Show i Bryan Republicans Representatives O of the Bryan re republicans republicans re- re publicans of this thib county met in this city yesterday to take stepS steps step to be represented at the Independent re republican publican c conventional convention at Sail Salt Lake o on September Representatives were present from Manti lanti l anti Moroni Spring City i y Mt and Ephraim Ferdinand Alder of Manti was was made chairman and Adolph Adolph Jensen of Ephraim Secretary A committee on resolutions was appointed ed and they presented the following following- which V was nas S. S 1 adopted unanimously The republicans of Sanpete county assembled in Ephraim city at the c call lI of the provisional committee committee com com- appointed at the state meeting meeting meet meet- ing of ing-of of Independent Republicans at Ogden Ogden Ogden-As As republicans we look with pride upon the great party of of Lincoln Grant Garfield and anti Blain Its a accomplishments and a achieve achieve- eme e- e me- me ale are r found among t tIe ic mos most gl glorious ri ps pages in the history o of the great Republic It was instrumental tal i in hi saving the life of our ou beloved belovec country It produced the second declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion of independence in the emancipation emancipation pation patron proclamation and and raIsed higher the the standard of human lib liberty It adhered r d firmly to the great principle of America Ameri a for Amer Amer- Planks from fro her platforms of the past have been engrafted in inthe inthe th the constitution on of the United States It was the grand old R Republican publican party that trat made our country the admiration and the glory of the earth give prosperity and secure secured to her citizens at home domestic tranquility and protection It is therefore with sorrow that tha we behold the abandonment oi of time maxims and a reversal of the declaration declaration of principle found in in the platforms of the past pastIn lb In 1892 the Republican National convention tion declared for the American Ameri Ameri- can principles of of protection reciprocity reci reci- proc and the tiie use of both gold golc old and silver as standard money That Thatis is the platform upon which we as asyet asyet asyet yet stand all all stand pending the tali ratification ratification fica fica- tion o of the one one on of ot recent date at St. St Louis by the Republicans o of Utah Ut h and we as Independent Re Republicans Republicans pubU publicans ns will support the great principles of w We do not approve of the action of th the state committee in calling two state conventions for fora a certain purpose pur pur- pose pose hile while at th the sa same e time aware that the Republicans of Utah are by an n overwhelming majority in favor favo of the restoration of silver as m on oney y In our In our state platforms as well as asin asin asin in o our r county platforms we have dem demanded arid and pledged ourselves to th the accomplishment a of that purpose and and have ave made it possible to carry Utah victoriously into the Republican can column of states I How ow v can we then believing the above declarations conscientiously take part in a state convention expressly ex expressly expressly ex- ex pressly called to endorse Louis platform and vote for a president who says it meets his approval We Wet consider ourselves debarred fro from participating in the t. Pleasant convention cannot participate participate par par- in the election lection of a a state c committee and while we accord to every republican publican r the right to vote for far we claim the sanie sani same privilege t to vote our principles and we pledge ourselves to use all means to elect a a. a.- con congressman gres gressman man and members rs of the legislature legis- legis latu lature e wh who will stand for free and and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to r I independent of any oth other r nation and for protection andrec and rec reciprocity one and inseparable And nd we futher favor the election by precincts precincts' of delegates to attend the convention of Independent Republicans to be held heM in Salt Lake City September 24 1896 10 To the above we pledge our hearty support as a committee appointed by this this this' meeting of Independent Independent In In- In dependent Republicans of Sanpete co county nty A provisional committee consisting consisting consisting consist consist- ing of one member from each prece pre pre- ce edict ct wa was wag chosen as follows Manti John John Lowry chairman Ephraim Peter Pete Peter Mt Pleasant sant Wm Zabriskie Spring Sprin Spring City City L. L. L Burdick Nt L. L i t t i k- k f r i i C i i 1 t f 1 iM t. t 4 F C j f t 1 r j r Wales Wales Wales-T. T. T W. W Rees 11 f Gunnison Gunnison Christensen Mayfield Parley Mayfield Parley Christ ansen- ansen v Sa Samuel uel Bills Indianola Indianola-Gunder Indianola Gunder Peterson Fountain Green Samuel Green Samuel Sam- Sam nelson Sterling Sterling John John L. L Peacock k The chairman was authorized authorised ed to torill fill rill vacancies on the committee after which the meeting adjourned |