Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-13

The delegates--Samuel Newhouse. O.
W. Powers. w II. King and Mrs. II. j.
Hayward of Salt Lake City; A. j. Ev-
ans of Utah county and 8. s. Smith of
weber
Alternates--J. d. Cali of Boxelder,
Mrs. S. Ventress and T. II Fitzgerald
OF Salt Lake. w. f. Olson of Carbon,
c. j. Humphris of Weber ard l.. =.
Nelson of Sanpete.
For the honor of going to Denver to
vote for Bryan a host of candidates
fought each other through the ballots
OF the Democratic convention which
assembled in the Grand theater yester-
day, and made 1t one OF the most spirit
cd meetings of Democrats In recent
years.
The balloting got under way at $3.50
o'clock with Is candidates in the field
This number had been reduced through
elimination in county caucuses from
almost twice the total, one of the pref
test fights in this connection having
been pulled off in the Weber delegation
Here g. ;. Smith and Judge Rolapp
presented their claims 10 county
meeting, took a vote and Smith was de-
cldadly ahead. This eliminated Rolapp
fact that lac is we'll Known throughout
the state would have worked in his ia
vor.
Eloth the conventions membership
and its candidates were conspicuous
for the fact that the old veterans were
less prominent and the Younger mem
bership nearer the front IN the first line
of battle.
A young man presided, and OF the
successful candidates. only two are
strictly wheel horses of the old
guard. Samuel Newhouse, Abel John
Evans, S. s. Smith and Mrs Hayward
emerge farther into the limelight in
this convention than they have hereto
fore County Chairman Ashby Snow,
State Chairman Martineau, former Sen
ator j. l. Rawlins. former candidate for
governor James H. Moyle. Frank B.
Stephens and other prominent men of
former conventions played more the
role OF spectators yesterday than OF
active manipulators of the trend OF
events.
The plan to elect q dozen delegates
with half vote each fell through early
In the afternoon, and the six selected
won out over strong competition with
field close up in the voting
instructions for Bryan were issued
without the slightest difference of
opinion. The Bryan sentiment spread
itself over the convention with the first
tune from the band and broke into
cheers at every opportunity. William
H. King. long reputed 10 be an oppon-
ent OF an instructed delegation, caught
the infection of the hour and launch
ed d speech highly eulogizing him as
the only man to nominate.
The preliminares to voting. after the
temporary organization had finished
its work in the morning. and the per-
name mt organization had been INSTALL
ed I'm the afternoon, consisted of listen
ing to a number of vigorous speeches.
Delegate Harmon first secured the
floor to present to Chairman stephens
a gavel of mountain mahogany grown
in Carbon county. II was made he
said. by a Utah boy who had been
Democrat all his life, assisted by
Missouri Democrat now a resident OF
Utah.
The committee on credentials found
one contest 1t was from the famous
San Juan county, whose delegation
since time immemorial has consisted
of Jerrold r. Letcher. Mr. Letcher was
there, and had place on the creden-
tails committee, but in spite OF this
feet S. Il. Thurman had been able to
make a protest heard. and in the com
mittee's report II was recommended
that he and Letcher each enjoy half
a vote
PORTER PRESIDES,
n, t. Porter, selected as permanent
chairman, spoke encouragingly to the
young Democrats. urging united ac-
tion this fall and an enthusiastic cam
paign.
b. II. Roberts was called for from
the audience. He made a brief speech
in which he expressed the hope that
the Democratic party in the evolution
of things, would come farther west
and assemble at Salt Lake City.
Judge William II. King followed Mr.,
Roberts, In a speech critLcizing Presi-
dent Roosevelt and lauding Bryan.
81 believe the tide is setting toward
the Democratic party" he declared.
but whether that be true or not the
Democratic party stands now as al
ways not for the getting of fat Of
fles. but for a conservative and con-
stutlonal form of government such as
was given to us by the fathers of the
country. Our party can win victories
without getting offices, Its great prtn-
ciples have been the guiding star OF the
Democratic party for more than 100
years"
Judge King predicted victory next
fell, declaring II was time for change.