The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-24
DEMOCRATS in COUNTY Stand
FOR STATEWIDE PROHIBITION

CContinu-d from, Page Onei
Through binding every candidate to fol-
low out The clauses Of the platform.
o. result OF which Jackson n. Allen
or Draper who had been chosen as a
representativc by reclamation. declined
Though there was much opposition 20
the prohibition plank rot "a word was
said against 90 on tre floor of the con-
vcutiou.
At Morning session.
ne was at 1876 o'clocI, when Chair
man Rem IT. Lloyd called the rouvcu-
ton TO- order I'm the opera house, and
Tire haii was more than half filled.
nhout evenly divided between the city
aud county districts. Mr. Llcyd was
troubled with "a sore throat end there
fore did NOT do much talking.
The county chairman congratulated
THE Democrats ON the good showing IN
their county convention and declared
That whom the votes are counted iu No
v0mbcr be- felt sure that 90 would show
q great many more Democrats in the
county than were counted az the end
OF the battle or ballots two wears ago.
Tie told frc delegates that what the
party most needed was party organic
lion Orb every district ir city and county.
and told them that when they returned
90 their homes they should see that the.
district committee arc filled. that Of
fiCcrs be chosen and that an other or
EaniTafIo matters DO taken care or.
1lc said the organization was far bet
.tc- than Dc had known it in wears. rs
there seemed Co be an awakening fu-
tcrcst among the Democrats or CITY.
county, state and nation. and that he
would not he surprised Co soc "a great
showing made az the elections this fan
throughout the country
Van Colt Welcomes Delegates.
hartman Lloyd then introduced Ray
Van Colt ae the temporary chairman.
Hrd Joseph w. Eopng as secretary or
lake attorney. welcomed the other
delegates. s. T.. Richards had been
chosen hv The county committee as tcut-
uorarT chairman and VIII W. Raw as
permanent Chairman Neither was pres
There never has been time when I
felt more like going to work than
do this fall said Sir. Van Cott. -and
fight Tor party principles as cnuncfatcd
in the state platform o. the Democrat &c
party adopted ne Provo. ] attended the
state convention and Che interest.
earncsfness and enthusiasm manifested
there was certainly inspiring 10 every
true Democrat. And the party plat
FORM. which should be- adopted and
supported throughout the state. is a
classic. ard the principles should be
supported Boy every Democrat and by
on others who have the interests OF the
state az heart. We should stand FOR
OIL of those principles az the coming
election.
Democrats FlHrW here
Ct feel confident az we look abroad
through the nation that what has been
GAINED hv fhc Democrats iu other places
rnoufd also come true 60 those VINO
have stood firmly and Loyalty Co the
Democratic party iu Utah through its
many trials and defeats. We have wit
messed the turning out Of the Rcnubti-
can machine in tho state Of Maine
whcrc 90 held its grip Tor so years. The
Democratic party stood on a platform
OF economy and plaisted won the NOM
ination ~ the great majority Of 5000.
And when roCk-ribbcd Republican
Maine turns out the Republican party
we viii now look TO the citizens or Utah
20 cast out the machine and vote for the
true friends Of the state.
The Republican party has had its
own wav I'm the state FOR so long that
a. has begun 90 believe that things viii
not change. and has been running
things with high hand. Leaders Of tho
party have forgotten that they are
servants OF the people Tho Ecnublf-
can organ. The Herald Republican. has
been untrue 90 the interests or the peo-
Pile We find. LEGALLY. that a few years
ago thc party organ was given n con-
tract Tor the printing OF the delinquent
tax list The county ATTORNEY brought
suit against the county commi ssioucrs
20 recover the amount over what should
have been charged. But the action was
allowed 10 drag and drag in the courts.
nnd has again been continued until aft-
cr the election.
Afraid Of Facts.
"Tho party managers did not dare
have tho facts Of such n hearing come
out before the elections are held this