The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-20

AlopuOliCdu party 1ucJ III ououCAPAtd
anC nominated its first candidates, and
freedom and freemen" became the
battle cry of the party. Hundreds OF
thousands of those whom first
responded to this call now sleep in I'M
remembered graves. Some OF the
leaders achieved monumental fame.
Lincoln, Grant, Logan and others OF
those who have gone to the grave with
fame entwined around their memories.
One of the leaders first 10 grasp the
standard of the cause and rush to the
front of the battle still lives, and he is
here with Us. and present to you John
Q. Fremont, of Nebraska.
GENERAL FREMONT
was warmly greeted as he was pre-
scented. He was unwilling, he said, to
delay the business of The convention,
and, therefore, would consume only q
few moments of time. Hewas sensibly
grateful for the welcome he received !;
he was happy and proud to see herein
this great national assembly q welcome
given by his friends and companions OF
many years, by his party friends, by
men and sons of men with whom it
has been his conspicuous honor to be
associated in the first opening of the
campaign OF. 1856. (Applause.)
FRED DOUGLASS
was then presented amid cheers and
applause. He hoped, he said, the con-
vention would make such a record in
its proceedings as to put it entirely out
of the pewer of the headers Of the DEM
ocraLic party and the leaders of the
party to say there was no
difference between the Republican
party and the Democratic party in re-
spect to the class when he represented.
(Applause.) The Democratic party had
always been faithful to its friends, and
its friends had been the Shareholders of
the south. The Republican party
should be faithful to its friends, and
the men with black faces had ever been
its friends. Black men should be re-
membered in the platform which the
would adopt, and let it
be remembered that this black man was
now stripped of his constitutional right
10 vote. Let the platform speak out
for equal rights for all. Let net the
party be driven from its duty by
The cry of Bloody Shirt" Let
it wave. AS long as blood
should be found in it. applause
A government that could give liberty in
its constitution ought to have power to
protect that liberty IN it's admiuistra-
zion. (Applause.)
OCH, Mr.. MALONE!
When Douglass concluded, Mr.. For
aker arose in his seat and was cheered.
He asked for a committee on rules, re-
permanent organization and
order Of business as constituted by diff
ferent States.
Ths secretary proceeded to read the
names fol: permanent organization.
When the Virginia members name was
presented, it was stated that two names
had been sent up by the contesting dele
cations from that State. The chair said
he would submit the Virginia question
to the convention when the fan list of
the committee had been read. The Ma
rional committee, he said, had placed
upon rolls of delegates, as prsna 5acie
entitled to ssats, the dslega ton
at large, headed BY Malone. (Ap-
piauso. There were al 0 four district dol
egates from Virginia, whose seats were
not contested. Unless tho ventiop
should otherwise determine, the chair
maa would hold that for the purpose
of participation in the temporary or
the four delegates it had,
gsther with the four whose seats were
would have the right to
name the committee membership.
John s. Wise, Of Virginia. arose, and
in response TO cries from the floor and
galleries, took stand on the platform
He was here, he said, claiming to be
chairman OF the lawful Virginia dele
CATION. The State was entitled. ander
the call, to have twenty-four delegates,
and out OF those twenty-four, twenty
were contested. Tie delegates-at. large,
headed by Malone, had to have primo
tfaete title, and had been placed on the
rolls, together with four distinguished
whose seats were not
These eight were but
one-third of the Virginia representation
led by William Malone, whose tri6ing
with rights and Republicanism in
Virginia was the issue here. These
eight had associated themselves to-
gether and placed William Malone on
The committee on credentials to pass
upon his own case. That matter had
been going on in Virginia for some
years. TAs decision was always in
favor of the plaintiff. William Me-
b mes nane was sent up by William
Malone 10 William Malone to decide
whether William Malone vas delegate
or not. (Laughter.) He had learned,
n hjs battles in Virginia, that free bal
ot and fair coRnt vas the dearest boon
Of national republication. (Applsuse.
de had learned that no man ought to
De permitted to be judge and sutton,
md he hoped tae decision of the chair
putting Malone upon the commit, ee on
would be overruled. 1t was
unfair that Malone should
20 on thu COMMITTEES and pass on
ais own name. 1t might be that within
hours, tho eight mon who
selected him would &c leaving the hall
With their hats under their arms and
With the decision of the convention
against them. (Applause) Until it is
settled, neither side shall be Judge and
ury in his own ease. am willing to
lest the fairness and honesty of the
party from other States of
he Union, outside Of Virginia, but I do
iot want William Malone to remain
IN the committee On credentials and
Tots on his own ease and prejudice
niAs, and l, therefore, appeal from the
ieoisioa of the Chair to this convention.
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