The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-23

1 WI FASO Lilo III ciASlO HAIL. nAhb-
ever his achievements have beeD; nc
single man, whatever his capacity is, il
of the slightest Importance compared
with the success of the Republican
party. (Great and continued applause
and cheers) Consequently, the next
question is, who is the most available
man, other things being equal.
i(Cries for Gresham, Blaine and
other candidates.) l do not care
why you are for or who
l am for, the great question is, and that
question must be settled at the polls,
not In whirlwind of excitement, but
after months of discussion, when the
| hIrrah is out of your lungs and sense
is in your brains. Applause and
liaughter.) That question must be SGT
tied by the most intelligent men under
t2e flag, and when ypu do a thing
| easily. there is no need of strsining
yourselves. Usughter.) I would like
to see you put upon the next ticket two
soldiers who helped to sava cur
country. (Great appiause.) would
like to see two heroes piSted
against two SDaOocrsis. (Grest ap-
plause). l want two patriots against
TWO Copperheads. (Applsuse). Then
LEI tbs American people make choice !;
| let them say who they will have, and
my idea is this, that the man who did
not want to go to Richmond during the
| var should not be sent 10 Washington
now. (applsuse). The great thing We
| want is success-nOt simply for pGrty,
but for my country. and not simply for
my country but for principle, because
l believe, human liberty is more i'm
| portant than any country on the globe.
l ftIrnat QnVnlonCol haie,O n
Republican,, being for the Republican
party, being fer protection, wishing
aHd hoping for SUCCESS | aEa in favor
Of the nomination of Welter !. Ores
ham. Great applause, cheering and
waving Of fags.) The Illinois delegation
were standing on the tops of their chairs
and cheering loudly.
Dr.. Douglass, upon taking the chair,
then addressed The excited assemblsge
as follows:
FetloW Citizens: rise to say that 1
am able to promise that you shall have
recitation quite worth hearing, by
Mr.. Pope, the well-known veteran of ST.
Louis. (Cheers)
CHARLES B. POPE,
thu we'll known veteran of st. Louis,
then gave recitation of "Sheriaan's
Ride" which was received with en-
thusiastic applause. Upon conclusion
of Pope's recitation, the chair Doug
lass) said: 'RePnhlicans, there is an
old motto and only sentiment, to which
every American is expected to sub
scribe. Il is that the error may be
safely tolerated while the truth Is left
free to combat with it. The right to
canvass the pelicy of public men and
public measures, and eulogize or con-
denim, as the judgment of the American
citizen shall determine, cannot be
given. l have the honor and have
been requested -te- introduce
HON. THOMAS FITCH,
of California. who will speak to you en-
Republicanism. (Cheers).
Fitch then addressed the convention
as follows:
FeIlow Citizens: I behold in this vast
assemblage orators upon whose lips
Senators have hung, and statesmen
whose acts have been woven into the
fabric of history, and soldiers who have
met in convention in destiny and
death. The intellect and power Of this
republic are here representing not cap
italists and palaces. but the workers and
homes of our land. The con-
science and judgment of this nation
are here to choose from among
sixty nillion freemen, one who in No !
Of the United States, (oheers) and |
elected by the mightiest popular voics |
that has found utterance since the dead |
hero of Appomattox last listened to its
thunder. (Loud applause from the !
galleries and further clearing of the |
nall by the delegates.) Now, fellow
upon the wisdom of the choice |
made by this convention may depend |
the destinies of this land and looms,
shops and mines, and forests; yes, and |
furnaces and harvest fields that ten
million faces wet with the dew of toll are
upturned with anxious gaze to.
wards this tribunal. (Nearly all
the delegates were by this time
moving toward doors) which is to pass
upon your fates. cloud applause.) l
think l IL quit, cloud laughter and ap-
plause.) And the venerable,,M Mr.. Fitch, of
California, sat down. The lights were
out and the large audience
dispersed, but Fred Douglass, probably
having been given to night school in
bis early days. amused himself in the
dark by writing autographs and giving
them to hundreds in the audience.
Adjourned.
John s. Wise, of Virginia, on behalf
Of the Virginia delegation, said that the
delegation had elected him member of
The National committee.
Gen. Hastings, of Pennsylvania, said
ne arose in the interest of harmony and
caution, and in what he considered the
pest of the party. He believed those
dearest to tha convention
would best be served by an adjournment
Until tomorrow, in order to give the
time to have more thor
,ugh understanding and to pre-
7ent any hasty--~oE unconsidered |
action. He would, therefore,
move to adjourn till 10 am to-mor-
.ow and upon this motion demanded
he roll call of States There were
to this motion from Fllley, of
Missouri, Henderson, of Iowa, Fuller,
If North Carolina, and King, of Mary {
and. The roll call proct eded without {
Incident until New York was reached, l
vhen the roll of delegates demanded I
he call. disclosed the fact that New |
York stood ten in favor of General I
hastings motion. Depew voted no
mid applause. The result was ayes t
IS, nays 2S2. "