The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-14
IN IRON COUNTY.
Resolutions Approved and Adopted at the
Twenty-third Representative Delegates.

Resolutions approved and adopted by the
delegation of the Twenty-third Repre-
sentative district, at the Council district
convention held i'll Cedar city, Iron county,
Utah, July 10, 1889.
WHEREAS, The counties of Wast |, ,ton,
Kane, Iron, Garfield and u part of Sa1 ian,
have been designated as Council district No. IL
and entitled to send one councillor to the Utah
Legislature biennlaly; and
Whereas the Peoples party of Washington
county was allowed The privilege of naming u
candidate for the office of councillor for said
council district, whereupon resident OF said
county was subsequently elected councillor, and
attended the twenty session of the Utah
Legislature in that capacity; and
Whereas The counties OF Kane and Washing
ton did, on the 18th day Of June A. d. 1859,
nominate q councillor from their part of said
council district, without the cooperation or con
currence OF the twenty-third representative
district; and
Whereas Some prominent persons of said
Peoples party OF Washington and Kane coun-
ties, with undue haste, procured call for rep
resentative and council district convention, TO
convene at Toquervllle, Kane county, on the
2gth day OF June, A. d. 1889, giving representa-
ton in said convention rs follows, tOwit: To
the Twenty fourth representative district, com
prising Kane and Washington counties Except
the town of New Harmony, twelve delegates
to the Twenty-third representative district COM
prising Iron and Garfield counties, and McElmo
and Bluff precincts of San Juan county and the
town of New Harmony in Washington county,
eight delegates to council district convention
and
Whereas, The apportionment of delegates
was manitestly unjust giving the Twenty fourth
representative district preponderance instead
OF an equality of votes with the Twenty-third
district in said council convention, as appor-
toned by the territorial central committee of
the Peoples party; that the place Of holding the
convention was SO remote and the notice given
so short the delegates from Garfield and San
Juan counties could not be present at said con
vention; Garfield being from eighty to TWO nun
dred miles away, and San Juan at least three
hundred N les away; and 1t also being known
that the delegates from Kane and Washington
counties were intending to put in nomination a
citizen of Washington county as candidate for
the Office of council 4 second time, and with
no assurance of arrangements in this regard for
the future; and,
Whereas The counties of Kane and Wash
ington having been invited to be present by their
representatives, to assist in chooSinga candidate
for councillor for the district aforesaid, and hav
Ing declined TO send representatives to said
council convention in Cedar city, Iron county,
Utah, held this 10th day of July, A D.. 1882
alleging that their action on the 2gth of June is
regular and fair full delegation from Iron
and Garfield counties met in representative dis
trict convention at Cedar city, Iron county, Utah
July 9TH 1852 at which said convention ten dele
gates were chosen on the part of the Twenty
third representative district to attend a council
district convention at said Cedar city on
this the 10Th inst; now, therefore, be it,
Resolved, BY the delegates chosen to represent
Iron and Garfield counties in council district
convention assembled in Cedar city this 10th
day of July, A D., 1889, that hereafter, so long
as the Twenty-thiTd and Twenty-fourth repre-
sentative districts shall conC utuIe the Twelfth
council district, at all council district conven-
tions, the Twenty-third representative district
should have the same number Of delegates as
the said Twenty-fourth district. And be it fur
Ter resolved that the choice of naming candi-
da e for councillor to the legislature should not
remain with any one county twice in succession,
except by general consent of all the counties
forming the Twelfth council district, but the
choice Should be accorded to each county com
prising said council district or some Just and
equitable plan.
Be it further refolved, That we have the IN
doubted right to choose councillor for the
Twenty legislative assembly; and that the
action of placing in nomination the name of
Thomas Adams of Parowan Iron county, Utah,
as candidate for the office of councillor for the
Twelfth council district by this convention is
proper.
And 1t is hereby esolved That copy of these
resolutions be forwarded for publication to the
SALT LAKE HERALD and Deser6f NeIrS.
WILLIAM DAVENPORT,
Chairman ofTwelfth council district convention.
JOHN CHATTERLY, secretary.
CEDAR CITY, Utah, July l0,lSSg.