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

MS having Deen ma when ne took uD
. the gavel in tie forenoon
[ Calling for the report Of the commit
tee on credentials. il was read bv Sec
rotary Leary- In it the seating of the
Fernstrom delegation from the Thirty
sixth district was recommended This
was the only contest reported. A to-
tai Of 554 delegates was reported. MAX
ing 2iS necessary to a choice. The re-
port was accepted as read.
City Committee Elected.
The platform and resolutions COM
M ttte not being ready to report, the
/ rules were suspended and the conven-
ton proceeded to elect a city campaign
committee. Il recess of five minutes be-
ing taken to allow the precinct delega-
tons 20 select two members each. Fol-
lowing is the result:
First Precinct-JOhn Montgomery and
/ George L. Hill.
Second Precinct-Ben d. Luce and L.
/ G. johnson.
Third Precinct-Eli A. POLAND and
CHARLES L. Berry.
Fourth Precinct-James Maxwell and
L. II. Dunning.
Fifth Precinct-M. e. Mulvey and A.
r. Jarmor
1 A motion then went through giving
ne delegates present the right to cast
the full vote Of their delegations.
Platform Reported.
Fisher Harris appeared at this Juno
I IL.
section being applauded. It appears in
full elsewhere.
Instantly the debate was on. George
Whitaker moved that it be adopted
by sections, and NJ. Z. Mulvey sec
onoed. Thomas Green offered an
amendment that it be adopted as
whole.
Mr.. Whitaker said, in support of his
motion, that if the platform as read
were adopted. it would, in opinion.
L
several elements in the party to be con-
sidered, he said.
Platform Reported.
Mr.. Mulvey then took the floor He
predicted that the party would be de-
feated if the platform were adopted. He
| referred 20 other clauses than that re-
terring to liquor traffic.
Il asked the privilege of speaking
! before the committee" said he and
/ it was denied. / tell you I will vote
against that platform if you adopt it
Mr.. Harris here interposed the state
ment that ne had not seen Mr.. Mulvey
/ before, and the latter declared again
/ that he had been denied the opportunity
to cX.ress his views before the COM
mittee.
But this IS Abe first time I've seen
you, sir, protested Mr.. Harris. 4 am
I not a clairNoysnt."
Secretary Leary, Judge Hoge and
Judge kroeger favored considering the
platform by sections. MIR. Leary, re-
ferring to the Sunday closing section.
declared that he was in favor or the
enforcement of all the ordinances, out
thought 1t unwise for the convention 10
undertake 20 say what the sentiment
/ OF the community was before the COM
munity had oppressed itself on the
| subject.
I Mr.. Mulvey spoke again, saying he
was in the liquor business and he wanr-
/ ed TO obey the law, but one banner
that was hung on the wall. reading:
We voted water bonds. we have sun
/ day WHISKY he considered a slap in
/ the face and an insult to every citi-
zen Of the United States" To the COM
/ mittee responsible for its appearance in
the hall he desired to say it was Cruel
and unjust
/ The Convention decided by a large
majority to consider the platform by
/ sections The first and second were
adopted without opposition EIulvey
/ opposed she third. referring to the in
competence Of the Republicans on the
ground that it was not " to the con
Nentl1n to take up the mistakes of
/ others. w. II. Dale asked. pertinently.
I how the Democratic party couid ex-
pect to win unless il attacked the bad
/ record of the opposition. The section
was adopted
/ Hugh Watson asked if the Democrats
/ We're not partially responsible for the
I bonded Indebtedness. He opposed the
4 section Mr.. Harris submitted that the
Rel ublicans would not hesitate to at
/ tack the Democracy in thei. forthcom-
I ing convention There should be no
. 'Nelvet-glove" business. he stated in
/ handling the enemy. The section was
| adopted.
Judge Henderson's Speech.
The fifth and sixth were adopted in
/ order, and then came the seventh. rel
/ atiVe to the Sunday closing OF saloons
| II. j. Walk. a member of the Deseret
sunday school committee, moved its
adoption. J. A Williams opposed it,
saying the Sunday closing ordnance
/ was not observed generally in the west.
lie referred also to the revenue the city
derives from the saloon licenses. All
mat was required, in his opinion. is a
certain amount Of decency.
Bert Olson arose and referring to a
remark Of "a previous speaker. said that
/ II Il was not the sentiment of the EN-
lightened moral people of this com
munity. it should be. and they should
{ demand the enforcement of the Sunday
/ ordinances IF you don't pass that
/ section he declared, you are playing
/ Tor votes and you can't get away from
They Own Thompson.
| DR.. II. A. Anderson declared for the
/ passage Of the section. saying six days
I NALtA5u TOT the llQuOE ITdfilGs the
same as in any other business. In
. his opinion the convention should
I handle the question fearlessly.
u has been the boast Of the saloon
/ Keepers that they own Thompson" said
the doctor. and even if we should de-
clare FOR a wide-open Sunday we would
not get their votes. They would say:
These fellows promise that, but we
know 70 won't close us, so well vote
for Ez."
ldr. Mulvey here arose and made the
remark that while ne was ia favor of
closing the saloons on Sunday. should
ne DO so. the men who were fighting for
the proposition. pointing TO Dr. Ander-
son and MH, Olson, would be the first
to try TO break in. Mr.. MuIvey said
afterwards that he intended this jocu-
larry, but il was not taken that way.
, Olson strived to get recognition,
with blood in his eye. and
storm Of Kisses went up against
the remark OF the delegate
from the Fifty-secOnd. Comparative
quiet was restored finally. ard Nulvey
went on TO say that no honorable or
decent saloon man will fail 20 live up
to the ordinances. but the fault was
with the patrons. who were continually
trying to get the houses open on Sun
day.
Sunday Closing Plank.