Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-22
The Liberal" TICKET
COMPLETED at Last Nights Session
Of the Psgtg.
henry PAGE FOR RECORDER.
Powers Prevents the Nomination or
Frank ID. KimAaE.


ventior, members were rushing fol
, their seats, and the GALLERIES wer,
being filled by throngs OF spectators
As the delegates entered tie build.
ing they were prysentcd with print.
cd tickets bearing the names Of can.
didstes for different county offices.
Before the convention was called 10
order there was 4 great amount Of
grouping, consulting and baton.
holing among the -11mbers, Do.
eeedings that were interrupted by
the sOarsd Of the gavcl.
! AT $50 Chairman Morris called
the convention to order. when \.
II. Parsons, chairman Of She ere.
dentials committee, rad Its report.
This consUU1d about half an hour.
One o. two additions were made OF
members omitted. The report re.
commended the seating OF the prox,
les reported, but that in future rrox-
les be not admitted,
Ike woolF moved the adoption of
the rerori.
! Mi. Van Horn moved 10 strike out
the words relating to future proxies.
Judge Powers moved to amend
so a 10 instruct the county com
mittee that it was the sense Of this
convention that in future notice b..
given in convention calls that urox-
les must reside in tie wards or pre-
rincts they represent.
Fendlng the putting Of this mo-
ton the name Of T. {. Wright. OF
I sugar House Ward nas.aGdc,t Ia
; the report Of members
Col. Ferguson lid Judge Powers
motion was in the nature Of a re=oIu-
ton, and should 20 to that cor:1it-
tee without debate, under his own
motion adopted before recess.
The chair sustained this point Of
order, and Judge Powers appealed
70 the house. amid much disorder.
\ member who tried to speak in
support OF Powers was called L. order
by the chair, who ruled the APPEAL
not dehatabie.
The chair put The appeal, and an
3 nounCcd that It's decision had been
overruled. The vote was 4 ire
: mendOus burst Of confusion.
Powers motion was then dchat-
cd. Judge Colborn took the ground
that this convention had no iuris-
dicticn To 80 control the policy Of the
Liberal" party. n Powers motion
contemplated Let the people Of
the party control this matter.
&. ". snow said Powers motion
provided only for an expression q
the sense Of the CouN entiOn.
Powers made 4 speech saying NE
was guarding the rights Of the Ueo-
pie ana was opposed 10 the securing
Of nifty proxies 10y one schcmer who
might seek 10 mluiuglste "a CON
ventiOn. His amendment prevailed
and the report Of the credentials
committee a. amended was adopted.
The report OF the committee on
permanent organization ami urler
Of business was read ly Thomas
Marshall. Ii was divided into two
parts. The first named Col. =. \
Merritt as chairman. Frank Pierce
secretlTy, and w. y. Stanton s=r-
geant-at arms. The first part Of the
report Was adopted, and Col. Merritt.
assumed the chair.
Mr.. Morris maize . speech on re-
firing from the chair, fliicitatir.
the "Liberalr party on * success.
He claimed that j. had removed
shackies from whit. slaves. ana
uttered 4 lot Of stuff in line with tha.
sentiment. He took occasion o. de-
nOuuce the men who SJu-a. tp
divide the PARTY on national party
lines, and closed by introducing the
permanent chairman, Colonel :. y.
Merritt.
The latter then maIea brief speech
expressing his appreciation Of
the honor done him. GHi, dwelling
on the WORK before the convention.
urged that il be well ard cOu-eieu-
tiously done.
Mr.. Marshall then read tine Sc
ond part Of the report Of the commit
tee, which relatedIO order Of business.
1t recommended that nominations
be made in the following CIDER:
Se!eCtman, coroner. county sur
veyOr, prosecuting attorney. sheriff.
assessor, county clerk. ouGuty Te-
cOTder, county treasurer, chairman
county committee and four MEM
beers. It farther recommended that
votes be taken by city wards and
county precincts. 10 lie announced
/ by their respective chaiTmen. and
that l67 votes be required Tor
choice, that numher being a minority
Of the convention.
+. ID. HOge moved e. amend sp
that only 4 majority Of all the votes
cast " ould he necessary.
G. ;. Narian novel 10 amend 50
As to require a majority Of the sit
ting members. Lost, anu Mr..
I Huge'S motion prevailed.
An amendment To the commit
tees report changing the order Of
/ nominations. was put aud carried.
when the report was adopted.
+. l.. Williams then read the re-
| port OF the committee on rcsulu-
tons, which was adoptei without
| amendment.
The chair announced that the
next business i'm order was the
election % the county committee uf
five members.
l.. +. CritchiOw novel 90 elect
them 10y nominations from tire body
Of the house, thu voting to he 10y Irai-
lot.
Hall moved 10 amend so a. In Jet
each precinct choose one, the coun-
I try members 10 unite with the
fourth precinct Of this city.
Harry Haynes objected, and said
the country members numbered -
and did not want to be tacke.d on toa
! city precinct.
W. q. Van Horn moved that the
county central committee consist rf.
seven members, five from the city
/ precincts, respectively. and two az
large from the country.
/ q. W. Powers objected to more
than five members. aud thought geo
! graphical lines should not he regard
e. Ability, not locality, was the
main qualification.
L. +. nan expressed surprise at
Fowers' Ignoring geographical line
IN this instance, after :, strongly in
sispng upon them in the matter Of
proxies.
Powers replied that the county
committee was not a representative
hOuy, but rather a board OF trustees
having in charge the Interests OF the
marty in the county
Van Horns motion was put anu
lost, and the convention proceeded
TO nominate members Of the county
central committee, which was 10
consist Of five, regardless OF local
ity.
\ motion had previously been
put aud adopted that Of all the can
didates voted for, the five receiving
the highest vote should Ice declared
chosen. About twenty candidates
were nominated. most OF whurl ID