The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Discussion of Permit System-Adop-
ton of Platform.

Pocatello, July 21.-The Democrats
didn't make any pretense of getting to-
gether until 11:45, although the hour
to which they had recessed was 8
o'clock. The Populists had recessed I'M
Ill 1890 and the conference commit
tees were in session up to the assem-
bling of the Democrats. When Chair
man Watt had secured order, Chairman
Martin of the Democratic conference
COMMITTEES submitted a report. He told
of the invitation of the POpulists to
confer again. Several propositions, he
said. had been discussed and finally the
Democrats offered this division:
To the Observation-Disclosures of the SUI
preme court, governor, lieutenant gov
ernor. attorney general, superintendent
of public instruction, treasurer and
three presidential electors.
To the ts-COngressman, au-
ditor, mining Inspector.
To the Silver Republicans-Unit
States senator, secretary of state.
The silver Republicans, Mr.. Martin
continued accepted this plan of dis
tribution, but the Populists rejected it,.
They demanded in addition to the Of
fees named the secretary Of state and
one presidential elector."
Mr.. Martin told of the hard work
done by the cOnferees; Of their anxiety
to settle the question one way or the
other He asked for instructions from
his fellow delegates.
Colonel Reid, also of the committee,
moved that the body be instructed TO
stand pat. He made an able argument
supporting his motion This was the
only speech except by James H. Haw-
ley.
Mr.. Hawley's Views.
Mr.. Hawley. who is one of the SEN
atorial candidates, declared that the
Democratic committee had attempted
to assign the offices it had no right to
assign But in the interest of harmony
! he believed the convention should stand
! by the action of the committee. Thus
| by his own act Mr.. Hawley was elimin-
ated from the senatorial fight His
generous step was greeted with pro-
/ lOnged roar of applause.
The vote was a rising one. Every
delegate stood up and declared the con-
! ferees to be unanimously sustained.
! The convention almost Immediately
/ recessed until 1870 O'clock.
Discussed Pop Resolution.
At 2:9O O'Clock the Democrats were
/ called to order and Martin of the con-
! ference committee read the resolution
| of the Populists concerning martial law
and the permit system in Shoshont
| county. Colonel Reid opened the ora
| torical ball that followed. He moved
! that the resolution be rejected and thai
! the convention proceed with the regu
4 lar order of business without regard
TO the Populists. Colonel Reid said III
was a friend of fusion, but he though
the adoDtiOn of this resolution was too
big a price to pay for it.
| Major Wood of ShOshOne thoroughly
endorsed all that was said by COlone
| Reid. He said he had been referred Il
as a dynamiter, but he wanted to sa!
that anyone who called him an enem!
OF law and order was q consciencelesl
liar.
Steunenberg's adjutant general, Mr.
| Weaver, of Ada, then let down the bar
for a wide range of discussion by en-
tering into a eulOgy Of Governor Steu
| nenberg's course in the Couer d Alenes
During his remarks Mr.. Weaver said
II am sometimes called General Wea
yer. but I don't wish to be confuse'
with the General Weaver whom saw
today on the streets of Pocatello wear
ing a bull pen button.
| This remarke was Kissed so vigorous
" that Weaver was much disconnected
A Hard Question.
"Sf' Donnelly of Kootenai strongt
resented Viewers remarks. He wish
ed to know why after sixteen month
the permit system was still in force i
Shoshone county. He asked some frien
of Governor Steunenberg to answer tn
! question and shook one of the permit
as he spoke. A delegate asked that tn
| naper he read and Mr. Donnelly com
piled.
The permit gave one Erb the RICH