Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-12
THE REVELATION REVEALED.
John H. Caine Is RenOminated for
Congress by the s'PeOpIe's',
Convention.

OF hlng Taylor between yesterday an
i to-day. When his royal nobs retired
was late at night, and it was only wit
| the greatest reluctance that he fnall
consented to lie down to rest.
He had spent the evening YEARLY wal
| ing for the appearance of Lord Cannon
and as hour after hour passed and II
George came, he fell to rejecting upo
the inconsistencies of some people. Ho'
to receive revelation without KNOWN
what was to be revealed to him wa
} something that never before in the his
tory OF his reign had he been asked to dc
The clock struck II, and still no wor
from George. Could it be that some vii,
deputy marshal had waylaid him AM
dragged him into the august presence 0
Commissioner Mckay, or was it pos
sible that he had attempted to com,
by rail and had fallen forcibl,
onto the cold, hard track? No, Thu
seemed hardly likely, but there was still
a probability that he had been placed
under an excessive $45, 900 bond, which
modesty prevented his jumping, or thai
he was busily engaged in "counseling
his hayward son. One o'clock came
| then 2, and still no George Johns presi-
dental head shook little don't-under-
stand shake, and he once more fell into a
reverie. Could it be that this apostolic
skipper had taken it into his head to re-
ceive his own revelations and to be the
nominal as well as the real leader of "this
people,"
No, no; he would never dare do that
so long as there is one hair left on the
thinkers shining apex. 1t was too much.
The old man could think no longer, and
cursing the Apostle from the bottom of
his foot, he gathered up what there is
left of himself and HE'D him to his cham
Der.
He slept one of those sleepless sleeps
known only to an Emperor, and in it he
had strange dream, which but for its
eliminating in the wrong way, would
have been counted as nothing more nor
less than the fiftieth delegational reve-
lation. The first image that APP
peared to him was that of Elder
Richards who addressed him in those
dulcet tones, the terror of which is only
known to those who have sat on a cohab.
jury. With outstretched hands, the
vision told his excellency how he
had given up the prosecuting attorney
ship for the centre stake of Zion, only
that he might serve "this people''
and the Lord, too, in the American Con-
gress. He told how the apostolic blood
Qnhented) coursing through his veins
burned at the thought of melting the
nations representatives to tears with his
pleading tones. But Just then
sickly, consumptive-looking November
fly Int upon the Presidents head and
the shake he gave to make the lv depart
was taken as an answer by the visionary
elder, and the wasted form withdrew
INTO the darkness OF life stung in its
youth by Il crushed Congressional bee.
As the form reached the door it was
met by another approaching with map
OF Utah in his hand. There was hur-
RED consultation, and in an instant both
forms departed.
Before the echo of their footsteps had
been swept from the hall by the early
rising Janitor, the heavier ones of judge
were heard by the sleeper.
growing louder and louder until the
rotund form of the Utah county Justice
was dropping over the royal dreamer's
couch. The Judge began to WOO the |
Presidential form, and it was not lone |
before the seer and irrigator of the C. Of !
J. 9. OF J.. d. S. had promised the Judge |
Inc seat in Congress. The visionary
Provoite departed in peace.
Just then the President awoke. and
smiling at the largeness of his thought.
ne was about to open his mouth when |
he shadow Of club fell upon his lips
md held them closed. At the other end
'f the club stood George O., who. in
ones firm but respectful, oueried with
m imperative accent: ''You have re-
elved a revelation to return John T.
jalne to Congress % The club was laid
side while the President had time to
1utter: 81 have received revelation to
end JUDGE mean John T. Caine-to
Congress-"
What no, without there" sounded
ne Apostles voice, and ere the courier ;
ad arrived letter had been addressed {
W. w. Ritter, signed and sealed.
ENvoI.
The Territorial Convention of the ssPeo- /;
les" party met at the CITY Hall this =
ternoon at the appointed hour and after |,
he calling of the roll and the reading of ;
le minutes the business was taken M.
The committee on Resolutions asked -
r further time, and an adjournment was Il
ken until 80. -
AT that hour the convention again as =
mbled, and it was found that, notwith- +
andlng the modest absence of Messrs u
West and Dusenberry, there r.
rs a quorum present. e.
The report of the Committee on Reso- a
tons was read and accepted. This doc q,
1ent is the usual bi-annual puff for the .,
institution, blast for Congress and self 81
logy for Utah. There is nothing new "
1t except new demand for the admis-
n OF Utah as State, and even new de- \,
.nds of this kind are getting old. e. g,
The chairman then announced that tba *
'posal OF names" (observe the pluraD
the nomination as Delegate to Con-
SIS was in order.
Dir. Ritter caught his cue. and iumpino ar
delivered himself as follows: al m
e pleasure in presenting before the ri,
ventlon the name of Utah's most tn
ID and patriotic citizen, John T. Game. ce
Q l think ETC., etc." ba
ne motion was put and carried unani- fol
uely, and it was thus that the Presi- at,
IT'S revelation was revealed. received an
adopted. nil
] hx.