The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-19
4 Large Nesting at the Federal
Court House.
a Great Deal Of Talk and a Little
Business.
What the Alleged Liberals Hope
TO Accomplish.
4 Provisional Central COMMITTEES
Appointed.

u only m6muSr OI the OiQ llDeTal COQl'
e mittee present, called the meeting Il
: order, and nominated Gen. Patrick
=, e. Conner as chairman. The nomi
= nation was put and Mr.. Common
E elected. Upon taking the chair Geh.
=. Conner stated that he WAS grs!ifed by
2 the honor conferred on him. but al
present be was o citizen of Nevada
and desired to remain go for acme
: years to come, and would therefore
prefer to be relieved from acting as
chairman. He would state, however,
that be was With the nesting in this
fight. and be had alsays been. He
stated that be had been engaged in
fighting this hbominable church
power for eighteen yesrs; had started
a paper to fight it years ago. ard bad
gone twice - Washington at his own
expense, two winteIs, to try to secure
Liquidation, but had failed. He had
impoverished himsslt in the fight,
which, on his part, bad been con-
Quoted on principle; and for a few
years past he had endeavored to
regain what hs lost, and therefore
had not taken such an active part is.
the battle as formerly. He spoke of
his own career in this territory in q
modest way, and finished by agGin
asking TO be relieved. He also stated
that he had presided 1.-THE fret liberal
meeting ever held in Utah.
Gen. Bane said: you are just the
man we want, (which was applauded,
ss wss the general on several occa-
sions during his brief speech. and on
his taking the chair.
General Maxwell and Colonel Hoi-
lister were called upon TO explain the
object of the meeting. and the former
did so in few wOrds. MIR. Holli5ier
also made few remarks and then
read neat little speech, prepared for
the occasion, which he introduced
with very appropriate and necessary
apology. This speech was review
of the issues made by the liberals
and showed why be believed the
congressional election here in Novem-
Der next should be contested; recon-
mended the organization of an anti
church party, or the organization
Of e party which would embrace
both republicans and democrats. The
speech was short and received the
leaVen of O little weak applause.
When he had finished be recon-.
mended the naming OF number of
prominent men throughout the terri
tory-fol ty or fifty-to form pro-
visiODal central committee until the
holding of territorial convention.
Gen. Bane moved that the chair
appoint a committee of five to name
general central liberal committee.
Gen. Maxwell moved as a substi-
tute that committee be appointed
on organization, 10 report alta future
meeting, and said be made the mo-
ton to settle the question az to
whether the meeting wished 10 organ.
lie as a liberal party or not.
Col. Raighn moved that it was ex-
pedient to organize party irrespec-
tive of republicans and democrats.
While the motion was being put
there we're loud cries for Judge Ben
net, who arose. He said he thought
it was necessary that something
should be done here to show that
they were American citizens, but he
was not clear as to how that could
best be done. As to joint organ
izAtion, he was not clear az to les ad-
visibility, but without giving the mat
ter much thought he was Of the opin
ion that it would be best to hold a
conference between the two parties
and to ascertain whether or not the
object desired to be accom- plished
could be best advanced by joint OF
separate organization. For his own
part, he was of the opinion that the
most good might be attained by sep
srate organizations He also referred
to the little power a nsw party has,
and showed that the old organizations
could get hearing at headquarters
at Washington. where q new could
not. He knew that nothing could be
accomplished now, but the fruits OF
their Lahore would be felt hereafter.
He believed j. would be best to keep
up The three parties; this would create
thee candldstee of course, but it
would be adhering to old lines, would
draw out the full strength of the par
ties, show the full Gentle vote, and
as democratic and republican parties
the Gentiles here would elicit the
sympathy and support of their party
brethren on the other sides OF the
mountains. He urged the necessity
OF registration.
Governor Murray was loudly called
for. He said he WAS here rather as
listener tonight. As an American
citizen the highest allegiance he owed
on this earth was to the American
government II there were wrongs
here to be batlled let us meet them;
and il there are evils let US fight
them. am with you to night. Le.
us find out what We have to do to-
night, ana then do it. Let us push
on, push Cd, push Oh. l am ready
tonight to sgita;e that quection go
we'll kDewn to US and so little known
to the American Congress.
Judge Mcbride was called on next,
! and said he did not comprehend the
object of the call, but ne was always
ready for fighting for the fun OF it,
and favorable TO action as compared
with stsgnatiop. He sntsgonized the
, idea of Judge Bennett, and thought
the energies OF the people had better
! be devoted to fighting live issues
rather than dead cues. He said Gov
error Emery (Eut did not mention the
name) had been bound hand and foot
to the Mormons, and sold out the Gen
tiles in signing the election law. He
knew it and many knew it. He ad'
Iocated strongly fighting, even il they
were in the minority. The man who
worked and fought for himself, If earn.
estly, and though opposed strongly,
finally worked out his success, and sc
could We. AS 10 the opposition tc
D agitation, he stated that at the time
. when the country was flooded with
kilograms oil rising in Utah, there
was more moiey invested in it than
= there has been ever since. Agitation
never did harm anywhere under tbs
. American government. He wanted
live organization with a committee
S that would issue an address bringing
!. the Issues right before the people
! and show them that the government
Is of the territory was not run OF
American principles, and that every
IOffcer WAS 2 priest of a higher OF