The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-22
and from this time on he will be what
he hopes every Democrat will be.
A JACKSONIAN DEMOCRAT.

and from this time on he will be what
he hopes every Democrat will be.
A JACKSONIAN DEMOCRAT.
When a, man is a Democrat he is a
man who desires to give every other
man his rights When he is a Demo-
erat he knows where he is at. No one
from the other camp is wanted in the
party and the party viii not entertain
them He said that this fall he has
pledged himself to vote for men who
are not Democrats. but if he can OBJ
tain forgiveness from God for this
offense he will never do it again. He
declared in his peoration that he will
fight under the Democratic flag until
the
EAGLES OF VICTORY
perch upon it or will go down with it,
S. A. Kenner, chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials, reported that
the following delegates were entitled
to seats:
FIRST PRECINCT.
Joseph Booth, S. E. Allen, George
Stringfellow, P. w. Mccartney. Alter
mates, ]. B. Keysor. o. H. Petit, H. S.
Laney, 6. A. Mclain, H. ]. Dining.
SECOND PRECINCT.
S. A. Kenner. ]. H. Bailey, Dick
Wetzel, George E. Yeadon, P. ]. DAILY,
J. q. Blakely, ]. J. Gilmore, I. M
Waddel, C. H. Backman, H. A
Smith, ]. CT. Smith and Joseph By
water.
THIRD PRECINCT.
The two delegations from the Third,
consisting of the following gentlemen,
were allowed half a vote each: o. r.
Ostler, T. ]. Everill, S. w. r. Brown,
E. E. Rich, Joseph Pugsley, John
Wardrobe, Arthur Frewen, Joseph
H. P. Hansen, G. E. Sherwood, John
n. Pike, S. H. Connolly.
R. P. Morris, G. A Gibbs, w ?. Nc
Keaver, A. E. Hyde, E. L. Sloan, John
z. Hansen. John L. Nebeker. Henry
McEwan, o. H. Hardy. F. S. Fern
strom, John Green.
FOURTH PRECINCT
D. c. Dunbar. George E. Blair, ]. M.
Cohen, D. l. Murdoch, w. J. Tudden-
ham, J. P. Bache, John T. Game, P.
L. Williams.
FIFTH PRECINCT.
J. w. Whitehead, jr.. Alex McMas-
ter. J. H Moyle, T. V. Williams, Judge
A. G. Norren, Colonel S. A. Merritt,
Thomas Marshall.
This called forth a fight on the al
lowance of half a vote in the Third
Precinct. E. E. Rich was on his feet
at once with a declaration that the
primary which gave his delegation
seats was the regular one and they
should be seated. They wanted
ALL OR NOTHING.
If they were right they wanted whole
votes, if not they would leave the
hall.
John Green then offered Rich his
half vote.
John Grow made a strong speech in
favor of the Rich delegation, and was
followed by A. Z. Hyde, who wanted
to protest against two hours near
ing in the convention. after one OF
that length in the committee room
John E. Hansen spoke in favor of the
anti-Rich delegation and was followed
by Joseph Cohen, S. A Kenner and
John N. Pike, who made strong pleas
for harmony in the ranks OF the
Democracy of the Third Precinct, the
Gibraltar of the party.
The motion to adopt the commit
tees report was put to the house
whereupon E. E. Rich, speaking for
his delegation, refused to accept the
half vote, and the members thereof
WITHDREW IN A BODY
from the conVentlon
Chairman sLaney. for the committee
on permanent organization and order
of business, reported the name OF D a:
Merritt for permanent chairman and
d. C. Dunbar as permanent secretary.
COLONEL MERRITT
on taking the chair spoke of the times.
IIe said that now is the occasion when
the CITY and county can be wrested
To nf
coming. election Will be the most i'm
portant in the history of the territory
It may decide whether the people will
longer stay under the condition of ter
ritorial vassalage or will become one of
the constellation of states. Therefore
personal feelings should be trampled
under foot and the whole party should
work for success
The committee on resolutions report
ed for the consideration of the conven-
ton the following
RESOLUTIONS:
The Democrats of Salt Lake city,
comprising the Fourth council and the
Fifth representative legislative dis
tricts, in delegate convention assem-
bled, reassert and reaff1rm their devo-
ton to the grand principles of human
government which were first system
atized by the immortal Jefferson, and
which have been elaborated and
brought to their present degree of per
lection by the thought and labor of
the brightest, the purest and the best
minds of the century.
Our faith in the great party of the
people. the party which has for its OBJ
jects the protection of the masses in
their rights as individuals and as mem
bers of communities. and the general
betterment of government incraa sac
with the years.
Our firm adherence to the latest dec
laration of the Democracy in national