The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-16

seats in the convention. There was MI
nority report of the committee recommend
ing that the proxies for Howe precinct be
acknowledged and the holders seated. The
majority report ignored these proxies. The
ground of this action was the rule requir-
ing proxies to be allowed only to residents
of the same precincts SIS the original par
ties. The two proxies from Howe precinct
were presented By ]. W Jones and It. w.
Bean of Blackfoot precinct The minority
report was adopted and the parties seated.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton and order of business recommended
that the temporary organization be made
permanent. The committee On resolutions
reported IS follows;
We, the representatives of Bingham county
Democracy, in convention assembled at Poca-
tello, this 18th day of September, 1892, do make
our declaration OF principles for the coming
campaign as follows:
First-The Chicago Democratic platform of
June p meets our heartiest endorsement, and
we pledge unqualified support and loyalty
TO our standard bearers, Grover Cleveland and
Adai e. Stevenson, who are to be our next
president and vice-president OF these United
States
Second-We endorse the state platform as
adopted in the Boise convention and commend
it to the careful consideration of every voter in
Bingham county; we pledge ourselves to the
hear:iest support of our gallant young leader.
John M. Burke for governor, and the entire
state ticket, with the fullest confidence that he
will lead the party and the ticket to victory in
November
Third-We pledge ourselves TO the reform and
changes demanded by the outspoken express
sions CT the people of the county everywhere
for the economical administration and business
like management of the affairs OF the county.
Fourth-We favor constitutional amend
ment separating the Office of probate judge and
school superintendent; and the creation of an
Office looking to a better system of free school
work.
Fitth-We favor the speedy restoration of all
lava bdng Mormons to the rights of citizen
ship and pledge ourselves to an early test in the
courts of the constituiionality of the law of the
state whereby they have been unjustly de-
prived of the rights of franchise
After the reports of the committees the
following nominations were made by ac-
clamation:
w. a. Wooden for sheriff; S. F. Taylor
for assessor; William Howard for probate
judge; DR.. r. P. Sims for coroner; g. V.
Rceder for surveyor; Messrs Hopkins,
Dipple and j. M. Bennett for county com
missioners; John G. Brown for state sen
ator; Messrs. Fletcher, Chapin and Ches-
ter for represer tatives. Mr.. Hyrum Han
son of Oxford was nominated as JOINT rep
resentative with Logan and Alturas
counties
After the appointment of county cen
trail committee, the convention adjourned.
This evening the Democracy still held
the fort p. Tillinghast, chairman of the
state central committee, Colonel G. W.
Bryan. presidential elector, Hon. e. 3.
True, nominee for Congress and Hon. P.
Hagen, nominee fer state treasurer adj
dressed large and enthusiastic meeting at
the pavilion. Hon. John NJ. Burke was
expected to be present at this evenings
meeting, but was unavoidably detained.
The county ticket as nominated today is
a strong ticket, and with such work as
will be done in Bingham county, the entire
ticket SHOULD be elected. NJ
The convention today did a graceful
thing in passing a resolution of sympathy
for the affection of ]. W. Harris of Pocs-
tello the Democratic nominee for state
superin tendent of instruction, whose in
FAINT child died this morning.