Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-22
For Delegate to Congress,
w. M. FERRY,
OF SUMMIT COUNTY.
HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

ceedings, with synopsis of the debat
will be found in another column. Th;
the committee faithfully represented tn
nearly unanimous feeling of the Demot
racy and the American element of Utal
no one who has felt the beating of tn
loyal pulse since the nomination OF job
L. Caine by the Mormon Church, wi
for moment question. That there wa
some difference of opinion concerning tn
policy to be pursued was to be expected
but that all os the members wer
actuated by a common purpose the pro
eeedings most conclusively prove. The
result, in the DEMOCRATS opinion, i.
happy one and will prove to the best
interest of the loyal cause in Utah
This paper had expressed a prefer
ence for the nomination OF Hon. K. n
Baskin, for reasons given at the
same time. While it regrets that gentle
mans declination, it most unhestatingly
expresses its non-concurrence with his
argument adduced before the committee
in encouragement OF nomination.
In our opinion, a representative
OF the anti-Mormon element at
Washington, instead of being handi-
capped, his influence would be materially
increased by the official endorsement of
the party OF which the Mormon pretender
claims to be member. The resolution
ho1
the face OF as strong a repudiating reso-
luton as could be formulated, the Con-
gressional Committee recognized the
Mormon Delegate as a representative
Democrat of Utah. lie has now to run
against regularly nominated candidate
OF the Democratic party. We will see
whether in the face of this he can
continue to pose at Washington as
a Democrat, and secure for his
infamous cause the prestige of
membership in one of the great National
parties Of the Union. Next to Judge
Baskln, the committee could have made
no selection more acceptable than Col.
w. NJ. Ferry. He is a gentleman we'll
known in the Territory; one of its most
respected and influential citizens. closely
identified with one of its most important
productive industries, and loval TO the
core. He has taken prominent part in
all OF the patriotic movements for the re-
demption of the Territory from the rule
oil the Mormon priesthood, and while
strongly welded to the principles of the
Democratic party, has always been
willing to join heart and hand with
others vi different political faith in war
fare against the common enemy. Col.
Ferry was born in the State of Michigan
62 years ago. although his appearance
would denote subsequent birth date OF
at least twenty years. He is physically
and mentally in the prime of vigorous
manhood, and is likely to remain
80 Tor many years to come He is bv oc-
cupation machinist and engineer. al
though since he has been in Utah he has
devoted his attention almost exclusively c
10 mining. He has liberal education. {
which combined with his strong common t
sense and enterprising spirit would make t
nm man OF mark in any community in v
winch he might reside. He is brother e
oil ex-senator Ferry, of Michigan. but c
oilers most materially with his States a
man relative upon matters of National p
politics. Colonel Ferry was twice elected C
IS Democrat, Regent OF the University n
II Michigan in strongly Republican ci
district, once as Mayor of the Republican B
own OF Grand Haven, in his native Oh
state. lie was once nominated bv the ia
democrats OF his District for Congress- tl
nd reduced the Republican majority til
1900 to less than half that hc
lumber. Like many other stalwart tn
democrats he could not endorse m
he nomination of Horace Greeley y
1872, and was a delegate to and Secre. co
Try OF the Democratic Convention in oh
which nominated Charles jul
'Conor for President He was nomip- sir
ed '.e tme year by the straight-out an
en- Is for Governor of ATchioan fer
the commencement of the war of the of
bellion he enlisted as private in the ou
Michigan Infantry. served the
lrng the entire war, and was reou- pic
rly promoted for meritorious con- eu,
let and gallantry from the ranks wh
rough the different grades 70 cas-
Position of Colonel. He served tfor
tne staff of General Mcpherson in the rec
'utbwest, and is now member of the wo
ganization known as the Army of the knC
His record since he came bro
Utah eight years ago, is well known to win
ost OF our local readers. He has been Pit
gagged at mining at Park CITY. is q
d haz been for years. and is Pitt
present, Chairman of the Lib our
II ComIn' Ae in Summit county con
ere IS no IN why man with such
listorv AZ resent standing should not S
'elve the luminous support of the Ter
al element q the Territory. We are last
lfident that he Ill. 1t is choice be- the
cen a loyal Democrat OF acknowledged was
lity and unimpeachable personal Thi,
lracter, and ser be TOOL of the Nor. look
n priesthood. Can any American itsel
ntate as TO how he shall cast his vote ? rega
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