Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-15

naturally rather silent. but dlrniaed
who came there 90 school. NIa rlasr.
mates soon discovered beneath INN
rough exterior th1W latent p1wors that
were soon TO mark him a. one ut ma
| lures favored sons. He may not Do a
Webster. Calhoun or Clay, and HE
oratDry may not equal thelrs. but with
his qualities OF plnd. his hours III
study. his vigorous constitution. he
was able 10 stay not only with ur. but
at the end Of the year biz more
wcaishy. accomplished and pliIshad
classmates aspiring to h1nofa were
passed by. ana he was selected iH our
class orator: ana then h. made h.s nrst
mark In the world that clearly and dis
tlnCily Indicated the great career that
would raise him from his lowly origin
10 the front ranks among men and the
peer OF any. lie passed from a. flr
time. lie returned to the farm and o.
the blacksmith shop tgrent applause.
hut neither the sounds ~ the anvil nor
the quiet of the farm could keep down
the demands Of that nature fur
higher. a broader and greater field. u
was not long before hIa voice was
heard In the cities and villages ~ tho
state and surrounding stttcH. and his
name Tor picty FOR scholarly attain
meuta, for oratdty was wen known.
From the class room 20 The public hall.
the rostrum and the pulpit"
FOR q number ~ years h. devoted
and Distinguished himself In thc Mods
~ religious life. bus though deeply im-
bucd with n religious nature. ,he great
ambition Of the man was 90 Distinguish
himself In his country service. H.
could not kccp that amhg1n down.
and In 1899. although already prom
ineut In religious circles, he took the
stump In this State. and side by side
with our Distinguished senator. cham
plunrd che cause ~ Democracy. ac-
quiflng the reputation " being one ~
the m 10 brilliant and powerful orators
OF The STATE.
"In 1895 he hcramr not only the Idol
% Democracy, hut ~ siandafi hHtrer.
In ivory town and h1mle, OF the state
he lei the nFht az but few men could
lead g. ana In ihe rec1nvencd cnnven-
ton stood wlih IL. and on the prlnci-
pies he there onuneiaied he stands TO-
In his defeat the people Of Utah an
thCmrelvcs an Injustice. They should
have the privilege u a. lcas, partially
repairing 10.
"Is there today my prejudice IN this
great and grand STATE against a man
who has distinguished himself In the
service " the church, No. there u
not 7 say 10 my fellow delegates tina.
IN 1896 he was called Into the service ~
his religious faith. lie funliod = mis-
sion IN the Eastern states, and. c0n-
h1queutly. s1ok no part In our CAM
piiEn. In 1891 there waa nothing but
a municipal campaign on. lie wa still
resident NJ the County. huf no; inter
oated In the campaign. una had nothing
60 do with ~. In 1888 bis Democratlr
frlends In different parts - the state
again aroused that aspiration that was
within the man, and urged him 10 be-
come candidate ana che standard
bearer % the party. The ambition
was aroused. he released and relieved
himseif from those religious duties that
would IN the slightest degree conflict
wieh his dutlea 90 the public and 90 the
state, and he comes before this cIn-
veniion today. che magnificent man
that he Il. free and prepared 20 stand
for every principle of thc party, as un-
iramelled - any delegate IN this COM
Nfnilon. ApplauHel
Fellow delegates, IN conclusion We
are today frontcd Win q auction ~
vital importance To the state and 60
the lntercaia of every Individual In 10.
II "a our binding du.y 90 place In nom
nation only The best. She strongest of
men, the most eloquent. ihc best equlp-
ped men that can be found for ,he
place. n such are our desires. IN such
fhe elevated purposes that intimate us'
Y such are the Considerations that ac.
tuAte ~, then I nly, fglloW delegates.
that there u but one man In ali tftah
thlf - completely Ms ,he place, ard
u u that favored on and pocrlfaf and
matehless speaker, the biackrmith
orator OF Utah. u. II. Roberts" tGrca,
THoREsoN FOR KING.
Here the anti Roberts delegates, I.
G. Thorsaon spokesman. sprung the
name OF Congressman King 20 succeed
himself lie referred 10 him aa =
matches orator and man OF m1st
pronounced abilities H. further nad.
NC w. man You all know. and know
wei HIS life has been book with ~
open pages ready for your perusai al
AL flmes. Ito IL known from one ana
~ thls State 90 the other. and tvyo
years ago he led his par;y IN this STATE
10 glorious Victory"
Mr.. \, a. King. brother OF che Can.
gresham, spoke strongly against nj.
was out OF the race In god faiih onS
he appealed % che convention moi "a
nominate him as u would be- nm inius-
tee not only 20 himself but 20 The ofhcr
candidates a. we'll
Mat Thonas made very earnes,
ana spirited second 81 Roberis's nom.
nation ana was very warmly applaud |
Seaman Of Weber was for King nm,
asked Ironically n the latter wsre
gteater than his party. Holt OF uo~
elder said his county was solid for Uoh. |
er1a' heegmlllcr Of SEWER made a aim. /
llar statement regarding his COUNTY
Barnes OF Davis also spoke for Kim,
when Porter Of Davis arose aud spolse
for Roberta '''"'
DALE NoMINATEs HARRrs
w. II. Dale arose 20 nominate Flsher
r. Harris He said II would be pre.
sumption on his part 90 attempt 10 an.
ter the Oraturlcal contest participat@d
In by 50 many mon Of worth and lslrn-
lng, but he had had a candidate who,s
Of ntneas were such that he
ala not need any orator, The CANDIDATE
N this convention Will be elected bv
the people al the coming election. That
- not as TO be doubted. Hui
The proposition II not as TO the election
II Is TO select the man who Will bring
is added strength and assist In Inc
election OF other portions of the tlets,
whore the same Is needed. II ask you
10 20 back two years 10 another con-
yontlon. where serious political mis-
take had been inadvertently made. A
young Democrat In that convention IN
he FIRST llush Of the success Of pollticni
lie declined q great honor at that lime
In order TO rectify this mistake Ue
'orsuok the hlnors which had been
given him for the benefit Of a prinlcple
nominate hlg-hearied, whoie-souied
irainy. silver tongued Fisher =. Har,
H.. iGreat applause.l
Mrs. Matte Hughes Cannon seconded
he nomination OF Harris, as did alro
Joseph NJ. Cohen.
POWERS For NEBEKBR.
Judge Powers named William n ,
F.l.a AUunma "a I