The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-05
DEMooRAT1c PRIMARY Last N1qHT

Mr.. A. d. Cash called attention and
stated the object of the meeting was TO
select ten delegates to the county conven-
ton, which meets May in Provo, which
convention viii send delegates to the terri
torial convention in Ogden, which in turn
will send TWO men 10 the national conyeE-
ton who would vote for a standard bearer
of Democracy who ii is TO be hoped will
sweep the entire country an0 forever bury
Republicanism. TIE speaker thrust a blow
at the false Liberal wing and then an
nounced temporary organization. j. B.
Miner was made chairman and George
Havercamp secretary. The call was read
and the meeting proceeded to nominate ten
delegates TO the county convention.
1t was decided to elect one delegate from
each municipal ward and FIVE at large
First ward, William H. Berry; Second
ward, W. d. Alexander; Third ward, w.
H. Brown; Fourth ward, Oscar B. Young;
Fifth ward, A. D. Cash.
The following were elected at large:
M. NJ. Warner, Judge w. n. Dusen-
berry, NJ. M. Kellogg, James T. McEwsn,
]. B. Miner.
On motion of A. L. Booth the following
were made alternates: A. L. Booth, E. A
Wilson, James Z. Daniels, H j. Marben,
E. G. Hendrickson.
The following precinct organization was
effected: Chairman, A. D. Cash; secre-
tary, E. A Wilson, and w. d. Roberts.
Oscar b. Young, T. n. Taylor, members of
the precinct committee.
Hon. David Evens, of Ogden, was pres
ent aud loudly called for. He stated that
he was delighted with the enthusiasm dis
played. There are as many Democrats to
the square inch in Provo as anywhere in
the United States, and they are men of
ordinary intelligence. The work in Provo
is being well done. A platform will be
adopted at the territorial convention at
Ogden which will reflect Democratic ideas,
and the element known as the Tuscaroras
VINO are going through ghost dance, will
be truly defined. If they want to be Dem
ocrats they must come in at the front door
and not come burglarizing about the back
entrances.
Shortly after Grover Cleveland was
elected to the Presidency he sent Governor
West to Utah instructed to issue q free
pardon to those who had been confined in
the penitentiary on account of local issues
President Harrison has been asked to give
amnesty, but he has not the back bone tC
grant il, through fear of political prestige
! being lost.
The speaker stated that the November
convention for selecting delegate to Con-
gress would be held in Provo, the Prove
delegates had been liberal in giving Lhi:
one TO Ogden, and they in return were III
favor of the next being held in Provo. He
wound up with enthusiastic remarks in
reference to the coming victories in Utah
The Silver Cornet band and drum corps
were present 10 enliven the occasion.
! Samuel Pratt was buried yesterday
Funeral services were held at the meeting
house, which was well filed with friends
who came to pay their last respects to the
deceased.
gEiT
against the Rio Grande Western occupied
all the afternoon session of the court. Thu
defense set up that according to their esti-
mates they were indebted to the plaintiff il
/ the sum of 81, 600 instead Of IS, 0O0, and al
! lege that the estimates of the plaintiff arr
upon rock work, where it should have beer
under another classification. The jury viii