The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-10
]. SLOAT FASSETT
New York Republicans Nomin-
ate Him for Governor.
1T WAS A BLAINE CONVENTION
The Platform Says Gold and silver Must be
Kept at a Parity-The Administration
Endorsed Hill Denounced.

eral Knapp, chairman OF the state commit
tee, called the Republican state convention
to order. He spoke briefly. General Knapp
said success this year meant success next
year whether the party was led by the
soldier and statesman now occupying the
executive chair Tapplausel, or by that
''matchless man from Maine" AT this there
was wild and tumultous applause and cheer
ing. Someone proposed three cheers forJ.
c. Blaine and they were given with vim.
w. w. Goodrich was then chosen tenn
porary chairman. On taking the chair he
made an address. Goodrich pointed with
pride to the record of the Republican party
since its foundation, and said four years OF
Democratic rule had convinced the people
of their duty of recalling the partial
power conferred upon party which had
been on the wrong side ever since the days
when it championed an extension Of hu-
man slavery into free territory. At the
last election, however, it again obtained
majority of the lower house of Congress.
This was accomplished by campaign of
colossal lying and deception. He pointed
with pride to the pure, sagacious aud con-
servative administration of President Har-
rison; to the growing commerce OF the
country under reciprocity with our Ameri-
can neighbors, induced by the matchless
navy, already ranking with those of the
other great maritime powers of the world.
The speaker reviewed the tariff question
at great length and spoke in high praise of
the Mckinley bill.
Upon the subject of silver, he said: "An
honest dollar for an honest debt.
We applaud the courageous utterances of
President Harrison in his recent speech at
Albany. This is to be campaign Of edu-
cation and not deception. The Republican
party nevers fear an investigation of its
| principles or its practices The Democratic
party is like lizard, changing colors accord
ing to Its envlrons. At the south it stands
for prohibitlon; in the north for free rum !;
on the Pacific coast and in the mountains
it demands the free coinage of silver. In
| the Ohio convention it adopted free COIN
age plank by bare majority and placed
hard money man upon it, and al the east it
demands gold and silver coinage on an
equal basis.
1--WE sorrowfully behold the governor of
this gr"Ht state as he stands like modern
Colo sus one foot in the executive chamber
at I lban and the other in the Senate
chamber 1t Washington; his hands grasp
ing the 4ever of the Democratic machine,
which he controls by filing the public Of
fees with his subservient tools; his eyes
greedily fixed on the presidential chair
in which he will never sit; pandering to
the liquor interest; playing with the ques-
ton of honest money; cheating the labor
ling men by defeating for years the Aus
tralian ballot system; obstructing the en-
tire legislation of the state to prevent an
investigation of his partisan water rates
in the canal; rising to no higher level than
a ward politician. Verify, the coming con
test is that of Hillism grated on to Tam
manyism against the political conscience OF
the voters of this commonwealth, and on
such an issue we shall suffer no defeat''
When reference was made by Goodrich
to President Harrison and Secretary
Blaine's connection with recent reciprocity
measures, there was hearty cheering about
evenly divided between the two.
The usual committees were appointed
and recess taken until this afternoon.
When the convention re-assembled thi.
afternoon a permanent organization was
effected with James NJ. Varnum as chair
man. He delivered an address OF grea
length, the telling points of which wert
enthusiastically received. He eulogizeC
reciprocity and the doings of the Repub
lican party during its existence. He spok
, highly of the tariff, and in regard to finance
| said he was confident the convention woult
, not hesitate to proclaim in the clearest anC
most emphatic terms its adhereance to tn
principles Of honest money, so abb,
and we'll expressed by Presi
Y III.
that the convention would not hesitate t.
f place itself on record in favor Of practice
and Intelligent amendment to the ballo
reform bill so thoroughly emasculeted ant
, shorn of its good uses through the machi
) nations of David D. Hill; in favor of som
, more intelligent and rational regulation O
the liquor traffic, and of protection; of tn.
civil service reform laws. Varnum pal
his respects to the great Democrat
octopus, Tammany Hall, which now hold
, the city of New York in its grasp and
: preparing to extend its tentacles over tn
L entire state.
There was no room for doubt as TO III
relative volume of applause when Varnun
q referred to the reciprocity policy of the ad
-, ministration as the work of Benjamin Har
;. rison and especially Secretary Blaine. !
a generous outburst greeted Harrison
| name while a tumult arose when Blaine
a name was mentioned. a cannon just out
. side the hall was fired at the moment I
q ! swell the clamor.
A letter was read from Andrew D. Whit
Withdrawing his mama as gubernatorf
= candidate. Then Senator O'Connor, {
- | Binghampton, placed in nomination for COY
. ernor j. Sloat Fassett, Of Chemung 7
M. Farthing, of Erie county, nominate
. Philip Becker, Of Buffalo James T
4 Potts, of Troy, nominated General Carr,
:, Rensselaer,. William H Williams, of Brood
lyn, nominated General Stewart l.. Woo
ford, and General Butterfeld presented tt
name of Mr.. Wadsworth. The Becker ele
ment strove to adjourn the conventio
:, until tomorrow, but were voted dow
= Roll call was proceeded with and present.
G General Woodford said that finding ths
Fassett had a clear majority of votes |
J. asked to cast Kings county solid for Fa
" sett and that the nomination be made una
is imouS.
e A delegate from Buffalo then said |
Is was authorized to turn to Fassett the e
tire Erie delegation. This young man hs
created sensation few minutes befo
g by declaring the people did not wat a ca
" didate who was holding an Office under d
;. national administration. Then Woo
worth's name was withdrawn, the Ca
~ adherants hurried into camp and Fassett
VI nomination was made unanimous viii
II the cannon outside doomed governor
" salute. The resolutions conmitte then r
ported the platform as follows:
The platform reasserts the principles
which victory was won i'll 1888 and a
he proves the legislation of the Fifty-fir
IN Congress. 1t commends the wisdom, D
ne triotsm and purity of the admlnistratit
IL of President Harrison, who has broug
"A himself near to the hearts of the people
=, =. his ability and fidelity in the enforceme
;" of the laws and the performance of b
duties, and also by his admirable prese
. tatiou of American principles which
- has made in his addresses to the peopl
= The administration commands the con
" dence and respect of the American peor
by its intelligent, efficient and sagacio
conduct of public business in all depal
as ments, especially by the ability and ener,
en- displayed by the distinguished citizen
tie this state in building UP navy to beoor
of adequate to the national defense:
ly the thorough and successful manageme
he Of the vast transactions of the treasu
no atnr