New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-18
TIE UTAH CONTEXT.
J. l.. R,wL.Ys DESCRIBES TIE FIGHT BETWEEN
TWO FACTIONS IN THE TERRITORY

T T. E,wL.xs DESCRIBES TIE FIGHT BETWEEN
TWO FACTIONS IN THE TERRITORY.
Chicago Jane Il (sbccIal. Utah. which has Two
DELEGATES in the National Convention. 'Ns sent Two
con;esting Delegations to Chicago Just rs " d'a l"
Minneapolis The fight Is practically IN" sane i"o
first contesiing delegation came TO town Nc''c'o''
/, IS known a. the Democratic delegation ana tS me"
bcrs are Judge II. 7. henderson and John l. 'fihe
II. g. whitney. J. L. Rawlus. Colonel s. A. Merrill
and r. L. Williams with them, ana all are ~
the Victoria A hundred supporters Of THIS dele
cation Will arrive sunday morning The DINER nce
cation will DC here tomorrow. painted up n ihniahs
and prancing behind "A cowboy band Mr.. ha"nhs
explains the situation as follows:
There IS but one Democratic party In Utah II
conests of every citizen VINO votes the Democratic
ticket mar riary called oonvOc itiol composed Oh
800 delegate, from every county in the Territory IL
cleetcd NJ tie delegates from that Territory TO the
National Democratic Convention Judge H. T. h"hncr
,nu and John I. Caine, the Delegate 10 ConSf'~s
from Utah. IL IS asserted that .. W. Io"c'S
and +. j. Kiescl the delegates from the genuine
Dcmoc,stlc party of Utah. Now these gentlemen
are not Democrats at all, do they repr sent any
persons or party in Cah who are In favor OF INC
orsani,ation Of the Democratic party. They are
I'm favor OF the organization VI the Democratic party
They are both members OF what l. known III tan ~
the Liberal party Powers Is the chairman Oh mat
rarity and has been working actively for more t'hh
year. working 10 prevent me o' S'iilHhi'" "'" ~
Of the Democratic party. AT an elccuoh hciu "S'
August for members OF the Territorial LceiSin'"re
Kicscl ran As Liberal candidate against DAVID
Evans a Democrat. In ogden ti'y the
Gentle exceed the Mormon voters ny '"o'c
than two 10 one, yet kicsel WAS defeated by Evans
which IS n complete IciniatOn of The claim That
the Democratic party Of Utah is II Mormon P'r'y :
ais, of The claim of Kicscl that he Is Democrat
The Liberal party, Of which Powers ana hiese'
i'm Interest OF Inc
Republican party. The persons WHO heid INC .o"'
vcuiion and cmpowcied Powers and Klesei rs dc,c-
cafe, were mere puppets of The salt Lake Tribune
told on rs The Liberal party, that II Il Democratic
President should he elected that crowd cond di'-
tribute public patronage In Utah. When the Liberal
Republcans held their convention 10 send dcIegatc"
70 Minneapolis Powers and his so-osllcd Dcmoch'S
wore Republican badges and Powers himself attcHPted
10 participate in the proceeding, Of that convention
1t is asserted that the Democratic party IN Itah'
rcprescnted BIZ henderson and Caine. Is organized III
the Interest OF the Mormon Church. ard that there are
no t;entIes In II except those whose heads become
uneasy AZ night through dreams Of future power THIS
Is utterly false The division upon Natohai party
lines in Utah which took place in the spring OF 1881
WIS Endorsed by all the leading Gentle Democrats III
the Territory The Democratic Centnl COMMITTEES
eppointcd In 1883 consisted Of twenty members. all
GcntIIes When they were called together In the
snring Of sol that committee decided In favor OF the
division movement by vote OF Ia 10 .. sub
seoucntly the same committee called convention
which was composed OF delegates from all parts Of
the Territory where Powers and bis political as
soc,ates had m opportunity attend and the action
OF the committee was unanimously Endorsed.
.The record Of the Democratic party OF Utah has