The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-15

Vice Chairman David Evans, Weber
county.
Vice Chairman-Henry Siegel, Salt Lake
county.
Secretary : E. A. Smith, Salt Lake
county
Assistant Secretary-A. ]. Weber, Weber
county.
Sergeant-at- Arms-George T. Bean, Sc
vier county.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Report of committee On platform and re-
solutions.
Election of two delegates to the National |
Democratic convention at Chicago.
Election of two alternetes.
Election of territorial central commit
tee.
The report was unanimously adopted and
Hon. w. II. King was seated amid applause. !
On taking the chair
MIR. King said in substance:
REMARKS OF HON. W. Z. KING.
81 feel that can greet you with fraternal
love, as this is indeed a great day for
Democracy. | remember a few years ago
when Democratic convention was held in
. this city, l was made 10 feel and should
recognize then the authority Of our distin-
guished chairman. / remember then that
l took a seat with two United States mar
shsls at my side. Now sit upon the stage, !
but since that time things have changed.
I'VE have met here today to elect dele
gates to the national convention in which
the name of that great statesman who is
known TO every Democrat in the country
will be presented = Grover Cleveland"
! Loud and continued applause.
! Mr.. King then thanked the convection for
the honor bestowed upon him and declared
the convention open for the regular order
of business.
IMPORTANT TELEGRAMs.
Colonel Merritt here advanced and read
the following kilograms, which were re-
ceived with whirlwind of applause, es-
| pecally those from Hon. j ohm T. Game and
Chairman Washington:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May Il.
Hon. S. A. Merritt:
Congratulations and best wishes for reunited
! Democracy OF Utah. j. g. CARLISLE.
WASHINGTON D. c., May IA
Hon. Chas. G. Richards, Democratic Conven-
ton. Ogden Utah:
My hearty congratulations to Democracy of
Utah. May your counsels tend 10 unity and
supremacy OF party, both in country and in
your territory. WILLIAM L. WILSON
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 13 1892
To Hon. F. S, Richards, Ogden, Utah.
a limb Of the itinerancy sends greeting to true
Democracy OF Utah. w, D. BYNUM.
WASHINGTON, May IA.
Chairman Democratic Convention, Ogden, [. II:
Tender my greetings to Utah's assembled
Democracy. Assure them I shall do all that
mortal can to give Utah at the earliest day
practicable that local self government guaran-
teed by our constitution and by Democracy to
every community.
]. E. WASHINGTON
Chairman House Committee on Territories
WASHINGTON, May 13.
Hon Merritt nnTnocratfc Copyap+io,
Ogden, Utah:
kindly greetings to the Democrats of Utah.
May your convention be guided by wisdom and
harmony and give fresh strength to the cause
in the battle for pure Democracy and free gov
eminent for Utah. Have assurances that the
Home Rule bill will be taken up by the House
soon AFTER tne appropriation Dllls are disposed
Of. Don't be discouraged; Home Rule is not
dead, only sleeping. JOHN T. GAME
SALT LAKE, U. T.. May IA, 1892
Hon. Moses Thatcher, Democratic Convention
Find it impossible to come. God speed ye
B. d. ROBERTS.
The committee on platform and resolu-
tons asked for more time.
The chairman then announced that the
election of delegates to Chicago was next
in order; on motion 1t was decided that
each delegation should cast its entire
number of votes allotted by the central
committee whether the actual number was
present or not and that it required a ma
iority of all votes cast TO elect Mr.. Evans
here introduced a resolution, which was
received with big applause, and sent to the
committee on resolutions.
FOR DBLEGATEs.
Colonel Lett then in speech, which
took universally, nominated Henry o.
Henderson. He took occasion to refer to
the '.cross breeds of Indians in Utah, and
said Mexico was the best place for all such
rowing depredgtors. He favored sending
men to Chicago who were most widely
known, not only at home, but in the
national councils of the party, (Applause)
regardless Of where they lived in Utah.
When Judge Henderson's name was
mentioned, a storm broke loose almost
equal 10 that provoked by the naming of
Thatcher. He was so evidently the choice
of the house that Mr.. Evans took the stage
and moved that the rules be suspended
and Judge Henderson be chosen by &C
clamation. This went with whoop, and
the convention tossed hats in the air,
shook umbrellas and canes and waved
arms in the most frantic manner, 10 stand
ing up to make the motion unanimous
Messrs. Lett, Cash and Norren were sent
after Judge Henderson, and in the mean
time
J. L. RAwLINs
/. was called for. He made brief, but
/, thoughtful and eloquent speech. in whict
l. he punctured the fallacies of protection
:. and bounty, and paid q tribute to th,
founders of the Democratic party. The
address was loudly applaUded.
. JUDGE HENDERSON
d here entered and was wittily introduced
by Chairman King amid a torrent of ap
plause. He said he accepted the trust with
e pride, and he would go to Chicago and say
that he was proud to represent a people