The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-12
The Republican Convention.

The territorial Republican convention
met in the Grand opera house at 1880
o'clock yesterday morning.
The first order of business was to adopt
platform. Frank j. Cannon read copy
of the one adopted by the Republicans of
Salt Lake county, which seemed good
enough for the members, and it was adopted
without any changes. L. NJ. Earl, of Salt
Lake, then offered a set of resolutions re-
pudiating statements to the effect that the
Salt Lake Liberal organ voices tho senti-
ments of the Republicans OF Utah, and
naming the Times OF Salt Lake, the Stand
ard of Ogden, Nation of Logan, Enquirer of
Provo as the organs of Republicanism in
Utah.
Arthur Brown, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee, reported the time and place
of holding the conventions to nominate can
didates for the legislature. The date set for
holding the conventions was July I'D at
o'clock p. N.
A. r. Haywood moved that territorial
central committee be appointed, and sug-
gested that some effort be made TO avoid
contest before the national convention.
Judge Allen Miller was in favor of giving
the old committee q chance to act if it
could be induced to do so.
FL. Cannon conceded with Judge Miller,
and thought the old committee still pos
sessed some power, and thought it unwise
70 appoint q new one. But If the old COM
mittee would not act the clubs could call
convention and have a walkover; but for
the present he was in favor of fighting the
enemy alone.
Mr.. Whitecottol, of Salt Lake, said that
the lowest, meanest most contemplate
enemy was the mugwump, backsliding,
copperhead enemy, and he would not be
dictated to by the rotten, stinKlng corpse,
known as the Liberal party of Utah"
Not little discussion followed
on the subject, when delegated rom South
ern Utah wanted to know what the con-
vention was held for.
The disability was finally laid to rest by
q motion made by Capt. Witherell to lay the
matter on the table was carried by large
majority.
Mr.. Taylor, of Morgan county, moved
that territori al committee be appointed
to consist of such persons as the president
of the club may direct.
Mr. o. Pratt favored the passage of q
resolution condemning the inactivity OF
the Republican committee and declaring
that ''those who are not with US are against
u.s." On putting it to motion 1t was car
ried with cheers.
The convention then passed a vote of
thanks to the people of Ogden for the
splendid treatment they received while in
the city. The convention then adjourned
sine die.
In the afternoon the Ogden City and the
City Cornet bands paraded the streets and
endeavored to crowd the house with an
audience. It was half past two before the
curtain rose and then the parquette was
only about half filled. After a few selec-
tons by the band Frank L. Cannon stepped
forward and introduced John NJ. Zane, Of
Salt Lake, who made a few Introductory
remarks and presented Hon. H. +. Bartine,
of Nevada, who spoke for more than an
hour and half. He began his discourse
by digging up the decayed questions of the
past, and as the average Republican gener-
ally does, waved the bloody shirt before
getting down to the questions of to-day.
He tried to show that the Cleveland ad-
ministration had squandered the public
money by largely increasing the expendi-
lures of the government and finally he
ended his argument by drifting into the
silver question. The meeting then closed
and in the evening Congressman Horn, OF
Michigan, spoke for the second time.