The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-27

without head in the form of a central
organization, as the result of the action
of the national convention at st. Louis The
members OF the state central committee or
majority of them, resigned Saturday and
left the party to shift for itself, declaring
that they would have nothing of it, that
the party had gone away from them and
that they would not support the nominees
of the convention.
The fact that a meeting of the COM
mittee had been held Saturday and that
DR.. HaSbrOuck had resigned as chairman,
Was stated in Inc Herald yesterday. That
was the extent of the information given
out, and II did not become known until
yesterday that practically complete dis
ruptlon of the committee mad occurred.
This is the way the present condition
of affairs came about: Chairman Has
brouck called a meeting of the committee
for saturday to act upon the resignation OF
Warren Foster from the nomination for
congress, which had been handed in some
time previous. The committee met the
office of DR.. Hasbrouck in the afternoon
by which time it had become practically
assured that Bryan would be nominated
to head the ticket. The members present
were all middle of the road Popuiists
and did not relish the idea, and instead of
taking formal action on MIR. Fosters res
ignat1on, fell to making a canvass of the
committee to find some one who would
be willing to sacrifice himself and accept
the nomination. With the prospects before
them, none of the gentlemen were willing
to become the nominee and so asserted
themSelVS. Before any decision as to
what was best to do was reached, a tele-
gram was received by one OF the members
from St. Louis Stating that Bryan had
been nominated. That settled it. j. NJ.
Carey, one of the organizers of the party
in Utah, declared that the party had gone
out of the business and he could see no
further use OF maintaining the organiza-
ton. He promptly wrote out his resigna-
ton and handed it to the secretary, and
his action was followed by the other mem
berS present, each writing out his reSigna-
ton and handing it in.
The counties represented at the meeting
were Salt Lake, Weber, Uintah and Utah,
comprising those counties which contain
the bulk OF the Populist vote in the state.
The action was taken solely for the reason
that the members felt they could not sup
port the ticket and maintain their middle
of the road principles.
1t is understood that Secretary L. H.
Gray, who is favorable to the ticket,
will issue call in few days to reor-
ganize the party and elect new central
committee.
j. NJ. Carey, who started the bolt, was
one of the five who first organized the
party in Utah, He was most emphatic
when seen yesterday in his denunciation
of the ST. Louis convention and its ac-
ton which he termed a bargaining away
of the Populist vote.
L
that they've bargained us off to the Dem
ocratic party, but they can't deliver all
of the goods. They will find that there
are a few Populists who are not going
to give UP the principles they have fought
for so long and go over body and breeches
into the Democratic party. I have vote
and L am going to cast it, but it won't
be for the Populist ticket
The Populists who are in accord with
the action of the convention in putting
Bryan at the head of the ticket and giving
the second place to Populist, maintain
that they have very much the larger por-
ton of the Populist vote in Utah, and say
that they will reorganize and go ahead
as though nothing had happened and are
confident they will gather in all but a
limited few of the Populist votes for
Bryan and Watson
The Germans will hold a meeting at the
Board of Labor hail. % Commercial street,
at o'clock this evening to organize a.
silver club. A full attendance is desired.
Attached to last evenings west-bound
train over the Denver and Rio Grande
road was a special occupied by Judge
Creighton, a prominent resident of Hi !
nois. The judge is accompanied by his
family and some friends, and in order
that the party might enjoy the magnifi-
cent scenery of the route between here |
and Glenwood Springs, a stop was made
al Leadwille until this morning, when |
the journey will be continued into Ida
no, with stops at Glenwood Springs, |
Salt Lake and other points of interest |
en- rOuee.
When representative of the Herald
Democrat called last evening the judge
and his party were found outside the /
car, inhaling some of Leadville's ex-
summer air which, though, |
they were inclined to consider a little !
cool compared to what they had left |
back in Illinois, 1t is the judges first I
trip west, and like all men of intelli-
gence, he wonders at her greatness and /
extent.
The judge is an ardent Democrat and |
also firm and strong friend and advo-
cate of the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver He brings to the west the
glad tidings that in his opinion Bryan
will carry Illinois and be elected.
From all parts of the state" said
The judge, there comes the most en-
eouraging report. The laboring ele-
nent is declaring for the ticket, as we'll
as the farmers of both parties The
ticket will have the support of the
Democrats of the state, excepting a
very small gold element, and also the
support of the silver Republicans. What
the gold press of Chicago says about
The feeling for Bryan and Sewan can
not be depended upon at all, as it
vilfully misrepresents the situation
Governor Altgeld will be re-elected by
K, 900 majority. In a little country
own of 500 inhabitants l know
If fifty Republican farmers who are
going to vote for Altgeld and that is
he way it is going all over the state''
Herald-Democrat.
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