The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-18

guilty of offences against the laws, its Efforts
to entrench it,elf in power by securing
Statehood for Utah under conditions which
would make the control of its priesthood
perpetual, by affiliating with one po-
litical party in Idaho and with
another in Colorado, governing their action
in each nase by the probabilities;of securing
favors to themselves only, and repudiating
| all political associations in Utah, except
with the church party, proves tito be every
where and at all times the foe of all that is
| legal and the representation OF all that is
evil in the affairs of safe. This condition
is one explain, ton of tue necessity for the
existence of the Liberal Party
We believe in the supremacy of the Con-
stitution and laws of the land, and that it is
the duty OF the citizens to bear true
allegiance to them, and that until these
fundamental doctrines are accepted in
Utah in good faith, the duty of the United
States to its loysl citizens resident here, as
well as to those who are its enemies, is to
continue to enact such special legislation
for this Terri DRY, and enfo' ce t, as will
secure the former in their rights and com
pei bedience from the latter.
That the restriction of all local govern
mental authority to the ecclesiastical power
which is dominant in this Territory by adj
hitting Utah into the Union as State,
would be ruin to its non-Mormon
reasonable organization in the heart of
OF the republic ana is forbidden by any
consideration of political expression and
moral duty, and no protest against any
credence being given to the statements nor
being circulated that the attitude of the
MJrmon church has changed toward the
government or the people of the United
states. We note the same hostility to the
laws, the same efforts to obstruct their
enforcement and the same unvarying de-
termination to adhere to church suprem acy
as In the past; AID we warn the people of
the nation that all the nominal professions
TO the con trary, are mere tricks to deceive
instead OF efforts to reform. The Liberals
OF Utah earnestly desire to promote the
welfare and happiness of all its people and
would gladly welcome any class of It's
population who honestly seek reform from
prlestly misrule and it would exact moth
ing from any which we do not willingly
submit to ourselves. but in the interest OF
all, we must accept the contest in which we
are now engaged, which involves the tri-
umph or overthrow of that which lies at the
basis of all civil government and in nothing
less than obedience to the laws
or defiance of them. So long as
this shall be the issue in Utah
our duty as American citizens admits of no
division among ourselves on other ques-
ton, and we pledge ourselves to faithfully
adhere to these purposes until loyalty shall
be the rule and the reign of the law shall be
the same in Utah as elsewhere under the
national flag; therefore it is
Resolved, That it Is the duty of the Liberal
party to nominate candidate for Delegate
70 Congress at the coming November cleo.
ton. and to cast for him and claim for his
support, the votes of all true, Ameri Gan citi-
zens,
RESOLVED, That we recognize the patriotic
action of tho majority of the Utah Commits
sion as expressed in their report for 1888 to
the Secretary of the Interior, and endorse
the recommendations therein contained.
Nominations for Delegate to Congress
being in order, the name of Farley l..
Williams was brought before the con-
vention by W. I. Snyder, of Summit
County, and ably seconded by j. w.
Guthrie, of Corinne, and l.. r. Rogers,
of Weber County.
The name of Robert n. Baskin was
placed in nomination by J. R. Mcbride.
At this juncture letter was read from
2. l.. Williams, stating his desire that
his name be not brought up before the
convention. With the consent of the
delegates making the nomination and
the seconds, his name was with
drawn.
Short speeches were made by John
Witbeck, G. G. Goodwin and J. u.
Jones in support of r. N. Baskin as
the nominee.
On motion of A. R. Haywood the
nominations for Delegate to Congress
closed.
On motion, the roll of counties was
called, the chairman of each delegation
and announcing the vote of
their respective districts.
THE VOTE BY COUNTIES.
P. L. Williams received votes in
Box Elder County and 10 in Weber
County.
R. N. Baskin received. in Cache
County, votes, Davis 3, Juab 5, Mil
lard 3. Salt Lake 26, Summit %, Utah |
10, Wasatch 2 and Weber l. Total |
vote for P. L. Williams, %; for r. n.
Baskin, 80
j. n. Cohen moved to make the nom
ination of r. N. Baskin unanimous.
Carried.
The convention then proceeded to |
the choosing of the Territorial Central
Committee. motion being made that |
it consist of fifteen members, appointed |
by the chair from the ysrious parts of |
the Territory. This created considera-
bic discussion and several amendments,
but the original motion finally pre-
vailed. The chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee to serve for the com |
ing Two years:
D. G. Mclaughlin, J. NJ. Cohen and !
s. W. Moseby. of Summit County; J.
w. Mott and William Sewell, of Weber |
County; J. B. Rossborough and William
Mckay, Salt Lake County; John Wit
beck and D. Lombard, Juab County;
j. B. Meredith, Davis County; G. G.
Goodwin, Cache County; T. s. Watson,
Wasatch County; George G. Viele,
Millard County; E 2. johnson, Box
Elder; and David Evans, Utah County.
On motion the chair appointed the |
following committee to notify Judge |
Baskin of his nomination by the con-
vention: J. R. Mcbride G. E. Allen,
William Farrell, John Z. Hills and
William A. Star.
Moved and seconded that vote of
thanks be rendered the officers for the
} Die manner in which they had con-
Quoted the convention and to the citi-
zens of Park City for their hospitality.
Carried unanimously.
rhe convention tnen adjourned sine
lie.
The special train left Park City at
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