The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-07
OGDEN DEPT.
NERALD sRHNcH OFFICE.
5l3 uTAR l0AR & TRUST BUILDING.
Ogden, Sept. 2.
THE CONVENTIONS WORK.

Weber county Democracy has no
complaint to enter against the work
of the greatest state convention that
has ever been held west of the Rocky
| mountains.
The controversy over the nomination
of senators, which Republicans were
in hopes would be the rock upon which
Democracy would go to pieces, did not
crop out and all was serene.
f AS had been intimated in The Her
aid, there was no ground for even
disagreement; those who favored nom
nations and those who did not main
tanned their respective positions with
! out the shadow of a conflict. The ira
ditional rule of Democracy which holds
that the people comprising the con-
stituency of a representative or dele
gate, must be regarded as supreme,
was not departed from a. hairs
breadth.
The severest disappointment which
| the delegation from Weber suffered
was the failure to secure the nonlina-
ton of Professor T. b.. Lewis as su-
perintendent of public instruction.; not
| that they disapproye of the gentleman
who was chosen, but because the choice
of Professor Lewis would have been
| immensely more popular in this por-
| ton of Utah.
There is not a sore spot to be found,
| however, because Professor Lewis was
defeated. 1t is only regret on the part
| of his friends that they were unable
to secure for him the place. They
entered the contest in a fair, open field
and the gentleman from Utah county
| nd xxrha he
nounced county lines were obliterated
and Professor Karl G.. Maeser of Utah
county became the Democratic nomi-
nee of the state of Utah and Weber
county Democrats will support him
with the utmost fidelity
On the streets yesterday the indi-
cations pointed to the fact that the
prediction made by a distinguished
Democrat Thursday night to the effect
| that the ticket would grow in strength
with the people was absolutely true.
Everywhere the comments made seem
ed to be in that channel of thought.
Regarding the two gentlemen named
as senators, it should be understood
that the Democrats of Weber county
| have not and do not oppose them.
The course pursued by the Democrats
here has not been for or against any
man, but against plan of campaign
| which, in this county, after very care
full consideration, has been found to
be lneXpedient. 1t has never been urged
as the party policy in this county that
the gentlemen who might be named by
the state convention as candidates for
United States senators should be OPP
! posed at the polls, or that as a. party
| there should be a concerted effort made
to prevent their election in the event
OF the choice of a Democratic legisla-
ture.
Each and every Democrat in Weber
county is absolutely free to support
and work for the election of Messrs.
RaWllns and Thatcher, and there will
be no action taken by the party which
will in any way a,bridge the freedom of
action in this regard
The nomination of Hon. John II.
Game for governor will add strength
to the ticket as the campaign adj
vances. His wide experience and the
fact that he has served the peopIe so
long and we'll will prove a. great fac
Tor IN the campaign, and at a time
When 1t is most needed. His will be
an increasing boom, and as it attained
very large proportions at the outset, it
VIII simply be overwhelming at the
close.
The people of Utah are going to do
a great deal of thinking between now
AND Election day. and when they be-
gin co compare notes between the two
tickets there need be no fears about
the outcome.
Some Republicans were complaining
ABOUT the makeup of the Democratic
ticket yesterday, which is very char
acterlstic OF that party. They always
wait until after thing is done and
then kick at the result. They do thai
way with their own ticket, and it is
not surprising that they pursue the
same course in regard to Democratic
tIckeI About all that can be said
about their complaints is that it is now
700 Late to correct the mistakes which
they mention and they will simplv
nave to take their medicine,
democrats were; all well pleased and
there will be no faltering, but everv
man viii do his duty and aid in the
contest that is now on, and on election
gay Weber county Democrats will be
lound where duty calls them.