The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-10
OPENING SESSION.

OPENING SESSION.
Temporary Organization and Ap-
polntment of Committees.
The morning session of the CONVEX
ton was enlivened with music from
the band and The time of waiting be-
Tore the call 70 order was utilized very
nicely py the musicians. The decora-
lions We're quite simple. Two large
Dags were draPed over he platform
ana tnefe was a prOfusiOn of plants
ana howers IN the foreground. Above
me pEtlOrm was "A large p;acard. giN-
ing the present city administration Il
proadside, and on all sides of the con-
Nention han there wefe muttoes and
campaign catch phrases The state
i1ent above the platform was;
In Tess than two years the Repub-
lican administration has squandered
$50 900 special water bonds: increased
property ValJes and taxes. also in
creased salaries. created new Offices
and allowed nun erous incompetent
deputies to De retained to its shame
and Disgrace
The following, are the sentences that
looked down upon the delegates from
W. e streamers from the different bal
comics:
Water Cbonds) everywhere. but not
a drop to drink"
Salt Lakes total Indebtedness is
over $40e0.0 600. This is a mortgage Of
in the city"
We voted water bonds: we have
Sunday whisky"
lis the voice Of Ezra. but the hand
IS Dooley's"
I'VE asked for water: we got in
creased taxation"
IL is easy. easy Ez."
; Inday school committee to The
mayor: stop Sunday whisky selling
mayor to Sunday school committee:
What beautiful weather were how
ing
"Wanted-A city council, that citi-
tens do not need to apologize and
"Win the Republican platform point
with pride or view with alarm when il
comes to the plank on street sprin-
The temperance. people asked Mayor
stone Oug}
The twin past grand masters: How
not 10 dc tt,'-Mayor Thompson anu
III an the same thing for salt Lake
Dare the Republicans tell us what
Taxpayers voted money for water
Mhere the water? Where's the
History repeats itself aIways-Dem-
ocratic economy-Republican extrava-
History fails to record a greater no
Htlcal incubator than the present Re-
publican administration"
ne moe they help US the worse our
a city deficit is Republican bust
salt Lake wants a mayor. Not a
deputy mayor"
What has become Of the $3.50. 600 spe-
cial water bonds? Echo answers
where Turn the rascels out"
salt Lakes bonded debt 81. 7gS. 600.
Her overdraft, $4,000. Her annual
interest on bonds alone. s122. AGO.
lty-s proportion of county debt
sSe1.Vyy- Guys proportion of state debt.
" COO Il -. - ms cellaneous indebted
ness. $500 600. City'S bonded indebted
ness. S2.79S. co.,
WE WANT a MAYOR VIC doesn't
claim 70 be bigger than the ordinances
he is sworn 10 enforce"
Called to Order.
The morning session was short and
sharp. AZ II o'clock DR. H. A. Ander-
SOL called to. convention 10 order and
announced Judge II. p. Henderson as
the temporary chairman, J. g. I.earv
as the secretary, ana Brig West a $ the
ergeant-at-arns. At that time there
were not more than half the delegates
ic their places.
Judge Henderson was cheered when
ne appeared on the stage. and his neat
little speech was frequently applauded.
After thanking the convention ne said
that party principles were right in
Their place, but in this campaign the
people were brought face to face with
municipal government. with which
every citizen is brought in contact
every day and hour. The ticket. he said
should be the best. If il is il win lead
10 victory. If not. it will go to defeat
The ticket should be the platform. It
should be made NJ men who will
rot hold solemn deliberations as to
whether the laws Of the city and state
shau be observed: the hand az the
holm should be that of the oncer. and
not that ct some clique or ring Every
officer should be required 10 say:
What is the law That is my plat
form he should see that the laws
aie enforced; that we have a govern
ment by law, and not by cliques and
rings.
Committees Appointed.
After The call was read Fisher S. Har-
ris moved that committees be appointed
BY the ihair. An amendT"ent was Of
fered that they be nam by the re-
spective precincts. but was voted
coWE. Judge HendersO' allied for sug-
gesions from the preC ct delegations
anyhow. and the following committees
were named.
Permanent Organization and Order
or .Business-Ftrst precinct: Judge A.
y. Sawyer Second. J. G. Cecil: Third.
Gideon a. Gibbs; Fourth. Richard W.
Young; Fifth, +. V. Duncan.
credentials-First precinct. John
MoEtgomery. Second August Stein:
Third. John II. Bach; Fourth. w. j.
Bateman; Fifth. Adam Paul.
Resolutions and Piattorm-BSrst pre-
ciuct. Judge =. D. Hoge; Second. T. G.
Lewis. Third, d. o. Wiley: Fourth
Fisher s. Harris; Fifth. Joseph Z. Tay-
Tor. Mr.. Harris was designated chair
man of this committee by Judg Hen
derson.
ID. z. Felt was recognized by the
chair and gave notice shat he would
contest the seating OF the delegates
from the Tlirty-sixth district. on the
grODnds tha, the primary was packed
with Republicans. aliens and children
Judge Henderson ruled that this was
p matter that should be brought before
the committee on -C-edentials. and then
the convention took al recess till 2
o'clock
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
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