The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-05
THE BIG GATHERING.
The Democrats Massing at
st. Louis.
THURMAN AND GRAY's CHANCES
A Strong Following for the Indiana
Man, But the Old Roman
VIII Get There.
The Great Convention q.


says the contest for the honor of presid
ing over the Democratic national con
vention assumed large proportions yes
terday. Californians, with their usua
energy, worked their White boom, anG
with their hearty, good-patured. cheer.
ways made friends on all hands. ON
serious obstacle in the way up to las
night was the opposition of Senate,
Hearst. 1t seems that as a member O
he California State Senate, White op
posed the nomination of Hearst fol
United States Senator in the Democratic
caucus; Hearst, in turn, opposing the
putting of the gavel of the temporary
presiding officer of the national conven
ton in the hands of White. ALI day
yesterday mutual friends of White
and Hearst labored with the
Senator. and at last succeeded
in inducing him to withdraw his oppo-
sitiop. Last night there was confer
ence held at the Southern Hotel. of
members of the National Convention
present in the city. Among those pres.
ent were Chairman Barnum, Senator
German, Holt, of Tennessee; Fordyce,
of Arkansas; Tarpey. of California ;
Scott, of Pennsylvania, and Neal, of
Arizona. The situation was thoroughly
discussed The claims of the Pacific
Coast were considered, and the qualifi-
cations of White weighed. The confer
ence finally agreed to recommend to
the full meeting of the committee on
Monday. that Stephen n. White, of
California, be selected for temporary
chairman.
A representative group of men were
at the Southern deeply engrossed in
the political situation. Prominent
among the members of the party were
Hoa. s. n. White, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor of California; William Eng
lish, delegate-at-large and chairman
of the Democratic State central COM
mittee of that State; J. W. Dorsey,
a prominent Nevada mine owner; II.
A. Mason, the Nevada cattle baron,
and delegate Lyons, one of Colorado's
cattle kings.
The Democratic party must protect
the silver interest of the Slope" Dor.
sey was saying. The Republicans will
certainly insert free coinage plank in
their platform, and if we don't secure q
similar plank, it will cost US thousands
of votes on the slope this fall"
1T is mighty little chance we'll get
at the platform" said Lyons. bill
Scott has got his grip in already. These
people down east seem to think that
out west we are not capable of taking
care of ourselves and don't know our
wants. They think the whole country
ought to get mad every time they are
bitten by yellow dog"
You needn't worry, JIM" said Mr..
English. THAT silver plank will go in,
or there will be the biggest racket the
National Democratic Convention ever
had on its hands before"
"We've got the pens aud can borrow
the ink, and know how to use them
BOTH" said Mason, land before We get
through with them, these eastern
fellows will find we are capable of
writing of a plank"
William Nj. Ferry of Park City, Utah,
a Territorial delegate. said to re-
porter: Now, l don't know but that
it is thoroughly undemocralic to have
a second, third, or fourth choice for vice.
president. However, after Thurman,
when it is demonstrated that neither the
grand old Roman, nor Gray, of Indiana,
will be nominated, l retain the recol-
lection of Don M. Dickinson, or Mich
gan. l am Michigander, and the only
Democrat of my race. The Utah Demo-
Gratis, and may say party generally,
favor statesmen and statemenship. As
to this tariff talk, we wish to construe
the Presidents message literally. and
IN hal
Delegate James l.. Cowan, of Oregon,
said: Governor Pennoyer, OF our State,
will receive our plimeatary vote for
shall proceed to business and whoop 1t
up for Thurman. Wefavor reduction
Of the tariff and consequent reduction
Of the Treasury surplus We are not
absolutely for. free trade"
Napoleon Davis, of Salem, Oregon, q
delegate, said: Governor Pennoyer, of
Oregon, is our first choice for Vice
President. He is a strong man, and
hated. Thurman, of Ohio, is the only
,arif and our naval interest, every dis
'acY is more than counterbalancsd by a
Secretary Prince, Senator German
md others, are said to have Joined in
he scheme to have the tariff platform
n 1884 reafirmed without any stronger
of tariff reform. and with
mt any mention of the Presidents
This programme does not
please Morrison, Scott, Watterson and
he Democrats of the south and south
rest, and they are likely to join forces
n defeating German.
Congressman Scott will doubtless be
elected chairman of the State commit
ZEE, and will have personal charge Of |
he campaign.
Strong opposition to an endorsement |
# the Mills tariff bill is manifested to-
lay, by Conservative members of the |
forth committee.
The coast headquarters was the Mecca |
# all Democratic pilgrims this morn
ng, when delegates awoke at a late
lour thirsting for the waters that soothe |
he palate after a social evening. The |
ity, as hospitable shaven for |
trangsrs. was threatened with the loss
# its hard-earned reputation. This was
he third dry Sunday when saloons.
hotels and restaurants had to refuse or |!
lers for liquid refreshments, and the