The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

continuance and enlargement of this wise
and economical government and ask the
hearty support of the people of the state.
regardless of previous party affiliations.
We commend the efforts of Senator
Heitfeldt and Representative Wilson in
behalf of the people of the state, and we
depreeate as unjust, ungenerous and un-
principled the attempt of INSCRIPTIONS
Republican politicians to claim all the
credit for the passage of the free homes
bill and the opening of the Fort Hall res
ervation for Senator Shpup.
We demand constitutional amendment
making United States senators elective by
direct vote of the people and we pledge
the vote of all Democratic sena tors elect
ed from this state to vote for such an
amendment.
Shoup Denounced.
We denounce the action of Senator Geo
L. ShoUp in his abject betrayal of the in
tereSts of the people of Idaho in voting
! against an income tax, and in other ways
repudiating the platform upon which he
was elected. and We call upon the people
of this state to defeat at the polls every
! legislative candidate who stands for the
reelection of Senator Shoup,. or any 9th
er gold standard aspirant for senatorial
honors.
We favor a legislative reapportionment
on a just and equitable basis. AS shall
be shown by the vote and census of this
/ year.
We are in favor of the strict enforce
ment of the law prohibiting the importa-
ton of diseased sheep and other live stock
/ into our state.
We reaffirm our devotion to the prin-
/ ciples OF equity and Justice and condemn
1 lawlessness in all its forms and guar
antee to every person in the state equal
protection in and to all the rights and
| privileges guaranteed under our conStitu-
! ton and laws. We also favor such amend
I ants To f,1rr- Ia
compulsory a reference of all differences
between capital and labor to a non-par-
tisan board of arbitration.
Land Leases Opposed.
We are opposed to the leasing of the
/ public ranges to corporations or individu-
! ais, as a policy antagonistie TO the inter
ests of small farmers and stock raisers.
/ the benefits OF the use OF the same and
believing they should be free to all eiti-
Zens.
/ We glory in the renOwn won by our
volunteer soldiers in their battles for lib
! erty and humanity and the Democratic
party will always stand ready to recog-
( nize their valiant services, and we resent
/ as an asDersion on American patriotism
attempt of the Republican party to mo-
nopoliZe the hOnors of those soldiers. and
we condemn that partys determination
/ to convert the fruits OF their victories into
| criminal aggression
! Mr.. Dockery was applauded at near
| ly every sentence during the reading.
| When he had finished, Custer county
as a unit moved the adoption of the
/ platform Seconds came from all over
! the house, and without debate the
measure was unanimously adopted.
| Then a recess until 1870 o'clock was
taken.
Nominations Made.
When the night session of the Dem
| ocratic convention was opened the del
egates showed a disposition to settle
right down to business. A motion linn
| iting speeches to three minutes each
was adopted. and nominations were
proceeded with. 1t was decided to
! leave the offices apportioned to the 9TH
er parties temporarily open.
The supreme judgeship came first.
Judge Stockslager Of Blaine county
was nominated by Colonel Reid. The
Judge StOckslager nominated by accla-
nation.
| The gOvernorship was next in order
and it developed a mighty pretty race
| John B. Goode of Kootenai, L. c. Rice
J of Fremont, c. H. Jackson of Ada
! Frank W. Hunt of Lemhi and A. F.
Parker of Idaho were the entries. II
took eighteen ballots to finish the race
Rice and GOode started with the high
est vote, but after the twelfth ballot
their strength began drifting away
from them. 1t was apparent that the
real scrap lay between Hunt and Jack
son. On the eighteenth vote Hunt got
127 votes, and before the result could
be announced so many delegations raj
lied to his standard that he got prac-
tically everything in the convention
The nomination was made unanimous
with a whoop.
Spanish War Veteran.
The nominee was escorted to the plat
form. He made most eloquent LITTLE
talk, in which he returned thanks fol
the honor conferred upon him and ex
pressed the belief that the ticket viii
be elected. Mr.. Hunt, or Captain Hunt
was a soldier in the war with Spain
He entered the service as lieutenan
, in the Idaho battalion, and was pro
NOTED to a captaincy for gallantry
Captain Hunt was born in Kentucky
and has lived in Idaho a dozen years
, He is very popular and adds strength
to, the ticket.
The next thing that happened wa
one of the amusing events of the con
vention. Chairman Watt was tollec
away from the chair and was place,
IN nomination for lieutenant governor
? He ran back to protest but the con
: vention nominated him anyway. Late
the delegates listened to Mr.. Watt
and after numerous others had decline
. the race settled down between Thoma
) T. Carroll of Bannock and z. M. Todd
, of Fremont. The former won by vot
5 of 148 to ninety-seven.
For treasurer, DR.. J. J. Plumnaer o
: Owyhee was named by reclamation.
There was little fight for attorne
r general between Frank Martin of Ada
! n. H. Clarke of Bingham and Gu
: Barnum of Lincoln. Martin won on
! on the first ballot
; For superintendent of public in
struction Miss French had no opposi
{ ton She was nominated with no oppo
sition, and thus becomes the only can
4 didate on all tickets.