The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-29
Provo POINTS.

PROVO, May 2S.-A convention Of the
Democratic party of Utah county met
today in the opera house in the Garden
City with 2S4 delegates from the Varl-
Gus precincts present.
The convention was called to order
al 1890 d. m, by County Chairman
Able J. Evans, who named Orson Greer
of Spanish Fork, as temporary chair
man. and called upon Louis P. Lund.
of Pleasant Grove, and Mrs. w. II.
Roylance, of SpringVille, to escort Mr..
Greer to the chair.
Mr.. Greer in assuming the duties
spoke earnestly on
THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY.
He said that some Democrats felt like
a cloud was hanging over the party,
hut the speaker felt different and said
that the principles of the founders of
our government were too pure ever to
be thrown down. Mr.. Greer referred to
the financial question as being the only
issue before the American people at
this time. He urged that no delegate
be sent to Salt Lake who was not IA
vorable 10 silver and gold, as money,
at the ratio Of 16 to 1. (Applause)
Miss May Brown, of Provo, was elect
ed temporary secretary and Thomas
Childs, of Springville, chaplain.
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call and committee of one from each
precinct was named
ON CREDENTIALS
as follows: ]. A. Vance. Alpine; IIeber
Harrington. American Fork; H.. NJ.
Davis Benjamin; ]. A Simson. Co
shen; George T. Scott, Lake View;
W. H. Winn. Lehi; H. t Williams.
Mapleton: w. L. Worsencroft, Payson;
Miss l.. E Brown, Pleasant Grove;
Mrs. Alexander Wilkins, Provo: T. ].
Patten, Provo Bench; Samuel Curtis,
Salem; Miss Mary A. Openshaw. Santa
ouin; James Hutcl1ins, Spanish Fork;
William S. Wiscomb. Springville.
A motion was carried that a commit
tee of fifteen be appointed by the chair
on permanent organization and order
of business. The following named dele
gates were appointed: j. S. Willis, An
drew Adamson. William E. Clark, s.
J. Perry. w. B. Hughes, NJ. NJ. Warner
Evan Wride. Thomas 3. HEELS, Mrs.
William NJ Gaddies, Mrs r. A Deal,
Mrs. j. d. Stork, Mrs William Strong,
Miss Clara Jones. Miss Louisa NJ. John
son and Mrs. William T Brown.
A motion was made and carried that
committee Of five be appointed by
the chair on
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS
and the names of five males were Sc
lected. A discussion then ensued as to
the advisabifity of increasing the num-
Der TO seven or ten. the balance to be
ladies. The original motion prevailed,
however. and the chair again named
the committee with two ladies on it,
Mrs. Amanda Knight, Provo: Mrs. Su-
san Lund, Pleasant Grove; John B.
Miner. Provo; Prime Evans, Lehi and
John S Bower Sprineville
The convention here took recess I'M
I'll clock. On reconvening the COM
nrittee on credentials reported 234 dele
gates present and a few precincts not
represented.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation and order of business reported
and recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent with
NJ. NJ Warner, first vice-chairnan and
Mrs. Lucretia Wightman second vice
chairman and p. z. Houtz, assistant
secretary. The committee on resclu-
tons and platform being a little behind
in reporting. speeches were called for
from A. D. Cash, who made a ringing
talk on the paramount issue before
the people-the money or financial
question. The speaker made hit
when he said that There was no half
way ground for the people to take He
said that the Democratic party would
declare for free silver and gold at a
ratio of 16 to l. and if not triumphant
an this coming election. we win, four
years hence, march on to a greater vic
tory than in 1892, and 1t would be a
lasting victory.
NJ NJ Warner was called on for a
speech, who said it was the duty of the
delegation from Utah to Chicago to in
sist upon firm stand on the silver
question. The speaker predicted victory
for the Democratic party, both locally
and in the nation.
The committee on platform and reso-
buttons reported and asked that the fol-
lowing be adopted by this convention:
RESOLUTIONS.
The Democratic party of Utah coun-
ny, in convention assembled hereby
adopt the following resolutions:
First-That we view with alarm the
tendency of The times in that selfish
legislation which has been the cause of |
the downfall of the republics Of the
past is being Very generally sought for
by the money power and has already |
destroyed one-haf of our money of pri-
mary redemption, doubling the pur-
chasing power of that which remains,
and we believe the maintenance of the |