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

Then came the name of Judge o. w
Powers, presented by City Treasurer
Fisher Harris. When he mentioned
the attorneys name there was much
applause, cheering and calls of Pow
ers. Powers" AR. Harris spoke as
Harris speseh.
Ladies and Gentlemen Of the Conven-
toni beg the courtesy Of your attention
for "a moment while / discharge one of the
pieasantast duties that has ever been put
m my way 90 be discharged In an nay
political relations with this common
wealth I am here 90 place in nomination
TOr the position OF national comml tee
that we have exercised unusual judgment
In selecting delegates Tor the national
convention, but remember that the duties
OF delegate 10 the national convention
are 6Fdnesceut and that when the CON
Eenuon meets and oelloerates ana au-
JGurns, the national comm teeTnan s qu-
ties are not cQmpletel- ana tndt uuIlis
an lne days mat Iell0W iu LlD DAYS OF
the Tight and the combat when the pas
siCns Of men run high. hen the WORD OF
the national committeeman is the word
of the prophet. the counselor and the
representatice of his party. The national
committeeman i5 the representative of the
personality Of the Democracy OF the state
rom which he ls appointed they coh-
cludc that the state. that the people.
that sent him are true and tried, and
what he is doing they conclude Is what
lasting character Of the duties of the
national committeeman. it beh0OVes us to
exercise the utmost care so hat there
cannot come from any part Of the United
states any question as to whether we
have been wise in that selection.
Recalls Past Conditions.
Ladies and gentlemen OF this Demo-
cratic convention / beg you to remember
one or two things in making up your
mind as 20 who shah iii this office
should these otfices always so to the
EoLnB men, or should they sometimes go
20 the men so whom the credit Of the
party l5 DUE Should we sometimes pay
( our debtst / know when you go from
mere, whatever may be said in advocacy
of any candidate, that we will all be
Democrats and pledge you nay word OF
1 honor as "a gentleman that the man who
J nave luinina Led ana named mere viii
be found preaching the cause and pro-
I mitigating the Democratic faith more
thlu any other man I'm the state of Utah.
Let me beg of YOU to remember this. gem
tlemen of the convention. and the gem
ueman at my side DO YOU remember
the convention of 1885 and the fight we
make a fight When we woke up and
found what had been done we said all
IS lost. and You did then what YOU have
I done before Don the history of the party I'm
Jil@ 0tate-Eou sent Tor q, ". Powers 90
save you. lie came from where he was
and special train brought him 10 thk
/ bemoerauc meeting at the Theatre He
arrived in time and made a speech. and
the answer was the election of NV party
[ oy 5000 in the state of Utah. Gentlemen,
YOU may have forgotten. but i cannot
think that the people of the state OF Utah
I VINO were members Of that convention
I nave forgotten. [ think that you know
I lndL o. W IOWers has not changed lie
+ has been and viii be a Democrat, gen
I tlCmau without fear and above reprOach.
I ~ men you name him FOR the representa-
Z YOU do au honor 60 a loyal and faithful
4 servant.
When 1Ir. Harris took his seat. C. NJ.
Jackson arose to second the nOmina-
uOn of Mr. Peery, saying that Judge
/ Powers had told him ne was to be a
/ congressional candidate Mr. jackson
reiterated IL, amid much confusion.
Immediately after Mr.. Jackson had
finished AIR. Harris came swiftly down
the center aisle. Securing the recogni-
I-tion of the chair, he pointed at Jackson
and said.
II am here for the purpose OF. saying
/ That Judge Powers is not a candidate for
/ congress and that that man speaks with
I out authority
Powers Takes a Hand
At once Judge Powers hurried down
+ the aisle. Standing q few feet from
/ Jackson. he said the latter had no
right TO handy his name about the con-
/ EtnuOn, without authority as he had
/ done. Continuing. Powers said:
The delegates from this city it is true
. IN pubic utterdnce nave done me the
. honor TO suggest my name for that posi-
/ ton. but 1 am not candidate and
want that understood Now gentlemen
I Is it right TO try and defeat me tn thi,
/ ambition by misrepresentation of mas
Z position IRE this convention. I ana the ser
I want OF Democracy.
The remarks of Mr.. jackson, which
/ caused the scene, were as follows.
I Everything that my friend Harris has
I said of Judge Powers is of such a char
acter that can subscribe 10 g. but
2 want 20 cali YOUR attention 90 one fac
+ and that is this that there is also goinl
( to DE "a convention 90 nominate q con
gresham and there IS 40 doubt but tina
E he viii be nominated at that convention
Z am as good friend of Judge Powers az
any one in the state of Utah and ] nav
stood by MIN. but ~ 10 IS the intention q
nominate Judge Powers for congress
then. while I am one of his most earnes
supporters for that place, 4 say, pass ia
offices around and give one 60 everybody
/ [ second The nomination made by MI
I Dale lie was tine enc gentleman Wn
. went out and got the money TO run tn
campaign lie made it possible for Sal
Lake county 10 get 2.-l5 votes for tn
. county are not 10 be crowded or STAN
. peded by Judge Powers. We have am
{ other campaign on Ea 40 and we wan
the services OF D. r. Feery % raise Tn
I Der of the Salt Lake deiCgatiou I secOu
the nomination of ID. II. Perry
Roberts Speaks for Peery.
After Robert w. sloan had secoude
/ the nomination of Air. Tarbet Brig
/ ham II. Roberts rose to second tn
. nomination of 1Ir. Peery. Every on
knew what he puTpOsed 10 do when h
stood up. and the PeeTy adherent
broke forth into several rounds O
/. cheers. Mr.. Roberts spoke as follows
Roberts ~peech.
2 I have risen for the purpose OF second
ing the nomination OF "a gentleman who's
Z name is before this convention. BefOr
I personal regret that there has been an
/ question raised as a direct and persons
/ reference 10 myself. DO not think tina
I'D is necessary 90 refer To any one cli
cumstauee I'm the hosiery of the Demo
I cratic party 10 Justify the bringing Of tn
o.. w Powers. I think rhat his geuera
: record Is w0rthiCr than amy one iucider
{ iu the history Of the Democracy of thi
state and could have been trusted TO haV
I recommended him to the favor Of hi
/ friends I'm this EatherlHS but. hoWeY e
that is perhaps merely a matter Of tast'
[ wish 10 express, however. TO both Tn
, : gentleman who nominated him and [
{ the honorable gentleman himself my las
/ iug gratitude for the stalWart supper
/ but 7 am sure that i never thought tho
f 81 was given TO me- ] thought that 30 wa
{ given TO the party. Ut seems that I wa
. ; a little mistaken. but am willing TO tax
+ gentleman WAS carried away by his zee
iugs and that it was not iu his usual goo
taste. regret thst there should hat
been this personal matter injected int
the nomination Of this gentleman
ann now through with my personal e1
bel. d