The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-22

nomination and moved that Mr.. Weir
be declared the choice of the meeting
by acclamation This motion prevailed
by unanimous vote,
Maloney for Supreme Bench.
Chairman Goodwin then called for
nominations for the Supreme bench,
and Judge A. j. Weber secured the
floor. Judge Weber placed in nomina-
ton for the Supreme Judgeship, Judge
Thomas Maloney of Weber county. In
presenting the name Of Judge Maloney,
Judge Weber referred to the fact that
Judge Maloney, when boy of l6 years,
entered the Federal army and fought
for the preservation of the Union for
four years. Al the close of the war he
returned to his homo in the South,
studied law, was admitted to the bar.
In 1855 he moved to Utah, living in Salt
Lake for short time, and then going
to Ogden, where he has remained since,
and where he is now engaged in the
practice of law. He is scholarly, cul-
tured, learned in the law, ripe In expe'
rieuce, Of spotless reputation, Of stain
less character, dauntless courage and
patriotism, and a splendid American. He
demands that Utah keep its compact
with the Union; he is opposed to- q
theocratic State government, and holds
that this State should be ruled by free
people and not by the Mormon HE
rarchy.
Seconded by Col Daugherty.
Col. Matt Daugherty seconded the
nomination Of Judge Maloney, and In
doing so said in part;
l want to say few words regarding
the scenes enacted hero yesterday. which
I read this morning, and of those who
desecrated the name OF that man point
ing TO the picture OF Liucoln), and the
name of Mckinley. / was raised IN the
county where he was born. The men
here yesterday preached and praoticed
what he never advocated. The convention
which nominated Lincoln declared that
the twin relics OF barbarism-slavery and
polygamy-should be wiped out. Lincoln
wiped out slavery. and had he lived he
would have wiped out polygamy, The
turning down OF the resolution in the
convention Of yesterday. In such man
per, was not American citizenship, and
II I had been here would have Endorsed
that resolution. as all Americans should
have done with their last drop Of blood.
It Is that kind of rule and domination
that made the countries Of the old world
reek with crime and misery, and yet we
have Il here In Utah In the twentieth
century. We had men In that convention,
calling themselves American Geutiles.
standing up and swallowing that kind of
the Mormon hierarchy. Shame upon you
Gentiles OF the Republican party, and ]
never voted any other ticket in my life.
| / had to como to Utah to lose my party,
| because 1t was tied to the tall OF the
| Mormon church kite. I am ashamed that
there are men here calling themselves
| Republicans and who put their necks IN
| the halter Of Reed Smoot and the Nor
| mon hierarchy. Shame on you. wherever
| you are. You do not belong to the Amer
| lean Republic-you belong to the an
| archy and socialism Of Europe. every one
| of you,
Refers to Pathfinder Whitcomb.
| Col. Daugherty then said that the
Mormons boasted Of the fact that they
came here and developed this country
and in this connection he called atten
r. Whitcomb, who, in 1888, went tc
Oregon, defeated the attempt of the
Hudson Bay company to annex that ter
ritory, and who eventually procured and
preserved it to the American people
and Utah is now part of that terri
torv. He hated the balderdash that the
Mormon people had told concerning thit
country. II they had not come here
he said, this country would have beer
come here for lust, but who would hav,
come here for patriotism, and settled
this for the country's glory and NO
for treason. In conclusion, Col Daueh
erty severely criticised President Roose
velt for making any compact with thu
Mormon people.
Seconded by Boreman.
Judge Boreman Of Ogden seconded
the nomination Of Judge Maloney In .
brief speech, in which he paid higl
tribute to the Ogden jurist.
Capt. Miner arose at this time AM
objected to Col. Daugherty's g criticism
of President Roosevelt, and Col, Daugh
erty withdrew the remark objected to.
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