The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-23

John, as he was Familiarity called--were
the speakers. There was an immense
audience and much enthusiasm. From
the sentiments expressed the fight seemed
to reveal Grant against the field.
All day Tuesday Chicago was in an up
roar The Grant men were more conf
dent than eVer-the Blaine Sherman
forces more determined to beat them
down. Late in the afternoon call went
out for final caucus of the Grant men to
be held that night in the caucus place of
the night before. After supper each dele
CATION of Grant supporters met at its own
quarters, was carefully tailed off. and
then marched to the meeting place of one
OF the most memorable caucuses ever held
at at q presidential nominating conven-
ton.
1t was about O'Clock when Roscoe
Conkling raped for order and quoted
that strangely mixed audience; an audi
ence some of whom were celebrated
throughout the nation, some unknown
outside their own immediate neighbor-
hoods; some deserving the name OF states
men. some properly denominated ssheel-
ers;' some with elevated motives, some
with only base ones-office holders, SOL
diers, professional men, bankers, mer-
chants and men whose trade was politics
mingled together and held a common
bond. There were 800 men in that audi
ence. And among them sat one destined
some months afterward to become vice.
president of the United States and later
president, and another who q few wears
hence would be vice. president Chester
A. Arthur and Levi P. Morton.
First ex-Secretary Boutwell, arose, and,
IN quiet, polished, scholarly way, told
the assemblage that all the omens pointed
to glorious victory on the morrow The
whole question:. said he, substantially,
was whether the Republican nominee
should be "a citizen of Maine or the
hero of the war; And as to what the
verdict would be he had little apprehen-
sion.
Following Boutwell, came the fiery
Logan. who, in singular contrast to the
modelled speech of the former, flung out
his ideas as if they had been rough-heWed
with q battle axe. His words breathed of
war. Again the drum beat, again the
bngle prayed. Again the old flag tapped
IN the breeze and glistening steel and blue
uniforms moved in serried columns to the
martial air. Again, as in fierce dream.
he fought out the stubborn war, and as
he poured forth the rough torrent OF his
speech that audience saw pictured before
their excited lmaginations the silent man
of Galena-the man, who had held the
highest military and civil powers of the
land, and was now living quietly amid the
scenes of his young manhood in the place
where he had worked, unknown and I'M
dreamed OF, in the leather warehouse.
And after Logan came Emory A. Storrs
OF Illinois, Judge Taft of Ohio. General
Beaver OF Pennsylvania, and Governor
Warmoth of Louisiana = all of whom
spoke as If inspired with absolute faith in
the success of their cause.
And then, when the hour was approach
ing midnight, Conkling arose and in slow
no, L.
The other speakers had spoken in general
terms. He particularized. Success was
certain. Just SO sure as the vote was
taken in the convention would the largest
number of votes on the first ballot be cast
for Ulysses s. Grant. There were in that
room 300 men whose votes would be cast.
for him.
ssOur candidate,'' he cried with
burst that thrilled the audience. s.cannot
be thrust out of sight. The silent man of
Galena cannot be pulled down. He can
not be defeated-he must not be defeated
1t would be like the defeat of Napoleon at
Waterloo. The sun of liberty would
stand in its course ard the world 90 back
for centuries.
The hall rang and rang with cheers as
that audience burst from 9 silence IL
could no longer keep. s'If we have only
300 votes on the first ballot, - cried the
impassioned orator, 81 believe, | am GER
tain that not only the rs more votes that
are necessary to effect nomination. bnf
that SO votes Will soon be found TO ioin
our body. 1t cannot help but be so. II
must be so. The fates declare it,,
Again furious uproar cut short the
speakers words. But what followed was
unlike anything that had ever before or
has since TRANSFERRED at a national con-
vention. The speaker waited till silence
was restored and then in a magnificent
peroration called upon each man present
to pledge himself to the cause on which
he he'd entered-to raise his hand toward
heaven and vow unwavering and lasting
allegiance to the fortunes OF Ulysses s.
Grant. Every man in that hall at once
raised his hand and gave his nliOhted
word that never would ne forsake the !
standard OF the soldier at Galena. And
then the assemblage broke up. 1t was |