The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

and the vote was taken. Salt Lake
county voted aye alone and Ehe motion
was lost, the vote being overwhel1n-
tngly against the proposition.
MOVERS VIEWS.
Mr.. Meyer then spoke in favor of his
amendment. If the delegates present
are not here for the best good of this
party they bad best not be here. The
Mt Pleasant convention has declared
for silver by acknowledging that ii is
a live issue. Don't try to stifle our
sentiments by lodging the issue which
is before us and humiliafing us on cleo
ton day by compelling us to vote for
haqf-hearted ticket. No party ever met
with success by going to the people
with an apology.
A delegate from Provo raised a point
of order that the platform already con-
tanned a plank declaring for free sid
yer and Meyers amendment was not
germane.
The chair ruled the amendment in
order.
Judge Foreman, from Weber, moved
the rejection Of the amendment but
Arthur sat on him and Try, of
Wayne, raised his voice for the eli1nin-
alton of the names of Mckinley and
Hobart.
Secretary Hammond stated that the
Mt Pleasant convention met to nomi-
nate Mckinley electors. 1t was under
stood the silver men should have the
right to endorse Bryan. But this con-
vention was called for the purpose of
getting together" He favored the
adoption of the minority report. Then
the Republicans could carry this state.
If this action is not taken, the Demo-
70 n 40 a
government.
Jake Greenewald urged the adoption
Of the minority report The Mckinley
men have had their day. the silver
men have had theirs, and now let's get
together.
Again did the delegate from Utah
get the floor. But he said nothing.
Smith, of Salt Lake, said it must be
amusing to the spectators to see the
efforts of the delegates to get har-
mony. It reminded him of two dogs
trying to get through a fence at each
other They were not there to nominate
a president, but a congressman. He
favored the adoption of the minority
report.
Judge B@gley of Weber moved to
table Meyers amendment
After a parliamentary squabble the
motion was lost. although the chair
The whole business, report minority
and amendment, were then recommit-
ted.
STILL ANOTHER RECESS.
Mr.. Dolly took the floor and moved
that the next order of business be pro-
ceeded with. The chair ruled this in
order and called for nominations for
member of Congress.
While discussing the length of nomi-
mating speeches Mr. Cannon got the
floor and moved for an adjournment for
fifteen minutes, in order to allow mem
bers of the committee on resolutions to
participate in this part of the proceed
in=s.
His motion prevailed with only a
few scattering noes.
ANOTHER WHIRL
Upon reconvening an attempt was
made to get a report from the commit
tee on resolutions. but it was not at
hand, SO Harry Joseph was sent out
to ascertain where the committee was
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JOHN p. MEAKIN.
While he was absent John P. Meakin
favored the delegates with recitation,
entitled, THE Dandy Fifth which was
well received.
The committee on resolutions appear
ed at the close and Mr.. Crane reported
that the members, by a majority of 1,
had decided to strike out the names of
Mckinley and Hobart. The minority
rennrt. signed hy Nv. Crane and Mr..