The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-07
TELEGRAPHIC
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
Meeting or the State CenveB-
GlAA.

Now York, k-The Republican Stat.
com mlttee Iassem bled ct 9O'cleck with {
| full Attendance of member The pres!
was excluded, but il Was learned that th'
nreeeedinRs we're harmonious. Chair
man Plat conducted the proceeding
with importantly General Sharpe spoke
in favor of Frank Hiscock, Of Syracuse
as temporary chairman Of the convention
and Riscock SIS agreed upon. The .
| lection seemed to give general sstisfac-
| ton, and even those who oppose the
nomination gave in their adherence, and
when the decision Was announced de-
clared they would abide by the result.
a better feeling prevailed among the
stalwartk- and there is every reason to
hope that the bad fee ing engendered By
the failure of the conference committees
to sgree is in good part dissipatsd, and q
4 !rubtinR of the character anticipated
mas been aysrted. It was past 10 O'Clock
Whei the committees deliberations we're
ended. Members then hastened to the
Academy Of Music to be 10 Atsendsnce
by IL O'Clock, when the convention lie to
be called to srd-r.
The republican state convention Wa
called to order st IL: 8 y N. by eI Sen
Ator T. g. Plat. The Academy Of Mn-
sic was crowded.
JEx-Spesker Sharpe, in q short speech,
proposed Hon. Frank Hiscock As ten
porarv chat mA. The speech Wa
'coldly received. Mr.. H'scock, with con
siderable warmth, declined. Theo. h
Pomsroy, from Cayuga, then proposed
as Hisceck's name had been propose d
against bis wishes, that Senator Wsrne T
Miller be named for temporary chair
man. On this, amidst great cheeri e,
the yeas and nays we're ordered. The
vote w&s as follows: Warner Miller, 29S,
and HiscOck, $780, Hiller's majority, los,
This announcement was received with
loud applsus,. Miller, on arriving on
tie platform, shook hands with Chair
msn Plat. (9rest spplausel. tsr-
e Chairman Plstt-I have the pleasure
Of Introducing TO the convention as tenn
porary chairman, Hon. Warner Miller.
Great applause
Miner thens amid continued applause,
addressed the convention. He made .
touching sllusion to the death OF the late
President Garfield, prayed God to COM
fort the widow tatherless, asked that
strength and wisd"m be given the Presi-
dent and that peace and harmony pre-
vail. He .aid: We meet to day as
band Of mournsrs after long weeks of
heroic sufferitg e, our loved chieftsin has
been taken from us. He is nourned by
The whole civilized world These uni
versal EXPIRE, stems Of grief and sympathy
tell us something Of The Irreparshle loss
our cau try has sustained. Lass than
year ago Garfield was elected u the chief
Of government. He brought
% the Office great ability and crest
achievements won in every field in which
re had taken part; he was states maI,
wearing full srmor of experience, wis
ION and virtue. (Applause) His life
rom early manhood had been gwen to
he unse fish service Of his country. His
highest am bition vas to contribute some
hing 20 the advancement Of the human
ace. The people knew him and loved
I'm. They had every reason to ex
,ect that In the discharge of
he duties Of the presidency he
would win new honors and bring
, essings to the people lsPplause) whilst
'ur hearts linRer. areuRd the new made
rave, upon tbs shores OF The western
axe, We are recalled by the. stern &C
ivities of life We leave the mysteries
# the past 'ew weeks with that God who
laa SO wonderously guided this republic.
rom the beginning, and addr IS eur
selves to the lssnes OF the hour. We
should bring united and harmonious
support to him who has, under the Con-
lt:tution, succeeded to that high Office,
.ProlrAged seplsuse.J We know Pres
deRt Arthur (spplause snd chee:s.)
SeDstor Madden proposed three cheers
for Presid at Arthur, which were given.
Chairman Miller, contiuuing: say
We know President Arthur, as lifelong
and New York republican,
as one ofus.-N no hiss ever been foremost
in sustaining the principles Of our
party. It is but meet and proper
then, fellow repu blicsns, that we send
him greetings to-day and pledge our
sympathy and supp srt (sppisule). THAI
can ba best done by republicans here to-
day laying down the arms of faction.l
warfare and to hand up the arms Of the
old republican party. II can best be
done by roofing cat of the hearts sll en-
nifty eff one toward another and uniting
hers to-day as band Of brothers, ire
neWed spplause), and then address nur-
selves to the welfare Of the party. Miller
favored civil service re orm, and ,osed
his speech by praising the great work of
the party in reducing the national debt.
Then followed call of delegates. On
the call Of Platt's name there was i'm
meme cheering. The name of @. NJ.
Depew on the other si1e was received
with tremendous cheers. Notice Of Con-
tested seats has been given and the chair
man announced that the papers will be
referred at the proper time to the Gem
mites on contested sests. At the con-
clusion of the roll call the secretary re-s
the call for the convention. At 80 the
convention adjourned until 100. Com
mitIees meet this afternoon and contest
ing delegates will be heard.
he scene, as chairman ex-senator
Plstt called the convention to order, was
unprecedented in the history Of politics
in the state, and indeed it might be said
in the United States. The Academywss
filed from the auditorium to he sky gall
lery. Several hun red ladies were in the
proscenium and artlsts' boxes. The
scene was more like 8 matinee than O
Political convention. at least 4 900 peo-
pie were within the building.
The convention was dilatory assem-
bling at SIS. Delegates and on-loekers
joined in singing Marching through
Georgia." and other airs, national and
cOmic. Finally Governor VIM. Curtis
name was called, and the chanting
changed to cheering, out this in turn
gsve place to more songs, local politicians