The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-30

NO one can truthtully say that 1t
/ was a hot convention, for it wasn't.
1t was as cold as an Attic refrigerator,
with the sole exception of John Stubs,
WHO, as result of being sat upon by
the chair, got so warm that he threat
ened to shed his undershirt.
1t wasn't the largest meeting of the
season either, for there were 81 dele
gates present. Two spectators and the
press reporters raised the total TO Al.
The convention was held in the
Central theatre. Whether for con-
venience of ventilation or malice afore-
thought no one knows, but at any rate
the skylight was open and the cold
blasts which wound their way down
the Populist spine were as chilly as
the total of a Democratic majority is
to a Republican in frosty November.
1t was past o'clock when Dr. Has
brouck and Mr.. E. Coleman, the tenn
por2ry chairman and secretary, assum
speech; all chairmen make speeches
and by amending the usual address by
striking out Democrat or Republican
as the case may be, and inserting the
word "Populist'' in connection with
pointing with pride and using both
terms when it comes to viewing with
alarm the reader has everything
said.
THE DELEGATES.
The committee on credentials report
ed the presence of the following dele
gates:
First Precinet-Edward Harris, W.
G. Fowler, W. A. Mackenzie, DR.. Has
brouck, Captain Snyder.
| Second Precinct-W. H. Chapman. F.
E. Wilson, P. E. Cullman, John Stubs.
John Garrison, ]. M. Silvers, C. C.
Coldwarter.
/ E. w. Reese, Samuel Rushton, David
Jenkins Eli Caldwell George Will
| Jams, Adolph Hauerbach.
Fourth Precinct-H. A. Ferguson, Jo-
seph Scott, L. H. Gray, A. L. Bruce,
William Morgan, William Burleigh.
Fifth Precinct-Lew Scherzinger,
John f. Coe, H. NJ. Toohey, D. T. Man
gan, N. B. Dresser, NJ. E. Coleman, H.
L. R. Jones.
Sandy and West Jordan were repre-
sented by H. P. Johnson.
Pending the shaking up of the con-
lvention, Captain Snyder delivered a
speech. The speech, glad of its oppor-
tunity, showed clean pair of heels.
A PLATFORM.
A committee on resolutions submit
ted the following platform. which was
/ adopted with the protest appended:
First-We, the delegates of the Peo-
| pies party of Salt Lake city
and county in convention as
sembled, declare our adhesion
Ito the principles enunciated in
/ the national platform of the Peoples
party of the United States. We reit-
crate the declaration that the financial
Question is the most important ques-
ton before the American people to-
day.
Second-we repeat the demand for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at a ratio of 16 to l.
! Third-We are unalterably opposed
| to the issue of bonds whether by ma
! tional, state or municipal govern
lments, by which an interest-bearing
debt is laid upon an already over-taX-
/ ed people and their posterity, for the
benefit of the monied classes.
Fourth-We are opposed to the con-
| tract system of letting out municipal
work. believing it to afford a means by
which combination of employers can
secure unfair profit at the expense of
competing laborers.
Fifth-We are in favor of an eight
/ hour day in municipal work.
Sixth-We are opposed to the grant
! ing of valuable and unconditional fran
chises to corporations for a small and
nominal equivalent.
Seventh-We are in favor of retain
! ing in and restoring as far as possible
to the hands of the municipal govern
ment the control of the water supply
of the city and its means of lighting
and transportation.
! Eighth-We are in favor of a sys-
TEN of municipal taxation which shall
bear as lightly as possible upon pro-
duction, enterprise and industry, and
take from non-productive and specu-
lativ- enterprises 2 fairer proportion
/ of the values created by the enter
prise and growth of the whole COM
munity.
Ninth-we are opposed to those
forms of licenses which tend to in
crease the price of necessities to the
consumer for the benefit of combina-
I tions of producers.
Tenth-We are opposed to the fee
system for the payment of municipal
officers. and favor very material re-
ductiop in the salaries Of all such Of
ficers to correspond to the greater
purchasing power of the dollar.
Eleventh-We are in favor of women
suffrage.
Twelfth-we condemn the action of
the railways in blacklisting their en-
ployees, for uniting to oppose the ag-
gressions of combined capital, as rep
Presented by the Pullman company.
STUBBS TO THE FRONT.
When the women's suffrage plank
was read John Stubs arose. 'E hob
iected to women 'aving the right to
vote because the people of Utah hare
of the right to vote to wimmin would
put the ballot in the 'ands of lot of
polygamous people,"
Here the convention arose, and with
its Sc strong, able-b bodied men,
threatened to extinguish John if he
didn't break away. Stubbs refused to
saw off, however. and was proceeding
in the same strain, when the chair had
recourse 10 his gavel.
ar. Stubbs," remarked the presiding
officer. there are some matters that we
do rot care 10 hear about"
Maybe you want to dictate my
speech" retcrted Stubs
81 certainly VIII if it is necessary
was the reply.
John sat down and the subsequent
proceedings interested him no more.
The platform was adopted.
A COUNTY TICKET
The following candidates were nomi-
mated without struggle except as TO
county attorney. A poll of the party
had to be made to find a lawyer:
Recorder. II. Gray.
Collector--L. K. Ritter.
ASSESSOR. NJ. Silver
Sheriff.. S. Garrison.