Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-07
Democratic Convention at Welser
Instructs for journalist for
Presidential Nomination.
STORMY SCENES DURING DAY.


held yesterday az Weiser, was from all
accounts, quite a stormy AFFAIR. Senator
Dubois was the leading spirit IN the
convention and he ond his followers
carried things generally with a high
hand, To begin with they elected john
b Goode temporary chairman and Karl
Paine temporary secretary. The chair
man then appointed a, T. Ryan Of
Bingham county assistant secretary,
after which the roll Of counties was
called for committeeman, the FIRST being
a member Of the committee on rcsolu-
tions, the second on permanent organ-
ization, and the third on credentials. m
some cases the same party acted ON an
three committees, this being occasioned
through there being but one representa-
tive present from those counties, Those
named were as follows;
Ada j. u. Flenner. II. X. Davis, a.
a. Frazier. Bear Lake, G.. Ballantine.
Fred sparks, John A. Kelly; Bann0ck,
O., o. Broxon, IA. Thatcher, p. w CAL
lacher, Bingham, y. H. Kelly, a. H. Ry-
an, Presto Buuell Boise. Ashby Tur-
ner Lee Bunch, IL. Cobb; Blaine. Ben
r. Gray j. w. Ballantinc, John Il.
Schadd Custer j. A. Czizek on all
three; Canyon, j. H. Leweling, a. NJ.
Defiance Swan Beatty. Cassla, B.
Albee. o. r. Hale, II j.. Lochy; FL
more. Mrs. w. A. Russell. W A. Fife,
a. j, Little Fremont, g. c. Holden. A,
G. Hess, George H. Hill, Jr, Idaho l..
Vineyard, j. b. McGuffy George l..
Hedges; Kootenai. j. b, Goode, T. l..
Quarles, George Roberts; I,atah. J w.
Lieualan, r. NJ. Walker, j. j. Day;
Lincoln, Guy G. Barnum, w L. Col.
thorpe r, A. Walters; Lemhl. q. h.
Quarles on all three, Ne2 Perce. George
Martin, A. W. Conway. Henry tHeit-
field, owyhee. ], G. Conner. r. j Han
lon, w. r. Hamilton; Oneida, y. l..
Evans. G. Meoham, w. III Pecks; sho-
chone, II. l.. Day Thomas Heeney, NJ.
J. Link Washington, Frank Harris. n.
Il. Coulter IT, h. Burtenshaw,
THE FUN BEGINS.
Al the afternoon session the committee
on permanent organization reported the
name of Col j w, Hawley Of Boise for
chairman, and John st. Clair OF Owy-
hee for secretary The report recon
mended the election Of Elk delegates at
large which was opposed by the Fifth
judicial district which sought to amend
II by providing for the election Of one
delegate from each OF the six judicial
districts, the Idea being 20 cut out SEN
ator Dubois, the Firm being the district
n which his home II. After some
eechmaklng the motion to amend was
4 by vote OF 20i 10 TO 81 2-3.
~ ANTI PoLYGAMY PLANK.
+, AS was expected. the convention
adopted a platform containing nm anti
polygamy plank but not until consider
able acrimonious discussion had been
INDUCED IN. The plank follows.
I'VE also instruct our dolega ton to
said national convention 10 use every
honorable means to have said conven-
tlon place a plank IN the Democratic
nationall platform advocating such
amendment TO the constitution OF the
United States AZ win authorize con
gress to pass such national legislation
as may be necessary TO suppress poly.
gamy or unlawful cohabitation within
the United States, or any territory sub
tect to lts jurisdiction and to provide
for the punishment therefor.
We also call the attention Of the PEG.
pie OF the state OF Idaho to the fact that
there are no adequate means OF enforc.
ing the laws ia Idaho for the punish
ment of those living IN polyRamy or un.
lawful cohabitation. and we favor the
enactment Of additional laws for the
immediate suppression Of such vice and
the punishment Of those who practise
Il. And we ask the Democrats OF this
state TO bear this IN mind In selecting
their delegates 10 the Democratic state
convention To be held In Lewiston on
aug Is, next"
INsTRUcTs FOR HEARST.
The platform was read by Judge
Flenner chairman Of the committee on
resolutions II reanlrne the Kansas
city platform, endorses William Ran
dolph Hearst and instructs the dele
gates to vote for him as long as IN
their opinion It IS advisable to do So
ana instructlng them further that n
they do change 10 some other candidate
II must not be 20 man who failed to
support the Democratic national cau-
dld0tes and platform in 1896 and 1900
The platform also endorses Senator
Dubois for his splendid work I'm the
interests OF the state and recommends
Former Senator George Turner VI
Washington for the vice presidential
nomination,
DISCUSSION OPENS.
The reading OF the platform brought
isorth a minority report signed by
seven members II asked that the
Hearst Instructions aud the paragraphs
relating TO polygamy and unlawful CO.
habitatlon be stricken out.
The minority report was defended by
Mr.. BroXon Of Bannock who contend
cd that the anti-polygamy resolution
was not In good faith, but was intend
cd rather as an attack on the Mormon
Church. The spca ker said no was sure
the adoption Of the plan would drive
every Democratic Mormon" I'm south
eastern Idaho out OF the party and
pcrtinently asked why the resolution
Gid not demand the determination OF
vice of every character
The Objectionable plank was defended
by A. A. Frazier ~ Boise, who ex-
pressed surprise that any Democrat
should see NJ 10 oppose the passage
OF the proposed law. The speaker
charged that IN Utah the "AIormnns"
absolutely controlled the courts. and
that therefore ~ was impossible to In
dict those guilty OF poygamous prac-
tlses,
A 'MORMON' HEARD FROM.
After q number OF short speeches had
been made G.. II. Jackson Of Ada county.
made the suggestion that one of the
Mormon delegates be heard This
brought Thomas h. Bassett OF Fremont
20 his feet, who read the resolution
adopted at the last general confer
ence Of the Mormon Church concern
ing the colonization of plural mar
Iiages ana containing the statement
that such marriages since the mani
festo were without authority. and that
any officer Of the Church who perform
ed one would be liable 10 excommuni-
cation. Speaking TO the resolution Mr..
Bassett said
we feel. ard / am sure that every
body here viii agree with me. that this
resolution is q stab at the Mormon
Church. We have had prominent mem-
bers Of the Mormon Church come into
Idaho aud advocate their political