Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-12
coMMoNER'S NAME CHEERED
Judge Powers Sounds Keynote Of
Convention and Speech
Is Demanded.
Real Business of Convention Begins in
Afternoon Session--win Probably
Send Twelve Delegates.


liam Jennings Bryan will probably
lack only i votes of having the ne
cessary two-thirds assured to him
through instructed delegations. In the
motion at large at noon today. Bryan
lacked II votes.
He was cheered when the conven-
| ton convened at IL O'Clock this morn
ing, and cheered again when 1t took
recess at 10 o'clock to allow its
committees to prepare reports for the
| afternoon.
Resides being strictly Bryan con-
vention, so far as the speeches were
concerned, Bryan was favored in the
decorations, for his portrait and that
OF Thomas Jefferson, were all that
We're honored by position on the stage.
Decorations in the national colors
We're draped in profusion. both from
stage and balcony. Held's full mil
itary band was on hand to dispense
| lively tunes. The theater was we'll
| packed with delegates, and the en-
thusiasm whenever the growing
| strength of the Democracy was mem
| toned, or the principles to which
its adherents claimed they had stood
Loyalty through adversely, was of a
demonstrative character.
POWERS SOUNDS KEYNOTE.
This mornings session lasted an hour
and ended in ringing demand that
Judge Powers make a speech, and that
Judge William Fl. King escort him to
the platform to do II, the demand fol-
lowing remark from Judge Powers
that he thought the platform ought to
pledge the delegation to Bryan, reaf-
firm principles already established,
| and let It go at that.
The total number of delegates was
| T47. and most of them were present.
| each section had a candidate anxious
for the honor of visiting Denver to
vote for Bryan. and each candidate
| had host of friends who kept up a
| lively canvass before the morning SEES
| sion commenced, and again after IL
| had taken the noon recess.
The work of this mornings session
was of routine nature, preparatory
to the nominations this afternoon.
From the latest Indications. It seems
that Utah VIII follow the example of
other states near TO Colorado in send
ing a dozen delegates. each with half
n vote, so that those most anxious to
go, may be accommodated.
CONVENTION CoNvDNBs.
The convention this morning was
called TO order by State Chairman L. r.
Martineau. In introducing Frank B.
Stephens as temporary chairman, ne
made a brief speech in which he felici-
lated the convention on its size on the
good weather and on the growing en-
thusiasm within the party. I'VE can
recognize a feeling of unrest he de-
clared, that is expressing itself In the
| press OF the country. and that demands
a change in the national administration
both as to the party in power and the
| principles of conducting the govern
nent. / am glad to see here the old
men who have been stalwart to Demo-
cratic principles for a score of years or
| more. and the young men just out of
their teens, anxious to get their first
| political experience under the stan
dard OF Democracy"
| Prayer by Chaplain Joseph Kmbali
| OF Salt Lake, preceded the speech of
| Temporary Chairman f. B. Stephens.
Mr. stephens declared that he was es-
| pec.ally pleased to be temporary chair
man of the convention because the con-
| yention represented a strength born OF
| devotion to principles. Bryan, he said.
had polled the biggest vote the Demo-
cratic party ever polled. and he did IL
by standing Tor principles which since
| then have come to be adopted by tho
president and put into force with the
aid of Democratic votes.
'"rhe Republican party" he declared,
Represents not social progress. but
selfish corporate greed IL has Dragged
for nearly 40 years about freeing the
black slaves, but I'm the past 20 years
It has made more white slaves than it
freed of the black
After explaining the principles OF
Democracy on the currency. on govern
rnent by injunction. and ON the income
tax, the speaker called for the appoint
mont of committees
After they had been named Judge
Thurman suggested that platform
committee be named by the chairman,
and Judge o. w. Powers In fayorins
the motion caused a storm of applause
which ended In calls from all parts oe
the house that he come forward ana
make a speech As the time was ex-
hausted, however he asked to be ex-
cused until this afternoon. when he
promised 10 make his speech. AZ l2tlo
o'clock the convention adjourned I'LL
y. m. 80.
The temporary organization OF this
morning consisted Of A. B. Morgan OF
Utah county as secretary, In addition
To Chairman stephens The convention
call was read by John r, Clark, state
secretary,
CONVENTION COMMITTEES.
From each Of the counties mems
Der Of the committee on credentials
and OF the committee or permanent or
ganization and order OF business was
named while the chairman was au-
thorized. upon motion OF Judge Thur
man. alleging himself from Uintah
county 10 name q committee ON plat-
form The committees follow;
Credentials-W G. Vickery, Beaver;
b. T.. Peterson, BoNelder r. NJ.
Maughan, cache; w r. Olsen, Carbon;
George swan. Davis; William Howard,
Emery; j. H. Meyers, GARFIELD; Kath-
erin Bell. Iron; Henry Grimm, Grand
George c. Whitemore, Juab: o. III.
Jacobsen. Millard; George II. Thackery,
Morgan; John Shelby, Rich; Mathoni-
hah Thomas Salt Lake; u. II. Leich-
en-. san Juan; Peter Greaves, Sanpete;
Olaf Nicholson, SEWER; j, V. Lambert,
Summit; T, o. Williams. Tooele: Miss
Hazel Johnson, uintah; ELI j. Clay
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