Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Tho Meeting Of tie Territorial Con.
mittee To-day.
JUDGE POWERS "sir UrOY"
Colonel Ferry knocked or the List,
aud lie Wants 10 Know Why.

aul Tie " ANS 70 AuON WY.
At noon today n meeting OF the Ter.
ritorial Genital Committee VISA held
10 the rooms OF the Genital Democratic
Club in the Constitution building.
Among those present were Colonel >.
A. Merritt, chairman; f. a. Smith,
secretary; Judge Power, Hon. II. =.
Richards, j. l.. Rawllnp, {. II. Glenn,
Hon. w. II. King, Col. Ferry, b. +.
Tnrpey, Harry Duke, Julius Hannr.
berg (Provo), G. Q. Richards, w.
Brown tPnvo), II. A. Deal, J. w.
McNutt, etc.
TWAS 1890 when the meeting was
called ~ order by Col. Merritt aud
tho roll was called. sever ri OF the
districts were rot represented.
Mr.. Ravlins fitst moved that COM
mlt,oe Of five be appointed by the chair
to take into consideration the time AMI
place 10 hold the Territorial conven-
ton for the election Of delegates to the
national convention at Chicago; also
10 recommend the appointment Of dele
gutcs, and the number 10 which each
county j. entitled.
The motion having been seconded,
but before It had been put to the meet
lug,
Judge Powers came forward aud
saii he held n proxy from Mt. John
Shields, Of Park City, whose name had
not been rnllui. He Understood that
Mr.. Shields was elected member Of
the committee in October, 1855, for a
term Of four year, and desired TO pre-.
sent the proxy n the chair Would NC.
cept II.
This Chairmnn--Mr. Shields Is not q
member OF the committee aud there
fore decline 10 recognize n.
a proxy was alsO rendered from Mr..
John A. Parrish. which was declined
ON the same ground.
L Col. Ferry then arose aud asked why
his name had Tot been called rom the
roll. He was present, he said, in
response 10 the published call, Us be
had teen on former occnsi0ns. He
net with the committee last year, but
now found that his name had been
omitted. Hu called for reading Of
the previous record.
The Chaifmau-lt cannot be done.
Col. Fcrry-t am still resident OF
the Territory and OF good standing a.
a member OF the Territorial commit.
tee. want 10 know 10y what process
and | want 70 know gu, Of curiosity
why my name Il omitted? am not
accustomed 10 that Kind OF usage
among Democrats, and | have had
long record of service with them,
The Chalrnau-I decline tO'onter-
tain your application.
Mr.. IL. Duke-I have not resigned,
and desire ny name TO be called.
The ChRlrman-l cannot make any
such order.
The same rule prevailed In regard to
the proxy of Mr.. y. w. Mosely.
Judge Powers, holding the proxy u
Mr.. Shields aloft, said he desired 10 ap-
peal from the decision Of the chair.
The ChAirmnn-And DON'T rucOg-
nire your right TO DO no. NO not recog-
niz, you at all. Tbs committee----
The sentence was cut shOr. by
Colonel Ferry, who again rose, but
before he could say anything the chair
man ANTICIPATED him with tho remark
Il cannot have these proceedings in-
tcrrupted by outsiders.
Colonel Ferty-iiut | have the call
with mo from la-t year.
The ChRirmau-C Certainly, but since
That you have been succeeded by u new
committee.
Colonel Fcrry-By what authority?
The ChA,rmln-By the committee VI
which you were then member.
Col. Ferry--liad they authority 10
remove n man without resignation, or
unlers by death.
Tho Chalrman-Thcy simply ap-
pointed another committee.
Mr.. Rawlins' motion WAS then put
aud adopted, but moment later Col.
Ferry was on his feet again. said no
II call for the reading OF that record.
The Chairman with some warmthl
We do not recognize you, sir, IN
having u right TO call, aud l shall not
order It t. bo done either.
Col. Ferry resignOdly resumed his
seat, ~ though he had had enough
diaputRtion Of the sort, nnd
THE COMMITTEE,
M moved for 10y MIR. Rawlins, was
chosen ms follows: j. l.. Rawlins, Salt
Lake; l.. A. smith. Salt Lake; q. &.
Richards, Ogden; w. IL. King, Provo;
X. W. Sloan, Cache.
THE LATE FRANK DYER.
The Chairman said that by the death
Of Hon. Faux II. Dyer there was u
vacancy for tho representation OF salt
Lake County on the committee which
ought To be fillei.
Hon. e. q. richards moved accord
iugly that committee OF i've be mp.
pointed to present . resolution there
on,
These were chosen as follow; q. g..
Richards, Ogden; DIR. Hanneherg,
Provo; II. w. Cross, Ogden; II, ).
Richards, Salt Lake, and John Boy
deu, summit.
The committee, on motion Of Hon.
+. s. Richards, then took a recess TIL
two O'Clock, the noon business having
occupied only about twenty minutes.
On Resembling at . p. M, the FOL
lowing
REsoLuTGoNs
were presented by the committee and
unanimously adopted