The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
DEMOCRATS NAME
new CANDIDATES
Stewart, Bywater and Hyde
Are off the
Ticket.
SUCCESSORS ARE SELECTED
HALL, TO6lASON AND HILL CHOS-
EN- BY COMMITTEE

For state senator, L. E. Hall. vice 5.
w. Stewart, resigned
For representatives, Theodore Tobiason
and Farley A. Hill vice W. II. Bywater
and A T. Hyde resigned
These nominations were unanimously
made by the Democratic county commit
zee last night in a meeting that was full
81 ginger and harmony. The name of Il.
r. Thomas was suggested for one of the
house vacancies. but Mr.. Thomas de-
ciared that his business interests would
not permit him to so the ticket.
All three of the resignato r. were made
on account of personal reasons. Judge
stewart. after considering the - -,tcr
since tho Democratic county convention
honorcC him, concluded that he could not
make the fight. w II. Bywater also
found that he would not have time 10
devote TO his legislative duties if he were
elected. and he was convinced that Se anu
the entire Democratic ticket would be
Mr.. Hyde's Letter.
Mr.. Hyde sent the committee formal
otter setting forth his reasons for get
D. Z off the ticket The letter follows:
Salt Lake City Oct Is 1906
TO the Chairman of the Salt Lake Coun-
" Democratic Committee.
Dear Sir-On Oct. 10 my name vas
Glazed before the Democratic county con-
Ventjun for nomination to the lower house
the tab legislature and / received the
iituTSt utlt ana nomination to that Of
ice Of more than thTee-fourths vote of
the entire convention.
Stree my nomination to that position
the organ Of the misnamed American
party has attacked my eligibility to cleo
on. on the ground of my being a polyg-
ami~t and has claimed that | have been
waited upon by nominees on that ticket
and other Democrats who have requested
m 90 withdraw my candidacy.
J have made il a rule of my life not to
seek counsel or advice from my opponents
or 10 follow their dctatiOn. and those
who know me best Will give me credit
for being ole who does not readily retire
under fire
/ most emphatically deny that | am la
boring under any political disability |
accepted the princip OF polygamy at
time whom there was no recognized con-
sttutiOnal law prohibiting the practice of
the same in the then territory of Utah.
and after the. law prohibiting that prac-
tice was declared constitutional by the
supreme court of the United states and
prior TO the admission Of Utah into the
Union. | received, with others. complete
amnesty from the president of the United
States for any violation of a law which
we had previously regarded as being I'M
constitutional This amnesty fully re
stored to us all political rights and priv
ilegeS which we might have previously
forfeited or jeopardized. And as a free
American born citizen ! claim all the
rights and privileges accorded to any 9TH
er citizen of our Union. and l am at the
defiance of any man to show that | have
violated any law of nv country that
would deprive me of any of those rights,
and if necessary, in order 10 maintain
them, l am ready TO fight ITO the last
ditch.
No Request to Withdraw.
] am pleased. Mr.. Chairman, to he able
10 emphatically deny the assertion that
any Democrat has shown himself so big
oted or narroW-minded as to request me
10 withdraw my name from the ticket
While l stand ready to maintain my
God-given rights at any time and at any
cost. / desire to make il clear to you ut
this time that ! am Democrat through
and through. / believe 1 was born a
Democrat; / am confident / will die a
Democrat for / firmly believe that the
broadcast structure of liberty, prosperity
ton is buiIded upon the foundation stones
IF Democracy: and L trust ] will never
become so blinded by personal ambition
as to do aught to endanger Democratic
victory whenever a political battle is
wa ged.
I believe. Mr.. Chairman. realize to 4
large extent at least. the gravity of the
situation which cOnfrOnts US in the COM
ing election. In the declaration of prin-
cipleS adopted at our last state ConVen-
ton we have defined in unequivocal terms
the platform upon which we stand. II
we succeed in electing our ticket in NO
vember we will have removed the last
possible excuse the sO-called American
Dartv can offer for its existence in Utah.
Realizing that possibly my name upon
the legislative ticket might cause some
who are unfamiliar with the facts as they
actually exist TO be led by the sophistry
u the rule or ruin part TO doubt the
loyalty Of our party. and of every candi-
date upon the Democratic ticket to every
plank Of the platform adopted at our last
state convention. thereby depriving that
ticket OF some support which we might
OF herWlse Obtain. and not from personal
fear of any attack that has been or may
be made upon me by the local organ of
religious hate, intolerance and corruption.
desire now that my name be removed
from the county legislative ticket
is Still Democrat.
I'm thus withdrawing. Mr. Chairman. |