The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-24
First Precincr.

The proceedings were as follows:
First Precinct
About $50 Democrats attended the First
precinct primary. A. t. Schroeder was
elected chairman and, George D. Alder
secretary.
The call was read and adopted, and
nominations for three councilmen were
declared in order.
Judge Judd arose TO enquire if the meet
ing had been called for that purpose, and
the object of the meeting was explained
by the chairman.
MR.. JOHN sIDDowAY
said he came to the meeting of the indie
pendent Citizens last Thursday night and
helped elect delegates to that convention
and to nominate three councilmen on that
ticket from the First precinct. He was
here to endorse that action and moved
that it be done.
JUDGE JUDD
said that he did not understand that the
meeting had been called to ratify any
ticket whatever. He thought it had been
called to elect twenty nine delegates to
the Democratic convention. Whatever
action was taken by that convention
would bind the Democratic party in this
aud all other precincts. He never ex-
pected to see the day when he would raise
his voice in opposition to the Democratic
party. But in regard to the nominations
for councilmen he believed it would be
better plan to give the twenty dele
gates authority to nominate the council
men at the convention, or hereafter, as
the case might be. He believed it
would be premature to either rat
lfy or nominate any councilmen
at this meeting. He would propose, as
substitute for the motion to endorse the
Citizens nomination for the First pre-
cinct, that the second delegates be given
authority to nominate three councilmen.
or to endorse the Citizens nomination of
Thursday night as circumstances might
suggest.
JUDGE LANEY
said that tonight he would speak as
Democrat. Last Thursday night he was
there as Citizen, and helped nominate
the three councilmen for the precinct.
He did not consider whether or not they
were Democrats or Repu blicans so long
as they were capable, honest and efficient
men. He was here tonight, he satd, to
sustain that action; to put that little band
of organized scallawags, known as the
Liberal party, in the ditch where they be-
longed. He was not SO fall of years as
the gentleman who preceded him on the
floor, but he was as good a Democrat.
The councilmen nominated for the indie
pendent Citizens ticket last Thursday
night were good men, and almost every
one present had helped to nominate them
and were satisfied with their choice
now, but ii the delegates elected to-
night were given the power to endorse or
or not as they chose, it would leave the
matter in doubt, and he didn want to
see any doubt about it. Doub bit implied
lack of confidence in the independent
Citizens movement, and lack OF conf
dence was the bridge over which the Lib
erals would ride to power again. He
wanted to see the action of Thursday
night endorsed.
W. G. YOUNG
Judge Laney's remarks. He
thought the emergency justified oblivion
of party feeling for the common good, and
whatever others might do, he wanted to
be put on record as endorsing tbs nom
nations OF the Citizens last Thursday
night.
T. J. CURTIS
thought they were here as Democrats to
take such action as they saw fit; did not
want to see the Citizens nominations en-
dorsed nor such power given the dele
gates, but thought such action should be
deferred and authority given the dele
gates to reconvene the primary if they
thought it necessary for any purpose in
the future.
GEORGE D. ALDER
thought decided action should be taken.
He didn' t see why the delegates should be
given power to endorse or renominate.
He thought the matter should be disposed
Of at once, and was in favor of endorsing
the citizens ticket.
S. z. ALLEN
had full confidence in the delegates, and
favored giving them the power to act.
oRsoN PETIT
thought the object of the primary was to
elect twenty mine delegates and nominate
three councilmen. Most If not all of those
present had attended the citizens pri-
mary last Thursday. If those present
we're honest in their action then, lhey
should endorse it now.
MR.. OSWALD
VAS in favor of endorsing the Citizens
ticket for councilmen.
W. R. GIBBS
lid not see the use of being in sucha rush.
Night elect the delegates. and leave the |
natter of endorsing the Citizens ticket. |
,r nominating councilmen, until another
lime. ---ff
JAMES AsTLE
thought the meeting had been called to
slect twenty-nine delegates and nominate |
ihree councilmen, and believed it was the |
luty of those present to either do that or |
endorse the councilmen nominated last |
Thursday night.
JUDGE JUDD
laid that he was Democrat, and did not |
eel bound by the action of any other |
party. If three Democratic counciimen |
we're nominated, he would vote for them I
f he was the only Democrat at the polls. I
put no Republics would get his vote. I
The Democratic delegates at the conven- |
ion might endorse Mr.. L. G. Hardy as a |
lominee of the Citizens ticket He
thought is should be left to the conven-
ion to decide that. He did not believe q |
Democrat could nominate or sustain a |
At this point Judge Laney asked, SHOW
lbout Gresham?''
.sHe is a Democrat replied Judge
Judd. "or he would not be In President
IS cabinet.''
81 am glad to hear it, - said Laney. ssI
never knew it before.
elf you live long enough, replied |
Judd. 'syou viii be the recipient Of good
leal OF information you do not possess at
oresent.' Laughter.
S. H. gibson
said he bad no use for men who, in an
like the present, could not
sink their partisanship for the common
good, but who come before the people in
N such crisis with their party catch /
cries to inhame their partizanism and
sacrifice the common welfare to party
prejudice. But for such men the object