Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-16

After two and half hours of feryid
.ratory. the Democratic convention
AZ Provo Thursday adopted Il platform
declaring for statewide prohibition;
regulation OF common carriers by state
statute: primary elections, Initiative,
referendum and recall; election Of
United states senator's by vote of the
whole people; good roads and the con-
servation OF the resources of the state.
The convention placed I'm nomination
as candidate for Congress, Judge Fer
dinand Erickson of Sanpete county, anu
as candidate for justice OF the supreme
rourt. Judge C c. Richards Of ogden.
The only fight Of the convention came
oil the prohibition plank. The commit
zee on platform and resolutions went
into session at o'clock pm, In Jesse
Knights office, and most OF the time
untiI after 5 o'clock was spent in de-
batting the prohibition plank. The fight
was then carried on To the floor of the
convention and the expressions Of the
delegates showed very pronounced dl-
vergence In the views held by Demo-
Gratis on the subject.
During the wait for the report If the
platform and resolutions committee,
several fve-minute talks were made IN
the convention, which resumed session
at 1922 in the afternoon. The Shuhert
quartet, composed Of four handsome
young ladies' Of Provo. also rendered
several selections.
Mrs +. J. d. Roundy of Salt Lake
was introduced by Judge King Mrs.
Roundy said she was born a Democrat
and hoped to continue as a Democrat
all through life She said the duty of
the delegates OF this convention should
he to endeavor TO recall those Demo
Gratis who had strayed away from the
old Jeffersonlan principles, especially
those who had been carried away by
the liquor interests.
Abel John Evans OF Utah county fol-
lowed Mrs Roundy, He said he was Il
member OF the original sagebrush De-
mocracy OF the state and had stood
frm ever since.
Judge w. n Dusen berry. who pre-
sided over the first Democratic cOnvcn-
ton In the State OF Utah, was the next
speaker He said he had just recovered
from sickness. the first in so years,
nut ne said, my Democracy was not
affected. and is as strong as ever"
Stephen L. Richards Of salt Lake
county was introduced. He urged the
necessity for the adoption OF a good
Platform and said the nomination of
good officers was great He urged the
convent ton 10 use its best endeavors in
both these lines
William NJ, Roylance. former mayor
OF Provo, said he had never regretted
That he was Democrat He said tho
Democrats were entering upon n cam
paign Of education against bosslsm, AMI
declared that the convention would
name a ticket which would be a win
ner
y Morgan, of Utah county, judge
Erickson of Sanpete county. 10. II
Morris of Washington county, L. n.
Martineau Of Salt Lake county. and s.
> Jones Of Utah county also delivered
brief but forceful addresses.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
The committee ON organization and
order Of business in it's report making
the temporary organization permanent
included the following resolution rela-
i've TO the Democratic idea of electing
United States senator's:
resolved, That we. the representa-
ives Of the Democratic party OF Utah
IN convention assembled pledge our
party that In case a Democrats ma
!nHt| Us chosen to the next legislature
tndt the choice OF United States SEN
election or ,he nan uy primary
the state such nrjr'n,.,, 's ~ voters OF
FOR by the Democra,ic 800 49, ~
10 ho ~, Aes.ocratlc state committee
and before tho r,o s.s se',e,al eleetion
ture 49, inc meeting OF the legisla-
lator be bound ny Sv nc pe'n , .egis-
primary election.
ment was nada ~ o,o.k 'ne announce,
resolutions cor,,,'ai,, , '"e pla'Iolm ana
report Inr,edia,n, tes was ready to
The o,a swept over the convention and
The rcad,ns 80 s"as TOT business.
perfunctorn =. inc PLATFORM was
declaring for r"" s,a,e , UNI the plank
over ,ybtch '' statewide prohibition.
for n,,,, ."Vn the committee had fought
When Inc niant .wo nouts; was reached.
TO obtain the a. ~as rend tne iirst man
a delegate fro ,,ocr was =. ". Anderson.
an adirsss =, 1u eanpete. lie delivered |
money -, o,o o, considerable length on the