The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-07
TONNES COURSE.


There stands pre-emine1t i'm hi.
| country a man VINO four wears b,
| abandoned the hopes of high pref
ment in the Republican party. -es5-
l TO yield anything 10 his matches ahr
/ ity Tor the heat. aCrim0ny and Hi,---
/ ness Of a great popular contest II
! which the corporate wealth ~ N.
! country was arrsyed against The IN
] Jerests OF the masses Outside 0s ~.
/ Bryan, Mr.. TOWne Of Minnesota REM
/ SentS more than any other man In N.
/ country the reform sentiment. F7--
! years ago he walked from tho Re7r5.
/ lican convention, he proposed Co ryav-
/ into the Democratic party He yss
I prevented from so doing by the leaders
| Of the Democratic party, high in u1va-
/ and authority, who cOntended that his
/ place was at the head Of those RengH-
/ licans who were true 10 the EeuubE-
/ CaniSm of Lincoln. and who Were ahrr-
! to line Up with the Democrats IN -Ha
! support of a common candidate. H.
| acquiesced. took the TUst of duty as
| signed to him and under the name ~
| silver Republican fought for De-7.
( cratic success. He subscribed. Letter
I and spirit. To the Chicago platform
/ ne brought the power OF his influence
I 10 the union everywhere of the reform
/ force in support of Mr. Bryan'S can
/ didacy, and after a defeat from which
4 Mr.. Bryan rose the moral victor ha
devoted himself for four years To he
| propaganda of Democratic principles.
I His nomination will amalgamate into
I one political organization The reform
/ forces which hitherto whilst united in
Z purpose. have been divided In disr5-
pine He possesses in the highest de-
] tho 7norinaH ( wall q = ID
l icaI qualities and his character and
( lofty patriotism lift up and dignity his
utterances-
/ This is a campaign which viii bs
! conducted by the Republicans with
! vast expenditures OF money perfect
/ discipline and perfect organization Op-
! posed 10 il viii be a campaign of logic
reason, persuasion and appeal TO nigh
patriotism. For such a campaign Mr.
/ TOwne is pre-eminently qualified He
/ will take the place which Mr. Bryan
/ took. and which regard for his health
l fOrhids his taking again in a campaign
| reaching every center of population
and every class throughout the coun-
! try. Such powers rise in importance
! high above geographical cOnsiderati tons
/ in making the candidates the spokes-
men of the entire people, not the
| spokesman and candidate of locality
/ therefore. second the nomination NJ
/ Charles a. TOwne Of Minnesota for
vice president, believing him to b. d
true Democrat. one who can best show
to the people that Lincoln Republican
ism and Bryan Democracy are The
same. and who viii convince the pe0-
pie that a wise conservatism demands
the restoration of the principles of JET
fersOn and Lincoln in our ideals q.
government"
When New HAMPSHIRE was called
Colonel Henry o. Kent made a VERY
short speech in favor OF Stevenson.
Delegate DAILY of New Jersey rose 70
second the nomination of Hill IL
spoke vigorously and his teTse speech
called forth loud cheers.
Patrick HacCarren rose n his seat
when the roll call reached New YoIE
and announced that the Empire state
would yield its time to Delaware. L
Irving Handy of that state took ,hs
platform, and, ike Mr. DAILY, SpnEz 70
Hill. He declared that although NJ
senator had declined, a better sold ?
had never walked beneath the D-nGs
cratic flag and when he was nOmia5J
ha would take II