The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-25

pate that splendid day when Utah shall
t.a,id be FREQ and With courage we shall con.
Utahs emancipation shall be realized,
Duty of Delegates.
| I predicted in the opening OF my re-
marks that the Americans would be vic
torlous this year. 1 believe that
that victory an absolute certainty You
can nominate a ticket so strong and so
popular that 1t will be question OF ma
jorities only. hope that every dele
gate has come here imbued with an
for the American party and the people.
| II you do what is best for the Ameri-
can party, you will do what is best for
the people. IT Is your duty TO lay aside
nominate the strongest possible ticket
! men Of clean record. stainless character
unauestioned competency for the places
TO which they aspire; men who are thor
oush Americans. tried and true who are
Americans from principle, because they
love liberty and freedom, not simply be-
cause they want the spoils Of office. Cap
plauseD The American party is not an
office seeking party. We wouldn't try
TO elect a single officer were 1t not for
the fact that OF course where principle
our organization and helps build up our
party. but 1t is only Incidental to the
upbuilding OF the American party and
achieving aSl the triumph Of our principles
Is.
If the Mormon church In this state
VIII be true to the nation; II 1t will
teach obedience to law; II It will cease
debating in the politics of this state,
SO that Utah will be like other states
II that were done the American marty
would dissolve like mist before the rising
sun tomorrow morning. (Applause)
Principle at Stake.
1t isn't the offices we want We want
freedom for all the people of Utah. and
there ell
vote is governed by his church superior,
so long are we all affected more or less
oy that influence. So long as the bal
can, be controlled absolueeIy SO long
as there Is anybody this party or thai
party set apart here and set apart there
and l do not enjoy the measure of iih |
erty to which every American who loves
the flag Is entitled (Applause So, nv
Iriends' irSand 1t Is serious u, thing We are
earnest Therefore. 7 appeal to Won as
earnest men and women 10 do TODAY
that which is best for the American
party, Nominate the best men and WON
en-. which only Americans are
. thank you again for the honor con-
ferred upon me and await the pleasure
oi t"e convention (PToionsed applause |
Committees Are Named.
Committees to prepare for the actual
work OF the convention were then
'""'.N' uc H'o uiuulclDal wards or |
precincts of the city were each given
one member on each committee and the
county at large was represented bv two
members on each of the three commit.
tees. The announcement of COMMITTEES
personnel was;
redentials-First municipal ward 49,
precinct, j B. Moreton: second J'or;n
J. Wood; third, j. T. Mcdonald; fourth
frank j. Westcott; fifth, Charles Wean
yer; county, P. Finnegan aud L. G. Az.
ell. A' ~ AK
Resolutions and platfcrm-First. F.. .
;. Critehlow; second William Nelson: M r.
.hird, Z. z, Rich; fourth. Franz 7
oefIit; fifth. Herman Bamberger: coun.
y; II. T. johnson and ]. E. CLAY. t
permanent organization and order of
George M. Sullivan. a
.econd, W, T, Gunter; third Roherf I
'leater: fourth. Charles D. Rookiidea. r
,fth. 5. b. Westerfeld: county F r d
and A. L. Forman 49, Il
Inc county convention then tooL n
ecess until l o clock in order thai tba
ommlttees might have opportunitv 70 "
repare their reports. a
In the interim the precinct conven. a
Ions, for the selection of nomineee for s.
hstlces OF the peace and constabjes C
'ere held "S'"oies, h
Reports of Committees. o
me afternoon session was called "a ~ ~
rder at 2;20 CLOCK. Cba;rman
loreton, OF the committee on credar
ais, reported 757 delegates ent;tiod =,