Show VET ERAy 1 I 14 COUNCIL COI MII via conteri contention tion of veteran Sol soldiers ana sailors at salt lake city to on oil last saturday Satin Jay drow draw together ft a large number of the men aho i ho followed grant and farragut oer land aind rea pea tot to clory at 2 r M the con conica en liun lion met ind find temporarily organized with conel J 11 II AVIc kizer as chairman comin illee tees on oil organization and resolutions Pcs lution atre AITH appoints appoint td and the iho contention consention adjourned to 1 in tile the brening tit fit nn an catly hour the lib elal cial los institute titu a wn filled with mith a hudie nei and at eight tile the convention again li proceeded f 0 to business tile iho temporary chairman making nn an able and elegant address dress bich coith libarty ap bauso Ia uso tile tha ommittee committee on PermAl lInt 1 l tion lion reported fur fr president general james IS vice presidents president colonel william M jonhn and major A K smith 1 captain A 1 S gould wid majol george A black nil all of eliom were dunall elected the indention mei inen ilion tion of judge mckenns name it ii connect im ivri with tho the battles in ellich ibich lie he participated from the to the capture of el eli i such rounds of f cheemi ns as lieve not been heard card before in utah oud aud subsequently thy the toddless tod dress of that soldier to the convention wit was truly the language of on cne so bo be did his bis whole a duly uty at tile call or of his tile the following resolutions resola bont wore were reported and nd sifter after being ably sap supported ported in spec ches 1 ly T generals Geni rals connor and maxwell secretary black captain bates Rave rend y N 31 cleod and others were passed tho the veteran doldi cra and sailor of the war of tho the rebellion residing in the te territory ari of utah rt andin nn din to lo the hie cull call of ir tile the national committee having ma nn t in onan conen tion lion lit at salt lake city on the ath day tf of Sep september lember A D 1172 17 for the e of electing delegates dele gatas to the convention ol 01 acter nos to beholden at ritts lurg on tile tho lith instant instent un unanimously ali I 1 measly Resolved ved That our confidence conti donca in the patriotism integrity and ceroi heroism in of our ermer comrade in arms arm cyses a grant hns has roce received ived row and un liling luling strength from froin the wisdom of his civil administration of the iho government ved that as we believe general I 1 grant was vas the shield anil and protector of our country in her ter darket darkest days of so 50 today do ave wetland farad con convinced vinced that his hia re clec clicc lion bun to the ollice office of Pr eident of the llie united herteg will ensure the llie stability of american institutions and tho perpetual enjoyment of popular liberty Resolved That wo we unhesitatingly and unreservedly hold bold that to secure the blessings blesi ings of national and continued peace it is out our highsm duty to labor for ohp election reelection re rc of the tha veteran whose virtuous faine is seen aliko in the glory of victory and the alleen of amnesty and good will tol kowarc his once misguided countrymen Ros elved bilat the delegates chofen by this convention are instructed to present our loyal remembrance to till nil tho the corn comrades rades as aa Ferri bled at pittsburg and toll tell them that the vete veterans raps of cf utah have hate an affection aal action lar for ulyses 8 grant second only to their love lova lor the lie of which bich lie ho is ii the tha lint grit tile the greatest soldier the betted is delegates to pittsburg Pit leburg the gentlemen here named nit general maxwell haxwell colnnel johns capt zabriskie major A K smita and captain bates whereupon the iho veterans adjourned with three times limes three for arant and victory |