The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07

AS predicted in The Herald would be
the case, Hon. Moses Thatcher received
an endorsement at the hands of the
Democratic party in convention as
sembled yesterday such as no man in
any of the United States received.
Amid the greatest enthusiasm. he
was elected a delegate to the National
Democratic convention by acclama-
ton and given the privilege of choosing
his own alternate. in the event his
health will not permit of his attend
ing himself.
The mention of his rame was suf
ficieat to set the convention wild with
enthusiasm. 1t was several minutes af-
ter the chairman of the Beaver county
delegation mentioned his name, ere the
members present could be restrained
an order to allow business to proceed,
and after the chairman thought he had
the delegates under control the ap-
plause broke out afresh and again did
the Democracy cheer the great leader.
There was a good attendance at the
convention and all the members were
enthusiastic. It was a. silver meeting
from the ground UP and was so thor
oughly Democratic that in the language
of Dr. Faust, 1T did ones old heart
good to witness the spectacle, hear the
Ringing speeches and note the evident
Intention on the part of all to unite
and redeem Utah.
There was not a clash in the meeting.
Harmony reigned supreme and when
the final hour came and adjournment
was taken there was not q man or
<7onar there but went away satisfied.
The delegation selected to go to the
convention is an exceptionally strong
one Moses Thatcher, Judge Powers,
David Evans, Judge S. r. Thurman,
Hon. Joseph L. Rawlins and Hon. R.
C. Chambers are all pioneer workers in
fhe cause Of silver and are men of abil-
dty. Their presence will be felt at the
national meeting and the gold men
from the east will realize when they
have finished their work, the Utah
delegation (not the gold men) that the
west has as brainy class as the east
can boast of and that the delegation
from this new born commonwealth did
sts part in achieving the great result,
The proceedings of the convention
are herewith appended:
CONVENTION OPENS.
1t was Has when Chairman Powers
of the state central committee, callet
the convention to order. When quie
had been secured he said: When thi
convention shall have closed. m,
duties as chairman of your state com
mittee will have ceased. During tn
past year 1 have endeavored to sery'
you faithfully. and have had NJ
friends to reward nor enemies t,
punish, but did all my work ir
the interests of the party. applause.
I should be guilty Of ingTatitude if
did not thank you for the honor vol
have shown me and the support yol
have given me. ] will call upon Bishop
Hammond Of San Juan TO offer prayer
When the invocation was finished
Secretary Mcdaniel read the call 70
the convention, after which Judg
Powers announced that by unanimou
choice of the members Of the state cen
trail committee, at a meeting where tn
attendance was much larger than wa
usual, nearly every member of tn
committee being present, he was in
structed to present the name of Colonf
A G. Ellis, of this city, as ternporar
chairman. This announcement was re
ceived with cheers For vice-chaiI
man, Mrs. II. L. Richards Of Mebe1