Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-10

Roylance declared nominations for ma
tlonal committeeman In order than w.
VI. Dale came down the aisle to nom
mate Mr.. peery He said
ladies and Gentlemen Of this Con-
vention--l desire on behalf Of a large
majority OF the Salt Lake delegation to
present 10 this convention IA nominee
for member Of the ational committee
the name OF young true and tried
Democrat Of this state. I'm doing this
! speak not Of the men who are per-
haps too big and busy to attend our
primaries and also our conventions, but
speak Of those delegates of Salt Lake
county who work IN the traces, the
Democratic boys and girls who do the
work 1t Is not nece ssary To vouch for
the Democracy of u. II. Peery. Those
Of US who In the past have stood shout
der 10 shoulder with him IN the many
political lights know as 10 his tudg-
ment For the past 10 years the dispo-
sltion has been 10 consider the position
or a member Of the national committee
as entirely an honorary one. As a con-
sequence Of this | may say that We
might have had many thing n we had
had a good committeeman present on
the national committee. am authorize
ed 10 pledge that n this convention
shall select MIR peery for this place.
that in the future meetings Of the COM
mittee Mr., Peery will be present. and
that when any work should be done
That devolves upon national commit
teeman. Mr. Peery Will discharge IT,"
Oscar Young Of Utah county second
ed the nomination In clever speech, In
which he urged the old men TO stand
aside for while and let some young
blood I'm.
p. J. Daly presented tho name Of Alex
III, Tarbet
HARRIS NAMES POWERS.
Then, amid enthusiasm, tho well
known figure OF Fisher Harris appeared
next TO the stalls on tho east side of
the house Beside him sat Il. H. Rob-
erts, strong Peery supporter Mr..
Harris began as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen Of the Conven-
tion-l beg the courtesy OF your atteu-
ton for moment while discharge one
Of the pleasantest duties that has ever
been put In my way to be discharged in
all my political relations with this COM
monwealth. | am here TO place I'm
nomination for the position of national
committeeman, Orlando w. Powers.
Now, | think that we have exercised
unusual Judgment IN selecting delegates
for the national convention but re-
member that the duties of a delegate
10 the national convention are evanes-
cent and that when the convention
meets and celebrates and adjourns. the
national committeeman duties are not
completed, and that during all the days
that follow In the days or the fight and
the combat. when the passions of men
run high then the word OF the national
committeeman IL the word or the proph-
ct, the counselor and the representative
Of his party. The national committee
man Is the representative Of the per-
sonality Of the Democracy of the state
from which he is appointed, They con-
clude that the state, that the people,
that sent him are true and tried and
what he IL doing they conclude is what
his constituency is doing. In view OF
the lasting character OF the duties OF
the national committeeman. It hehooves
us to exercise the utmost care so that
there cannot come fromany part Of the
United states any question as 20 Wheth-
or We have been wise In tAat selection.
Ladies and gentlemen Of this Demo-
cratic convention, | beg YOU to remcm-
Der one or two things I'm making up
your mind as 30 who shah ill this Of
ficc should these Offices always go TO
the young men, or should they some
times 20 to the men TO whom the credit
OF the party Is due2 Should we some-
times pay our debts2 / kncW when you
go from here. whatever may be said IN
advocacy Of any candidate, that we VIII
All be Democrats and pledge you my
word Of honor as a gentleman that the
man who have nominated and named
here Viii be found preaching the cause
and promulgatlne the Democratic faith
more than any other man in the State
OF Utah.
SENT FOR POWERS.
"I.ot me beg OF you 10 remember this,
gentlemen Of the convention, aud the
honored friend on my left (Robertsl.
You remember the FIGHT OF 1898 This
gentleman here was our candidate for
Congress On the eve Of election, the
chief executive OF this state saw III
to make an attack on him, on this very
stage DO you remember When we
woke mp the next morning and found
what had happened who among you ala
not cry, despairlngly AN Is lost| That
was when We needed savior. Ana
what did this party do? Just what II
has always done, II sent for ORLANDO
w. Powersl lie came from the noun
tans, on special train 10 save tne
day He went on this stage clad IN MS
rough mining garb. and you know how
he answered that attack. The result