Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-13
,..embIe at Armory to do Honor
'' "a The IIlustrious and Able
Lincoln.
,lpce sTRAUp POSTMASTER
:. addition to speeches by Local Party
,... Letters We're Received from
r,,h,. congressional Delegation.

ennlveTtaiy " - .l,t.,..
Who was styled the First Hepuoi'oan
'.u.rt" From the opening early
~. syenlng to the close after mid
~, ,pesch making, punctuated with
H ,,,.s Characterised the event.
~. 0rmory hall was beautifully dec
...,oa in fags and ferns for the occa-
.,a, while music from Christensen's
..,,ss,ra. and the Imperial auartet,was
.arrI,hed between courses, and before
-. hornuet began. In addition to a
80. SQUARE Of tables running around
-. walls two lines went down the cen
=, =, the hail, filing the room to Its
atacity'
,nnlng OF the banquet at $50 o'clock
"a after the repast was over, Major
Breeder announced justice d.
straup as postmaster.
GOVERNOR CUTLER RESPONDS.
Gov Cutler responded TO the first
osst II was on the progress Oh Utah
urSsr Republican rule. In opening
Sov Cutler took occasion to speak
Slehly OF the man whom the banquet
ys. 10 honor, and also OF Geo. WASH
,,s,on. who was treated as the other
N me two great American presidents
He uid In part 49,
sFshruary is a notable month In the
st,iory OF our nation. II Is the birth
~on,h OF the Father OF Our Country,
"a N its savior Both OF these men,
esorse Washington and Abraham LIN
,olr are national characters both pe-
ong 10 all the country and all of its
nsonle No sections, no parties, no
tctIons can claim all the honor and
,he glory Of the work they did, any
s1ors than they can monopolize all the
AsrsAts Of the work. Their labor, their
personality, and their fame are for all
he nation for all It's people, and Tor
Ill time 800,
abraham Lincoln. whose birth we
have met tonight 10 celebrate, is sane
ufed to all the country by MS work
and BY his mar;yrdom. Even the sec
,on- and the factions that fought him
most bitterly now join in generating
bis name As our nations hero ana
rs first president martyr, lie is entitled
10 universal honor; and such honor as
We IN our great love for him can show
Nm we gladly bestow. What he did,
and what has grown out of 1t, is histo-
". What fruit his work will yet
bear Is prophecy and is IN the hands
o. God. He has sanctifed and will stlll
Sncuy Lincolns work TO the nation,
all Of whose parts and people revere
his memory. In honoring him we honor
ourselves we honor the place where We
have met, We honor all who profit by
his labors II any man Is national
character that man Is Lincoln; II any
mans birth is national event, he Is
that man
And Il is source of pride to US to
know that this great national hero was
one Of the founders and the greatest
exponent Of the Republican party. We
are also proud 10 remember tat II was
by and under the principles Of Repub-
llcanlsm that he performed the work
which saved the nation from dIsinte-
grafton. and gave TO II A new existence.
Inc Republican party with its Won
dertul constructive principles and prac-
uses was a cause, an accompaniment.
and result OF the great work Lincoln
performed, Therefore we are honored
as Republicans. In acknowledging the
leadership Of such man.
Judge e. ). Zane was introduced. fol-
owing Gov, cutler, as one had
Known Lincoln personally. H. odd of
Lincoln as a young man who me met
N early life at New Salem, and mar
Iated how every one who knew him
earned to love him.
Judge Zane who was a personal ac-
gualnlance and friend OF the martyred
Lhcolf was given a hearty reception,
shd the Judge proved a most INTEREST,"
mg speaker He told how IN the middle
w he mad gone to Springfield ILL.,, to
s.oy Jaw how he had tried to secure
ssonl'sslon as student TO Lincoln's law
u!h ana had failed. Later he became
3'gIdllted with the future president.
W lhe morning OF the day Lincoln
w. urst nominated for president" said
Suuss Zane, y was in his Office talk
8 !" man named Littlef1eld and an.
SueE nan named Ozotte. Mr.. Lincoln
Than ever. W NC '''S'
Know u" 'sN'u "hat 90 you
al, az LllIleheld began to express great
SGhnaence that he would be nominated
NJ Lincoln said. '0''e''
A,,,,.u IKE to know what Judge Davis
nnalss about IT, He referred 10 David
AVS whom he afterward appolnted
S.,a e 'upFeme bench Of the United
IN ~ he expressed great confidence
" Nudge su1ge Davis Judgment"
rl,,aIs they we're talking, Judge Zane
r ,eiIea, the local editor of n snr,ngfeld
p W.. came IN bringing the announcer
s ",VaI Of the first ballot. Lincoln then
rn...sssIed that they 20 10 the nevsna.
~ ~ once, and Judge Zane was one Of
~ party that accompanied him on
o ~ way they stopped al the telegranh
T"'7' where the result Of the second