THE OMAHA : DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAK. . OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MOKNING , JUNE 20. 18$8. NUMBER 2. VICTORY BOM AGAIN. The Republican Army Gathered In FT , the Orncllo of Success. r , ' Ii ARRAYED IN NATIONAL COLORS. The Infbnt'o Swaddling Clothes the V Stars and Stripes of Freedom. NEBRASKA THE BABE'S SPONSOR. John M. Thurston Dollvora an Elo quent Christening Speech. BRINGS FREMONT TO THE FEAST , Young Giant State of the West the Hero of Her Slaters. PRELIMINARY WORK STARTED The First Dny'H I'roucp.dliiKH Mnrrcc Only IJy n Tilt Between the Ohl Dominion Knotioti LeaderH TllO Speeches. First Day of tlio Con volition. CIIICAHO , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram ti Tim Bnc.1 The opening session of the grca convention has closed. It was filled with In tcrcst and rich in happy auguries for repuh lican success. The speech of John M. Thurs ton , In assuming the ollleo of teuioorur. chairman , Is everywhere eulogized to-nigh as ono which mis set tlic kcynoto of the tun for the sessions of the convention. It wa admirable In conception , eloquent In cxprc : slon , forcible in delivery , and replete wit tact. The volume of cheers which nccoit panlcd the speaker's periods marked th powerful effect which it produced. In it treatment of the candidacy which the umvis friends of Mr. Blulno are attempting to fore upon the convention against his know : wishes , he has done as much to dispel th danger ot an early Bliiinc stumpedo a the strenuous efforts thin mornin of Senators Jones and Hat and Messrs. I'hclps and Boutclh Thrco New Jersey delegates who had ai nomiced their intention of breaking fc Blame at the llrst chance tell mo to-nigli that Tliurston's presentation 1ms decide them that they would bo doing their bclovc leader A MiAsicrui , ror.ifiCAL witoxo by such a move. Let credit bo given whet It is duo. Thurbton was in every way equ : lo the occasion. Ho covered himself wit ' glcry and deserved all the enthusiasm li awakened and all the applause ho evoked. The second feature of interest was tl : audience. Fears that the galleries woul be packed in the interest of nuy sinilo cai dldato were promptly dispelled. The crow was orderly but impartially enthusiastic. : cheered loudly for Bluinc , but It chccrc loudest when the speaker impressively d < clnrcd : "We dare not wo can not comm the political crime of dlcobcdicnco to his c : pressed will. " It greeted John C. Frcmou as warmly as It did Frederick Douglass , an the colored auditors as cnthusiasticall as it did the white. Hut It did not shriek s mere platitudes or yell at empty nothing Composed of partisans 6f all the candidnti it left the impression that liKe the party represented it would bo the ardent supper crs of any nominee which the couvcnlic might select. Tiirui : w. s A ciir.niiruii rnoi'iiccr in the earnest , conlldeut tone which PC vaded the platform and galleries , tlio n BCUCO of bravado in the speeches and the ir partially distributed applauso. All signs b token that tlio republican convention .of IS ! Is to bo n deliberative body and that i choice will bo inado only after a careful su rey of tlio Held nml n close scrutiny of tlio o jcctlons to bo met and the availabilities to 1 considered. The convention will reassemble at o'clock to-morrow , awl before the day closi it Is believed will bo ready for the scrim work of beginning tlio selection of u cand date , barring the over-present possibility i n deadlock , which is not likely to occur tlio Ulnlno shoutcrs can bo suppressed by tl earnest work of Mr. Hlulno's friends. J things went to-day the convention should 1 nblo to conclude its work before the end i the week. Thorn is , of course , the usual ta of dying with candidates , but most of tl delegates will prefer to live with tlio notr ncc. Tlio following of no candidate ) shov tha obstinate fixity which characterized tl " .JO < J" in 1SSO , or the Hlaino legion In 1SS On the issues upon which tlio republican will stand for battle the convention bollovi thr.t any ono of n half dozen names nro "KXTWIXUII WITH VICTOItY , " and that Its only duty la to select the tick with Which victory will bo ttio easiest. I Amidst the turmoil and confusion of ] o ling delegations , the unending .bhiro bands , and the tramp of thousands throui the headquarters of the candidates , two i tin co points appear ns rca.sonablo as tin have at previous conventions , At least 01 Boldicr will bo on the ticket , The cast ai west will bo represented , and no candidu object Iciuablo to u class will -bo chosen. M Dopew's candidacy has received no ucce sions outside of New York. He may loaned votes as a compliment to his brui and popularity , but he has himself no serio thoughts of success. _ Sherman's vc strength Is his weakness , and Algor'a ban is his bano. Harrison and Allison oecu ; tlio strong vantngo ground of u devoted f lowing , and many delegates nro pledged them as second choice. The other names will presented out of compliment to their ownei I'llLbL'MlXa A I'.UI.UHB TO AOUEIS en any of the leading candidates , with .V jVlaino btlll krpt is. the background , \ Kiiiloy of Ohio runs as good a chance u ? L " ' the dark horseas anyone. Ho has uilnu nerd ord and an attractive presence. Ho is orator and comes as near to being u stati man as any of his. congressional associati Ho is working loyally and royally forScual Sherman , mid none of the suspicions whl attach to Voraker cling to his garment , Stl from present indications , one of the Hiring racers now at the btarting point , imputlc fer the sound of the bell , will bo first ut t winning i > ost. It is to be good contest fair contest without jockeying , and cveryo hopes that ono of the favorites will bo t Winner. HAD licit INNINGS this morning in tlio national convention , a 1ms no rct.Kui to feel ashamed of the inten V.l'Uch Rlio excited. . Tfiurbton's speech w Iho feature of'tlio day and the prcscntnti Jf .General Fremont , us the tucstOf t state delegation , was nn incident of history which was received with cheers , whoso hon esty could not bo mistaken. Many Nobrashans occupied scats In the convention. Among the most prominent were Senator Mnndcrson , who arrived last night from Washington1 , Congressman Dor- soy , ex-Congressman Valentino , Governor Corns , S. C. Smith of Beatrice , C. II , Dcwey , W. F. Hccliel nnd ex-Sdnator Saundcrs of Omr.ha. All is quiet In the Nebraska headquarters except the echoes of Church Howe's swearing. Hcproiniscs revenge be cause ho wan so unanimously thrown overboard. There is general satisfaction In the nalional committee over Howe's retirement. Thurston's election by a scratch and Do- wv's candidacy continue to excite general lommctit. The Chicago Times this morning lUbllshcs n column dispatch from Washing- on regarding the Lincoln oil room lobby , ivith a synopsis of the testimony before Iio Union Pacific railroad commissioners , t bitterly denounces what It calls Nebraska's gall and holds up Thurston and Dcpow ns a brace of sweet-scentca names tvlth which to bait the granger vote. TUB A1.I.1SOX I'AIIAm : TO-NI011T > vnsn mngnlticcnt demonstration. It was one of which-the clean handed , able , popular BOH of Iowa might well bo proud. The proccssiot : 'ormcd ut the Grand 1'aeille at 7 o'clock aw : through the principal streets. Tin ino was a long and n handsome one , wilt jny banners nnd transparencies with trench ant inscriptions. It was everywhere rcccivct with loud cheers. Congressman Henderson to-night says : "Wo liuvo lost nothing nnd gained a numbci of votes which will show when * the tim < comes. Allison has awakened no antagonisn and his friends are counted in delegation ! from every part of the union. Wo hav < every reasonable confidence of winning or the availability of our candidate and tlio cool udgmentof an excellent convention. " T1IU CONVENTION ASSnMllI.r.3. The convention was late in assembling. At llvo minutes past the hour o. opening , many seats of delegates wcrecmpt ; and the galleries wcro scarcely half filled Inexperienced doorkeepers , insolent polici and bewildered ushers made poor work will the crowds which persisted and growled al the entrance of the unfinished building , and n bungling committee got in their deadly work and the resulting confusion was no surprising. The Nebraska delegation occu pied scats In the center of the middle nlsli , while John M. Thurston , nnned with a largi fan , stalked restlessly in the speaker' : stand , behind its wall ot flowers and silkei standards. Ho faces a magnificent auditc rium whoso farthest portion is scarcely mon distant from the desk than the end of till Omaha exposition building was from the stag * before it was converted into an attempt at i theater and an apology for a hall. Tlio dcco rations are profuse nnd in excellent taste Tlio ( lag is everywhere substituted for tli bandana , while portraits of tha founder of the republican party look down bcnignl , upon the gathering crowd. At 12:22 : General John C. Fremont cntcrci Iho hall and was escorted to tlio platform Few recognized him , but there wcro cheen as his name was passed around. Five inln utcs later Fred Douglas made his way to UK platform and got a round of applause. C1IA1KMAX JONKS CALLS TO OUUKIt. At l'J:30 : the convention was called to orde by Chairman Jones. The opening prayo was so tilled with political allusions that i was greeted with loud applause ut its con elusion. Tlio reading of the call by Clerk Fesscnde was punctuated with loud cheers. Tlio dc niand for protection to American labor and : free ballot and n fair count , called out will enthusiasm. Chairman Jones followed in a address read from manuscript which coul scarcely bo heard twenty feet away. At th conclusion of Chairman Jones" speech Join M. Thurston was introduced amid loui cheering. Hcforo he could begin his re murks the Kansas delegation entered formal protest against his selection mi suggested the name of Warner of Missouri Without paying attention to the scnsntlo which was created by the protest of Kansas TiirusTox iirciAN ins SPKCCII in a voice heard in every section ot the Iml The lirst round of cheers was a tribute to hi clour enunciation. As ho proceeded ho cai ried the audlcnco with him and nearly over sentence of his allusion to tlio leader Of 18S4 called for wild demonstn tlons. The peroration of Thurston's trlbut to Hlaino was a whirlwind of cheers , shout and waving handkerchiefs. After the rcai ing of the names of the honorary officers th band struck ui > u medley of patriotic aln In many of which the uudlcnco joined. Km sas again entered u protest against the s < lection of Xliurston and asked a vote of th eon vent Ion. The chair decided that tli question had been settled. Jf there was an criticism to bo offered upon Thurston' ' speech It was its length. Otherwise It wn brilliant , tasteful mid lnspritingbut ! it woul have been still moro effective if it hud bee curtailed. UK.ST.llAI , rilBMONT 1NTIIODUCK1) . A resolution was o ( To red permitting th chairman of the Nebraska delegation to prc Bent General John C. Fremont. Charle Grceno introduced General Fremont In short speech. The audience were evident ! impatient of further oratory and were resttv even during Fremont's remarks , which coul not bo heard ot the ends of the hall , Tli hcusation had been discounted in advanc anil the enthusiasm did not reach the c : pected pitch. The loud erics which followe for Fred Douglass would not abate until tli white haired negro orator stopped on th platform mid and addressed the eonventioi Mr. Douglass was not at his best , but hi plea for his race wus conscientiously a ] pluuded. The ncarsst approach to a brce/o occurrc when the everlasting factional struggle < tlio Mtihone and Wise factions of Virgin was brought to the notice of the eonventioi After a sUort discussion the debate wi t > < mclchcd by a motion that the contcstin delegation present their credentials witlioi argument to the appropriate committee. Tli convention then adjou rncd until 12 o'elot to-morrow. \V. E. A , IN HUD , WHITIi AND 1IUII3. Chicago 1iist ! ! * l'oro the Great Coi volition Opuiifd. CHICAGO , Juno 19 , The city is in a Wi-lu of red , white and blue. It Is estimated tin over 1 .CHKi.OOO yards of these goods have bee used In decorations. The town was ast early and from the rising of the sun through the forenoon bands and ilelegatlor wero'iiwrdiUlK , through tha streets from tli depots ut which iTioy hsil-arrived to the respective hotels. The day is briiJtesUJ clear mid swelttirlngly hot. Hotel lobblc streets and sidewalk * are crowded with mass of people estimated at 150,0-X ) In adil tion to the regular population. No forini convention has brought out nearly sui largo Cumbers. 1'arades in the interests ( the various candidate's .have been about tl btrect Curing the entire forenoon. A untyv feature of the Grcslmm parade was a band. of alleged workiugraen carrying tin palls and vearing straw hats nnd bearing a banner vlththo motto : "The Father 'of the Tin Bucket Brigade. " The most striking parade of the day , however , was that of the Cincin nati Blalno club , which appeared several hun dred strong , wearing white hats mid gloves mid carrying parasols , marching In n column of fours In open order , the parasols of ho successive ranks being red , white and bluo. Thcso they twirled rapidly , giving an exceedingly brilliant kaleidoscopic effect. How thtr Hnll liouko I Before the Gavel Called Order. CniCAOO , Juno 19. When Chairman Jones , of the national republican committee , isccndcd the platform of the great Auditor- urn hall at norm to call the convention to order , ho looked upon a scene unparallcllcil in the history of public gatherings in this country. Larger assemblages have been icld in more spacious halts , but at none have .ho ocular properties been so effective or the brilliancy of illumination nnd picturesque colorings been so splendid. Every face can jo seen without effort nnd an uudlcnco of ess than ten thousand appears to bo almost a countless multitude. The magnificent sweep of the great gallery alone , which seats nearly three thousand persons , is n picture which Impresses even these familiar with srcat audiences , and the whole scene bathed In the Hood of electric light shed by 2,500 in candescent lamps , thrills even the most sluggish heart. The Auditorium Is 2iiO feet long and I''O feet wide , with two side bal conies nnd a great gallery of scats which rise tier on tier at an angle of 40 degrees. The stage , which Is but slightly raised above the lioor of the hall , commands nvieivnot only of the great nudlcnco In front , but of tlio largo balcony in the rear and the tiers of boxes nt cither tide. This stage stretches from side to side of the hall and accommo dates , in addition to the president's platform , which is In the center , the several hundred newspaper representatives. There are Just 8,100 seats in the hall and as the convention is called to order probably 9,000 people are within the glunco of Chairman Jones' eye. Tlio decorations appear a tritio bewildering at first the walls , celling nnd every post , pillar nnd panel being covered with flags and bunting. Streamers in varied artistic designs andcolorsand portraits and paintings of historic scenes meet the eye everywhere. lied , white and blue is conspicuous , of course , everywhere , but a great sheet of terra cotta bunting hangs as u roof between the sunlight which pours through It from the great open space just above the great gallery , mid relieves the otherwise monotony of so prodigal a display of national colors. But even the sunlight shines but dimly in the great hall , electric lights boingdcpcnded upon because of the impossibility of protecting tlio audience in the present unfinished state of the building and letting in daylight nt the sume time. The arrangement of theclcctric lamps in great stars suspended from the roof and walls of the hall is ono of the most effective nnd beautiful features of the scene which greets Chairman .Tones. Ho is himself n striking figure standing tall , erect , with the appearance and nir of a patriarch , with suspended gavel to hush the great stir and bustle to secure attention to the clergyman who is asking the divine blessing on the de liberations of the convention. Some of the details of the Auditorium decorations nro worth special mention. At the apex in front of the chairman's desk is a gilded American eagle and beneath it n portrait of Washing ton. At the right of the chairman's desk is n plaster bust of the late General John A. Logan , in heroic size , draped in tlio Ameri can Hag. Hanging from ono ol the boxes at the right is a lanrc painting of Logun'sfchargo at the batttle of Atlanta. On the face of the north and south walls of the Auditorium , framed in a festoon of large American Hags and surmounted by u circle of electric stars , are the portraits of Lincoln and Grant , the designs being mammoth in proportion and forming the two most strik' ing details of the decorations. Flushing its parti-colored brilliancy full into the lace of the audience nnd delegates is suspended an American shield , formed of different colored electric lamps. This shield , its hori/on ol stars , its stripes of union , is all pictured out and put in n bas relief of light bj Hashing Jets through red , white and blue globes. At the points of exit and entrance to the hall , which dip like great wells into the auditorium , are the nation's standards planted at either side , and draped so ns to hide the rough boards which form the staircases of these avenues to the convention , of which there arc sufficient to empty the place in case of accident in thrco minutes. The Boston club has planted Its magnificent banner , live feet long , Just behind the stage , and it proudly floats lettcrsof gold upon a field ol blue , which appear to be uppermost in the minus of the delegates. The banner is in scribed : "Homo Market Club of Boston ; American wages for American working-men : American markets for American people ; protection for American homes. " This banner is marked by the delegates as they come into the hall and as they gathei in the galleries and balconies , it is cheered time after time. As General Fremont entered the hall ho was greeted with a round of applause anil cheers , the first genuine demonstration of the morning. He was escorted to a scat on the platform , where ho provoked a further outburst of applause by meeting Fred. Doug' lass as he eumo to a seat beside him and shook him by the hand. Carson Lake , of the national committee , came upon the platform just before the con < vention was called to order , and brought with him two handsome oak gavels , ono of them merely polished and Intended for hard pounding. The other , a moro pretentious affair , intended ns a gift to the temporary chairman , is richly chased in gold and has cn < graved upon its several gold bunds the names of Washington , Lafayette , Grant , Lincoln , Garflold and Logan. The arrangement of delegates' scats , which lias been made in alphabetical order , begin nlng with Alabama on the extreme rif-lit ulslc , throws the two great states of New York and Pennsylvania together in front and almost directly facing the portrait of Wash ington on tlio panel of the chairman's plat form. The Maine , Massachusetts , Minnesota Alabama , Arizona and Dakota delegation ) also have front seats. The Ohio dt-lo gallon is directly back of the New Yorl- - scats , while Missouri , Iowa and Illinois an on the main aihlo near the center of tlio spuct reserved for delegates. The bpaco resorvm : for the District of Columbia delegation it designated by n white banner marked it black letters , This is a conspicuous departure uro from the general plan of noting dulcga tlons , the situation of all others being dcsitr nuU.nl by u blue bilk banner , lettered in gold A blgnlllcnnt view is the open spaci of empty seats in the Virginia delegation Four Mahono delcgates-at-largo have been ml in it ted to the hall and ar < alone In their glory , with plenty of room , ovei in the extreme southwest. There was no In dication in the hull of the great crush outsidi while the delegates and those who held scuts were being admitted nnd directed to theli seata , The doors were not opened until tin interior arrangements were completed nnd the crowd was kept wailmi until two largo bouquets of cu flowers and a Horn ! shield wen being nailed up on tlio chairman's desk which bears in Greek letters this incription "J aines A. GarmUd was nominated from thi : desk in IbSO , and James G. Blalne was nomi natcd from this desk In IbSl , " The air of tin ha" ? } ' ' . * delightfully cool , ami alUieuijIi UK largo 'nunu r'1t.sicctators as they eoino It have funs in the > Tr" Jr'a ! 2 , they find m practical use for them. The i7fSt C4 o dole pntea to reach their seats were thosp"fr i Ohio , led by Congressman MeKlnloy am Ben Butterwonli. MeKinley , who is mud talked of as n dark lioise , was rccogni/ed b ; a few tit the tpcttutors in the gallery Tlio Michigan delcsufloii followed thi Ohio men * coming In us a liouy-rnd filling ii | their block of bcutb on tha fi-jut of tliCrevepi nisli ! , As the spectators generally wfiro aumittc < moro tardily than the delegations , . then ) wen few demonstrations t > the convention begm to gather. Most pf those in the e ill a gallcric wcro ladles , who are deeply interested , bu not demonstrative. . Senator llqar , of Masba chusctts , clmlrman of the lest tin- ional convention , walked down the lisle to the front , nnd followed by lis fellow delegates look his place r.s clmlr- nnn of the delegation without being rccop- ilzed by the galleries. At n quarter to 13 o'clock the members of the national conimit- eo came in , in pairs nnd in groups. They net this morning nt their headquarters and : iad just gotten through their business. ClIAIKMAM JONKS' ADDHKSS. Ho OpciiB ProcccrtlnRf ) With n Short nnd Pointed Snrcuh. CniCAOO , Juno 19. Precisely nt 12:31 : , the gavel of Clmlrman Jones , chairman of the national executive committee , sounded sharply upon the mahogany desk nnd the republican convention of 1SSS was formally opened. The hum ol conversation ceased throughout the vast auditorium nnd the buzof expectation gave place loan Impressive silence ns the chair man introduced Itav. Frank W. Gonsaulus.ol the Plymouth Congregational church of Chicago cage , who opened the proceedings with prayer. The call for the 'convention was then read. Allusions in the call to the position of the party upon the tnrift question , the determina tion of the party to have a fair election and an honest count , and the other salient points were warmly applauded by the convention. Upon the conclusion of the reading of the call Chairman Jones stepped to the front ol the platform-nnd upoko as follows : The republican party may well bo con gratulated through Its representatives here assembled upon the. auspicious prospect that lies before it. Wise and courageous action by this convention will surely lead to victory in the campaign upon Which wo nro about to enter. There can bo no doubt as to which side the great majority of. votes will fall , II each party bo tried by its record ; if the grand achievements of the republican party bo appreciated and the utter failure ol the democratic party be understood. The two parties are diametrically opposed to cacli other. One favors progression , the other retrogression. One lifts up , the other casts down. Thanks to Cleveland and his south ern allies , the democratic party has thrown oft the disguise in which it has heretofore fought its battles in the northern states and has boldly declared for British free trade nnd against American protection. This avowal has caused much adulation In certain sections of this country and in all of England , which has from the beginning been hostile to the industrial progress of the United States ; but it has fallen'1 heavily upon the ears of the patriotic portion ot . the democratic party. However , we must net expect that thcro is an end ol dishonest pretenses. Deceit , fallacies and sophistry will again bo resorted to nnd prac ticed. Therefore wo should have a platform based upon true republican principles , free from equivocation or-ambiguity , nnd should nominate candidates who are the embodi ment of these principles. The founders of this government saw that It was absolutely essential for self preservation that the original thirteen states should become united for the purpose of protection nnd defense against alien acts and influences a ; well as for economy and effective government. Ono of the first acts of the ludoral government was to provide for reve nue and for the protection of the industrial interests of the country. All our early pros' idcnts , from Washington to Jackson inclus ive , advocated a tariff for revenue nnd foi protection. All of the great nnd patriotic statesmen of these days coincided in this policy. No man of note , who was a lover o ! Ms country , down to Jackson's first term en tertained or oexprcsscd doubt us to the con stitutionality of the policy of the protection of the industries of the United States against foroipn competition. The tariff question w ; i not considered as ono embracing solely m chiefly manufacturers' interests , but one which broadly embraced the social condition of the laboring classes , the material Inter cst of all homo producers in the home mantel and of the country's real independence. The British who now shout for free trad ( protected themselves against all competitior until they were masters of the commercm world and until they realized that the Unltai States , with its great natiir.il advantages nni by the moderate use of the same means , was becoming a formidable rival. It wus mil ) ' when Great Britain perceived something o'l the future of her American rival that she at tempted to regain that control over this coujitry by artiilce which she was unable tc hold or reclaim by force of urms. After relating the history of tlio alleged al liuncc of the south with English manufac turcrs undei the administration of Van Bu ren , Polk , Pierce and Buchanan , Cbairuiai Jones continued : The republican party vanquished the dcm ocratic party , passed the homestead low , de stroycd slavery , elevated the "mud sills , ' restored our credit , redeemed the country and started it on tlio lines contemplated bj our fathers. To-day wo occupy u muci higher piano than any other people on thi face of the globe , The republican party be liovcH thut It is not necessary or right tha wo should bo reduced to a common level will other nations , but that wo should hnvi the full benefits of all our national ml vantages mid the full enjoyment of oui glorious heritage. The logical consequences of the theory of the democratic party wouh have left this country with but a fringe o population on the water ways. Many of tin leading bourbon democrats of to-day lool upon tlio magnificent developments mid tin grand improvements of the nation , whlcl nro simply our labor , genius and manage ment crystallized , as u rank , unnatural am unwholesome growth , and believe that wi ought to go back to the days of ignoranci and sloth as quickly as possible. TIIUKSTON'B SPEECH. Nebraska's Kcnrcpciitatlvc Delivers ni Able AililruHH. CiucAoo. June -Chainnan Jones Intro duceil J.M. Thurston of Nebraska as tcmpor ury chairman of the convention. Delegate Osbornoot Kansas objected to th assumption on the part of the national committee mitteo of the right to name a tcmporar ; chairman and asked if Thurston had bcci elected by the convention. Chairman Jones replied in an emphatic af liruiative for which ho was vigorously op plauded. But Osborno was. not to bo subdued and ii the name of the Kansas delegation decline' ' to bo responsible for the action of the nation ; ] committee in the matter and regarded It ns great mistake [ liissc * ] . Ho desired th roll of states to bu called in order thut th Kansas delegation inlght cast its vote fo William Warner of Missouri. No attention was paid to his demand , how over. i Mr , Thurston , the temporary chairman was then conducted to the platform am spoke as follows : Gentlemen ot tlio Convention , : I have nc words in which to fittingly express my heart felt appreciation of your confidence. I thunl you , gentlemen , not for myself ulono hut fo that great and plorious west , which novel disappoints the exudations of the icpubli can party. I comer from ti state who'-o vas domain has been lur elv appropriated by th surviving vcterumfof the army of ilu > republic under the beneficent provisions of tlio home stead and pre-emption laws enacted by n re publican congress and true to heroic rccol ! lections of the past the homesteader pf the west .till . march on undei the banner f republicanism. Ii Victory and dcft t , In sunshine and ii storm , in prosperity and adversity , thi mighty west rctai ii the courajro of its con victions , and holdsf thut devotion to i priiiciplr Cboaph it briims d feat , is better than mi cess ai'hlQveubylX > kca yews and politica dishonor. j The republieausnarty of the United State rests upon the wisdom of its assembled dclu Kates for such acubn as will insure success If Wo are pri'p'aA'd to honestly nnd fairlj V > o t the auprcmcjj issues of the 11041- with ; clear , fearless atiJ ringing declaration o principles and tA nominate a ticket whicl will commend Jtsoyf to the loyalty iiud intei licence o ? the country , v q can grandly win When our candidates uro chosen wi > 'wil all join you wltUficartandBoul pa chorus of rejoicing and the rainbow of our harmony shall plvo certain promise of the plory of n victorious morning in November. When the democratic party nt tlio close of the last presidential election robbed us of victory honestly nnd fairly won , wo patiently waited for tlio coming ot the Justice ot years. Wo hoped and believed that 1SSS would right tbo great national wrong of 18 l. Tlio speaker eulogized the republican parly leaders and the old soldiers who had died since the last national republican convention. Ho then said : The other , that gnllnnt leader , the chevalier of American pohlicstho plory of republicanism and tlio tilehtmnro of democracy , our Henry of Navarre , is seeking in foreign travel long needed relaxation nml rest from the wearisome burdens of public life and service. With the sublime magnani mity of his incomparable greatness ho has denied us the infinite pleasure of supporting him in this convention. Desiring nbovo nil things party harmony mid success ho has stepped from the cer tain ladder of his own laudlblo ambition thut Bomo other man may climb to power. A shls true friends wo cmuiot , wo dare not , commit the political crime of disobedience to his expressed will. We cannot place him nt the head of the ticket , but wo will make him comuuuulcr-lu.chief of the head of the forces in the Held , wlicro ho will bo Invincible. And though Jatncs G. Blnlne may not be our president , yet ho remains our uncrowned king , wielding the baton of acknowledged , leadership , supreme in the allegiance of ills devoted followers , honored mid respected by nil honest nnd loyal mon as the greatest living American nnd the worthy object of our un dying lovo. But the republican party is not left without great men to place upon Its ticket. We have that honest , able mid ex perienced financier , statesman and senator from Ohio , nnd his no less distinguished col- lenguo from Iowa. Indiana , Michigan and Wisconsin present to us gallant soldiers , while New York. New Jersey , Kansas , Con necticut and other states offer worthy nnd favorite sons. From this splendid galaxy of political stars wo cannot choose amiss. The republican party points with pride to the great achievements of Its past , mid offers nsnncarncst of its future faithfulness , nn unbroken record of services performed for freedom , union nnd national prosperity. It is pre-euilncntly the party of protection. It was born of nn Irrepressible desire to pro tect the slave from the lash of his muster and to save our civilization from the blight ing curse of Unit crime against humanity. It performed its sacred mission of protecting the republic from secession nnd disunion , nnd in later times it succeeded in protecting the credit nnd currency of the nation from repudiation nnd inflation. Its platform , epi tomized , stands for the protection of popular government on the American continent , stands for the protection of nil governmental nnd International rights from restriction or invasion ; stands for the protection of the life , liberty nnd property of the individual ; stands for the protection of all immunities and priv ileges of American citizenship ; stands for the protection of the ballot-box from the crimes of intimidation , robbery and substitution ; stands for the protection of American com merce , American manufacture nnd Amer ican agriculture from destructive foreign competition ; stands for the protection of homo invention , homo skill nnd homo labor against the free trade heresies which would pauperize and degrade them all ; stands for the protection of the people from unjust and oppressive exaction and combination of aggregated capital and corporate power ; stands also for the protection of both capital and eorporutions from confisca tion and mob violence , and nbovo all , stands for the protection of the sanctity and happiness of the American home. It welcomes to our shore the down trod den and oppressed of every land , but it in sists that the inestimable blessing of Ameri can citizenship , purchased with the price less blood of our ' "heroes nnd martyrs , shall bo extended to these otil.v who nro in full sympathy mid accord with the fundamental principles ol our government , and who will loyally sup port the sacred provisions of the constitution of the United States. It holds that congress has the power to save American civilization and morality from leprosy , from Asiatic pa ganism , degradation and contagion. It main tains the nation should extend the benefits of free government to all true lovers of liberty , but it demands that the law of the land shall bo n shield to these only who obey it , and thut for anarchists , communists and crimi nals , American justice has nothing to offer but the sword. Reconstructed democracy has now been in power nearly four years. Its admin istration has been most satisfactory to these who hold ollleo under it. Its loyalty has received the approval of every enemy of the government. The courage of its foreign policy has amused the great powers and pleased every coward. Its civil service has been so thoroughly reformed ns to delight Mr. Wiggins. Its Justice to dis abled soldiers has won golden opinions from those who gave them their wounds. Its financial movements have been safe because of its inability to destroy the resulting pros perity of republican legislation , mid its un- parallelled straddle of the t'ariff question bus been a source of wonderment to "gods and men , " It is btrong in the imbecility of in nocuous desuetude , and deserves to live us a reminiscence of promises forgotten and pledges unredeemed. There nro these in this land who sccin to believe that tlio mis slon of the republican party is nt un cud : that the emancipation proclamation , Appo matox and tlio constitutional amendment ! are nt once the monuments of its glory am the gravestones of its demise. But the work of the republican party will never In done until every American citizen enters iutc his unquestioned inheritance of liberty , equu rights und justice ; until rcpresentution It congress in bused upon votes freely rust nni fairly counted ; until adequate provision ha been made for the helplessness and old ago ol disabled veterans and the widows and or jihans of their dead comrades ; until thosi policies of government which Insure nutiona and individual prosperity are firmly cstuh lishcd and until patriotism und loyalty an the only qualifications , except fltn ess fo ; official position in the service of the republic. There are those In the land who insist tha the republican party keeps nlivt the old time. sectional feeling md refer Ito "Let the dead pus bury its dead. " Tlio republic in party longs and prays for the coming of the mil leniuin of its hopes when in spirit mm n truth Mason und Dixon's line will bi blotted out forever ; when fraternal tici und common interests unite us all ; when tin whole people uro found rejoicing togctliei Unit the inherited Institution of liuinai slavery was destroyed by the justice of God glad together that the holy bond of union could not bo severed ; hopeful to uetlier for a magnificent national destiny ; loyal together to common country and its uncomiuercd flag. But , when that glai time comes black and white inns march side by side in the broad sun shltio of safety nnd lie down to peacefu slumber In the untroubled shadows of un protected homes. Tlio republican part ; leans to tlio now south with wide open urmu It offers loyal ustiiatanco in the dovelopmcn of its iigriciilturo , opening of its milieu and building up of its manufactories. 1 proposes , to break down the barriers o unpleasant memories with the hope of nov prosperity. Tlio great distinctive Issue o the present campaign is the isbuo of tariff To the support of the protective tariff then will ribo up un overwhelming army of intel ligent , thoughtful and practical men , am east , west , north and south will juin hand : together to forever exterminate in this re public the pernicious doctrine of free trade Tlio mighty past is with us here to-day. 1 fills us with that same spirit of freedom , pa triotibm and devotion which breathed inti the common dust of humanity tlio sublimi Inspiration of heroic dcedb. I. < ; t us read it : lesson rightly and hold its precepts dear Let this convention find n Douglas for ou Bruce. Ho wit ) tuko the soul of our grcu leader into the t'oldcn casket of his love , am with it lead us on to certain and splcndii victory , PilEI.IMI.VAUVYOUK. . The Convention ProoectlH nt Once t < the Transaction of Business. CHICAGO , Juno 19. At the idjuestof tin national committee , the chairman laid befori the convention an additional list of names o j the ofllccrs of the temporary organization. ' When the readlneof'ilie list vyas > concluded ConRrcssmnn Herr of Michigan presented a gavel to the temporary chairman. Ho said ! "I am requested by the delegates of my state to present this gavel for the chairman of this convention. It is made from the wood of the oak under which the republican party was organized In July , ISol , in the village of Jackson , Mich. This gavel has uix > n It cop per , wool , Iron , salt and wood llvo industries that the party now In power would ruin and * abolish. " In accepting the gavel , the chairman re turned the thanks of the convention nnd re marked that he would proceed to pound the llfo out ot the democratic party. The chairman announced that in the ab sence of any objection tlio temporary organ ization wus accepted by the convention. Judge Moody ot Dakota made a motion that Dakota bo allowed to cast ton \otes In ' the convention instead of two ns now' shown on Uio rolls , nnd made a long speech citing the privileges granted other territories in former conventions , A Delegate From Pennsylvania Mr. Chairman , I move that the rules of the last republican convention bu adopted until this organization is completed. The Chairman U the gentleman will wait I will put his motion. 1 am directed by the national committee to announce that it has recommended that the Dakota delegation bo allowed ten votes during the preliminary de liberations of this convention nml that Washington territory , by the grace of the democratic party , bo Riven six. The Chairman is moved und seconded that tlio rules of tlio lust republican conven tion bo adoptcil for our use until further action by the convention. So many ns favor the motion say "aye ; " contrary "no. " The ayes have It and ll is so ordered. Colonel Hallowcll of Kansas presented n resolution of sympathy with General Sheri dan. I desire to offer a resolution of sym pathy us follows : The delegates to the republican national convention , representing the comrades of the distinguished soldier and general of the army , Philip II. Sheridan , nnd representing also the living principles for which ho so gallantly fought nnd tiiumphcd during the great era of tlio war , scud htm their sincere congratulations on the prospect of his re covery , and liopo thut his life may bo preserved - served for many years. The chair put the question to the convention by a rising vote. The ilclceatcs rose to a man and with tremendous cheers endorsed the resolution of sympathy to the heroic soldlor. At the request of a number of old union soldiers nnd veteran delegates Lewis of Ken tucky offered for consideration a. petition asking that the convention assign n certain number of tickets for the use of the bold de fenders of the union. Henderson of Iowa offered nn amendment to the petition , adding the words "equally amomr the states and territories , " ftiul ask ing that the rules bo suspended und the peti tion of these veterans bo granted. The Chairman It is asked that unanimous consent of tlio convention bo given to the reference of the petition , together with the amendment thereto , to the national com mittee , with the request that the prayer bo granted. Hearing no objection the chair understands that unanimous consent is given and the resolution with the amend ment Is BO referred. Davis of Illinois I move the adoption of the following resolution : . Uesolvcd , That the roll of states and ter ritories bo called and the chairman of each delegation announce the names of Iho persons Ecleetcd to servo on the following commit tees : Permanent organization , rules , order -of business , credentials and resolutions. Tlio Chairman Is thcro any objection to the resolution ! No objection was presented. The Chairman I would suggest that under the rules there is but one committee on rules and regulations. Mr , Davis Then modify the resolution. The Chairman If there is no objection , and it is following the predecont of former conventions , the resolution will be con sidered ns adopted. The secretary will call the roll and ouch state as called will announce from the floor the names of tlio members of each one of these committees. Mr. Fessendon of Connecticut moved that the roll call bo dispensed with and Unit the chairman of each state delegation forward to the chair a list containing tlio names of such committees. It was so ordered. Charley GrccnoCiit Short in Iiitroilito- IniC tlio Veteran ICcpulilican. CIIICAUO , Juno 19. The chairman then said : Gentlemen of the Convention : There Is present in this room , us a guest of the Nebraska - braska delegation , that eminent citizen , tlio lirst nominee of the republican party for the ollleo of president , and 1 present to you the request of thut delegation thut its clmlrman bo given nn opportunity to present General Fremont to tlio convention. Is there any ob jection ? [ Cries of "no , no ! " ] If not , the chairman of the delegation from Nebraska will come forward to the platform and per form that pleasant duty. [ Applause. ] Gentlemen of the Convention : 1 introduce to you Chairman Greene , of the Nebraska delegation. Mr. Greene of Nebraska Mr chairman and gentlemen of the convention : Moro than thirty years ago the pioneers ol republicanism , assembled at Philadelphia , declared their political creed und named their presidential i-unilidutcs. Thus the freedom of homo became tlio first buttlo cry in that tremendous struggle in which the powers of darkness were marshalled against the hosts of freemen for the mastery of this republic. Out of the chaos and conflict of thut supreme controversy a now civilization has arisen from the ashes of the past , tilling nil the land with light and hopo. Hun dreds of thousands of these who mustered at the first roll uro asleep In unrt'incmbcred graves. In war mid in pence , wherever duty culled them , they bore the banner of the free and asked no other meed of praise except un emancipated land Thcro were loaders , too , great men , gifted to bo HO , who from the humble walks of lifo by great und glorious deeds achieved Im mortal lumo. The martyred Llncon , from tlio richness of whoso llfo wo com our high est aspirations ; Grant , whoso name is the most illustrious ever borne by living man ; Logun , glorious In war , magnificent in peace- all bans of Illinois nro passed away. The speaker was interrupted by cries of "Fremont , " upon which Mr. Greene said : He has been steadfast In the faith nnd 1 present bore to yon now , gentlemen of the convention Juhn C. Fremunt , The old veteran , who In ISM first carried the republican Hug towards the white house and heralded the triumph which came to Abraham Lincoln in 18'XI , stood up busulo the chairman witli n grand army button In the lapel of ills coat , and us his face appeared above the desk , the niidienco and con vein ion alike greeted him with enthusiastic cheers. When the cheering subsided Chairmen Thurston said : Gentlemen of the convention , I introduce to you the old hero , patriot and statesman - General John C. Fremont. [ ChcerH.J General Fremont wus warmly greeted. He said ho was unwilling to delay the busi ness of the convention mid would therofoic consume only n few moments of time , but ha would feel that ho carried un iiibcnbiblo clod and not n warm sympathetic heart in his breast if he were not grateful for the wel come ho received. He wus liuppy und proud to receive hero in this great national assem bly the welcome given by his friends and companions of many years , by his party friendh , by tlio men and the sons of tlio men with whom it hud been his consjilcuouH honor to have been associated In the firbl opening campaign of U5'J. ' I'KICI ) DOlloTiAH TAI/KH. A Short Spcci'li From the Kmlnont Colored Leader. CnicAuo , Juno 10.- Fred Douglas was then rocognUcd as ho came upon the rear of the stage und was loudly called for. Ho was presented amiJ applause. Ho said ho hoped the convention would muUo Bucli a record ii : Us proceedings a.i to put it entirely out of the power ot tlio leaders uf the democratic partj ami the leaders Of the inug\vump \ party tc say there was no difference between tuc re publican party nnd the democratic party ( a respect to thoclns * which will bo represented * The democratic- party has always been faith * ful to Us friends ami its friends had been the slaveholders of the south. ThQ republican party should bo faith * ful to its friend * , and the nice with black faces had over boon its friend * . Let tno block men bo remembered in tha platform which tlio convention would adopt , and let it bo remembered that this black man' was now stripped of his constitutional right to vote. Let tbo platform speak out for equal rights for nil. Let not the party ho driven from duty by the cry of "bloody fOiirU" Lot It wave na long ns blood should bo found on it. The government that ooulil give liberty in its constitution ought tu hnvo power to pgotcct that liberty In Its adminis tration. Attlio conclusion of Douglass1 speech louOl calls wcro imulo for Ingei-boll , Bradley nnd Foraker. 'I V1UOIN1A. COXTKST. Mr. Wtuo TO'.IH IllH Hide of the Old Dominion Story. CHICAOO , Juno 10. The secretary then rend Uio names of the commlttecmcn ns reported by the various states. When Virginia was reached the two contesting delegates reported mid the chairman announced thut ho would submit the Virginia question when the rend ing was finished , so thut the con vention could net upon all nt once. ( After the list of committees was read Davis of Illinois offered a resolution which ho desired road.ami adopted. The Chair The resolution offered by the gcntlcmup from Illinois will bo read after wo finish this matter of the list. Gentlemen of the convention : There now remains the question as to what delegates from the state of Virginia shall be permitted to name the members of these several com mittees from that state. Tlio chair will say the national committee has placed upon the roll of delegates , as entitled to scats , thodolo- gatcs-at-largo headed by William Mahono. There nro also four district delegates from that state whose scats nro uncontcsted. The national committee placed the other sot of delcgutcs-ut-lurgo uiwn the list as contest * ants , end they place all of the other district delegates upon the list with the recommenda tion that neither shall bo allowed to vote until the contest is settled by the convention. Unless the convention shall otherwise deter mine , the chair will therefore hold thut for imposes of participation in this temporary organization the four dclegates-i\t-lurg headed by William Mahono , together with the four delegates whoso souls nro uncontestcd , nro tlio delegates who nlona have the right to name these committees and to vote. Mr. Wise of Virginia , was recognized by the chair nnd took the platform amid loud applause. He said : lam hero elalming to bo the chairman of the Virginia delegation. Wo nro permitted by this cull to have twenty-four delegates from the state of Virginia , and of that twenty-four , twenty are contested and four uncontestcd. Tlio contested delegates are the four dele- gates-ut-largc , and the delegates from the second , third , fifth , sixth , seventh , eighth , ninth and tenth districts. By the decision of the national committee , with which wa make no issue , the dolegatcs-at-lurge from Virginia have been hold to liuvo n title to a place upon the roll with Uio representative * from the first , mid fourth districts. The result is Unit four of the delegates on the roll have contests am ) four have not. Thus eight , but olio- third of Virginia's ropresenlutlon.uow led by William Mahono , who wrestling with the rights of the republicans of'-"Virginia " is the , „ issue hero , who each have associated them selves together with their comrades nnd placed William Mahono UJKJII the committed on credentials to pass upon tils own caso. Gentlemen , that matter has been going on in Virginia for some years , nnd t ho decision is always in favor of the plaintiff. William , Mahono's name is sent hero by Williani Mahono to decide whether William Miihono Is n delegate or not. Now , T assure you that I learned in Uio battles of Virginia that n frco ballot and a fair count are the dearest boons of national republicanism. I hnvo learned in the long struggles which we have waged thcro that no man ought to bo per mitted to bo the judge and suitor both , nnd yet the proposition , gravely presented lo this convention by these eight men , four of whom are considered and all of whom nro led by him , is that , in this contest ho shall go upon the committee and have a vote upon las rights and mine. Now , Mr. Chairman , I say it is not fair. MAHONH'S UEI'I/Y. The General TcIlH Ills Story In n limit- lilliiK Sort ofVny. . CIIIOAOO , June 1 ! ) . There were cries from all over the hall for Malione , and Mr. Mahono advanced through the throng towards tha stage. Senator Hoar was on the floor , however - over , endeavoring to attract the attention ot the chair. A grout deal of confusion ensued and the chair was obliged to rap for order , after which the chair made the following a nouncemcnt : The chair desires to state that In making its decision it expressly reserved to this convention tlio right to pass upon this case for Itself , and the chair will entertain any motion made by any gentleman looking toward u solution of the question , I now recognize the gentleman from Massachusetts , Senator Hoar. Senator Hoar addressed the couventlo * as follows : I fully appreciate the desire of this convention to listen to the gentleman from Virginia , in u matter in which ho Is so much concerned , and I will interpose but two sentences before that desire can uo fulfilled. Tl.oy are these. First , it is absolutely nec essary in the nuturo of the case that the na tional committee should nmUo up the roll of the de.cgates who must deal with tlio organ isation of the convention. Otherwise wo shall boat sea without chart or compass. Next , General * M.thoia ! and bin colleagues , by universal parliamentary law , cannot bo permitted to vote on their own case , Thb committee on credentials will doiibtloas giva the fullest bearing to the honorable contes tant from Virginia who has just addressed us , and these who are witli him. I suppose the republicans of this country feel u pecul iar honor for a man bearing the name ot Henry A. Wise. They also liuvo profound n-Hpt'ct forthn gallant general who first broke the force of the solid south. [ Appluub * ami LTK'B for Mahono. ] General Mahono Mr. Chairman and fel low republicans , I confess to vou that it ia with no ordinary embarrassment , with no or dinary rcgict , tiiat the representatives of the great republican party of Uiis nation should bi ) troubled to consider a question of dinseit- tion in respect to the party in Virginia , but I want , in response to what has been said to prejudice it , If that bo possible , my atti tude placed before this honorable conven tion mid those for whom 1 speak , the regular organisation of the republican iiurty of Vir ginia , a party that has multiplied its active political forces since I had the honor to enter it from bO.OOO to 14 MUt ) . 1 represent 00 per cent and more of the republican masses of that commonwealth. Wo are met hereby by gentlemen who have done little to promote that development in Virginia , who have dona most to hold back the wheels of progress , nuver con tent , mid rarely putting their shoulders to the wheel. They came hero with contests , und when I give this convention ono Illustra tion it will satisfy them I doubt not of the insufficiency of tliuir pretensions. I say , as before your committee on credentials und before this convention , wo shall bo urcpurcil to demonstrate that wo rcircsc.'nt | the party of thut state ut targe hero by over six hun dred delegates out of TK ) , A convention was called according to our party laws , requiring republican voters to ubbcmhlu at their respec tive precincts at the same day und the sutno hour to appoint their delegates to city and county conventions , and'br them their dclo-t gates to Uio state convention. I say , a con vention such as this , composed of nearly seven hundred delcgutcs ' , send you /our delcgates-at lurtrc , of 'which I have tha honor to tfo ono , and who , 1 aM ( you , I Biibuit ' to thja I convention , arc Uio coutcstuu'U a cults t tkui ]