The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-08

Another day of the constitutional
convention has Soae past. Another
$3.50 of Che limited appropriation has
been used up. All there is to show
fnEs IL is the appointment of q commit
tee bon rules and the correction OF the
record made by the Republicans on
Wednesday. It had been expected that
President John Henry Smith would
submit at the opening OF the session q
draft of the committees Of the regular
organization However he announced
that he had found it necessary TO make
many changes and therefore would
require until 2 O'clock today to h1 the
matter IN
The committee slate was fixed by
Smith, Crane, Cannon and a few other
choice spirits who were in close and
anxious consultation for many sleeple6S
hours the night before. They had
given It out that the Democrats were
TO be consulted as to their preferences
in the matter and were to be treated as
fairly as possible In fact the pointed
remarks Of President Smith in favor of
nOnSpartiSanShip had led to the belief
that he was to be fair. Yet neither the
Democratic steering committee nor
anySlaA the delegates had been, notified
tha N1S11e president and his counSel0TS
would De glad to receive suggestions.
The Democrats knew absolutely
nothing as to where the consultation
was to be held. They had not been
Informed that their advice would re
ceiYe attention
So Clamorous We're They.
Charley Crane, of course, had charge
of the slate. He had not been around
the convention hall more than fifteen
minutes before the details had leaked
out among the Republicans and the
thing WAS like a hornets nest. Nobody
was satisfied and the Republicans from
all sections crowded around President
Smith, Charley Crane and everyone else
concerned and DANGEROUSLY set forth
their views in the matter So clamor-
Gus we're they that it was not long
before it was seen that very important
amendments TO the list must be made
and that it must be submitted TO the
caucus before it was allowed TO go to
the convention. This explains Why il
was not submitted to the convention
at the opening Of the session az was
first intended.
Concfliating Varian.
The announcement of the commit
tee on rules. which W2g the only inn
portant business transacted outside the
correction of the record, caused "a SEN
sation. IT had not been expected that
Verian would be given anything, but
would be punished because of his re-
fusal 70 enter the caucus and to act
with the Republicans on the Third pre-
einef matter. However, when Presi-
dent Smith read off the list of names It
was found he would be the leader on
the floor of the committee on rules,
one sASf~the most important committees
in tEN body OF course the Republ-
cans NrlaiTned that this was q piece of
magnaninity on the part of the chair.
but those who were nor apologists
recognized under the appointment. the
fact that the Republicans are wofulIy
short of material for leadership and
have been compelled TO conciHate
Varian in order to keep him from be-
coming q free lance and botherin6
them. 1t was most abjsct surrender
on the part of President Smith and of
course was highly displeasing 10 Eieh-
nor Van Horne and others who had
aspirations In this direction as veil as
an HAense hatred of Varian.
A Faulty Record
Another evidence of bad blood be-
tween Heber NJ. Wells and George NJ
Cannon developed, Wllen the latter
criticised most severely that part OF
the minutes of "Wednesday which We're
written by Wells. There had been
much suPpriee on Wednesday wber
Wells count was disputed by Cannon
but IL was believed this was merely a
passing breeze ana that Cannon hao
been led into the action in his intense
desire 10 see the caucus rule upheld
However, the incident Of yesterday
has set tongues to wagging-
There was considerable c1agrlr
among the Republicans over the fac
that the Democrats found Ii necessary
to correct the record that had beer
made by them in their haste TO put
through the behest of the caucus, The
matter came UP in the form OF mo
ton by Roberts to make the record
chow that the constitution of tn,
Uunted States had been duly adopted
and the delegates were therefore eiigi
bic TO form the constitution for tht
sstate<of Utah Frank Pierce had madt
an Atempt TO set the record straight
butgsstS was only upon the motion O
Roberts, of Davis county, that IL was
made TO conform to the enabling act.
President Smith called the conven
ton to order at 10.30 and announced
that IN accordance with the resolution
of the DAY before he had requested
Bishop Seaman to offer the opening
1lraVer. but that reverend gentleman
had 3ust notified him of an illness tina
vyould prevent attendance therefor
Bishop Hammond, the member from
Grand, was called upon 20 perform tn
Moses Thatcher was excused indef
nitelv an account OF sickness in nj
81 5the very beginning Christensen
t11e new Chief clerk. laid himself opel
40 censure for an unpardonable breacl
nj parliamentary etiquette in an en-
deavor to be slightly sarcastic an
numorous. He was reading III
I3jDptes ef the previous day and cam
"a PRANK Pferce's report on standin
e0- IShaW / read this long report2'' h
ed 1,1e president. ct is rather lon
was written by q lawyer"
"a smiled himself at his renarh
5a,t there was no answering smile
Pierce moved as though he was aDou
70 enter a protest to any fokins xror
+ha cIerlZ'g desk He reIralned. nov
E,eors In the minutes were plenteou
md a great deal OF time. was spent ]
~tSzas<hteniag matters out Some yer
1Ssrzs.slr due to misunderstanding OF IN
.slfff' u q .--s. ~ e,cfasaple ignorance 9