The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-15

are before the people. Then let them
! go out among the people ard if they
are defeated it Will be the fault of
! the people We believe our candi-
dates will make the good fight honest
! ly and that every one who puts him
self i'm the road viii get hurt. Go on
I with the fight on the present lines
and fight it out even if the party is
knocked down.
John Green favored the report.
! j. b. Walden said he wanted the con-
vention. He had been at the conven-
| ton and had voted for an endorse
ment of statehood. Now ne wanted to
go back on that unless something was
done
Hugh Watson said the committee
had Thought something should be done
He said the people want to give as
surance to the people of Utah that
| the people are true to their political
allegiance. We want to show that
we have not gone back. If 1t should
! be thought best to call a convention
in order to give satisfaction, we should
do SO. Men are declaring now against
statehood. Unless something is done
by the Democratic party our cause
will be SO shattered that we will have
no statehood. If the matter cannot
be settled amicably, let us go on and
fight. The Mormon people are true
DIuHGlDlfS.
cate their honor
The Mormon people have divided up
on party lines and we are willing to
show our good faith by our votes
Let US give the committee assurance
that we are behind the cause and for
statehood and statehood only
Aurelius Miner favored the amend
ment. He was at Ogden and believed
| that the Ogden convention made no
,oo;c fol no ID
| ted it would be saving that convention
made a mistake. The Democrats have
a platform. Let them fight on that
though the heavens fall
! Joseph E. Caine said the action
would merely be a vote of confidence
! in the committee and show that the
| Democrats are upholding them in their
action.
Keep Hands or.
Charles Baldwin said the convention
/ could not make the cab, but it could
show it was behind the state COM
/ mitsee. Things are not as they were
when the state convention met. A
| change has occurred. If the subject
is not taken up the Democrats will
/ elect nobody. Thousands will not vote
/ for the constitution unless the great
/ Democratic party says it will have
something to say. If we are to have
nothing to say in Utah politics we
| DON'T want statehood. We want a con-
! vention. We want it to say: You
must keep hands off politics i'm Utah"
r. w. Sloan said the resolution would
| be simply an expression of confidence
| in the committee. The whole matter
now rests with the committee. 1t is
! for the people of Utah to determine
what their verdict shall be. 1t is a
matter of concern to every man who
| loves his rights. The time has come
for the Democrats of Utah to define
their position on the most important
/ question that ever came before them.
"If I had had my way we would have
demanded that a convention be called.
! We want to put ourselves in the right.
1t is only a question Of time. If we
are right we will prevail. If we are
wrong we will be defeated.
The convention should be recon.
vened. Every Democrat should have
a chance to say whether he is some
thing else first and a Democrat after
wards, or a Democrat first and some
thing else afterwards. We want to
know where we stand. Why should
we set up men to be knocked down
like tenpins by a man as hot-headed
as I am, if not so wise?"
j. B. Timmony read the message
sent by the Democrats of Sanpete and
said he wanted word to go 10 Sanpete
from Salt Lake that the Democrats
what they were. A condition confronts
the people as to whether they shall
be as free in politics as the air which
floats above them, or whether any man
of any creed or any set of men of any
creed shall use his influence in poll
tics.
A W Taylor said there was nothing
to be accomplished by the resolution.
as the convention could only declare
over again what it had declared in
Ogden. That was strong enough to car
~ the fight.
The amendment of Mr. Taylor was
voted down overwhelmingly. Then
there was some discussion over the
part of the report concerning the
school board, and Messrs. Schroeder
and Sloan explained they had no de-
sire to cast am reflections on the
board, but had simply made state
ment of expenditures in order to cast
up the total. Mr.. Baldwin expressed
himself satisfied and the report was
| adopted with a whoop.
Nominations were then declared in
order, and on motion OF Mr.. Lewis,
who declared that all the adiectives in
the English language have been uSed
up in speeches, nominations were linn
tied to five minutes.
Nominations For Mayor.
Hugh Watson said the Democrats
had critical condition before them
A man is needed, staunch, shrewd
with enough manhood to call a halt
on the council when necessary, and
who can guide the city. His man was
one of experience. as mayor Of Salt
Lake who has done good work, turn
ing over a surplus when he left. He
named Francis Armstrong. He prom
ised his candidate would be elected.
Mr. Green, of the Third, moved that
the nomination be made by acclama-
ton.
John Green made an objection. as
did Judge Hoge, and the motion was
lost
John Green, as a workingman, said
he would nominate q man who had
come to Salt Lake and put in his
means to give men work. He named
A w McCune.
s. +. Durham said he would second
man who would be elected This is
a Democratic year. IF be is nominated
the word will go out that victory is
with the Democratic party.
J. 3. Timmony said his man was
the peer Of any who had ever been
mayor He is the present mayor of
Salt Lake city. applause and rhissesl.
Resolutions had been adopted against
the council Il want TO TASK you if
Robert has not stood between the tax
payer and the squanderers" He kneW
of no man who should be better fitteH
for the honor q
Judge Hoge endorsed everything