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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-03

terday, but from eye witnesses of the
stirring scenes here enacted, am sat
lsfed that with a little effort of the.
IMAGINATION spectator might have
felt that he had been TRANSPORTED
across the seas and was witnessing a
skirmish of the Highland brigade with
the South African kopjes
When New York's DISTINGUISHED
senator, standing on the floor of the
republican national convention, placed
IN nomination that peerless soldier ana
great president, Ulysses s. Grant he
said. II they ask you where he came
from, tell every man you see that he
came from AppomatOx and its famous
apple tree
And the candidate whom I shall
preSent before this convention today.
although he was born on the northern
limit OF the state of Utah and has
been received within the all-embracing
arms OF salt Lake county, yet if YOU
ask me where he comes from. I tell
you that he comes from the state Of
Otah-that ne is known in every ham
"a.
We are here today TO organize Re-
publican victory. The distinguished
gentleman who made 2 nominating
speech yesterday said that platforms
were made 10 catch votes with. We
have thrown out our bait. Our plat
form is a grand and glorious platform
and one upon which all the factions
OF the Republican party may safely
stand. (Cheers.)
Now, what We need is a leader for
the hosts of Rspublicanism, a standard
bearer, one who is able TO lead the Re-
publican party to victory as in the
old days. That candidate l am going
TO present to you. He has held many
responsible positions In this room.
four years ago, he was nominated upon
our state ticket, and among the noblest,
the most untiring and energetic of all
the state officers is James Z. Ham
mond.
We must have James T. Hammond
to lead the Republican hosts and We
will hunt the Democratic tiger to his
lair. The Democratic party is conf
dent / don't know now they feel this
morning. l haven't talked with many
Of them since the defeat of yesterday.
(Applause.) Let's nominate q man who
is able 10 take all the conceit out of
the Democratic party. Let US GO out
of this place today resolved that we
viii perform every duty which it is
possible for US to perform until victory
shall float upon our banners and until
our candidate is elected, and II. he is
elected, he will be seated (Applause.)
]. c. Knowles of Cache county said:
Cache county is proud of such man
aS has been named here today and she
will stand by him true and loyal and
cast her votes for James T. Hammond.
Cache county unanimously, almost, en-
dorseS the nomination of James t
Hammond TO represent the state of
Utah in the national congress"
Judge John z. Bagley of Weber
county, nominated William Glasmann,
editor of the Ogden Standard. The
judge offered an impassioned plea for
his nominee. He spoke IL part as fol-
lows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-03

For the honor Of presiding over the
deliberations of this magnificent Re
publican convention. l return sincere
thanks. We have assembled for TIE
purpose of placing in nomination the
candidate OF the great Republican party
for the high and honorable office of
representative TO the present congress
from the sovereign state of Utah. CAP
p!ause) For the time being we are
the trustees Of the interests of the Re
publican party. and you viii agree
with me that IL is our bounden duty TO
take such action today as viii contrib
ute 10 the strength and add TO the dig
nifty of the Republican party Of The
state. (Applause.)
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ROBERTS FACES
REFORMED ARMY
CONTINUED from Page u

naval gun, while the supply for the
field artillery would have been exhaust
ed in a couple of minor engagements
Fortunately the Beers were 1gnor-
ant of the true state of affairs. Had
they known our real weakness, they
might have displayed greater daring,
with results which--nOw that we are
safe-we can venture 10 contemplate.
We were victorious solely because OF
mastery inactivity.
The bombardment was heavy. but,
on the whole, ineffective. 10 is esti-
mated that during the investment
about 1900 shells were thrown into
the town. an average of three tons OF
explosives daily. Yet We had only
thirty-five men killed and 1SS wounded:
Our largest losses were from disease
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-03
Mr.. CLEVELAND IS ALL RIGHT
IS INDIGNANT At REPORTS OF
HIS ILLNESS.
Has Just a Light Touch of His Old
Troublesome Gout-Is Cling 70 the
South.

Princeton, y. J., March 2.-Whs1 in
formation was conveyed to ey-P-ssi-
dent Cleveland today that reports were
being circulated that he was danger
ously i'll, he expressed indignation and
was anxious 10 have the reports de-
MED.
His physician. DR.. WikofT, said that
the ex-president, aside from being at
tackled by his Old enemy. the rleu-
matte govt, was in his usual health
Mr. Cleveland expects TO leave t'r
Florida as soon as he Receivers Lr1.A
his present indisDosition-
There is q feeling in Princeton. how
ever. that Mr.. Cleveland's health is
not as robust as il was a few Ul----7
AGO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-03
LIFE OF HAMMOND.
Born In Utah and Has Always Lived
Here.

James T. Hammond, the Republican
candidate for congressional honOrs. was
born at Pennington, Utah, Dec. II, 1856.
While he was still of an early age his
parents moved TO Cache valley. The
youthful days of Mr.. Hammond were
spent in the valley, and it was there that
he received his education. He graduated
from the common schools and from the
Cache Valley High school, and then de-
voted some time TO the study of law and
political science.
In 1877 he was elected county clerk of
Cache county and held the offlce for two
years, taking the office of county attorney
some time later. He was elected TO the
legislature in 1884 and held the office for
three terms. He helped in the foundation
OF the Agricultural cO,hege and was one
of its first trustees. When Utah was ad-
mitted TO the Union Mr.. Hammond was
elected secretary of state under Governor
Wells and has occupied the place since.
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GENERAL CR0NJE Is
BROKEN DOWN MAN

Orange River, March General
Cronje and his wife passed here last
night en- route to Cape Town. Elab-
crate precautions had been taken tC
prevent the public from seeing him
even the officers were ordered off the
station and the refreshment room .was
kept closed before his arrival. to the
discomfort Of the Kimberley passen-
gers, who were obliged to go foodless.
General Cronje looks affected and
miserable and is much grayer. He en-
tered the refreshment room, accom-
panied by his wife, son and interpreter
and General Prettyman and his staff.
Taking his seat at a table. General
CronJe covered his face with his hands
for few moments as he engaged in
prayer.
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MURDER Is AVENGED
Natives Killed and Houses Burned y
British Soldiers.

RangOOn, British BUrmah. Na-i-
The British punitive expedition SEN -.'-
avsnge the murder OF N5s=rs- -
and Sutherland, British c51i--7-- ...
ers, who had been engaged --
demarkation Of the Burl'-- me
boundary, has captured tlr
group Of villages implicated u ---- 60
fair. Sixty of the viIlaEz-s nave I'm
killed and 1000 houses nave
burned. 2
The announcement Of the nun -- -.ss
Messrs. Riddle and SuthaIl--t ~
telegraphed from RaneoOn 10 l-z -.
soc.ated Press Feb Is last ana u ~
added that Consul Lytton ndI -, -
wounded, but had succeeded il
iEE his escape
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GIVEN BURIAL LOT.
Council Grants Petition of Hebrew
Association.


The city council committee on cemetery
last evening voted 10 recommend granting
the Hebrew charity congregation lots 1 l0
g in Plat Q. as a select burial place. on
condition JEEL the grantees improve and
beauJify the plat. The petitioners asked
for four lots additional. but the committee
concluded 10 modify the request
Councilman COCrrel made a strong Ia Is
10 NeSSrS. Levy and Lewis. representing
the petitioners. to square himself for his
opposition 10 granting cEe petition last
week. Incidentally he remarked that the
preceding council had made a serious mis-
take in giving the Catholics q large tract.
Councilman Reid was Of the opinion
that some revenue should be derived from
the cemetery. and Councilman Hewlett
expressed the hope that no more dOua-
tiOEs of burial lots would be asked for
from the city
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TERRIBLE PLIGHT OF
LADYSMITH TROOPS

London. March 2.-Colonel Rhodes.
the brother of Cecil Rhodes, describing
in the Times the entry into Ladysmith
Of Lord Dundonald and 300 men of the
imperial light horse and Natal carbi-
neers, Feb. IS, says:
1T is impossible to depict the enthu-
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Some there were who resented the prom
inence Of John c. Graham of Provo in
the convention. He was chairman of the
Utah county delegation and made a very
unctiOus little speech in SecOnding Ham
mond's nomination. also in casting the
fifty-four votes of mis- county for Mr..
Hammond. The resentment grew out of
jealousy no doubt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-03

We should place in nomination a
man VINO viii commend himself 10 all
the voters of the state. and who will
command the full strength of the
party. We commence this campaign
uHuef very happy auspices. Anyone
VINO tries TO read the political signs of
the times must feel in his heart - II
me republican day has come, and mat
lltan IS once again going TO enroll her
name on the roll Of the Republican
states Of this Union" applause
AFTER speaking at some length Of the
progress ana achievements of the party
IN the past, the speaker said on the
subject Of expansion: There is a law
which governs nations, as we'll as that
which governs individuals. and it is
that when one power enters upon the
territory Of another power and over
throws the existing form of govern
ment, that nation is bound TO maintain
the peace and protect the lives and
property of the people of the conquered
country
There are over 10000 people in the
city OF Manila. Should we turn them
over 10 the mercies Of that Democratic
friend, Aguinaldo? Or should we do
SIS any Christian nation would do, pro-
tect the lives and property of the people
whose government we had sent our
armies 10 overthrow? 1 am not an i'm
perialist nor an expanaiOnist in the
Democratic serse of the term. but
want to be distinctly understood that I
am in favor of keeping all we get.
(Cheers.) There has no question come
up in the last twenty years which
means so much to the people of the
west as expansion. Il means new mar
kets, the opening UP Of our mines, new
railways. market for our surplus
products. and, in the name of heaven,
what is the reason why the American
people should not have the markets of
the Orient, as well as any other ma
ton? As far as the Philippines are
concerned, we have got them, and,
Democratic party or no Democratic
party, we propose to keep them" Cloud
applause)
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Cape Town, March General Cronje
and his party arrived at SimOnston to-
Day General Cronje was received by
General Sir Frederick Forester Walk
er and a representative Of Sir Alfred
Miner, the governor of Cape Colony.
General CrOnje was Immediately es-
cOrted on board the British cruiser
Doris. There was no demonstration.
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Convention Notes.

J. r. Letcher was present at the ae-ar-
noon session and was urged to take a
declined, politely. He knows when he has
enough. o.
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Glasmann's Name Presented.

Il don't believe that since the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independence
or the adoption of the constitution Of
the United States the people Of this
grand republic were any prouder of
their birthright, any prouder of their
government than they are today. l
dor't believe that since the organiza-
ton of the Republican party it has ever
had any greater confidence than it has
today in its great principles.
Il would like to see a man go down
TO congress who will represent our best
interests, = man who can shake hands
with a majority of the congress of the
United States, who don't think there is
a bigger man than William Mckinley,
but will go down there and speak TO
him. counsel with him and see what can
be done for this commonwealth 1t is
my privilege TO present the name of a
gentleman here who has the good wish
es not only of his own county, but has
the good wishes believe, of a major
ity of the Republican party Of this
state.
He has lived with US over twenty
years and has been d business man in
| the county of Weber for the last eight
or ten years, l want to call Your at
| tention 10 the fact that Weber county
was at one time under the thralldom of
| the Democratic party, but by the efforts
/ Of the man whom I will name and by
| the efforts of the Republican party, we
have removed that thralldom- Gap
/ plause.) l have the pleasure of pre-
| senting for your consideration the
name of William GlaSmann.
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Boston, Mass. March 2--Ihe an
ors OF the Calumet & Hecla AL---- -.
company, at their meeting loIaS' w
clarsd q. dividend OF SO snare
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Guests of Cecil Rhodes.

Kimberley. March 2.-Lord Roberts
and General Kitchener were the guests
OF Cecil Rhodes while here.
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chairman George NJ. Cannon as fol-
lows:
The Republican party has ever been a
party Of deeds and not of promises. 1t
has met every emergency and pilOted the
nation safely through every crisis For
three years in the nation and four years
IN Utah. the Republican party has been
IN administrative power. We point TO
what 1t has accomplished in the past and
IS now doing, as an index of what may
be expected from it in the future. The
period Of Republican ascendancy in nation
and state has been among the most note
worthy in the history OF our country
Our nation has been successfully piloted
through a great foreign war, adding glory
TO our flag and new territory to our pos
sessions. IN this war. fo-cSd nDOn US in
the interests of humanity, our own state
through its loyal volunteers, achieved
brilliant and imperishS BILE renown- A
Republican state administration has sue
cesSfuliy solved the MANY and intricate
local quest Ons attendant Upon the FONDA
ton of a new commonwealth. including
the enactment of beneficial laws against
trusts in harmony with Republican ma
tiOnal legislation; the disposal of the pub
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-03

Take Laxative BromO Quinlne 1aDIs-s =
All druggists refund the money II =
fails 10 cure Z. ". Groves slsna1@1s
Is on each box. 25c-
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Many seconding Speeches.

After more than half the counties had
seconded Hammond and a sprinkilg
had spoken for the Bald Eagle of
Weber" it was moved that the speeches
secOnding candidates be confined to one
minutes duration. 7 he motion was car
ried.
At 4:30 O'Clock a motion was made
and passed by the convention that the
ballo. be proceeded with.
Before the action could be taken Am
brOse of Utah county brought up his
senatorial resolution again and moved
that the rules be suspended. Chairman
Thomas ruled him out of order, but he
insisted on hearing. On vote of the
convention the decision of the chair
was sustained and Mr.. Ambrose left his
seat in high dudgeOn.
''The Republican party is a party of
towards he said, hotly, as he bolted
toward the door.
The ballot in detail follows:
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Charles Mostyn Owen kept in the dark,
behind the curtains, at the convention
yesterday No doubt he considers himself
one of the powers behind the throne. an
instrument 10 be used in shaping the deS-
tiny of his party and his state.
The real animus of Sanpete county's
boom for Apostle Lund was shown in the
convention when twenty-One Of the San
pete votes were cast for Bin Glasmann.
These men voted in this way not that
they loved Glasmann more, but because
they loved Hammond less. 1t was anoth-
er exhibition Of the SCandland-
Thompson soreness against the Republic
can nominee
When the name of Glen Miller was
committee from Emery county, a laugh
passed over the convention, which proves
/ that mans fame spreads rapidly when
once it starts
When Postmaster Thomas. in one. Of his
flights OF o-atoty, said Within one
minute after William McKinley's cleo
ton men were walking the streets of
their faces. one irreVerent delegate was
heard II say: Yes, and with petitions
3 for postofiices in their inside pockets.
The decorations for the convention hail
were largely the same as for the Demo-
I cratic convention Of the day before. The
most noticeable change was The picture
i of President Mckinley for that of Colonel
Bryan The music was by Christensen
band
Dennis c. Eichnor arose and addressed
/ the Salt Lake delegation just before The
afternoon session amid cries OF Louder
LOUDER Go ahead cried a delegate
we can't hear a word you say, but we
know you mean all right Such is faith
Mrs. H. P Henderson and Mrs. George
I H Woods were interested spectators il
one of the boxes during the afternoon ses
sion
When Hon. Bill Glasmann entered the
hall at the afternoon session he received
hearty round Of applause that caused Z
chill to run up and down the backbon'
Of the machine.
After the resolution endorsing the pro
pOSal TO elect senators by direct vote haS
been killed, an ogden delegate concluded
the convention had been too hasty. III
hurried tip to the stage and asked Justic'
Miner what to do. The justice said NJ
favored a reconsideration Mr.. Hammond
was consulted, and he said that he, too
was in favor of choosing senators by di
rect vote and that he thought the reSO
luton should pass. Then Mr.. AmbrOs'
was primed up to try again. but he wa:
once more sat upon. That was VIVA
made him hot enough TO quit the con
Vention.
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an honest act done by the party? Can
anyone point with pride TO the last
legislature Of Utah? want to tell you
that the people of Utah. as a whole,
are honest. and that both parties de-
nounce the Democratic party Of this
state. Place the Democratic party in
power and the trUe mask falls from
them. They have no real love for the
people.
tory of the Democratic party In 1884.
after almost a quarter of a century of
good Republican rule. the Democrats
placed in power the idol Of their party
Grover Cleveland. But ere long we
saw at least one branch of the govern
meut in the 'hands OF the Republicans.
The people realized what would hap
pen il the Democrats remained in COM
plete control.
Doesn't Like Low Prices.
What did we see? We saw that
sverv product OF the country was drop
ping in price. Values were sliding
away until the times became hard.
The people did not know the cause
Four years later We had Republican
victory, and the result was better times
But in 1892 the people again forgot
themselves and elected not only a
Democratic president. but both houses
of congress. The crash came. There is
no need to rehearse the picture of dire
distress to the nation and 10 this fan
state. The memory OF II IS only tOC
fresh in the minds of the people. And
all this goes to show that the Demo-
cratic party is incapable OF running this
government
The Democrats have paramount
interest in the state. They claim q
love it above all else. Honest Utahns
believed them and placefl them in pow
er. Their one duty in the last legisla-
fure was TO elect an United States SEN
ator. But the masl, that covered their
fair exterior agaisI slipped. and the
Democratic infdelity was again
brought forth in all its hideous light
and proved the uEworthiness of the
party
I'VE have met today for the purpose
of rewardinS a true American and a
Republican by choosing him for our
next representative in the halls Of con-
yress. I ask every delegate before he
leaves this convention to resolve in his
heart that he win sustain the nominee
of his party. ] promise that II he does
so that after April Utah will have q
Republican representative in congress
At the close of Mr.. Shoots speech
Wilson !. Snyder. of summit moved
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Charles MOstyn Owen kept in the dark,
behind the curtains, at the convention
yesterday. No doubt he considers himself
one of the powers behind the throne, an
instrument 70 be used in shaping the deS-
tiny of his party and his state.
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REPUBLICANS CHOOSE HAMMOND

CONTINUED From Page II
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Returns Usual Thanks.

Mr. Thomas speech may be found IN
full in the reports OF all the recent Re
publican conventions. He said, in part:
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When Hon Bill Glasmann entered the
hall at the afternoon session he received a
hearty round Of applause that caused a
chill to run I'd and down the backbone
Of the machine.
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Glasmann Quits Fighting.

Garfield county cast one vote for Geors
Sutherland.
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Platform" Is Adopted.

The report eff the committee on plat
form and resolutions was then read by
Chairman George NJ. Cannon as fol-
lows:
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Dennis c. Eichnor arose and addressed
the Salt Lake delegation just before the
afternoon session amid cries OF Louder
Louder!' Go ahead cried a delegate;
we can't hear a word you say, but We
know you mean all right" Such is faith
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Mrs H. p. Henderson and Mrs. George
H Woods were interested spectators in
one of the boxes during the afternoon Ses-
sion
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That is the best 1 can answer"
Did you see Mr.. DOolap up there at
ALP
4 said that I did not know Mr..
Dooian. and did not see him there; no
ono ma s.s,Ad me in the hall
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When the name Of Glen Miller was
called as a member of the resolutions
committee from Emery county. a laugh
passed over the convention, which proves
that a mans fame spreads rapidly when
once il starts
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The decorations for the convention han
were largely the same as for the Demo-
cratic convention OF the day before. The
of President Mckinley for that of Colonel
Bryan. The music was by Christensen's
band.