The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-10

Mosby, j. W. McNutt, H H.. Smith, II. T.
Duke, David Evans, j. H. Wocott, w. V.
Helfrich, John Parrish. h. M; Bond, julius
Hannberg, William NJ Ferry, r. w. Cross,
Ben Sheeks, G. w. Zane.
Ih1S hed been the custom OF the party
| from the me it was first organized in Utah
owing TO the peculiar condition of things here,
| It's conventions were quadrennial 1t is the I'M
written law of the party OF Utah the tenure OF
| ONCE q Its territorial committeeman is Tor the
period OF four years. No chance during that
period can be made in the personnel of the
committee during the time for which they were
elected, except by death. resignation, removal
from the territory, refusal 10 act or removal by
majority vote of the committee for good cause
| shown and upon full hearing mad. upon the
charge made
| In the spring of 1891, the so-called Peoples
party was disbanded by the action OF its central
committee. 1t is well to suggest that no po-
htical committee has the power 10 dissolve its
party. But in this instance no one of the 25COO
members OF the. Peoples party rebelled or Ut
tered word OF protest. he unanimity of &C
h tlon suggests that the same unseen,power had
county convention in 1888 with
MEN ALIEN ToTHE FAITH.
An anxious yearning was at once manifest
among the Mormon people to divide on party
| lines. 1t was asserted that no immediate
change was thought of in our territorial form OF
government, but that conditions had changed
ana the people were desiTous Of becoming like
! the rest OF the nation Among few Gentle
| politicians lively interest became manifest
Dreams OF power in the near future filled many
| uneasy reads at night. As a result the chair
man OF the Democratic territorial committee,
| Hon. S. A. Merritt, and its secretary Hon A.
| u. Norrell called meeting of the coli mittee
at Salt Lake city in June. At thai meeting the
| proposition that lifetime had come to divide or.
| party lines was carried by vote OF fourteen in
favor and five against 1t was also resolved
| that the chairman have power to call conVen-
ton of the Democratic party where he should
deem wise. He was also empowered
to appoint an advisory committee. which he
afterwards aid, consisting OF persons not mem.
| bers OF the territorial committee, and uniting
with this committee he called a convention in
| July. In the published call for the convention
there appeared the statement that among
other things said convention would elect terri
| toral committee. This was done notwith
| standing the fact that the committee was still
| IN existence. Its members had rot resigned.
| In aadltlon to this the chairman never was au-
| thorlzed by the committee to call O convention
| Tor any such purpose.
The convention met. A large majority of its
members were MormonS. The committee of
1883 was ignored entirely and a new committee
was elected which at once assumed to act as
| the Democratic territorial committee It is
PLAIN to be seen that 1t had no power so to do.
IT IS USURPER
without drop of the true blood in its veiuc
During the month of March, 1892, a call ap-
peared in The SALT LAKE HERALD, signed by
| ,. A. Merritt as chairman, and Elias Smith,
| who signed himself as secretary, requesting the
Democratic territorial committee to meet in
| ", 81
| day of April. Mr. Merritt had never resigned
| the Craftsmanship of the committee of 1888, and
| 1t was deemed wise OF the latter committees to
respond to the call Accordingly five members
of that committee. in person and proxy, met at
the place of meeting and asked for recognition
! from the chairman. This he refused. AsSum-
ing the power so to do. he ignored his fellow
members, elected at the same time that he was,
and declared that they were not members OF the
committee After the committee mad been
called to order and the chair had reiusf to rec
! n log Ear-
rlSh and John Shields, and after Colonel Will
lam M Ferry and H. T. Duke had vanly de-
manded recognition, the following colIoQuy took
place, as shown by the verbatim stenographic
report
Mr.. Ferry-Mr Merritt.
The Chalr-I don't recognize you-you are
Mr.. Ferry-I wish to remind you of the call
for the meeting last year, at which time 1 ap-
peared-
coded by new committee
Mr.. Ferry-By what authority?
The Chair-By the authority of the meeting
at which you were outvoted by vote of 10 10 4
MIR. Ferry-Rave they the authority to re-
move man without resignation ordeath:
The Chair-They did not remove them; sim
ply appointed another committee. The chair
refuses to recognize you.
Mr.. Ferry-Mr. Chairman, call for the read
ing of that record.
The Chair-We don't recognize you as having
the right 10 call for anything, and shan't order
1t to be done, either think it is a damned
sight of cheek TO come here. That is what l
think about it. Applause.l
Col. VIM M. Ferry. in addition to being a
member OF the Democratic Territorial COM
mittee for Utah is also our member of the Lem
ocratic National committee. He is man
whose life has been just and whose years are
filled with honor
He Is A DEMOCRAT
whose fealty to the National party is unoues-
toned. Why should he be treated with such
rank discourtesy? As we proceed we shall see
In any state OF the Union at the meeting OF his
party state committee, he would be given
seat ana voice in the committee.
The members of your committee, after the
proceedings, had, as rccTted retired from the
room. filed the vacancies existing in the com
mlttee and issued call for the Democratic
territorial convention to elect delegates to
Chicago and a Territorial committee
TO meet in salt Lake city on the
called a convention for the same purpose to
meet at Ogden on the 18th day of May 1882 1t
is plain to be seen that they have no right to
call such convention. They are simply boilers
from the regular party organizat on The late
chairman in reply to Col. Ferry stated that the
committee of lsSS was not removed, that thew
simply appointed new committee - What
right had tney to do that? None whatever un-
der all party law and usage
The real excuse for this action is that they
are smarter than the Mormon people and hope
to gain political power by uniting with them
The excuse which is given out for publication Is
that conditions have chan ed and they have
dinned this into the ears of our leaders in the
east until they hope to OBTAIN recognition
While they started out with the declaration
that no effort would be made to obtain a aupe
IN our territorial form of government there was
prepared in secret,
IN A LAWYERS BACK OFFICE
last fall, bill giving Utah emasculated state
hood, under what they term ..Hone Ruie ;,
which is measure il-advsed, unknown to
American history in its provisions and which
proposes Tor an Indefinite period TO keep Utah
IN tut lage This measure was suddenly sprung
upon Congress and delegation of usurpero
being now converts and anxious TO out derod
Herod in their zeal 10 show tie Mormons that
they could be trusted has been to WASH
ngton and Slandered the Gentle peo-
pie of this territory most Outrage
cusly in order to gain political supn0r}
Tor the proposed law. And row, 10 man il is
claimed. Can be Democrat who does rot ad-
VOCate the bill to place the people of JJtnh IN
leading strings held by these newjy-disrnv
cred Democrats. Better by tar would be stuie-
hood. with all its perils. than the noucescrfnt
legislation proposed.
But, we are LOT ready for either. The late
utterances OF the Leaders of the Moruo1 cTnrch
show that the new movement is sjupjy an
other effort 10 gain power by st.altb, which
under existing conditions, could no longer he
retained by force AT
THE LATE MORMON CONFERENCE.
Apostle f. M. Lyman. on Sunday. April .
spoke as follows: w hen man IS once IN thu
church he is so strongly Impregnated with ire
SpliIG VI tDe CHufcn tndC lLAeFer entirely leaVos
MIN. He may grow angry and be profane. and
careless in his way of living, but ne will ALWAYS
tie At heart Mormon
He also said: The division on parry lines
should not affect harmony amo g the members
OF the church
George O. Cannon on Monday, April L. at the
late conference, used this lgnguage
1t was also right that the people OF Ziou
should divide on party lines for Inc Lord also
cecreed that this should be so. and I will obey
the Lord, no matter how much against nv feel
ings such obedience may be- for l 90 rot want
to see division on party lines among the SAINTS
FIR do not want 10 sec division and contention