The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-10
CONGRESSIONAL CONyEN.
TI0N.
The Convention Organizes Tenn :
porarily and AdjOurns,

AG12 M. on Monday the delegates
to the territorial convention of the
Peoples party, assembled at the
City Hall for the purpose of nom
mating a delegate to Congress,
There was a very full delegation.
and it was expected by many that
the business would be pushed for
ward with all consistent expedition,
Colonel J. r. Winder, as mem
Der of the central committee, called
the meeting to order and nomi-
mated Judge r. K. Williams, of Og-
den, as temporary chairman: The
nomination was supported without |
opposition. On taking the chair
Judge Williams said this was
practically the first political
convention the people Of Utah |
had ever attended; heretofore
the conventions had been of |
theological character; but owing
to a change in the aspect of affairs,
you are forced into political discus
sions. AS matter of principle, all
churches are as affected as you are,
only you are the ones at whom the
political assaults are being made.
He referred to the Know Nothing
party, and the repressive measures
attempted to be adopted against the
Catholics, and as he then opposed
such measures as unconstitutional,
he did so now. He was not a Nor
mon and did not belong to any
church, but when he saw such
an invasion of sacred constitutional
rights, he was forced tos raise his
voice against it; and he was conf
dent that when the Edmunds bill
was taken before the court of last
resort, it would be shattered into a
thousand atoms. If they were de-
termined to stop polvgamy, in Gods
name let it be done constitutionally.
He referred to the clauses of
citizens which had been dis
franchised, in each case show
ing that the disfranchisemept
was arbitrary and without the
shadow of censtitutiOnality. There
) never was passed by the Congress a
law which contained more viola
tions of the Constitution than the
Edmunds bill. He spoke at some
length and was applauded.
John G. Graham, from Utah
County, was chosen as tenn
! porarY secretary.
Mr.. Stanford, of Weber County,
moved the appointment of a com
! mittee of seven ON credentials, and
the motion being carried, the chair
appointed to that committee: Jos.
Stanford, Of Weber County; T. B.
Williams and G. NJ. Ottinger, Of
Salt Lake County; J. S. Page, of
Utah County; J. r. Murdoch, of
Beaver County; Samuel Francis, of
Morgan County, and r. S. Campbell,
Of Cache County.
A motion was made to adjourn
until Thursday at p. M. The mo,
ton met with opposition, and it was
discussed.
Mr.. w. n. Dusenbery moved as q
suggestion that the convention take
a recess until ) o'clock this after
noon.
: The motion to adjourn until ;
o'clock was lost.
1t was then moved to adjourn I'M
til 10 o'clock on Tuesday.
| Mr.. Lambert, of Salt Lake, OPP
2 Opsed the last motion. The cOnven-
D ton, III voting down the former
motion, had indicated its willing
4 ness to adjourn till Thursday. a
J number of meetings were to be held
{ which were important to the people
: and the members, and he thought
5 the convention should adjourn till
J Thursday.
:. Mr.. Greer, of Utah County, said
t they should at least effect per-
T manent organization first, as none
t of the delegates knew whether they
would be admitted or not, and il
n was hardly right to keep them wait
e ing three or four days to find out.
0 Mr.. Boyer, of Utah County, said
that reference had heen made tC
: other meetings. He knew ia this
: convention nothing but the
s business of the convention
d To hira it was a matter oil
$ primary importance, and hC
II considered that any delay excep
'r that which was necessary for tn
e committee on credentials to report
$ would he detrimental To the purpOs'
Il for which the convention nd met.
5, James Dunn, Of Utah County
le wanted to know what these Othe
4 reasons were that were limited al
Re and which rendered the adjourn
u ment necessary. If they were 70
al the public good he was prepared [
o. vote for them, but he would like
IT hear them.
ne Mr.. y. Tanner, of Weber County
d. wished5the adjournment to be ii
ne Thursday. The constitutional cor
~ vention met at 2 pm, and he ha
d, no reason of knowing how long il
IA. session would last, and for that re;
nj son alone, he favored the adjourn
We ment.
IS Mr.. James Crane, of Salt LAX
IL County. said he was given to bein