Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-24
MISUNDERSTANDING
Tho State Democratic Convention
Bling Held 10 the Garden City.
SPEECHES AND MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
Thurman Of Provo III, Temporary
lrasid ug Omcsr--All the Noes.
gaty committees Appointed.

II
tho siaie Democratic convention here
today began TO arrive Last evening,
especially from tho southern part OF
tho Stale. This mornings special
Union Pacific train which arrived
here ffem the north about 10 O'Clock.
making the run from Salt Lake 10 one
hour and tweniy.six minutes, brought
the Salt Lake delegation anu most Of
tho delegations frem north OF Salt
Lakr. The delegations brought with
them band and tho delegates were
mot at the dero, by a reception COM
mittee appointed by ths Provo Demo-
Gratis to welcome the visiting states.
men.
The Provo Democratic drum corps
and Glllman's band had a procession
formed aud tho delegates marched
through the principal streets OF tho
city before going TO the Open House
where the convention was held. tho
bands discoutsing patriotic airs to cheer
the pilgrims on their march.
The Opera House was drsped with
the national .cllors and this stage was
ornamented with figs. pottsd plants
and pictures Of Bryan and HowalI.
The tables provided Tor tho secretaries
anu speakers were drapod In whlts
bunting brspangled with silver stars.
At III o'clock Chairman Powers
called tue convention TO order. He
said; ~ am impelied TO say word
or two bcsides calling you TO order. 1
am pleased 10 bavo this convention
meet In tho Garden CITY aud ia q
Democratic county. also wish TO
call attention to the fact that Provo Ia
convention mascot. Here J. l..
Rswlins was nominated for Congress
aud defeated Frank J. Cannon; Can
non was nominated aud defeated Raw
lint; the man now nominated will
defeat whoever II put up by the
"Hafmonieus" party, (Gfoai laughter
anu appausel which believes Ia this
gold Hlan1arJ, tho Tree coinage OF sii.
yer and In w. J. Bryan and VIM.
Mcktolty."
Prayer was then offered by Hon. l..
w. shurtlin OF Ogden aud the oall was
reha by stcrstatY Mcdaniel.
M Powers then announced the fol.
lowing temporary ofiicen; Chairman,
Hon. =. X. Thurman, Provo; vice.
chairman, Mrr. ElectA Bullock, Provo;
secretary, JOscph M.CohcD, Salt Lake ;
assistant secretary, Mat Tbomss,
Davis county; sergeani-At.Arms, q. II.
Malmberg, Utah county.
Mr.. Thurman thanked the conven.
tion In behalf Of Utah county for tho
honor conferred upon him. He called
attention 10 tho present political strug-
gle-one OF tho masses against this
| .sla hss aNs.a
struggle for nil that u good anu all tina Il
W. love. He saw In tho convention
many men who we're not Ia tho habit
Of meeting with the Democrats but
who were now sacrificing party TO
principle anu protesting against
tho idea that the United
oiatos could not conduol Its
financial Affairs without the aid oil
other LaliOus. such proposition
should cause an Americana fscs TO he
covered with tlngs OF shame. He
was pleased to say no newspaper, 70
} voice, che Euquifer") Mr.. fhurmaa
, Il said "newspsper." daughter
aud npplause.) al was going to say
, when / was interrupted, that no news.
paper within the c0nfines OF patriotic
, Utah supports this monstrous propo.
|. eitioD." (Gfeat applause). MIR. Thur
, man urged vote for n Democrat,
4 representative TO Congress, showing Il
, unsafe TO vote for n Republican anu
|, citing the action OF tho Present sena
tors, botn OF whom were silver ner
, when elected, but now one takes tue
position that silver Ia n secondary issue,
On motion OF II. II. Henusrson Of
Ogden, the following committe. on
resolutions and platform was appointed
by the cnRiI: II. II. nendefsor, We.
bof; j, l.. Low, Cache; J. l.. Rawlin..
= saiI Lake; John Is. biilner, Utah; l..
ii. Snow, Washington; George Fon.
nem0Tr, Beaver, ID. q. Dsiriet, Uintsb.
On motion OF Ferdinand Erickson
, OF SAnpete tho following committee on
! ersdenti'ls' consisting OF one member
!. from each county was appointed
I, EbensEvr Tanner, Beaver; b. n,
Cook, BOX Elder; I. T.. ihoreson,
, Cach,; John Nicholson, Carbon; Juh d
: Fisher, Davii; II. +. Luke, Emery;
Barnard CLARK, Garfield, Jesss Il. Dai.
|, ley, Iron; Mrs. NJ. A. Grover, Juab,
> John q. Cannon. Kane; Mrs. ID. X,
. Olsen, MillaTd; John Hopkins, Nor
gan; John kullmer. Pinte; J. NJ
Grant, Piuto; ). Il. Allen, Salt LAKE
4 Fred Erickson, saDpstt; IL. q. Lar
!, sen, Sewer; w. w. Clua, summit
/ Alonzj Gowens, Tooele; Mrs. Mary
. SNOW, uintab; Mira. Lueli,
= HAymAu, Utah; Henry Ciuff
n Wsssiob; +. l.. DaggeI, Wash
/, ington; Morvni Potion, Weber.
!. The following COMMITTEES on per
n manent organization ana order OF
a business was appointed; 3. ID. Under
wood, Beaver; q. n. L.. Eddy, Bon
. Elder; IL. J. Mathews, Cachs; Hyrun
>. CLARK, Dawn; Il. Wilcox, GARFIELD;
VIM. F.Ward, Iron; L.. q. Doty, Juat'
Aliales Young, Kane; 10. Il. DorriIy
Willard; WIN. II. Rich, Morgan; 3
a Nieswonger, Piute; Joe. Eiursdgr
Rich; r. II. Morris. Salt Lake
NJ. #. Munsop, Sanpet.; W
|. N. Spohord, Sevlei; X. q
Chambers, summit; A. q. Jonnso u,
y rooole; j. Evans, Uiuiab; ID. J. Thur
" man, Utah; J. Il. o. Wall, WaAaleh
Is Ashby snow, washington; Thos. ID
. Dee, Weber.
Ga motion OF $. A. Kennsr, n com
o mitIes on party emblem was appoint
% cd consisting OF s. a. Kennef, Sail
0, Lake; Mrs. N. T.. Nelson, Utah; Ia. II.
n Mouch, Weber.
10 An adjournment was taken TIL .
p .. M, during which time the ThirC
Senatorial District convention Of Bo,