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


science demands that L shall do, 1 will
leave this question for your consideration.
DO you suppose myself and my associates
that act with me and take the same view
of this question that i do-do you sup
pose that We can take this step without
distress? DO you suppose we could take
il for any personal advantage or any hon
or that could be conferred upon US? We
say IL is d question of duty You may
nominate in this convention any man
you choose. If you Will put him on the
right kind Of a platform / will vote Tor
him. 1Ou may take any methods to nom
mate him that you think proper, l will
abide YOUR judgment and support him If
the platform is right. But when you ask
me TO surrender 10 you my principles, as
an honest man cannot do that L re-
alze what II win cost US. ] realize the
gibes and sneers and the contumacy that
VIII be heaped upon US; but my fellow
citizens, / have been through this before
before the political party TO which you
belong had being. L have advocated
cause more unpopular than this l have
stood for the
DOCTRINE OF FREE MEN.
free homes and free speech. am used to
detracuon; / am used to abuse, and I
have had il hcaped upon me without stint.
When the Republican party was organ
1zed ] was there. 1t has never had a ma
tional candidate since it was organized
that my voice has not been raised in his
support. 1t has never had, until now, a
great principle Enumerated in its platform
that has not had my approval With its
distinguished leaders, its distinguished
men of forty years, l have been IN close
communication and close friendship. L
have shared in its honor and its few de-
feats and disasters DO you think we can
sever our connection with party like
this until it be as matter of duty2
Duty not 10 our states, but duty to all
the people of this great land. (Appiause.)
Mr.. President. there are few men in a.
political party that have been more hon.
ored than j have been by the people of
The state in which they live. There are
few men in this convention OF anywhere
else that have been longer connected with
this organization than l. There are few
men in il who have been more active, and
not one who has been more attached TO
the great principles OF this party than Il
have been; and / cannot go out OF it With
out heart5urnings and a feeling that no
American can appreciate who has not en-
dured il. And yet l cannot, before my
country and my God, asree,-to that pro-
position that shall put upon this country
the gold standard and L viii not great
applause), and 90 not care what may be
the result Ii. it takes me out of political
lite, / will go out with the feeling that
at least. l maintain my consistency and
my manhood, and that my, conscience is
clear and that my country will have no
right 10 find fault with me. (Cheers)
I beg your pardon for saying this so
personal. hut vet ] think II but just to
myself and my associates that l should
proclaim 10 You that we take this step not
in anger, not in pique, not because We
dislike the nominee or otherwise, but be-
cause our consciences require us as hon
est men that we should make this sac
Iifice, for sacrifice We feel that il is.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for your kind
attention, retiring from you as | do. per-
haps never again to have an opportunity
of addressing a Republican convention, |
cannot do il without saying that, after
all, have in niy heart the hope-nay,
have The eXpectaion-that il you should
be foolish enough to adopt this platform
and force US to leave the party, better
councils viii prevail and ultimately, on a
true Republican platform. sustaining Re /
publican principles / may have the ines
Unable privilege Of again addressing
you
Intermingled with the cheers and /
applause Of the silver delegates, there /
began TO be heard a rear which finally (
became recognizable as the cry For (
aker"
The Chairman-The convention will /
be in order. The chair recognizes the I
chairman of the committee. Mr.. For |
aker. prolonged cheering)
Foraker move you. Mr.. Chairman, |
that the motion TO substitute be laid |
on the table.
Henry Cabot Lodge. of Massachu-
setts--I rise to second the motion made Z
by the senator from Ohio.
The Cheirman-It is moved and sec 4
onded that the substitute offered by |
the gentleman from Colorado be laid 4
upon the table. The state of Colorado [
demands that the roll be called and a |
record made of the vote. Is that de- /
mand seconded by any other state? The \
state of Montana seconded the demand /
applause from silver delegates.) The |
state OF Nevada also seconds the de- |
mand through Mr.. A. c. Cleveland
THE ROLL CALL.
The Chairman-The secretary viii |
call the roll of states and the chairman |
of each delegation will answer. Those
who are favorable to laying the amend /
ment upon the table wiz say aye |
and those who are opposed mo
The vote of Colorado as announced. /
ayes 8, noes Il, was challenged and a .
calling Of the roll disclosed ayes
Cole. Nen and Spear, and Is noes /
Magrun, alternate for Cluff, voting no.
The vote OF Illinois as announced. +
yeas, A., no I. was challenged. but (
the roll verified it. J. c. Pinckney
alone voted no.
The vote of Kansas as announced
was challenged, and the poll resulted,
ayes 16, noes 4-Murdock Lambert.
Dean and Vincent.
The vote of Missouri as announced.
So ayes and no, was challenged, and 4
the II did not change the figures.
The negative vote was given by Hough-
await
The vote of North Carolina as an
nounced, ayes 81, noes 1919, was chal-
lenged, the roll resulting: Ayes-Boyd,
Martin. Johnson. Crews, O'Brien, Null
len, Good, Bailey Harris-71lk, and
noes 14ls.
The vote of South Dakota as an /
nounced, ayes 6, noes 2, was challenged.
on the roll call. Pettigrew and MINER
voted no and the other six aye.
The vote of Tennessee was announced
as ayes %, noes .. 1t was challenged
and the poll resulted in ayes %. noes
Zachary TAYLOR being one of them.
The vote of Virginia was challenged,
b.w it was correct as announced, ayes
10. noes 5-Walker, Barksdale, Acker,
Rives and Bailey
The vote OF New Mexico was chal-
lenged and the poll resulted: Ayes
Morrison. Clarke, Perea- Noes-Burns.
Lima. Llewellen.
Alabama. yeas Is. nays 2; Arkan-
sas, yeas Is. nay !; California, yeas
3, nays Is: Colorado. yeas none. nays
s; Connecticut yeas y; Delaware,
yeas G; Florida, yeas 6, nays .; Geor-
gia, yeas %. nays 3; Idaho, yeas none.
nays 8; Illinois. yeas ~. nay i: Indi-
ana. yeas so: Iowa. yeas %; Kansas,
yeas is. nays q: Kentucky, yeas &c;
louisiana, yeas 16; Maine, yeas u:
Maryland. yeas 16. Massachusetts,
yeas 80; Michigan, yeas %. nay /: Min
nesota, yeas Is: Mississippi. yeas IS:
Missouri yeas SO. nay ]: Montana. nays
8; Nebraska, yeas IS; Nevada, nays s;
New Hampshire. yeas s; New Jersey.
yeas 20; New York, years 70: North
Carolina, years ~. nays 14l5; North
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