The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-27
4 RINGING ADDRESS.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE RE-
PLIES TO ASSAULT.
Explains the Animus of So-called
Silver Democrats = Wanted to
Have a Fair Expression of Wishes

The county Democratic committee,
composed of e. NJ. Conroy. r. T. Har-
ris, James Harrop. George =. Hunter,
Adam Peterson, Preston Blair, Moroni
Poulter, II. w. Civilian, Mrs. NJ. L..
Richards and James Harrop, yesterday
issued the following
Address TO DEMOCRATS.
To the Democrats of Weber County:
A false and malicious address regard
ing our action in issuing the call for
Democratic primaries has been put forth
by meeting of self-styled silver Demo-
Gratis: This address at this late Gay
attacks the convention by which we were
chosen as your committee. 1t inSinuateS
grave charges of fraud and corruption
practiced at the previous primaries es>
pecially in the Second ward of Ogden.
Your committee has Investigated the
charges ana ma thehl aDsQIlutety f uiisgS-
tanned by evidence, and without 1ounda-
ton. However, as there have been con-
tinued charges OF Illegal voting by both
factions, notably in the Fourth ward,
Ogden where il was alleged Republican
men and women, whose names were given
TO your committee, voted at the primary,
we determined to prevent, if possible, the
recurrence of such disputes at succeeding
primaries. Furthermore, q few days
previous to the issuing of the Demo-
cratic call, Senator Cannon, an avowed
silver Republican, announced at divers
public meetings that ne proposed TO
capture the Democratic primaries. and
lists should attend these primaries. and
vote at the Same in his interest. Several
gentlemen, also claiming to be Democrats.
and some Of whom took part in the last
Democratic convention as such. likewise
stated frequently that they would aid in
carrying out such plan- We believed
such methods un-Democratic and un-
American and furthermore, feared scenes
of turbulence and disorder with possibly
personal injuries to women and elderly
people. If attempts were made to prevent
such packing of our primaries. Therefore.
after due consideration of all the circum-
stances. we adopted the other method OF
holding the primaries the principal fea-
lures of which are that the polls will be
open from to $50 p. M, and that all the
voting shall be done by ballot. Such 4
method Is made obligatory by statute In
many states of the Union, and has been
found highly satisfactory to the voters
thereof.
The nondescript resolutions assail your
committee and the Judges named by said
committee TO supervise the voting at the
primaries. As to the judges We say thai
not q man has been appointed VINO IS not
a good Democrat. having the respect and
esteem of his neiShbOrs, even of those who
object 10 your committees action. The
charge is made that we, your committee.
We're acting in the interest of one of the
aVOWed candidates for United States SEN
ator. We emphatically deny amy such
assertion. and maintain that our action
was in the interest of fairness, justice and
pure democracy. We could not consist
emily appoint judges who would throw the
primaries open to voters who are not
Democrats, and who would bring about
the anomalous spectacle of Il Democratic
convention, named by Republicans and
Populists, nominating a Democratic
ticket.
We invite your attention TO the fact that
no such charges were made against your
primaries, your convention or your COM
mittee, until after such call was issued
which would prevent the packing of the
next primaries and convention by voters
who are not Democrats. We were. there's
fore, constrained TO believe that fairness
and justice Were not the objects sought
for by the leading advocates OF the reSo-
buttons criticising our action. Cireum-
stances warranted the assumption that
their action was in the interest of an
other and not a Democrat, candidate for
the senate of the United States, and that,
falling to control the primaries and con-
.vention by methods and votes alike I'M
Democratic they would endeavor to draw
of the forces of democracy to another
convention. Subsequent events have, in
Orr Judgment, justified our action. We
therefore appeal to you. the Democrats OF
Weber county, to protect the interests of
your party, to stand true to the principles
of democracy, and express your wishes at
the primaries called by your committee.
WEBER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COM
MITTEE.
e NJ CONROY. Chairman
r. T. HARRIS. Secretary.
Ogden Utah, Sept. %, 1898