The San Francisco call., 1896-06-07
A Mormon's Political Loyalty
Rewarded and a Weakling
Is Rebuked.
CHURCH AND STATE DIVORCED
Adoption of a Resolution Declaring
Against Sect Interference
in Politics.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, June 6.-The
Democratic State Convention met IN this
city to-day for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the Democratic National Conven-
ton. Judge Bowers, chairman of the
State Committee, called the meeting to or
der and Colonel A. G. Ellis was named as
temporary chairman. The colonel made
a lengthy address, principally devoted to
the advocacy of the free coinage of silver.
Committees were then appointed and
recess taken until 2:30 P. NJ.
At the afternoon session Hon. David
Evans was selected as permanent chair
man. Besides the election of delegates
two matters of great interest came up for
consideration-the question of church in
reference in politics and the money ques-
tion. The first was disposed of by the
adoption of the resolution passed at what
is known as the reconvened convention of
last fall, providing for an absolute and un-
qualified enforcement OF church and state,
and the second by declaration for the
free coinage of silver and instructions to
the delegates to the National Convention
to vote as a unit in favor of its adoption.
Both were embodied in the following res
olution, which was practically unani-
mously adopted and with little discussion {:
The Democratic party of Utah, in eonven-
ton assembled, reposing its trust in the hon.
esty, intelligence, independence and patriot
ism of the people, and standing upon the CREST
essential principles of justice and liberty upon
which our institutions are founded-while re-
affirming its devotion to these principles as
declared from time to time in the party plat
forms, and especially those principles an
nounced by the Democrats of Utah in the re-
convened convention of 1S95-now believing
that the restoration of the money OF the con-
stitution is of paramount Importance, declares
in favor of the immediate restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver
at the present 1egal ratio OF Is to l, as such
coinage existed prior to 1878, regardless of
the action or policy of other nations, gold and
silver coin to be full legal tender for all
debts, public and private.
And the delegates selected by this conven-
tion to the National Democratic Convention
are instructed to vote unit in favor of the
adoption Of the foregoing principle by that
conve vention and for the nomination of candi-
dates for President and Vice-President known
TO be sincerely and steadfastly in favor of car
rying the principles into operation.
The delegates chosen were Hon. Moses
Thatcher, Hon. R. G. Chambers, Hon. o.
". Powers, S. K. Thurman, ex-Congress-
man ]. L. Rawllns and David Evans.
The first named is the Mormon apostle
who was suspended because of his opposi-
ton to the church interfering in political
affairs. In his case the rules of the con-
vention were suspended and he was nomi-
mated by acclamation, and was author
lied, in case the state of his health would
not permit of his going to the convention,
to name his alternate.
B. II. Roberts, the other Mormon church
official who opposed the church last fall,
but afterwsrd apologized and took itall
back, was put in nomination for election
as delegate, but he was defeated