Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-10

ulIiNtN lnl4 morning WIN l.. w. lEhcJs
their candidate for tue president 81 tho
league Of Republican clube, aud took
quarters next to the Ohio men, WHO
ME booming /. Squire Tor the place.
The col tcst seems narrowed 10 these
two, though the Spooner men are 10
Ing gold deal Of quiet work and hope
to secure the prize.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEEIiNu.
reIubs meet
Tho galleries Of McCauloy's thenier
were crowded long before the national
league assembled, tho audience in-
oluding many Of Louisvil'o's famous
beautita. The theairf was tatteiully
decorated with flags aud banners
and the front Oi the stage
banked with flowers and tropical
plants. When all the delegates
were seated the convention was called
TO order by President J. 3. Clfkson.
The appearance OF Mrs. j. Ellen Fos-
ter, OF Iowa, on the stage was greeted
with storm OF applause. Mayor Tyler
was introduced and welcomed the
delegates ia behalf Of the city. Then
COLONEL u. J. CRAWFORD,
PRECEDENT OF the Kentucky state
league, welcomed the visitors In behalf
OF the state. In the cOursc OF his
remarke, he referred to tho fact that
thore were over thousand Repuhll.
cans In the state who voted f.r
Abraham Lincoln. At the mention
Of Lincoln's name the entire audience
Of delegates and onlookors arose and
cbcercd enthusiastically. The league
was also welcomed on behalf OF the
state by A. Il. Wilson, who said the
delegates were not only given tho keys
10 the city but the keys to tho hearts "
Kentucky Republicans. He referred
to the fact that tectionSlism was fast
dying out and that the first Republican
club organizeI In the country was
Organized NJ Louisville.
Col. Cowan presented
PRESIDENT cLARIisoN
u avel Of ninsteentl Minds OF Kentucky
wood. When Clarkson arose 10 10.
spond he was greeted with n storm OF
applause. He had been quite III yes.
terdny and 1t was feared for time that
he would not be able 10 attend the COB
vention today. After Colonel Clark.
sons response to the addresses OF wei
como, the roll call was reau and thirty
three.elstes responded. Then President
Clarkson arose and delivered his an.
nual address.
ANNUAL Address.
Clarkson said: eve meet here today
In the name Of the ropublicanism Of
Lincoln, Grant aud Blaine. This ~
the rerubliuaniem whose eternal word
IN human liberty. IL IL the fighting
republlcanism, and all the world loves
a man or n party that believes enough
In Its own cause IN fight for It,"
The speaker then dwolt upon the
transition which had been going on
Tor ten years toward the younger men
and the different methods 10 the party
manag. ment, resulting Ia the league
Organization and more difiused
work. lie hoped that with the
coming Of younger men there would
bc party Of greater courage 10 cArdl-
nal, aud larger tolerance In minor
things. A majority OF the voters OF
the United States, he said, were Re-
publicans on real Republican Issues.
Too many voters had been alienAtod
by tho intolerance Of morality. He
asked that the platform be made 30
1850 1850 's .''t H".''S " ipioibh
born, anu OF amy chufch, might md
welcome IN inc ranks. Heoontinued as
foliows' "As webegin here today, the
mareh OF victory In ieSo, We have
neither complaints, nor apologies, nor
explanations 70 make, Tor the defeat OF
last year. we nave had Democratic
fresiuent anu congress ior sixty days,
anu SieVeianu mas hhuiou uowh the
American nag where Harrison and
the Republicans ran IL up III the name
OF lipefiy on inc 5anuwien lHlanus. He
anu MS secretary OF the treasury have
already frightened the business world,
anu created uneasiness ana lear where
safety ana prosperity ruled bsfore.
They have shown AN adverse balance
OF the foreign trade In the last four
months OF sSo,oOO, 700 against iavor-
able balance OF sIO,0O0,OOO In the first
four months OF Harrison's administra-
uon."
He added: "rhe Republican League
came to Kentucky to deny the charge
OF the revival oil sectionalism and the
bloody shirt, AMI to prove that 1t IL
false"
He continued rs follows: "We come