Show republican convention an interesting pen picture of the proceedings by the news special correspondent CHICAGO june jane 20 1888 at 1230 p pm in chairman thurston called on the rev stephen A northrup to invoke the divine hl essing preliminary ar y tp the business of the con convention bention ven tion the rev bev gentleman prayed in the manner characteristic of his class but the political OP OF HIS PRAYER did not manifest itself until he said thou bast filled our land with the finest wheat thou thon hast bast not dealt so with any other nation at this point the gallant col ingersoll took out oat his bis pocketbook and made a rote note in this he be has a good illustration of the char ta bleness of the average christian water minister he thanks god goa for special rotors rs and at the same time reminds that the other fellow doul dont t want Ln Yng it is a good deal like mark 4 innocent abroad who pray gayev editor r a favorable wind on sea though though h he knew the wind favoring him would beh ifal to bo the fellow travel ung iw the ot othi na 6 tway a this S a alien to wheat was a d ator fo r a to remind it that it if it goes goe 8 for thurman wheat will deteriorate ri orate the prayer was purely a party one oae aad special favor was asked for the convention and its adherents the chairman proceeded to business but the affairs of the convention in committee committed bands were found to bein be in a very undeveloped state halt a dozen delegates volunteered themselves tor for speeches it was finally resolved that the committee on permanent organization DC be heard from then gov foster chairman of this committee came forward and announced that the names he would submit for pre president aident vice president and hon bon secretary of the permanent organization wore were unanimously ni adopted by the committee amons among these names were two historic ones the hon webster flanagan of texas of 1880 what are we here for fame and the hon HOD J J DALY OP OF PARK CITY utah a kinsman of the great carl CarlO OD Dawley awley both names Bames were received by the convention pus ous applause gov fosters report was adopted by the convention and chairman thurston Thur scon gave way to ron hon morris M estee of california for permanent chairman ohio new york and nevada escorted mr estee to the stand and mr thurston Ta urston retired mr estee addressed the convention and though he bespoke spoke only a few sentences yet he showed good sense and broad religion lie he told the convention ta an that he knew nothing about the probable nominee or about the platform he said and trusting from the depth of my soul that every act may be done to promote the best in teresta of our common country and to advance the great republican party he puts his country before his party which is more than the christian minister did john A roche mayor maye of chicago presented a gavel made of gold and sliver silver worth 1000 and to be used in the present convention delegate works of illinois next presented another gavel made of wood from an old desk used by gen grant while working in a tannery in galena ills this made three gavels garvels already presented one being presented yesterday by michigan these gavels garvels are to be used to pound daylight day light out of the democratic party but A DELEGATE FROM UTAH says if anything in the slugging line is wanted a black thorn stick would be just the thing to wallop the democrats in my opinion theU tonian onlan is right there however the gavacs gavels were accepted by the chairman but a horrid fear pervaded the press department lest every delegate in the convention brought a gavel along mr bayne of pennsylvania presented the report of the committee on rules and order of bu business diness just as it was on the point of being adopted senator hoar of massa chua chus etsa took the floor and wanted the rule relating to alternates reconstructed this precipitated some two hours discussion in which over twenty delegates participated it was a very important question and shows the finely organized mind of the senator it a delegate and his alternate should both get drunk who was entitled to represent that district in the convention in the aptt settlement lement of this abstruse affair the convention manifested the marvelous exe executive culive ability in it i A colored colore 1 delegate from south carolina assumed the office of pathfinder and led the convention out of senator hoars haars labyrinth by suggest ing the adjournment of the convention until both the delegate and alternate WOULD SOBER UP then the original report was adopted as read and senator hoar retired b behind e his bis spectacles and mr boutelle boutelle of maine contemplated changing his name to rhyme with aristotle during the discussion on the alternate natell matter mr butterworth of to cram in an amendment limiting nominating speeches to fifteen minutes and seconding speeches spee cees to ten tea he failed in his bis laudable endeavor de alvor so it is probable that the convention will perform its work in about two or three weeks possibly ina in a shorter time but taking into consideration the capacity for oratory among the delegates it would not be strange if it outlasted out lasted the present session of congress the report of the committee on credentials denti als was not called for but alabama rose to a question of privilege it appears alabama cannot see or hear bear maine so beautifully arranged is the delegates delegat est plantation alabama wanted delegates to mount their chairs when talking this was about to precipitate another flood of oratory but mr horr of michigan moved to ad adjourn joura however before adjournment arrangements were made that tickets de be given to G A B R men to visit the convention during sessions the motion to adjourn until 8 p m was unanimously carried the hall ball waa was packed to its utmost capacity the heat is even more in teB belase than it was in st louis but the oratory is not as good as tharise th ariSt louis oratory A dorsey adorsey would be hailed with the greatest delight here there is no poetry in this convention convent loa but there is a lot othair of hair splitting at p m chairman estee called the convention to order his announcement no that speeches would be strictly limited to five minutes except in nominating was received by the sweltering mass of humanity around him with pleasure mr wellington af maryland presented a resolution of sympathy with the german people for the less ess of the late em emperor eror he made a speech and proved that list the old germans actually ate up the roman boman legions that invaded Alle manta mants the orator who thinks a german can be caught with blarney Is a poor student of ethnology flattery will be swallowed in maryland no matter how thick it to is issued but laid on too thick in Dutch land it is apt to be dreaded resolutions 0 of f regret for the death of grant logan arthur and conkling were unanimously adopted then pandemonium SET IN the hall hail became a regular donnybrook Donny broek fair chairman estee broke a table aft with mayor roches boches gold gavel before order could be b restored neither the committee on credentials nor the com on resolutions were ready with their reports then it became a question of adjournment or oratory bayne of pennsylvania Pennsylva aia endeavored to have some business done but the cry tor for orator bradley of kentucky prevailed and the gentleman took the platform he proceeded directly to wipe t the be floor with grover cleveland an and democracy during his bis speech he be mentioned the name of blaine and the cheers which greeted it were roof raising the speech was I 1 like ike parson North prayer entirely a party one another period of disorder followed this speech no business could be done gov foraker of ohio was called on OB for a speech As he ascended the platform he was received with cheers his speech was of the usual kind delivered by republican party orators he wants a man who serves his ais party best beat tor for president he banged at grov grover er cleveland right and left he dwelt on OB oregon and hinted that the key to the situation lies des with protection another period of confusion followed this speech depew and a dozen others were called lor among whom ingersoll seemed to be the favorite another attempt at business was madi made mr hepburn Hep bura chairman of the committee on credentials presented a report which comprised nineteen contested cases the wise mahone contest was the ahe most serious there was a majority and minority report on this for nearly two hours the convention was kept in an uproar it looked more like a MOLLY MEETING than an a convention of grave and intelligent persons full grown and apparently of average intellect those persons who admire difference of opinion in a party or sect should study the virinia virginia case the republican party there is just in a condition for the admirers of discord when the convention adjourned it was close on to midnight and the weary makers of presidents dests deBts filed out into the streets satisfied that the republican party was a harmonious united one and that there would be no more seriously reviewing the work of el the pre present S e n t convention one I 1 cannot help wo wondering how a party with such material could achieve w abal bab it did 0 or hold bold itself in power so long the late general grant used to say that the blunders of the democratic party always helped the republican however taking both parties as represented by their conventions convention ethe the democratic would seem to have the most executive ability in it the fact factionist or boss worship in the republican party is vicious even bradley of kentucky has a following and when called on to s giak speak this evening it was supposed that at a geni genuine alue outburst of kentucky oratory would be heard but bat what was the surprise oft off the convention when mr bradley came to the stand prepared and armed with the inevitable le manuscript then it was plain that mr bradley had his cappers in the hall ball and that they were under his leadership foraker ingersoll fitter fitler and a numb of others nave their heeling gangs piny recognition Is given to one of these more mere than to another then a free light fight ensues why hear bradley and not hear bear ingersoll U mr estee makes a good chairman but having obtained the honor more from sectional availability than from competency he seems afraid to choke off much of the tomfoolery which he ought to do it is no easy matter certainly to keep in check the ARROGANCE POMPOSITY AND ASSURANCE of kentucky the blindness the boni in t the bie old cavalier stupidity 0 of virg virginia and the triviality a and pe of new england F every very candidate and every prominent man la Is the convention has brought a personal following the henchmen are paid for traveling with hotel expenses expense s all agaid paid they are ready to mare march h or shout out or fight at the first arst call these clans are more bitter against one another than the indian tribes have ever been the riddle riddie is how bow can a party with such marked symptoms of savage savagery and anarchy in it hold bold together though though it is a fact that the general opinion of close observes predicts victory for tariff advocates advocat eb yet with the chastle elements in the tariff par party it is difficult to see how the reau republicans laicans can achieve a victory JUNIUS |