Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-16
Democrats Denounce Machine Pol
jtics in Their Convention at
The Grand Today.
UTAH HELD BY THE THROAT.
rbot is the Burden of Their Denun-
citation of Republicans In Speech
And Platform.
TWO SESSIONS TAKE PLACE.
Graham F. Putnam Temporary Chair
man and James {, Leary Permanent
Presiding Officer.

llNoihihb N'hNN''
The Democratic city contention met
,n the Grand theater this morning and
IS holding forth there at this hour The
gathering was not large, In fact It was
ANYTHING but well attended and there
was little enthusiasm on the part of the
delegates. Some, however, were very
much In earnest and warmly denDunced
Republican and ring methods IN politics
the denunciation being forthcoming not
only In speech but IN platform t.s well.
Utah. il was claimed, was literally held
by the throat by those who were run
ming the biggest political machine the
west has ever seen.
A complete ticket Is to be named this
afternoon and evening and the indlca-
lions are that the work will be done
with expedition and dispatch as there
is on entire absence of rivalry and bit
teness. During the whole of the morn
ing there was much speculation as to
who should be the party's choice for
MAYOR only two men were seriously
talked of-City Treasurer Richard p.
Norris and John Dern. The former did
not want IT, and the latter was out Of
the city Mr. Morris supporters said
he would have to accept it--that there
must be no evasion OF the responsible
n.y. Those who wanted Mr.. Dern were
not quite certain that he would accept
II he were named and in that condition
declarations were resumed this after
noon,
CALLED TO ORDER.
Il was 1880 when city Chairman NJ
L. Mulyey called the convention to or
der and announced that the city COM
mittee had chosen as temporary chair
man Graham +. Putnam; as temporary
secretary, G. r. Overfeld, and as SER
geant-at-arms John w. Smell
MIR, PUTNAMs SPEECH
Mr. Mulyey then introduced Mr., Gra-
nam f. Putnam as temporary chairman
Of the convention. After thanking the
committee for the honor conferred, Mr.
Putnam said in part
We meet today both as Democrats
end as citizens of Salt Lake city 80
Democrats we are justly proud of our
ranks OF the grand political party that
ever since the foundation of our nation-
al government has stood for the highest
measure Of individual liberty for each
fluEen, for the lowest taxation consist
thl with the proper maintenance of
government and for the greatest good
snd lor equal rights to all, even the
numblesl,and special privileges TO none.
~ peculiarly fitting to my mind that
We people uf the west should be Demo-
Iats' lot the very existence of the west
Jug 10 me tar-seeing sagacity dis
paved ny Democratic leaders.
me natchless Jefferson who, I'm his
ss,asp OF me fundamental principles of
human liberty, was excelled
ny none OF his nmstrlo,Is
wiiehporafies and whose expression
mem IN the immortal Declaration of
uutpehdenee has been the admiration
ihe worlds greatest statesmen and
t'olouhdest thinkers ever since. thoueh
uglleVe that nowadays the Republican
parV claims to have outgrown that
honu old charter of liberty, as II II
Nut possible ever to outgrow eternal
w 'Hi AS well say that Christianity
H.u 9ulgrow the Bible as that the
,e ,'vi Van people VIII outgrow the Dec
va NlhNltiNtntts
tut the great founder OF Democracy
"" uut SIMPLY theorist, doctrinaire,
ue was practical, far seeing states.
nan His prophetic vision looked abend
llo the future and grasped the yitnl
Importance 10 the young republic az tho
.ou'Ioi OF the Mississippi and the pos
sSooH OF me fertile plains of the great
r r,,uo.e west And seizing the uppor-
,SS'nN When Napoleon was In sore need
H. HVHey Tor the prosecution OF his
pedn wars, the vast region then
,GuN! louisiana was added 10 our ma
uuhAi domain now embracing some OF
sul richest states with a population of
SHauy millions This IL the first great
seut mat the west owes TO he DEM
ouauc party The fact that there ia
west and that our country stretches
uon ocean to ocean IL due to the
seuus OF the first Democratic presl-
AIT Putnam paid high tribute to Sem
be n0lnas VI. Benton, who fought 80
iov,D"ally against the sale OF the Louis
""' purchase to capitalists and
wealthy corporations ami complImented
NWlnldm j. Bryan. the great champion
va pHne'alllsm,' on his courageous at
u.suoe on the money question, adding:
ou mat say without fear OF con-
ua9l tlon that the Democratic party Is
Nv mas Deen the consistent friend of
~ vest and as to Utah we all recall
nav u was a Democratic and not n
republican administration that gave
wa. mood to this prosperous young
commonwealth
ana what has the Republican marty
ee4Ine Tor Utah?" asked Mr.. Putnam,
now IS the manhood of our state rep
resented at Washington under Republl .
.1H domination I'm state affairs? In
pace OF that sturdy honest, conscien
uous and able senator Joseph l.. Raw
nus' whose sturdy manhood
wun him the respect OF even
w hitterest political opponents. the
republican party of Utah has placed
" me Senate OF the United states q
man whose sole qualification for that
sAalted Office seems TO be the posses
SION Of dollars.
what a farce II is that our opponents
VI 'hls city have been enactng for tho
"'l Few weeksl City officers are In
W. elected on Nov. 3 90 perform certain
ssHurS IN the carrying on OF the mn-
~. V9nty,--a mayor, an executive head
~ wy u, appointment of the nead-
N N'uous departments n chief OF po-
ana IRE chief, street supervisor
ultrlntondent OF water,vorks land
@ W'ter commissioner and so forth
anI who also has power OF veto over
ulhances passed by the council city
osllcllmen who are the legislative
'V'| Of me city ana have supervision