The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-15
The Evening Session

AT the beginning of the evening ses-
sion Chairman Rawlins appointed Mr..
Moyle, Mr.. Dale. Judge Powers and
Mrs. Senator Cannon a committee to
escort the conventions nominee to the
stage. Mr.. Roberts received a magnifi-
cent ovation. Round after round Of
enthusiastic applause greeted the hero
of the occasion.
ROBERTS SPEECH OF ACCEPT
ANCE.
When the cheering subsidized. and at
ter being presented by the chairman,
Mr.. Roberts said:
7 feel as those do who come I'D
/ through much tribulation. With all
the gratitude of my heart I desire to
thank the convention for nominating
me as candidate for the honorable
position OF representative in congress
from the state of Utah. I can only
I promise, in responding to the honor, to
be worthy of your confidence, and TO
/ exert my best endeavors to win the
election, and if we win to fill the post
to the best of my ability and to bring
to pass all things for the best inter-
ests of our state and the common
country.
while approaching the honor, have
regrets, principally in that there are
not enough congressional districts in
! Utah to make it possible to confer the
/ nomination upon all the worthy men
whose names have been presented to
this convention. OF them 1 ask the
same loyal support for me that I would
/ give to them were they the nominees.
THE MONEY QUESTION.
cit is not my disposition to now dis
cuss all the important issues in the
campaign upon which we are now en-
! tering. There are important issues and
| complex questions that always clam
consideration, but in the midst of them
and in the declarations soon to be made
in the campaign meetings there is one
| question that demands all our atten-
| ton. 1t OvertowerS all others, and I'M
derlies the home and the institutions
of the country. That paramount ques-
/ ton is the reopening our minis for the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver
with gold as primary money at the
ratio of 16 to 1.
"A few years ago il was my fortune
/ to declare that the money question
would yet be the great party issue, and
when the line should fall on this issue
the Democratic party would prove to
be the champion of the people and de-
handing that the rights and privileges
of silver which were denied by the Re
publican party be restored. On the
other hand, 1 have declared and now
reiterate, that the Republican party
would be and is found on the side Of
the trusts and monOpolies and errOn-
eously claiming title as the sound
money party. The Democratic party
is loyal to the best interests of all the
people-to the money of the people
constitutional money. 1t is my inten-
/ ton to see that the promises made on
behalf Of the Democratic party are
faithfully kept.
THINGS TO BE RELOCATED TO
THE PAST.
Relative to questions that have
arisen before the convention, wish to
state that it is part of my principles
TO acknowledge accomplished facts and
to acquiesce in the declarations of the
majority, and when disturbing local
questions are once settled it is bad poll
tics and undemocratic to drag those
questions at our heels. We are facing
the rising and not the setting sun.
1T is my purpose to go into the
campaign and seek &c again win vic
tory for Democracy. I am happy in the
reflection that Utah is Democratic. 1t
ought not to be egotistical in me to say
that I have had a share in making it
Democratic. and 1 give my pledge that
I will strive to keep this state Demo-
cratic"
MARTINEAU SQUARES HIMSELF.
Martineau of Cache arose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege. In his speech
secOnding the nomination of Roberts
he said that the portion of the Cache
delegation who stood for B. II. Rob
erts represented the best elements in
the county. Those in the delegation
who stood for other candidates had ac-
cused him of casting reflections and
mean insinuatiOns. Mr. Martineau
claimed TO be an amateur on the floor
of the convention, and if in the excite
ment he had said any unpleasant
things he felt sorry for his indiscre-
ton. He now wanted TO say that the
delegates who were opposed to the
nomination of Mr.. Roberts also repre-
scented the best elements in Cache
county's people. Time" was called on
Mr. Martineau and he resumed his seat.
THE JUDICIAL NOMINATION.
The next in order was the nominal
ton of a candidate for associate justice
of the state supreme court. The con-
YertiOn was ready to listen to nOminat-
ing speeches, but none were fOrthcOm-
ins for several minutes. At length,
however. 3. i. Lloyd arose and said
that little did he think the nomination
OF 2 supreme judge would go begging.
lie had understood that someone else
J-as 20 present the name Of him whom
he had n mind, but evidently there
was misunderstanding, and ne would
fill the part that he had been originally
cast Cor Then Mr.. Lloyd placed in
nomination Robert n. Baskin, the en-
bodiment of honor. integrity and legal
ability. Re was d lifelong citizen of
Utah, we'll known, tried and true.
ROLAPP'S NAME PRESENTED.
on behalf of the Democrats of the
northern 7art os the state, W. l. Ma
sipnis declared that ne wanted not
cry the best man, but the one who
could be elected. He felt fee to say
thai the supreme court ne - reOrgan-
hing, and the many bad DECISIONS cor
iecIing His candidate was young
man who had none the former
strifes hanging over lin He was
neither . Mormon nor a Gentle, and
all classes sxOuld support him. In Mr..
MaSinnis' estimation. a supreme judge
was not supremely greater than dis
trict judge, and he had pleasure in pre-
senting that honest, clean, upright and
capable man, Henry n. Rolapp of Og-
den.
SECONDING SPEECHES FOR BOTH.
John g. Miner of Provo regretted
shat the geographical question had
arose. but since it had, he wanted TO
sneak Cor the southern part of the
state On behalf of IS delegates from
Utah county he seconded the nOmina-
ion OK Robert n. BaslOin. whom he
regarded as an honest man, an Orna-
nlent to the legal profession, credit to
the state, and the very man to redeem
Ike supreme court.
I. c. Thoreson of Cache said the