The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-10
BOTH SIDES
ARE SEATED
A Surprise for the
Utah Delegation.
a MINORITY REPORT
Is Brought in by Cannon to the
Convention.
HE MAKES AN ELOQUENT PLEA
The Contestants VIII be Given Half Vote
Eaeh-Was There Treaeheryg-Judge
Goodwin Sat Down On In
the Convention.

MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, June Especial
telegram to The HERALD. After weary
wait all day in the lobby OF the West house
at Is o'clock the contestants in tho Utah
case were allowed to enter the committee
room. In half an hour they came out
again with the information that the COM
mittee had voted
TO SEAT ALL THE CONTRASTING DELEGATES
FROM UTAH
and that each delegate would be allowed
half a vote. The information was received
by the Straight Republicans with the ut
most establishment and by the Liberals
with much satisfaction and as being the
first semblance of recognition they had
received since they arrived.
Arthur Brown and G. E. Allen were not
allowed to speak nor TO remain in theroom,
the respective sides being represented by
Cannon and Goodwin. At the time of the
adjournment of the commission the hour OF
the evening session Of the convention had
already arrived. and everything and every
body were in the
GREATEST FURRY AND HURRY
to get to convention hall, where it was ez-
pected the Utah case, with the others,
would be discussed on the floor
Pell nell rushed the Utah contingent,
only drops in the great ocean OF people ID
the hall, where the proceedings were wit
messed with the
MOST BREATHLEss INTEREST.
by fifty people from Utah out of the great
multitude of 1900 people present. The
news was here confirmed by the verbal re-
port Of Chairman Cogswell.
During the discussion which ensued,
Frank Cannon was seen TO
WALK BRIsKLY UP TO CHAIRMAN M'KINLEY
with a paper in his hand, and then return
again to his seat. Soou afterward, just in
the nick of time, Cannon rose and succeed
ed in catching McKinley's eye
.McKinley-Mr Cannon, of Utah, is rec
ognized by the chair.
Cannon desire to submit a minority
report dissenting from that of the majority
report of the committee on credentials,
and then desire to be heard on the ques-
ton
The minority report was taken to the
sscretary's desk and read, while nifty
hearts in the $4,000
BEAT LIKE GATHERING RAMS.
The minority report was objected to, allow
ing Goodwin and Allen equal rights on the
floor with Cannon and Salisbury. Cannon
took the floor. and in fifteen minutes made
the
GRANDEsT Effort OF HIS LIFE.
He said there were three parties in Utah
Republicans, Democrats and Liberals; that
Cannon and SALISBURY represented the
good Republicans in that territory who had
voted the Republican ticket at every cleo
ton, while the contestants voted against
the Republican ticket. The fact that.
the party in Utah is of recent growth
should not be a question as to how old
Republican a man was, but how good. He
said the fight was really made because
there was a Mormon in the case.
81 am that Mormon" shrieked the
speaker, ''and 1 will bear the burden Of it,
| He referred TO the "twin relics of bar
barism." which confronted the nation years
ago. One was wiped out by the sword the
other by the education OF the youth of
Utah. 1--WE want freedom in Utah, and
where shall we look for it. if not herea"
This is the first appeal the Republicans of
Utah ever made for recognition. Let it be
complete and let it be vindicstion Of the
position of those who realize that the end
has come in Utah. because it has come"
The speaker was applauded by the large
audience, which seemed to be
IN SYMPATHY WITH THE SPEAKER.
Shortly afterwards Judge Goodwin. who
occupies a seat on the floor through
courtesy, arose and endeavored to be heard
by the chair, but was
HOOTED DOsN BY DELEGATES
who were anxious to proceed with the
business of the convention.
THE LIGHTS GO OUT.
The electric lights have gone out in the
convention hall and the band is playing
''wE woN'T GO HOME TILL MORNING."