Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-10
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Delegates Assemble from All 0ftl
The Territory.
SOME RINGING SPEECHES on LOCAL
ISSUES.



A. Merritt Of the Territorial Demo.
cratic central committee. q large body
OF Democrats from various parts Of the
Territory assembled al the Central
/ Hal, otherwise known a. Walker Pa.
vilion, at II O'Clock today. The call.
as heretofore published, Is as follows.
A Territorial Democratic convont ton
consisting Of delcgaloi from the various
| counties or Utah Territory, u hereby
called 10 convene at sali Lake CIV, On
saturday, the luih dav uf October 1891,
W ~ o'clock am, Tor The purpose of or
ehhikihg the Democratic society " Utah.
Tue Democratic county rQuim.tioos uf tho
/ duefrnt counties arc lDrnhy requested
70 Issue % cali Tor mcoilugsio hc held In
| thoir respective cpuutiHs. ON saturday,
/ the Hd day ~ October 1904, 10 elect dclr-
Eiio. aud alternate to hiond said con.
There were on the stand at tho open.
I Ing the distinguished Democrats from
/ lhu East, Hon. &. +. Black OF
Pennlylvania, SenatorC. j. Faulkner
anu Hon. w. u. BynGn. also Hons.
r. q. Lott, Il. y. Richards, J. w.
JUDI, II. l.. Henderson,, ox.Governor
west aud other local Democrnl1 ~
lprnmiucnrn. AZ li.ej Col. Merritt
called th9 assembly 30 urlcF and Hon.
H. Z. Lett was cio.iCi temporary
/ chairman o. ihn convention. On
assuming tbs chair hs suii;
bontiamen Of tho convention, I
am not unapprcuiativc Of the
hOnor you have bestowed up.
on me. We have mot here
to organize n Democratic society aud
10 build up "a party that will 10 the
! greatest good 10 the greatest number.
! am now ready 10 receive at your
hands such business ~ you may deem
Ia ouicr.
Mr.. ID. G. Dunbar was then elected
temp otnry secretary.
\ uommlttoo on permanent ofynui.
1atlon was appointed as follows Judge
w. l.. McGlnnls Of Weber, r.. :,
richards Of salt Lake, NJ. VI. Kellogg
u Utah, Geo. W. Thatcher ol Cache,
l.. Z. futile Of Sanpotr, A. n. SNOW
" box Elder. David Stoker Of Davis,
samuel Francis Of Morgan, anu JAMES
L. Bromley Of summit.
While the committees were IN retire
mcnt, the convention was addressed by
Ex-Governor Wcsl, who said: We arr
Democrats assembled hero today upon
uoil purchased by tho blood aud treas.
urCs " America. Moreover, this soil
was acquired by Democratic admin.
istration. We can say, therefore, that
We have right as Democrat. to raise
our voices on questions that pertain
70 tho hest interests Of our
country. We have been made nc.
quaintcd with the fact right ruconiiy
that there are i've gentlemen at least
VINO take Issue with us on this point.
Have you read the late production OF
tue Utah Commission? II you have
not you would better DO II. II Ia the
siupendous creation OF thea ge. These
men were appointed for certain
specific duties, and when they were
called upon at various times 10 quiet
certain local Issues that have ariscu,
they have invariably taken refuge be.
hind their commission and refused to
70 act. Now that these issues
have reached the point Of possible set.
tlement, These gentlemen step forward
TO plank themselves In the way OF
peaceful adjustment. On what meat
doth this our Cpsar feed that he has
grown % grcaU Voice from the
stand, "sjl1la year."l The credit for
whatever has been done In the way OF
progress In Utah these gentlemen
claim for themselves, whose time ia
spent In sitting In their Offices aud an.
pointing election boards. They eau.
not be spared, no they saw.
What n dtsjlntion would indeed
fall upon this great land u the august
figure Of the Hon. Godfrey were sud. |
denly missed from our stfeetsl What
would happen " the Hon, Snundrr. no |
longer camo amongu " 10 battle In our
lake! But these gentlemen tell us We
are insincere and their presence II |
necessary for our peace and progress.
Gentlemen OF the convention, this |
Territory IL allied with M patriotic aud !
libefiy-loving a people as exist la this |
country, What las been done thus far |
was accomplished In spite OF that body |
Of officials and moreover, tho work |
Will continue 10 roll Notwithstanding |
the distractions which they may place |
In the way. Applause.
a loud cry came from the assembly |
for Judge Judd. lie said. Let mo tell |
you few things thatare happening In |
this Territory. Not long ago | was |
Invited by few Democratic friends of |
Provo 10 10 down there aud make a |
spoech, | wsnt and found tho theatre |
packed with Democrats, | was con. |
founded. spoke for an hour aud a
hall, and more enthusiastic audience |
| never saw. l came back and told my
Democratic brethren 10 be up aud at |
work, for We hal Democracy In Utah,
Tue gentlemen OF tho Utah Commits.
sion say 10 US "lPe DOM Mink that you
should divide ON national party lines.p
who are you, anyway Arc we not
American citizens? Who asked you 10
think anything about II? These
gentlemen "d0Ht Mtgk that Utah IL
ready for stalehOod"-thA.i suntll they
have fixed Il. Ia the meantime we
VIII do a little Of the liking. Utah IL
all tight, and In due time will be a
State that will stand for a hundred
yeara a. terror 10 that sort ~ patiiot.
i'm. Applnusel
Judge HuudemOn was called fOr
He snii; congratulate you that
We arc about 20 organize ourselves
anu take our I'accs In the only national
party that exists In the United States.
l have noticed within the last few
days that our opponents la the east
arc Inclined 10 shirk the Issues. |
noticed that President Harrison, IN AL.
dressing congregation from his
palace car, said that tive wanted nn
honest dollar" AZ " there were any.
body In this country WHO did not want
AN honest dollar. rheyaro trying 10
turn the peoples attention from their
own work, which Is taking two mil.
Hons from the people, ani putting 1t