The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-17
SANPETE REPUBLICANS.
independents Meet and Transac ct
Considerable Business.

Independents Meet and Transact
Considerable Business.
EPHRAIM, Sept. 16, 1S96--The indie
pendent Republicans of Sanpete county
met here yesterday in convention to ar
range for selecting delegates 70 attend
the Salt Lake convention, September
"a. Owing to the short notice d few Of
the small precincts were not repre-
scented.
Fegd Alder, mayor of Manti, was
chosen chairman, and Adolph Jensen,
of Ephraim, secretary.
A committee on resolutions was APP
pointed and reported the following.
which was adopted:
THE silver Republicans Of Sanpete
county, assembled in Ephrai'm City, at
the call of the provisional committee,
appointed at the state meeting Of in
dependent Republicans at Ogden. AS
Republicans, we look with pride upon
the great party of Grant, Lincoln, Gar
field and Blaine. Its accomplishments
and achievements are found among
the most glorious pages in the history
eli the great republic. 1t was instru-
mental in saving the life of our be-
loved country. 1t produced The second
dec. araGion of independence in the
emancipation proclamation, and raised
higher the standard of human liberty.
1t adhered firmly to the great principle
of America for Americans Planks from
it's platforms of the past have been en-
grated in the constitution of the
United States. 1t was the grand old
Republican party that made our coun-
aiYs,1ri ION orod
the earth; gave prosperity and secured
to her citizens at home domestic tran
guilty and protection.
1T is, therefore, with sorrow that we
behold the abandonment eli time-hon-
ored maxims and a reversal of the
declaration of principles found in the
platforms of the past. In 1892 the Re
publican national convention declared
for the American principles of protec-
ton, reciprocity and the use of both
gold and silver as standard money
That is the Platform upon which we as
yet all stand, pending the ratification
of tine one of recent date at st. Louis
by the Republicans of Utah, and we, as
independent Republicans, will support
the great principle of bimetallism.
We do not approve CT the action of
the STAGE committee in calling two state
conventions for certain purpose, While
at the same time we are aware that the
Republicans of Utah are, by an over
whelmdng majority, in favor of the
restora ton of silver as money.
In our stare platforms, as Well as in
our county platforms, we have demand
ed and pledged ourselves to tine accom-
plishment of that purpose, and we
have made 1t possible to carry Utah
VIGOROUSLY into the Republican column
of states.
How can We then, believing the
above declarations, conscientiousiy
take part in a state convention express
Nv called to endorse the St Louis plat
form and vote for a president who says
it meets his approval.
We consider ourselves debarred from
participating in the Mt. Pleasant con-
vennion. cannot participate in the cleo
ZION of a, state committee, and while
we accord 10 every Republican the right
to vote for Mckinley electors, we Calm
the same privilege to vote our prlncl-
ples. and we pledge ourselves to use
all honorable means to elect e. congress
man and members of the legislature
who will stand for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio OF
16 to /, independent of any other nation,
and for protection ana RECIPROCITY oie
and inseparable.
And we further favor the election by
precincts Of delegates to attend the
state convention of independent Repub-
licans. to be held in Salt Lake. city, Sep
TENDER "a. 1896.
To the above we pledge our hearty
support as a committee appointed by
! this meeting of independent Repub-
Leans of Sanpete county.
FERDINAND ALDER,
p. c. CHRISTENSEN,
r. ANDERSON,
r. CLAWSON,
L. BURDICK.
/ A provisional committee, consisting Oh
one from each precinct, was appointed
as follows: Manti, John Lowry, chair
man: Ephraim, Peter SchvTaibe; Mt
Pleasant. William Sa.briskie; Spring
city. L. Burdick; Moroni, n. L. Esiason
Wales. I. w. Reese: Gunntson, Reuben
/ Christensen; Mayfield, Farley Chr3sten'
sen: Fairview, Samuel Siamueison
! STERLING. John L. Peacock.
/ The chairman was authorized to fiji
vacancies on the committee, after which
the meeting adjourned.
/ THE DEMOCRATS
held their primary last night end NOM
nominated delegates to the county con-
vention at Manti on the 19th. j. P
Hansen was nominated for justice OF
the peace and W. Tye for constable
/ The convention AT Mantf or Saturday
promises some interesting Developments
and as the chances for Democratic vic
/ tory are very bright this year, there is
/ an overproduction of candidates. There
I is an open feud here between the two
wings of the Republican parity, which
| augurs we'll for Democratic success.