Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-07
not being present Elder Lorln Farr OF
ogden offered the prayer.
WAITED FOR THE PLATFORM.

The report Of the committee ON Mat.
form and resolutions not being ready
Il was decided to name the members of
the state committee. which was done
as follows
Beaver-J. r Tolton. Beaver.
boAelder-I. H. Blackburn. II. II,
Gordon, Brigham city.
Cache. NJ. Blair Logan; Joseph
Monsoon, Richmond
CarDon-Mark T. Bracket.
Dayis-R. W. Barnes. Kaysville
David Stoker Bountiful
Emefy-Leu n. Harmon, Hunting
ton
Gardeld-s. o. Crosby. PanguItch.
Grand-J. a. Hun, Moab.
lfon-R g.. Lund JE Cedar City
Juab--John T. Harrington, Eureka;
i, =. Christensen Ncuhl
kanc-W. r. Stewart Kanab.
Milard-Joshua Greenwood, Fillmore.
VILE.
Piute-stephen G. James. Marysvale
Rich--John Kennedy. Randolph
salt Lake-B, r. Lloyd . w Pow
ers w. II. Dale. w. j. Newman salt
Lake. d. o. Rideout Jr,, Draper
san Juan-L. II, ReGd. Blur.
Sanpete-James NJ. Christensen. Eph-
raim l.. i. Becker. Manu.
Seyier-James A. Ross. Joseph
summit. l.. B0vden, COalyllle,
John Paradise. Park City
Tooele-Ward Stephenson. Mercur
utah-O, T. Malmberg. W ~ Roy
lance. Provo. James NJ Clark, Ameri-
can Fork.
Ulntah-John c. Davis Vernal
al III
Washington-T @. Cotton st. George.
Wayne-loseph Eckersley, Loa.
Weber-Dan Hamer, T.. NJ COuroy.
T. Il, Christensen ogden.
SPEECH BY POWERS.
While Cache county was engaged IN
the work OF selecting a member OF the
state committee there We're numerous
calls for a speech from Judge Powers
That gentleman finally responded The
judge among other things said.
The great leader Of the Republican
party, the great American whom our
Republican friends do not Ike % have
quoted from at the present time Abra-
ham Lincoln, said that no party can
command respect that advocates today
that which Il denounced last year. or
that denOunces today that which 1t adj
yocated last year But In reading the
papers and reading speeches. Il has
seemed 70 me that the Republicans In
Utah can change quicker than the man
can change the pea under the thimble
at the circus, when now you see IL and
now you don't. Laughter and APP
plause) That great man and Ameri-
can, William J, Bryan, whom the peO-
pie Of Utah looked upon In 1896 as the
man appointed 10 lead the people back
to the ways OF simplicity and place the
once more whore the faith
ers intended II to be is today ridicued,
revIled and spat upon even as the gold
standard people did IN the East In 1896.
shame. shame upon you who voted for
him In 1896 but so stultlfy yourselves
today that you applaud such senti-
ments that were uttered In the Provo
convention that indicated that he was
q dishonest mani (Applause) Are you
so anxious 20 feed from the flesh pots
OF Egypt that you are willing 20 eat
your words and swallow your principles
that there may be distributed among
you a few Of the offices Of the Federal
Tell me that there is any
hope for the American people II we are
10 progress IN the future as we have
been progressing N the past"
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Juab county here requested an ad-
ditional member on the State commit
tee and Mr.. r. p. Christensen Of Nephl
was named for the place.
Then came q running discussion par
in by a large number Of the
delegates as 20 whether the convention
should take a recess until O'clock |
last night or until o'clock this morn
ms The former hour was decided
upon.