Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-06
Hon. John Henry Smith, Chairman OI
tho Convention,
Presented wIru A GAyEL
Subordinate Onlcsrs Choson-Dtath Of
Members Misunderstanding
Committees Named.

tho harness and elected iuil cot Of
permanent officers, with Hon. john
Henry Smith at their head.
From 1880, tho hour Of commence.
meni, until 1880, tho hour Of adjourn.
mcnl, there were continual reminders
Of political differences on the par, Of
these who participated IN the debate
Sometimes they came with no more
feeling THAI usually chafacIcfizr utter
auoes which are born Of go0d.nalufoi
Tattizaunhip, but at others they were
hurled forth with ssrcasm that wul af
keen sud cutting a. bright miudB snl
eloquent tongues could make them.
Specifically stated the caudu caaC
from tho mai who nominated aud
elected without exception the OH aor'
aud clerks agreed upon In private as
sCmblagc. A. was expected, the min
otlIy,to use ahaokueyoi phrase, "madc
the mutt OF It," They held no CAUCUS
themselves TO consider the question %
presenting candidates ior ouch peel
ii0na. Tho reason 10 found 10 tho fact
thu ,hcy lacked the uumorlcaiatreug,h
10 carry Out any plan they might uKtcu
upon.
Tue number, names and kinds Of
committees required by thu c0nyou.
ton was also agreed ulOn. nud This
afternoon pFcuiIcnt Smilh, Chief
tlcgk Christsnsuu uui nszoolatgn wufu
engaged IN The task VI appointing such
committee. A. soon AZ these ere raii.
dui ty the convention outuVat work
can be looked Tor from that t0Jy. The
peuouUl Of the committee, Is ~ uK-
poUtrd viii DO announced MI t0mur-
rowe session.
AZ 1880 Judge &. G. asoIwlu
mounted the presidential Cnair and
called the convention ~ order aud an.
nuuuced that be did 90 at the request
Of Chairman Klmuall, who was ~.
The Reverend n. q. McNieUo offered
prayer.
After roll call, Msssrs. f.. s. Richards
aud David Evans were excused for the
Day, aud Secretary Viola announced
that Ice had received message from
Hou,O o. h. whitney, stating that he
would not DO nhlU 10 be ia attendance
nt todgy'l HutHlJu on account ni the
serious illness ~ bic iathcr.iL-lEw,
President A. o. Smolt, OF Provo,
After the minutes Of yesterdays
Proceedings had been read aud np.
proved, Nj. 4. J, lNitsul stepped % tho
iT1ul ~ DO sworn b.. Through very
lutiUT0us mistake, on rom a promeIi.
tAtrd attempt nj practical joke
playing on tho part Of some
one who succeeded iu screening
his Identity, Judge Goodwin was
handed tho LdmuuIa.lucker oath,
which no pTucevuud 90 udminiatuf.
Attcf reading about haf ut Il he dis.
covered tue tap Into watch ho had un.
Intentionally stepped, aud there wnH
great murrImuut on the pati " the
members.
la three or iOur minutes tho regular
form OF oath was procured Gud rub
scfibed 10 by Me- kiusel aud again
all WAS peaceful sailing.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Frank Pierce, Of salt Lake, moved
that the matter Of selecting PRECEDENT
y! the Convention be proceeded with
CRTrior.
George h. Squlfes, 81 Salt Lake,
nominated Hon, John Henry smith.
Mr.. ElchuOT, VI Salt Lake, moved
that nominations cl0st, Carried.
Twins, ~ Washington, moved that
Mr. Smith be- chosen by acciamaliOu.
Mr.. Van Horne, Of Salt Lake, o.
posed the motion, Saying that the mat
ter OF selecting Nv important hu
officer as guo president should
be- recorded. Considerable de-
bate followed ami tho matter
duRlly came 10 an issue iu standing
vote being taken. The vote IN tue
affirmative WIS almost unauimuuH.
Tho chair appointed Messs. squirua
and Roberts 10 escort Mr.. smith " the
platform, when he ascendei amid ths
most hearty enthuslasm aud applause.
MIR. s,uTH's rEECH.
Mr.. Smith said 1t would DO impossl,
| bic Tor MN % Ind words 10 express thu
feelings within his breast For many
years II had been dream VI his that
a time would come whom the people 0i
/ Titan would strike hands upon COM
mon ground ami pat them upon
| the hnndles Of tile pillow Of statahuOd
| and work IN harmony Tor the welfare
i "a N'AH 80 hAAN EAAH hhNAN 80 y
had guarded tue people OF lniH Terri
\ tory IN their Efforts 90 DO what they
had done, H0 pteumrd ani trusted
| that the same Providence would guide
them whom tho commonwealth should
arrive ~ the foil stature OF statehood.
| Six times had there buuu constitutional
conventions la UHh. Six times the
sacred uulY Of drafting q cInsututlou
/ lAd boon performed, SIX umea admit
sion 20 tho Union hal been denied.
hut no huld no bitterness Ia
| his heart towards those who
mad been responsible for this. lie
hoped that IN tue WORK before the Con,
veutiuu no mAu's ilt5CBt would ba
| advanced, but that tho Interest " all
would be the paramount lruo' They
were 10 frame the fundamental law
under which all may live. lie trusted
that In their deliberations there wUull
be- an absence OF patllsAnbhib o
presence VI wisdom anu CONFEDERATION.
The Political parties OF the leTntJsy
had met ia tue arena a. mon' Ingll
ilght was over and tho common good
should now DC thu deairo Oi hll'
0AvEL PRESENTATION
MIR. Smith was frequently applauded
ana when he mad finished speaGing ho
WAS presented with a handsgmu gaVul,