The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06

as a teller to count Democratic bal
lots. received Democratic votes cast
for me, a Republican, as q delegate to
this convention Mr.. Mortensen of
Huntsville moved to reconsider the mo-
ton by which nominations were closed.
The motion carried and Mr.. Mortensen
named Peter c. Geertson of Hunts
Vile.
Bramewell was the nominee. He eu-
logized Senator Cannon and accepted
the nomination.
Mr.. Horn then appeared and reported
that the Populists had named George
w. Clark for assessor, and S. S. Smith
for representative.
Mr.. Evans objected to voting on both
together, and Mr.. Christensen and
others expressed a similar desire. How
ever, the motion to ratify was put and
the motion carried. The selection of a
county committee, one from each pre-
cinct, was then taken up and resulted
as follows:
Ogden
First.-P. A. Cook.
Second.-J. F. Crowley.
Third. ]. Driver.
Fourth-A. ]. Weber
Fifth.-Steve Coppinger.
Burch Creek.-C. e. Thompson.
Eden.-Charles Stallings.
Farr Vest
Harrisville.-
Hooper.-H w. Manning.
Huntsville.-C. Mortensen.
Kanesville.-C. c. Wilson.
North Ogden.-G. T. Alvord.
Plain City. Nj. Thomas.
Raverdale.-
Statewide
West Weber.-Arch Mcfarland.
Wilson.-John Holmes.
Warren=JOSeph East.
The selection of party name and
emblem was then taken up. c. y.
Smurthwaite moved that the party
named be THE Bryan Silver party"
and that the emblem be a silver dol
lar encircled by the words Free coin
age at 10 to l by the United States"
Herbert Mcmillan moved to amend by
placing the figure of a Cannon at the
head of the ticket. Enoch F'arr wanted
the cannon mounted on the dollar.
Finally the American flag was adopted
as the emblem.
A legal committee, consisting of A.
j. Weber, c. A. Smurthwaite, a. G..
Horn and David Evans, was appointed
to perfect the certification of the ticket,
and the convention adjourned.
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
The silver Republican mass conven-
ton met in the Union opera house,
half block from the other two assem-
blies. About 20 people were in the hall
when Chairman Allison called to order.
Secretary John V. Bluth read the
call. Mr.. Allison made short address
covering the secession of the silver Re-
publicans from the parent party and
the organization of the silver party of
Weber county.
Nathan j. Harris was named as tenn
Dorary chairman, and John V. Biuth
temporary secretary.
Mr. Harris made a short talk, de-
nouncir= Mckinley ct al.
A conference committee was then
appointed, consisting of Il. ii. Ander-
son, Robert Cox, Jennie Nelson, g NJ.
Brough and a. b. Patton, to confer
with the committee from the boiling
Democratic and PopuiiSt conventions,
which were then in waiting in the ante
room. The committee retired, and in
the meantime a committee on resolu-
tions, consisting of j.. y. l4itfl"fieiG,
Mrs Addie Angel, William Sewell. /
Mrs T. ]. Stevens and John G. Child.
Senator Cannon was then introduced |
and sloke for 80 minutes in his we'll
known vein.
Adjournment was then taken till |
> m. but it was $3.50 when the con-
vention reconvened.
The report of the committee on reSo- |
lutions was first taken up. The report |
is ns follows:
ITO the silver Republicans of Weber |
county, Utah, in mass convention as
sembled. at Ogden. Wednesday, Oct. ), |
ls9S-Your committee on Resolutions
beg leave TO report the following:
Whereas, We believe bimetallism to be