The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

stand upon that issue.
Mayor E. A Littlefield offered SUBJ
stitute as follows:
Believing that there can be no pro- |
lection to American industry, and no /
pros perity to American homes, until |
silver snail be restored TO coinage; |
therefore, Irrespective of the action of |
foreign nations, we demand the re- |
and free and unlimited I
coinage of silver at the ratio OF 10 co |
l, and as afIording us the only present |
to carry our principles into |
effect by national legislation. we, the |
Republicans OF Weber county hereby |
pledge the nominees of this convention
for state senators and representatives, !
if elected, to vote for no man for Unit |
ed States senator who will not pledge
himself, if elected, to vote to carry into
effect the principles and demand above
set forth"
w. 7. Beardsley moved to refer both
to the committee of six to be appoint
ed by the chair,
]. L. Skeen moved to lay both on the
table.
DR.. Condor tried to speak, but was
cut short by Major Littleffeld, who
made point of order that the question
was not debatable.
The vote to iay on the table was de-
feated--75 to 66.
McCabe moved to lay the original
motion on the table. The result was
parliamentary squabble, resulting in
Major Littleield being sustained. The
question then came on Beardsley's mo-
ton to refer. The result stood: Ayes,
100; noes, 43. The committee appoint
ed was composed of the following:
George P. McCabe, L. r. Rogers, V. Z.
Gunnell, j. L. Skeen. Robert McFar-
land and G. 7. Hansborough.
c. NJ. Brough refused to serve on
this committee.
An adjournment of fifteen minutes
was taken to allow the committee time
to prepare a report.
ENTER POPULISTS.
After recess, while yet waiting for
the committee on resolutions, George
NJ. Hanson moved that a committee be
appointed to confer with the Populists
on the subject OF fusion.
b. A. Bowman moved to table the
motion The motion was lost. and the
chair appointed George M. Hanson,
Charles Meighan, Nelson, M. N. Graves
and L. ]. Holther. The committee then
retired.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions made
two reports. The majority referred
back the McCabe resolution with the
addition of the following words:
And. further, that our nominees will
endeavor to bring this question to
favorable determination as soon as pos
sible.''
Mr.. Gunnen dissented and offered
minority report as follows:
THIS WAS TURNED DOWN.
1--WE, the Republicans of Weber
county, in convention assembled, de-
clare that the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l by the United
States is the most important matter
now awaiting congress-
Mr.. Gunnel moved his report as
substitute
The vote rejecting the above was al
most unanimous.
Major Littlefield moved to amend
the majority report by changing it SO
as to make it declare the silver ques-
ton the vital question instead of az
vital question, The. ayes and noes
were nearly equal in volume, but on a
rising vote the motion to amend was
carried
George M. Hanson, chairman of the
fusion committee, reported that they
had met with the Populist executive
committee and received a proposition.
This proposition was substantially the
same as published in The Herald of
yesterday. The committee had offered
to make Olsen representative and pull
down Mcfarland. The offer of the
Populists was that they would "ac-
cept q fusion if the Republican con-
vention would indorse for treasurer
Moroni H. Thomas; for representative,
John J. Olsen, and for selectman, F. L.
Fey.
The committee recommended that
the proposition be rejected. The mo-
ton carried with two whoops. A mo-
ton was then made to reject fusion
altogether, but the diplomatic Rogers
softened it with an amendment calling
it 'Dostponed.ssge
Nominations for three county COM
missioners and the seconding of the
nominations was then INDUCED in for
quarter of an hour.
The first vote stood: w. G. Wilson,
1877; John C. Child, IA; E. W. Wade,
SO; j. L. Skeen, 80; Eugene Robinson,
q; N. G. Flygare, 95; ]. C. Hunter, 81.
Before the next ballot was through,
Eugene Robinson was Withdrawn, and
Hunter withdrew, asking support for
Skeen.
The vote of the highest stood: Fly
gare 10; Wade, Y; Skeen, "a.
The next ballot stood: Flygare, II;
| Wade, 10; Skeen, %.
The next ballot was: Skeen, 62; Fly
/ gare, 81; Wade, 49,
I At this point, Mr. Rogers withdrew
the name of Flygare, and the rival
factions then took UP the names Of
their candidates and a battle royal be-
gan between Wade and Skeen.
The next vote stood: Wade, So;
Skeen, Ill.
This was at $50 Wade moved to
| make it unanimous, which was done.
| A motion to adjourn till o'clock car
! RED
1t was 1880 before the convention re-
I assembled, and it required about ten
minutes for the chairman to get order.
For county clerk, G.. T. Hansborougb
named G. N. Kimball; David PEBBLES
named T. ]. Henderson,. Kimball was
seconded from all over the county. The
old soldier was turned down. The vote
was. Kimball 1853; Henderson,, 40. II
was made unanimous on Hendershots
motion.
For recorder, C. M. Brough named
Miss Rose Garfield, in the name OF
reciprocity, 15 to l, purity in politics
and several other things. The nomi-
nalion WIS very popular and was made
by reclamation.
For treasurer, the first ballot stood:
Alma D. Chambers, 106: J. q. Halver-
son, 80; John S. Lewis. q. Halversor
and Lewis made it unanimous.
For county attorney, j. D. Murphy
named J. E. Burley. leaving the chair
1nanship meanwhile with j. A. Wright
Who relinquished it to name N. ]
Harris. Before he could do so, a gen
,leman from Hooper who had beer
hilariously loquacious all the evening
seconded Harris. The ballot stood
Harris, 10G; Bagley, 102.
For county assessor, V. C. Gunnel
named Edwin Dix; George P. McCabC
r,,nlI IITa Ilaoe Eo11lnrn1. Dix 11ra c Sn1.