The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-10

AS Is usual Win oil SuCH meetings
the delegates were a little slow in ar
irving at the theatre and it was 80
minutes past the hour of noon, the
time fixed for assembling, when Coun-
ty Chairman Lloyd called the delega-
tons to order.
CHAIRMAN LLOYD FELICITATES.
Mr. Lloyd declared the convention
was the greatest of the kind ever Geld
in the county: one which had an ur-
gent duty to perform. He urged that
none but the best men be selected Tor
the places. Without further delay he
named the temporary officers OF the
convention. Hon. James H. Moyle for
the craftsmanship. Mrs. Alice Merrill
Horne, as secretary and John Z. Han
sen assistant secretary.
HON. J. H. MOYLE.
Mr.. Moyle INDUCED in a few re-
marks upon taking the position. He
said: Ladies and gentlemen and fell
low delegates: Ordinarily 1 am against
the plan of the committee naming a
chairman, but it has grown to be
custom with US here in this city and
there is probably no reason for objec-
ton. The conditions under which the
convention meets today are very IA
Vorable. more than ever before. Two
years ago we had had the Republican
party IN power as Il result "a WHICH llS
county warrants went begging on the
streets. Two years more of a continu-
ance of such a policy and we should
have been bankrupt. Today our war
rants are at par and heavy Indebted
ness created by the former admins
tration has been wiped out. The duties
of the county are now performed with
about one-half the assistance and one
half the expense. We have reason TO
be proud of the record which we have
made and can go before the people with
a feeling of confidence.
1t is true that many of our former
allies. the silver Republicans, or some
of them. have deserted US. They pro-
fess a great love for silver and a great
disgust with Hanna and Mckinley.
They say she reasons they have for
leaving US are that we want all the
Offices. not because they do not want
them How firm is their devotion to
silver under such circumstances How
firm is their devotion when they join
hands with Hanna and Mckinley and
go before the people processing to be
the friends Of silver. The people of
Utah and OF this county are not so
blind as these people would have them
believe and can see the power behind
the movement.
The chair said he trusted the delega-
tions had come here to nominate a
ton of the Democratic party and the
people. There are many silver Repub-
licans in the ranks who Nave become
Democrats and they should be treated
with consideration, for the man who
changes his politics sometimes has TO
struggle heroically TO admit he has
made an error The delegates should
ever remember the high duty of plac-
ing in nomination candidates for Of
fee They should be the men and Wo-
men best fitted for the places. The
man OF woman who votes for a candi-
date on the grounds Of friendship. when
others of greater ability are to be had.
is unworthy of the right to sit as dele
gates. The chair also cautioned the
delegates that TOO much confidence
sometimes resulted disastrously and
that the best work should be accom-
plished in the convention which was
possible to accomplish.
THE COMMITTEES.
When the chair had completed his re-
marks, Hon, E. W. Wilson of Salt Lake