The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

Routine business occupied the first half
hour OF the afternoon convention, ana
while this end of the session was btlnE
attended to the opera house began TO MI
began there were but tWenty-elghl dele
gates absent from their seats. during
The reading OF reports an occasional ef-
rant Democrat who had fingered out OF
the party came in out of the ratn-feal
rain-and kept tab on the proceedings.
To them the convention OF yesterday
must have been vastly different from
that of the American party last Iues-
day. for there no speeches TO the gal
lery, no knocking the city. no rehashlng
of ancient tribal differenees-slmply the
consideration of the business before the
cOnyentiOn-the nomination Of a business
II was ! 80 D. IN. when Chairman Sloan
called the meeting 10 order. After prayer
by the chaplain, he called for committee
reports That of the committee on Gre
dentals was read and adopted.
The report of the committee on perma-
neut organization and order of business
recommended that the temporary rrgan-
iZdtiun be made permanent with the lot
lowing additions: MIS-. }. Fewson smith
and Mrs T. j. ID: Roundy, vice chair
men; Joshua Selley, assistant secretary
H. klenkc. sergeant-at-arms. With power
To appoint his own assistants.
The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on plat
form was adopted. The platform is
printed elsewhere in full
fightins," was chosen as the official en-
bem. The words rampant and fighting"
were offered after Chairman Sloan in
quired whether the convention desired
the rooster 10 strike the old familiar at
tude.
Ward chairmen reported the list of
members of the city committee as printed
heretofore in The Herald.
Nominations Begin.
When Chairman Sloan announced that
nominations for mayor are in order .
he recognized Fisher Harris.
In nominating Mayor Richard +. Morris
for the office ne now holds, Mr.. Harris
noted the opportunity presented to Salt
Lake TO continue in power the best city
administration in the memory of man.
The city Of Salt Lake is on the eve of
one Of the greatest periods Of prosperity
IL or any other city west OF the Mlssis-
sippi has ever seen" said he. THE city
administration has been preparing for the
influx of population which will surely
come by having pavemeuts laid, sewer
ing done. Ii has redeemed every pledge
shall have concluded his second admin
istration two years from now YOU will
find here by the side Of the great lake
one of the most beautiful cities in the
world as a result of Democratic thrift
and Democratic progress
Every time a man Or woman walks on
Democratic cement sidewalk in salt Lake
this winter, instead OF Republican slush
ard l. Morris. Never I'm the history Of
this city has an administrative official
closed his term of office with such an
unblemishcd record Richard +. Morris
went into office the friend of all men.
lie completes his term of office the
friend of all men. No man can raise one
word against him. ar IL they do they
fight progress.
What "Ez" Gave People.
''The people cried for water and Re
publican administration gave them 800
uO0 FILTERED away for nothing. They
cried for sidewalks; the Republican ad-
miuistratiOn gave them mud and slush.
They asked for sewers; their children
died of typhoid.
LAS an American citizen, as Demo
GRAFT next as a citizen of Salt Lake City.
7 take pleasure IN nominating mat man
Tor MAYOR whom your hearts have al
ready named-Richard L. Morris
a r.. Hyde of the Third municipal ward
promptly moved that the nomination be