Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-27
BANNERS AND BRASS BANDS.
Gfuber Says He Will Compel Roosevelt Peopls
TO Show Their Proof Of His Eligibility.
PhTT RECEIVES A GREAT OVATION.


saratoga. ". Y. sept. 2i.-The day
tor the Republican convention 20
nominate a full state ticket oponed
bright and clear Al OF the leaders
were W and NJ their headquarters
ready and all naid that there WIS no
change in the situation The Black
men u'4ll said their candidnte would
be paced before the convcntlon.
bcforc 10 and II o'clock a number OF
special trains arrived. s,me from Troy
b'0fdng Black banners aud With brua
bands playing pati5otic uifs.
Every Indication pointed to an un-
usually large and very enthusiastic
o5uSVnuon.
Tie fact thar Mr.. Elihu iloo,'s opin-
bon as TO Col. lloocavolt'a candidacy
"oud not be made public bcforo tho
convention goes Into nosslon caused
some comment Mr.. Abraham Grubar
81 the Black forcla said az II o'clock
uiai he would attempt to compel tho
ivoHevelt people TO show their proofs
VI his eligibility. The Roosevelt pco.
pie laugh Al this and aay that they
are prepared with an answer which
MI. Root WIN prya-nt 10 the convention
s1nlght u the question Il raised BY the
Black p,oIEs.
The doega,ua were rather slow IN
entering the convention hall. A banner
bearing the poruaR q Col Roosevelt
wa eaiflei INTO the hail and was loud.
The cx.ministsr 50 Spain. stewart l..
Woodford. was grctscd with hearty an.
pause, Al 1855 Mr.. Piatt cniered the
hhll' suanSbody saw him as he came
through the door and started applause,
watch finally becamc general.
~ precisely 1925 Chairman odell
rapped for order. and Rev. Dr. John
son % sara;ugt was askNd to 0ner
prayer,
Following the prayer. Louis Il. payn
cnieIyd with his delegation. passing
] Mr., fhtt without recognition. The
/ fpll OF Delegates for substitutes and
! corrections was called. whihe Il wns
belng o1iied, Lieut.. 0ov. Timothy L.
Woodruff entered the hall and was
| greeted with the Heartbeat cheer OF the
/ day.
AIR. Plat had another ovation when
he arose "a make a substitution In thu
[ r,pEa delegation.
Congressman Scrgno Y. Payne was
| chosen temporary chairman and CO.
/ corted 90 the platform lie addressed
] the convention.
The temporary chairman. Congress
| man Payne. after referring to the vic
tory Of the Republican party over the
I Democratic opullAt combination two
/ years ago. said;
Now. our friends tho enemy. tell US
that they have lost all interest IN ma
tlonai AFFAIRS They propose 10 make a
campaign ON state issues solely. They
evidently fear TO face the people ON
their national record. Having no resent
record vn state afalrs. they are willing
TO so before the people on that issue.
We viii meet thrtn ON Htate Issues II
| ihGy desire. We uhiIft no responsibility.
II mistakes have been made. a Republl-
can executive win be swifs 10 correct
them. But we Will not permit these
matters 10 oyorAhadow the paramount
national questions that are before Us.
They say there arc no national issues.
No national issueA, why W. are 20 elect
a United states senator and thirty-four
| representatives In conHfVfa who will
deal with questions as important as any
thar ever received the attention VI the
national Congvus.
'"rhe next Congress must deal with
the QUESTION 81 our tarif and Internal
reycnueai our DTw possessions will dis
turb our turln revenues A large por-
tiOn OF the Increased receipts from the
war reycauo I'LL will become necessary.
/ These matters mus all be revised, and
experience has taught this people By
the severest LESSONS that this can only
b. safely done by the Republican party.
'Tf'he Teller resolution declared that
all our national obligations, bOGh bonds
and grecnbacks. were payabAc IN silver
dollaIr, legal tender. In dlchafge for ma
tionl obligations AMI 10 pave the way
for unlimited coinage OF these dollarA.
This resolution passed the Senate by a
large majority and was defeated In tho
House by the Republicans.
ut IA unnecessary 90 say that the
Democratic senator and eycry Demo.
| cratic representative from the state Of
Now York were recorded In favor OF this
proposition by tho Republican senator.
and every Republican representative
was recorded against H. IL ID vain for
the Democratic senator's convention.
which meets In Syracuse tomorrow, TO
Aay that there arr no national Issues In
volvrd In this election. and we propose
70 settle the nuional Issue In favor OF
national honor and honest money"
! MIR Payne reclted the ovNnts In con-
| ncetfon with the spanish war, crltlcis-
ing ths Democrats Tor their advancing
an income tax proposition % raise
revenue FOR war expenses, ana eon-
tlnued a. folluwsi
ming as the country now knows, how
unprepared we were for war, We had
"A navy which any nation might envy.
| I'VE had only the skeleton OF an army.
10 properly equip and organize an
army OF 100000 men and place them In
the field within 20 days II great un-
dertnkng. Mistakes have undoubted-
ly been made. Oincers and men have
overlooked the necessity for sanitary
regulations. We would have gladly
postponed the war, until the autumn
hut events thrust II upon US. Men
vent from necessity whore they were
not acollmated. We all realize war
was not "a picnic but stern reality.
That there should DO suffering and dis