Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

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-7s--s esure- sbow vory substantial gain
~ Republican party IN evofy Gay
81 tbo Drmoctais have lost three ~ tno
~. la the six citiCs in 1871 mo nemo.
..'ts pollod aIts votes, aud IN ihsl s'''
-. =. snin u rs sotuA The Kepul.ltau.
,snsd i1ga votes Ia 1891, aud Ia lpPi iN'-
,o,ss . gain u SIS. -
n I'D for tho Liberal party Ihls Nhf
,,ssuely significant and Indicate. that
-, l.fre majority ~ the Liheral hrpupN-
80 aud Democrats do not llrNe wv Ni"9
~, YET come Tor them 90 JOIN ths NetlvnA'
-. ,.ovsfuent Since the munlolnal cleo
lNy ,,,its a number VI Liberal citlfens
~ tnnouucnd their Intention 70 vnip win
- Nstionai party " their choice, but not
s.,ggh 10 materially sfigct the result ~ W"
siSsti6u In Salt Lake ma sunulit counties
Ttsro I. 10 doub, but that Ia these counties
~ fibrlil ti,hrt will be- elected.
A spirited canvass Il nov tsflng piaol %.
,vsen tho candidates ~ the three p1htlcai
portie4 Tue lsspuhilcnus we're the nFtt 70
ioid their convention. and attnr quite an
s.t,est contest. marked with some drsro1
of feeling. nominated Frank J. CAnnnn' "A
yoppr mao 81 Mormon pArcHtago ~ their
candidate, and adopted the Following plat
farni ,...--,-,,..
Tho uofnneraflr convention was UUNf hti1s
ard Joseph L. Nawlins, NlHI yuunE man ot
Mormon parnntnro. wins nominated ~ tholr
candidate. ThlrH WAS lrnoi eAliy 90 c1u-
tot FOR tho nomination. it bcins made ny
reclamation. lhe following platform was
liiere follows tho Democratic piatiorml
lue Liberals we're tho last tu hold lhnlr
convention. Thoy nominated g. D. Alioa
o., their candidate b. sc1lumaiion uud
adopted the following platform. =
luerc iollous che Liberal platform
~ uptsioN
II I were % express an opinion a. 70 VIC
result 0f thn ulo'tion would nay t1at WIN
d Liberal candidate In the bold, thn u'ha-
cratic candidate VIII ue elected though "
O. sIaatly reduced majority.
Tic municipal elections hANt anONh tNg
Democrats that they must utcIt uNprJ ru1t'
a. retain 81 majority ia thu Territory Thoy
vots placed al "a disad,tntAlu uS tDc aetlnu
" tho Legislature. EycfY day o. va. leo se.'
u.ou % c..t the party votes 10 was pee
hapi fortunate Tor tho Republicans that
tlpy had 300 representatives. Boo the Lesl@la'
iurc. Tho democrats had absolute ulwor
aud Hs IL ui8 tho urst Legislature elected
on political lines, tho pyIuic waichpd ems
uuuccgdlnf1 WITH tCin in'lrost, nud wot'
n4tfIutIug To- their gr.ticiam. although th'
result OF tbc Lprlrlhtive elections vas NOT
very cucnurue Ing 20 'ho Republicans Ihoy
proceeded a. por'cgl aud extend thHlr ur'
garlrat.uu, aud confidently rlaim that wntt
.H O.. % .
made known the Territory viii 30 Repa5'
licnu,
During tho pait year 10 has hecn demon.
tttHtUi by the people thAt division on party
lines IL y permanent on, aud that lorcaftv,
IN nearly all % tho counties the political
contests will be conducted vory largely 4
not entirely. on party lines.
How soon the slime Will come when tho
Liberal party VIII cease 20 30 n factor l0
tho politics u the Territory, aud political
contests DO conducted On strictly National
limos Ia problvmat.cal IL scmod At ono
time as II the LlherAla were about 20 COM
mrncs 20 work steadily to promote such au
cad. but this purpose vas changed when ths
unfortunate Homo Rule bill was Introduced.
followed By the Statehood bill.
Toe Liberals accepted these bill, ~ the
evidence u the real purpose Tor which party
division was commenced
Ia the consideration ~ tho political stu
alton the question OF the sincerity OF tho
people arises NuFy much has hpon said of
church dlctation IN political matters while
II q natural 10 expect that Tor some year
old influences will DO dlscoraible when Nor
mon aud nom Mormon oaudidhte, arc Or
party tickets yet tholr Influence will grad
ually grow lea.. Hat s,lll II IL true that
tho suspicion and the fonr Of church dlota.
sion stu exists, aud, strange R Il may
aonm, this feeling IL not confined 20 tho ii6,
efAl party Aitor tho municipal election Ia
Logan tao hldh. sue Democratic organ
declared that the Democratic candid tto,
we're defeated by church influences. and al
the municipal election IA Provo tho pBmo,
cratic paper published there declared thai
LOCAL CnuHcH IsrLuaSCn
was being used 10 defeat the Democrats. II
IL but Just to tho church leaders TO say tina
they denied tho charge Of Interfering Ia III,
Logan election, and that ia Provo tho Dem.
oetAla wers challenged 70 produce tho proof
OF church Influence, but failed 10 do va
There 10 no dOubt but that if tho church
desired 20 IL could control the result OF nny
election. but an inclined 10 believe II viii
not tfy To do 10, A time has been renohed
IN the history Of the Territory when II can,
not do 80 without being subject to exposure
aud criticism. Every day which passes Il
wldaning tho chasm which separate, the
Utah OF the past from the Utah OF tho pros
cot, and there Ia every reason 10 believe
that tue dlssenslons caused by exciting no.
lliieal contests will cause the people 10 thin.
aud act Tor themselves.
livery day which passes f. making II more
dinlcult for the Mormon Church 20 dictate
the political pclicy Of its members II It ha.
any desire To do 20, and tho president OF tho
nhntch emphatlchlly declares II ha,Aot.
The division Of the Mormon people into
political parties Is fast becoming an accom-.
plhhed fact, and In my opinion It IL the in
,,s Of inc people to keep perfect faith
win the patty thoy decide 10 join. ID /.
undoubtedly tho Intention of the large mn.
gorlty OF tho members Of tho Liberal pnrty
10 maintain thoir organization until th,y
are ready for Statehood.
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congressional Legislation.
There Is now pending ia tho Senate and