The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-13

In one OF the most enthusiastic state
conventions ever held by a political
party in Utah, the Democrats yester-
day, at the Grand theatre, elected del
egates and alternates 20 the national
convention at Denver, and chose
Frank X. Nebeker as national COM
mitteeman. The delegates and alter
mates were:
Delegates-Samuel NewhOuse. o. w.
Powers. w. H. King and Mrs. II. J.
Hayward of Salt Lake City; A. J.
Evans of Utah county and s. S. Smith
of Weber.
Alternates-J. d. Call of Box Elder.
Mrs. S. Ventress and T. H. Fitzgerald
Of Salt Lake. W. F. Olson of Carbon
:. ]. Humphris of Weber and L. +.
Nelson of Sanpete.
If the Democrats had been in power
in the nation, state and county the
convention could not have been better
attended or more interesting. With
out a single federal Off1cehOlder, with
out any prestige that comes from vic
tory. the Democrats held state con
vention attended by full quotas of del
egates from every county save one, a
convention that filled all the seats in
the Grand theatre and left many spec
space behind the last row Of seats on
the first floor.
There was in the air and in the man
ner of conducting the deliberations
the spirit that presages victory, the
old fighting spirit of an aroused and
militant Democracy. In all - the
speeches there was no thought Of
asking or giving quarter to the COM
mon enemy of the party. For the del
egateships and the alternate positions
some very interesting struggles devel-
oped. but all of them were good ma
tured, and in the end everybody
walked out of the convention hall
ready to battle from now until the
polls close in November for party sue
cess.
a Notable Gathering.
It really was most remarkable
convention from beginning to end
There were those who had thought il
would hardly be possible. in view of
the recent past, for the Democrats to
make much of a showing in the state.
People who had such a feeling, if they
were Democrats, walked out of the
convention heartened and enthused,
believing that there is, after all, a
Splendid opportunity for the triumph
of the principles for which they stand.
On all important points little dltfer-
ence of opinion was noted Especially
was this true with reference TO the in
structions for William Jennings Bryan.
Every mention of the Nebraskan' S
name was greeted with tumultuous APP
prevail. and the resolution instructing
the delegation to vote for him as long
as his name was before the national
convention was passed with an eDthu-
siasm that left no doubt about the sin
cerity of the high regard in which Mr..
Bryan is held in Utah.
With one accord the party leaders
endorsed the work of the convention.
All of them joined in pronOuncing it
the best state convention the Demo-
Gratis have held in Utah for years. Both
delegates and alternates are equally di-
vided between the n-MOrmOns and
the Mormons. although there was nc
Encouragement on this point. The zen
tiles among the delegates are Samuel
Newhouse. Judge Powers and :. S,
Smith The Mormons are W. II. King,
! A. ]. Evans and Mrs. II. ]. Hayward
The Mormon alteTnates are ]. ID. Call
w. F. Olson and L. P. Nelson. The
Gentiles are Mrs. S. Ventress. q. J.
/ Humphris and T. H. Fitzgerald.
Sam Newhouse Talks.
All of those hOnOred by the party are
going TO Denver prepared To work for
the best interests of the Democracy
| and of Utah. A sample of the talk las
that made by Samuel Newhouse last
night when he was notified by The
| Herald that he had been elected a dele
gate. Mr. NewhOuse had been enter
( tanning friends all day. When he was
! seen at the Salt Lake theatre last night
/ he did not even know his name had
been presented TO the convention. The
/ honor came TO him entirely unsOught
and she expressed the highest arpreci-
alton of il.
You may say" said he. that / viii
/ be very glad TO go to Denver with my
/ fellow Democrats. / thoroughly appre'
ciate the honor conferred upon me by
! NV r1arfxy and will do ANYTHING IN my