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

, warrant you the people of this state
have not forgotten MY friend here
may have changed, but none shall say
that o. w, Powers has changed. He
always has and always win be Dem
ocrat without fear and above reproaCh.
When YOU name him for the represeu-
iativc Of the Democratic party I'm this
state, you do an honor to loyal and
faithful servant"
AZ Mr.. Harris finished there was "A
tremendous demonstration II looked
as though the convention had teen sue
cessfully stampeded for the Judge. The
Peery crowd felt nervous. They had
not expected turn such as MI Harris
speech seemed 10 have brought about.
They wanted Roberts, but the latter, for
the time being, remained IN his seat.
A TURNING POINT.
Finally. G. NJ. Jackson sprang 10 his
feet 10 answer He adopted a new line
Of attack by saying,
Everything that my friend Harris
has said Of Judge Powers Is of such
character that I can subscribe TO II,
but want to call your attention 10 one
fact, and that is this, that there IL also
going 10 be convention tO nominate
congressman and there Is no doubt
but that he win be nominated az that
convention am as good a friend Of
Judge Powers as any one In the state
Of Utah, and have stood by him, but
# IL Is the intention to nominate Judge
Powers for Congress, then, while ! am
one OF his most earnest supporters for
that place. say, pass the Offices around
and give them to everybody. ! second
the nomination made by Mr. Dale. He
was the one gentleman who went out
and got the money TO run the campaign.
He made Il possible for salt Lake coun-
" 10 get 2,270 votes for the Democratic
party. we Of Salt Lake county are
not to be crowded or stampeded by
Judge Powers We have another cam
paign on hand and we want the SER
vices of ID. II. Peery to raise the seneWs
OF war on behalf Of large number
Of the Salt Lake delegation ] second
the nomination OF y. ii. Peery."
A DRAMATIC DENIAL,
jackson sat down Quickly down the
aisle came Fisher Harris. He did not
demand recognition. He simply COM
manded Il, and In his most thunderous
tone he cried out: II am here for the
purpose OF saying that Judge Powers
il not candidate Tor Congress, and
that man (ponting dramatically AT
Jackson) speaks without authority
DROVE 1T HOME.
'And I say this" exclaimed Jackson,
jumping up, Judge Powers told me
only last night that II the nomination
for Congress came his way, he would
not refuse It,"
POWERS HIS OWN DEFENDER,
The convention was in q turmoil by
this time and the excitement was three
fold when Judge Powers was seen fight
ing his way down the center aisle AS
he appeared, he was cheered to the
echo. Brandishing his arms and speak
ing with all the ferYor Of his make up
the judge said BY what right does
this man handy my nance Listen to
me, delegates. | am not n candidate,
The delegates from this city, ~ is true,
In public utterancc, have done me the
honor TO suggest my name for that po-
siti0n, but | am not q candidate, and
want that understood. Now gentle
men, is It right 10 try and defeat me
I'm this ambition by q MISREPRESENTATION
OF my position IN this convention? | am
the servant of Democracy
SLOAN.
Il, w Sloan spoke next for Peery.
He made one Of those heart TO heart
talks that are usually effective. lie
repeatedly used the expression, "Ill
leave IL to you or "Ill leave Il TO
Judge Powers himself II this man Isn't
so-and-so, and II Is the belief in the
Peery ranks that MIR. Sloan's speech
added TO Jackson's positive declaration
4 Il. a.af -.
' claim came at critical time and did
| Peery.
ROBERTS TELLING TALK.
n. II, Roberts followed Mr. sloan.
As he stood up, the house broke into
| applause as II was well understood that
| he Intended TO answer Harris and second
the nomination Of Peery. He said.
i have risen for the purpose of Sec
onding the nomination Of a gentleman
whose name is before this convention.
| Before doing so, however, / desire TO
! express my personal regret chat there
| has been any question raised as d.
rect and personal reference to myself.
| | do not think that IL Us necessary 10
| refer to any one circumstance in the
history OF the Democratic party TO jus.
| tify the bringing of the attention OF this
convention to the Hon. o. w. Powers.
| think that his general record Is wor-
| thler than any one Incident IN the his
/ tory Of the Democracy OF this state and
| could have been trusted to have recon-.
monded him to the favor OF HE friends
In this gathering, but. however, that In
perhaps merely a matter OF taste. |
wish to express however, TO both the
gentleman who nominated him and 10
the honorable gentleman himself my
lasting gratitude for the stalwart sup
port that they gave to me in my cam
paign, but ] am sure that I never
thought that Il was given to me. |
thought that II was given TO tho party.
II seems that / was n little mistaken.
but | am willing 10 take charitable
view Of II and think that the gentleman
was carried away by his feelings and
that Il was not In HIS usual good taste.
! regret that there should have been
this personal matter injected into the
nomination OF this gentleman.
am now through with my personal
experiences and l wish 20 call the so
Der minded attention OF this convention
TO the nomination that has been made