The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-01

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votes for William Jennings Bryan, who
is already practically elected as the next
president of the United States.
Let US nominate a strong ticket that
We as Democrats need not he ashamed of
and, whether it Is victorious or defeated,
we may feel proud Of it. And L hope
that 20 Democrat will feet that he is
| losing his dignity by becoming a candi-
date for any office. Let hin accept a
nomination and show his faith in De-
mocracy, even though it be at a per-
sonal sacrifice
Thomas Takes Chair.
At the conclusion of Mr. Shows ad-
dress Mathonihah Thomas took the gayel
He was cheered as he took the plat
/ form and was asked to address the con-
vention. Mr. Thomas declined to do So
! declaring that the convention was as
sembled for business and not for
| The convention was formally opened by
lain. - " 1''>'' w 'O-i''''' the CHAP
The convention then proceeded to the
| nomination of county commissioners d.
| NJ MOffat placed the name of c. L. Mil
/ Ter before the convention and asserted
/ that if nominated Mr.. Miller would surely
| defeat John c Mackay for the position
/ Samuel Russell nominated Harry j. Hay
ward in a short speech in which he eulo-
ICED Mr.. Haywards ability II. n. Pear
/ son was also placed in nomination. The
| ballot on the three names resulted as fol-
| lows: Miller 40S; Hayward, III; Pearson
/ l3S. This makes Mr.. Miller the candidate
/ for the four-year term and Mr. Hayward
/ candidate for the twO-year term.
Nominated by AccIamation.
/ Ashby Snow proposed the name of Lu-
Glen Ray for the position of county clerk
In short but energetic speech Mr. Snow
commended his candidate to the conven-
/ ton on account of his energy, activity and
competency, \ motion was immediately
made that the rules be suspended and Mr..
Rays nomination be made by acclama-
/ ton. This motion was carried.
Joseph E. Game nominated Isaac A.
Clayton for county treasurer, and Mr..
| Clayton also became the nominee of the
convention by reclamation.
At this point Chairman Thomas dis
! patched d. b. Felt IN search of the miss
! ing committee on platform and resolu-
| tons.
| Little time was lost in naming candi-
| dates for recorder and attorney. Thomas
Aston OF Sugar House ward was nOmi-
mated for recorder by d. a. MOffatt, and
Richard =. Thurman was nominated for
attorney by B. ]. Stewart. and the con-
vention placed both gentlemen upon the
ticket by reclamation
Burbidge for Sheriff.
! The nomination for sheriff brought ouC
| two candidates. Lucien Ray proposed the
name of John B. Burbidge, which was re-
ceived with cheers. Mr.. Ray alluded to
| the twenty years of energetic and faith
] tul service performed by Captain Bur
! bidge as member of the Salt Lake po-
lice force and asked that he be given the
nomination
! ]. NJ. Hamilton named Benjamin r. Har-
ries of Sugar House, abiding to Mr.. Har-
ries' long and faithful service as deputy
under Sheriff HoWells. He also stated
| that no representative from outside the
city had ever held the office of sheriff of
/ Salt Lake county and in behalf of the
| outside districts asked for the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Harries. Mr.. Harries was sec
onded by ex-Sheriff Howells. who told
of the brave and faithful service per
| formed under him. The resulting ballot
stood. Burbidge, 275: Harries, 49, On
/ motion of eX-Sheriff HOwells the nominal
/ ton of Captain Burbidge was made unan-
/ imous.
/ AS a stalwart Democrat admirably suit
ed to the duties of the office John Holley
| named c. d. Harding as county assessor
/ and Mr. Harding was nominated by &C
! clamatiOn.
/ s A. King then placed the name of
David J. Williams before the convention
/ as candidate for coInty auditor, and Mr..
/ Williams was dominated by acclamatiHn
Cheer Bryan's Name.
At this point the committee on platform
and resolutions presented their report
which was read by William Leary. The
mention of the name of William Jennings
! Bryan was greeted with aburst OF wild
/ cheering and the entire Platform was
greeted with hearty applause Before the
convention could act upon the report of
1 the committee on platform, Ben T. LLOYD
I
maEded that a plank be inserted in the
/ platform demanding the absolute separ-
alton of church and state. Mr.. Lloyd
asked that the platform be laid over for
one hour in order TO give time to draft
such a plank, bat as an alternative of e
! fered the resolution proposed In the Lo-
/ gan convention by James II. MOyle. As
/ Mr.. Lloyd took his seat a GoZen delegates
sprang from their chairs and demanded
recognition. p. G. Gaertsnll was recog-
nized by the chair and vigorously opposed
! Mr.. Lloyd's resolution, stating that -ne
/ issue was a dead one and that ii had
! been thoroughly thrashed out in Logan
/ in the state convention.
| He was followed by Judge Burton, who
| also opposed the resolution. s. A. King
then proposed the following resolution as
substitute for the resolution proposed
! by Mr.. Lloyd:
I'VE believe in absolute separation of
church and state, and we are equally op-
/ ties in ecclesiastical affairs, and We
charge that the Republican party of Utah
has sought and attempted to drag the
dominant church of Utah into the poll
tics of this state and use ii a political
asset. We further charge that the Re
fortunate political condition prevailing
within this state, and we offer as a So
luton to this situation the success of the
Democratic party"
Mr.. King stated that he denied the right
of the American" party to claim that
they are the only party in Utah oppoS-
ing church interference in politics. He
said that the principles of the Democrat
ic party demanded that such an express
sion be made by the convention, and that
personally he would prefer to see the
american party successful at the polls
than to see the Republican rabble, con-
trolled by cliques and machines and com
posed of peanut politicians who had fOs-