Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-02

The speaker commended the record
ol we party on pension expenditures
apu extended sympathy ~ disfran.
ohised Republicans Ia the South.
the N'KiNLEY BitL.
Turning 10 the tariff he said, 1.-THE
Democratic leader. insist that the
tafiii "a not TO he an Issue In Iowa this
year. They never were moro mis-
taken. 10 never was an issue ne much
~ now. There never was before an
Issue more clearly drawn before the
two parties than now, II will con.
tlnue TO be nm Issue until free trade IL
ueah aud the country placed beyond
The dread Of It's resurrection, or I'LL
protection Il buried ani free trade has
turned the country over ~ foreign
domination"
The speaker closed with reciprocity.
He said there was but one reciprocity,
and james q. Blaine was Ia prophet.
Tremendous applause. when he fir-t
announced tho gospel the Democratic
party, under the spur Of the mo.
ment, thought Il was free trade stand.
Ing In more dazzling light than ever
before. But when tho spell was broken
reciprocity was In the Republican
camp aud James q. Blaine was IT,
chief priest" Here the convention
again became wildly snthusiastic.l
rhe speaker then armlgned the
Democratic party for liz policy OF ode.
ception aud falschood," and ended
with commentator Of the Mel inley
bill.
After tho appointment Of commit.
tees rcccrs wna taken until pm. The
meeting Of the committee on perman.
ent Organization was ut ones held, nj
which Ex-Governor and ex.COngtrrs.
man John Gear Of Burlington was
selected NJ permanent chairman OF the
convention. The committee ON rcsolu.
lions also met Immediately after the
adjournment Of the convention aud
adopted n platform.
TiiE TICKET.
Immediately after the roconvenlng
OF the convention at gp. M, peFma,
nent Chairman Gear was introduced
nnd made n brief speech, predicting
the Fartyis success ON the tarin AMI
local Issues. This nomination OF state
oiiicof. was then declared IN order, aud
the convention declared Nat no MONT.
mating speeches should he made. EoI
governor, Hiram g.. Wheeler, u ode.
holt, sac county, was nominated on
the nrrs ballot amid great enthusiasm.
Hc wa. called upon for n speech, aud
rc,urn,d thanks briefly for thc honoI
conferred.
For Acknowledgements. Ueorg,
Nanhouian " Taylor county developed
unexpected strength, and was nonil.
naiui ON tho second ballot, defeating
tho present incumbent. poynor. Fol
supreme Judge, =. NJ. Weaver " Iowa
Fails was nominated on the third bal
lot, defeating Chief Justice Beck, the
present incumbent, and other candi.
dhtee.
Henry Halicn. tho present supcrln
.endent OF public Instruction, an,
Frank II. Campbell, tho present rail-
road commissioner, were rcn0mlnatot
by reclamation.
TiiE PLATFORM
was then presented by Chairman Per
kins OF the Resolution committee.
A telegram Of greeting was r-at
| from tho secretary Of the Natlona
Republican league, aud ono signud bS
John Jay, pfc-ldrnt OF IN. NAtlona
league for the prutselion OF National
Institutions, asking tho convention b
recommend IN tho platform State sec
tartan appropriations ~ necessary
measure VI defense for tho American
common school system.
Congressman Perkins, chairman u
the committee on resolutions, rcportc,
III. platform,
A. ]. IIlrschel OF Dayenport, Alao A
member Of the committee. protcs,el
against the plank endorsing
....
fl"iiihiiloNi
aud Offering rs "a substitute therefor
UFaVofiun such n systrm Of loca
ou,Ion unierl a nigh license as vii
afford pfotection and prohibltlon 4,
thuso Communities which d,slre IA,
same. and also Wholesome rcstrlctlon
aud regulation Of those which. und.l
The ptohibltory system, arc, and. ol
necos.ily, ever will be, cursed by ne,
llauor,I
iIinchel made n vigorous specch IN
favor of his substitute. II the Demo.
erats advanced a stibstluit. OF this Nj nd.
II was only 10 bc smothcred an the a.;
occasion, whereas a rtsolu ton Of this
hlnd, coming from Va. h.puoiicall
temperance In every part OF the stats.
Tho adoptlon OF the resolution would
faslen tho state iIroyocably 10 In. re.
nuhllcan marty, tho Marty Of patriotl.m
and proVfrss,
Henry X. Wilcox Of Polk county
argued against IN. substitute. and
Senator Iawrence OF Sioux CIV G,y.
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