The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-10

Utah needed an GuquesuOned friend OF
the utter fidelity OF ID. It. Peery.
Other seconding speeches were made
as follows;
mir. MendenhalI of Utah county
Judge H. p. Henderson, Judge Kellogg
and Abel John Evans of Utah county
and Judge William III. King Of Salt
Lake county for Judge Powers. Mr..
McClusky of Weber county, Mr.. Olsen,
Mr. Blair and Mr.. Fowler OF salt Lake
county for Mr.. Peery.
David Evans Of Salt Lake county
suggested that the rules be suspended
and that the selection OF the national
committeeman be left to the six dele
gates elected to the national cOnVen-
ton That proposition was met with
a storm of disapproval Then he pro-
ceeded to nominate Judge Henderson.
offering him as pcacemaker between
the two factions.
The last seeonding speech was mace
by Judge King. who followed mr. kY-
ans The former spoke as follows;
have not had the pleasure Untll rev
minutes ago OF participating III lAis -
ventiOn I think that I would he untrue
TO myself and forgetful of the best inter-
estS of the Democratic party II / Ola not
avail myself of this opportunity 70 secOLlu
the nomination or Hon q. M. lowers. =
think that no one in this convention ane
no Democrat i'm this state can forget the
splendid services that have been rendered
10 the PARTY by Judge o. W. Powers. ~
season ana out Of season IN victory anu
in defeat he has been a matches lover OF
the Democracy Of mis- staIe-
A few years ago when an effort was
made to divide on party lines ana When u
was a question as Go the attitude thal
men would take I'm this state ne was one
OF the first to realize that the solution
of the veEed problems or this state was
In dividing on party lines And when this
division was effected. from tnaJ time untii
the present hour in every convention
whether municipal, county or state Ine
voice of Judge Powers mas peen Hlteo ia
nearly every county from the north 20
/ the south. When has ne been rewarded :
I I do not mean by that. that man oe-
rewarded Yet when man IS devoted 20
his party and has given MS life ana MS
q means iu advocacy OF the principles OF
{ that PARTY the fact shat he should go be-
/ fore the party and ask for a reasonable
/ conversation. it seems TO me that sucn
/ 4 man should not be turned down and
the party should not forgvt their loyal
1T has been said that the young men in
. this state should have recognition. CON
/ cur IN that and have not word against
1 the distinguished gentleman who con
/ tends against Judge Powers Tor this posi-
+ ton. The people of Utah have not been
unmiudful of the young men, ana Ihe
3 Young men nave been selected for many
/ of the offices in this state and the young
/ men control the helm ana munege the
/ ship of state and control largely the
] lestnies of both parties.
But Judge Powers is q young man Ut
/ years and an old man In honesty. in
/ tegrity, old IN the things that make min
{ q splendid leader in any state in TINS
I union.
/ think that it is neither the wish MOI
in accordance with your Judgment 10 take
from him this honor by suggesting thai
you want him for congress. That con
yentiou &C. not before as, Ws have moi
reached that. You don't know what tbs
convention viii want YOU don KNOW
ernor or officers of state when the con
ventiOn meets next fail. But YOU dC
/ know that the man whose name Is sus
gested to this convention and whose
nomination has been seconded has beer
devoted TO the party and has never beef
rewarded
Result Of the Ballot.
The ballot was then taken, and an
uOuuced as follows:
Vote for National Committeeman.