The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-02

While the Republican party is torn
with discussions and the Lea que clubs
controlled through Chadwick by the
Tribune crowd, and the machine, con-
trolled by the Trumbo-Crane element,
are bending all their energies toward
conquering each other, the Democrats
are coming together, harmonizing
whatper differences there are and
making preparations for a vigorous
campaign against the common enemy.
1t has been felt all along that the or
ganization should be completed he
fore the real campaign, with its fever
of excitement, begins. and the ma
chSk be ready to make up the de-
creS8Cf the different conventions and
place them properly before the peo-
pie The general sentiment on both
sides has been that there Should be
late nominating conventions, though
there is some diSsenSion from this
view. 1t is thought that six weeks or
two months of hot work viii be as
much as the people want.
The Organization Committee.
Preparations for a thorough organ
tzation of the party were begun dur
tlg the last conference, when a meet
IN Of the Democratic territorial COM
nittee was held in this city and S.
r.. Thurman of Provo introduced a
resolution pointing out the fact that
st was imperative that the party
should at once be put on a war foot
ing" and givinss power to the executive
committee to appoint committees and
granting them ali power necessary to
carry out the work contemplated, in
Guiding the organization of precincts
and collecting of funds. In accord
ance with this resolution the eXecu-
tive committee on May 16, appointed
a special committee on organization
RnC finance, consisting of Jerrold r.
Letcher, B. T. Lloyd, Francis Arm
strong, c. NJ. Nelson. W. II. Dale, D.
@ Dunbar and A. z. Hyde of Salt
Rake S. A. King of Provo and T. D.
dee and John Seaman of Ogden.
The First Plan.
Since its appointment this commit
Tee has been meeting with the object
of agreeing upon some plan. AT first
a thorough organization of the party
was discussed. The plan proposed
contemplated its being put into opera
ton as soon as The conventions were
held. Then the precincts were to
elect chairmen and these, with such
additional members as might be
county committees, the chairman of
which, with such additional members
a. anight be agresa bic, were to form
theNzE rritorial committee. Both
couf and territorial organizations
T7sto have full power to appoint
all necessary executive and campaign
committees. This plan, however, met
with strong opposition. It was felt
st would not be the best part Of wis
Il q
indeed. to have a reOrganizat ton. The
best thing, it was thought, would be
to go on the tried lines, perfecting
the organization in such places as it
might be found weak.
Organize the Societies.
After some further consideration,
the committee on organization agreed
upon a report to the territorial ex-
ecutfve committee, and suggested that
there is already in the territory the
organization of the societies, consist
ing of precinct societies, with neces-
sary ward and block officers, county
eocfHles, consisting of the presidents
of(fhe precinct societies, with neces-
Eysry special committees, and the ter
ritorial society, consisting of the
county presidents, with necessary
special committees. The skeleton of
this has been in existence for several
years, though, like the RepEolIcan
League clubs, the organization has
not yet been placed on a. thorough
working basis It was suggested that
this skeleton be used as a basis for
carrying on the organization of the
territory and that a circular be sent
ont asking the immediate organiza-
tion of every precinct and county in
+be territory. Then the territorial So
ciatv should be organized, or reor-
Eanized, as might be found desirable,
gnd a. report be made to the next ter
yitorial convention advocating the
consolidation of the different organ
izations into the one, to be called the
Democratic society of Utah. Sug-
gestions for securing finances were
also made.
O. Not All Adopted.
In the report it was suggested that
there be a joint meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committees of the territorial !
committee and of the societies, and in
accordance Herewith a meeting was
held on Friday evening and this re-
port was presented. A full quorum
Of the societies was present, but the |
rain and generally dismal weather