The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-26
Representative Meeting of State
Central Committee Held in
Zion Thursday.
STATE CONVENTION WILL
BE AT PROVO SEPT. Is
VIII Nominate Man for Senator
and LikIy Pass on
Prohibition.

All the Democrats have not "gonc
dead, as 1t was expressed by one OF
the unterrifed at meeting of tho
state central committee held in the of
fee of King & Burton in the Continen
tai building Thursday night. 1t was
quite a representative meeting, some
ten counties sending cold warhorses .
to the gathering, including w. Nj, Roy
lance of Provo, b. II. Roberts
''Fernie' Fernstrom and others Of like
political inclinations. Major Sam A
King was chairman.
There was considerable oratory, rs
usual, but it was decided to hold the
state convention at Provo, Thursday,
September Is, as that is what is known
as fruit festival day. at the garden
city, At that convention the Democ-
racy will name its choice for United
States senator. This matter brought
forth much of the eloquence. Some
thought the convention should be left
untrammeled, others believed a recon-
mendation should be made. and on mo-
ton Of C. P. Overfeld this recommends
ton prevailed:
"That we recommend the nomination
Of candidate for the office of United
States senator in convention or by such
other method as the convention in its
wisdom may determine
A Prohibition Plank.
II is almost certain that the plat
form adopted ut Provo will contain, if
not a prohibition plank, then something
closely approaching it. This became ap-
parent from the language used by some
of the speakers, and a steering COM
mttcc of fifteen was named to make
general recommendations to the com
tal 1Ne 10
platform and resolutions. The motion
for this committee was made by w. r.,
Wallace, who was candidate for mayor
about year ago. and reads as follows
THAT a committee be appointed for
the purpose of considering the ques-
tion of the state platform and Of MAX
ing such recommendations to the com
mittee on platform at the state conven-
tion on the various questions and IS
sues as may be deemed necessary" Mr.
Wallace considered action on the liquor
question of vital importance.
The following committee was select
ed: Mayor Ferdinand Erickson. Mount
PIeasant George c. Whitmore, Nephi;
Jesse Knight. Provo; David n. Morris,
Washington county; G. G., Richards. Og-
den, II. G., Hayball, Logan; B. II. Rob
rum, William Rae. w. r. Wallace,
John Dern. o. w. Powers, Samuel New
house. w. II. King and c. P, Ovcrfeld,
Salt Lake.
Badly Involved Financially.
The state Democracy is somewhat
badly involved financially. The un-
washed owe several hundred dollars
from the campaign of two years ago
(unlikc the Republican bunch, they got
no tainted money, it was suggested),
but voluntary subscriptions were made
Thursday night and +. S. Fernstrom
and Moronl Spencer was chosen as
committee TO call upon prominent Dem
ocrats to solicit sufficient funds 10 meet
all obligations.
The state convention will convene at
ment Of delegates is one for every so
votes cast for ]. w. Knight for COVER
nor two years ago. The delegates to
the convention Will number more than
800
Just before the meeting adjourned,
NJ. +. Cunningham stated that Jerrod
Lctcher, w. R. Wallace and himself had
been working as committee looking
toward the launching Of a Democratic
daily newspaper in Salt Lake, and that
they were making excellent progress
Tho desired, however, that com
mittee be appointed to give them moral
not financial aid, in their enter
prise. The three named were made a
part of the committee, and the follow.
ing were added: j. r. Barnes, Kays-
Vile; NJ. s. Browning, Ogden; Henry
Hayball, Logan; James II. Moyle, Salt
Lake