Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-14
DEMOCRATS HAVE
THEIR INNINGS.
Convention of Salt Lake County Delegates,
over 500 Strong, Meet to PrOmulgate
a Platform and Name Ticket.

great leader Wh0m Nuey hupP1l N'A III,
Is the same now as he was them lie
has not changed The Republicans point
10 the magnificent prosperity that now
exists and say that 1t Is because OF me
Republican administration. They point
to the crash and financial panic Of 1898
and say that Ii was the result OF the
Democratic administration. But the
Democratic party ala not bring on the
panic Of 1893, l. was on before CleVe-
land took his scat"
The speaker then quoted from an edl-
torial I'm the Salt Lake Tribune, III
which It was declared that the failure
OF the Argentine securities IN 1890 was
the source % great difficulty, that
because OF that failure the Bank OF
England was saved only by loan.
The same article arraigned the big
bankers OF the United states as re-
sponsble for the panic Of 1913, they hay-
ing preclpitated Il. for the purpose OF
defeating silver But the Republicans
Unfortunately charge the Democrats
with the responsibility for all che ills Of
the past. whether guilty or not.
1.-The attention of the people COM
tinued the speaker rs called TO the at
titude OF the administration towards the
! Philippines. and that question rises
dUONE NIl AkItlN IL ~ AlAH NlAANNNNNAA va
the right OF men 20 cross the ocean and,
take from the people their homes one
OF the greatest commandments thun-
dercd from Mount Sinai was. Thou
| shalt not steal and the most beautiful
words that ever fell from the lips Of
| man were Do unto others as you would
have others do unto YOU The desire
| 10 civilize the people has been the claim
| of all cOnQuerOrs
There are two great pictures pres
| ented In history-oue In Peru. the other
In Pennsylvania the home Of William
Penn The first picture is that OF the
| conquorers from Spain taking captive
| the Inca Of the Peruyians. and the ma
| tlves denudlng their homes and taking
/ their treasure % the chicftain for a ram
som. but the Inca was put 10 death. The
/ other picture Is that Of William Penn
standing under the elm tree making
treaty with the Indians telling them
! that they had met upon the broad
| pathway Of love and there he was pro-
tected without any protection, needing
no defenders
Greater than the protection that
hedges a king is the divine protection
that doth hedge a righteous man, II a
people ask for our protection, We VIII
upon Them The only question that the
| American people should ask In regard TO
the retention o. the Philippines Is, is II
right?'
Senator Rldeout then closed with a
glowing eulogy Of W. J. Bryan, saying:
/ History viii point 10 Washington as
the flower Of our earliest civilization,
and 20 Lincoln as The great champion Of
! liberty for the black man as we'll as the
white. but she will dip her pen In the
pure sun light above them all and write
the name OF william Jennings Bryan.
| the statesman and patriot whose heart
doth ever beat Tor humanity" Great
applause,)
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
c. NJ. Jackson moved that committee
| Of seven ON credentials, OF seven on per
manent organization and order OF husi-
ness. and ten on platform and resolu-
tons be appointed The motion car
| ried
Or. II, A. Anderson, moved the APP
pointment of a county committee OF
twenty-one TO be chosen at the same
| time as other committees, fifteen from
the city and six from the county, Car
ried
Judge Kroeger objected to the Re
publican arrangement OF the chairs
and suggested that they be arranged SO
as 20 allow the delegates 20 select their
seats. A motion Incorporating this idea
| was later put by Judge Kroeger and
| carried. Al this JunCture a recess Of
| five minutes was taken TO allow the
| delegates 10 select committees.
Upon reassembing the chairmen Of
| the various delegations named the fol-
| lowing committees
Credentials--Firs municipal ward, A.
! W. Gallagher second, Thomas W.
/ Green. third George w Timpson.
fourth. James Maxwell, fifth Arthur
| w Brown. county Samuel Bateman,
George NJ Spencer.
Permanent organization and order Of
! business-First municipal ward. Louis
| lverson; second, j. G., Lambert; third,
| II. j. Hayward. fourth, James Sabine,
/ Jr. NTH Henry Davis, county Francis
| Quinn. Joseph G.. Bywater.
Platform and resolutions-First mu-
/ nicipal ward, George +. Hi, second
/ John Allen. third, Arthur r. Barnes;
/ fourth. Fisher Harris; nth, NJ y. Null
| vey: county. Jennie b. Whipple, ID. r.
/ Allen, W 3. Ellis, O. +. Miller and
! Herbert VanDam.
County central committee mu-
| nlcipal ward w. a. Gray, C.. G.. John
son. third member not chosen; second
| Thomas c. Lewis John Shea, Albert
/ Fisher: third, Arthur r Barnes, Robert
/ Sleater, james FoTsythe. Jr. fourth. T.
| r. Thomas. Jr. James Sabine, Jr.
James MAXWELL nfth, David l.. Leyey
| Burt Hallornan. John Arnup; county,
| John Hansen. Jr,. Of Riverton, b G.
| Ward. Sandy. Mrs Jennie b. Whipple.
| Farmers. a. W. Foreman, Bingham;
Joseph h. Rawlins, Draper; G. NJ. Sor-
ens0n, Sugar.
OFFER FROM POPULISTS,
After the naming Of the committees,
| Chairman Lloyd arose and informed the
| convention OF recent conference be-
/ tween the Democratic county commit
tee and a committee from the Populists.
/ The latter, Mr. Lloyd said were desir-
Gus Of fusing with the Democrats
| claiming they had 500 votes IN salt Lake
| county. In consideration of fusing the
/ POpulists wanted the Democrats 10 give
them "A State senator, two representa-
| tives. the recOrdcrship and one-thlrd
| Of the patronage Of that office and one
| deputy In the sherlf'S department.
| Murmurs of disapproval came from all
parts OF the house when this announce
ment was made. one delegate eX-
| claimed: "rhey don't want much, DO
they?' Another called out: "Giye EN-
the whole ticket
Continuing. Chairman Lloyd said that
| the Democratic committee thought the
| request an unreasonable one. and sug-
| gested that maybe the party would be
willing 90 allow a State Senator, the
chief deputyship IN tho recorders office
! and a deputyship IN the shering Office.
The populists rejected this offer Mr..
Lloyd mentioned the matter IN order
that the pleasure OF the delegates may
be determined.
Delegate J. 9. Lambert. OF the Second
| precinct, moved that the proposition