The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-16
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.


The Herald heartily welcomes TO the
capital of the territory the delegates
from every county who will assemble
in the theatre today. At 10 a. m. the
Democratic territorial convention will
meet, and at p. m. the Democratic
societies will convene in the same place.
These will be notable gatherings and
we anticipate from them much of good
TO the Democratic party.
The only purpose announced in call
ing the territorial convention was the
election of a territorial central com
mittee. and of the convention of Demo-
cratic societies, to elect general officers
for the territory. All this is to be
preparatory to the campaign which this
year is expected to be lively and hotly
contested.
The nomination Of a Delegate in Con
gress VIII not take place until the
regular convention later on, nor is it
expected that there win be any formu-
lation of a platform until that time.
However. the convention may adopt
some resolutions expressive of the
sentiments and purposes of the party,
which we think are looked for by the
citizens generally.
In the selection of a committee to
take charge of the party's affairs and
direct the forces with which we expect
to march to victory in November, it
will be necessary to exercise the best
judgment OF the body of representative
men who compose the. convention.
The chairman should be man of
experience, of energy, of skill in plan
ming and OF promptness in action, able
to bear the strain of hard work and
close application, and one who will
command the confidence of the party
and the respect CT the public An
executive committee will be needed
composed of men who can come to-
gether without long delay and who
will pay attention to the duties in
cumbent upon them on call
1t is absolutely necessary to the sue
cess of the party in This territory that
all it's active members shall be firmly
united as to the policy to be pursued,
and as to it's attitude toward the
national administration. While the
views of all Democrats should be clear
and pronounced on national issues of
Importance, a conservative course will
be found to produce the best results.
Regard for the opinions of others is
essential to that freedom of thought
and expression, and that comparison of
ideas which are consonant with true
Democracy.
The reports that come from all parts
of the territory as to the lively interest
taken in party affairs is truly encourag-
ing. The Democratic societies are do
ing excellent work The party workers
who have gone out to remote places and
rekindled the fires of Democracy. are
entitled to the gratitude of the entire
party, and the results of their labor
will be seen in the representation at the
convention of societies and in the ball
lots that will be cast in the fall.
As the conventions will follow each
other in such rapid succession, it will
be necessary to conduct business with
dispatch But there need not be such
haste as to imperil the success of the
assemblies. If the good of the whole
party is kept in view in advance of
secfonalism and personal preferences,
the work of these conventions will re-
dound to their credit and the way will
be cleared to glorious triumph of
Democracy in November, 1894.