Show rONCTDATED BT ENTHUSIASM and applause and point after point was I made Among other things ho said 3he Republican Re-publican convention meant something Tddy have always meant something Republican 1 Re-publican conventions say what they me nand n-and mean what they say They declare principles and policies and purposes and I when entrusted with power execute and enforce them He said the platform of the first Republican convention in Philadelphia thirtysix years ago reads today more like an inspiration than an affirmation of apolitical a-political party that every provision of that great instrument of the republic is on the statutes of our country today which cannot be said of tUe platform of any other political organization in this or another an-other country Whenever anything is to be done in this country by this country for this country the Republican party is called upon to do it This party alone can LOOK BACKYARD WITHOUT SHAME or humiliation and forward with cheer and exultation We are here today to make a platlorm and a ticket that will commend I themselves to the conscience Intelligence and judgment of the American people and Iwo I-wo will do it Whatever is done by this convention cither as to platform or ticket will receive the approval of the American year people in November This is a Republican yearRhode Island has spoken Only yesterday yester-day Oregon spoke electing three Republicans Republi-cans to Congress When we get through this convention its conclusions will be the law of Republican action and the assurance I of Republican victory We aro for protective pro-tective tariff and reciprocity t The speaker continued at some length IN EULOGY Or PROTECTIVE TARIFF and in ridicule of tariff reform as exempli fed in the efforts in that direction by the Democratic party and was loudly applauded ap-plauded At the onclusion of the McKinley speech Hon Fred Douglass the colored orator was called for and bowed his acknowledgement acknowledge-ment Various resolutions which had been sent to tim clerks desk were referred to the committee on resolutions without reading Chairman McKinley then said the next thing on the list was the nomination of candidates for tbe presidency Senator Cullom rose and ras greeted by loud applause on the supposition that the distinguished Illinoieian had risen to place some ono in nomination Cullom said however he arose merely to question tbe regularity of proceeding to nominating speeches before the adoption of tho reports of the committee on credentials and resolution resolu-tion A glance at the rules showed the nomination could not be made until the report re-port of the committees were received On motion of Hon DeYoung of California I row the convention adjourned until 1 tomor |