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far greater historical interest than any
Of the gavels presented to previous con-
yentions This gavel was presented Dy
w. H. Bartells of Carthage, ILL.,, and
was made from log taken from the
cabin occupied by Abraham Lincoln In
1882, at New Salem, Ill. On one end OF
the head of the gavel is inscribed on
silver plate the name Of the donor and
facts stated above, while on the otner
side, on a gold plate, appears the words
National Republican Convention. heid
in st. Louis. Mo-, June 16, 1886, nomi-
mating William Mckinley for president.
This gavel, which stands as an emblem
of the type of sturdy Americanism and
American homes and industries was
placed in my hands as assistant secre-
tary of the convention and of the noti-
fication committee for presentation to
you on this most happy occasion.
"It gives me the profoundest pleas
ure to discharge this duty and to say
that in handing you this gavel but ex-
press the opinion not alone of the great
mass of members Of the Republican
party of the United States, but many
thousands of independent Democrats
WHO StdIu LUZ llOiCSt iAOhSy, SAAoe ia
November next the work of the conven-
tion which nominated you will be crown
ed by majority never received but by
one other nominee Of the Republican
party, and that following in the path of
martyred Lincoln, whose memory is
represented by this gavel, so you, like
him, will discharge the duties of the
great office to which you will surely be
elected in November, next, with unsel-
fish patriotism and answering fidelity
to the constitution and principles Of
American liberty only represented by
the Republican party"
AS the applause subsided, after Mr..
Smiths presentation Of the handsome
gavel, Gov. Mckinley stepped forward
to the edge of the veranda and said:
Mr. Smith. thank you for this beau
tiful gift and for the courteous terms in
which you have conveyed the wishes
of the convention. I am glad to have
so valuable a souvenir of the great Re-
publican national convention, and es-
pecially am I grateful for the remem-
brance on account of the historic con-
ditions connecting it with the name of
the martyred Lincoln, whose name is an
inspiration to every American citizen.
I thank you again. (Cheers.)
COLUMBUS CITIZENS CALL.
Before the notification party could get
seated for lunch a representative dele
cation from Columbus, 1926 in number,
called.
Governor Mckinley responded to a
presentation by Attorney General D. K.
Watson as follows: you have done me
great honor, which highly appreciate,
by the call you have made upon me to-
day. remember with pleasure the four
years I spent in the capital city. I felt
through all those years that there was
not a moment of time that did not have
the sympathy and support and the good
will and encouragement of the men of
Columbus, irrespective of political affil-
iations, and recall no four years of my
public life that were more agreeable to
me and that have left more agreeable
memories, which shall cherish forever,
than the four years spent among them.
I thank you, Congressman Watson, for
the gracious words you have spoken per-
sonal to myself. do believe in my coun-
try. believe in it's vast possibilities.
and believe it is entirely with us what
shall be the possibilities of the future for
the government of the United States,
and am sure that the people of this
country, from ocean to ocean, will stand