The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-12

1t was hard to imagine that the roll
licking. joking and laughing delegates
who began to file into the theatre be-
fore o'clock were the same set of
fellows who marched into the play
house a few hours earlier In the day
for the morning session, when each
wore a stern. determined expression
upon their faces.
II was an entirely different atmo-
sphere which pervaded the convention
hall. There was not that feeling OF
depression, as though something was
going TO happen at any minute which
would upset the convention and pre-
cipitate a fight, which would terminate
no one knew where. on the other
hand, there was a feeling that the
fight between the would be bosses had
been settled, or patched up.
1t was apparent to everyone that
something had happened during the
noon recess 10 lift the feeling of re-
straint and cautiousness which pre-
vailed throughout the forenoon session.
The consensus of opinion was that the
oil had been poured with a lavish
hand upon the members of the resolu-
tons committee. But in Just what
form il was not then accurately
known. Some said a compromise had
been effected, thereby shutting off a
lining up of the forces of Kearns and
Sutherland on the Cuban reciprocity
question, and there were others who
limited that either one side or the
other had thrown up the sponge in the
committee room to prevent time be-
ing wasted In making a hopeless fight
on the floor Of the convention.
Delegates in Doubt.
There were only a few who were on
the inside, and knew just what had
happened. But the whole situation
was made clear an hour or two later
when the resolutions committee made
its report. and il was seen that no
Cuban plank was inserted, and that
there was no disposition on the part
of the anti Kearns leaders TO force a
fight on the United States senator.
Then it did not take long for those
who. up 10 that time had not become
wise. 10 grasp the situation, and see
that a compromise had been effected.
And a mighty sigh OF relief went I'D
from both sides
only once during the afternoon was
there the slightest sign of a fight be-
ing precipitated. and that was when
former Senator Arthur Brown
made vigorous protest from the plat
form 10 the congressman being nomi-
mated until the convention knew Just
upon what platform the nominee would
stand. And his words were so cOuohed
In sarcastic language as TO give the inn
preston that If the straight Republi-
can platform was permitted to stand
for the time being in lieu of the one
which was to be adopted later. it was
satisfactory to him. The senator re-
marked. which was his most threat
ening statement that if the platform
/ TO be submitted was not a true Re-
publican one. that il could be made So
But the senator's words were all for
naught, for before the convention
could nominate Joseph Howell Of
Wellsville for congress the resolutions
committee reported and its report was
adopted.
Cold Reception For Platform
Teh resolutions were long. and il
took a lot of valuable time to read
them, for it was getting close to s
o'clock before they were completed.
| And the reception given them, taken
as a whole. was enough 10 give the
| average IceIander a cold SILVER. There
was mighty little enthusiasm shown
over them,
TO be sure. the names Of Roosevelt
/ and Mckinley were applauded, and
| the stars and stripes received recoe-
milton, and there was hand clapping at
/ the mention OF the word expansion. "
/ But the applause did not blister any
, hands, neither did the stamping of
I nTVr af he
/ tender feet.
The vim seemed to have been taken
/ out Of everybody when 1t became gen.
/ orally understood that the big fight,
so long talked about, was not to come
/ of; that the dove OF peace could md
resting place in any part of the
/ house.
! The permanent chairman, John z.
! Booth, tried throughout the afternoon
/ 20 enliven matters by getting of some
of his jokes and funny sayings. and
while he created roars of laughter
from time TO time, he did not add one
mite of political enthusiasm 10 the
| convention.
/ When Chairman Murphy called the
! convention TO order at 3.15 o'clock,
three-quarters Of an hour late, he
| raced crowd a uJIle larger lnan Inat
| which confronted him when the as
sembly took recess shortly before l
o'clock. The seats in the parquette of
the theatre were not all filed. but
there were a few more spectators in
| the rear OF the theatre. standing up.
and several score more in the balcony.
In the gallery there was a man with
baby in his arms and two little chill
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