Show territorial convention 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ta the territorial convention composed po sedof of delegates from tile tiie the ille various count counties leb leg to nominate tile peoples candidate for delegate to congress from utah met at twelve noon today at the city hall 1111 in accordance with the published call of the territorial central committee the convention was called to eyder order by da dabid 0 calder and by unanimous vote judge elias ellas smith was temporary chairman chopin v ho in a few appropriate remarks blanked the convention for the honor lionor conferred on him in elect ing ham to that position I 1 on motion john T caine was elected temporary secretary on motion the following were appointed by the chair a com coin on credentials D 0 calder of df salt lake W 33 preston cache IV W oluff commit Jum mit john W hess davis lj 14 W harrington utah abid and silas billith smith iron county 4 fl A tho the committee retired and during daring I ill g t helF absence in response to a e dill 71 11 the con eon convention bention was addressed by hon erastus snow from NV washington ashington county he treated briefly and clearly upon the duties of the members of the conventi convention oni ODi and alluded to the political position of the people of utah hon weber county also spoke in answer to a call he to the fact that this was wash the first convention strictly of this nature that ever had convened in J uh yui tuh b and he be felt it to be a proper ste and ind one that would have a favorable effect in enabling the cit az izena ns of utah to secure their nights rights to statehood he treated upon the ce of the people giving dd to their political privileges he to observe the people wire nian mian manfully fully de cadin carin gand making manifest their desires in this regard he had no the best man that could be found would be chosen as a candi this convention to depre pr present t utah in congress hon jonathan wright Wrig hf from jox 3 09 elder eider ider lder iq being pg called upon yes tes a iii in his view uhe tho great majority of mhd the people peo 10 of Uta ahad been treated as political outcasts bo go far dar aa as he was vas concerned he was wag nol not quite so sanguine as ome tome t were re regarding arding the near ap P prach invin of itne ime when utah woold M fd berthed beb be bee clothed thea thed with statehood I 1 ha that some bome sometime time 1 ilithe future MA utah would a assume the high position to wh which ich lle ile she lie was entitled ilon lion hon W H hooper of salt lake was called upon for a speech but respectfully declined on account ot of the shortness of time the committee commit corn miff fee ee on gre pre credentials shortly returned and reported a follows 5 to hon iton ellas elias smith and dele gattea gitte of convention gentlemen yent Sent lemen your commit committee ted teo on credentials hihn 9 the certificates of delaga delegates at es elect nind find the following p persons erson entitled to seats in the yeo peo peopled piea pies leis leas territorial convention as cepres representatives en natives from the counties bahmed pame sait salt lawe lake county Co tinty caider caidor zarifeh feH wells davi david ld 0 gaider gaidar ym H hooper archibald gardner vm wm jennings isaac al stuart clobert T burton reubell miller AX iller josephf smith elias smith A miner A C J james sharp A BL cannon J R winder J M 11 benedict ja john hn T caine jos S baw Raw rawlins lizis utan utah county A 0 smoot W bre bri bringhurst h u at hyrum winters Wint ersLE L E har ington david evans jonathan page william villiam price W B pace sa s1 lauah lanah 1 aab annb nab Juab conaty joel grover jqhn john M X ga haws ws a foote foole iain liln 1 agullard connet edward partridge david thompson B H watts beaver county Wj Fotheringham S bior home e A A ar musser usser kaai binm iron conaty i yut ia t f 4 jesse jeme N smith H HJ Lunt S SS smith IT i rm jnue county A e C tia tia lia sni shI naton baton co county anty E rastus erastus snow D D mcarthur setler sevier county george P wilson wm win mcbride sanpete county john B Maiben malben Vm sw seelem amasa tucker james jamea A ailred alired allred alliea F aeo geo IV bradley bradlex tr r wasatch county A hatch N murdock murdoch t aub bub son summit linit county B F At woody 0 f aff norean morgan county JJ u willard winard L I 1 smith richard riehard pry fry county anson call wm smith john W hess john galley ganey T box elder county jonathan 0 wright georgew ward 0 G snow I 1 thoele county jio john W C RydAl Ey dalch daich cl weber conaty J fran eran franklind alin alln richards rich Eich ards q W Te nrose joseph stanford lorin farr t J T herrick lk S etie eyle cache county f jr W chyde mH yde moses thatcher W W merrill J john ohm jardin samuel Ho skelly yi AV pul pui F gl blen bleh county joh job n eken eker respectfully I 1 ly sub submitted m I 1 D 0 CALDER chairman the report was received and the committee was discharged the tie rol being called all the del agates answered to their names named excepting two one of whom subsequently made his appearance permanent organization tion bein being g now in order on motion the following lofing were e appointed by the choir a committee to namin nominate 1 officers w J a it winder anson angon call willard G smith A r 1 V y G fotheringham am john and oliver G snow during the absence of the committee hon ron C NY benrose answered lo 10 a call for a speech delivering a lucid and appropriate address in which he reviewed the political s situation 1 in utah and abd clearly defined the duties of bf the convention and the people gener lly ally ln regard to their thein duties aa citizens he did not take quite so rio melancholy a view of the prospects for utah to ta bec beo omeia a state a th that at espre expressed ased by a previous speaker circumstances had materially changed of bf late and he thought klit kilt they were r 0 becoming favorable than hereto heretofore fone foze nhe nha The ability of utah to govern herself w was 43 becoming widely known jaan jeton T ja was called norand non for aud and responded in a suitable address he felt assured that the status or atthe twe lwe the people of utah aa as a political dr would change to T of hp I 1 epee ment mont he aw was h beiles belles believer n nm lahd overruling a idenie which would guide gulde the des tiny political and otherwise of utah the committee on permanent organization reported as s follows for president daniel H wells S vice vlee e presidents A 0 smoot abram hatch Er erastus amstus austus sn snow je jesse e N smith joseph F smith B young jr secretaries john T caine moses That thatcher olier and baid ra mr S horne home chaplain elder F D richards ric Bic hards se ant at arms arma joel grover the report wa y and the committee discharged a r g e d T the hie fie filenames names mentioned in the report were put separately 19 the and each was voted into the positions unanimously the president briefly ledged the compliment paid him the organization being ho ifo W com plated the convention was opened w with th prayer by the chaplain the president stated the object of the convention and that its far further consideration was wa s now in dader hon W EL hooper delivered lii address in relation to the taking steps with pith a yiew view to soliciting the powis powers that be for the admission of utah into the union he treated not only upon local political issues of the day but these those arso of a more gene genf general iral irai character ele ha moved for the appointment of a committe of bf nine nind by the chair oil h resolutions which wig was carhop carried unanimously I 1 the president appointed the egl lowing j W H R hooper k E esno samy j yr erd y rb D 1 richards jessen Pen roseL NY Y harrington J C wright richard bichard ery fry john sohn john 33 maiben on a recess ream re eesa cesa was boken token until 7 pm EVENING SESSION the convention rc re assembled at 71 rpm i P according c adibi to the roll being called all answered W ft to their names excepting four who subsequently made their appearance hon IV H ho hooper er chairman chair an 0 f 7 ti t 0 O corn coin I 1 ait son fon 1 AP l n 41 resolutions onn ong alt ed ili the b gifol oving 2 oe report a s rege IV mand the to coe com cittee discharged STATEHOOD the people of utah in convention ti on assembled by virtue of 0 their long residence in this once desert region their fidelity to the general government their industry frugality ty a and d respect for wholesome laws and the stability of their institutions their efficient school system extending exten extending din g to tw every settlement in the territory with an enrollment of scholars out of a school population of the enterprise and perseverance which have rendered them self belf sustaining 9 and their rapid increase to a population of a numerical strength in excess of the states of oregon nevada anil antl anu colorado hereby firmly and respectfully claim clatur admission into the federal union as a state in irk conformity with constitutional constitution dd provisions and general precedent and in accordance with desires expressed in former conventions and repeated petitions to congress tho the favorable position of utah in the centro centre of this great country her connection with the them world by means of the transcontinental trans continental railway way and the local connecting roads projected ted and built bulit through ane energy and skill of her own people without municipal ib minty bounty terri tb rial or federal aid alp her system of telegraphic communication embracing 2000 miles of wire her immense wealth in iron coal lead copper and the precious metals meta lr her vast agricultural resources and growing manufacturing interests her past prosperity and her brilliant prospects Is form a sufficient guarantee of a future population and babil lly ily sufficient maintenance and perpetuity of a state government of equal importance and influence with many af pf of the existing St states lites h W A whereas A territorial form of government though it may be adapted to the requirements of early settlers on the public domain while unable to sustain a government fully ia accordance with republican institutions does not meet the necessities of a community comi I 1 I 1 hae land ahter interests jtb hafi laja ua eby wt d W e mi ith I 1 ati experience na I 1 ala all ard and do S 1 t I 1 I 1 lb le Is 0 evident d but fromuth alib e jil history story of our nation and the spirit of its iti the territorial formoe form of government was never intended to bea be a permanent feature of our system but was onix only desh designed and adopted to prepare the ithe it he ay for sett settlers leav leAl upon the ladds to organize indents and enter the Union as speedily as possible bs to enjoy the same 5 eights andi and privileges aa the the ar dri gri i ginal states therefore ithac that dur dun our oun Con congress greas gread is hereby Te esbit quest request eato ao 40 take immediate steps to pro pure gure the necessary legislation for t tha bib bla a ad d MISSI mission 0 n A bf I 1 tah tab into th the bunion Union as a state antim an during ilie ille ix of the ean a g act to urge the passage pas sagi sago of dot the bill authorizing tho the people of bf till all the territories to elect elbet their governors arid ardd thief officers n accordance with tho the idea of popular edve sovereignty eighty I 1 aw EDUCATION whereas education is r ec eu id by all civilized nations as absolutely necessary to the welfare and progress of the tho people the maintenance cihat t at liberty which is secured llly 00 law j and nd th the attainment of the ey eel s for which government govern menN are instituted and whereas the government of the united states has bas by liberal erauw grants of land forthe support of besand corn coin m on schools aided th the cause of education in the v anda A states of th the tho 4 uhlon ution union while these thes fal fai fa i vors are withheld eld eid from tho terri tories and whereas rho dho nhe che terri territories torlea are evl evi dently in much greater need of as agra ae fro uhei general a ment t min kin the F states tat therefore timit that 6 bar ar idele aatu congress is hereby requested to endeavor i d cavooto to procure such legislation as will secure to the territories the university and school lands which present system are re those territories arrive at the dignity of statehood subject to tov toj kuch puch ugh restrictions and regulations may consider prudent pr adent to prevent any improper tion of the proceeds arising g from the sale of those lands i irrigation whereas the vast area of tillable land within the boundary I 1 lines iines Os of the rocky bocky mountain territories is is by y reason of f the them aridity of the c climate 1 mat e and tho the 11 limited m eted ra rainfall 11 almost useless for agricultural pur p pr apses oses w wi thou fc artificial irrigation and whereas blany many of the he thousands thop sands 0 of f acres are left on uncultivated because of the immense cost dost of f constructing canals from distant streams and whereas it is for fog the we best interests pf the naron that hat the hardy pioneer should be as assisted aisted in reclaiming tha the desert wastes and opening to settlement the regions uninhabited therefore resolved Ke Be solved that trat our delegate to Con congress gres Is hereby instructed to take the tle nece necessary oary measures to ob tain taia from the government grants of land to irrigating companies organized garli zed and incorporated under the laws of the territories subject i to such pro provisions as will se secure culo the object in view and thus fertilize the soil now useless prepare the way for pleasant homes on lands janos now vacant and desolate and by jy increasing the aupp supply lyof of food facilitate the development of our immense I 1 I 1 mineral resources ces and materially teri ally add to the tile national wealth abr aln and q prosperity SILVER CURRENCY whereas experience c i e has demonstrated that the a of f silver sliver has worked injury to the silver producing sections of tile the country and the masses masse s of df the beo peo people and whereas cereas silverias Sil sll silver sliver has hns been one of the standards of value froni from time immemorial and whereas the national debt tile the great incubus that down the nation is legally payable in coin coln without d distinction Is and 0 whereas 81 silver I 1 ver is vone ione I one of the staple brodu products C 8 of this territory therefore that our delegate in congress instructed to use all the influence rhe Che he can legitimately com corn mand mandof procure i the remon of silve rasan a n unlimited legal tender I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 whereas jihei das 0 1 oabe of he enacted in the year I 1 upon on the present lin un stu page regulations are based was waa enacted to meet the j of pf pi preserving certain kinds s of timber for fon the g use 0 of f the navy and whereas thoe 40 regulations regul atlon are manifestly inapplicable to the rocky mountain regions where no buch such timber exists astae law was framed flamed to protect and where the seil seir nay timber grows aly only on the tops in in deep lii in rugged ravines u without the construction of costly road roads and whereas cheuse the uso use timber ik as can be obtained with so much i difficulty and expense Is absolutely to ta the settlers for file fuel fe fencing building and pur poses and whereas the federal government rn ment has recognized the right t of farmers miners and others to use portions of such buch timber thereby for certain purposes abandoning previous rigid restrictions therefore resolved delegate in congress is hereby requested to endeavor 1 to procure beuch amendments and of at the timber law asbill as will I 1 fe relieve lieve this and other Teril terii territories tories froni from the impositions of the stumpage system E 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