The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-22
A ROUSING TIME.
Democrats COngrated by DR..
Miller, Of Omaha.
The Territorial Convention In Salt Lake
Yesterday Make a Complete organiza-
ton OF the Party.
Special TO The MoRNIxG D1spv1cH.

platform, and at the commencement OF
and during the proceedings played
popular selection OF music. The front
OF the stage was draped with the ma
tional colors, surmounted by the word
Welcome" " The handsome banner of
the party was placed in conspicuous
position.
Colonel Merritt, chairman Of the Ter
ritorial Democratic Committee, called
the meeting to order, congratulated
no Sc present upon the happy auspices
under which they met, and in The alb
sence OF the secrt tary (Mr. A. G. Nor
relD, through indispositon, he read the
call. The Colonel next nominated the
Hon. c. c. Richards, of Weber county,
as temporary chairman, who took jhdt
position amid considerable applause.
Mr.. Richards said this was an occa-
sion in the political history Of Utah
the brightest day they had ever seen.
1t was an occasion when they
were just stepping into prosperity,
when one-half Uf the community would
no longer be spending its time con-
sumlng the other half, and When they
could all work together for the up
building of Utah to make it the finest
territory and, in time, the greatest
state on the American ointment Ap
plause. II was becoming In them, as
citizens of this terrltDry, TO push tie
organization OF the party right to the
lines of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and
Arizona. Much work yet remained to
be done and it would become part OF
the duty of this convention to take
tie steps necessary to organize and
properly equip the territory, 50 that
they might. IN due time, work with the
other territories and states IN national
affairs. Cheers. He trusted they
would all work harmoniously together,
each man striving to do the duty as
signed to him to the best OF his ability,
that this convention might be the first
gun fired for the progress and pros
peIity Of the people OF Utah. Ap-
plause.
Upon the motion OF Mr.. J. I. Raw
lins, MI John B0yden, of Summit
county, was unanimously elected ten
porary secretary.
This completed the temporary organ
iZation.
A committee of five on credentials
was appointed as follows: Whitehead
of SAT- Lake; McNutt, Weber; Lupd
Washington; Fred Turner, Logan; Rob
bins, Emery.
y committee OF nine on resolutions
was next named: Governor West,
Salt Lake; ". II. King, Utah; Hender-
son, Weber; (. ;. Richards, Salt Lake;
Jones, Box Elder; j. L. Rawlins, Salt
Lake; Hougaard, San Pete, Suther-
land, Salt Lake; Adams, Iron.
A committee Of seven on permanent
organization and order OF business was
next chosen, as follows: Z. A. Smith,
Salt Lake; a. I. Schroeder, Salt Lake,
Geo. Thatcher, Cache; ?. L. Williams
Salt Lake; Walter Pike, Provo; Ried,
San Pete; Lund, Washington.
The Hon. John /. Caine came for
ward and expressed his pleasure that
they had with them that morning gen
tleman who had been recognized
through the whole Of this western
country as a prominent Democrat, and
who had also been a prominent friend
of Utah and all her citiZens-a man
who for years had advised the taking
OF the very step which they had here
taken within the last six i Onths-I ap-
plause namely, the dividing of the
people of Utah upon national party
lines. [Benewed applause. Mr. Caine
then introduced DR.. George l.. Miller,
of Omaha, who was received with ring
ing and prolonged cheers.
DR.. Miller said he felt greatly hon
ored in being invited to address The
members of that convention. During
the past four years, despite the KIND
expressions which they had just heard
concerning lim, he had been IA letire-
ment from all political lite. From his
manhood's irth-which he claimed to
locate at Omaha, on the borders OF this
western country, III its first settlement
he had been student of the progress,
development and somewhat of a phil
osopher in attempting to forecast the
splendid advancement which the reali-
Zation OF thirty years had produced
here. Prominently so had been TINS
question which was forced upon the
nation by what is now here. IAp-
plause. In recent years it became Il
part of his voluntary duty, uninvited
by any man OF set Of men, to SEEK
counsel, OF, at any rate, exchange Gpin-
ions with the fathers and founders OF
the civilization of Salt Lake Valley.
Loud applause. He had been reputtd
10 be their friend. He had had some
notOrieIy as being something more than
that. Laughter and Hear! hear 1t
had been said Of him that he ought to
bear names which he did not suppose
be could ever adopt, and he thought
some began with y, some with q,
or some other initial augaterl,
which he could not recall,
because, and only because, he HAD
sought as a emocrat TO grant to the
very uttermOSt, to all American citi-
zens, the right of self-governmeut.
Much applause. On that principle
he would ask this convention, and the
mass Of intelligence of which this body
was now Il representative parton that
platform lie would ask these gentlemen
to stand reviying here and planting here
those principles OF liberty which belong
only to self-gOyernment. CHEERS If
he could counsel this convention be
yOnd anything in the world on what he
would regard as vital to their success.
it would be to politely ask the govern
ment OF the United States to admit
Utah as a Democratic state [great ap-
plause.i and also ask the government,
by the proper machinery, to require the
Utah commission to step down and
out, if it were true-as he knew it was
that the necessity for its existence
had ceased forever. Vehement ap-
pause. He made no apology to any
man under the canopy OF heaven for
having had his individual views of the
true policy for the solution Of this
problem which was now solved APP
plause. Ii he could warn his hearers
in a word, it would be against what he
could see as spectator of this grand
event, an epoch, in the
history of Utah. This was clearly a
Democratic convention for the purpose
of putting this party ON an organized
basis, and his warning was: DO not
falter in the fight in a straightforward
march to statehood. When in passing
do NOT you forget. In doing your duty, /
that the Republican party is embodied /
in the compact to get Utah as Re-
publican state into the national state /
hood. [Applause.l Ali pretense on the
part of his distinguished friend of the /
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