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::L..v . ; 'K 'Sir' I ev i. vj .J: RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 22. 1888. SO. 140 : if f ?SI:f Iff ill pi? 'fill Mm i i "?s . f if. - f 5 1 "1 '41. .4 X .j i -Is '3' 4 Absolutely Pure- rtita ywdr aTr vmnat. A. mrl t polity i -strength and wbole8cmeB ; Utre oinicl,th4n ordinary kiudi and tbnot b61d in competition with th Haltitude df low tost, thirt weight, liim or phofephate powiera, hold otdV In - -aa. botaL Baxuie Awdkb Oom M VWI Strweti Hw York. - eli by:W. a A. B. Btronaoh, and J ift vwtyi5 Da. - , Despondency u Jlelancholj, - ?f. r. "" . ' - - :j CoHmont cHd tbe "blim," fenerally procMs (rnh ilujtnltt llror. . II either mom dyspepsia or Mlow IV and ttatn oreratet botb m cause and cfect. i," d Every? Sufferj Is Earri- i f j Nature's own remedy for a Sluggish liver: ' ' . -! - 'V.i ' i. . 'i "fat iom tlihe rajUrer had bem oat of order. ni I felt enraUy x lor Bothiog. I w jln dnd to try iinion Urer Beirulator. Its action wa qmek aod thor -ugb and U Imparted a oris ana Vlitorou Itwllnc It ts aeeUentreeay." - J. lt Hiui!v; Muuroe, Iowa. 1 1 UXAMIHK TOU THAT TOO OPthi OXirtJIH, diM ulb! trom all ruU aod lmitaKo .by our red B trade mark om lr. nt of wrapper, nd on tbe ide Um el and liiputtur of J. U. Zeiliui u W00LLC0TT & Ml 4V I V. .4 14 East Martin Streed 100 plr high o it SO battottladiee' Ddn foia Q&t Boot at thii, ehetp !at I. 7cd pair ! lie.' Oxford ttee fl.43, araai L barain f 104 pair J;ar a toa allppera 63o a pair. . 1 0C0 jarda printed lawaa, new 'sty lee. v u a i yard 1 ,C00 yard" batiste cloth 8 l-8o and 1? liSc a yard. 1 ' T :l:;:-."t 2,000 yar4 cheese cljth, all ayatdl'. . ; ;.. . hides, So ..t-4v;i7n: ft?.'. I Vlt Uwni, alglngiat greatli I f r radooei prifet. T aoe captain 10, IS 1-3, 18 1-3, 33 and U 85c a yard. .'-l : w s- i ' : - ' ; CK - H - ': -:.rpk- .;.;;f: , ; V -.( ' D iotona aUahadet and widths. 3r . rtOfji nUiea'afd: ladies' shale bata C feaeh, tforth 500. ,TO order to loe out oar French orgiji - 1 Aie we bare reduced thera to wa ;', - W: . ; mLwA of)ii at this Dries will oaly last La few dara. they are cheap at t'JOv J a J -i$ . OA Aar Naw Xork buyer U daily shipping J oUa bargaitu in au linea ox goods- I 0500 Reward ! wttl the above reward for any c J ir ettiuiilatot. dyspepiia sick hradabe, indl ia wfttB H4vs V"getaWe Wrwr Pills, w!)otlH : .n ...nuclnnilon or e Uene we c uinm a ;iUons are atricwy eompiwa wmi. iuy ar. iS. tits oi eootaialos; u.r c(ec Sua jeeT ier aaie by ail tm r:rUt. bar-4 o" taifwi eoiy or JOU N a WEiJTa U, au 15 THZ Z. i, Mnv iil for safe T Jl . Ei wo TifiruuUta, U reUillS at, at; fever heat. THE GREAT CHICAGO POW- wow. as- I. THX BOLL IS CALLED AND tjl- VARIOCS STATES ASD TEBEITOBIIS Vk THKia FAVOIIITES' SOME ABZ (ilJESTf D WIT1 TELPJ AND BOMS WITH HISSES By Telegraph to the News and Otirrer. , . CitiCAao Noon, JuneV 20. Ihe convention faces another (lay's hot work with a glimmer of: it ballot at ihe end of it. It appears probable at this time that the programme lor the day Is to get through v with the platform at the aeseion 4w about io '""open, have the hominating speeches presenting thelpames of candidates for tha Presidential nom ination disposed of this afternoon or this evening, and then prtweed to a show of hands on ballot, ah adjourn until: tomorrow. This ilwhat, is generally zpectel by most of the delegates, although there if aome talk aa the delegates come dVn to the hall, : that the convention will not atop at one ballot when th) night opens, but that a number b ballots shall be taken to determine in Borne measure . what hope there may be of reaching an agreement. The hope of the Sherman men that the name of Mayor Fitlerr -ojf Phila delphia would not be presented at all and that the Ohio Senatorould get all of th Keystone vote qn the first ballot at pears to be dissipated by the . appearance of Charles Emory Smith, of the Philadelphia Press, with a Fitter nominating speeeh and a de termination to place thejfMayor in nomination. p?: The talk of the delegate! as they begin to arrive is of the showing made last evening on the'; Virginia contest oases, all of which xoept in the ease of the delegates a large and those of the ninth - dia'rict ;were de cided in Tavor of the Wise faction and piesamably against Sherman. The actual nomerioal defection trom Sen ator Sherman by, this admission of the contesting delegates isf j a loss of 12 Totea. What the lobby as well as the delegates are try ing to find out this morning is whether the vote against admission of the Wise delegates was a test of tha Sherman vote and a good deal of figuring is being done upon this problem. If the rote: is a test it would appear to show that Senator $herman will hare about S?U votes on the first ballot but tliejnost re liable opinion being now expressed is tnat was vote cannot De aaaaae tee basis of any calcalation and that ths Virginia question was settled upon its own merits as far aa it oould s deter mine the law and equity of j lbs) case. " raw or ra; AXjprtowerii.L The Tie w of the- auditoritnn noon tbe eve of. the opening oi -fipi -.day's session indicates that there lias been brisk trade in the city since Tues day m lightlhin eoata. grh0 more dignined black dress eoata prt been surrendered, and as many Idelegates and spectators as have beei; able to get them appear in lineu coats and generally without TesU. 3.ps is a necessary concession to UiM weather, and one or two of the delegies have maaeevena more, eompie surren der than this and arBappiu&glin their shirt sleeves, an innovaftpn which the convention is not diirnoaed to criticise in View of the oppression of the heated axr in tne nan. u .; !? . l , bob moaBsoix. if '? There is some talk about lihe) con- Temion ball that OdLlogerPlliU af ter ail to make, one of his noounating speeches bt there is 'no foundation for the ruaiar. i i carious fact that when CoLIngersoU's je'fu called last nigh f or a . speech the de monstrations or applause were: more generous than have been male lit any time during the convention&rocted tngs,i although all of the mag jo names have been i uttered time sud time again! The theory deduced - from this is that the delegates hare made op their minds not to be stampeded and it seems probable that they will be able to keep their head through out, f xnis inaication' oi caption u one of the striking feature! . of the gathering. . ' ILL SORTS OF TALK U: " I fjfovernor JToraker, whose ! name has been conspicuously mentioned aa a likely candidaW, is reoeircd with favor, and was generally applauded bea be came into the hall this morn tag, tne spectator ana this conven ion bai ing become familiar with bis presence ainca his speech' of las light. iut it is probable that in this base a good deal of the enthusiasm 4-hlch would otherwise, biye made this demonstration something ap troaching an ovation, has been sup pressed for fear of its possible; effect opou the great battle which is now Upending, lhere is some gossip going on about the hall about the London . dispa eh published in the New York Tribune of this' morning making I tbe authorized statement from lUaine that he has absolutely written no letter to any one of the poll ical chairmen except; his Flor ence :- and Paris letters which have beeu Dublished. There has been Itory floating about to the effect that some of the Sherman men knew that i letter from Blaine waa in he hands Of a delegate to be read in case hia nomination was made, absolutely re fusing to accept it, and that the sher man men hai a plan to throw their votes to Blain if was found that Sherman could not be dominated on the first thre or four balioU and thus start tbfl Blaine stampede which would nomiaato him. Then the letter of refusal -Was to be read and the convention sompelled to go oh and nominate some other man, pre.-umab y Sherman, as he would have thus won the ihearts of the Blaine men and could J now get their votes. It is a sample conven tion story which is spoiled by the tribune Uispatcn. ; I ! I I TBI OATHCBISO. . I The galleries fill up less rapidly tban iiania .turn morning, -. t jxnw a- or ktut- a w x- cum iuJ;t; caution 'iiin htrttof re : a'.oui ihi lial&aion n wcaet-noiaers ana scruunue tica eu rarefully. The gressars for ad- ' mission is tremendous. Last night tbi hall ,was overcrowded and the ushers had a rough time of it. There wepe scarcely five hundred' people in the great ball at half past nine, within thirty mipotes of the. convention, which Chairman Ksee deolarvd from the desk should be called to order on time. The auditorium has lost aoroe of Us pictures by the removal of the gold and silk bsunera which have heretofore marked the positions of the delegations. These banners in terfered with the view of Ihe dele gates and have been replaced by Utile bits of card-board bearing! in black letters the names of ihe States. , The chairman would have found it difficult at 10 o'clock to keep his word to call the convention to: order on time. As a matter of fact, at the hoar there was no convention bf jre him to be called to order. There were Isbs than 1,000 delegates in their sea s and hot 1,000 people in the hall. The Michigan delega ion waa the only full delegation in its plac, and ex Congressman Horr was entertaining his fellcw-delegates with sotne of his characteristic funny stories, j Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, sat ifcjh4.end of the row of seats which was adorned at the other end by Mr. jJHorr, of Michigan f VVhile the latter goes on with his 1 stories Chairman Estee arrives and the delegates come in rap idly. J J TBI C05TEjmoit CAXXID TO ORDER. The chairmau says he will keep his word as nearly as pOBsible.and notwith standing the gaping open spaces in the delegates' seats, he raps sharply with his gavel at five minutes past the hour, asks the delegates to take their seats and Calls the convention to or der. The invocation was delivered by Rev. Titos. E. Green, of IChicago. At the conclusion of the. prayer the Chairman touched an electric bell as a signal for the band to, render some selections, but there was nO band, tbe members hot jet having put in an appearance, I Under direction of the chairman, the secretary proceeded to call the roll of States in order that the dele gations might designate the member to represent each b8tate upon the national committee. This work hav ing, been disposed of, Mr Warner of Missouri iat 10 30 announced on be half of the committee bn resolutions that the committee would be ready to submit it report in fifteen min utes. . Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, chair man of (the resolutions committee, who had just entered the hail, was recognised by the chair and he arose to mke the report oi the committee. The! convention, recognizing one Of he dark horses in - the Presidential race and a popular one also, ? cheered ostilT and Mr. McHuueT advanced to the platform tof read his rfport. The applause was rdoubledn6? he came almost an oration. In;a clear, dutinct voice Mir. WeKinWy -read the committee's report aa follows: .; The Reonblicana of the Dni ed States assembled by their Relegates in national Convention pause on the threshold ! Of their proceedings to honor the memory of their first great eader, tbe immortal champion of liberty and the rights of the people, Abraham Lincoln, and to cover also with wreaths of imperishable; remem brance and gratitude the heroic names Of our la'er leaders who have more recently been;. called af ay from Our councils, Grant, Garfield; Arthur, Logan. May their memories b fath- ally ehmsbed. ; , ) We also j leoall with our greet ng and with prayer for, his recovery, the name of one of oar living heroes whose memory will be treasured in the history bath of Republicans and of the Republic, the name of that noble soldier and favorite child of victory ;Philfp H. Sheridan. Iu the i spirit of these great leaders and of our, own devo tion to human libkrty and with that hostility to (aii forms of despotism and oppression which is the fundamental idea of 'the Repub- ican party,; we aead fraternal con gratulation: to our fellow Amer icans : of Brazil on their great aot of emancipation hich completes the abolition of sl very tbrOugboat the two American continents. : We earnestly hope that we may soon congratulate our fdllow- citizens of Irish birth on the peaceful recovery of home rule for Ireland. We reaffirm our unswerving devo tion to thi national constitution and the indissoluble union of the States, to the autonomy . reserved to the States under the Constitution, to the personal rights and liberties of citi zehs id all the States and Territories in the Union, and especially to the supreme and sovereign right of every lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or black, to cast one free ballot in public elections and to nave that ballot duly counted. We hold a free and honest popular ballot and just and equal representation of all the people to be ihe foundation atone of our republican government, and demand effective legislation to secure i the integrity and parity of elections, which are the fountains of all public authority. We charge that the present administration and the Djmocra ic majority in Congress owe their existence to the suppression of the ba'lot by criminal nullification of the Constitution and laws of the United States. S . We are uncompromisingly in favor Of the American system of proteo tion- We! protest against: it sde struction aS proposed by the Presi dent and hia party. They serve the interests of Europe. We will support the inteiests of America. VTe accept the issue and confidently appeal to tbe people for their judgment. The pro tective system must be main's ned Its abandonment has always been followed by general disaster to all interests except those of the usurer and the sheiiff. ' : , We l denounce the Mills bill as .destructive to the general bosi new. labor and farming interests of the country, and we hear tilt i endorse the consistent and Datriofcic action of the Rp iblicao representatives in Coogrew io opp js inar its Daasaee. We oondamn the propoaition of the Democratic yarty to place wool on the free list, and we insist that the duties thereon shall be so adjusted and maintained as to funrsh full and ade quate protection to t- at induotry. iThe Republican party would ffect needed reduction o the national revenue by repealing the taxes on tobacco, . which are an annoy ance and burden to agriculture, and the tax . upon ' spirits, and by such revision of the i ariff laws as will tend to c eck ; tbe im ports of such articles as ate produced by our people, tbe production of which gives em ploy in ut to our labor, and release from import da ies those articles of fore gn production (except luxuries) tha like of which cannot be produced at home. If there shall still remain a larger revenue than is requisite for the wan s of the gov ernment we favor the entiiu repeal of internal taxes rather than the sur render of any pa t of our protective system at the joint be hen t of the whisky trust and the agents, of for eign manufacturers. We d clare our hostility to the in troduction into this country- of for eign contract labor and of - Chinese labor, alien to our o'.vilizttion and our Constitution, and we demand the rigid Enforcement of the existing laws against it and favor such imme diate legislation as will exclude such labor from our shores We declare our opposition to all combinations of capital organized in trusts or otherwise to control arbi trarily the condition of trade among oar citizens and we recommend to Congress and the State legislatures in their respective jurisdictions, such legislation as will prevent the execu tion of ail schemes to oppress the people by undue charges on their supplies or by unjust rates for the transportation of their products to market. We approve the legislation by Congress to prevent alike ucjaat bur dens and unfair discrimination be tween the States. We reefs m t e policy of app o- priating the public linli of the United States to be horn .steads for American citizens and ettlers not al ens, which the Republican party established m 1862 agains : the per sistent opposition of tbe D mocrats in Congress and which has brought our great Western domain into such magnificent developmeu . M ihe restoration of unearned rail road land grants to the public domaiii for ihe me of settl- rs. which was begun Under the adminis tration of Prettident Arthur.should be continued. We deny that the Demo cratio party hai ever restored one acre to the people, but dec are that by the joint action of Republicans and Democrats about fiftv millions of acres of -unearned lands originally' granted for the construction of rail roads have been restored to fie pub-' o domain in pursuaoce of the condi tions inserted by ihe Republican party in the original grants. We charge the Democratic aduainistra tion with future to execute the laws securing to settle a tit'e to their homestead, and with using appro priations made for that ourDoee to harass innocent settlers with spies and prosecutions nndr the false pre tenae or exposing frauds and vindi cating the law. The government by Congress of the Territories is based upon neces sity only to the end that they may become State iu the United Stales. Therefore whenever ti e conditions of population, material resources, public intelligence and morality are j such as to insure a stable ocal government therein the peop'e of such Territory should be pe mitwd at a right in herent to fo m for thximelves Oona i tutions and State government and be adm t ed into the United States pending the preparations for state hood. All officers thereof should be selected from: the bona fide President Citizens of the Territory f wherein they are Uto i serve South-Dakota should of right be immediately ad mitted as a State into tbe Udiou un der tbe constitut on framed and adopted by her people, and we hearti ly endoi so the act of the Republican Senate in twice pasaing bills for her admission. The refusal of the Dem ocratic House of Representatives for party purposes to favorably consider these bills is a wilful violatiOn'of the sacred American principle of local self-government and merits the con demnation of all just men. The pend ing bills ia the Senate for acts to en able the people of W aahiutrton. North Dakota and Montana to form Consti tutions establishing State govern ments should be psed without un necessary delay. The Republican party pledges itself to do all in its power tO facilitate the admission of the ter ritories of New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona to the ecioymeut of aelf government aa State?, such of tbem as are now qualified as soon as possible and the others as soon as they may become so. The political power of the Mormon church in the territories as exercised in the past is a meLaoe to f ee insti tutions, a danger.no longer to be suf fered. Therefore we pit dge the Re publican party to appropriate legisla tion asserting the sovereign' y of the nation in all territories where the same is questioned, and iu further ance of tnat end to place on tbe s at ate books legislation stringent enough to divorce the pol tical from the ecclesiastical power and then stamp out the iatteudant wickedness. Tbe Republican party is in favor of the use of both gold and silver as ' money aud c.nlemus the policy of the Democratic administration in it efforts to demonetize silver. J 1 We demand tha reduction of Iett r p wtage to 1 cent per ounce. . In a ret ublic like ours, where the tit sett is sovereign and the official the servant whe -e no power; is exer- ised except by the wal of the peo ple, it is important that the sover eign, tbe people, . sh mid possess in telligence The free school: is the 1romoter of that intelligence which s to preserve us as a free nation. Therefore the State or nation, or both combined, should support free insti tutions of learning sufficient to afford to every child growing up in th Ird the opportunitjy of a good 4omuin school edacat ba. I -i We oarnaajly reeexnsaend i thai prompt actio be taken by Centres on the ; enactment of such leg islation ' its will best secure the welfare of our American merchant marine,aad we protest against the pas sage by Congress of the free ship bill as calculated to work injury to labor by lessening the wages of those en gaged in preparing materials as we!l as those directly employed in our shipyards. We demand appropriations for the early rebuilding of our navy; for the construction of coast fortifications and other approved modern means of defense for the protection of our de fenseless harbors and cities; for the payment of ust pensions to our sol diers; for necessary works of national importance f in the improvement of the harbors and channels of internal or j coastwise and foreign commerce; for the encouragement of the shipping interest of the Atlan tic, Gulf ao&Paoifio States as well as for the payment of the maturing pub lic debt. This policy will give em ployment to our labor, actively to our various industries, increase the se curity of our country, promote trade, open new and direct msikets for our produce and cheapen the cost of transportation. We affi in this to be far better for our country than the Democratic policy of loaning tbe government money without interest to "pet banks." The conduct of for eign affairs.by the present administra tion has been distinguished by its in efficiency and its cowardice. Having withdrawn from the Senate all pend ing treaties i effected by Republican administrations for the removal of foreign burdens . and restric tions : on our commerce, for its extension into better markets, it Las neither effected nor professed any others in their stead. Professing adherence to the Monroe doctrine it has seen with idle complacency tbe extension of foreign control in Cen tral America and of foreign trade everywhere among our neighbors. It has refused! to charter, sanction Or encourage any Amer can organization for constructing thetcaragua CanaJ, a work of importance to the mainte nance of ihe Monroe doctrine of our national influence in Central and South America necessary for the de velopment of trade with our Pacific territory, with South America and with the islands of tbe further coasts of the Pacific Ocean. We arraign the present Democratic administration for its weak and un pa triotic treatment of the fisheries question and i s pusillanimous sur render of the essential privileges to which oar fishing vessels are entitled in Canadian ports under tbe treaty of 1818, the reciprocal1 maritime legisla tion of 1830, and the comity of na tions, and which Canadian fishing ves sels receive in the ports of the United States.! We condemn the policy. Of the present administration and the Democratic majority in Congress to wards our fisheries as unfriendly and conspicuously unpatriotic and as tend ing to dtfttroy a valuable natfonaT In dustry and an indispensable resource of defence against a foreign enemy. lbe name of American applies alike to all citizens of tbe republic and clothes upon all alike the same obli gation of obedience to the laws. At the same time that citizenship, ib and must La the panoply land safeguard of him who Wears it and protect him, whether high or low, rich or poor, in all his civil rights. It should and must afford him protection at home, and follow and protect him abroad in whatever land he may be on lawful errand. Tbe men who abandoned the Re publican party in 1884 and continue to adhere to the Democratic party have deserted not only the cause of honest government, of Bound finance and freedom and purity of the ballot, but especially have deserted the cause of reform in the civil service. We will not fail to keep our pledges be cause they have brokea theirs, or be cause their candidate has broken his. We therefore repeat our declaration of 1884, to-wit : "The reform of the civil service, auspiciously began un der Republican administration, should be completed by the further exten sion of the reform system- already established by law at all tne grades of the servrce to which it is applicab'e. The spirit and purpose of t e reform should be observed in all executive appointments, and all laws at vari ance with the object of the existing reform legislation should be repealed tc the end that the dangers to the free institutions which lurk 'in. the power of official patronage may be wisely and effectively avoided.. The gratitudd of the nation, to the defenders of the the Union cannot be measured' by laws . The legislation of Congress should conform to the pledge made by a loyal people and be so enlarged and extended as to pro vide against the possibilty tnat any man who honorably wore the X ederai uniform shall become an inmate of an alms house or dependent on private chsrity. In the presence of aa over flawing treasury it would be a public BcanJal. to do less for those whose valorous service preserved the gov eminent- We denounce tbe hostile spirit sho n by President Cleveland in his numerous vetoes of measures for pension relief and the action of the Democratic representatives in refusing even a consideration of gen eral pension legislation. In suppor t of 1 the principles here with enunciated, we invite the co operation of patriotic men of all par ties' and; especially of -all working men whose prosperity- is seriously threatened by the free trade policy of the present administration. In a clear, ringing voice, which could be distinctly heard in every portion of the auditorium, Mr. Mo- K.inley p-ead the declaration of the Republican platform and prinoiplex As he mentioned many of the dead leaders of the party cheer after cheer ascended, and his allusion to the liv ing hero Philip H Sheridan was received with loud applause. But these bursts of enthusiasm were as nothing to the storm of ap- p'amae and cheers which broke out when Mr. MoEinley enunciated' th e principle of tbe Republican party in regard to protection. Every member of the convention rose to his feet and munj-ct the spectators followed the example. Fans were ;wtved, hand kerchiefs were flattered, cheers were given and shouts of applause found no end. For some time Mr. McKin ley was unable to continue on account of the demonstration; which broke out afresh when the denunciation of the Mills bill found expression in the platform. When the reading of the report had bten concluded, Mr. Marvin, of Maryland, moved that i it be adopted and by a rising vote. Mr. Marvin said that before that motion was put he desired to sy a few words. We have the right, he said, to be proud of our party, as we have to be proud of our country. The great Republi can party began with the cry of free Boil, free speech and free press and had never faltered when enemies at tempted to take ikB life, and the Re publican party would not falter now that again the country ' is in danger, and will respond as of bid to the cry of the people "We will plant our party on the great rock of truth and jus ice and it will stacd there. We have been fortunate in our platforms in the past, but never more fortunate than now, and this is the greatest utterance that this great party has ever made, and should be adopttd unanimously. I Mr. Horr, of Michigan, on behalf of his State delegation, seconded the motion and demanded the previous question. The previous question having been ordered, the report of the committee was adopted by a standing vote amid great enthusiasm. HOMINATIOKS FOB PBBerDEST. The chairman stated that the next order of business was the call of States for the presentation of names of nominees for President. Alabama and Arkansas were called without response, when the California delegation, whose position was well Known, asked tbe convention to pass California on the roll call for Presi dent. Mr. Warner, of Connecticut, when Connecticut was called. Dtesented. without further remark, the name of Hon- Jos. R. Hawley. When Illinois was called a bUzz of expectancy broke out, which grew into a shout of greeting when Leon ard b wet t stepped upon the platform to present the name of Wa ter O. Gresham. Mr. bwett spoke with great deliberation and : without any tternpt at artificial oratory. Ho could be heard all over the hall, and while he did not often excite enthusi asm he was listened to with great atten tion. When he reached the climax of one of his periods with the name of Gresham, there was a wild damon- t ration Of applause. Mr. (ireeham s nomination was sec onded by Messrs. Davis of Minnesota, lijncu or Mississippi,! MoCall of Mas sachusetts and Rector of Texss. i Gov. Porter then made a bow to the audience and was girf n a warm reception. He has a fine, dignified presence, fall reddUh beard al) over his face and reddish hair. He spoke with impressiveness and force and appealed more to the judgment of the convention than to its sentiment. As Gov. Porter is regarded as within the possibility of a noinina ion should there be a dead-lock, he was curiously examined by the delegttes and their impressions of him were decidedly favorable The Gresham men in the galleries cried out the name of their favorite when Gov. Porter mentioned Harrison as Indiana's choice, to which he responded with ' emphasis that he voiced the unanimous and earnest sentiment of the Indiana delegation in presenting x Senator Harrison's name. ; At the conclusion of Gov. Porter's speech; on motion of Mr. Hogan of lennessep, the convention took a re cess until 3 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The air was cooler in the afternoon and the hall not so densely packed as ; .u . i . . , 'f. , iu iiuo uiuruio 8eseioD.r i.ne cnary manner in which the abolause was distributed at the mention of the names of the various1 candidates seemed to place matters more at sea than ever and prophecies mere not regarded with much apparent belief The chairman carried out hia threat of catling the convention promptly to order and at 3 o'clock precisely the gavel, felt Bat no woik was done for some minutes and the con vention waited patiently as the dele gates strolled leisure. y ia and the galleries began to fill with tardy spec tators. It was twenty minutes be fore the convention came into work ing trim and then the chairman stated that at the time the recess was taken the name of Gen. Harrison had been presented to the convention and he asked whether there were any seconds. Mr. Terrell of Texas was the first to respond. He declared that Indi ana was the pivotal State of the com ing contest and that - Benjamin Har rison was the man who could with certainty carry the State for the Re publican party. Tbe hand of destiny had marked General Harrison as the man to lead the party on! to victory (Applause). - Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire also seconded the nomination of Gen. Harrison. The first real striking scene in the convention so far waa precipitated bj the mention of the name of Blaine by Mr.- Gallenger at the close of his speech. The galle ries and many of the delegates sprang to their feet and shouted lor nearly a minute. Flags were wa7ed and the demonstration finally became really imposing. There was no other seo ond to Mr- Harrison's nomination. During a speech by x r. Hepburn a reference to tbe name of AIlis n was hailed with enthusiasm by the friends of the Iowa statesman, and the speak er himself was complimented with i round of applause as- he .closed his presentation speech. Mr; Boswortb, of Rhode Island, seconded Allison's nomination.: When Michigan was reached Chair man Horr. of that delegation, arose and said that Michigan had a candi date who would be presented by Mr. R. F. Frazer, of Detroit. When Mr Frazer moved to the platfo m there waa a cry from tbe galleries ; "That's the matter with A'ger iahl the pop alar response i .Hs all r?gb ,Mi!c an evidently eon eert'd chorus, at hiuh the convent on exploded in a burst of laughter. I While Frazer was speak ing he was interrupted by an out burst of stormy applause, aa the gag 'which has been heaid frequently around the streets of Chicago of "What's the matter with Alger T' was shouted from one gallery only to e oeive from the opposite gallery the answer, "He's all right," while one enthusiast in the upper tier cf gal leries divested himself of his coat and, swinging it around his fread, propo3e J three cheers for Alger, which were given with a will. As Mr. Frazer stepped from fh'e platform again the Alger cry went up and it wai some moments before the uproar could be quelled. Charles J. Moyse, of Massachusetts, followed Frazer in a second of the nomination of Alger. Patrick Egan, of Nebraska, also seconded the nomination and re ferred to Alger as a men who would maintain the honor of the United States a home and abroad and who would resent any . indigni y to the American flag. Mr. Esteis, of North Carolina also seconded Alger's nomination. He spoke of the love of the great gen erals of the war for A'ger, of Lin coln's trust in him and of his deeds of charity and generosity. Mr. Kggers, of. Arizona; then ook the platform with a brief speech in supjort of Alger. The roll of States wascontiuued and when New York was called the delegation from that State arose and led the applause which gaeeted Hisoock as he pro ceeded to place Chauncey M. Depew in nomination. As Mr. Hiscock closed every man from New York rose and gave three cheers for her favorite son Mr. Hartley of Minnesota, was recognized and seconded the name of Chauncey M. Depew. When the State of Ohio was called the first really great demonstration of the convention was made. Dele gates all over the hall climbed upon chairs, waved American' flags and shouted at the top of their voices ine giueries joined in and the ap plause became raptuous. Some ladies in the galleries who had brought white silk umbrellas trimmed with small American jfags opened them and twirled them as banners. Tne scene continued for some time and was not even equalled by the one which soon followed, when General Hastings, of Pennsylvania, in presenting the name of bhermaa . incident ally referred to Blaine. When this demonstration came - to an end the Ohio delegation gave way to Penn- . "a " a . t If syivania, arid Aoiutant uentrai nast ings was presented to ihe convention to present ;th name of Senator Sher man. He dec lared that Pennsylvania did not want G.-over Cleveland in the White House, . a declaration ; which was met with laughter. He proceed ed to vouch for the Rejpubljoanism of Jfennsylvahia. if omker seconded Sherman ' nomi nation amid great appl tune. , A fl ral shield with "no rebel flags surren dered while I am Governor," was set on tho platform- FOrakef orders it taken away. xoraker concluded and cheering continued thirteen minutes, mingled with hisBes- - K Smith of Pennsylvania took the platform to nominate Fitler. Mr. Spooner nominated Rusk.- The convention adjourned till 11 m. tomorrow. THE ORKS.T CKLKBttiaTIO i AlHlf. at nr. S IXMEKSB CBOWD BBUXIABT WKA1BBB CONGRATULATIONS -P 1T11 0 T 10 SPEKCHia DISTITODISHHD VISITORS. Cor. of tbe News and Observer. Mt. Aibt, June 30. The lay opened brilliantly. The summer sun rose clear and scattered the pools and ribbons of mist that floated in j the' valley. The people seemed to j awake wih lbe day and crowded to the depots a'ong the liue in hundreds. The excursion train that started from Greensboro at an early hour' waa soon filled and found groups of! waiting people at every station. The later trains that came in were equally packed. The roads along the line of railway were filled w.th vehicles of evtry pattern and fashion, from the luxurious carriage and pair to the bucolic bui efficacious ox-cart. 1 be rich they rode in chaises and the poor they waited by you know the rhyme, but they all got there jus lithe same. It was a grand day for Mi Airy, There are lSOOO people in Surry and most of tbem were at Mt t Airy yesterday. It was good for them to be there. They saw the fulfillment of their fathers' dreams and of their hopes and plans They met in concourse to rejoice that they bad become a part of the great accessible World by the building of the Cape Fear A Yadkin Valley Rail way and the concomitant telegraph line. They felt a modest exultation in the fact! that this splendid achieve ment was ;the work of North Caro linians, that the road was conceived in State pride and brought forth through patriotism The great de monstration was a practical expres sion of the great truth. It was i tribute to the men who had accom plished all; this and to let posterity know howl the people of their day honored such meu as Julius A- Gray, Turner Mbrehead, John D. Williams, W. A. Lash. Robt. T. Gray, Kenneth M. Murcbison, John M. Worth, W. A. Moore, .Dr. Benbow and Mr. Doniiell. They will rank them along with Morehead and Graves. They found a broken, rusty link and they have left a great chain that holds j the seashore fast to the base of the Blue Ridge. Evory foot of road lies on North Carolina soiL Every crotss-tie that holds the rails was cut fiom her forests. It is an other avecpe from the great he'art of the country to our South Atlantic seaports jBat it was built first for our own people and then for ot friends serosa the Blue Border. '' THE CROWDS. ; '. ; - : There were ' literally acres ' of people. The fields were dotted over with! umb ellas ; that - looked like black j maahrooma. - Every tree had its circle of - people court ing Us snides. Bat amid all the excitement! there ' was no disorder. Many of the vast - coaoonrre had never seen a train of cere and the Crowd was scattered around nutny points of curiosity and interest. The exessises wore held in gve of . stately oaks that sitouu t the Academy. According to programme and piompt upon the hour the procession : moved in "the following otdi: Lex ington Cornet Bind,! ma'r f re monies and Chaplain, Governor and State offisers, Judge of the Superior Counts, orators of the day,. tJwri and county officers, industrial 1 SjJayi n Moats, Mt- Airy band, r-q-iadron of fiftv mounted men, Hillsville, Va , band, mounted men, Grani City band and cit'zens on f ot and in cir- riages. Arrived' at the grounds Chief Mar-8bal-0.ao. W. Sparger secured perfect order and introduced the Rev B R. Hall, who opened the ceremonies with a fervent prayer. The address of welcome was short but in admirable taste, chaste isi it tie' and delivered wib grace. Mf W. F. Carter added to his reputation as a . capital speaker. Gov. Scales spoke earnestly and eloquently. He was speaking to old friends and he sytupatnized 1 with them in their rejoicing at the comple tion of the grand enterprise. He paid a fine tribute to President Gray and his co laborers and reea'kd the dys of Calvin GravfB and John il. A"ore-, head. Capt. Currie, of Wilmington, bketch ed the great advantages that would come from unit ng fie principal sea-' ' port of the State with the great tier of Piedmont counties. He dwelt on the creation of a greater State pride by this means, and in conclusion invited the immense crowd to W luiiDgton next summer, when the city by the sea would hold a similar gala day on the complet on of its end of the C. F. & Y. V. R R. Mr. R. D. Gilmer of WaynesvOIe, nut a native of air. Airy, reviewed -the history of the Cape Fear Rail way in a rapid and masterly m inner. The prosperity of his native village warmed his heart and he spoke with feeling and effect. A- H- Joyce, Esq., of Cinbury came as a neighbor to add bis con gratulations and to blend his voice in the great shout of rejoicing that went up from a glad people. tion. D. if. Caldwell was intro duced as tbe father of the idea of the , line of construction. He is justly revered ss one of the old masters on material development friend and con temporary of Gilmer and Morehead. His speech was heartily enjoyed. In response to calls, Col. A. M. Wad dell made a few remarks! They were bright and che ring as champagne at a feast and fell upon pleased and at tentive ears. Col. Julius A. Gray begged excuse on the ground that be bad brought others and not himself to talk to them He introduced Mr. ' Knox Livingston of Bennettsville, ' South Carolina. He b ought pleas- ' ant greetings from our southern 1 neighbors and delivered them in charming style. Calls were made for Hon- A. H A.-. Will ams who responded in his usual happy vein. - Colonel Kenan remind d the crowd -tbat they had been patient and that he would hot impose on them. He did,though,for just a min ute,in which v he expressed in his frank and pleas ant way tbe pleasure it gave him to be with them Treasurer Bain made his acknowledgments of the compli ment, of a call in an appropriate r speech. Judge Gilmer, who is at " home in Surry, as be is, everywhere, . concluded the ceremonies by recalling in gracious words the debt that the people owed the memory of Gov. Jas Li Robinson, who had saved the roa ''v y.ri.ro e.as Calvin Graves did the N h' Carolina Railroad. He could i. see the ocsasion pass with out recalling the debt of gratitude. The meeting then closed , with cheers and music. A more orderly or better mannered crowd never met in any State. There were no excesses. There was cour tesy on every hand and happiness in -every eye. The following were the marshals and great praise was given them for their attention to their duties: Geo- -W. Sparger, Esq , chief; Hon. R. A-- Daughton, Sparta; B. C. Beckwitb Esq , Raleigh; W. H. Hampton, B. A. Freeman, Spot Taylor. Glen Wil liams, E. M. Dodson, Thomas 0. Phillips, Esq, W. P.; Monroe, John G. Burr up, Esq , Samuel Atkinson. McD. Boyd, Esq . H. G. Chatham John C. Kapp, Maj. R. Jj. Roane, J L Ashby, T. L. Williamson, Chas H Jones, Dr. J. M. RolUngsworth, A. W; Council. J. W. Patterson, J. B utl, Jas. G. Banner, W. T. Stover, J. W.Johnson, James Forknerj Jobu Martin. At night there was a ball in tl" large brick Glover warehouse. It wsb largely attended by the belUM , and beaux, not only from Surry,-bnt from other counties and other States. B. nunc w -vi rit il i Its superior excellence i i woven I tn mil- lions of names for mere than a quartet of a century. It is need by the United States Government. Endorsed by thsV heads of the Great Universities as that the Btrongest Purest and most HealtsW foL. Dr. Prios's Cream Baking Powder does not contain Auunonia, lime of Alum. Sold only tn Cans. TV PBICB BAU2TOPOVTOEHCO. 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