The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-30


vention, whoever he might be. thus
showing a pretended distrust of the
Blaine following. The resolution
was adopted, but the debate upon It
made him so unpopular with the sup
porters Of all the other candidates
that 1t really made the hope of OBJ
tanning recruits for Grant in othe.
directions impossible.
Garfield Picked Out
Conkling's next move was to at.
tempt to force the unit rule on the
convention by which he would have
been able to cast New York's entire
vote for Grant. AS It then stood the
delegation was divided 81 for Grant,
IL for Blaine and for Sherman.
James A. Garfield, chairman OF the
committee on rules, reported advers-
ly on this proposal and defended his
position so ably and eloquently as
not only to defeat Conkling's move,
but to make Garfield himself a mark
could enthusiastically and gratefully
turn when tired out with the hope
less struggle. Garfield's closing
words in defining his position in OPP
position to the unit rule, that he
stood his ground because he believed
II, to be everlastingly right, not only
r,,riad Tho convention with bi,, In
the ensuing vote, but REQUIRED to
them with new force when his name
came before them as a candidate la
ter on.
Conkling's nominating speech was
a mastery example of convention
oratory, ranking almost on plane
with Ingersoll's speech of four years
earlier. Its opening phrase. When
asked whence comes our candidate,
our sole response will be, he halls
from Appomattox and its famous APP
pie tree, caught the fancy OF the gal
leries and aroused enthusiasm, but
It was very near doggerel. At one of
in Grants behalf was started that
pecipitated full half hour of ear
breaking enthusiasm. during which
the audience broke into song, bands
played, and Conkling. standing on a
chair in the center of the New York
delegation, slowly waved the stats
banner back and forth.
: Scarcely had this tumult died dowr
when handsomely dressed woman
leaped to the pedestal of a statue o
: Liberty on the platform and wave'
red parasol wildly. Then she tool
up the flag and winding 1t abou
her, called for cheers for Blaine
They were given with a spirit ant
l. vim that matched that for Grant
! few minutes earlier. When III
watches recorded the fact that tn
Blaine demonstration had lasted fiv
minutes longer than that ior Grant
It subsidized suddenly.
Grant led on the first ballot wit
oUf NOtes 10 Iof ioT biahS, 90 ~
. Sherman, 81 for Washburne and 3
: for Edmunds. After thirty-five ba
' lots had been taken with little or n
. change the convention became yer
y weary. When, therefore, the Visor
!" sin delegation after caucus decide
by n few votes to throw their SUI
SiU
" the stampede which made CARTEL
- the nominee and ended the most DR.
70 matte convention struggle in Anne
can history.
o. HarrIson's Shouters
W 81 am q Republican. l belong
lie the grandest political body ever o
IL ganized by the human race -
Us This was as far as he was Above
~ to proceed in the last speech Colon
as Robert Ingersoll ever made in n
es tional convention. The Republican
On had gathered in Chicago in 1888 cit
err to nominate James c. Blaine I
BENJAMIN Harrison. Blaine WI
al coaching in Scotland with Andre
ne Carnegie. The convention decided
OF offer him the nomination by cab
al and take a recess until reply WI
IL received. This was about nooi
IN There were fully 10000 people in Il
H. big auditorium, and they made
rd plain that they wanted to hear fro
nd some of the leading Republican or
q. tors. 1t was decided to crafty the
Dr. wishes. Frederick Douglass. the n
M gro orator, was the first speaker, al
d. what he said was highly pleasing
Ell the crowd. He spoke for near
thirty minutes.
al While he was speaking the Hair
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