The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-08
implied threat was for political rea-
sons, and for them only."
The ogden Convention.

Provo Dispatch: There has never
been convention held in Utah at
which Utah county has been so hon
ored as on yesterday; in fact, Utah
county got all her delegation asked
for; first A. o. Smoot for temporary
president and airs. Electa Bullock first
president and Mrs. Jakeman as
sistant secretary of the permanent or
ganization.
Perhaps the most amusing incident
of the convention was when Beaver,
the first on the list. was called by the
secretary to make it's nomination for
candidates for governor. 1t trans
ferred its right to Salt Lake county,
and called upon Judge o. w. Powers to
make the nominating speech. The
Judge was president of the convention,
and in response to the call turned in
mis- usual confident manner to the first
'vice-president to occupy the chair
whilst he made the speech. But on
turning to her he seemed hitherto to
have forgotten that a lady was occu-
pying that position, and the intrepidity
of the fearless Tuscarora chief became
! lost sight of and swallowed up in the
gallantry OF the gentleman, and for
once the eX-grand sachem, blushing
like a schoolboy falteringly asked
Mrs. Bullock to occupy the chair. She,
however, was equal to the emergency,
and with gracious queenly dignity ac-
E'cepted the, unexpected, embarrassing
Situation, and honored Provo and the
women of Utah by at once assuming
the role of president in manner
which caused everyone present to feel
that she was master? (miStresS0 of
the situation, and after the judge had,
in schoOlboy fashion, addressed the
chair, he recovered from his embar
Fassment and nominated John T. Game
| for governor in his usual ringing
Style
/ The delegation from Utah county are
deserving of unstinted praise for their
Hnbroken unity on every vote in which
this county was interested and sue
ceeding in getting two nominations
| from Provo which are ticket strength
eners. The offices are wisely distribu-
ted, and the south at last is pretty
fairly recognized. The Democracy
have made great gain by dividing up
the nominations, four from the north,
four from Salt Lake and four from the
south. Young Utah and new settlers
are all represented upon the ticket; fra
ternity has supplanted greed; local
pride has bowed to public good, graft
tude to public friends dominates pri
vate preferences, and even the Weber
county delegation was so enthused
with the overpowering feeling of the
convention of peace on earth, good
will to men" that her delegates
worked in harmony with the rest of
the convention, except on one point
on which they had positive instruc
lions, and on that point they simply
/ refrainpd from voting
The speech of Bryan. of Nebraska,
and the way it was received, and other
like incidents of the convention, must
drive "the enemy" to unequivocally
declare their position on the great "sil-
yer issue" Roberts speech of accep-
lance cannot be construed otherwise
than as a challenge to his political
opponent, and if we do not mistake
Mr. Aliens character, it will lead to a
discussion that will win vast numbers
of voters for our splendid ticket, and,
in connection with the other good fea-
lures of the convention, will raise a
tidal wave of enthusiasm for Democ-
racy on which every bark launched
yesterday may ride to triumphant vic
tory on election day.