Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-06
DEMOCRATS MEET.
Largely Attended Slate Convention
al Tho Salt Lake ThtalsL
TIE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Hon. David Evans OF weber Chairman
aud N. Y. Murray " ssnpois secrs.
iary--spssclies aud Resolutions.

""u ne r. Nurray of sanpcts secff.
tary--spsSclies aud Resolutions.
The Slate Democracy held the boards
nt the Balt Lake Theater today.
Judge Powers stepped TO the front OF
the stage at ll:l5 and called the dele
gates 10 order. He announced that ut
the olose OF tue convention his duties
as chairman OF tho State committee
and Democratic party OF Utah would
cease. He further said. ~ think I
have been faithful servant. have
cndeavored always 10 carry out tho
Will OF my party while presiding over
H.. have bad no enemies to punish
aud no friends TO reward. 1 have been
honofed by you 10 my position beyond
my de,ssrls. | would. be unworthy tho
confidence you have Imposed 10 1 did
not thank you sincerely. now declare
lhc nnt State Democratic convention
81 the Fotty-fiiih star OF the Union.
L now Introduce Judge Hammond OF
San Juan, an earnest anu abs veteran
In the cauHo OF Democracy, who viii
offer prayer"
After invocation, Secretary Mo
Daniel read the GAL, under which the
| convention arse bod.
Judge Powers then announced that
the Democratic State committoe met
last night and agreed 10 recommend
the following au tho temporary officer
OF the convention: Colonel A. Z.
Ellis OF Salt Lake. chairman; Mrs. III.
| L.. Richards OF Weber, vice chairman;
NJ. +. Murray OF San Pete, secretary; \.
A. Hammond OF San Juan, chaplain;
william Murray VI Cache, sergeant.al-
arms; Joseph NJ. Cohen OF balt Lake
reading clerk.
These nominations were all unAni-
mously agreed to after which Mr.. A.
o. Smoot Of Provo and Mrs. Alfales
Young OF Salt Lake were appointed TO
escort Colonel Ellis, the temporary
being absent Dr. Ellen Il. Ferguson
was substituted. Colonel Ellis made
his first political speech In Utah aud
was frequently interrupted by ap.
plause.
COLONEL ELLIs's SPEECH.
In substance Colonel Ellis said:
at IN indeed n nigh honor 10 be
called to preside ever the first Demo-
cratic State convention OF Utah a. .
Htats " bonc valleys are richer than the
valleys OF tho Milo. 1 bow In grateful
ackne W ledgemsnt before the faces Of
the audience who have placed me In
this potition. l came amung you only
yosr ago and feel In part . stranger
In your midst. But / brought with
me my household goods my property
anu my God and propose 10 make this
my home. l feel that this 10 thor
oughly Democratic convention.
Tue very atmosphere 10 charged
with Democratic sentiment and
1 realize that am Ia
the bosom OF my frisnds. We arc
on the very threshold Of . national
campaign-oue Of greater Importance
perhaps than any our party has yet
entered upon during It's eventful exist
ence. We have met today 10 select
delegates 20 the great national conven-
ton at Chicago. In that selection We
should be wite. The men whom We
name M delegates should be skilled In
the councils OF their party and In the
nfiairs OF tho nation; they should be
able, eloquent and brave and not easily
Influenced by the persuasiveness Of the
men whom they will meet In
convention combat whose views on
vital questions arc different from their
own. He believed this would DO done.
He had already learned that the men
OF Utah could 10 trusted In the die.
charge OF important obligations"
The present convention was . unique
one to the speaker, In that it comprised
womon-Dsmocratic women whom he
welcomed rs fellow citizens and
worthy OF all honor ana conf
dence. Whatever the opinions Of
tho people were upon the rights
OF women In affairs political
IL should be remembered that 10 was
now a fixed policy Of the Democratic
party that the wives, daughters and
sisters OF tho men should De equally
recognized with themselves. IL had
been truly said that the hand that rocks
the cradle rules the world; that the
safety OF n commonwealth was with
the mothers OF its people. He would
wander through the gardensof rhetoric
and pluck the choicest flowers and
throw them In tbs lap OF woman; he
would lot fall from his lips the choicest
Jewels Of speech-yf diamonds. rubies,
pspphires and emerAlus for womsn; he
| WOnlu plu utt WcicSio INV wv huhifr
OF state.
The party platform, commended the
speaker, should DO written In tho briet.
est and iniplest sentences; In language
that the common people could under.
sland-sentenees like that Of "Elual
rights to sll md special privileges TO
none" II should declare that taero
must 10 10 union OF church mad
stste; that every man ard woman
should have tho right TO worship
God according 10 tho dictates
OF their own consciences; that
tho people OF Utah were In favor OF
sound muuey-Di silver and gold at the
ratio OF 10 to 1; 40 uncertain or double
; mesping language should be used
The Democratic party was about res
, cuod from the neophytes VINO have
nearly wrecked II; once more II wal
going back to the old Nestors Of ths
party; tue sentiments and efforts OF tn,
Mofgsns OF Alabama, the Blands and
Vests OF Missouri. the Blaokburns Of
Kentucky, the Bolss's OF Iowa and tbs
Btevensons OF illinois would yet DO IL
salvation.
Taxation, the Democratic party be
lieved, should TALL like snowiiakes OF
| tina rich and poor nlike This monax