Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-12
CANNON THE LEADER
Frank ]. Will Head tho Republican
Hosts 10 November.
CRANE THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
The Territorial Commitiee-Candidales
for University Commissioner
Resolutions aud Speeches.

NEWS report OF Nnt ANtVhViloAh Aetif
torial convention in Provo yesterday
afternoon, tho committee on ptrma.
pent organization named for oonybn.
tlon officers, In addition those mon.
TONED, y. J. Henderson,, Of Weber
county, for ssfgeant.at.armt; assistant
,ereeants, Newell NJ. knight, Of Utah
county, Andrew Morris, OF Beaver
county, and J. II. Porter, Of Morgan
county; for chaplain, John II. Muir.
dock, VI Beaver county. The order Of
business agreed upon was, nomination
OF candidate for Delegate TO Congress,
nominations for commissioners TO locate
university lands, aud selection Of the
Territorial committee, one from each
County. The committee report was
adopted without division.
Chairman G.. T.. Allen was escorted
to the platform by Judge e. w. Ben.
nett, Of Salt Lake, Hon. Joseph Stan.
ford, OF Ogden, aud Judge J. d. Jones,
OF Provo, AMI made n speech appro-
trlalo 10 the situation.
THIS REVOLUTIONS.
Ex-Governor A. l.. Thomas, from
the committee on resolutions, lhon READ
the following, which was adopted with
cheers as the Republican PLATFORM
In convention assembled tho Ropubll-
cans ot Utah renew thor fealty 20 the
party OF hoedom and Justice, tho parry OF
ifua speech aud Tree ballot. the parry
that believes In tho protoc ion Of
American industries, tito American
wotkingman and thu American citizen,
und congraula,oa tho people OF U,ah on
tho near approach TO statehood, and do
claIci
Fnr-ln favor Of tho American doc.
ttius OF protection to home industries.
t-iabllshcd by the founders Of the gov.
eminent. re.osiab.i-hoi by the ltopuhli.
can party and stpHii y practicCd by the
pioneers aud people OF Utah.
socond-Wo recognize tho silver qucs'
tluu as one of paramount impor aueo 20
tho people, and we believe that no iull
prosperity can ho enjoyed until silver
shall be restored, aud wo demand its 70.
monet zation ON tho old ratio with gold
oflGtol.
Third-wo favor tho cosal1n Of tho
uusuld non.minufAl public lands to tue
states AMI territories respectively, In AID
OF irrigation aud tho public schools.
Fouuh-Wo view with regret the in-
crease Of the great army OF unemployed
mon and women u our country, aud
charge this unfortunate condition to the
maladministmtion legislation and mis-
Iuie Of tho democratic party.
Fitth=.Mo advocate the establishment
OF "a national board Of arb tTation, whose
province II shall be- 70 adjust all c0ntro.
votslOs between capital aud labor, 10 tho
end that strikes, lockouts aud other
slml ar disturbances may he uuthorita-
lively adjusted on principles OF Justice.
.Sixth-We oppose ns cruel aud unjust
tho blacklisting Of the employo, who are
discharged FROM or leave tho service Of
tue employer
Seyonth-wo favor tho olght-hour sys.
tom OF labor and believe that eight hour.
should constitute a legal days work upon
al public and private contracts.
Eighth-Wo favor tho establishment OF
"a postal telegraph system by tho general
government, thus furnishing 10 tho poo
plo cheap aud abundant facilities for tho
transmission Of intelligence.
Min h-Me favor tue exclusion from
our country OF the pnupcr, criminal aud
unatrhistic elements Of other countries
Tcuth-Tho liopublicAn party has ever
been tho friend Of the free public school
system Of our country, aud We pledge
our uumltoriug support To every measure
which shall serve 10 Increase Is power
iorgood.
Eleventh bclioyo that public on.
Gers should receive hNud salaries, aud
that fees should DO paid Into tho public
treasury, aud We favor judicial legisla-
ton TO this end, ~ far as practicable.
Twolith-Wo denuunco the Democratic
party for is a.utuda on all questions
affecting the material Interests of our
people, especially ny placing our raw
materials on the FREQ list, and specially
for It's advocacy of free wool, thu. COM
polling the wool growers of the Territory
10 pote with tho cheap labor OF the
world, aud Destroying an Industry the
nfth la point ~ Importance In lhu UnlOni
Tor it, advocacy OF FREQ lead, thus COM
polling tho Hiiyor'lead minors Of the
country To compete with tho cheap labor
of MOxlco. working for from 80 10 "a
cents por day. because IL udyoca,os the
placing Of tht farmer, tho lahOror aud
tho mechanic In close and hittor comne.
Triton with tho cheapest labor under the
sun.
Tnirtoon,h-wo arraign tho Demo.
cratic party for tho suppression OF the
Republican vote In tho majority OF the
Southern $ ales by fraud, violence aud
unequal laws, thus Nlolhtllg tno hahol-
tyof lreH insulu ions
Fourteen h-We unto our bushes OF
shame with those Of all other civilized
people when We contemplate tho record
81 tho present administrations troat-
mont Of the Hawaiian question.
Fluoonth-Wo ARA gu tho Democrn' 10
sdmlnistIalion tor IL, failure to enforce
tho Chinese exclusion law and IT. refusal
to enforce the purchasing clause OF mo
sherman law before It's repeal
Six .Oenth-W0 arrhign tho Utah Com
mission for It's partisan course In cOnhn'
ING tho APP ointment Of registration
officers TO one political party, In violation
ut no spirit OF the law,
soyontoonth arraign the Demo.
cratic Territorial officials ~ Utah fol
gross and repeated violations OF the ciNi
service law, and such OF the Democrat,
Judges ~ have dragged thor high offices
down 10 the offensive pariisanship level
Eighteenth favor tho granting o
equal suffrage to women.
Niueoenth-Wo demand for tho now
State Of Utah WHO, liberal constitution
and an economical government, aud
pledge tho Republican party, II given lh
power, to secure both,
Twentieth -We rejoice In tho past q
tho Republican par,yi we glory IN tn
fact that no other political organization
over approximated TO It's maguilccn
achievements, aud look confidently ip
itssWilt rostOrn ion IN power and re-
nowal oi ils beu0iao.ions 20 the people a
the United Slaes,
Twanty.arst--That We favor, as far q
practicable, compensation Of public NJ
hclals by iiKOd salaries aud the enact
mont OF ludicons legislation. .proyidin