The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-07

Congressman Lockwood, candidates
on the Democratic ticket for governor
: and lieutenant governor respectively,
were formally notified of their nomi-
nation today by the committee, who
also sent letter to Charles f. Brown,
of New Burgh, who is at present a
Justice of the supreme court, telling
him of his selection by the state COM
mittee as a candidate for judge of the
court of appeals.
Cockran's Eloquent Tender.
Mr.. Cochran, Addressing Senator
HILL spoke as follows:
1.-THE notification committee appoint
ed by the state Democratic committee
have instructed me on their behalf to
tender to YOU the unanimous nomina-
ton that was made you by that con-
vention at Saratoga on the 18th of last
month.
Your nomination has aroused in the
country a spirit of Democratic revival
and Democratic hosts will pass to vic
tory on election day.
This is a time when every man in
our ranks must come to the front AS
On time of war the women and children
manned the ramparts, now the Demo-
shall lead once more to success the
Democratic party of which you are
member and which stands now upon
the same principles that 1T mas repre-
sented for the past 100 years.
we appeal to you now to come for
ward and lead US in our hour of diff
ficulty and danger as you led us in
our hour of victory. We ask you to
head us once more and inspire the en-
thusiasm, which has before led US to
victory before the first blow had been
Struck"
Hills Manly Reply.
Senator Hill, in accepting the nomi-
nation. said:
aN1r. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee:
For the courteous manner in which
you have formally notified me of the
recent action of the Democratic con-
cention, can only express my sincere
thanks. It is unnecessary for me to
reiterate to you, who were present at
that gathering, that the nomination
was as unexpected by me as it was I'M
Bought and undesired.
Seven of the best years Of my life
were devoted to the service of the
state in the discharge Of the high and
responsible duties Of the great office
of its executive. and / had never ex-
pected or intended to resume its ire
nendous burden again. While keenly
approaching the high honor conferred
sn being nominated for a third time by
ones party for such an important po-
Sition. yet I cannot but feel that per-
sonally I have everything to lose and
nothing to gain by the contest to
which YOU summon me. The guberna-
torial office has no longer any attrac-
tions for me. and. personally, 1 pre-
ferred to remain in the Senate, where
the duties were becoming more congen-
ial to my tastes. and where I believed
could more acceptahly serve the in
terests of this great state. But per-
sonal considerations must have no
weight where the public is concerned
The Democratic party, especially in
this state. is confronted with a great
crisis. which substantially involves its
Existence as a political organization.
'Our opponents taking advantage of
their temporary and accidental su-
premacy in the legislature and in the
constitutional convention, are seeking
to fasten upon the people of the state
a system OF apportionment or of rep
resentation. which virtually gives the
Republicans control of the legislative
department of the state for twenty
years to come-a system based upon
territorial area rather than popula-
ton, founded upon injustice and in
!
minority. rather than the majority of
the people to control the state The
very life of our party is at stake Be-
sides. the control of the next House of
Representatives may depend upon the
election here.
When Duty Calls.
1.-THE Democratic convention having.
against my protest. selected me to
lead in such a crisis. and although 1
exceedingly regret its action and es-
pecially regret NV verdict was not
adopted In regard to representation in
the convention itself. and while
have sought. during the past week. as
personal and intimate political friends
well know, not only to heal and har- !
monte political factlonal differences. |
but to secure some other candidate. I
who would be acceptable to every one.
in whose favor I would gladly retire. G
hit which has not proved feasible. and
recollecting that the Democratic party 1
OF this state has ho1ored me in the /
past when I solicited its favor in the /
DAVIS of its sunshine and prosperity, I |
cannot desert il now in the hour of
its danger and in this great emer-
gencv.
Patriotism, Not Person.
ut is a time when personal sacri-
fees are demanded, when individual /
preferences must be subordinated to the I
general good, and when there must be
exhibited a lofty patriotism. If we win
this contest ii will be the party's vic
tory, not mine; if we lose it, 1t viii be
the party's defeat, which will be in
volved in my own. Personally, / am
largely Indifferent to the consequences
OF the struggle. A duty confronts rae
and / shah perform it as God gives me .
the light to see 1t, let the result be
what It may. / shall confidently aD-
peal to the plain people of this state.
who have always sustained me in the
past when l have espoused their cause.
Il shall present to them the issue of
Democracy; the issue Of no public tax