The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-11
The Republican Convention.

The convention of Republican clubs OF
Utah, which the Standard has been display
ing for several weeks, met in the Grand
opera house yesterday forenoon at 1880
O'Clock with close to one hundred and fifty
people present, including delegates, specta-
tors and all.
the ceremonies were begun by Frank j.
Cannon calling the meeting 20 order.
Judge Allan Miller was elected tempo
rary chairman, and Charles H. Mcclure,
secretary, \ committee OF Eve on creden-
tials was appointed composed as follows:
b. Il. Jones, Box Elder; j. r. Porter, Nor
gan: Heber NJ. Wells, Salt Lake; A. T.
Haywood, Weber: Joseph Howeils, Cache.
C. w. Bennett, j. E. Bigley, Z. NJ. Ly-
man, Don c. johnson and E. b. Critchlow
were appointed a committee on order OF
business and permanent organization.
While the respective committees were
out preparing their reports, John Henry
Smith, James Devine, James Morgan,
Frank j. Cannon and John NJ. Zane en-
lightened the audience with shortspeeches.
The committee on order OF business and
permanent organization was then aole TO
report and announced the name OF Z. W.
Bennett as choice for president and Charles
H. Mcclure secretary The order Of bust
ness was reported as follows:
ELECTION OF officers OF territorial
league. president, three presidents,
secretary, treasurer ana executive commit
tee of five
denominations of Utah's vice-president
Of the national league and member OF the
national league committee.
The committee on credentials made re-
port and after some discussion the report
was referred back to the committee for re-
vision. The meeting then adjourned until
2 O'Clock pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was called to order
at o'clock with hardly as many
present, although by means OF brass bands
and floating streamers an effort to mass
the people at the opera house was made.
On motion of John Henry Smith the re-
port of the committee on permanent or
ganizatiOn was reported back to the COM
mittee to allow the name of Judge Bennett
TO be substituted by some other to allow
him to act as chairman OF the committee
on platform. The name of A. r. Haywood
was substituted for permanent chairman.
At this iuncture Secretary Mcclure
stated that inasmuch as Ogden was
honored with the choice OF permanent
chairman, he desired to resign in favor of
some Salt Lake man, but the convention
objected and he was retained.
ston, L. K. G. Welch, Edwin Stratford, f.
A. Box and w. z. Robinson were appointed
to draw up platform.
A committee Of five was appointed to re-
commend names of members to act as
officers of the territorial league. John NJ.
Zane. John Henry Smith, t. ]. Stephens,
J. 7. Hammond and A. j. Bailey were
appointed. After which Arthur Brown,
r. G. Horn and Z. VI. Allison, IT., delivered
brief speeches. When Mr.. Allison had
concluded the committee reported and re-
commended that Arthur Brown, of Salt
Lake county, be made president: Frank j.
Cannon, of Weber county, w. w. Amang-
land, OF Utah county, vice-presidents;
Howard Pratt, secretary; Ben E. Rich,
treasurer; executive committee, J. S.
Painter, Weber; Joseph Howell, Cache;
Alma Haynes, Juab; Albert Tuttle,
Sanpete, and Ben Bachman, OF
Utah county, of the territorial
league of Republican clubs. The commit
tee also named James Sharp, of Salt Lake,
as Utah's vice president to the National
league. and Hoyt Sherman, ir., of Salt
Lake as Utah's member of the National
executive committee. A resolution was re-
commended to the effect that the president
and secretary of the territorial league be
given the power to apply and attain ad-
mission into the National league, which
was adopted. The convention then ad-
iourned till TO O'Clock this morning.
Congressman Horr spoke in the opera
house last night and will speak again this
evening. MIR. Bartine, of Nevada, will also
speak to-day.
AS whole the convention is not the sue
cess that many Republicans expected. 1t
seems a difficult matter to get out the
forces they desire.
NOTES.
The Salt Lake delegation came UP headed
by Held's cornet band.
Nearly all the delegates were from Salt
Lake and Weber counties. Several were
substituted to represent other counties,
however.
1t was not such demonstration as the
Standard anticipated.