The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31
OGDEN
A DISAFFKCTED LIBERAL.
He Favors the Home Rule Bill and Refuses
Chairmanship-Th Courts.

The Liberals of Ogden and Weber
county met in the county court house yes
terday afternoon to elect delegates to the
territorial convention in Salt Lake, which
is to convene on Wednesday.
The meeting was called to order by
William Farrell, who stated the object was
to protest against the passage of the
Faullzner-Caine and Teller bills, and to
have representation in the territorial con-
vention.
Captain Ransford Smith, among several
others, was nominated for chairman, but
he declined, stating he was not in accord
with the purposes of the meeting, mas
much as he was in favor Of the Faulkner
Game bill
c. NJ. Brough was then elected to the
chair, and T. 2. Bryan, secretary.
Mr. Farrell called attention to the fact
that the Liberal party was badly discon-
certed and suggested that lnasmuch as II
had one foot in the grave and the other be-
meath the sod it would be in order to put
the organization on new footing.
Fred J. Kiesel considered the remarks OF
the gentlemen an insult TO the present or
ganization. and declared the Liberals were
still in good condition. The matter was
finally talked TO death and not put TO
vote.
Fred Shields moved that a committee of
five be appointed by the chair TO select
delegates to the convention. The motion
was amended that all precincts IN the
county be represented in the committee,
which was adopted.
The committee appointed is composed OF
Messrs. Shields, Schram, Ferron, hiesel,
SmOut and Dix.
While the committee was searching for
enough names TO make up the delegation,
Captain Smith was called for and he ex-
planned his reasons for favorlng the
Faullzner-Caine bill The captain thought
the Liberal party was taking 8 move in the
wrong direction. he thought the bill
would delay statehood for Utah until such
time as the rising generation could become
educated up to the point where they can
become American citizens and discuss and
manage affairs. The bill gives the people just
enough of statehood to the people OF U ah
to let them become accustomed TO self gov
ernment and not enough TO make 1t posi-
BILE for the Mormon majority TO domineer
under the bill. Young Utah could be edu-
Gated far better and more quickly and yet
old Utah could have no power 10 do harm
should it so desire. He asked that the
delegation to be sent to SAT- Lake TO pro-
test against the policy intimated by some
members of the convention.
r. Z. Pettingill followed with an old
fashioned Liberal harsngue. w. n. Shil-
ling. Major Stephens, r. G. Lundy, Don
Mcguire and others came next and all ex-
pressed themselves in denunciatory terms
OF the bills now pending in Congress.
The committee appointed for that pur-
pose reported the names of fifty delegates
to the territorial convention, which was
adopted.
The delegation, on motion of T. P. Bryan,
was instructed to vote against the passage
of either the kaulkner-Caine bill or the
Teller bill. Captain Smith being the only
dissenting vote when the matter was put tc
ballot
Governor Thomas was praised for veto
ing the election bill recently passed by the
legislature.
After the transaction of miscellaneous
business it was moved that three cheers bt
given ''that the Liberal party Of Ogder
still livesn and the convention adjourned
sine die.
The court room was densely packed RnC
the meeting was enthusiastic.