The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-02
UTAH SUSIA|NS ROBERTS.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION DE-
FLORES HIS EXCLUSION.
Platform Of the Convention strongly
Indorses Free silver. Denounees
Trusts and Declares Against Ex-
pansiom and wars of Conquest.

ocratc state convention was called TO order
at 1870 this morning. w. l.. Maginnis, Of
Ogden. was made temporary chairman ana
Mrs. Matte Hughes Cannon vice chair
man. The speech of the temporary chair
man was devoted chiefly to the Puerto RI
can tariff question, his remarks being an
tagonistic to recent action Of congress.
After the appointment of committees re-
cess was taken until o'clock.
II was 8 o'clock before the convention
reassembled-
w. NJ. Roylance was made permanent
chairman. and after thanking the conyen-
ton called for the regular order. Over
an hour was devoted 10 settling contests
In one county. The resolutions committee
was called for but was not ready TO re-
port. Calls were made for b. II. Roberts
TO address the convention. but he de-
The election of delegates to the Demo.
cradle national convention took up most o!
Before proceeding to ballot the rules were
suspended and Senator J. l.. Rawiins was
made delegate by reclamation.
The other five delegates were elected oy
w. Thatcher. A. J. Weber, A. II. irarbet,
r. G. Chambers and w. F. Knox.
The convention then took recess until
The delegates were unanimously instruct
ed to vote for William Jennings Bryan
When the resolutions committee made its
report the question of the exclusion OF Il
II. Roberts was brought prominently be-
fore the convention by the following
clause:
Resolved That the Democratic party
of the state of Utah, in convention as
sembled. solemnly afnrms that the people
ol this state have kept faith with the
nation and repeIs upon their hehalf all
charges to the contrary as false and mis-
leading. Therefore. we depiose the acton
of the congress of the United states In
refusing to administer the oath of Office
to the member-elect from this common
wealth"
Van Colt of Salt Lake moved to strike
this clause from the resolutions, saying
that II adopted 1t would lose votes Tor
the party.
of the clause and in a lengthy speech said
that the good faith of the state had been
attacked by congress and the conteation
on that subject
other speakers strongly supported the
Van Colt motion and general debate
Alfaies Young of Salt Lake claimed
that the question should not be injected
into the platform unless the convention
decided to either commend or censure the
j. r. Fletcher OF San Juan county OPP
Sss M he RoSsrss saS ssen sroush, face
10 face with the conditions that had con-
fronted him, and believed the same was
At this point Roberts arose and said
IL the gentleman supposed for moment
that he had any regrets on the subject
he was entirely mistaken.
A SaltsI.ake delegate read part of Rep
resentative Lentzs speech In congress
and attempted to offer resolution
gress. but IN the general confusion was
finally ruled out Of order.
After long and exciting discussion on
both sides of the question. the motion TO
strike out the clause was lost.
The resolutions were then adopted.
They oppose the application of the tariff
4ux.f hA "a
teing In VOCATION of the federal constitu-
ton, reafhrm the Monroe doctrine, de-
nounce trusts and advocate the election
OF United States senators by direct vote
OF the leops.
on. the money question the r,epor, says;
COINAGE ~ hoih silver and gold at The
present legal ratio OF Is to without wait
ing for Ne aid or consent 81 any other
n niiver dollar U shall be legal tender
equally with gold. for all debts, public
AMI private, and We favor such legisia-
s 81 ann kna tender ns monsy By ppi
waite contract.
I'VE are opposed to the policy OF sur
rerdtrtng to the holders of the ob,ka-
tons Of the United States the option
reserved by law TO the government. OF 'e-
deeming such obligations in either silver
suing OF Interest bearing bonds OF the
United States In time OF peace and the
trafilcking therein BY the government.
on congress the obligation and duty OF
coining money ana liking Its value, and
We protest against all attempts TO trans
fer these functions of government to ma
tional hanks.
we demand that all paper money
made legal tender for public and private
debts shall be redccmable In coin. and
that all outstanding government bonds.
not in terms made payable In gold shall
he payable ia coin, gold or silver, al the
option Of the government. to be exer-
clsed by the secretary OF the treasury
IN accordance with the law.
we are unalterabiy opposed to the
senate and house bills In relation 10 the
currency now pending In congress.
I'VE oppose the house blii because,
while making gold the single standard
OF the country n also further degrsdes
the silver money Of the people 20 a sim
gle redcemahie promise 90 pay. We OPP
pose both bills because they are designed
70 place tho national banks Ia control
of the finances 81 the nation and to give
the secretary Of the treasury the power
TO create and perpetnate national debt
The clause on expansion says
We are opposed to Imperialism and
miiitarism. but favor commercial sxpan-
sion and progress not by force, but BY
natural and peaceful means, We are in
favor % the Kind % expansion which
jefferson advocated and practicsd and
which Is NOT lneompauble win our form
% government, applying 80 contiguous
or nsighho~tng territory whose iahabi-
tants are nffcd either Immediately or al.
timatciy g become citizens ~ the United
States But We are opposed 10 wars ~
aggression and conquest. by means 81
which alien people are brought under
our domination against their will
such wars undertaken IN a spirit Of
ccmmesciRiism, greed ard cOvstnusness
bringing 70 US colonies and subiecsz In
stead - sister states and fellow citireuR
are directly anfaEoUistic 10 the idea that
governments derive their iust power.
fren the consent e the governed
Ntax Nominated for Congress.
x-Congrcss man w " King and n. C.
Dunbar we're placed In nouiasr on for con-
gress Before the frst ballot was com
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