The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-21

MOTHS and some others retired to the par
quette. The doors were opened by this
tlme and the crowd surged in. On its crest
were noticed the same faces seen at the
LIBERAL hurrah in the court room the other
nignt. At the same time G. E. Allen, w.
". vanHorne and some others of the "op.
poslnon," stalked onto the stage and took
BENNETT NOMINATED AS CHAIRMAN.
After an air by the band, John M. Zane
stepped forward and said: 1.-THE meeting
VIII come to order. l have been instructed
10 propose as chairman of this meeting,
Hon. c. w. Bennett All in favor Of Mr..
Bennetts election will say aye"
a storm Of ''ayes" shook the building.
An opposed will say no. said Mr.. Zane.
a storm OF noes" was the response.
PANDEMoNIUM FOLLOWS.
Mr.. Zane promptly announced that Mr..
Bennett was elected and invited that gen.
tleman to come forward. AS Judge Ben
nett walked to the front of the stage,
pandemonium broke loose and it seemed as
though every man in the house was trying
TO DUTY his neighbor. TWAS some min
utes before the confusion subsidized suf-
hciently for Judge Bennett to make
himself heard, and he then said: Eel
low oitlzens-We are met here this
evening as American citizens to con
slider a matter of Importance and one
that will require your calm, deliberate
consideration. ask you to pay careful at
tention to the arguments which will he
put forth for and against the idea of
organizing Republican party Chorus of
wells from the oppositionl. There appears
to be crisis in this territory. OF late
years great changes have taken place here
and 1t Is my individual opinion that nation al
party lines should now be drawn here
Ierrihc yells from Greenwald's hobosl
advocated this some years ago, but am
saIlsned now thatit was too early. That
great changes have taken place here of late
years Will not be denied. A new popula.
slon Is coming in and bringing new ideas.
Not much longer can the question of state.
hood be postponed. Yells Of Yves it can y
ana mo 1t can't'' from all over the housel
Is II not the proper policy to draw the
political lines in advance of that
event. SO that when it does
come, the people will be educated
70 use thelr privileges intelligentlyl So far
as Ine oid contest between the dominant
party on the one side and the gentiles on
the other was concerned, that is thing NJ
Ine past (yells mo, it isn't") lam Re-
publican. and take it no one would coma
nere and participate in this meeting who ia
not a Republican. From a Republican
standpoint say that this is the time to or
game. The Democrats are already in the
neio, ana we should follow their example
SO mat we may educate the people to a
Ano"ieoge OF our principles, and at the
same time keep abreast of our Opponents
tary.n "'o secfe-
Arthur Pratt nominated H. G. Mcmillan
elected. p-othp'iJ
CRIToHLow's EFFORT.
AT this point w. G. Van Horne asked
tnat the call be read. Mr.. Bennett COM
pIleo Win TINS request and then announced
mat 1t mad been thought best to bring the
matter before the meeting by having two
or three brief addresses from speakers who
mad been selected, after which there might
De a 1ull and free discussion and all wonld
De given chance to be heard. Even this
liberal plan did not suit the heelers and
Gney rent the air with yells for Allen.
Judge Bennett stood at his post, however,
and seeing they could gain nothing. the
gang quleted down and E. B. Critchlow
was introduced. Mr.. Critchlow said that
this question was not one of sentiment
Inc question was certainly the most mo-
mentors ever placed before the Gentiles of
= Tan. He was proud of that grand. old
Liberal party, tremendous cheerinel be-
cause it was the Republican party. fCries
OF mo, no." The Tribune said that the
Liberal party had won great victories
In the past and would win greater
ones IN the future [yellsl, but at the same
tlne the eoltor-ln- chief of that paper stated
N DenYer that the Mormon people pre-
sented an unbroken front, while the Cen
tiles were so badly divided that victory was
1t was said that it was too
early to divide on national party lines
Cries of "Yes,n "No.m ayes ), uNo ~
Wasn't it time for the Republicans TO or
ganize when there were given such object
lessons as the great Democratic meeting ON
Tuesday night! Then there was the mes
son OF statehood. 1t must be apparent that
statehood was not far off, and that furn-
lsned another reason why the Republicans
should organize. The grand old Republican
ship was already to be launched-wouldt the
word TO launch her be spoken? TCries of
Yes" and mo" Mr.. CritchloW closed
his address with the familiar quotation
from Longfellow's Building Of the Ship.n
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED.
AT this point Judge Bennett asked the
which, he said, should have been presented
earlier in the evening:
RESOLVED, that it is the sense of this
meeting that political parties in Utah
should be organized with reference to the
national questions and politics, and to act
n harmony with national parties.
mat the general principles of the ma
aonal republican party are best adapted
70 promote the welfare of Utah and its peo
pie, and that the material and political con-
iitlon OF our territory make it the duty OF
republicans to at once organizein harmony
With the national Republican party and in
'lte all voters OF whatever former party or
political Affiliations to join our party and as
'lst in perfecting such organization.
Resolved, that the chairman of this
Meeting appoint a committee of seven tn
AXE steps TO perfect county Republican
organization for Salt Lake county, and a
committee OF seven to take steps to perfect
| territorial Republican organization in
conjunction with committees from other
counties in the territory"
WANTED 'EM POSTPONED.
The yelis for Allen were renewed and
hat gentleman came forward.
Just then Judge Blair arose in the par
Iuette and said: II move that the CON
liberation Of the resolutions be indefinitely
postponed. That will do away with this |
whole movement"
This was followed by the usual chorus of
ellis, which lasted until Allen gave the |
ignal for the noise to cease. He then said: |
MIR. chairman, is it expected that every !
ne in the hous3 J, Democrat and Republican. |
nay vote On these resolutions?''
Judge Blair-I will answer that. TCries
f "sit DOWN.
Judge Bennett trust that no gentle. |
nan who is nota Republican will vote.
Mr.. Allen-Then / am to understand that |
he Isl men who were let in at the back
DOR, and who never acted with the Repub-
can party, are to dictate to the partyl
Judge Bennett didn't say that
Judge Blair-When we vote on the reso-
ltions we can tell the Democrats from the |
republicans.
SAM GILsoN's DEADLY SHOT.
Mr.. Allen was proceeding to make some
emarks when Sam ellison called out from