The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
CONVENTION CHAT.

The question of cash is the great dis
turbing element in the convention just
at present A nights sleep over the
proposition to mold back the $4,000 re-
naming in order that the clerks and
other officers might be paid. seemed to
bring conviction to the delegates that
| they were not so wholly patriotic and
| self-sacrificing as they had believed
themselves to be the day before. There
| fore. the proposition to reconsider the
vote whereby the reservation of the
81 900 had been made met with hearty
approval and there were only few
dissenting voices. A full determination
was prevented last night by the late
ness of the hour when the con yention
went out of the committee of the whole.
But some reasonable basis will proba-
bly, be fixed today. There seems to be
a general disposition among the dele
gates to treat the clerks fairly and the
clerks seem willing to give in a point
or two.
Because of this alarming condition
the country members held a caucus
last night after the convention was
over. For some mysterious reason the
city members were barred out. 1t was
voted that the convention shall here
after meet at 8 o'clock in the morning
instead of 10. and hold in session until
nearly 6 o'clock. Evening sessions are
not to be held. 1t was the sense of the
caucus that rules limiting debate must
be strictly enforced.
If any doubt has existed in the
minds of the public as to which
side of the political fence the careful.
conservative delegates of the conven-
10 ha ch n
tirely removed by the proceedings yes
terday. The men who talked boundless
debt ideas were. in every instance, Re
publicans. while those who advocated
reasonable and safe restrictions were,
almost without exception, Democrats.
The country members yesterday OBJ
jected to a board of equalization con-
listing of state officers because the city
was likely to have all the representa-
ton and there would not be a knowl-
edge of the different sections. The
whole matter should be placed in the
hands of Governor" Charley Crane.
AS a citizen of KanoSh, Fillmore and
Salt Lake, he represents both city and
county.
Thoresen. of Cache. is one of the
question marks of the convention. But
his questions are generally short and
to the point.
Goodwin wanted to know why buried
persons should be exempt from taxa
ton. He said they are the only persons
who do not growl at taxes.
AS an example of the way in which
some of the separate submission petit
tons have been gotten up Snow, of
Washington. is citing an instance in his
own county. When the people there re-
ceived the petitions they were led to
believe they had come from their own
representatives and. therefore, they
were signed with substantial unanimity
as being in favor of woman suffrage.
Since their true nature has been as
certained the people want to withdraw
them.
Evans. of Utah. proved himself a
good paliamentarian while in the chair
yesterday. Without apparent mild
ness he held the house in good order.
Once or twice when called upon for a
decision he showed he was thoroughly
at home on the rules. He was quick,
firm and fair.
White winged peace settled down
over the convention yesterday Kimball.
of Weber. seconded one of David
Evans motions.
President Smith is getting loquacious.
He speaks on nearly every question
now. And the burden of his argument
is II think
Goodwin talked for ten minutes yes