Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-14
IN STATE CONVENTION.
vARlAs ELECTED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
ArraiEns the Republican Party and
War Department senator ftawiins
Permanent Chairman.

about the busintss district playing ma.
iional airs and drnwing crowds TO-
wards the Thoaicr. Meanwhile group
u delegates Stood upon the corner
and lined The sidewalks discussing tn,
merits and dement's Of cantidaies.par.
ticularly congregational candidates
These. however. were not considered %
the exclusion Of other asplranis. Pre-.
llminary 90 the commencement % aciut
convention work the SaE Lake dele
cation met upon the stage. while IN,
curtain was yet down and prepared
Cor Organization. T.. W. Wilson was
chosen Temporary chairman.
The Interior 90 the Thcntar was
aftistlctily though not deliberately
decorated. American nara hung Ia
neatly arranged icaiuuuB from the
pr1scenlum hlNfai "a long rcd. while
aud blue stfcamer hgrdlrCd the second
gallery and these campaign leg ln1s
hung consplcuoufly over tne thirds
Democratic waichWord-Enorgy Ef-
ncitucy, Economy.
Those Against the silver Party arc
Against Silver
Utah ana the sivcr Cause arr lire.
vocally Welded.
Democracy and thu silver Cause are
interchangeable Terms.
our Volunteer Perish Tha; Aigrr'a
Contractors May Fatten.
when the war Ceased the Death
Role Began.
Tae Peoples New Birth OF Free
dum-Thc Democratic Platform of iss6.
II was after n o'clock when CHAR
man sloan VI the state committee
called the convention to order. 10 an
nounccd that ~ arrangement u tue
committee only delegates with lckeu
would be entitled TO seats on 10 h.i.r
OF iho house. n a delegate lurf h4s
ticket. he would aluo lose his flgiit % a
scat until he gOt another. secretary
Mcdaniel read the cal, which shovel
that eos delegates were entitled 10 seats
In the convention. Al 81 the c3unil1a
responded 10 the roll call. nfier winch
Mf. Sloan Introduced Hon. g. =. Nafian
IH temporary chairman. Alt. Naflnn was
received with a demonstration that was
almost equivalent tosan ovhugn, When
the applause OF the convention had
died away Mr Narian said in sub
ntanou3
ION behalf OF the peoples Demo
cradle party bid you welcome, Thg
duties before you are most grave ana
serious. They challenge the bttt
Thought and work 81 every thinking
man and woman. They appeal 10 the
patriotism OF al the people ~ the
United states. when ln tsps tha Demo-
cratic party purgcd Itself % the power
that held 10 doNn 10 gave q nov bltth
"a the American people Ap3lauHeli
Z. io0.Q00 people supported the action
then taken. Underlying the platform
- tHHNHUaU NNW M NNNNINN
happiness and prosperity % this poo.
pie. The Republican party In lA,, took
up1n ltaelf the responsibility % insCft.
Ing a negative plank In IT, platform In
relation 10 silver. ln 1899 u ala the same
thing, IN 1895. with the history n the
past behind and the seine conditions *
lsting ID wrote another plank whieh In
some degree favored return 10 proper
MONETARY conditions. hut the cam.
palrn had scarcely opened when every
Republican lssder and newspaper In the
country said that u was simply
a question OF sound or gold money or
silver or unround money.
"Now the party comes out as tho
open champion % gold monnmetnlllsm,
In Utah. though, Il Il n little different
few days ago the Republicans % this
state held convention here Tor tho
purpose Of rctting together. They
had renscd their wrnngllng, closed their
differences and had concluded 90 build
a platform broad enough for any man
20 stand on no matter that his prln-
clpnia were dauEhtor); ana they sue.
coodrd admirably fronrwod laughter
and npplnuaol. With undying devotion
90 the Republican party they went over
10 Chicago and filchcd bodily from the
Democratic platform the money plank
lronewed lnughterl plcdglnE itself 20
the restoration % silver az the ratio of
iGtoi. On this wonderfully brond plat.
form N theirs they tr6r>d out three
candidates. one II those was bryan
man bot he was rct aside. md a gem
tiemnu chosen who the administration
organ nHid was Just good enough 10
stand on this platform Apnlausel.
and sn it ~ with contemplate
devices ana dcyiaca this party goes out
before the people preceding tho great
battle % 1900. II holds up grcnt
magnificent shield. one side IN plated
with gold and 20 the gold people they
say YOU urc only permitted 10 look
upon this Then reversing the shield
IL IL found that Il IN plated with silver
and 20 the silver voters II says, you
must lcok only upon Tits (Applnuse)
The Democratic party has n higher
and better mission than that. II will
80 In a. the nght it, colora nailed 10
the mast with appeals 60 the people for
the future ptodieatod upon tho present.
champlnnlng the cause Of the poor
ana dcspiHod Of the nation. The
nght win be one Of principle and
~ such win be victorious. The money
system OF the people cannot be entire
" destroyed II cannot and must not
be changed according 20 the whlms
and schemes u Wall and Lombard
streets
Referring 90 The war with Spain the
spl akcr fid q had been glorious
war hut q was a war of the people
and not a war % the war department
u had been fought by our fathers,
brothers anu sons u was a war ~ tho
American army ana uavy. In spite 81
an efforts 90 make % anything else. n
was fought by Democrats, Republicans
ana f1pullsis alike. They were the
heroes Of Santiago and ~ caney and
fought mos, brilliantly ana then werf
lon fo al like dogs upon the battle
lrld ana IN the camps % fhe Nalun-
ttrra tShluts % IerlHlve c0ndemni-
toni ~ would be crime for any
American citizen not 10 dccry such an
ouirlrt. which was forming one % she
darkest pages o. American history. -
Ear as The speaker was concerned h.
ala nui propose TO fiher or hesitate
and an not Intend 10 allow the admin
iairltlln 90 ret any more comfort out
Of The war than q was entitled 90
tAuplaueel There must not De a
repetition u the conditions thH fol.
lowed Tho war ~ IkfI SO ushau a 49,,