Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-13
Declare That Victory Over Dubois
On Resolutions Committee
Is Due To His Effort.
MANY CONVENTION VISITORS
They Are Looking Over salt Lake
After Attending the Bic Convcn-
ton Over the Divide.

nearer to the center of national activity,
is today being visited by "A large num-
Der Of the people who helped to NOM
mate w. j. Bryan for the presidency
last week, and who are now touring
their eastern homes.
The Utah delegation is now back
home and each of its members is en-.
thusiastic in his comment both on
the convention and on the part played
by the Utah delegation. Judge William
II. King is singled out by the others as
the man whose task was hardest, and
who Won through putting up the
strongest case against The greatest
odds
Judge King made the fight for his
life and won out" said Judge O. w,
Powers this morning In discussing his
particular part of the delegation's
work. Judge Powers, who was chair
man of the Utah delegation, took the i,
view, that the personal fight made by
Judge King was the feature OF tho
delegations work. II want Judge
King TO have this credit" he said when
interviewed at his office after his ten
days absence, "for he clearly deserves
it. King is suave, polite. able ana
is always a gentleman. He had
wide aCqualntanceship. and all of these
things helped him in his fight. Dubois
and Pettigrew, too, We're powerful, and
were backed by many men OF national
prominence. Before a long session OF
the resolutions committee, Judge King
stood the combined attack of those ia
voring Dubois and convinced a MAORI
~ that the alleged Mormon question
was not a national question. that the
Dubois plank would be useless, as that
the states had the bulwark of their
constitutions for their defense, and
that 1t was needless affront TO Utah
Democrats. who did not want it."
HELP FROM NEWLANDs.
Judge King early this morning left
for Heber City on business, after ar
irving in Salt Lake yesterday after
noon. For that reason his impressions
of the convention could not be learned.
Senator Newlands of Nevada" de-
clared Judge Powers. was a great
friend to the Utah delegation in the
Dubois fight. Responding to Judge
Kings request for help, he organized
his friends, and was one of the most
powerful factors in keeping Ithe Dubois
plank out OF the PLATFORM.
Speaking of the convention as a
whole Judge Powers declared II TO be
far and away the best lie had ever
attended. Every minute of that
long demonstration for Bryan he
declared, was genuine and the en-
thusasm was so sincere that a num-
Der of prominent newspaper men
whom | talked to. and who were at
the Chicago convention declared that
Bryan started out withaa good chance
TO win.
PARTY LEADERS AT PEACE.
ITO see the Tammany leaders make
their peace with Bryan, and Senator
Daniels shake his hand was inspiring,
for 1t meant that for the first time in
many years. we have a united De-
mocracy and genuine enthusiasm in
the united support of the candidate.
HosPITABLE HOSTS.
With the way the people of Denver |
extended hospitality to the visitors
Judge Powers was especially pleased. |
Smiling a broad smile as he recalled |
the hundred odd members of the recep- |
ton committee that waited for dele
gates AT the depot, and the badges the |
citizens wore; II live in Denver-ask |
me- he declared that 1t made him
proud of the fact that he was from
the west to see a sister western city act /
in so genuinely hospitable manner.
They never raised the price on any
thing he remarked, There we're
people everywhere anxious to answer
questions Ordinarily people get put on
reception committees to get their names
In the papers. but these committeeman
worked. So did the women. Mrs. Hay
ward, Utah's delegate was a partlcu-
Iarly fortunate choice, for many who
met her. expecting to find the motor
lety seeking type were surprised TO find
a woman SO genteel, and so unassertive
as are many women in political life
The Denver women were very gracious
to her, and as hostesses We're charm
nS.'
SUFFERED FROM HEAT
"utah's climate Is better than Den
vers" Judge Powers continued, for
there was thunder shower every day
that Kept committees busy replacing
decorations, and in the ALL
night session where Bryan was nomi-
mated II was so hot that many OF us
were near To- suffocation. In spite of
the fact that the convention was held
In the finest hall ever built for such a
purpose, the crowd was too great and
the delegates IN the pit could not pos
sibly get out TO a drink OF water dur
ng the long hours, | saw many OF
hem pay % cents for glass that tho
ooys had succeeded In carrying past the
standing masses"
TWO PLATFORM PLANI<s.
Utah delegations succeeded in secur-
ng planks both for the Democratic
at Denver and the Republi-
can platform at Chicago. Sena tor SUI
'herlands bureau Of mines plank was
adopted al the former convention, and
NJ Denver Delegate $ s, Smith carried
down good roads plank that went IN,
while Samuel Newhouso suggested the
plank on the powers OF the interstate
commission which was adopt-
ID s. s. Sulth's plank favors federal
aid IN building good roads, where they
are used as post routes.
UTAH's ENTHUsIAsM.
Concerning enthusiasm. all talk drifts
% Samuel a. King. brother Of Judge
w. H. I0ing who, although not a
secured the floor and led "a
larade carrying the Utah banner dur
nR the demonstration for Bryan. $. s.
smith having led a similar parade ear
Ter IN the convention "At Chicago"
iald Judge Powers M commenting on
his parade. "the delegates remained In
heir seats, while "a Deyer they almost
ed the demonstration and al least
leld their own win the gallery"
MAJOR YoUNG's VIEW,
Judge King made the tight OF his
lie and won out" said Major Il. W.
foung en- his return from strenuous
week IN Denver He stood alone AZ
lrst IN his fight against the anu-po-
ysamy plank and fought Dubois with ]