The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31
DEMOCRACY !!
The Party Of Home
Rule Meets
IN CITY CONVENTION
Principles, not Bosses, Guide its
Deliberations.
A FLAWLEsS TICKET NOMINATED
Lett for Mayor, Walden for Treasurer, Nor.
ris for Recorder Snow for Assessor, and
Mclean for Marshal,

The delegates to the Democratic city con-
vention met in the Federal court room
promptly at u o'clock yesterday, and
pore earnest and enthusiastic crowd never
assembled in this city.
After music by Held's band,
R. c. CHAMBERS,
chairman of the city committee, called the
convention to order. He said:
1 am not as good at speech making as Judge
Powers. Laughter.l 1 saw the judge this
morning, and asked him to come down and
make the opening speech for me. He replied
that it depended on whether or not the Missouri
compromise was under consideration. con-
slider the word compromise is rather significant
just now, but L do not believe we desire any
compromise. [Applause.l L will name as
your temporary chairman j. B. Timmory.
That gentleman came forward amid
cheers, and he called upon Mr.. Dunbar to
read the call for the convention.
MIR. TDIMoNY
then made brief address, in which he
said:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
Two years ago this very month the so-called,
but miscalled Liberal party met in convention
in the opera house and presented ticket
ask any man who read the organ OF the Lib
erals at that time if the candidates then Sc
lected were not the very flower of that party?
1t even seemed as if the men had been divinely
ordained to the positions. l ask you now what
has become of them? Laughter Through
the judges who sit upon this bench some of
Them disappeared. OF the other fourteen, all
but one tell outside the breastworliS when the
convention was held few days ago, and every
one of them every one Of the noble thirteen,
thought the ones who were chosen to succeed
them were the ones who should have been
Slaughtered. Laughter. l have not time to crlti-
ten days if my throat holds out. l VII Just
call attention to the head and tail of the ticket.
Daughter) The head of it has owned horse,
played poker and cussed the MormonS. That
is all he has ever done for Utah. (Applause.)
II might be truthfully said OF him that he is the
same to-day, yesterday and forever. laugh
ter) Now, when the convention met, Mr.. AL
len the lily of the valley, sounded the keynote
of the party when he SAID that only true and
tried Liberals could be placed on the ticket.
Bearing this in mind, L want to call your at
tention TO this man Janney, the Liberal can
didate for city marshal. But a short
time ago. he was around begging for
the nomination on the Democratic ticket.
When asked ii he would come out of the Liberal
party he replied that if the nomination on our
ticket could be accorded him he would tell the
Liberal party to go to the devil. Laughter. /
Well he didn't get 1T, because we don't believe
in the Democracy OF those men whose fealty
has to be purchased with the promise OF office
Prolonged applause.
If we nominate ticket representing the best
men in our party we can put those fellows on
the defensive in a ten days campaign
Cheers.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
George E. Blair was then elected tenn
porary secretary and H G.. Reich sergeant
at arms, and the following commuters
were selected:
On Credentials-O. H. Petit, First pre-
cinct; ]. F. Howells, Second precinct; r.
p. Morris, Third precinct; r. S. Wells,
Fourth precinct; L. V. Williams. Fifth
precinct
of Business. b. Walden, First precinct;
n. A Parks, Second precinct; o. H.
Hardy, Third precinct; w. H. Roy, Fourth
precinct; M. B. Sowles, Fifth precinct.
On resolutions-Geo Stringfellow,
first precinct; Q. w. West, second precinct :
E. A. Smith, third precinct; j. L. Rawlins,
fourth precinct; A. G. Norrell. fifth pre-
cinct.
On motion a recess was then taken until
4p. N.
In the Afternoon.
When the convention re- assembled at 4
o'clock the court room and all the Railways
leading to it were so densely packed with
those who wished to witness the proceed
ings that it was with the greatest difficulty
that the delegates made their way inside
the space reserved for them. After the
! band had rendered in splendid style mum
Der of patriotic airs, and the enthusiasm
of the crowd had found expression in
hearty cheers, the convention proceeded tt
business.
AS soon as the chairman raped for order
FRANK Il. DYER
arose and said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
arise to make a personal explanation for
/ gentleman and a friend of mine. I have the
! greatest respect for Mr.. Tmmony, temporary
chairman, and don't think l ever met a man il
my life who was more thoroughly devoted t
the principles of Democracy than he. 1t is il
regard to his remarks made this morning il
! reference to Mr.. Janney that wish TO speak
! The fact is that a short time ago | invited Mr.
! Janney to my office and said to him Il know
you well, and know you are a Democrat.
! don't believe you like your associates down a
! the hallNany too well. and think you would make
! a good candidate for marshal on the Democraut
ticket. Now, if you Will take il l will see VIVA
! l can 10 with my friends To secure
| it for you" He said he would acce
| it, and run on our ticket. II am a good enough
| Democrat said he, Ito do whatever my part,
wants me to do" Now, Mr. Janaey is younl
man. and not well versed in politics. rheSt
/ things should be taken into consideration il
/ Judging him. But he has taken the nomination
on the Liberal ticket, and l shall do all in N,
power to defeat him. prolonged cheering.
CHAIRMAN TIMMoNY
then arose and said:
want to reply to what Mr.. Dyer has said