Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-28
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Senator Quay's Resolution for Honest
Public Officers.
oiILeson withdTaWs ~ Chairman Of
the rsBnSJIvanla state committee,
In the Interest OF IarmOnJ.

HARRIsBURG, Pa, Aug. 2s.-rho
convention was called ~ order Ut noon
by Chairman Gllksson.
Speaker Walker nominated Henry
Hall Of Piluburg Tor temporary
chairman. Senator Quay nominated
John Il. Robinson VI Delaware. Rob-
iusOu was olsotod by a vote Of los 2.S
TO 1888 l.3. Hall moved that the cleo.
lion OF Robinson be made unanimous.
Gov. HAslugg seconded the motion
anu II was carried. Henslor Quay
moved that tho committee on porma-
cent OrsNniz,iion DO Instructed ~ To-.
port the name Of Gov. Hastings for
permanent Chaitinan. Carried.
On motion Of COngretsman Stone II
was decided thEtA state chairman DO
named by thb convention Immediately
siter the adoption VI the report Of the
committee on resolutions instead Of by
tue candidates and permanent chair.
man, NJ had bseu the pfaclius.
Senator Quay offered Ihe following
resolution:
Resolved, That We deory the grow
ing use Of money 10 politics and cor.
porAte control Of the legislature, muni-
cipal councils, political primaries anu
elections, anu favor tho enactment Of
legislation and the endorsement VI
laws to correct such abuses.
We earnestly Insist upon form Of
service which will prevent the en-
slaSement OF public Officers aud em.
ployes aud the conn Hlling Of those Ep.
pointed 10 preserve the psace, to eOu.
due thsmIelVes ~ thcir duties, which
Will insure absolute freedom and f.ir.
mesa In besIowlng county And muniei.
pal contracts and will punish any
form OF faV0filism Ia granting them,
which will fOruij the grant OF eEGlus.
i've franchises 10 dealers In public
necobsitieI, comforts, conveyance and
sanitary requirements aud will Insure
recognition VI ability and fidelity 10
public service, keeping the service to
tue couptry ever foremost when ac-
com yanied by ability aud illness,
We demand thst tho public office
should be Tor tho rublic bsusnI ana
subordinate positions shtuli 10 during
good behaNlIL No public omplUys or
officer should be permitted TO Influence
primaries or elections, nor upVn any
pTelense to no assessed upon his salary,
aud all unnecessary positions sIi
salAries should he abolished ami ex-
ponditures and taxation reduced.
There should he q uui.0grl basis Of
valuation OF property Tor .ubllo put.
poses. Corporations enloylug public
privileges should psy Tor them, a d
SCHOOLS be divorced from politics and
-pt absolutely Tree from political In.
iluence anu control.
Referred to the committee on Tsso-
lutiout.
Ths committee on permanent organ.
iEAtiOn was then chosen with no great
difficulty anu went through tho form
Of agreeing on Governor hastings Tor
permanent chairman.
A resolution 70 iiirming the currency
plank on the Republican national con-
ventiOn OF 1892 was referred TO the
committee on req Jlu.lOnS.
On motion OF u. +. Gllkersop, the
election OF Senator Qusy as chairman
Of the Republican slate committee
was made unanimous.
Gilkerson In speech announced
that lie Withdrew IA the interest OF
party Harmony,
Colonel benjamin J, Haywood, Of
Mercer county, was unanimously
nominated state treasurer