The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-20
CANNON A DEMOCRAT
Former Senator Declares Himself at
Ogden Meeting.
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HE HATES REPUBLICANISM
SILVER MEN LIKELY TO UNITE
ON CITY TICKET.
Fusion Forces Meet to Discuss the
Coming Campaign-Silver Repub-
hcans and Populists Will Be In
vited to Unite With Other Silver
Men-Cannon's Democracy.
lsneclal TO The Herald.l

Special to The Herald)
Ogden, Sept. 19.-At the meeting oil
the fusion forces held tonight. Frank j
Cannon made the positive statement
that he expects to be a Democrat next
year, supplementing the assertion with
the remark that it would then be a re-
formed Democracy
At this same meeting a resolution
was adopted looking toward a common
ticket to be placed in the field atNthe
coming city election, the plan being to
have the Democrats, Populists and sill
yer Republicans hold conventions on
the same day, just as the three fusion
parties did last fall.
The meeting was called by Chairman
Weber Of the fusion committee. and
the notices were especially addressed to
insurgents" About leo were present
during most of the meeting.
1t was opened by A. j. Weber, VINO
addressed the audience, saying, in sub
stance, that he had no apologies 70
make for his last years course, Out
was willing to cooperate with the reg
ular organization this fall, and would
individually prefer going into the DEM
ocratic primaries. However, he pro-
posed letting the majority decide. Mr..
Weber explained that he had to leave
because of sickness at home, and intro
duced l.. w. Shurtliff as chairman. he
simply called for the pleasure of the
meeting, whereupon 7. D. Johnson in
troduced a resolution which took the
position that the principle of fusion had
been recognized in the Democratic call,
and. therefore, urged that all Bryan Sill
yer Democrats should go into the DEM
ocratic convention The resolution fur
Their urged that the Populist and silver
Republican parties be invited to par
ticipate with them or hold conventions
on the same day, if they preferred;
Furthermore, the resolution objected
to the date of the convention, Sept. ~,
as too early. and asked a postponement.
Mr. johnson argued that silver Re
publicans and Populists should come
into the primaries under the call re-
Gently issued, and participate in the
convention, even to the extent of being
nominees of that convention. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Kiesel, Mr.. Johnson
read the call put forth by the city COM
mittee, laying stress on the clause al
lowing any person believing in the
Democratic platform of '96 to partici-
pate.
. Horn Was Suspicious.
"a. G. Horn opposed the resolution,
SAYING he feared a trick. that the call
as published was not signed, and that
he did not know who We're members OF
the city committee. He was called
down by Mr.. Ballard of the committee,
who said the call had been signed by
the chairman and secretary, as was
customary. He would be proud to
vouch for it and sign it, if necessary
Mr.. Horn later discovered matter IN
the body of Mr.. Johnson's resolution
which obviated his objection.
C. A. Smurthwaite spoke of the reso-
luton, but favored the maintenance of
separate silver Republican and Popu-
list parties. This view was later urged
strongly by Mr.. Cannon.
j H. Macmillan, secretary of the
Bryan Silver committee, spoke to the
resolution.
Mr.. Cannon was called for by Mr..
johnson, and said he. was proud of the
call aof the city committee and of the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Johnson.
He favored, however, submitting a
categorical inquiry to these people, y
asking the plain question whether the
silver Republicans would be allowed a
voice in the naming of candidates. This
was the council of war, he said, called
to see how to defeat the common en-
y. 1LGDuUllCdDlSIIl.
as my love for silver is my hatred of
Republicanism, said Mr.. Cannon. "It
is being whispered around that Mr..
Bryan has changed the issues and
switched off onto trusts. This is false.
Every noted leader in 1896 teaches that
the money trust is the mother of all
trusts. MrBryan in 1896 wanted to kill
the mother snake before she bred nest
of vipers." Mr. Cannon agreed with
every utterance of the resolution and
the call except the one for silver Re
publicans and Populists to participate
in Democratic conventions. This was
opposed to the wishes of Jones and
Bryan.
Cannon Declares Himself.
81 expect to belong to the Democratic
party next year. continued Mr.. Can
non, and there was a tumult of APP
plauSe.
Mr.. Cannon continued, saying it
would not be the Democratic party of
Croker or Cleveland, but-here he
named list of illustrious Democrats,
silver Republicans and Populists. Mr.
Cannon spoke plainly and asked the
question: why should 1 help to put
4 man in power this year who will
work against me next year?'
In conclusion, MIR. O'Conolly of the
committee submitted an
addition which he would urge to be
placed in the Democratic call. 1t was
is follows:
I'VE also invite the cooperation of
he silver Republican party and the
9opulist party, if desired, to hold con-
yentions on the day of the convention
hereby called to the end that there may
be common ticket named by each
The meeting broke up all at once af-
ter sudden approval of both the john
son resolution and the addition pro-
posed by O'Conolly. 1t was stated by
several Bryan Silver Democrats tonight
hat the questions raised at the meeting
would be propounded to the city COM
nittee.