Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-10

ward this great organization. ono Of
tha two upon which the nation has rrst-
a o. confidence Tor two Hcoro years.
900 not originate with mon ut the head
% state Affairs or N men who. by vir-
tue u their hlrh station. might dirrct
public opinion into now channels II
was not the product of a conference
between Statesmen or leaders or the Old
parties. but of tho thought of simple.
Himighlforwnrt men, poor In this
worlds goods and flr from tho aroma
" politics
While The country was az fever heat
over the agitation uf the slavery quoa-
ton, given expression 10 In the Kansas
Nebraska tiil. there were two men In
the hamlet or i,ipon. via. A. Il, noyay.
o. lawyer, ana J, Bowen. a country edi-
Tor. who mot 10 talk over the altua-
ton and 10 dopioro tho utter incapaclty
" the WhlT party. whose members in
Congress were divided. a. deal with the
great problem. This conference resulted
Zoo PLAZA 20 can mass meeting on
February 2pth. 1854. in tho Congrcga-
t.onal church. IA little white frame
building on tho crest ~ College Hlii.
citizens came from ni around the
rpnWcly settled nciEhh0rhnud o. attend
the meeting. ~ was IL momcntouH oc-
caHlDn Tor this little burg ~ "a fow hun
dfrd Inhabitants, rUmutu from mUtru-
puliian NE ana Ideas, ana practically
rhut m from communication.
The meeting was q success, nccrrdinR
20 the statements made hy those who
a..
the proposition that the only hope uf
defeating tho extension OF slavery lay
iu the dlHruptinF % tho organization ~
tho WhlH party and uniting tho anti.
slavery supporters now iu tho ranks ~
three parties, WhiTa Frve Sellers aud
Democrats. under new name. 10 was
argued that such scheme could not
lH made effective. coming from u rural
community without tho means ~ bring
Inc II before the people ht large Un-
dnunird hy the hurunrHH and apparent
hopelr7rnrHa OF the undertaking. how
ever. 10 vas nTrrUd that another meet
inr be- held O. give tho movement some
form, Then ana there" Mr. npvny
myr. was created the Republican
Flfiy-four citizens. comprised 81
members from tho three parties then Ia
ne foreground ~ politics, mot on Feh-
runrY ~ ana passed "a Hut NJ rcHolu-
tons, bitterly dgnounClnF tho measures
before Congress which would permit
slavery 10 Kansas. Nebraska and Mis-
souri,, ana setting forth among other
things. that the passage ~ these bills
~ PASS they ahnulil will b. tho call tO
arms ~ a great Northern party, such
nu one un The country has not hitherto
neon composed ~ wings. Democrats
ana Free HnllcrH. every man with
heart ln him united under the single
banner cry M Repeat Repeat"
thlri meeting WHH hold on March
20 upon the publication N tho following
call In the llpon Herald;
a hlll expressly Intended 10 extend
nud strengthen tho iHtltutlon of slavery
hul pissed the Senate by "a large ma
l1tty, many Northern Senators voting
Tor H. und many more Sitting IN their
sHntn and not voting nt an. n n evil
dgntly destined 10 pass the House and
become n law, unless ita progress II ar
r.aied hy general uprising Of tho
Therefore. we. tho undersigned. be-
lowing The community to be- nearly
unanimous Ia opposition 90 tho nefar-
lIuH scheme, would cali u public meet
ing ~ tho cltlzrnn NJ an parties 10 be
helf M tho school house IN ltlpon on
Monday ovculnE March 90, NJ $50
U'eiock. 10 resolve. to petition and 20 or
rlnlF0 nrainA 10.
RlEned) J. DROWN,
A. LOpEV
n l.. REYNOLDS,
4. ". UONAN,
jacob WOODRUFF,
tAnd nifty otherl,
Tho nyo men whose names are given
constituted committee on Organlza-
ton. who formally ohristcnod tho par
~ and who arc its gndfathcra, Tho
committee wmi representative one,
Mr.. n1Wen was Frooeryman and
banker Mr. Lopez was farmer and n
Justice N tho nfacei Mr. Reynolds wan
% farmer Mr. Woodruff was % black
Hmiih and nurHerymnn. ana hr. hnvny
was lawyer. Al N these men have
since passed. away, with the exception
N Nj, nnvuy
The meeting WIS attended by both
mon and women from the surrounding
country Mr. Bovny here offered tho
nnne Republican" for the new party
hut cautioned against itH use until the
party should fake ON "a national chnrnr-