The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-24
SUMMIT COUNTY POLITICS
Convention of the, peonl.,.
Party, 40 >
The Platform land Nomin.
tions.

-e4O4 VI TIE Pen
PIES Party of Summit County, bs15
in the County Courthouse, Coalyins
July 10th, 1884.
Called to order by Alma Eldfedps
chairman of central committee.
A. L. Smith was elected tempor.
airy chairman and o. T. LyOps
temporary secretary.
The chair appointed E. R YOUNG
Sen., I. L. Allen and Thos, Alston
committee on credentials.
The committee on credenti 70.
ported the following gentlemen an
titled to seats in the convention:
Coalville-John BOyden, Thomas
Ball, Sem, Alma EldTedge, W. v
Cluff, A. L. Smith, T. L. Allen, We
Hennefer-T. Il. Stephens, VIM
Brewer.
Reese.
Upton-Jchn Clark.
Hoytsville-Alonzo Winters, j.
ThOs. Aston.
Wauship = a. Peterson. /.
Young, Sen.
PeOa - Stephen Walker, o. F.
Lyons.
Parley's PaFk-A. w. Beech.
Echo-Riehard WickIe.
Rockport-Thomas Gibbons.
Report accepted.
E r. Young ST., was elected ner.
manent chairman, Thos. Alst0ne
permanent secretary, and r. Salmon
ch aplain. Prayer by the chaplain,
E. M. Allison was elected ser.
geant-ate arms. The chairman an,
pointed the following committee On
resolutions: w W. Cuff, John
Boyden, A. Pc erson, Wm. Brewer
E. w. Reese.
Convention took recess during tbs
deliberations of the committee. o.
entrance of the committee on resa
lutions the C invention was cslledb
order by the chair, and the comnit,
tee reported tne following:
ReS0tGed: That we, the membeE
Of the Peoples party, in SUNNI.
county, In convention assembled
reaffirm the principles adopted q;
the Territorial convention of the
Peoples party held in Salt Lsk;
City, Oct. 1S, 1882.
asSecond. We point with pride ant
satisfaction to the faithful an.
economical administration Of til
County affairs by the Peoples Par
ty. Mo instance can be truthful
brought, of any charge of em6ezzE
ment or defalcation OF the publ
funds, nor of any act OF public d.
honor.
Third. We denouaee ag falls
and utterly unfounded the chaygs
made against the Peoples party b
faction of the s'LibeTal" PARTY 0
Summit County at their recent con
Vention held at Coalville, snd haV
satisfactory reasons for belieYin.
the charges and sentiments eI
pressedi in the resolutions adopted al
said convention are no entertained
by the better element of the "Liber
ap party.
Fourth. We ssse. t that many Of
the sentiments set forth in the
"Ltbe:al" resolutions are in direct
violation of the most sacred and
cher seed principles of the AmaE-
can people, anu inimieaE to the
spirit and genius o. the constitution
OF our country.
Firth. We hold the charge '1ade,
by the "Liherals" Of Summit Couu-
ty thAt "tho Mormon church, under
the name of the Peoples party, en-
slave the souls and bodies OF men,
women and children," t. be unwOr-
thy OF serious thoughtsor considera-
ton and could only be made by viii
fully ignorant and unprincipled per.
soDs.
Sixth. We most emphstically
and unreserve1lY deny the aecusa-
ton that the tenets OF any church,
or that any doctrine antagonistie to
American Institutions, are taught
in the public schools of this county;
but we do affirm that the cc uEse OF
instruction followed in our public
schools is of the same character and
the class Of text books used are the
same that are III use in many OF the
public schools in the Union.
18th. We affirm that proper anu
correct reports of the receipts and
disbursements of the public fund:
have been published and furnished
as required by law.
Sth. The Peoples party, being Of
the people and for the people. faToI'
such legislation as will give to The
people the greatest degree Of lit
erty and preserve to them the inst
tions OF local self-g1Yernment and
afford the grseteat protection 70 lits,
liberty and property.
The resolutions were adopted sH1
The committee discharged.
A motion that the nominations
be made from the body of the house
was carriei.
e motion that G majority OF tie
votes cast constitute an election
carrie /.
The chair appointed r. Wicke
and Z. L. Olen tellers.
Or motion, proee' ded TO bsl;o'
with the following iesul g
For Probate Judge; Anna Ed
Tege, of Coelville,
Salesman, W. w. Clua. Of coal