinioy's entranoe “I'he brilliant Blslu&mancuvors of the tem- porary chairman’s '&ellng the names of Harrison apa the ex-socrotury for a singlo minute and the'spontaneous outburat of enthusiasm resalting, was fairly outdoue waen the Ohio Napbleon, as permanent chair- man of the gonvention, was placed in cow- mana. y When MeKinley Came. The fact was pstfeatly woll understood bo- forehana by Blaine people and the Harrison wupporters in the gonvention that McKinley would with the least possible delay be in- stalled as the presiding oficer supplanting Fasiett, but no one reaiized that the latter ‘was to be outshon@ in ,the single extraordi- nary particular. fn which he had 50 unmistakably - distingnished bim- sell. The sleight of hand by which 12,000 people, nlmost springing at each other's throats, were unified for an in- stant for an identical slogun, while nothing of the kind was anticipated, something un- usual avd worth & 1,000-mile journey was thought to be cum‘?, the moment McKinloy decided to exert his fuli powers in the con- venticn, It was B sceno that no canvas could do justice to when the supreme instany arrived, The white bearded, but yet dashing ex-confedgrate, General Mahone of Virginia, and his smooth faced but even more vigorous looking aorthiern antithesis, United States Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, who sat by watching theusauds of spectators ad- vancing toward the place where sat he, whom all that vast throng seemed to feel, the idoal embodient of protection and republicanism, hig fdark, clear cut profile and oyes that see to burn with tne living coal of earmestness and sincerity—tho matchless Mciinley, The personification of manhood upon whem the myriad eyes wore now concentrated: seemed for a quarter of a second a superb belng, a breathing statue, when the next fnstant he arose and with Kkingly diguity and grace was escorted the twenty short stepsto tho speaker’s chair, the diapason of overwhelming apolause thay went up would haye certainly turned daft on the spot any loss level headed typical American, i Held His Audlence Enthralled. Tho music and mejesty of MoKinlos's tribute to-protection aug'the glories of tho ropublican, patky wete appreciated to the full, but his spessh was nearly ended and still what the huge sudience was hungering for had not yet heen heard, The speuker had not from the bagionming uttored a word for the fiercely io rivals for the presidential, nomil and he was con- fronted with * precisely the difficulty thut faced him whe, under ordinary circum- stances Lwenty-fopr hours before, had vaulted like a young Olvmplan demagogue. Even McKinley's closest friends were boginning to foar that he would meet his Waterico, That o should prove less equal toa great emorgericy than the untried, dapper Fassott —be a Goliath where the other was a David —made the Harrison supporters ajmost shudder for bim aod for the fate of thelr idol. But it was not to be. Die marvel worked by Fassatt, with twice the lstter's magic sim- plicity of device, and McKinley had ngain conguered where he scemed certain of igno- minious dowufall, Instead of directly or in- directly culogizing or attempting to_eulogize cither - cauaidate, ‘or plunging the con- vention over the yawuing chasm of confusion and aster, sure to ersue at_ the first montion of “Blaine” or “Harrison," the solid gooa sense,magnificent felicity, which was oxpected of him, and glant grasp of & complex situation, were nover surpassed by MeKinley himself than when with eloguent lips and forceful sweep of the arm he stopped short with theso brief words: *When we go out of this convention upon a true republican platform, we go out marching to vietory, no matter who the man who may be named to carry the banner.” Forty-seven minutes after 11 was reachod before Chairman Fassett's gavel fell and the convention and spéctators settled down into comparative quiot. Tho chairman aunounced that the proceedings of the day would be opencd with prayer by Bistop Whipple of the diocese of Miagesota. Bishop Whipple's Prayer. Bishop Whipple addressed the throne of grace as follows: “Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, who hath promised to give wisaom to those who reverently seek Thee, and who alone pourest into the hearts of men that most ox- celient gift of - charity, send Thy blessing upon this convention. ' Help them' to realize thut government is a sacred trust from God, who alone has the ¥ight to govern, and that in His love He hath permittea every nation tosay in what form that trust shall be clothed, And grant, Ob, Heavenly Fatber, that the one whomw they shall select may be a man after Thine own heart, a lover of righteousness, the defender of tho helploss acd the guardisn of the honor of our coun- try, and give to this whole nation an under- standing heart fo oboy Theo, that so trath and justice, religion and piety, peace and happiiess may be continued unto us through all geuerations. And all this we humbly asi 1 the namo of Thy Son, Josus Churist, in whose éwn words e sum up ail our petitions. OQur Father, who art in heaven, nallowed be Thy nate; Thy king- dom come, Thy will be doue on 6arth as it is heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us Our tresspassos, as we forgive those who tress| against us, acd lead us not into temptatios, but deliverus from evil, for Thine is the m, the power and the glory, forever andiever. Amen.” Presented with 8 Nebraska Gavel. Mr, Weoster of Nebraska—I want to call attention to the fast that there is on the piat- form @ gontlewman from Nebraska, who de- sires to present 10 this convention & gavel, |Applaase.| i The Chair—If theve 1s no objoction. Mr, L. C. Walker of Nebraska, who is on the platform, will take the floor for that purpose. [Applause. | Advancing to the chair Mr. Walker said: *Mr, Ciatrman and geotlemen of the conven- tion, Among the many masterpieces of ropublican legislsbign, as numerous as the stars in our flag, 8he bomestead act of 1863, which for ten yeas was ovofore cougres and was finaily veloed in 1550 by Buchanan, and the Nebrasks enabling act of 1567 are particularly cherished by the people of onr state. Takiug advantage of the beueficeut provisions of ¢he homestead sct, thousands of roturning soldivrs acquired howes in Ne- braska in 1565, this becoming our prosperous and thrifty cltizens, thereby enabling us to ass the aot admitting Nebraska. |A voice 0 the gallery, “Loudor," | The Chairman—If the conyentlon will ba lower the speaker will seom to bo higner. [Lavghter. Mr. Walkes, resuming bis spoech—Fn- abling us mdnul Lhe act adwitting Nebraska from ten to fifteen Feds Yoouer flan othor wise; and s & 30kén of our appreciation we desire to present this gavel. It is simple but useful, bistorigal and republican. The wood from which it is wadeyves grown upon what is koown as the figst or original homestead, located near Bealrice, Neb,, entered January 1, 1803, vy Daniel Froeman, who still owas _— e - and operates his farm. (Applause.| Thoends of the gavel are inlala _with silver coins, the one bearing the date 1865 and the oth 1892, which 1s significant, as this year Ne- braska celebrates her twenty-hfth, or silver anniversary, (Great applause.] ' Wo hope that in 1017, whon Nebraska cclobrates her golden anniversary, this groat couutry may be governea by ropublicanism. [Avplause. We bave the honor on the part of the youug republicans of Nebraska to present tho tem- porary chairman of this convention with this gavel. [Applause. ] The Chair—Un behalf of the convention, and on behaif of the temporary chairman, the choir returns his very best thanks to Novada. |Cries of “'Nebraska," and great laughter.] ‘There was so much silver about it the mistake is excusable, | Laughter.] Asked for Further Time, Tho noxt thing in order,” eafd tho chair- man, *is the report of tho committeo on dentials, General William Cogswoll of Mas- sachusetts is recognizod. [Applause.] Generul Cogswell—Mr. Chairman, 1 am in- structed by the committee on credentials to ask for further time in which to report, and thatit may bo given leave 1o sit continu- ously until it completes 1ts lavor. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin—I rise for the purpose of asking the chairman of the committee on credentials whother it has maao such progress as to enablo him to in- form the convention whonfhe may reasonably expect a report. [ Applause.] General Cogswoli—Mr. Chairman, my an- swer is simply an_individual opinion, and 1t is that if tho committee is attended with reasonable success it cannot hope to report before tomorrow. The Chairman—In the absenco of a motion all debate or remarks oceur with unauimous consent. Senator Spooner—1 desiro the privilege of interrogating the gentleman furtuer, I simply desire to nsk tho chairman whother the business of the committee is such that it is ready now or wil! s0on be ready to report to the convention a list of tho uncontested delogates and altornates. [Applause. | Goneral Cogswell—The question would s0om almost to answer itself. it cannod be long work to report a list of tho uncontested delegates, |Laughter.] Permunent Organization, The Chairman—Are you ready for the question? There being o objection the committes is extended permission to sit until thay have completed their report. The next order of business is the report of the committes on permanent organization, Cheers grosted the appearance of Chair- man Lockwood, who submitted the following report: *Mr. Chairman apd gentlemen of the convention, your committee on perma- nent oreanization have instructed e to make the following report: We recommend for permanent chairman of the convention, Hon. William McKinley of Ohio. [Prolonged cheers.| Your committee fur- ther recommends for permanant secretary of the convention, Charles W. Jokuston of Min- nosota; and tho recommendation of tho commiites further is that the temporary working force of secretaries, reading clerks and assistant secretarios be made permanent officers of this convention. [Applause. ] Your committeo further recomwends an houovary secretary and an houorary vice president for each of the states, and the com- mittee desires mo also to suggest that the delegations from the foliowing states send a report to the dosk for the vics president and secrotary, who up to this time havo not re- ported to’ the committee: Alabama, North Caroljna, Louisians, Maine, Kontucky, Ne- braskn, Arizona, Indian Territory and Utah, Mr. Lockwood—I wmove the adoption ot the report on permanent organization. The ro- port was unanimously adopted. The Chairman—The chair will appoint as a commiltee to escort the permanent chair- man to the chair Hon. Samuol IFessenden, Senator Spooner and Geaeral Mahono, Cheers Greeted McKinley, “'The aunouncement of General Mahore's name was greeted by enthusiastic approval from tho galleries and a number of dele- gates, Governor McKinley was in the seat with tho Ohio delogation und there was a siight hush as the committes approached him aod formally notified him of his elec- tion. With a bow the governor of the Buckeye state arose and, arm in arm with the chairman of the notificationcommittee, marched up to tho platform, No occasion could have been moro {itting to demonstrate the popularity of the great American protectionist, and his ad- mirers were not slow to catch the inspiration of the occasion. It was nearly a minute be- fore the deafening cheers ceased reverberat- ing through the balls and corridors, and when silenco was finally restored Chairman McKinley was introduced by his predeces- sor, Temporary Chuirman Fassott, who thanked the convention forits courtesy to him and presented McKinley of Ohio. Ap- plause for the retiring and incoming chair- men resounded through the building, Before McKinley could say more than, ‘Gentlomen of the conyentiou,” some one called, “Thren cheers for McKinley,” and the building fairly shook'with the response, When quiet was restored McKinloy pro- ceeded to deliver a brilliant, telling speech, punctuated by enthusiastic applause us point after point was made. McKinley's Grand Effort, JAvitag other things he said: ‘“Repub- lican conventions mean something. They have salways meant something. Repub- lican conventions say what they mean and mean what they say. They declare princi- ples ana policies and_purposes, und when en- trusted with power,they execute and enforce them.” He said the platform of the first republican convention in Philadelphia thirty-six years ago reads today more like an inspiration than the aflirmation of a political party; that every provision of that groat instrument was on the public statutos of our country today, which cannot be said of the ptatform of any other political orgau- 1zation of this or any other country. When- ever anything was to bo done in this country, by this country and for this coun- try, the republican party has been called upon to do it. ‘Lhis party wlone can look backward without shame or bumiliation, and forward with cheer and exultation, Success Predicted. e are hero today to makea platform and ticket that will commend thom- selves to the conscience, intelfgenco aud judgment of tho American peopie, and wo will do it. Whatever is done by this con- vention, cither as to platform or ticket, will receive the approval of the American people in November. is o republican year. Rhode Island has spoken. Only yesterday Oregon spoke by electing thrée republicans Lo congross. When wo get through with this corvention its conelusions will Le the Juw of vepublican action and the assurance ef republican vic- tory. We ure for & protégiive tarifl and reciprocity.” 1 The spoaker continued at some length in eulogy of & protective tariff anddn ridicule of tariff reform us_exemplified in tho efforts in that direction by the democratic party, and was loualy and frequently applanded, At the conclusion of Governor MeKinley! addross there were loud cries for Kred Douglass, sud in response the chairman led Me. Douglass to the front of the platform, He ruspouded 10 the call with & bow. Order of Business, The chalr anuounced the next order of business to be the report of the commiitee on rules and order of busiuess, General Binghsm of Pennsylyania—Mr, President, I am directed by your committee on rules and order of business Lo subwmit tho rules for the government of the couvontion, ‘e report adopted the rules of the hous of representatives of the Fufty-first cougress for the government of the conyention, aud after its other details provided the following order of business : l'l‘irll*l(epurl. of the committee on creden- tals, Second--Report of the committee on per- mauent orgauization. “Phird—IReport of the committee on resolu- Qys. . fourth—Naming of members of national comiuittee, Fifth—Presentation of caudidates for pres- ident, Sixth--Balloting. Seventh-—Presentation of candidates for vice president. Eigbtb—Balloting. Gereral Biogham - Your committee would THE BEE BULI“‘l‘ her for Omaha and Vieint'y- Warmer; €9 | Page. 1L ¥ oceelings of tho vention. 2. More Details from Minne: Great Row Among the 8. Council BIaMs Local. Ald Needod fn O Cre itorial and Comment, Omahn Almost Wins Ou; Phil Costello Arrostod N Yesterday in Congeess, Towa's Firomen's Tournamosnt Opencd. 6. Graln, Provision and Live Stock Mar- Kotw, 8. Lincoln Loeal News, 0. Commencement Exercises at Bellevue. Ttows of the Eclectie Doctors. Two Men Jailed for Corrupting Wit nesses. « Will Buchanan Take the Job? 10. Gage County's 11, Rending for the 12. The Tragedy of Big Butte. Joaquin Miller as He Lives, Repudl [ o Lincoln, roport that the rules submitted aro with two excoptions those of the lust national conven- tion, which were substautinlly those of tho T'nese rules and with an convention of 1880 and 1884 wero tound to_work smooth amendmont, adopting the _rules of the house of representatives of the Fifty-first congress and a new rule inserted, proposing that a motion to table an amendment shail not carry with 1t the whole question or prejudice the pending moasure, it is oelioved they will be sutisfactory to the convention. Rul of the Fifty-first Congress. Your committeee deemed it proper to roc- ogmizo specifically the rules of tho last re- publican house~ of ropresontatives-—(ap- plause]—under which action progress und rosults were made vossible as against the rules of the present house, which pormit in- definite filibustering, obstruction and unon- action except whon & report from the com- mitteo on rules is presentod, & tyranny hitherto uaknown in American history. With the new rulo proposed by which an amendment beseparatod from tho pending measure and tabled, if such be the wish of the convention without carrying with it or prejudicing such measure, is the present rulo of . the United States senate, and is in harmony with advanced parliamentary prac- tice. Since the Forty-eighth congress this has boen & rule of the senate, and s wo havo present with us today @ large numbor of senators in delogate capacity, should discus- sion be determined upon that proposition, which is wholly for the expedition of busi- ness und the saving of the delay of roll calls, Iam very surethey will endorse, as your committée has decmed wise to report, ‘that rule which means acceleration and quickness in the duties of this convention. [Applause.| Some little time was consumed 1n the ex- planation of the details to inquiring dele- fzates, after which the report was adopted by acclamation. Committoe on Resolutions. The report of the committee on rosolutions was next_demanded, and ex-Governor Ior- aker of Ohio, its chairmau, avose. Instantly the convention burst into a storm of applause of welcome to the eloquent Ohioan. This lasted nearly a minute, and at the vongluswu of tie impromptu ovation Chairman Foraker stated that his committec was unprepared to report and requested further time, The ox- tension of time was g Tho roll of states W for the namos of the new natior Whon Towa was called and the re-eloction of Clark- son, the Blaina Jeader, was announcad, chieor afteér cheer followed from tue Blaine dole- gates. A groat deraonstration greeted tho report of tho names of J. E. Manley of Maine, William Mahone of Virgiuia, and when ' Missouri was called and William Warnor presented the name of Richard C. Kerins, the Harrison delegato made a grand counter demonstration. New Natlonal Committee. The new national committes is as follow: Arkansas—Powell Clayton. Catifornia—M. H. DeYoung. Colorado—J. I. Saunders. Connecticut—M, U. Fessenden. Florida—John D. Long. Georgia—W. W. Brown. Idaho—George L. Sharp. 1llinois—W. J. Campbell. Towa—J. 8. Clarkson. Kanses—C. Leland, Jr. Kentucky—W. O, Bradley. Maine—J, H. Manley, Maryland—James 5. Garys. Massachusetts —William Crane, Michizan—G. W. Mevriam, Missouri—R. C, Kerins, Montana—A. C. Botkin, New Hampshiro—P, C. Cheney. ow Jorsey—C. A. Hovart, New York—S. 8. Witherbso. North Dahota—H. C. Hansborough, Ohio—William Habn. Oregon—J. H. Sunon, Rbode Island—J. M. Potter. South Carolina—E. M. Brayton, South Dakota—J. R. Kitteridge, Teanessee—G. W. Hill. Vermont—M. R. Holburt, Washinglon—Nelson Bennett, Weost Virginia—M. D, Scott. Wisconsin—H. C. Payne. Wyoming—d. M. Carey. Arizona—William Gifford, District of Columbia--Perry H. Carson, Now Mexico—T. B, Catren. ‘Alabama, Delaware, [adians, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippl, Nebraska, Novada North Carolina, Pencsyivasla, Texas, Okla- homs and Utah asked ~for further time to make selections, ‘The various resolutions and petitions which had boen Introducad and sent to the clerk's desk were rcad by title and referred to the compittee on resolutions. A runient Taken. “The ne: ‘arder is the nomination of canaiaates for the presigency,’ saia Chair- man McKinle; Senator Cullom arose to question the reg- ularity of the order of business, but the convention supposing he had arisen to placo some oue in nomination complimented the aistinguished Illinoisan with prolonged applause. Tho senator was slightly embarrassed, but quickly racovering stated that he arose to question the regular- ity of proceeding to nominating speeches vefore the adoption of tho reports of the com- mittees on credentials and resolutions, A glance at the rules showed that no nom- inations could be made until the reports of the committees had been received, and on motion of Hon. M. H. DeYouug of California the convention ndjourned until 11 o'vlock tomorrow morning. ONE COMMITTEE'S POV The Conventlon Forced to Wait for the Credentiunls Report, MixNearoris, Minn,, June 8,—There is no significant change in the situation this morn- ing. Both sides are apparently confident. Alger is still i the ficld and half a dozen others are mentioned as compromise candi- dates. The time of casting tho first ballot is very indefinite and depends wholly on the uctipu of the committeo on eredentials, which controls the situation practically and is able, if acting unscrupulously, to seat or unseat enough delogates to exorcise tho bal ot power i the convention. The Blaine peo- Km control the commitiee, but the opposition 4s 8 large, BEErossIve minority contesting every point stubbornly. No one kuows surely, not even the Blaine managors, when the committee will report, but itis sald it will not report before tomorrow, aud thut & ballot is not likely till Friday, The Harcison people claim to have made galus in the past tweaty-four hours, espoci- ally o New York, where they claim twent, DIno votes on tne first ballot. The best in- formation obtalnable shows that the Bluiue and Harrison forces are of equal strength now, but the Blaine pesple have the advantage of the organization, botu in the couvention aud the committees. Tho Harrison forces are well together, bow- over. MoKiulev's selection a8 charman bas i | TWELVE PAGES, added to his boom, and in %0mo quATOrs to spring his name as & dark hovso {f found udvisable, Rusk, Sher- man, Allison and others are mentioned as possiblo candidatos. A committeo of tho Associated Trades of there is A movement Now York has arvived to _press - the renomination of Hurriton, claiming thet ho 18 the orieinator of the bimetallio conforence and is the only repub- lican who will bo supportea by eastern merchants and bankers, or tho farmers working classos and tho froe silvor men of the southwest. The committea roprosonts cleven trade aud labor unions of New York and claims tho workingmen throughout tha state favor Harrison, MORE CON NT THAN EVER, Harrison's Frie At Wash of & Ronominat Wasmixaroy, D, G, June S.—[Special Telegram to Tik B, |—"We are more cons fident than evor today of Mr. Harrison's re- nomination.” This was the comment of Private Socrotary Halford on the presiwden- tial situation as it i3 viewed atthe whiie house in tho light of information which has been received from Minneapolis today. 1ivory mossage that has bsen received over tho wires is said to have been of the most oucouraging nature, and judgivg from the uiterances of the mombers of tho president's ofeial family there {8 no doubt in Mr. Har- rison’s mind as to what tho result of the convention will be. It is thought that the Blaine movement has died out, snd the fact that tho talk of a third candidate comes only from tho Blaine men is taken as an indlea- tion of the acknowledgement of their withe drawal. At the white houss there is no discussion of the possibility of a sccond choico nor an jntimation of n compromise or a combinas tion. Thero ie nothing vut absolute confl- dence oxpressed in tho nomination of the president. It is realized thatif the dele- gates can be drawn away from the presidont in Ohio by walk of McKinley's nomination, in Wisconsin by talk ot Mr. Rusk or in lowa by tho mention of Senator Allison’s name, there wouid be serious doubts, but it is not believed that they can be brought forward. Halford says the president's enemios are ready to bolt ut once and that it {s a further ovidence of tho weakuess of the anti-adumin- istration forces that they are trying to delay balloting so that they may have wore time in which to work up the opposition to the presi- dent. Secretary Tracy has returred to the city, and ono of the first things that he dia was to send over to tho white house his pri- vate secrotary with n dis)ateh, which was to be dolivered into the president's hands, Harrlson's Friends Confidont, Iv was merely additional information of the pleasant news which bad boeen received at the white house i the morning. ~All the members ot the cabinet called and chatted with the president during the day and with- out excoption they were in a vory cheerful frame of mind. At the capitol, while the Har- sontiment was undoubtedly stronger it nas boen recontly, thoro was a de- cided impression that tho couvention would select a third candidate who would probably be Governor McKintey. I'riends of both the president and Mr. Blaioo are losing their confidence in a choice being effected on the first ballot and it is the general opinion that 1u order to win Mr. Harrison must be nomin- ated at the beginning. The talk of McKinley is strong. Senator Hawloy insists that the presidont will have u handsome majority In_the convention and n Certatn that his forces have things their own way ut Minneapolis. x Senator Sherman, whé is said to hava written to_{rieads av the couvention _city, spoke a good word for McKin| this afternoon. ChEVe writte soeveral lotters, in which 1 have touchod upon tho present situation in - the republican party,” he said. *Iu theso I have stated that 1 ha favored the r ni- nation of the president, but it MeKinloy could be arranged, I would be satistied to sco McKinloy placed at the hoad of the tickot. The responsivility for the nomina- tion might rest with tho convention. Af vominated ho will havo my support.”’ CONCER SIL R, Its Frionds on the Resolution Committee Muking n Hard Fight. MixxearoLts, Minn, June S.—Upon res assembling the full resolutions committeo, having apparently satisficd the siiver men with the inscrtion in the tariff platform of an emphatic protest agaiust the action of the demo i singling out lead with wool as tho articles to be placed on tho freo list, supposed that the white metal men would subside. Nothing was further beard /from the westerners, though they stuck to their previous effective declarations that with lead t care of the silver stutes could be carricd by the republicans. Tha silver men, as soon” as the committee was fairly under way discussing what stould ba the second plank in the platform, trotted out free silver as fresh as ever. Another fight ensued and a second victory resultea for the silver men, thougb, ns Dbefore, not what they aimed at. T'hen New York aud New E ud commitieemen proved far too stroug. The upshot was an agreement, that the second plank should deul with the silver question. The compromise ns 1o the language was that the decluration should be substantislly as follows: ‘“Ihe American peoplo are by tradition and iuterest in favor of bimetallic coinage of gold and silver, but. one dollar should be as good as another dol- lar; that silver should be coined at a ratio to be fixed by legisiation and that the forth- coming international conference is ondorsea as probavly furnishing a satisfactory sol tion of this vexed question of financial re, tons.” Nicaragus Canal Plank, 1t was decided to take a recess this even- g until 8 p. m, Before doing so the roport of tho subconmittoo on miscollancous sub- jects was reccived. This committeo dealy with tho Nicaragua canal, Judge Esteo of Calitornia and Henry D, Pierce of Indianapolis, who spoke beforo the committee as ropresentatives ot the execus tive committeo of the Nicaragua canul cone gross just held i St. Louls, were grantod all they asked. Tho subcommitteo reported a plank recog- nizing the Nicaragua canal as of transconils nental importance to the United States in view of its necessity in time of war and its great utility in forwarding interests of pro- ductions and_commerce, aud recommending that all proper stcos be taken to secure tha builaing of it by American capital. At this point adjourament until this ovening foi- lowod, Tho two planks already comploted were placed meanwhite in the hand of u revision committee composed of Gere of Nebraska, Platv of Connecticut, Teller of Colorado, Brackett of Mussacuusetts ana Thompson of Miunzesota, LING FOR BLAIN Resolations Adopt A by an Llinois Politls Al Club, - MixxearoLis, Mion,, June 8.—The sentl- ment in the Illinols delegation is very much wixed, and it is bard to suy how the vote of that state will be divided when o ballot 1s finally veached. The Chicago Blaino club, elght strong. 18 in the city, and has formally called upon Senator Cullom and tho tllinols delegation and presented resolus tions which aro as foillows : Kesolutions Presented. fmie of the me composed ting of the Inost entirele in favor provaiiing opinlo that Mr, Blalne's 1 the convention, and formul Lased upon such belief, were g o o 10 SUPport the prosent chieg o i and, ndor 11ke olrs tain district \tinent country o6 befo horous, 8 cutistances § It ore given at ventions In tho stute whero the s of the voturs was overwhelmingly in fuvor of Mr. Blaiue's candlducy, but tho éxprossion of which sentiment wis pr ented h{ reason of the same provalling senthuent, and, Whereas. Certain contingencies have arisen in the state of Lilinols which will render it w preme neoessity Lo pluce at the head of the npationsl econventlon o wkn Whose nowination, will, beyond the quostion of §