| Show KNOW UTAH L By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS I Rutherford who th tho nineteenth nine nine- In II 1897 1891 B. B Hayes S. S was t of oC the United States visited Utah H Ho He camo came In fri the tho j jubilee ye year r en tOut rout to tho Pacific coast On Or September mb r 6 G of or th that t year he h an and his party arrived az In In Salt StUL Lake lk Ell Eli II 11 Murray wa governor gO of ot th tho territory n and h was waa n of or on oa reception T Hayes was waa accompanied by his wife S Secretary r of ot War Var Alexander Ran RanI Ramsey I oY General Genera William Tecumseh Sherman n O General 4 A. A McDowell McCook and others others' Utah federal officials were ad advised ad ad- of or tho the trip through General Genera Smith at Fort Douglas Doug Doug- la las Lia And steps were wera at once taken to arrange a a. are re rec reception reception re- re c for the tha dl distinguished party parts A A A. committee was 15 appointed by the tho clement nt to complete all arrangements Steps had hul also been t taken ken tn byi the municipal authorities to pay honor to the president and nd tender tho usual l courtesies The Th city official through Feramorz Little who was then mayor of or Salt Lake were included lit In tho the formation orm of ot the committee commit commit- tee r representatives plc of oC all classes Ho Ito also alo invited representatives from foo federal et I forces at Fort Fart Douglas Dougla a as members of or the committee President Hayes yes had been wired sired by Mayor layor requesting him and party to be tho guests of ot the tiia city dh but was advised that prior arrangements had hod been mado by which tho the residential presidential party wa was to bo tho the gue guest guesto t to o of Governor Murray Tho The municipality having no alternative U C abandoned the preparations th they y y Wt-ro Wt making and join joined tl with other citizens in giving th the the- president atOa a a. tOa royal welcome I IThe The pr presidential party arrived on Sunday and was wis d met mcL b by Governor Ell Eli H. H Murray lun and his reception cot committee o at nt Weber station now nosY lor J Morgan cit city When Ogden was reached another committee consisting of oC John Taylor Talor who two weeks la Ia later ter br became president nt of ot tho the Church of oC Jesus sus Christ of or day Latter r Saints General Daniel DanIE l JL lL Wells Delegate to Congress s G George ono Q Cannon and others who had made the the trip by special laJ train to Ogden also bid the presidential pre party w welcome While no stops were made ml between n Ogden and Salt Lake a a. crowd of ot people Including many children was at each st station S S SAt At tho the railroad station tho the party parly entered carrIages carriages carriages car car- and drove between crowds of or people to the Walker Valker house and com coming In out on the pl piazza was Introduced b by Governor Murray to the UtO great throng a assembled in front of ot the hotel Calls Cans from flom the people for a speech were declined b by the president due to the fact c that It was the Sabbath although he 10 did utter a a. few words in pral praise o of ot all 11 he had seen In n Utah He thanked the people for the cordial r re reception to him and his party Secretary Ramsey ey and nd General William Tecumseh Sherman gave cave brief brIer talks and ond Mrs Hayes appeared In Jn response to re repeated repeated re re- c calls ils and nd bowed her acknowledgements Then hen three he hearty cheers were given Iven in her honor 0 S S SOn On Monday morning the presidential party was as driven to Fort Douglas where a a. luncheon n w vAs served a visit was made to the tho temple grounds and arid a a. pubic public pub pub- ic lic reception held at the Walker r house At 1 I o'clock Monday afternoon the party resumed its Journey to the cou coast t I S S Speaking of ot tho the visit ot of President Pre Hayes Haes recalls the presidential election of or 1876 1816 which resulted Inthe Inthe in inthe the creation of or an electoral commission which declared declared de de- de- de dared Hayes elected The commission was created by act oct of congress approved cd January 29 29 1877 1817 It was to settle certain dl disputed questions questions- in re regard rd to the electoral vot votes of or Florida Louisiana Oregon and South Carolina S S S Congress was ivas divided the senate being controlled by the Republicans and the house by the Democrats and at one ono time lime it lo looked ked as if IC civil war might result The commission was as finally creat created and consisted of or Tine fino senators chosen b by the senate senat five members of ot the house housto chosen by that body and five lve associate Justices of or tho supreme court four tour oC ot whom designated b by the act of ot congress and the fifth of or whom was selected b by tho the four After Ater hearing all aU matters In connection therewith the commission finally ln lly b by y a vote ote of eight to seven declared Rutherford B. B Hayes elected president and William A A. A Wheeler heeler vice president for Cor the term terra of oC four years from March 4 1877 1811 There are areo however many people still living who believed that Mr Tilden was entitled to the dency S S S Tho The action of ot the commission fulfilled the prophecy which Zack Chandler then chairman of or orthe the he Republican national committee made on the night of ot the election who asked the country countr to stand sUnd pat patas ns as Hayes has electoral votes and is elected |
