Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-22
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Ii Voices the Sentiment of
the Loyal People
Of Utah.
Col. W. NJ. Ferry Nominated for
Delegate to Congress.
Elder Calne Stripped of Ills Demo.
cratic Mask.
The Democracy of Utah indicated by the Action
Of It's Chosen Representatives.

reference to nominating a Democratic
candidate for Delegate to Congress.
There were present j. b. Rosborough,
chairman; p. l.. Williams and w. G.
Hail. OF this city; j. w. McNutt and
i. a. McDaniels, OF Ogden, IL. S. Krig-
baum, of Corinne, and J. II. Wolcott, of
! Ophir.
Chairman Rosborough called the meet
ing to order, and stated the purpose of the
call.
MIR. wADDELL
Disapproved OF separate Democratic ac-
ton in local affairs-that would disrupt
the Liberal party. Was in favor of a
fusion as Il means OF accomplishing the
most good. AS to National politics. let
us be separate; here fight under the Lib
eral flag. Let the chairman of this, and
and the chairman OF the Republican Ter
ritorial Committee, and a third party
selected by them, draft an address con-
corning the politics OF John T. Caine,
who claimed to be, but was not, a Demo
Crat.
COLONEL FERRY.
Mr.. Charman-I take it that we come
together for consultation and action. The
Republicans and Liberals show by their
conduct that they intend to do nothing.
Now, something definite should be done.
Some action that would show the integ-
rity OF this committee. Two things we
should consider and determine, viz, call
ing Democratic Territorial Convention
for nominating candidate Tor Congress ;
another, whether we as committee
would be sustained in making this
nomination. We know that Game
has been nominated by the Peo-
| pies party. Now, ii the Gentles
here should let the election 90 without
nomination, this committee would not be
acting in'good faith. Political faith that
does not find its way into the ballot box
is barren and useless. We have political
faith and should maintain it. 1t seems
to me that there never was time when
there was greater necessity for political
are assembled, let ms act. Time
is short and we must act promptly,
and let our action 90 quickly
1t was incumbent on the Democracy to
repudiate the men who claimed, but so
outrageously failed to represent the Utah
Democracy. The speaker moved the APP
| pointment oil committee of three to
name n candidate to be received and
| voted Tor as a Democratic candidate for
Congress He had consulted with many
prominent Democrats, and they upheld
his views in this.
Mr.. McDanels, OF Ogden, seconded the
| motion.
MIR. Waddell, questioned the power of
the committee to make the nomination,
and bind the party,
p. l.. WILLIAMS
Favored the motion. The action OF the
committee under the circumstances was
eXceptionable, as the time was too short
to call Territorial Convention Our
action is not designed to split up the Lib
eral party. All OF his votes had been for
the Liberal party. Had voted for Re-
publican with as much cordially as for a
Democrat. This pretense OF the pre-
tender John I. Game posing as Il Democrat
in Congress, should for this particular
reason cause MS to nominate a candidate.
| think every Liberal and Republican in
| Utah will vote for the nominee, who is
thoroughly opposed to the methods that
exist here. 1t would serve to tear off the
mask and show the Peoples party candi-
| date in his true colors. Republicans
| would vote for X. n Baskin, as he is so
thoroughly and honorably identified with
the opposition to the Mormon Church
THE NOMINATION.
All motions before the committee being
Withdrawn, Mr.. Williams put in nomina-
ton r. n. Baskin, and was seconded by
Colonel Ferry.
Wolcott thought that the committee
had better recommend, rather than arb-
trarily nominate, as the Democratic party
was not bound by the committees nomi-
nation.
| Here considerable debate followed.
Ferry and Williams finally concluded
that the nomination by recommendation
would be best
| McNutt favored nomination by the
committee.
| Here Chairman Rosborough called Mr..
Wolcott to the Chair, and on taking the
floor, expressed much qualification at the
interest and good will expressed. His
sense OF duty was against the committee
making the nomination, that power is in
| the duly accredited delegate. The
| National Administration was in Demo-
cratic hands, the Utah Republicans rec
ognized it was the duty OF Utah Democrats
to come TO the front. 1t was too late to
call convention, but a resolution should
| be proposed denouncing John T. Game
| for his action, and protest against his
being recognized in Washington as u
| Democrat. The genus jack Mormon was
dropping out OF sight as the opposition to
! the Church crystalized into solidity; there
/ was no halfway between now, and with
view OF reconciling the different opn-
ions, offered the following resolution, viz. (;
WHEREAS. The name of John r. Game,
! Delegate to Congress from Utah, has here
tofore been placed on the Democratic Con
gressional Committee, while he is in no
sense a Democrat:
/ ResOiUed, That it is the sense of the Dem
ocrats of Utah, that said Caine occupies that
| position under false pretenses, and that the
/ fact is reproach to that committee. and a
discredit to the Democratic party.
ReSotred, FURTHER, That, as protest
against said discreditable fraud, a sound
and reliable Democrat should be selected To
receive the support of Democrats at the en-
suing election for Delegate TO Congress from
Utah Territory.
ReSOtred That III view of the brief time
TO lapse before such election, this committee
suggests and dominates Robert n Baskin as
an acceptable Democrat, and ask in his be.
half the cooperation and support of all
voters in the Territory who concur with the
reasons which prompt this action.
Which was seconded and adopted.
Williams, McDaniels and Creigbaum
waited upon Mr.. Baskin at the Alta Club
and escorted him to the committee, who
received him with great enthusiasm.
Mr.. Baskin expressed his qualification
at the warm manner in which he had
been received by the committee that he
could not be but deeply moved by such