The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-14

tween the Taylor men for the same
places. In these contests there was a
vociferous flow of Kentucky oratory.
In the contest for attorney general
there were forty-seven speeches by
actual count. and during the day there
were over 300 speeches.
After the presentation speech for
each candidate for the different places.
, there was such a series of seconding
speeches that it seemed like a ballot
would never be reached. The ballots
We're not counted completely. Counties
would change their votes TO the lead
ing ones or to the winners, and then
followed another series of speeches in
withdrawing the names of those who
ran behind.
Taylor For Governor.
The presentation of Taylor's name by
his leading opponent. Colonel S. H.
Stone, with the seconding of the same
by Judge Pratt, his other opponent,
was a dramatic scene, but the most
exciting time of the convention was
during the contest for attorney gen.
eral. The Taylor men, who had been
making the race for that nomination.
objected to being sidetracked by one
who had failed of another nomination,
and they made an aggressive fight.
Senator Deboe. General Taylor and
their close friends were active workers
in the hail during the balloting for at
torney general. They wanted Judge
Pratt on the ticket, and they finally
nominated him by an overwhelming
majority. Judge Pratt was the favor
lite of the colored delegates for COVER
nor.
w. S. Taylor is IS years old. He was
poor farmer boy and taught school
before he became county clerk in 1882.
While in that office he studied law and
afterward was elected judge. He has
been member of the Republican state
committee since 1886 ant was a dele
gate to the national Republican con-
vention in Chicago, in 1888. He was
elected attorney general four years ago,
when William c. Bradley was elected
governor. The latter did not attend
the convention here this week.
The Platform.
The platform. in part, is as follows:
I'VE pledge the Republican party Of
Kentucky to the enactment of all such
laws as may be necessary to prevent
trusts, pools combinations or other or
CARNATIONS from combining to depre-
ciate below its real value or to enhance
the cost of any article, or to reduce the
proper emolumentS of labor.
I'VE congratulate the Republican
party that existing federal legislation
for the suppression of harmful trusts,
pools and combinations is the work of
a Republican congress, performed dur
ing the administration of a Republican
president. and we congratulate the
country that in the suppression of in
furious combinations Republican legis-
lation has had in the past, as it will
have in the future, due regard for the
interests of legitimate business. the
purposes of such legislation being the
remedy for wrong and not embarrass-
ment to industry, enterprise or thrift
I'VE endorse without reserve, the adj
ministration of President Mckinley and
congratulate the American people upon
the condition of prosperity and happi-
ness resulting from the wisdom and
patriotism which he has brought to
the discharge of his public duties.
I'VE declare our confidence in the
policies adopted and the measures
taken by the president to restore
order and to establish progressive gov
ernments in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. and we pledge him our