The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
Evans and SmOot Renominated For
the Senate.
CANDIDATES FOR HOUSE
RoYLANCE, LAPIsH, BELTS AND
LARSON NAMED.
S. A. King Defeated By Jacob Evans
For County Attorney = asatch
County Democrats Nominate
King Man For Legislature and
Send Roberts Delegation.

Provo, Sept. THE Utah county
Democratic convention convened this
morning in the opera house and was
called to order at 1890 by T. E. Thur
man. Hon. d. D. Houtz was named
as temporary chairman and Grant C.
Bagley as temporary secretary.
The following letter from the absent
chairman of Utah county's committee,
Hon. A. D. Cash, was read:
ITO the Democratic convention of
Utah county:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1 regret that
circumstances make it impossible for
me to meet with the Democratic con-
vention of Utah county at this time,
and it is highly probable that 1 shall
never be able to meet with you again,
for go to Chicago to make my perma-
nent home there, but 1 shall be in the
grand cause of Democracy there as if
/ were with you or at any other place
in this broad land. / hope that my
voice will ever be raised for that which
I conceive to be right and just to all
men.
LAS I lay down the honor you gave
me two years ago, when you elected me
as your chairman, permit me to say
that it has ever been my high aim to
do on all occasions that which 1
thought to be for the best interests of
the party of Utah county and the state.
How well 1 have succeeded l leave to
the judgment of others.
You gave me a ticket to elect, which
was nominated at what l would term
reasonably turbulent convention,
which had some opposition in our own
ranks even after it was nominated.
Many threats were made that it would
not elect some of them, but am pleas
ed to say that they all pulled through
by majorities ranging from to 1900.
May it never grow smaller.
Here followed a statement of the
financial condition of the party. of this
county and the letter ended with:
81 thank you very much for the hon
ors conferred upon me in the past and
will ever remember you kindly"
PROCEEDED TO BUSINESS.
This letter from Mr.. Cash was re-
ceived with applause and then the con-
vention settled down to business.
The usual committees were appoint
ed and the committee. on. credentials
were instructed to report on the dele
gates to the state Democratic conven-
ton for ratification, and the convention
took an adjournment.
AT the afternoon session the report
of the committee on order of business
and permanent organization was read
and adopted. The temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent, with the fol-
lowing additional officers: First vice
chairman, Miss P. E. Brown of Pleas
ant Grove; second vice chairman, Mrs.
H. S. Lapish, American Fork; third
vice chairman, Miss Ida Coombs, Pay
son; assistant secretary. Miss Lizzie
Chisholm, Spanish Fork; chaplain,
James A. Loveless, Provo Bench; SER
geant- at-arms, Aaron johnson of Ma
pleton.
After prayer by the chaplain the re-
port of the committee on credentials
was read and adopted. There was no
representation to the convention from
Goshen, Fairfield, Cedar Fort, Alpine,
Vineyard. Thistle or Tucker. A warm
discussion took place as to whether the
convention should elect delegates to
the state convention to fill the places
of those not present. u
Seven delegates were finally elected
as follows: Louis CART Albert Har-
man, S. A. King, James, Hutchinson,
j. S. Peery, Hyrum Clyde, NJ. NJ. KEEL
logg. Alternates, Mrs. Zina Smoot, R.
D. James and Niels Frederickson.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The report of the committee on plat
form and resolutions was next nj and
adopted. The platform endorses the
platform adopted by the national Dem
ocratie convention of Chicago, with es-
pecial reference to that section which
declares in favor of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver equal with
gold at the ratio of 16 to 1. 1t makes
especial reference to the fact that the
Democratic party is the friend of sill
yer and the Republican party is the
friend of gold and the enemy of sill
yer.
Second section reads as follows:
1.-The Democratic party of Utah coun-
ty is proud of the result of the war with
Spain, and is none the less proud of
the fact that Democratic senators and
representatives in the congress of the
United States, by unceasing agitation
in spite of a. formidable opposition by
Republican leaders, created a public
sentiment in the country which forced
and compelled a reluctant Republican
administration to declare war, a dec
1aration by which not only the destruc-
ton of the Maine was avenged but
liberty and the opportunity of enlight-
ened free government was extended to
an oppressed and down-trodden peo
pie.' iH
Adherence to equal suffrage was re-
affirmed and the county officers thank
ed for their efficient work.
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
The convention proceeded to nomi-
nate candidates for the state senate.
Abel J. Evans was named by Profess
sor Childs; A. o. Smoot by Judge Mil
ner; William M. Roylance by Leo Bird.
The ballot resulted: Evans, 1852;
Smoot, liz; Roylance, IS. This vote
gave the election to Evans and Smoot.
The convention next voted on the
following names for state representa-
tives: Joseph Lapish of American
Fork; j.. w. n. Whitecotton of Provo;
James O.. Bullock of Pleasant Grove;
INLAND Atwood of Pleasant Grove;
John Z. Belts of Payson; Marinus Lar
son of Spanish Fork; NJ NJ. Kellogg of
Provo; Mrs Raymond and William
Roylance of Springville
Lapish, Belts and Larsen We're elect
ed by the first ballot and Roylance on
the second.
COUNTY CANDIDATES.
A M. Davis of Lehi, J. T. McEwan of |
Provo and w. B. Hughes of Spanish |
Fork were elected as candidates for |
commissioners.
George A. Storrs of Springvilie was
elected candidate for sheriff by ac-
When the election of treasurer was |
the proceedings began to
get warm. Red-hot speeches were |
made for Mrs Jakeman and Mr.. Otto |
Malmberg of Santaquin. In just two |
minutes every delegate was as excited |
as though he were at a horse race. |
tap. Flpwery talks and laundering ap- |
peals We're made. The vote showed |
l13 for Malmberg and 60 for Mrs Jake |
man.. giving the election to the former. |