The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-06

The Democratic state committee met
at the Knutsford hotel last evening,
twenty of the twenty-seven counties
of the state being represented, and in
Guiding new members the actual at
tendance numbered thirty-eight.
Manager Holmes and Hon. Fisher
Harris did themselves proud in the
way of providing quarters for the dis
tinguished gathering by placing al the
disposal of the committee a large pri-
yate room on the main floor which
had been especially arranged for the
meeting.
Chairman Powers called the meet
ing to order and directed that the roll
be called, after which he made brief
statement relative to the business for
which the committee had been assem-
bled, concluding with a short financial
report, showing that about $500 had
been collected and applied on the in
| debtedness left over from the last
campaign.
Before taking his seat the judge said
that he wished to assure all present
that while he might have been just the
least mite previous in predicting that
the year 1895 was a Democratic year,
he felt satisfied that the year 1896 was
all right and he could say, This is a
Democratic year-sure.'
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
The committee then proceeded to Sc
! lect the temporary officers for the con-
vention, which will convene at the
Salt Lake theatre at II o'clock this
morning, as follows:
Colonel A c. Ellis of Salt Lake,
chairman; Mrs. NJ. L. Richards of We
! Der, vice-thairman; M. F. Murray of
! Sanpete, secretary; F. A. Hammond Of
San Juan, chaplain; William Murray
of Cache, ergeant-at-arms; Joseph NJ.
Cohen of Summit, reading clerk.
A lot of routine work was attended
! to such as is necessary to get every
thing in shape for the initial session
of such an important convention as
| this promises to be.
A FULL ATTENDANCE.
This was by far the most largely at
tended meeting of the state committee
| that has been held since the reorgan-
ization of the party in Utah, not ex-
cepting the meeting that was held just
previous to the opening of the recon-
vened convention last October. The
counties from Cache on the north to
| sented, as will be noted by the follow
ing list of counties that responded to
roll call: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache,
Carbon, Davis, Emery, Iron, Juab.
| Morgan, Rich. San Juan, Salt Lake,
Sanpete, Sewer, Summit, Tooele, Uin-
tab, Utah, Washington, Weber.
The convention today promises to be
very enthusiastic, il large attendance
will beget enthusiasm. Most if not all
of the counties will be represented and
by actual residents of the counties,
many of whom have Travelled over
| rough and rocky roads from remote
parts of the state in order that they
might be here to represent their con-
stituents and participate in the pro-
ceedings of the first Democratic state
convention wherein the Democracy of
Utah will aid in the selection of candi-
dates for president and vice president
of the United States, for whom they
will have the privilege of casting their
votes this fall
SOLID FOR SILVER.
From what it was possible to gather
in conversation with committeeman
and prominent delegates from all parts
of the state, there is no doubt about
the position of the Democracy of this
state on the silver question. The plat
form will in all probability follow very
closely the lines of the famous Iowa
platform recently adopted by the Iowa
Democratic convention, and the dele
cation from this state will be instruc-
ted to vote as unit for free silver
platform and candidates at Chicago.
1t is certain that no delegate who is
not an avowed silver man will be
chosen to represent this state at Chi
cage.
AS TO DELEGATES.
The most prominently mentioned
candidates for delegates last evening
were Moses Thatcher, J. L. Rawlins
o. W. Powers, David Evans, r. c.
Chambers, S. r. Thurman. Acquilla
Nebeker, r. G. Lund, Mrs. Matte
Hughes Cannon and Judge King
Many others were suggested, but those
above mentioned were being more gen
orally discussed among the delegates
1t is a foregone conclusion that Moses
Thatcher will be elected by acclama-
ton, with the right to name his owr
alternate in case his health is such
that he cannot attend the Chicago con
vention; or at least such would seen
to be a reasonable conclusion, if wha
the delegates who expressed them
selves last evening is any indication
Of what is going to transpire.
NO STEPS BACKWARD.
In regard to local matters it wa!
the general opinion last evening tina
e the convention today would reaffirn
I the declarations of truth made by tn,
r reconvened convention last fall. Prom
< inent Democrats who will have mucl
Y to do with the shaping of the cours
of events today, said that there woult
be no step backward, but that al
matters of local concern would b
handled with firmness and moderation
That the attendance will be yer.
large today and that the country mem
bers will be here in person to Loo
after their own interests, was brough
home very forcibly to the minds O
many gentlemen of this city who hav
always enjoyed the privilege of actin
for the outside counties by means o
proxies. They were very scarce yes
terday. Judge Powers declined a.
election from his precinct the othe
day, saying that he could get a prox
and preferred that another gentiema
should be honored in his stead. Las
evening the judge was down town al
rayed in a full dress suit, paying hi
respects to all of the country delega
TONS but up to a late hour he wa
still out in the rain, figuratively speak
ing, and no prox in sight.
The secretary Of the state committe
will be at the Knutsford at 10 o'cloc
this morning to supply all delegation
with tickets and to afford all countie
that have not sent in the names c
delegates an opportunity to be er
rolled on the official list.
Admission to the lower floor, whic
is reserved for delegates, will be b