Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-16
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
The Mass Convention at the Federal
Court House Last Night.
A Full Legislative and County Ticket
Placed In the Field.
Selection of County Committee for
the Coming Year.

Selection Of County Committee for
the Coming Year.
The loyal Democrats of Salt Lake
county met in mass convention at the
Federal Court House last evening for the
purpose of placing straight Democratic
ticket in the field for legislative and
county officers, to be voted for on the
third of August. Among the prominent
Democrats present were: w. c. Hall,
J. L. Rawlins, John A. Marshall, Ben
Sheeks, Alfales Young, P. l.. Williams,
George Cullins, Major Nounan, Simon
Bamberger, S. II. Lewis, Hermann Bam-
berger, c. r. Barratt, A. L. Williams, DIR.
J. M. Benedict, John M. Young, M. B.
Sowles, Joseph C. Kingsbury, Bolivar
Roberts, A. F. Doremus, Will G.. Sharp,
Waldmar Van Colt, A. e.. Lee, and III.
d. Rippeto.
. The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. John A. Marshall, chairman OF the
County Committee, who nominated MIR.
2. L. Williams for chairman. MIR.
Williams was unanimously elected.
In taking the chair Mr.. Williams con-
graduated all present on the suspicious
occasion. 1t was the first meeting of the
Democratic party ever held in the Terri
tory for the purpose of putting ticket in
the field, and he felt highly gratifed by
thought that in the near future such a
vooaA.nc. ell IL,
larger audience. In his opinion ticket |
should be placed in the field for every
and every Democrat should |
work for its success. No matter what |
party opposed it, the Democratic party |
would always be found in Utah in the flu
ture.
A. q. Lee was elected secretary of the |
and the nomination of four can
didates for the Legislative Council was
proceeded with.
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
The following gentlemen were IMAM
mously nominated: R. c.. Chambers,
John A. Marshall and j. L. Rawlins. of
Salt Lake, and G.. f. Kitchener, of
Stockton. Mr.. Alfales Young's name
was presented, but that gentleman de-
SAAAOh OIC
The nomination of six candidates for
he lower house of the Legislature was
hen declared in order.
Will u. Sharp was nominated as "a
1oung Democrat, raised in Utah and
avorably known by ALL" DR.. Benedict
vas nominated as ga Woodworking Dem
,crat." A. F. Doremus and A. L. Will
Jams of Salt Lake, II. d. Rippeto of
Bingham, and Stephen Hale, of Davis
ounty, completed the list of candidates
or the lower house.
THE COUNTY TICKET.
The nomination of candidates for county
uperintendent of district schools and s
electman was then proceeded with, re-
ulting as follows:
County Superintendent - Joseph T.
ingsbury.
Selectman-Bolivar Roberts.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
lat the chair appoint committee of V
even to act as Democratic County Cen
al committee for the ensuing wear.
While the chair was selecting the com
littee, speeches were declared in order. g
Mr.. j. L. Rawlins was called upon and A
'sponded in a brief speech. He called
,tentlon to its having been suggested be-
re by his colleague, P. i. Williams,
lat this was the first Democratic caucus
yer held in this Territory. He was clad A
lat we have awakened from our former "
'athy, and it was good thing for the #
'untry that step of this kind had been
ken. That there was not very large
sembly last night, but it was not p
range, for we had nothing to be Demo F,
ats for before this time. He thanked pl
ose present for the honor they had con- al
rred upon him, and appealed to the
dgment OF the people to cast their bal OF
is for the candidates nominated by this
invention. He knew that other than :.
rty principles had controlled the peo-
heretofore, and in appealing to their "
dgment in the present political issue
hoped to gain their respect and re- n
i've their hearty support. /.
Dr. j. M. Benedict being called upon. Y
thanked the people that were
'embled there for the honor thew
d conferred upon him that evening.
1t this was the first time we have had
opportunity of voting a stroiqht
mocratic ticket, and he had long been
ltlng for the time to arrive when him
and his fellow Democrats could make
ir voices heard and cast vote for GE
mocratic principles. Democracy was GE
The top at last; that we have a good
n at the helm and have every
fidence in his ability to ouide
political craft. He (Gleva.
d. was the man we wanted at
time, and so far our confidence has h
been misplaced. What we needed -
to make our triumph complete was
tlcai identity for Utah, then we could
Re our presence felt in the political
1a OF the nation. For his part he
Id do all ne could to bring this to a NJ.
py. realization and further the inter Ne
OF ms party, and he hoped all good
1ocrats would sustain him in it.
ne chair then announced that the fol-
ng gentlemen had been selected to
pose the county committee:
en- Sheeks, Geo. Cullen, s. III. Lewis
5. Sowles, S. Hamburger, J. TT. Bnr,
and r. N. Baskin.
was moved and carried that anv Of
e nominated being indisposed to run n
ne offices, could be replaced by the -
ocratlc county committee.
le Convention then adionrnod