Show COUNTY OMNATIONS t14 Confusion in Utah County Convention atPayson MRSJAKEMANTOMALIHBERG She Bcminds Him of His Remark Two Years Ago When She Sought Rcnoniination that a Change of Pastures Makes Pat CcLlvcSIfl dorso WMtecottou Jesse Knigjfxt Says it Was Not a Democratic Convention Con-vention but Comprised Buyers cvnd Sellers Payson sept iiiio Democratic city convention opened rills ifriornlng In the Payjjon upcrahouso with nearly a full representation of tho S Sl delegates elected Thespeelal train on which the delegation camcln from thenortlnend of the city oC 1rovo at 920 arrived In Payson at 3035 The delegiUea wero mot at tho Payson U depot by n number of prominent citizens and ihopjjyfson silver band which led Iho At 11 oclock the convention waa calcd to order by County Chairman Malcnberir who named William M Roylancc as temporary tem-porary ohaltman Jieber Jex temporary uecromry and Ming Ida Chlpman assist ah Air Roylanco expressed Uie1 usual gratlHcniion atbclng called to preside over tho convention and referred to lie aplrli cd convention held by the Democrats In bprlngvlllc four years ago When the same JHSiiea confronted the people and the sumo loaders were asking tljclr support Ho called Pttcrtlon to the pa lout fact that 1 there were from ono to six or eight can didales In the Democratic piprty for each olfico to bo llllcd In the county Unfortunately Unfortu-nately they could not all receive a nomination nomi-nation bqithey would have si good time lighting for IL on the floor of the convcu lion and after that all differences would be forgotten and all would pull oft their coats und work for tho success of the ticket Committee on CredentialsGrant C Bagley H F Reynold Joseph Iughes Justin A Loveless John M Fdmund A I J B Stewart Ell J Clayton T B Peary Peter A Petersen Iizarus Thomas Slc phcr Moyle J T Forbes AV K liobln 4 soil Joseph r Goates Mrs ScllniL Brown C C Craig Joseph Madson T J Patten L D Fulmcr George Fisch Permanent Organization and Order oC Business O P Mulmberg R W Barney John S Boyer David T Lewis W M Clark llyrnm Lemmon Emmtt Lynch L Resolutions R Thurman A J Evans R Leo Bird John B Mllnor Marlnus Larson Lorenzo Argylc Joseph T Uateman A r cess was then taken till 2 oclock but It was Bomo Limo after that when t the convention reconvened The committee on credentials recommended recom-mended that each delegation be allowdd to cast the full vote of tho delegation Tho reoommondatlon was adopted There were I delegates present The committee on permanent organlva tlon and order of business reported recommending re-commending that the temporary organization organiza-tion be made permanent with the follow log additions Mrs Scllna Brown and Mr Millie Stark vicechairmen chap lain Bishop Lorenzo Argyle nnd Thomas 1 Fowler sergeantatarms The committee Ji commit-tee QI platform and resolutions wa not wI ready to report and J W N AVhltccotton was called upon for a speech and he occupied occu-pied the lime for a while The committee on resolutions about 3CO presented the following which sara adopted TIIK PLATFORM i The Democrats of Utah county by I their roorosentnUvos fii convention as I Hombled rcilnirm and Indorsfo the platform adopted by tho mi tlonal Democratic convention p con-vention at J < ansas City the 5th day oC 7 July J of the present year and also them the-m platform adopted by our State convention latt March tipon which wo went before the people of this Stale and elected a P Democratic Representative to Congress by a safe and handsomo majority We are In favor of peaceful progress rnd such territorial expansion from time 1 lo time as may be acquired by peaceful means Wo are In favor of widening the circle of human liberty whenever fair and reasonable opportunity la presented never forgetting but always remembering that the sentiments of the father as expressed In the Declaration of Independence that governments derive their Just powers rpm the consent of the governed and that governments are instituted and maintained z main-tained for the preservation of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness Wo arc I yr unalterably opposed to expansion by means of bloodshed and force and declare de-clare that the policy of the present Republican a Re-publican Administration In relation to the Philippine Islands and their Inhabitants r violates the basic principles upon which J our Government rests and is absolutely without warrant of authority either In the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution Con-stitution of our country To compare such J policy with the expansion advocated by Jofferfcon Jackson and Polk Is a baso Hlandor upon the uamcc and characters of these Illustrious patrlotH and ought to be and will bo Indignantly resenled by tIm American people whenever their voices t can bo hoard upon the question vo rpfer specmcally and ut length to tho question of Imperialism for the reason that It hi new In the politics of the Nation and represents an Innovation made by the Republican party dangerous to the ri welfare of the country and the liberties of tIm people Wo reaffirm our fidelity to the free and vnllmltcd coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to 1 without uniting for the aid or con bent of any other mulon and we arc un IQLI rcscrVPdly opposed to the evils of monopolies monopo-lies and trusts and to a unit Intended to bonellt a few favored Onos lo the Injury it of lie many In short and In brief the Democrats of Utah county heartily In rtorso every paragraph sentence line and word of iho Kansas City platform heretofore hereto-fore referred to the sumo ps If the subjects sub-jects discussed In said platform were spo 11i1 clllrally enumerated herein b JWo feel proud of lie record made by those of our citizens who volunteered i their services In the late war with Spain I find who so distinguished themselves that the bravery l of the Utah boys Is a household house-hold word throughout all the Nation Wo aro gratified with tim Democratic oflTcrs 6f Utah county who have administered admin-istered the llnnnccs or the county so economically 1 eco-nomically and wisely that now as ever In the past Utah county IB an object Ipason to tin Stale of the cfllclonoy of Democratic Demo-cratic admlnlitrallons EVENING SESSION i1 At Iho evening session Jesae Knight 6 apologized for his attempt to shut oft Sam it Thurman while ho was speaking In the j 5 aftcrncon He said he had donu so under tI a misunderstanding He snlJ also that tf ho had been Invited by seine of the politicians poli-ticians to apologize for Haying the convention I l con-vention had nut acted as Democrat lie J howovcr declined to do that llc also refused re-fused the ho or of the recommendation for Presidential elector 5n favor of O F Mulmbcrg or D J Thurman nr whoever wanted It lie had found out today that lip was not llllcd for political life and j proposed hercaflcr only to vote The t declination was not acccplrd The following additional candidates were nominated County Clerk A V Robinson Provo County Recorder MlBS Rose Young Provo iil County Surveyor Shadrach Richardson Benjamin Representatives to the Lpglulalurc Jonathan Jon-athan Li JIarvoy Pleasant Grove W O a Oreer Spanish Fork John 13 Beets g Payson j it A Barney Provo 1 NOMINATIONS t Then the convention was about lo proceed 1 pro-ceed to the business of nominating officers 1 when Jin adjournment of twenty mlnutea waiv taken to hiep > put out a urn In Tom a Vllxoiis barn After this delay tho uoml 4 milionK for County Commissioners commenced com-menced The following nomlnatlonK wens 4 mado for the north end of tho county 4 p Mark Bezsnnt Plfjmaiil Grove James T if Batoman Alpine George M Smoot VinCI VinC-I yard JJMereer1 American Fork A M Davit Lehl The present Incumbent I4 Mercer was nominated on the second ballot 44 bal-lot For tim central part o the county i the following names were placed In nomination 4y nomi-nation J T McISwan the present Incumbent 1 In-cumbent T E Thurman Walter Scott b Provo H T Reynolds Sprlngvlllo Mr I Reynolds was nominated on the second ballot For Hit south cud of the county V the following name were placed In noml C hutton K K Nultall ThomiiM II Wilson Jr Paxson William IL Papo < Go9hfin K IJ Torpson iaka Shore Mr VIleon l Was elected 1 INDORSE WIHTECOTTON Judge Mllnrr here Introduced the fol loviig Fcnolvulon which they had ailed iiI I to incoiiorftle In the resolutions which had been adopted Resolved by this convention con-vention That tho delegates to tho State convention whom we may eleci are requested re-quested to Iso all reasonable efforts to necuro to nomination by the Slate convention con-vention if J W N XYlmecolton for tim olllco of AttorneyGeneral and Jesse Knight as Presidential elector The resolution was adopted with great ap jinue Oeorgo A Storrs was nominated for Sheriff by acclamation A POINTED REMINDER Malmberp was nominated for County Treasurer The motion was made to nomf note him by acclamation but there was considerable opposition The chairmans hummer decided Mr Malmbcrg was nom noted by a majority Mrs Jakeman took j occasion to remind vMr Malmbcrg that two years ago when lie was opposing her renomlnatlon ho or ono of his friends had suld that change of pasture made fat calves and she recommended him to npplv the rule to himself For Assessor tho names of James E Hall of Sprlngvllle James Hutchison of Spanish Fork Royal T Ilulsh of Payson lie present Incumbent and William Soulhwlrch of Lchl were placed In nomination nomi-nation Mr Hutchison was chosen Jacob Divans tho present Incumbent and William E Rydalch both of Provo J I were placed In nomination oY County Ai 1 torney Considerable InlQrcst was maid ftstod and some earnest speeches made Mr JPPSO ICnlght In n speech for Rydalch gave his opinion of the assembly by sayIng say-Ing This Is not a Democratic convention ni all You have been buying and selling trading and pledging without any consideration consid-eration for the good of the people This caused D J Thurman of Lchl ib recom m nd the resolution adopted favoring Mr Knight for Presidential elector Tho chair ruled the motion out of order at this time nnd the matter drouped Mr Evans was rrlveu ISO and Mr Rydalch 1S1 votes und Mr Evans was declared nominated A recess was taken till S oclock |