The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-17

Gentlemen not delegates or alternates
viii retire from the space in front of
the chair. Gentlemen in the aisles will
vacate them. acquire seats and cease
conversation. All persons in the aisies
will promptly retire. Such persons are
requested promptly to retire. Their
presence standing in the aisles will
obstruct tbs proceedings of the con-
vent:on.''
After pause, a number of delegates
still standing, Chairman Carter re-
sumed his duty of calling the body to
order: The sergeant-at-arms will see
that the aisles are promptly cleared"
AN EXPLANATION.
When all were seated, Mr.. Carter
made the following explanations:
Gentlemen of the convention, owing
to the fact that a concert was helG IN
this auditorium last night the cards
designating the places of the reSpec-
tive states and territories became
somewhat disarranged. This defect will
be ramedied during the recess which
is to follow this session of the con-
vention, so that hereafter seats will
be provided at properly designated
places for each state and territory.
The convention will be in order and
the chaplain will offer prayer.
THE INVOCATION.
Rev Rabbi Sale then came forward
upon the platform, and amid the hush
of the assembled convention delivered
the following invocation:
The Rabbits Prayer.
All merciful and most gracious IA
Their, fountain of light and life.
We seek thy presence and implore
thy guidance in the tolls and tasks of
our earthly being.
0, thou who art enthroned in the
soul of man and rules the destinies Of
nations, be nigh unto US now and show
forth thy wondrous ways in this as
sembly of thy people. HeariSen unto
thy servants. the bondsmen of free
dom, and pour out on them who have
come to do thy bidding in the service
CT truth and honor, the spirit of wis
dom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and strength, the spirit OF
knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Make right eousnees the girdle Of
their loins and faithfulness the girdle
of their hips, SO that they may man
fully discharge the sacred duties of
their gathering, to further the we'll
the honor and integrity of the nation.
o kindle anew in the hearts of our
generation the altar flame of devotion
to the high aims that inspired the
minds of the founders of our republic,
and above all illunined and immortal
lied the life of the father Of his coun-
try. Fill us with a deep and abiding
sense of the transcendent dignity and
nobility of American citizenship and
of the sacred obligations that should
attend it, so that we may grow from
day to day in beauty of civic virtue.
and our beloved land from hundred
harboured Maine to the vine clad hills
! of the Golden Gate. from the icebound
north to the warm and sunny south,
1 may go from strength to strength, I'M
1 til it achieves its destiny to become
/ the fixed and shining mark for every
4 bark bound for the haven of law and
liberty. Let not the glory Of our past
! be greater than the present, nor let us
/ come to shame and grief by the wor-
! ship of gods of gold and silver, to the
neglect of those ideals Of the mind and
/ the soul, which alone are worthy of a
free mans homage, and alone can Sc
cure the continued possession and en-
joyment Of civil and religious liberty
Remove from around us the din and
noise of insincerity and hollow sound.
ing shows; let bitter strife and wrang.
/ ling cease, and firmly bound in the love
of our common country let US realize
how good and lovely lit is for brethren
to dwell together in harmony. Pros
per thou the work of this council con
vened in the cause of the people, anC
when its message goes forth over tn,
land may its golden fringe bring Il
them the glad assurance that prosper
ity will brighten our homes, and thu
immediate jewel of our soul, the gooC
name of our people and the credit o
our government shall remain unfair
nished forever. May thy grace, o God
come upon US, and do thou estab lisl
the work of our hands. Amen.
THE CALI. READ.
The secretary, Joseph II. Manley, O
the national committee, read the cal
for the convention, after which Chair
man Carter said:
Gentlemen of the convention:
by direction of the committee
present. subject to your approval, 70
your temporary chairman, Hon
Charles w. Fairbanks OF Indiana.
(Applause.)
Mr.. Sutherland of New York wa
recognized and said:
"On behalf Of the delegation from
New York, we desire to move that tn
recommended ton of the national com
mittee in this selection of temporal
, chairman be now approved"
The motion was put by Chairma
Garter and carried by a unanimou
) vote, and the convention received tn
l result with cheers.
Chairman Carter now have tn
distinguished honor to present to yo
: as your temporary presiding Officer
the Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks of In
! diana
: AS Mr. Fairbanks came forward tn
} convention heartily applauded hin
: He delivered the following address:
Fairbanks Speech.
: Gentlemen of the Conventions al
, profoundly grateful for this expressio
> Of your generous confidence.
AS citizens we were never Gale
upon to discharge a more importar
duty than that which rests upon US
f the nomination of president and vice
D president of the United States Til
duty is a peculiarly impressive one q
2 the moment for it is already write
in the book of fate that the choice {
this convention will be the next pres
: dent and yice-president of the grea
republic.
Three years of Democratic admins
; tration have been three years of pani
, of wasted energy. of anxiety and los
: to the American people, without
parallel in history.
| Today the people turn to the Republ
can p2--y faithfully confident, and
is for US to meet their expectations;
is for us to give them those candidat e
upon whom their hearts have centeret
and to give them clear, straightforward
emphatic expression of our polite;
faith. The Republican party is
|, PARTY OF CONVICTIONS;
| and II hos written, ifs convictions