Show MUNICIPAL convention at 8 pm sept 5 the efge room in the city hall was ave fled with delegates to the peoples convention atlon and others angus M cannon esq called the convention tion to 0 order and P F 8 S richards laminated heber M wells for tem horary chairman mr wells was e elected d by unanimous vote C W penrose nominated arthur winter for secretary and mr winter was elected wm fuller moved the appointment of a committee of five on credentials denti als carried the chair ar appointed wm win fuller B R EL irvine W J newman W J tuddenham Tad denham and orson orgon A woolley the committee were out some time and on their return made a report which was adopted that the Jo following Bowing were entitled to seats in the convention fiat municipal ward wm win fuller le JA grand young D D houtz aerick frederick pembridge james W Eard bardley A T webb C B leLl jacob ob heussey Heus heusser sei laurentius Dah dahlquist kuist edwin frust frost john john gallagher thomas J curtis john woodmansee C W penrose Pen roee edward brahy braby joshua H pan FW A H caine second municipal ward robert B R irvine john williams david woodmansee samuel J brown wm win A cowan don C rushton rush ton arnold G Glau giauque que E J eardley W green thomas winter fainie bac M waddell henry wallace V 1 charies H hyde john ccallister KC EC allister qa abonce 0 E bourne moses W taylor M W henry j P richards frank Y tylor B F cummings jr brig hain bun W ashton joseph G C cutler mma hoe D lewis P F howells V third municipal ward wm J newman loeum ell A folland A S zadock C mitchell arthur a W simpson bimpson philip ohn john H smith prank frank H hyde chas B felt walter J beetle e elias A smith george G Ky waier r A W carlson james E talmage B W driggs jr john H X p pike r e william J dean george aw W hill hiji john L andrew oscar H hardy arthur winter TV dr M ross boss fourth municipal ward thomas goodman Oo odman heber M wells edgar hove B Y hampton james sharp H J romney F W jen niong P F 8 richards T G webber B W young john T caine burrows B D L murdock murdoch jamen maxwell W J tuddenham IL a woolley fifth municipal ward H J agn D S spencer jas C jen 04 i H A woolley 8 F ker w EE A tuckett willard done J D lyon T A williams Armstron gOrson A wool ity by arthur Stay nerE G woolley we the roll roli callej called showed all present lie liebrand Grand young moved that a r rn cittee of five on permanent or be appointed carried the irbe chairman named le grand young JR JB P richards arthur james sharp and francis ag as upon the return of the committee t ee the their ir recommendations were adopted and the following made the permanent organization of the convention heber M wells president heber J grant first vice president elias A smith second vice pre aident arthur winter secretary esaac M waddell assistant secretary james E talmage chaplain john sergeant at arms president wells thanked the convention for the honor bestowed upon him and said that he would do all in his power to see that the liberal party are a disappointed audience next february prayer was offered by dr talmage angus M cannon esq chairman of the municipal central committee then stated the reasons for calling the convention an unprincipled party was endeavoring to secure control of the municipal government of salt lake city it had by hook book and by crook gained control at ogden and this city ws was the next point of attack this convention demanded increased effort on the part of the peoples party that the property owners and not unprincipled adventurers should manage the cites affairs one thing that was necessary was an increase in the number which made up the municipal central committee Committe eThere chere were also other matters of importance that the convention would doubtless deal with that the members bers might be left entirely free to pursue that course which they deemed wise the central committee thought proper to present the following SALT LAKE CITY Y september 2 1889 to the 1 president and members of the salt lake my municipal convention of the peoples People 8 party gentlemen in view of the fact that you have been called and convened to transact business relating to the approaching election to be held in this city in february 1890 we respectfully submit the following we are of opinion that it would conduce to the peoples peopled interests if the municipal central committee of our party should be enlarged constituted as to fully meet the labor that will shortly confront it believing that you will agree with this view and that you may be entirely untrammeled by the action of any former convention in making selections for the committee referred to we hereby collectively and individually tender our resignations to take effect at once ANGUS M CANNON chairman GEORGE ROMNEY ANDREW JENSON JOHN NICHOLSON Nl CHOLSON JAS JA S C WOODS A WOOLLEY JAS H AND FasoN secretary municipal central committee of the Peo peoples pleIs party salt lake city on motion the resignation of the committee was accepted and a vote of thanks accorded for their past services A motion that the president appoint a committee on platform and resolutions to consist of fifteen members was carried and the convention adjourned till 8 next evening the peoples peopled party muni municipal I 1 al convention held its second sen session at the city hall at 8 pm septa a full representation being present after the reading of the minutes ron hon john T caine moved to reconsider the motion passed at the last session that the president appoint a com committee commett mitt e on platform and resolutions he said there were some who doubted the propriety of a platform and he wanted to give them a chance to be heard he was himself in favor of a platform of principles he thought the peoples peopled party should have a well defined policy and should declare it there had been a great deal of criticism of municipal officers and much of it had been unjust if we say we want a certain mode of procedure in providing water grading streets or any other matter then upon that platform our nominees must stand or fall if they do not nd conform to it after being elected can call them to acco account u nt P F B S richards said he believed the party should have a platform declared at the present time and he wanted a full and free discussion both as to the propriety of a platform and the policy of the party he moved that the convention sto go into executive session le grand young thought there waa no need of an executive session as he believed there was but one side to the question and thought the convention were really to vote and that in favor of a platform H J grant said he be was decidedly in favor of a platform there might be some who were opposed to it who might t not wish to have their expressions pres quoted in the public prints thos W green raised the point that the motion to go into executive session was not in order the ch chair gir sustained the point of order C W penrose expressed his opposition to going into the campaign without a platform after some further discussion mr caine withdrew his motion to give an opportunity for an executive session if the convention desired it mr richards renewed his motion which was opposed by young and pike who considered that it was unnecessary to have a secret session mr richards said it was not desired to go onto nto executive session to determine whether there would be a platform or not but to consider the subject of what would be placed in that platform he had no objection to saying anything he had for the convention where it could be published by the press all he waned was the arrangement whereby the matter could be discussed without being hampered by rules mr penrose said he favored a jr st executive session after the ment of a committee on plat from but not before the executive session would allow greater freedom of expression than when hampered by the formal rules of a convention the motion to go into executive session was lost the president then announced the following committee on platform and resolutions C W penrose john T calne caine J H paul F 8 richards A G giauque R W young I 1 M waddell M S woolley T D lewis D 8 Sp eucer E A folland E G woolley J N pike F W jennings E A smith the motion to go into executive session was then made and discussed pro and con COD and was carried the convention remained in executive session a considerable time considering the important questions at issue and upon which it was thought an unequivocal expression pres slon of the bartys policy should be made when an adjournment was taken it was till 8 next evening the municipal convention held another session on 90 saturday e evening james sharp and le grand young were added to the committee on platform an executive session was hold after which the convention adjourned to thursday evening sept 12 |