The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-09
SALT LAKE COUNTY REPUB.
LICANS.
The Work of the Convention on
Thursday.

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vention was called to order in the
Federal Court Room by N. 7. Bur
CESS, who nominated Col Sells for
chairman, and be was unanimously
elected. The colonel, on taking the
chair, thanked the convention for
the honor conferred upon him, and
remarked that the object OF the
meeting would best be explained by
reading the call for a county conven
ton, and the documents published on
Tuesday morning were then read.
The business OF the convention was
then proceeded with by the election
of Major j. F. Bradley as secretary.
Mr.. j. Il. Nichols moved the ap-
pointment of a COMMITTEES of five to
put in nomination thirteen delegates
to represent this county in the terri
torial convention. The motion car
rying, the chair appointed ]. r.
Nichols, 4. Podlech, S. E. Ewing, ].
N. McGregor and ]. K. Morrill, as the
committee.
On motion of Judge Mckay. the
chair appointed as a committee OF
three to draft resolutions, Judge
Mckay, Col. Kaighn and George A.
Lowe.
On motion OF Mr.. ]. Hindman, q
committee OF three to nominate nine
persons to act as an executive COM
mittee for this county was appointed
So follows: ]. HiumaD, 7. 4. Jones
and j. IL. Williamson.
George a. Lowe being absent, B
W. Morgan, on motion OF General
Butler, was nominated in his stead.
The committees then retired and Col.
Sells was called on for speech, but
excused himself, remarking that he
had had enough honor conferred upon
him.
A large colored stalwart, outside
the bar enclosure, then rose and
called on Pat Lannan for a speech,
remarking that all knew him to be q
strong republican. The call was the
signal for burst of laughter and ap-
plause which did not subside for some
time, but for some unaCcountable
reason the great jurist tailed to re-
spond.
o. J. Hollister was then called on,
but declined to speak in 'bolter's"
convention, and Mr.. ]. I. Lynch de-
clined On the same grounds.
The chairman remarked that the
civil service order might account for
these gentlemen not speaking, when
Colonel HOLSTER stated that it vas
not that, but local precedent had
been established covering the same
ground, and that had not yet been
broken away from.
Major j. F. Bradley was next called
on, but also declined, making some
sarcastic remark about the bread and
butter brigade. However, the calls
continuing, he arose and harsngued
the assemblsge for time, and among
his brilliant remarks referred TO the
opposition to Mormonism, stating
that in this opposition they would
draw no party lines, but shake hands
with every good democrat that was
working to break down the oligarchy
here. By way of logical argument
he told how long he had been a re-
publican, what he had done for the
party in Wisconsin, and used other
and equally eflectual arguments. He
then sdverted on the power usurped
by the committee, and while expressing
the greatest affection for the members
of that committee, gave them the devil
for their action. Those who had op-
posed the will OF the members OF that
committee had been stigmatizsd as
Jsck-Mormons, he among the num-
Der, and it was known that he was
bitterly and intensely opposed to the
Mormon doctrines, with their damn
able effects (applausel, and in hi:
Liliputian journalistic career, bad
used what influence and ability be
had in its opposition. The meu
chosen by the committee, while he
loved them SO he did his life, bu
only knew one, were not representa-
tive republicans, and not the kinC
to represent the republicans of thii
territory; he wanted men OF intelli-
gence anu ability. such as Judge Ben,
nett and Judge Mcbride lapplause)
men who could represent them il
their opposition to the tWin-relic o
slavery in force here, this incubus
upon cur moral and eduoationa
growth. He was willing TO call the
action of the committee mistake
and this convention Was to rectify it
He also referred to this az foreign
country, and wanted those present Il
break the silence that had grown s
oppressive here, and lot let any on
man dictate Tor the majority. Majo
Bradley subsidized.
The committee re6ntered at thi
point, when Mr.. B. w. Morgan pre-
scented the following resolutions, whic
were read and adopted
Re8olced, That We, republicans c
Salt Lake County, in mass convention
assembled, accept and resfirm th
principles and policy OF the republi
can party OF the nation, as set fort
: in the platform adopted by the ma
= tional convention held in Cincinnati
June Is, 1876.
; Res0lUed, That the recent action {
the so-called central republican con
mittee of Utah, composed OF q mil
= ority of the original number OF ths
Il committee, with an addition of
J. majority number of proxies, IL q
y tempting TO forestall and circumver
Il the will and decision of the republ
can masses OF the territory, by al
pointing two delegates to the nations
e convention to be held in Chicago ne.
June, is more than a blunder, and /
effect q political crime. and as sue
d deserves and receives the unqualitt
q censure OF this convention.
i RESOLVED, That in undertaking
perpetuate their existence byreelectil
themselves for another term of offio
the said committee have shown
OF disregard of the peoples will and
D. the usages OF the party and do not
es any sense represent the republici
es voters of this territory.
ReSoLred, That the non-acLi0n
our Territorial Legislative Assent
with regard to the enforcement
m the law OF Congress relating TO t
lv crime of polygsmy, requires on
4 part OF Congress such additional leg
la.ion as will speedily and effectua
punish Willul offenders and cripI
the polyganous directory whose
tolerant rule in this territory is
standing menace to republican pr
m ciples and Institutions.