The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-10

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The address and communication of
! Chairman Lippman and the unification
committee of the silver Republicans
was read.
A GENERAL DISCUSSION.
The chairman invited the members
present to discuss the proposition.
The discussion was general for a
/ time, until a set of resolutions was in
/ troduced by Secretary Mcdaniel which
! directed the appointment of commit
J tee to reply in d courteous manner,
| but directing that the statement be
made that the state central committee
J had no power to bind the action of the
/ Democrats in convention assembled,
! but that in the opinion of the commit
/ tee, the Chicago platform offered all
/ that the friends of silver could ask for,
and that the cooperation of all silver
! men and women should be invited.
This brought out quite a lively dis
| cussion, in which most all present par
| uclpated, the general expression being
/ in favor of maintaining the party or
| ganization this fall, and anything look
| ing to an abandonment of the party in
any particular was deprecated.
The policy expressed by the resolu-
ton was criticised by Judge Powers,
Mr.. Allerton of Iron and others, on the
/ SIOQllQ lIl1l II utu HOT duIIlll u any
proposition being received from the sill
yer Republicans, and while they did
not in any sense favor fusion, they
were in favor of at least. hearing what
kind of a proposition the silver Repub-
| licanS had to make.
Judge Henderson, Mr.. Martinez, Sen
ator Wright, Representative Thareson,
Representative Roylance. Attorney
| King, Judge Burton, G. c. Richards,
! Secretary Mcdaniel, Henry Shields
and others all favored some definite
/ plan Judge Powers offered a resolu-
| ton setting out that the state commit
tee had no authority to take any action
that would bind the state con-
vention and directed that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to meet
/ any other committee from the silver
| Republicans that might be appointed.
and receive any proposition that might
| be submitted, and report to the state
committee, who would refer the matter
/ to the state convention. Those who
| opposed the plan of negotiating
| thought it best for the committee not
! position, as nothing could be accom-
| plished, for want of authority, and es-
| pecially as the general sentiment of the
committee was opposed to fusion, it
was best to answer courteously and
express the opinion OF the committee
| and let the matter end there.
ACTION DECIDED ON.
The committee did not wholly agree
to the proposition of Judge Pow
ers, and when the original pro-
position embraced in the resolu
lions of Secretary Mcdaniel came
up. on the suggestion of Judge
Henderson, which was accepted by the
secretary, the original resolution was
l CO tn rarONri6l for a
mittee of three, who were instruct
ed to prepare g. courteous reply and
say that the state committee has no
authority to bind the action of the
state convention, but that in the opin-
ion of the committee. the Chicago plat
form offers all that any silver man
can desire, and that the cooperation
of all friends of silver is most cordially
invited in this falls campaign.
This was adopted almost unanimous
", three votes being recorded against
il on the ground of policy only, those
who voted in the negative, thinking it
best for the committee to invite the
silver Republicans to submit their pro-
positions. not that they would favor
them if they were submitted, but in
order that their desires might be def
nitely known.
COMMITTEE NAMED.
The chair appointed Judge Hender
son, Secretary Mcdaniel and Judge
Thomas D. Dee as the committee to act
under the resolution adopted. There
was no difference of opinion among the
members of the committee as 10 what
should be the ultimate action of the
Democracy on the fusion proposition.
All considered it impracticable, the only
difference being as to the best means
of disposing of the communication OF
the silver Republicans
The committee appointed by Chair
man Sloan will formulate a reply in
the near future. which will be delivered
10 the unification committee of the sill
yer Republicans.
Among those present were Judge
Powers. Judge Henderson, c. c. Rich
ards. Judge Dee Mcfarland of Wash
ington, Martineau and Thoreson Of
Cache Allerton of Iron, Shields Of
Summit and Burton of Salt Lake. King
and Roylance OF Utah, Poulter of We
her. Stewart of Davis. Brosher of En-
cry, Wright of Sewer. Cohen of Salt
Lake, and others.
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