The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-17
R0YLANCE HEADS
PROVO TICKET
Former Speaker Is Named For
Mayor by Democrats.
PARTY is ENTHUSIASTIC
SAM A. KING SELECTED FOR
CITY ATTORNEY.
PARTY is ENTHUSIASTIC
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Provo. oct 16.-The Democratic city
convention met at 10 o'clock today i'm
the opera house.
Chairman Mcbride announced S. S.
Jones as temporary chairman, and
James w Bailey. as temporary secre-
tary.
Mr.. Jones admonished the convention
70 nominate men for the Offices to be
nlled who viii fill them fin the interest
Of the people. He believed that many
citizens would rise above politics and
vote Tor that kind OF men. He stated
that he could not speak very harshly
or the present city council because
they were young men and probably did
the best they knew how, The council
had certainly been a good council to
comply with the behests Of few and
shown a disposition to oppose the
mayor. He then referred to a fran
chise-"a blanket franchise-which
had been granted (the electric railway
COmpany's franchise against the oppo-
sition Of the mayor and one council
man, without any benefit accruing to
the city therefrom. The resignation of
the city marshal and the appointment
OF a successor by the mayor, in which
case the mayor had waived his rights
for the good Of the city, rather than TO
involve the city in expense and litiga-
tlon, was also referred to by Mr.. Jones.
The liquor traffic was given attention,
and the injustice of permitting drug
stores to sell liquor seven days in the
week for a license of $50 a month and
saloons, which paid a license Of 800 a
month, 10 sell only six days in the week
was pointed out
Committees on credentials, purma-
nent organization and order Of business
and platform and resolutions were then
elected. The committees We're elected
as follows, one from each ward:
Committees Are Named.
Credentials-D. John, r.. W. D. Rob
erts.jr, John s. BOtt Mrs. Wilmirth
White, A. V. Robson.
Permanent Organization and Order Of
N3usiness-L. o. Taft James Gray, c.
y. Allen, John NJ. Holloway. L. l..
Jones.
Resolutions-John B. Miner. A. O.
Smoot, II. J. Maiben, Thomas Martin,
n NJ. Kellogg.
On motion Of Mr.. Kellogg. the follow
IN names were added to the committee
on resolutions: Thomas \. Taylor
Grant Q. Bagley ind William N. Roy
lance.
An adjournment was taken till 2
O'Clock. Upon recOnvenfng the commit
tee on permanent organization present
ed report providing for the following
permanent officers, which was adopted.
Chairman. Mayor Thomas n TAYLOR;
vice chairman. Mrs. Amanda Knight:
secretary A. V. Robson; assistant sec
Rotary, Mrs. p. A. Barney; chaplain, NJ.
j.. Pratt; sergeant-at-arTns, T. Z.
Thurman
Mayor Taylor delivered a spirited ad-
dress, in which he spoke Of the princi-
pes of the Democratic party, which he
loved, and prOphesied that the time
would come when the Democratic party
would be in power. not only in this city
county and state. but in the nation. and
expressed the belief that Provo would
never again be blighted by a Republic
an city council
Judge Miner, chairman Of the COM
mittee on resolutions, then presented
the following resolutions, which We're
enthusiastically adopted
Mayor Taylor Endorsed.
we. the Democrats Of Provo City. in
convention assembled, reaffirm our al
legiance and fidelity to the cardinal prin-
Ctples Of Democracy as cnunciated by
Thomas Jefferson and promulgated and
applied By Andrew Jackson and the IL
lnstr1Ous line of men who as Democrats
have succeeded to the leadership Of the
great party Of the common people in our
country.
We most heartily endorse the dignified
and progressive four years administration
Of our Democratic mayor. Hon. Thomas
n. Taylor, IN every detail. Every position
he has taken has been in the interests of
On the people. and he has at all times
been alive 10 his every duty and safe
guarded the rights Of the whole people
and has always has before him and has
acted upon the Democratic motto OF
Equal rights TO an. special privileges TO
. none. While checkmating Republican
j city eXtrava gances. he has at all times
urged and insisted upon every public i'm
provement consistent with the resources
Of our city. and in ali his positions upon
laNauon has been consistent. progressive
and cOnsiderate Of the circumstance OF
inc humble taxpayer. We regret his liked
determination to surrender his trust and
Iake this opportunity Of expressing TO
MIN our high esteem and fullest con-
idence, and wish FOR him the same. sue
cess i'm private life that ne has attained
mayor OF Provo City.