The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-19


nominee of this convention, whoever
he may be. (Applause.) We will la
bor 20 see to It that we have repre-
sentatiyes- in congress that will vote
for every tariff bill that comes up.
-(Applause) We never have faltered at
home on that subject. We are with
you. We may have some doubt or
m.sgiving of the past, but our hearts
VIII reach forward and we will strug-
gle 20 convince yoU we are right on
the silver question. But whether you
are right or we are right, we will work
together and we will work for you for
the great cause of Americanism. Gap
plause.) And now, Mr. President,
beg that the three alternates be allow
ed TO sit with US as delegates in this
convention to take the place of those
who nave retired. (Applause.)
The Observation-Disclosures objection is
made the aiternates from Utah wiM be
authorized to take their seats in place
OF the three delegates who have re-
tired (Appiause.)
Mr. Burlaigh, Of Washington-Mr
chairman and gentlemen of the ma
tional Republican convention, coming
from the only Pacific coast state
which declared in its platform for the
maintenance of the present gold stand
ard and against the free coinage of
silver, l desire to take your attention
for ONE moment. The young state of
Washington, smaller than many of
her sister states, in this union, yields
first place for patriotic devotion to
principles of this government and
loyal allegiance to the tenets of the
Republican party to none. (Appiause).
We have not come here. to imbibe in
spiration on the money question. We
brought our inspiration with US
twenty-five hundred miles from the
Pacific coast and through the states
OF Idaho and Montana, and 1t is just
as good here now and just as fervent
as before it made the journey. We be-
Heve
IN A SINGLE GOLD STANDARD.
because we think the money which
pays interest to the banker on Wall
street is none too good to pay the
wages of labor in Washington Cheers
amid cries of good, good'O and the
principles of this party inscribed upon
our banner-with protection. with re-
ciprocity, with sound money, as de-
fined by this platform and with the
unanimous choice of the Republicans
of that state for president William
Mckinley CAT this point the building
again shook with cheers. Mark Hanna.
Mr.. McKinley's manager was observed
to bow his head, flushing with emo
tion) We shall go to Republican vic
tory at the poles in November and with
us will go the loyal people of the STAKE
of Montana. CAT this point there were
cries of regular order" amid great
applause).
THE REGULAR ORDER.
The Chairman-The regular order is
demanded It is the call of states for
the report of members of national com
mittee.
The committee was made up as fol-
lows: Alabama, William Younglolood;
Arkansas, Powell Clayton; California,
j. D. Spreckels; Colorado, absent; Com
necticut, Samuel Fessenden; Delaware,
j. H. Wilson; Florida, j. G. Long;
Georgia, Judson w. Lyons; Idaho, alb
sent; Illinois, T. N. Jamison; Indiana,
William I. Durbfn; Iowa, A. B. Cum
Minis; Kansas, Cyrus Leland. jr.; Ken
lucky, j. w. Yer-kes; Louisiana, A T.
WiHnberly; Maine, ]. H. Marley; Mary
land, G. L. Wellington; Massachusetts,,
George H. Lyman; Michigan, George
L. Walls; Minnesota, L. F. Hubbard;
Mississippi, James jill; Missouri, R. c.
Kerens: Montana, c.. R. Leonard: Ne
vada. no answer; Nebraska. John A.
Thurston; New Hampshire, E. c.
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bart; New York, Fred Gibbs; North
Carolina. James E. Boyd; North Da-
ko'ta, W.. R. Robinson; Ohio, C. L.
kurtz; Oregon. passed; Pennsylvania.
NJ. 5. Quay; Rhode Island, Charles R.
BT'ayton; South Carolina. Eugene A
Webster; South Dakota, no announce
ment; Tennessee. no announcement:
Texas, John Grant; Utah. no an
nouncement; Vermont, R. T: Childs.
Virginia, George E. Bowden: Washing
ton, p. c. Sullivan; West Virginia. F
III. Scott; Wisconsin, Henry c. PAYNE:
Wyoming, Willis Van de Veuaer; New
Mexico, c. G. Calvin; Arizona, no an
nouncement: Oklahoma, Henry r. Ash.
indian Territory. c. E. Bennett. Djs-
trict of Columbia, not yet selected.
Alaska, not yet agreed upon.
NOMINATIONS BEGIN.
The Chairman-The regular order no
business is the roll call of the states for
the presentation of candidates for nom
ination. Great applause)
Mr.. Metzel of Montana-Mr. Chair
man, one of the delegates from Mon
tana has felt it his duty to withdraw
from the convention. I desire to ask.
sir, that one of the alternates NAV
occupy his place and cast a vote in
this convention.
The Chairman-It will be so ordered
without objection. The secretary will
call the roll of states.
There was no response until the state
OF Iowa was reached, when Mr. Hen
derson said:
Mr.. Chairman, Mr.. John N Baldwin,
OF Council Bluffs, will speak for Iova.
Mr. Baldwin was greeted with APP
plause, and spoke as follows:
AIJICON re NAlr1,r
Mr. Chairman and Genslemen-There
is one, but only one, of those whose
names will be presented to this conyen-
ton who can claim that there has been
placed for MIN in history's golden urn
an estimate of his character and worth
made by him on whom nature stamped
her royal seal; God exhibited as his
greatest design of American manhood.
genius, craftsmanship and patriotism
who, now in heaven, wears crown of
deafness praise and whose great soul
Is a portion of eternity itself-James
G. Blaine
Blaine, writing to Garfield. said:
Then comes Allison. He is true. kind.
reasonable. fair, honest and good. He
IS methodical, industrious and intelli-
gent. and would be a splendid man
to sail along with smoothly and sue
cessfully"
Complying with the request of the
Iowa delegation, 1 rise to propose to
this convention the nomination of him
TO whom this heritage was bequeathed,
WILLIAM B. ALLISON.
and to ask you to make it on the
old and new testament of Republican,
ism. 1t takes big man to represent
the state of Iowa in the Congress of
the United States for thirty-five years.
but Senator Allison is that man..
With the most perfect knowledge of
the details of all our political laws and