The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-13
RINGING ADDRESSES
ARE DELIVERED AT
AFTERNOON SESSION

The opening OF the afternoon session
was enlivened by the presentation of
gaveI to Temporary Chairman Stephens
by Delegate Harmon Of Carbon coun-
ty. Mr.. Harmon made a very inter-
esting little talk. He said the gavel was
made Of mahogany grown in the noun
tains of Carbon. II was made by a
native son who had been a Democrat
| all his life, assisted by a Missouri Dem
Ocrat now a resident Of Utah. Mr.
! Stephens accepted the gavel with a
l few words of thanks, and the cOnven-
ton proceeded TO get down to business.
The committee on credentials, report
l ing through MathOnihah Thomas, Gre
ated round of laughter and applause
when it announced that there was no
contest except in San Juan county.
where Jerrold r. Letcher and S. R.
| Thurman had fought each other Bit
/ terry. By way Of compromise the com
mittee had decided to give Mr.. Letcher
| and Judge Thurman One-half a vote
| EACH All the counties, it was an
| nOunced, were represented at the aft
| ernOon session except Kane.
! NJ. j. Ballard Of Cache who had been
! chosen as chairman of the committee
on permanent organization and order
/ of business, read that report. y. T.
! Porter was recommended for perma-
/
/ for first vice chairman. d. II. Morris
of Washington for second vice chair
man: George c. WhitmOre of Juab for
| third vice chairman; George H. Dern
of TOoeIe for fourth vice chairman; J.
! H. Mcdonald Of Wasatch for fifth vice
/ chairman. Mrs. H. J. Hayward of Salt
/ Lake for sixth vice chairman; George
! H. Champ Of Cache for seventh vice
chairman. For secretary, John L. Her
rick of Weber was selected, with VIII
| liam Robinson Of Morgan and John
Shelby of Rich as assistants. John F.
Howells of Salt Lake was designated as
sergeant at arms.
| The order of business proposed was.
first. the report OF the committee on
credentials; second. report Of the COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order Of business: third, report Of COM
mittee on platform and resolutions;
| fourth, election of delegates TO the ma
tional convention: fifth, election Of
national committeeman.
( The report was unanimously adopted.
Weighed in the Balance.
Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Porter
delivered a short address. He said he
had been trying TO figure out the mean
ing OF his unexpected appointment.
Some time ago. when the great Re-
publican landslide look place, q Re
publican neighbor had suggested to him
that the Democratic party was dead,
and that the end had come because the
young fellows were deserving and it
was only a matter Of a short time be
fore the old Democrats would die. The
chairman was very glad to see that
the youngsters were still with the par
| ~ and that very few OF the older men
we're missing from their places.
IF there is a place in all the Union"
Mr.. Porter continued, where Demo-
Gratis are not likely to desert, that place
is Utah The Democrats here have
been tried. tested and weighed in the
balance. Our WatChWOrd was indicated
this morning by the temporary chair
man. We have principles. We have
truths. and the best evidence of the
fact is that the Republican party. which
has always had the credit Of being
equal to every emergency, has attempt
led TO take over cur principles and TO
claim credit for victories won on fund
amental principles Of free government
Every Democrat, and every one who
has not yet elected the political path
way he shall take, when parties are
so near together in many principles.
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