The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-12
UTAH AT CHICAGO.
Trail of Western Delegates to the
Democratic Convention.
The Representation TO Be Accorded the Terri
tories-A Missouri View Of
The Trip.

KANSAS CITY, June 9, 1892. Special cor
respondence of THE HERALD. While the
twin cities to the north of US are harboring
political cyclone, which may burst upon
the country at any moment, the thoughts
OF the conservative men of the land are
turning to a great assemblage which will
( be gathered in the city by the lakes two
weeks hence In the results of that con-
ven tion the great west is especially con-
cerned-for the future governmental policy
toward the interests of the entire country
is one that must there be mapped out and
fought for at the polls in November
The position of the intermountain region
will attract unusual attention at Chicago.
Much new blood, representing new states,
will be coursiDg through the common ar
teries, lending vigor and richness hitherto
unfelt.
The territories will be represented-now
only three in number-end to them will
doubtless be accorded more privileges than
they possess on the floor of the national
Congress.
VOICE AND VOTE.
1t was the high privilege of the youngest
member of the Colorado delegation, now a
resident of Utah. in the Chicago conven-
ton of 1884, while acting as member of
the committee on credentials, to move ad
mission of the territorial delegates with
the full powers of voice and vote accorded
to those from the several states. That
rule will doubtless be adhered to at the ap
preaching convention, and Utah's two
representatives will be no small power in
the deliberations of that body. The COM
blned wisdom OF the Democracy of the ma
ton must be depended upon to select
leaders whose names alone will be guaran
tees of what they can do, and
platform, broad enough TO I'll every section
and all interests, and will doubtless be
framed by skilled mechanics. This once
accomplished nothing will remain to be
done-saYe to march 10 the polls in an IN
broken phalanx-and win the greatest vic
tory in modern political contests.
IMPORTANCE OF UTAH.
The Importance of the territories-their
near admission to the union-the few re-
naming, as TO numbers, will render them
quantities of unusual interest Especially
is this true of Utah, which has occupied u
most peculiar position IN the list of pros
pective states. Her prominence, due to
natural location, and wealth SURF assing
many times that of several of the younger
sisters of the galaxy, as well as the deep felt
interest in the solution of political prob
eyes of the convention upon her represen-
tatives, and from the DAY on which the
grand overland train scales the Wasatch
range and descends upon the Wyoming
plains the interest will grow with each
revolution of the rapidly turning wheels
Tie union of the great West is natural
one. In the dark days of the rebellion,
when it seemed there was a possibility of
this country being dismembered, the
union of the trans-Rocky Mountain re-
gion into a Pacific republic was
openly talked. With common interests,
commercial aud industrial, it is but
natural to expect q political union
and to the great Salt Lake basin the join
ing of the representatives of the Golden
Pacific, the rock ribbed land of the Idahoes
and the warriors of the Cheyennes, is a
gratifying spectacle. Such gathering of
western representatives in one train has
not occurred in the history of political
touring. 1t is known here that
THE TRAIL TO CHICAGO
will be by the route of the great overland
road From Ogden, the concentrating
point, a combined special consisting of the
most improved cars in service taken in
charge by the Union Pacific, and
thence the route will be by
Cheyenne, where Wyoming will join
Utah Idaho and California. The run
to Denver will occupy but twenty We
hours and from this point the glide to the
city By the Kansas, will be so rapid as not
10 be noticeable in point of time. The
usual run from Kantas city to Chicago
road in the west, occupies about fourteen
hours, but with this special it can be made
in much less time. The train will be