The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-04

81. Andrews & Co" The letter of pre-
sentation accompanying it read as fol-
lows: "We have the pleasure, no lee 8
than the honor, Of presenting to you q
gavel which is made of woods from every
State ard Territory in the Union, in
GLIDING Alesks, and the handle is from
the old charter OAK tree ct Hartford,
Conn, This gavel is solid unit, and
through it the States speak with one VI ice
If the delegates from the States aud Ter
rite ries from which this gavel comes
will act in manner equally united. the
business interests of the country will be
conserved"
Al 1924 the chairman announced that
the hour having arrived for the meeting
Of the eighth Republican national con-
vention, the convention would now be
opened by prayer by Rev. DR.. Frank
Bristol, of Ohicsgo.
Prayer was then offered by Mr. Bris-
toll ss follows: "God of our fathers, we
adore and worship thee, and to thee by
whose grace and providence we are wha.
we are as q nation, we would lift our
hearts in devotion and everlasting praise,
We thank thee for the glori.
GUS national heritage for this
magnificent land of wealthy hills and
fertile plains for the laws and institutions
which mAke!ii land of progress and of
liberty. We thank Thee for the Christian
status OF the lovers of freedom and of
God, men Of conscience and integrity
whose names have filled history, and the
memery Of whose Deeds is IN inspiration
to heroism and pride. We tha Thee
for Plymouth Rock, for Yorktown, for
Appomsttox - footsteps to mark the
progress Of righteousness and the higher
law. We, thank thee for the DECLARE.
ton OF Independence, the Constitution of
the United States and the Emancipation
proclamation, our blood bought charter
of freedom. We thank thee for the Re-
publican party and for its splendid his.
tory ard for its still more splendid posi-.
bility, aud now, as this great convention
enters on work which will involve the
most precious interests Of so. 900, 0O9 Of
people, and In large sense the interests
or free lnstituticns, We devoutly and
most earnestly supplicste the blessing OF
Almighty God. Bless the mem bers of
this body, the homes, the States, the
parts OF the nation which they represent.
May the ambition Of patriotism the wis
dom of state manship and righteousness
Of Christian consciousn IS be theirs.
May they possess every breast and con.
troll every action, and may the result of
this convention be in harmony with the
will Of God concerning Us, and ba re-
ceived with Joy by the people of the
whole land; and grant, Almighty God,
that the coming political campaiin may
be conducted with that decency, intelli
gence, patriotism and dignity Of temper
hot ~ sall M l.
Continue thy mercies to US. Bless our
country with peace, property and uni
verssl enlightenment; may we never deny
the faith OF our fathers. May We never
cease to be temperate and free and inv
dustrioua, Sabbsth-keeping, Cod
fearing and q Christisn people, blessed
with the righteousness which exslteth 8
people.
The call for the convention was read
by Col. j. a. Martin, secretary Of the
national committee.
Chairman Sabin, on behalf Of the Re-
publican committee called the c5nven.
ton to order in its name. he said: "Chi.
csgo was known as the convention city.
1t was the field of Republican victory.
Here it was that the immortal patriot,
Abraham Lincoln, was chosea. Here
the party chose that great chief'sin. Gen.
Grant. Here it nominated that honored
soldier, that great statesman, that repre-
sentative citizen. James A. Garfield
(cheers) every action Of the party on this
historical ground had been followed By
victory. Having succeeded against i!a
opponents on ell former occasions it Was
about to put its house in order for an
other conflict"
As consequence OF the vote adopted
by the last convention the present body
was largely formed CT men instructed by
their own constituents and il was there.
fore to b. hoped that the voice of the
people would be largely puisssnt in its
deliberations Zap, lsuse.) He closed with
an expression OF hope for victory and
proposed for temporary chairman, Hon.
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas.
When the chairman had concluded
and mentioned the name of Clayton, Mr..
H. O Lodge. Cf Massachusetts, proposed
the name Of John r. Lynch of Missouri
He said they recognized the claim Of the
south. and therefor ne had proposed this
second name as one acceptable to the Be-
publican convention.
Silas B. butcher, of New York, Sc
conJed the nomination CT Lynch.
At this hour great sensation was
created by q speech from w. ". Nor
row, Of California. He said that harmony
was essential and it could best be secured
by not raising fsctionsl issues. It had
been the practice for forty years for the
national committee to select the tenn.
porary chairman Of the convention, and
q departure could not now be made from
the custom without creating bitterness of
feeling. There were several delegates on
their feet to reply, but the chair.
man recognized George VIM. Curtis,
of New York. The announcement
was greeted with the widest
applause. Curtis said there was SUI
preme council Of party representatives.
WHO met to open the campaign Of 1884.
It had been unquestionably customary
for the national committee to name the
temporary chairman and for the COM
mittee to ratify it. but if the party as
here represented desired, it also unques-
tionsbly had the ght to revise the &C.
ton OF the national committee in this
matter, and make chairman OF its own
choosing.
Drummond. of Maine, moved that
when q vote was taken it be by call of
the roll of States.
Stewart, ief Pennsylvania, sustained
the action Of the com mittee i'll the eec-