The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-22
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

Grosvenor. food commissioner. A Pin
gree appointee was then made perma-
nent chairman.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Pingree men largely outnumbered the
others in the resolution committee.
When the resolutions were reported to
the committee they We're unanimously
adopted without debate. On the war
issue. the resolution said:
I'VE endorse the present national adj
miniStratiOn and express confidence in
the honesty, integrity and patriotism
OF President mckinley. During the
trying times that eliminated in a war
with Spain he displayed rare ability
and discretion until the final cessation
OF hostilities. which we hope will
speedily result in permanent peace.
We endorse our honored secretary
of war and commend his conscientious.
patriotic and unselfish devotion to the
honor of the nation and welfare of the
army. We denOunce the unjust at
tacks made on him and offer him our
undivided support and confidence.
we reaffirm the principles of the ST.
Louis platform, and pledge them our
support rs sure guarantee of national
prosperity and honor. We stand upon
the existing gold standard and con-
denim the proposition to admit silver
10 free and unlimited coinage at the
ratio of 16 TO 1 by this country alone"
The platform C0ngratulateS the cOGn-
try upon returning prosperity under
Republican rule, and the operation of
the Dingley law; offers honor and de-
VOti0n to the volunteers from Michigan
in the war: cOngratulateS the country
upon its land and sea victories, and
leaves the future destiny of the peoples
of whom the nation has gained control
through the war confidently in the
hands of the properly delegated au-
thCrity. The administration of Gov
ernor PingTee is commended, especially
his care of the troops.
The passage concerning state taxa
tion is as follows:
I'VE commend the present state adj
ministration for its earnest efforts in
favor OF equal and just taxation of the
property Of railroad, telegraph, tele-
phone and express companies. We IA
Vor the immediate repeal of the tax
upon the gross earnings of railroad, tel
egraph. telephone and express company
property, this value to be determined
by a state board. The taxes collected
therefrom shall be paid into the Dri-
mary school fund.
We favor also the reimbursement of
the assessment laws of this state; that
all taxable property shall be placed
uDcn assessments at their real and
just value. and be taxed equally with
other taxable property in the state"
Governor Pingree was placed in NOM
ination by Charles Flowers of Detroit.
II was quickly made unanimous by ac-
cIamation.
For lieutenant governor o. w. Robin
son Of Houghton, an ardent Pingree
supporter, was nominated after close
contest with Carrot J. Dieka, ex-presi-
dent Of the house. In his speech of
acceptance, Governor Pingree announc-
ed that he was Just the same old bald
headed Pingree he was two years ago;
the kind of Republican that believes liz
principle before party"
He said, however that the Repub-
lican party was the party of the COM
mon people, and that was 1ghy he'd al
ways been in it. Somebody must stand
up and see that there is fair play, and
the governor said it was usually, in
fact, doWR-hill work for him to do it.
If anybody, even the best Republican,
was found getting out of paying his
taxes, he would not vote for him. He
simply could not have it.
After announcing the vote on lieuten-
ant governor, a recess was taken until
o'clock. when the rest of the ticket
was named.
The following candidates of the state
ticket were nominated at tonights SEES
sion:
For secretary of state, J. S. Stearns. |
Ludington; auditor General Roscoe F. |
Dixon, BerTian Springs; attorney gen.
eral, Horace NJ. Oren, Sault Ste. Marie; |
treasurer, George Steele, st. Johns; |
commissioner of land office, William A. |
French, PresQue Isle; superintendent of |
public instruction, Jason f. Hammond, |
Hillsdaie; regents of state university. |
Eli r. Sutton, Detroit, and J. Byron !
Judkins, Of Grand Rapids; members of |
state board of education, Professor F. |
p: Johnson. Ann Arbor, and F. A.
Platt, Flint
The convention adjourned at mid |
night