The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-30
DR.. Conroy Was Chairman.

JIEITIUdN ID l.
i. M. Conroy and ]. G.. Widdison as tenn
porary secretary Upon assuming the
chair, DIR. Conroy in forcibie terms criti-
cised President Roosevelt and his admin
as for mixing in other affairs of the coun-
try which do not concern them in any
way
The speaker began his remarks by call
ing the attention Of the convention to the
fact that there never was time like the
present IN the history OF the country for
Democracy to score a victory. He said
that for many years the Republicans
main cry was that all panics occurred
during Democratic administrations but
now the tables had turned and the Re-
publicans foIn1 that during their admin
isratiop one of the worst pSnics that the
country had ever seen was on their hands
This condition, he stated, branded the Re
publican charge as lie.
In speaking of the Republican nominee
for president. Chairman ConrOy said that
Taft is not the nominee or choice of the
people, but was selected Ly Presd 4nt
Roosevelt more than year before he was
the choice of the people. His nomination
was not made by one man and no con-
vention was ordered to confirm the die
tator's action. The activity in politics of
the president was severely condemned IN
the strongest terms by the speaker, who
held that he was trying to make the peo-
pie endorse his successor in office. He
declared that the president could not even
latest work was that of sending an en-
issary, Secretary Wilson. TO Salt Lake
City TO help fix things for the national
campaign.
Smoot as an issue.
DR.. Conroy branded as dcplorable the
activity of any religious denomination in
politics. He said the continuation of
Reed Smoot in the United States senate
was detrimental to the state of Utah. He
said that If Senator Smoot was not salts
fled with his ecclesiastical position he
should resign and come out in the open
where the Democrats could fight him. The
speaker said that he would like TO see the
time III Utah when religion was not mixed
in politics and especially where such per-
sons as Reed Smoot try to hold down both
church and political positions at the same
time This he declared to be the para
mount question in Utah today.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Credentials-Mrs. e. T. Oakley w. o.
Kind, F. z. Kinman. Glenn Martin, j. G.
Davis. William Lowder, Thomas Hollands
and Alonzo Stephens
OrgahiZatiop-AdaTa GledtiIl. G. H
Tribe. Sam Thomas. S. T. Whitaker. Dr.
C. w. Baker, Lee Hammond, F. H.
Wright and d. d. Mckay.
Resolutions-S. A Maginnis, Henry An
derson, J. S. NDee. T. d. Johnson. s. S
Smith, A. j. Anderson, Preston Blair and
H. p. Green.
A recess was then taken until p. m. to
enable the committees TO prepare their re-
ports
At the afternoon session the permanent
officers named by the committee on or
ganization were: w. F. Bossner, chair
man; John l.. Herrick. secretary; Adam
l.. Peterson. vice chairman; Adam Gled-
hill and Henry Green. assistant secre-
taries; Rev. n. 5. Elderllin. chaplain, and
A G. Harris, sergeant-at-armS
After a prayer by the chaplain the re-
ports of the committees on credentials
and resolutions were received and adop:-
ed. The former committee recommended
the seating of l3S delegates apportioned
through the city and county as was stated
in the call.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following. which was unanimously
adopted: