The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-20

OdA III Lie MY 41OANo A4e~4l 1 IL ANSAN-
was sparsely decorated. The picture
of William Jennings Bryan hung over
the center of the stand and under it
was the motto, Free Silver" on the
right was the picture of Lincoln, with
motto, Free Negroes On the left
was a picture of George Washington.
inscribed Free Men" over all was
the motto Our Three Saviors."
Grover Clevelands picture was hung
IN an out of the way place and before
the convention was called to order some
one turned it with the face toward
the wall"
County Chairman A D. Cash called
the convention to order and made a
very neat speech in stating the object
Of the convention. When he mention
ed the name of w. J. Bryan the dele
gates applauded.
Hon. John S. Boyer of Springville
was named as temporary chairman;
Miss Clara Jones of Spanish Fork tenn
porary secretary, and Miss May Brown
Of Provo, assistant secretary.
A committee of three, w. NJ. Roy
lance, Mrs. Electa Bullock and Abel
J. Evans-was named to escort the tenn
porary officers to the platform.
Chairman Boyer said he was pleased
with the outlook. and was heart and
hand with the cause of Democracy. To-
day we are bound to a plutocracy more
detestable than ever before. We can
not make as vigorous a fight this fail
as we did last, as it would be like
striking a fallen foe. (ApDlause)
A commht tee Of one from each pre-
cinct represented was named as a COM
mittee on credentials, as follows: Ida
Chapman, A. b. Stewart, II. L. Hud-
son, James Gardner, Lorenzo Argyle,
NJ. P. Mason. A. NJ. Davis, Mrs. Eva
Bird, George Finlayson, John p. Hayes,
Mrs. Celesta Strong, w. S. Gibby, Ira
P. Tiffany, G. II. Franks, George Ainze,
w. S. Wiscomb and John II. Moore.
On motion Of W. NJ. Roylance a COM
mittee Of eleven was named on perma-
nent organization and order of business,
as follows: John Jones, James Boyle,
Susan S. Mellsum, William NJ. Roy
lance, JOSEPH S. Lapish, A. J. Evans,
Miss Eliza Brown, Peter Peterson, Sam
uel D. Fullmer and Thomas Jefferson
Patten.
A committee of seven on platform and
resolutions was named, as follows: John
B. Miner. Miss Nellie Sumpsion, Will
liam Greer, Mrs. I. ]. Wightman, John
S. Willis, Ebenezer Hunter and o. f.
Malmberg.
A RECESS.
The convention then took recess I'M
til l o'clock. At that hour none of the
committees had appeared, so order was
not called for until 1:30. At that hour
Chairman Boyer announced, that none
of the committees were ready to report
and called for the Hon. J. w. N. White
cotton for a political talk.
In introducing Mr.. Whitecotton, the
chairman referred to him as one of the
men who were for silver first last and
all the time.
MIR. Whitecotton Said, in part:
''All the platforms ever made by the
Republican party declared for free sill
y8r until this year, and the principles
which ] believe in are dearer to me
than any party ever organized by any
man. When the Republicans adopted
their platform at ST. Louis said. I
can't sand on that platform; l will
Wsit and see And when the Demo-
Gratis nominated that apostle of free
dom pointing to the portrait of w. J.
Bryan 1 found my place was in the
Democratic party. (Applause.) 1 owe
nothing to the Republican party; they
owe me nothing. I ask for nothing
1rom any party only 10 walk SIDE by S da
with those who are fighting against
plutocracy." (ApplauseD
The committee on credentials not be-
ing ready, Judge Dusenberry was called
to make a speech.
istic plea for free silver, fun of sound
logic and patriotic sentiments. The
promises of the Republican party were
as pie-crust-made with the purpose and
idea of breaking them. The Republicans
have always been the oppressors Of the
poor man. They claim to have freed
the black slaves in the south. What of
1t? The party has made more white
slaves in the north than were ever
freed in the south (ADplauSp
ON CREDENTIALS.
The committee on credentials and
order Of business reported. recommend
ing 5. r. Thurman as chairman; Miss
Susan Mearson first vice-president; Mrs.
Hannah LaDish second vice-president;
Miss Clara Jones secretary; Miss May
Brown assistant secretary; Mr.. Viii
liam Southwicll chaplain, and George
A. Stone sergeant-at-arms.
THE PLATFORM
adopted was as follows:
The Democratic party OF Utah county,
in convention assembled, hereby en-
dorse and ratify the platform adopted
at the national convention held at Chi
cago on July Z, 1896, and especially and
eiaphatically endorse that part that ia
vors the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the ratio of is to l. without the
aid or consent Of any other nation. We
believe the American people are be-
coming SO enlightened upon the finan-
cial question that they cannot fail to
elect William j. Bryan and Arthur Sew
all, by an overwhelming majority. We
finally adhere to that cardinal principle
of Democracy which demands that pub
lie revenue shall be collected only for
governmental purposes, restricted with
in the limits of an economical admins
trafion of all departments of the gov
ernmen1-federal, state and local.
We adhere TO the principle of local
self-government and demand that our
state legislators, as far as possible, will
discountenance the concentrate of
power wrthGn our state and distribute
the powers of government in local af-
fairs TO the different parts thereof
whenever consistent with public good
and especially to provide by law for
The control of waters for irrigation by
such methods as viii insure as far as
practicable the management Of the wa
tiers Of the state by the people of the
different sub divisions thereof
We are unuual9fiedly opposed to any
legislation that would foster or favor
the monopoly Of the unappropriated
waters of the state.
We favor legislation providing for Sc
curing to the benefit of the state lands
Under the munificent grant of Congress
to our state, and deprecate and de-
nounce any and all attempts by state
or other public officers TO attempt to
secure the monopoly OF any of the pub
&c lands of the state, and when Sc
cured by the state to he dfsnoSad fv