The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-08

The above are the delegates elected at
the Republican convention yesterday
to the national convention at St. Louis.
1t was not altogether a harmonious
gs+hering. The primaries indicated, es-
- pecially in this city, that fight would
be made against Senator Brown, osten-
sibly on account of his recent vote on
the tariff bill. The fight was made, but
it may be said TO the credit of Browns
supporters that the opposition was
completely routed The feeling against
the senator was confined chiefly to the
home delegation, the outside counties
endorsing him substantially.
The fight again Brown was led by
Colonel Nelson of the Tribune. while
f. B. Critchlow championed his cause
and came out the victor despite the
most frantic efforts of the opposition.
OUTSIDE COUNTIES STOOD FIRM.
The overwhelming manner in which
the outside counties turned down the
home delegation was another feature of
the gathering and demonstrates that
Salt Lake Republicans can not ignore
NiI W ASAANS u NA-tAA INSJuHlASc.u brethren
Throughout the state whenever the
latter are united.
TRUMBO THE SURPRISE OF THE
DAY.
The great strength shown by Colonel
Isaac Trumbo was much of a surprise
10 his political opponents within his
own party, but all the more gratifying
TO his supporters.
NO INSTRUCTION
In the way of instructing the delega-
ton. the convention was silent and the
platform adopted is of the usual Re
publican order-of very little signifi-
canoe.
WOMEN SHELVED.
Women were utterly shelved. except
ing for few empty honors such as
vice-presidents. and the name of a sin
gle member of the gentler sex was not
presented for the honors as a delegate
The convention was held in the Grand
opera house. Everything in the way
of decorations was conspicuously alb
sent. An American flag adorned the
chairman's table and this together with
the remnants of what had once been
''Old Glory" adorned the reporters ia
bic was the only bit of bunting in
sight. The play house was rather dark
and looked rather uninviting at first,
but frightened as the fight began.
CALLED TO ORDER.
1t was fully II o'clock before the Salt
Lake county delegation, which had
been caucussing in the Thirteenth
ward school house for an hour, arriv-
ed and took seats in the rear of the
hall. The Utah and Weber county del
egations had seats on the stage and the
smaller counties were distributed
throughout the center of the building
The Denhalter band, which had been
grinding out Home, Sweet Home"
and Dixie" pending the arrival of the
delegates, stopped playing, and Char
man John Z. Dolly Of the Republican
state central committee raped the
body to order with his cane.
CHAIRMAN DooLY'S ADDRESS.
When sufficient order had been re-
stored Chairman Dolly read the fol-
lowing address:
"As chairman Of the state central
committee. it is my privilege to call to
order the first convention of the state
assembled for the purpose of selecting
six delegates to make nominations for
president and vice president of the
United States at the national Republic
can convention, which will be held at
St. Louis on June 16 next.
while we may have assembled as
citizens in former years to select del
egates We were denied the representa-
ton in the electoral college. and hence
our preferences .Tere not expressed in
the ballot box.
with statehood, we are accorded the
inestsmable privilege of proper repre-
sentation, and henceforth in the selec-
dion of a president will compose one of
the units of this great commonwealth.
Section / of article of the consti-
tuition of the state of Utah provides:
The rights of citizens of the state
IF Utah 70 vote and hold office shall
oot be denied or Abridged on account of
,ex. Both male and female citizens Of