The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-06

! ownership of lbreweries. aquariums
bug houses and germ incubators, and
we hereby extend to him our unbound
ed support.
I'VE declare une4uivocaily for a pro-
hibitive tax on milk. The sickness
caused in our community by its use OF
late has been appalling, and we believe
the existence OF each dairy can TO be
an incontroyertible argument for the
immediate cremation of all four-footed
milk producing bipeds.
I'VE believe all fire hydrantsj in the
business district should be converted
into beer tanks of 1imitiesS capacity,
and that a supervisor should be APP
pointed to sec that at no time said
tanks are less than ten-tenths full.
For this position we would respectfully
recommend a citizen of defunct guz-
cling powers-Paddy Boyle" (Cries of
No. MOI
MOL subsidized and the secretary could
proceed
The next clause in the platform ad-
vocated the abolition of the present
system of liquid measurement, for
which the following substitute was
proposed:
Two pints. one gill; four quarts, one
pint; eight gallons, one quart; six bar
rels. one drink.
This provision was greeted with clap
ping of hands and opening of bottles.
the latter being first.
I'VE demand the appropriation OF
$4,000 to label distinctly all public by
drants, Water, This we believe to be
a source of protection to ourselves"
John Doe arose
Mr.. Chairman" said he, Il do not
believe there is a gentleman or lady in
our party who would so far forget
themselves as to partake of the liquor
referred to, and 1 contend that the
money could be put to a better use by
appointing special police to keep the
side doors to soda fountains closed on
Sundays"
This was unanimously agreed 10.
The platform concluded with an ear
nest plea for the free and unlimited
brewing of beer at the ratio of 100 to
hole in a doughnut.
Nominations Made.
Nominations were then in order.
Colonel i ely and Delegate Nixon NOM
mated themselves by reclamation.
The first hitch occurred over the
selection of treasurer. Delegate
from the First, made
glowing effort in behalf of his favor
lie He said:
"Shenflemun und Women: Dey vas
man vat 7 will nomination in. CAD
plause.) He vas lif here und in de OLD
ven he come back out. His
name remembers me of de time ven We
played togedder apart, und since den
iere hat not been Won bleniish nit his
past future between. Menl may come
back in again und go out und stay, |
ike de old adverb, but de man whose
name 1 hat mentioned later on will, like |
Re ditch, not stop. (Applause.)
DE man Who hat l been explana- |
Joining in my mindt l am SO worried, |
got dead q'vick from aggregated ex-
rumacatekism, ind he Is |
absent mitout us
TumultuouS applause greeted Mr..
1undgreen as he sat down.
AT this iuncture Mother Dudley
lrose. She wore a loose-fitting gunny |
acque. direct from Mercur. She made
IN imprisoned appeal for female rep
esentation, with the result that Miss
won a decided victory over
lund green's deceased candidate.
The rest of the ticket went through
n quick order, each man being unani-
nously supported by himself.
Just before the council list had been
cached. Sergeant-at-Arms Lund-reen
COX a flask from his pocket. The con-
ention went wild and the diminished
usiness was forgotten. Colonel Kelly
vainiy with the dele
ates. and was finally forced to ad-
Ourn the assembly sine die.