The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-25
short speech upon the necessity Of OBJ
tanning free coinage.
THE PROVO CONVENTION.

strong Bryan speech that elected much
applause, that q telephone message be
sent to the Democratic convention at
Provo, requesting the Democrats 10
nominate only two presidential electors
and to endorse one nominated by the
Independent Republicans.
George Snow opposed the motion. He
thought the offer should be made vol
untary by the Democrats without the
necessity of a request.
W. G. Van Horn moved to amend
by stating to the Democrats that the
Independent Republicans were in SEES
sion and willing to receive suggestions.
]. S. Daveler moved to lay the motion
on the table. The motion prevailed.
A Weber county delegate, in a strong
speech moved to take the motion from
the table. The motion was put but the
chairman delayed announcing the vote
and while he was debating with him
self what to do in the matter, the COM
mtttee on permanent organization an
nounced itself as ready to report and
for the time being the motion was for
gotten.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Chairman George NJ. Cannon. as
chairman of the committee on perma-
nent organization, read the following
report:
To the Chairman and Members of the In
dependent Republican Convention:
Ladies and Genuemen-We, your COM
mittee on permanent organization and or
der of business beg leave to submit the
following report: order of business:
First-Report of committee on creden-
tials
Second-Report of committee on perma-
nent organization.
Third-Instailauon of permanent officers
ana prayer by the chaplain.
Fourth-Report of the committee on res
olutions
t1ftn-The election of twenty-seven 90
members zone from each county, to he
announced by the chairman of the deiega-
ton from the respective counties as tne
roll is called by the secretary of the
state committee, to meet with an equal
number of committeeman nominated SINH
larry by the convention tins day ned at
Mt. Pleasant, Utah; which said committee
snail meet at q convenient time and place
TO be announced at the ogden convention
to be L d on the 18th inst. to elect a
chairman and executive committee of ten.
Said chairman and executive committee
TO be selected from their own number or
from other members OF the party. al the
discretion of the state committee.
SiXth-IndorSement of presidential cleo
tors nominated by the Provo convention,
now in session.
Seventh-Adjournm
Permanent Oficers-For the permanent
officers we beg leave to recommend: For
chairman, Hon. Clarence T.. Allen; secre-
tary, w. Mont Ferry, of Summit county:
assistant secretaries, Edward Fl. Ander-
son, OF w eDer county, X. II. Mckalg, Of
Salt Lake county. For sergeant-at-arIns.
fee4Deil christensen, of SanGete county;
assistant rSeant-at-arms. Peter ).
Condie, of Salt Lake county; chaplain,
Rev. e. NJ. Knox. of Davis county
i
that the electors named at Provo be en-
dorsed believes 1t unnecessary to elect
at this convention a campaign committee
for presidential electors.
We recommend that when this conven-
ton adjourn 1t be to meet at Ogden on the
18th inst, to there join with the conVen-
ton called by the Republican state cen
trai committee in the nomination of a
representative to congress and that no
representative be at this time named by
TINS cony ention. This clause was after
wards stricken out)
e also recommend that this convention
endorse the proposition that the county
committee be elected at the county con-
Ventlon winch dominates county officers.
GEORGE NJ. CANNON, Chairman.
]. S. Daveler moved shat tna Report
be received. The chairman understood
the motion to mean also the adoption
of the report, and so stated it. The
manner in which he put the mocion
created some confusion, which was
cleared by the motion OF JOsenn Lin
man, which was adopted. 20 adopt that
portion of the report relating to the
permanent officers, and to lay the rest
Of it upon the table for future corsid-
GRAFTON.
CONGRESSMAN ALLEN SPEAKS.
Congressman Allen was loudly called
for and upon assuming the cEuir MIR
Allen said he was grateful for the
honor conferred. He wOgI,d try to so
fulfill the duties THAI the convention
would not regret its action. The aues-
tons before the people were oges that
would not down. One question in this
autumn time was whether or not the
people had suffered enough at the
hands of the money power of this ceun-
try. In 1884 and 1895 tine Re-
publican party of Utah declared that
the restoration of silver was the para
mount issue. This was repeated in
1896, and men went to battle upon these
great principles of free silver. pre4-s,-
ton and reciprocity, and wrested the
state CT Utah from the hands of the
Democracy. Could men who stood by
those declarations then now uplO.d
those who favored the gold standard?
But some of those who were for Mo
metdfism. So the tories in 1776 might
have said, 1--WE are in favor of inde-.
pendence.' These gentlemen were in
favor of bimetakaism when England
became in favor of it. and when Ger
many became in favor of it.
The gentleman showed up graphic
ally how England has profited at me
expense CT the United States through
the characterization of silver. He de-
MED that the Republicans OF the east
favored the restoration of the white
metal.
The parting Of the ways has come.
If the people do not throttle the nor
ster that has seized them, it VIE thr5e-
tie them"
It struck at the heart of the free
school system and all things main
tanned for the benefit of the masses
through general taxation.
we are not here because some man
mas been nominated BY the party in
Utah whom we do not favor. buE be-
cause of the great issue involved and
because our views upon it are opposed
by the party with which we were for
merry associated"
The speaker favored endorsing the
Democratic electors, and the. numina-
ton of a candidate for congress by tnis
convention. prolonged applause.)
Mr. AIKEN favored harmony in the
Republican party, bua not at the ex-
pense of giving William Mckinley the
vote of that party in Titan. Thaf was
not the harmony they were looking for.
They proposed to nominate a good Re-
publican, as good as any McKinl,y
Republican. one who would bear the
banner with the motto, 'Protecfica.
Reciprocity, Free Silver, Without wait
g. e
ton" The fall i'm prices, due to the
gold standard affected the ma 60 of