The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-02
LoBERTs CASE UP.
Lively Debate Precipitated Over
Clause In Platform.

Clause In Platform.
/ After the convention was called 10
order by Chairman Boylance in the
evening session Royal A. Barney of
Utah county, John G. ". Barnes of
Davis county, Mrs. J. NJ. Cohen, pre5i-
dent Of the WOman's Democratic club
| of Salt Lake, /. o. Hoffman of Car
/ bon coUnsy, A. G. Horne of Weber
! county, James =. Ross Of SEWER cOun-
/ y were placed in nomination as altern-
ates to the national convention at
| Kansas City and elected by acclama-
| ton.
1 A. W. McCUne was placed in nomi-
nation by Mr.. Mclean Of Salt Lake
/ but his name was withdrawn by Fisher
/ Harris and was not voted upon.
The nomination of these alternates
was well received by the convention.
The next thing in order was what
| the convention had been looking for
ward TO from the fiTet-the reading of
{ the resolutions. Moses Thatcher, the
/ chairman Of the resolutions committee,
stated that they would be read by NJ.
W. Mansfield Of Wayne county. Mr.
Mansfield took the floor and read the
I platform.
The planks on free silver and the
election of senator's by a direct vote Of
,he people were tremendously cheered.
Mr.. Kellogg moved that each prOpo-
sition be voted upon separately. This
was lost.
Waldemar Van Colt os Salt Lake
secured the floor and started The storm
that ragged for two hours.
He moved that the last clause Of the
platform be stricken out THAI clause
reads as follows:
The Democratic party of the state OF
/ Utah, in convention assembled, solemnly
afiiIms that the people OF this states have
kept faith with the nation. and reDels
upon their behalf al charges 70 the con-
! trary a. false and misleading. Therefore
we deplOro the action of the congress OF
( the United States in refusing TO admin
4 lister the oath of office to the mamber-
elect from this commonwealth.
Speaking to his motion Mr. Can Colt
said:
Van Colt Was Vigorous.
'I wish to state to the convention not
in any way that will arouse antagOnism
or bitter feeling why l oppose this
clause in the platform, and in reference
TO that 7 say it is not for the purpose
of arOusing antagonism or bad Keeling
but because ] believe it is bad politics
to Introduce this clause. For the pres
ent emitting the question of whether
il was right or wrong for congress to
exclude Nh. Roberts, today probably
there IS not man or woman in the
convention who IL they could go back
TO the nomination of Mr.. Roberts and
do is over again, would not nominate
him. not because II was wrong but they
would not do it on account OF the con-
sequences that followed from that nom
inatiOn.
Il am glad to hear gentlemen express
their disapproval because it shows that
there is n difference of opinion among
US on this question. Therefore as there
is a strong difference of opinion and it
cannot be reconciled, why should we
bring that matter before a state con-
ventiOn? Quoting clauSe) Is that a
doctrine Of the national Democratic
party Of the United States? VIII that
be in the national platform? If it will
not then why do we make it a test Of
Democracy in the state of Utah? We
know in this city that we lost the cleo
ton on account Of Mr.. Roberts nomlna-
ton and his election. We cannot prob