Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-01

When the Democratic state commit
toe meets tomorrow to select a success.
sor for Jesse Knight at the head OF.
the state ticket, the last Of the caaldl-
dates to come up at the fall electloii
will be in the field, and the campaign
e viii take on its new complexion as
battle OF stump speeches and Ward
rallies
The Democratic county ticket was
selected yesterday afternoon in a com
ycntion which waxed enthusiastic IN
spite of the absence of the Ordinary
sttmulants to emotions in the shape OF
drum corps and military band.
From the first drop or the chairman's
Z gayel in the morning session to the
final adjournment late In the afternoon
tic session was one in which the bust
ness element rather than the oratorical.
predominated. Once only did the IRE
Of oratory get start among the dele
E gates and this was when the platform
committee brought in it's report.
The report was late in coming, so late
In fact that half the ticket had been
nominated before it arrived, under q
motion to suspend the rules. George p.
Alder and w. II. Leary reported the
document, which was given in full IN
last nights impression of the News. +
DISCUSS PLATFORM.
The platform favored Il direct pri-
mary law, local option. and condemned
the Republican administration.
Ben r. Lloyd objected to its accept
.nce on the ground that 1t should con-
lain a church and state plank, and he
.csx Il 5ot,, nrpSnnfP0
at Logan by James H. Movie. nnsuc-
cessfuly
Mr. Lloyd supported his motion in
speech declaring that the matter Shau
been a part of the Democratic creed
for IS years. and to go back omit nov
would be to go back on the party $
principles. This he said he sdld not
wish to be- a party to.
s All Barrett was next to secure the
floor TO advance the proposition thaL
he was sick and tired of having this
issue dragged into Democratic plat
forms. and that it was a dead issue.
P. c. Geertsell declared the issue was
n "dead one' Thoroughly threshed out
at Logan and at Denver, and turned
down In both instances.
Judce Burton opposed the resolution.
and Samuel A. King read "a substitute
!, resolution as follows:
f eve believe in absolute separation
of Cnl1fCn ana SId V
o1,posed to the interference of political
narties IN ecclesiastical affairs, and We
Charge that the Republican party Of
Utah has sought and attempted to drag
the dominant Church Of Titan INTO the
notifies of this state and use 1t as
POLITICAL asset. We further charge thar
tho Republican party Is responsible for
fla unfortunate political condition pre-
vailing within this state, and we offer
a. >, solution to this situation the sue
cess Of the Democratic party.
Mr.. King supported this substitute
resolution, in a speech declaring that
he was as much opposed to the state.ln- :
terfering with any church as 70 any
chn.ch Interfering with the state.
W;ll5 e. Farrell opposed the resolution
IN tha grounds that it would ALLEVIATE
& votes. B. y. Stewart resented TINS VIEW ,s,
and supported the resolution. ". ".
Moffat opposed the resolution on the
] grounds that the issue had peeh
threshed out.
inter which, upon a vote being called
fo,. Il was lost almost UNANIMOUSLY.
and the platform as originally present
ed was adopted.
NAMING OF CANDIDATES..
BEFORE the discussion over platform
bnd be.an precipitated, the candidates
for commissioners, clerk, treasurer, re,
corder. and attorney and sherln nau
been selected. eao,s
The only fight on any OF. these ofi nc e.
ca,na lppn the matter of the sheriH
Cant. John b. Burbidge was nom q l1t.'
Nv Iucian Ray. and BENJAMIN T. Far Ia,
ries by Atty. j. NJ. Hamilton.
BALLOT FOR SHERIFF
Burbidge. Harries.
First ward 1850 %. % u
second ward 70 70
Third ward 1865. 90 90 -
Fourth ward % %
Fifth ward ....s...... 90 90 1o5
County at large .....-.. Is sS ~
ga 157
For assessor, John Holley named g.
d. Harding, and the nomination I M W, o.
.,,,..,, him nv accItInatiOn. ZOE SUI