The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-07
PRESIDENT HAYES.
The DOings on Sunday and Monday
What was Done with the Party
and what The Party Did.
The Speeches at the Walker House
and Opinions Expressed
at Other Times.
THE ARRIVAL

Rutherford B. Hayes. President o
the United States, and party, have
been to Salt Lake and gone. Or
Sunday morning, on the z O'Clock
train, Gov. Murray, Gen. John E
smith, Adjutsnt McCAmmon, Ohiei
Justice Hunter, Gen. P. E. Conner,
Mr.. ]. r. Walker, Prof. L. L. Hol
den, Secretary Thomas, Judge Ben
nett, Judge Mcbride, Judge Tilford,
Col. o. j. HOLSTER, Gov. B. J. Neil,
Judge Merritt, MIR. H. W. lawrence
and Mr.. c. Goodwin went 10 Ogden
as a committee to meet the presi-
Dental party. They boarded the
regular easternbound U. 2. train and
proceeded with it until the special
containing tae party was met, when
they returned to Ogden, arriving
nearly an hour earlier than al frat
anticipated, or q little before l
o'clock. Previous to this, however,
a special train OF Two cars, the engine
OF which was gaily decorated and run
5y the pioneer engineer, Robt. Bolt,
nad made flying run from Salt
Lake. the party on the special con-
sisted OF President John Taylor, Hon
Geo. Q. Cannon, Gen. D. II. Wells
and vile, Hon. VIM. Jennings, Hon.
John Sharp and daughter Nettie. Gen.
II. s. Eldredge, Mr.. A. 81. Cannon
and daughter Mia, d. o. Calder,
Eco, Q. w. PenTose, Esq, aud wife
and Messrs. JOS. Jennings, Theodore
Mexican aud Il. W. Naisbitt.
at Ogden the presidential party
W8s met by the Ogden brass
band and the committee of citizens
appointed to meet them. Judge |
Smith, 10 behalf OF the delegation.
made brief speech and introduced |
ais colleagues. In reply the Presi-
dent, secretary Ramsey and General |
Sherman made short addresses, and |
the epecial was switched on TO the
Utah Central line, and with colOrs
flying they came to Salt Lake. Hon. |
Geo. Q. Cannon was on the Utah |
Central special platform, which con-
necled with the other special, on
which was President Hayes. He re-
Delegate Cannon, who in
troduced President Taylor, Hon. VIM.
Jennings, Hon. John Sharp and the
rest. After the train had started
President Hayes passed through and
entered the directors car, in which
President Taylor's party were, ans
with them until the train
reached KaTsville. Secretary Ran
sey then entered and talked with
President Taylor and the others for
malt an hour, when Gen. Sherman
entered and remained with them
until Salt Lake was reached.
The Governors committee remained
in the Presidents cara all the way.
On the read down the people OF
some Of the settlements were out In
force, but there were Eet such large
crowds as there would have been,
because of the arrival OF the party so
much earlier than expected. At Salt
Lake there was q large crowd assem-
Died to witness the arrival, and toe
Sunday School children and people
generally, in carriages and on foot,
incd the street on either side from
he depot up to the Temple Block.
The party was received with cheers,
md seemed greatly pleased with the
demonstration made 10 their honor.
crowd began to gather about the
Walker House Immediately after the
arrival Of the visitors, and soon be-
came 30 formidable and called for
he President so much, that it be-
zane evident they would not disperse
lntil they had been gratified. After
epeated cries of "Hsyes!" "HayesI"
rom the crowd, Governor Murray
topped forward to the front of the
balcony of the Walker House and
aid: