Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-09
UTAH REPUBLICANS.
An Address Issued 10 Them By The
New Party Silver leaders
CALL FOR A STATE CONVENTION.
VIII he Held In This City sepi'mb'r
- With Five Hu ,dr'd sni thirty
Nni Delsgaus.

The address OF the new Republican
party silver leaders TO the Republicans
of Utah was finished last evening. II
con,emplstes the holding Of a State
convention In this city on September
"a and reads ~ followt;
The provisional committee OF the In
.Iepeudent Republican party OF Utah, In
announcing it- call for mass conven-
tion for this State, In obedience TO the M
attractions given by tho Republioans AS
sembled Al ogden on the ith day OF sep
tembcr, 1895, presents the following adj
dress 10 tho people;
such independent movement In made
necessary by the action OF the state cen
tai committee, which has usurpcd nu'
thofity, refused To trust tho people ON the
greatest question OF those times, and
divided the Republican party In every
preclnc. Of thu. State by providing for
two soparaio conventions, whose pur-
poses mus. necessarily be antagonistic TO
each Other.
We hold that, when tho ~. Louis con-
yentlon OF the National Republican party
made q declaration which VA, heroticai,
whom measured by all the party plat.
forms " tho past, and by the most recent
onnnclalions OF the Kopubiican party In
Utah, a was the sole duty Of the Repair
lIcan State committee TO promptly con
yone the REPRESENTATIVES Of tho people Ia
a delegate convention, that tho Republi-
cans OF this State might decide II they
would choose TO follow the Republican
party into error. This was question
alone for tho people. IL the h.ato com
mIitoe had no right to decide IL, II had no
right TO give the control Of the party
machinery In the Interest Of that error.
40 ornlR couHsn.
Holding tho view that tho highest
right Of tho people within party L.
the expression of their convictions con-
corning party platforms, and the selec.
tlon Of men 70 carry out the Views OF tho
majority, there II no course open to tho
mass OF the Republicans OF Utah but 10
tako independent aclion.
Tho Sit Pleasant convention 10 meet
on tho 9Th day OF September IA, by tho
committees words. required TO nomi.
na.o Mckinley electors. This, Ia Itself,
IL an aci OF usurpalion. hut the com
fniuee does not pause there. IL provides
that Al this convention the state commit
tee shall bO elected. IL IN also within the
power Of the Mt. Pleasant convention 10
enunciate a platform Of tho party prin-
clple,. Tho congressional cOnvon ion
called 70 fnccl ~ OHdoh GU mo @Oth day
SepisnDef, docs not afford an oppor.
tunity for Republicans In this State to
expfess their views concorniug the great
issue. IT. simple province IL 10 nominate
a Congress man. This act might ~ we'll
bo performed by the Mt Pleasant con-
vontiou, unless furiner division 10 TO be
created In the party by tho two conven-
lions, A. tho nominee might be expected
70 stand upon the platform declared at
Mt. Pleasant.
We hold that, ~ heretofore, but ono
convention IN necessary for tho Hopub-
iican party Of Utah Tor tho nomination
OF Presidential electors, Congressman,
state committee and tho declaration OF
principles.
DisrRAsonisEs RgruBLicANs.
We insist that the call for tho Mi.
Pleasant convention DISTINGUISHES three
fourths OF the Republicans In thl. sta q.
II tho silver Republicans are In a ma
Ioriiy, then q minority OF the party il
attempting 10 coorco thom. II tho Me-
kinley Republicans arc In a majority.
thOy could have safely intrustod tho en-
lire work TO one convention. 90.
We submit that the Sta o committee,
In It's recent address, Justifcs our Ac-
ton whom u emphnsizos the necessity
OF sending from Utah silver Congro-s-
man and a silver Senator, aud yet at The
same time attempts 10 force mn anti.sll-