Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-21

Republican. H. lhu ia.t campaign Il
was publicly announced 10y the pres
ami generally know lu this city, that
| was willing aud ready aa soon a.
local conditions would allow ~ espouso
llepubliCauism.
/ Asl, you to deal with nae rs you
would with each other. | ask for n
place among you on the Republican
platform. long 20 see Republican
principles prevail IN this Territory and
an willing to labor TO educate our
young men In them.
when the speaker ceased there was
long aui tumuliuOus applause, and
lcauing Republicans on the stage, In
Guiding Nrssrs. Shaughnoay. Parsons,
Mccormick and many other. rfnspud
his hand aud congratulated him upon
his speech.
FiiANiS !. cASS1S, EsQ.,
president Of the Republican club of
Weber county, was next introduced
and spoke Ia Substance ns f0llpWa.
When We zee such men ns g.. w. Ben.
nett, Colonel ShAughuey, John NJ.
Zane, Nick TrcwCOh JAMES DE.
vine and John Henry Smith
On the same platform, extending thn
hand Of friendship 10 one another aud
cndcaVoring 10 unitcdly advance the
material interests Of our Territory, we
know that the political redemption of
Utah Il nigh and TINT the Liberal"
party H. about dead. II we have
anything to bury, let us bury Il now,
nnd here. 10 has been asserted that
Utah Is principally Democratic. 1
deny II. While the surface appears such
Tie great undercurrCuiis Republican.
w in Ogden We have 1000 Noplb-
llcaus 30 say nothing oi the other
towns throughout webor county.
nES. y. RCf.
At tue time | placed my name on
the Republican roll NJ honor, In Weber
county | consulted no one, hut did ~
from n love OF Republican principles.
The Literal" aud Peoples parties are
both dead In Ogden, they should he in
salt Lake. However, mo- matter what
you do here, we will maintain ma.
tlonnl party division IN Ogden.
There were loud calls for
Q. u. STANTON,
and on the invitation VI tho chair that
gentleman came upon the stage aud
made characteristic speech. He OPP
posed division on party lines, mainly
for the reason that n the "Llhcral"
party would hold together they could
soon capture the Territory. lIo -nid
division on national lines meant n
mormon" governor Tor Utah aud
three "Mormons" In Congress, and the
complete loss ~ nil tho past victories
OF the "Libcral" parties.
W. q. VAN HoRN
lnsls,ed on speaking. aud opposed the
purpose 0i the meeting. II a majority
OF the Republicans Of the Territory
were ready to join In love feast with
the Enormous" all right. hut the
purpose " tho party 10 divide on m.
tional limos could only b. properly tx.
pressed through primaries aud county
anu Territorial conventions.
JUDGE DAHrcr
made a speech iayoring the proposal 10
divide the Liberal" party, aud civ.
Ing hi reasons. Frank u. Stevens,
Esq., spoke in n similar strain.
IL was now nearly eleven O'Clock,
and the previous question was being
urgently demanded. There were,
however, loud calls from the opposition
for "DUllinger," and that individual
| came forward and made speech char.
acterized by b0mbast, cgolism and In.
discretion, IN which hu attempted 10
tell why division should not take
place.
General Conner wac on the stage,
aud after many attempt at securing
recognition at length succeeded. lie
began 10y saying In a thick voice;
My friends and fellow "Llberalsn
(hic)-
a voice - This amt a "Iiberalp
meeting, its Republican meeting.
The General continued. II am
the first Literal OF Utah, and
the question Is shall we kill that
party. opposed TO doing ~, (hic) and
i call for the previous question"
by request, the chairman read the
resolutions, aud declared the question
10 he on their adoption.
Fred. Simon, Esq., rose ana denied
that tho movers Ia favor u organiza.
ton had pursued secret or improper
coursc.
McCallum demanded a rising vote
and Judge Blair wanted tcller. The
chair announced that the vote would
be uiyd rOco, and put the question on
the adoption Of the resolutions. The
"aye" voie was full and strong, but
without disorder or tumull. The
"non vote was Of the same kind taken
on the election Of chairman, who de-
cided that the Affirmative had pre-.
vailed.