Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-07

The committee on credentials vs.
now ready and sutmitled ielutt
recommending that no ~ hlts %,
bopofsd when not held BY residents o.
tho ward or original county pfeclhcl
which they desired to rsriesenL Coz
tests were reported In precincts 20
and n In the CITY and In sandy anu
feoomn,sndsd that the oonles'anW
from precincts a. be each given balf q
vote.
Yfonr ON THr FoRlY.sKvENTH
Mr. Seth Morrison moved that the
report be adopted.
Nh. n. Z. MoOurfiu moved an
Amendment that the original delega.
ton from the iI,h be given thelf inll
vote. and that the contestants be not
allow ed seats In the convention.
George A. smith, a member OF TIE
Credentials committee, said that he hai
not offered a minority report, Tot tue
reason that he did not desire 10 pre-
elpitate a fight on the convention nooI
with the feelingS Of the delegates keyeu
up 10 their present nigh Pitch but We
was deslfous now OF endor5ing tue re-
marks Of Mt. McGuffiu.
Mt. Axiom asked n tue original dele.
cation was elected aud nccfsdited 10
this convention without protest wi To-
day, and he was answered In the
affirmative by Mr. Mo1uffln aud no
one cJntradioiod him.
Chairman Stewart Of the credentials
committee defended the report aud said
the conclusions were reached alter
tnortugh investigation.
Mr.. Mcuurtln asked Mi. Stewart "
II wa. not . TACT that u the precinct
election Of delegates was Irregular
there would consequently BE- no
elsoiiou. "Did abyoIe," asked the
speaker further. "appeaf before Tho
com ml,iee ard make any statement on
thi. matter founded on facts, OF was u
from hsaTsayH
Loud calls Tor the question were
made but the chalfman recognized hr.
Eiohnor, who asked II the committee
did not think the primary In the u b
was not IA honest one, and Sit. Sew.
art absseTsd that ai far ~ he knew
II vas not.
Mr.. George NJ. Cannon--I would
like TO heat from the other side. nave
they no reason 10 present why thuy
IN uld be given ssatig
Dan Harrington - They are not
sreeohless. II they have anything TO
say they eau say II.
Noone Tered any explanation and the
chairmab Iut Mf. MoGuffin's amend.
msnt and II was carried, but with a
big negative vote.
MT. Axiom now moved m amend.
Ia ~ al lssas a. a.
portion, which de clAfo1 ngainti honor.
ing proxies hsld by Others than resi.
dents Of the wards or original county
precincts which they desired 10 tepfe-
sent aud allowing all proxies.
This prroipitated another long dis
oussion, but tho anne nd mont was nnAl.
ly lost, a. was motion 10 simply
strike out tue section msie by Mt.
Short.
SANDY CONTESTS.
speaking 10 n motion TO adopt the
report, Delegate Smith Of Draper, one
tho christians. made n very Gfcibie
argument In favor Of tho sealing Of tho
oontssting delegation. His talk was
at times amusing ana "bfought down
the house,
nv WeH huaNattd " Als bltNAfNt
who said that all tho guntlsmAb's ora.
tory had been asrVsi up ~ the com.
mlltee aud that lnel report was mAue
with desire Tor fairness 10 both PAT.
ties.
Delegate Parry OF sandy also de.
fsnded tho original delegation aud the
committse's report, which he hoped
would be adopted. Mt. Smith replied
and uTon u question irom Mt. Cannon
admitted that he had moved IN the
primary At Draper 10 make the election
Of tho original delegation unanimous.
ooSTnTAsTs DEFEATED.
The question on tue moIlon TO seat
tho contestants was put Aud the mo.
lion was defeated ovstw hslmingly.
monTs OF PROXIES,
Mt. Ctitchlow having previously
ruled that proxies whose Ilghts were
yet Undetermined were OF .ltled ~ be
heard, Mr. Callister raised the point
OF order that Proxy Snort was not on.
Titled 10 tue n0or. Tho chair declared
the point not we'll taken and Mr.. Gal.
lister appealed 10 tho house and upon a
viva vsoe vote the chAirman's Tullug
was sustained almost unanimously.
Mt. Dorcmus moved that all regular
proxies DO allowed 10 vote, Iegaflless
Of residence.
The motion was put and Lost.
The question 0n the report Of the
report VI the committee On cftden.iA
was put Ani tue report was unani.
mously adopted.
Permanent Organization.