The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-01

making a mistake when you take this ac-
ton, you are precipitatins tight which
you might as well avoid
Sloan Says Pass 1t.
r. W. Sloan, speaking of the resolution,
said 1t was matter of suggestion only.
One might as well say we have no right
in convention assembled to ask leSisla-
ture to pass certain law as We have to
for these positions. Referring to the state
ment by the previous speaker. that men
with money will retire from the ranks OF
the party because they have no chance
in the race for the senatorship, he de-
clared that if we are to be victorious by
the ambitious avarice of men with money
to spend it We're better to suffer defeat.
If this is to be the plan Of the campaign.
we should go 20 the people and tell them
that money talks and let them take such
a course as they deem best. Tt is claimed
that three or four counties can name the
senators If they have majority why
should they not? 1t is asserted this res
9ut Sanv is the said FeSqlt s10 Of T TFes
men are enshrined in the hearts
of the people from st. George on the
south to the utmost limits OF Cache conn
ty on the north and this resolution is the
result of a Spontaneous outbreak in their
favor If men with money desert the
cause by reason of this action. let them
go. We will gain more by taking this
course than by keeping them with us.
A Pertinent Qestion.
A. T. Schroeder at this point arose and
asked Governor West who his candidates
for the Senate were.
My candidates are the candidates
which the Democratic party may select,
Mr. Chairman. I am answered" was
Mr.. Schroeder's response, amid great ape
plause
Letcher For the Measure.
j. R. Letcher advocated the passaSe Of
the resolution as one which placed ths
selection of senators nearest the people.
MIR. Chairman we elect delegates to no
tional conventions and they nominate =
man. Then electors are chosen by the
people and they obey the voice OF the
people in convention asseHbied- Mr..
Letcher concluded by alluding to the ac-
ton of the people of Illinois in choosing
John NJ. Palmer in exactly the same man-
ner as this convention is doing.
TimmOny Fights 1t.
]. B. Timmony declared in favor oe
Rawlins but said he was against the
right for Salt Lake county, which had
no chance of electinS a member of the
legislature to go into the state convention
and presume to dictate as to who should
Rawlins and Thatcher he urged the vot-
ing down of the resolution.
Powers Closes
Judge Powers in a reply said the dis
tinguished governor urges the defeat be-
cause it is in the interest Of clique.
Yes. that clique is the Democratic party.
= (Applause) Why can not the people IN
Struct their representatives? Inc gen
tleman says we have no assurance that
we will elect any member from this
county. If this is So who do we meet
and nominate. Coming as you do from
the people you have a right to speak the
voice of the people. Stop not because
some man may drive the bung into his
barrel. We are not electing men on Calf
fornia gold. ask you to stand by joe
Rawlins your standard bearer last fall.
ask you to stand by Moses Thatcher,
who has held Cache county Democratic.
If Weber county wants to secede, let
them read secession history for an an
swer.
The resolution was adopted by an over
WheIrning vote, those declaring against
II being very few in number.
The convention then adjourned.