Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-06-16


it is not by appointment from the president Of
the United States. and am there rs am here,
to represent Republican constituency.
Mr.. Cayton-Mr. Chairman, ii every delegate
in this hall who does not represent Republic
eau constituency were to leave this hall, then
we will have a very great scattering, indeed, and
all will have to 60 out with us from
the South Now 1 respectfully submit
that all these outside matters ought not to be
dragged in here. have not dragged them in;
nor has the majority. they have GoDmitted
this case upon the testimony, and I submit
that this convention should not be prejudlced
in its mature Judgment by the dragging i'll OF Of
tceholders, or by the slur that neil who come
here from the Southern states who faced the
horror OF Southern Democracy are to be point
ed out and have 1T said that they cannot cast
electoral votes. We have suffered enough from
the enemy without suffering from our friends.
beg OF you to drop that sur. We are invited
here by the national committee, and if we do
not stand upon All equality here, then I say let
us leave this hall to those who do.
DEPEW TAKES A HAND.
Mr.. Depew OF New York asked to be
recognized by the chair.
The Chair-Does the gentleman f1om New
York rise to oppose the report?
Mr. Depew-The gentleman from New York
rises to sustain the report, because the gentle
man from New York understands that the
speech OF the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr.
C!ayton) was on neither side.
The Chair-The chair would have to differ
with the gentleman from New York, and recog
nlze some one to speak i'll opposition to the ma
lority report, and will recognize the gentleman
from Utah (Mr. Cannon) for that purpose.
Mr. Cannon of Utah. Mr. Chairman. desire,
in behalf OF the minority OF the committee on ere
dentlals to present this report which hold III
my hand, and have it read. l shall then ask
RECOGNITION from the chair in order to speak i'll
opposition to the maj orlty report.
The minority report presented by Mr..
Cannon was read by the secretary as 1ol-
lows:
To the Republican National committee: The
credentials, respectfully report in favor OF seat
ng Q. j. Salisbury aud Frank J. Cannon as del
sharp as alternates, said t' delegates and
alternates having been duly elected at
convention duly held on the last
Territory, by the Republican party OF said ter
ritory, as recognized by the Republican ma
tlonal convention on the oath day Of Novem-
due and full hearing. And the minority, whose
names are hereto undersigned, further respect
fully report that G. G. Goodwin and C. E. Allen.
with their alternates contesting are not enti-
tea to seats IN your convention. for the reason
that they do not represent said Republican
party i'll Utah, and were not elected by said
tory by said party.
O.. J. SALISBURY
FRANK w. MUNDELL.
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN UTAH.
Mr.. Cannon Of Utah-Mr. Chairman and Gen
tlemen OF the Convention: desire to speak in
opposition to SO much Of t. e majority report
finding. There are three parties in Utah. The
Liberal party the sitting delegates, o: J. Sails
publican party OF that territory, consisting OF
5000 men who vote the Republican ticket every
ss il in 5h1 field to ss1t
us: tnat we may be compelled to share our votes
with them. by the minority report represent
1as Liberal yo9ao ana WHICH h
Utah from the day twas founded to the present
time. assert that We might as we'll have a
Democratic contingent coming in here to share
our seats as to have these gentlemen come in
to vote with US upon our two votes. The mere
fact which will be asserted to you no doubt, ii
i,y report, that our Republlcanism Their. is OF
recent growth and development. must not stop
rs, 1t seems to me, ii justice be done, because
the question is not how long man has been a
Republican, but how good u Republican he is
The objection which is raised to US and
to our having sole possession OF these seats is
that
ONE OF Us is MORMON.
I am he and will bear the burden. When the
Republican party declared in its platform that
Y would exterminate the twin relics OF barbar-
Nm it fought one with the sword and it fought
one with intelligence. thank God. 1t conquered
with the sword, and when it had finished its
work Ill the South it wrote with the hand OF
peace fiat finis.'' Now it has accomplished
just SO much in Utah by school houses, by news
papers, by law, and by the growth OF inte-
gence in the younger people OF that territory.
lsay that now has come the time to let the
angel OF peace write with the hand pointed to
Utah again that it may no longer curse
the nation with the annoyance which has al
pays been springlng up in demands Tor leglsla-
tive pranks We know they want freedom
publican party, which IS the only guardian OF
freedom? say if you seat these men you seat
them OH the old issue. They do not know that
Brigham Young is dead; he died when l was in
knickerbockers, and l decline to be held re-
ssponsible for old sermons which he uttered in
the the early days Of Utah appeal to the Repub-
evers.Ice the day that God. Almighty
called it into being. 1 ask that this con-
vention will reccgnlze Republicans i'll Utah and
not liberals. If you shall decide in favor OF the
majority report you make the Republican party
IN that territory a shuttlecock to be Knocked
back and forth by the two battledores of
Democracy and Liberalism, and say this that
II you will give to us our seats and the encour-
agement thereby afforded to go out and work
tor Repubea am; with heart and hope and
Shall be republican,, sometime. When you get
ready for it. Not for years to come,
will come not as Mormons, but as intelligent
American citizens. friends OF the Republican
party. This is the first time that appeal has
do something upon the other side for Utah.
You have had pianks in your platforms time
after time with regard to polygamy, with regard
to domination OF the church over the state.
Now finish those by recognizing that the end
has come, because it has come.
DEPEW SPEAKS.
Mr.. Depew OF New York-Mr Chairman, I
know nothing whatever about the merits OF
this question. After listening to the speeches
which have been made on both sides, I know
less than did before. We appointed a commit
tee here two days ago Of fifty members on
credentials for the purpose of making up the
lists OF this convention and ascertaining who
We're entitled to vote. That committee has sat
for two days, has listened TO the testimony,
has given conscientious labor to the questions
and has Made its report. OF The fifty
sixteen have made a minority report. The gen
man from Missouri has passed upon the eues-
ton as a committee OF one appointed by him.
self, and has made his report. The gentleman
from Colorado has appeared as the attorney
for one part OF the report and has made his
speech incidental to the expression OF the terror
with which he moves about this town for fear
of the Internal revenue collectors AS the
United States senate is a coordinate body in
the confirmation of federal officeholders he is
part of his the creatures OF his own creation.
Now, might sit here and listen to this debate
for two weeks. and at the end of thu two weeks
we would be no nearer the close than we are at
this minute. We have heard this committee
We can move through no other lines than by a
committee like this. Nearly two-thirds have re-
ported suggest that we accept that report
and end this discussion.
Mr.. Miller Of New York-Mr. President and
gentlemen of this conventions: We are not all
know-nothlnps here, il my colleague is. have
attended several national conventions. and
have listened to several reports from commit
tees upon credentials but. gentlemen, this is the
first time and believeit the first in the history
of the Republican DArty when the mai0ritv