The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-16
POWERS IS
STILL CHAIRMAN
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sfoyle occupied executive positions dur
5Eg that campaign by which they were
enabled to know just what became oE
every cent expended. They will tell you,
-ad / am authorized to speak for them,
that every dollar was legitimafely eX-
pended, and / think none of you will
question their integrity. 1 wish to say
that although we met defeat we came
out of the campaign with honor ard
There was not an act committed during
1t all THAT would bring the blush Of
Shame to the cheek of any one CON
nected with fr'
Warm applause greeted the last
Statement and Judge Powers coift1nu-
2ng said; If the gentlemen who are
opposing me will be half as earnest in
behalf Of the party as they have been
against me, I shall be satisfied. / have
taken occasion to make these remarks
anu have announced my Willingness to
serve, simply because did not wish 20
1eei that because 1 was believed "a
Stand in The way of some one, 1 must
be turned down" TIE last remark was
with reference 20 Mr. Dinniny's claim
That Judsse Powers is opposed 10 the
senatorial candidacy Of Judge Hender-
Judge Powers retired from the chair
ana caaied upon Mr. Dinniny to pre-
soc MT Din7iny declined, saying he
pace m termination, and Thomas D.
Dee. of Weber courty. was called to The
chair ~ ''ie
TOOK ANOTHER TACK.
Mr. DinGliny took the floor as soon
80, ar. Dee assumed the chair, to argue
endp pnes was non the proper time to
80. chairman OF the -ther officers.
re contended than the right time was
alter the nominations had been made
anc moved that no officers be elected at
Wis urne- 1T was some time before the
AiONoH got second and when il did
VS. promptly laid on iii table l1pon
She motion If Mr.. LetehAc.
NOMINATIONS MADE.
The chair announced that ,,o,,,i,,,-
tons We're in order and O w Mnl,Ia
rose 70 name Mr. Powers He said thaf
JU1ss Powers had announced himself
usntef. but 1t was not 10 neGn him
od0 IL his fight thar he nominated him
9or the chairman of The committee. but
because he believed him the best man
1uE the place, and that under his lead
StShip the party would go 10 victory.
MIS-. JONI I. Game seconded the nom
aElaeaon of Judge Powers. She said she
curing the lasr campaign and had rea-
sons TO know that his methods were
o. the most honorable. She had heard
= great deal about filth in politics but
mad seen none of il in that OF Judge
towers and II was for this reason that
she -eit II her duty to second his NOM
anaticn
NR. DINNINY'S LAST EFFORT.
MIR. Dinnfnv next secured the floor
lie prefaced his remarks by saving that
Tot fear he would say something he
would not wish to. he had prepared
what he wished TO say and would read
r. He placed David c. Dunber in nom
anation and then said:
DINNINYs SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
OF the State Committee take pleasure
in presenting the name of Mr.. David
G. Dunbar Of this city for chairman of
the state committee. OF Mr. Dunbar
qualifications 1 wild speak hereafter.
This nomination is intended to oppose
Judge Powers for the posi- zion
desire to say few words as to why
Judge Powers should not be elected to
TINS office at this time, and that nothing
unkind or unpleasant might be said in
The heat Of the moment, 1 have reduced
my remarks 10 writing. / assure YOU
all that nothing is here said in a spirit
OF ti.kindnesS or uncharitaiblenesS but
with the sole intent of benefitting the
party and assuring victory for our can
o9dates in the coming election.
We are none of us unmindful of the
abilities of Judge Powers, and l am the
last man who would in any way attempt
to ceprIve him of his fun due, or de-
tract from his reputation in any way.
1t is believed that If no mistakes are
made this fan the Democracy will win.
There is no doubt but what we will
CARR this state for Bryan and Sewall.
I'D doubt that any influence from
2ny source can prevent that outcome
bur what 1 have reference 20 is the
legislative, congressional and county
tickets, for If we cannot elect our can
c7date Tor Congress, and send a Demo-
cratic United States senator. a victory
for Bryan and Sewall would amount to
little
IL is wiSh the hope of preventing what
regard as fatal mistake, that 1
arise 10 oppose the election of Judge
Powers TO the position of chairman of
Tnis committee. / believe, and that be-
lief Is shared by great majority of
fhe Democrats of this state, both Cen
tile and Mormon, that to place Judge
Powers in this position this year would
mean the defeat OF the legislative and
congressional tickets. and of course
deprive US of a United States senator.
There are many grounds put forward
Tor this belief, but the principal lnas
are that the leaders OF the Mormon
church Will not consent to our winning
with him at the head that he is a cam
dicate for the United States Senate
and shat he viii keep from US voters
thtit would otherwise come to us. which
we absolutely need to win.
II IS well known fact that Judge
Powers has not the good VIII Of the
leaders OF the church; il would be Won
dcrful if he had, in the light of HISTORY.
and this remark is not intended as a
fling at any one.
IL viii be remembered that Judge
Powers was the leader of the Liberal
party and as such antagonized by his
acts and words many Mormons, and
especially the leaders, two at least of
whom do not forget; the recollection of
one being shown at Brigham City last
fall Judge Powers stayed with the
liberal party as long as it had an ex-
1stence, and UP to the last did not hes
state TO express his opinion of those
leaders. no1 of the Democrats who
Ehcught division on party lines was
right. In 1894, Judge Powers. quite
early in the campaign, brought the
wrath Of the church leaders down on
our party by charging that the leaders
were in a deal with the sugar trust bv
which the United States senators for
Utah were TO favor the trust in paw
znSnt of assistance rendered the church
leaders in floating their enterprises. No
attention WAS paid to the charge until
a few days before the election, when