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


Colonel Merritt advanced to the floral for
tress In front of the feotlights and said:
"The convention will come to order" Con-
plete silence at onca reigned, and
COLONEL MERRITT
briefly said:
Gentlemen-I congratulate you. and we
may congratulate the people of the terri
tory o, Utah on the assembling of this
large and representative body of men. We
meet today under happy auspices. The
signs on the times tell US in unmlstakable
tones that IN November next the Democ-
racy of Utah will march to victory. Long
ana hearty cheers. 1 congratulate you,
gentleman, that the Democracy meets today
at last united; that the questions which
once divided US are part of the dead past
[applausel that we are from this time on
united, strong and aggressive. We feel
with pride today that we are at last part
aud parcel of the great Democratic party
of the United States. Prolonged ap-
plause.
Without taking Up more Of your time,
gentlemen, will say that l have been in
s;ructed by the territorial central COM
mittee TO present as your temporary chair
man the name of Hon. A. G. NorreM. APP
plause
JUDGE NoRRELL,
in taking the chair made a felicitous
speech. He said we were entering upon q
campaign in which, though we had no
vote, we still lelt as strong an interest as
any state in the Union. Applause. The
day was not far distant, he said, when
Utah would go into the sisterhood of
states. TCheers. Let Us be ready to go
into the Union when the time comes as q
Democratic state. Long ana lond ap
plause, and cries of I'VE WILL" you're
right He did not think this convention
came together to make speeches or hear
them, and he would ask W hat the pleasure
of the convention would be.
| w. L. Reid of Sanpete county nominated
Judge E. A Smith as temporary secretary
| Carried unanimously.
Mr.. Schroeder moved that a committee
on credentials be appointed, consisting of
one member from each county. This was
/ carried. and each delegation put forward q
name which was presented by the chair
man and approved.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
R. MAEsER, Beaver.
GEO. r. CHASE, Bex Elder.
L. a. GREEN, Cache.
Il. j. O'BRIEN, Davis.
| CARL W1LDBERG, Emery.
w. 2. SARGENT, Garfield.
JOHN KIRGAN, Juab.
JOSHUA GREENWOOD, Willard.
SAMUEL FRANCES, SR., Morgan.
GEO. II. ROBINsoS. Rich.
A. L. SCHROEDER, Salt Lake.
WARD STEVENSON, Sanpete.
j. L. BoTDEN, Summit.
GEO. 7. BEAN, Sewer
THOMAS H. Nix. Tooele.
GEO. w. CROUCH, Uintah.
A. j. HIGHAMS, Utah.
Z. q. WooLLEY, JR., Washington.
JOHN @. TYLER, Weber.
Mr.. Crouch, the only delegate from far
off Uintah, took pleasure in nominating
himself which was received with a whirl
OF laughter and applause by the conven.
ton.
Mr.. Moyle moved for the appointment oil
a committee of fifteen on permanent orea-
nization and order of business. Mr.. Reed
! (Sanpete) wanted thirty; A. j. jackson
(Weber) wan teo i've, and his amendment
carried. Then came motion to onsider
made by Mr.. Walden. Then Mr. Weber
moved to table Wal6en's motion, and was
promptly laid on the shelf by a two-thirds
majority shout.
The chairman then named the following
as the
COMMITTEE on PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
JAMES H. MOVIE, Salt Lake.
w. w. KELLOGG, Utah,
). l.. RAwLINs, Salt Lake,
l.. K. RHODES, Weter,
GEO. BARBER, Cache,
A member said. Mr.. Barber was not
delegate and Mr.. q. w. Thatcher of each,
was named in his place.
Judge Judd moved for the appointment
of committee of fifteen on platform ant
resolutions, which was carried.
Mr.. r. w. Young said he believed it wa
the wish of the Salt Lake delegation tina
Mr.. Rawlins should be on the committee OF
platform and resolutions, rather than OIL
the other. This was greeted with applause
and there was still more when the chairman
announced that Mr.. Young would b
chosen in Mr. Rawlins' stead. The chair
man then announced the following
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS
JONI. w. JUDD, Salt Lake
LEGRANDE YOU'VE, Salt Lake,
, w. H. KING, Utah,
H. p. HENDERSON, Salt Lake,
j. L. RAwLINs, Salt Lake
]. h. PAUL, Cache,
5 w. X. REID, Sanpete,
t w. =. SARGENT, Garfield,
A. H. Snow, Box Elder,
G. @. RICHARDS, Weber,
JOHN W. MoNUTT, Weber,
A. ID. CASH, Utah,
DAVID POWELL, Tooele,
j. K. WRIGHT, Sewer.
Mr.. King stated that Utah county desire
]. B. Miner as member Of this committee
and if allowed he would withdraw in hi
favor. The chairman allowed the with
drawal and Mr.. Miner was named in hi
stead amid applause.
Mr.. C. G. Richards and several othe
gentlemen announced that no trains woul
I leave Ogden until after the convention.
Dave Evans (sotto voice)-That Till b
O'Clock in the morning.
motion to take recess till 2:30 o. cloc
, was then put and carried.
, Mr.. Evans of Ogden rendered the free
dom OF the city TO the visiting delegate
and said 40 policeman would interfere wit
them in whatever they might do. Cheers.
The committees then repaired to thei