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Show A BIG MEETING Democratic .State Ticket. There is no unusual excitement, onlv a feeling of deep unrest iu the minds of all the people as to what will e of this strange aggre be the oration of Utah citizens. As the long procession of democrats fell in line at headquarters for the march to the theatre, it presented the strangest gathering ever seen anywhere on the earin, wnen tne uuouve is considered "that brought them hither. From the smooth races or young men who will this year cast their first vote for liberty of conscience, from the bent forms and wrinkled faces of the aged veterans, the pioneers of Utah, those who blazed the trails and marked out the paths through the wilderness, who have scaled the mountain heights and hewn roads through the living rocks on each face is written in strong and Utah shall firm lines that the peopls of be free from ecclesiastical " innuence in nolitics. Arriving at the theatre the delegates were seated in the order of their counties. Every seat in the was occupied circle dress narauette and a also portion of the astage. by delegates, circle and porof the first The whole, also filled with of was' third the tion wild excite-mnnno was There pectators. A sense of the gravity of the rest on every dele occasion seemed-tgate. Even the playing of Held's band drew forth but little applause. After a call to order by Chairman Powers. C. W. Penrose of the Herald offered an appropriate inyocation. The call for the convention wai then read by Joseph Cohen. The B. H. Roberts Bless the quartette then sang "God and to answered Land of Washington" an incore by singing "Democracy's Big Foui." A letter from Mrs. Batsheba Smith was iread indorsing the calling of the convention and the action srie felt sure it would take. Judge Powers in eloquent words then set forth the reason for the call. His by speech was frequently interrupted Afprolonged cheering and applause. ter; his speech, he read a letter from Moses Thatcher setting forth in clear terms his views as to the attitude of the church towards tbV state and demanding that they shall be absolutely divorced until the King of Kings shall come to reign upon the earth. Tn choice and touching language Mr. Thatcher T7IIQT faces- - 1 1 1 1 IMUUll hi riilOl, uuli rlliuu out-com- i Governor, JO UN T. CAINE. Congressman,, t ' That of tlie Democratic ; B. II. ROBEET3. Secretary of State, fisher s. harris. Treasurer, , "'; ,. ' ; . '.' ; V f ; THEY DEMAND A SEPARATION : ALMA GREENWOOD. ! Convention. Re-called That Is, They Want No Ecclesiastical terference la PoIItlcs-- A Blade Attends and Submits His Point of View. -- Auditor,1 GUY C. WILSON if. He-port- y I In- A.J. . l, er Special Correspondence of The BladbI Salt Lake City, Oct. 22, 1895. j ; .'! t i- f ; i Judge Fifth Judicial District, j j ; over-whelmin- ? Mayor, - ; f T. H. G. PARKS, . ! ' '': Councilmen, . KEPIII JACKSON, A. T. McCANNE, JAMES JENKINS, A. G. PYPER. JOSEPH VICKERS, j I ' Recorder:. a. w. mccune. - ! ' i Treasurer, - . ISAAC a ADD. Justice of thel Peace. JOHN KIRQAN Republican State : ; Marshall ROBERT PYPER. : i t . ; ? ; ; TicM Governor, !" UEBER M. WELLS. i Congressman, CLARENCE E. ALLEN. Secretary of (state, :. JAMJ23 T. HAMMOND. I Treasurer. JAMES CHILIAN. ' ' ! Auditor, . MORGAN RICHARDS. Attorney-Genera- l, . A. C. BISHOP. Superintendent of Public Instruction, JOHN R. PARK. "j " Judges of Supreme Court, CHARLE3 S. ZANE, IG. W. BARTCH, JAME3 A. MINER. . i ; . f .fudge.'Fifth Judicial District,. E. V. H1G GINS, Iron. Senator, Seventh District, AME3 P. DRISCOLL, Eureka. ' ' j i Member Lower House. , - i j : 19,523,tRep. 21,343 and Populists 550, scattering 134. The Republican ma jority being 1,820. Leaving ' the 684 Populist and scattering out of the ques-tfoand we find that had gained 7,122, while the Democrats had gained by the disband men t of the Liberals and the natural increas only 3,083. The increase in the total vote of the territory was about 7,000. Giv ing each of the two national parties 3,500 each, exclusive of the old Liberal ; n, ; Mayor, E. R. BOOTH. the-Republican- Couneilmen, J'OS. F. WRIGHT, ; JOHN SID WELL, MARTIN LARSON, JOHN ELLISON, ALFRED LUNT. Recorder, Marshal, Treasurer,; - - men- t - - n DNIOS e - ; . " A"- - - . - - -, I . y Nor-t;;- ,, x. h.-r1 ? Z ViI.-oii- V.---1 o ; . concluded his letter by offering his resignation provided the party Relieved it would be for the best interest of the people. Like the roar of thunder came the crie.i of "No" "No." 'But," said Mr. Thatcher, ''if my. party desires me to continue as their candidate, 1 am with them to the end." Tremendous cheers greeted Mr. Thatcher's declara tion that he would stand by his party. After the ' selection of one delegate from each county to formulate an address, the convention adjourned until 3 o'clock p. m. The convention assembled as per ad journment, but the committee on ad dress had n6t completed their labors, and the time was occupied in speeches. music etc. The hours went by and reporttj from the committee stated that it wqs still at work, and another recess J -- , was taken until 7:30 In. the meantime,' a torchlight pro cession had been arranged for and at 7 o'clock the delegates began forming in line. At nearly 8 o'clock the proces sion began moving, It had been aug mented by a large number of democrats t from the city, and with the twinkling of a thousand torches, the music of brass bands, the roar of martial music and the blare of trumpets the long pro cession moved up the principal streets and to the theatre that was packed j from pit to dome. Apostle Lorenzo bnow who bad occu pied one of the boxes during the other two sessions, was present and manifest ed the keenest interest in the entire proceedings, The committee had finished its labors, and in clear strong tones, Chairman Powers read ihe address. It re cited the political history of Utah, and recounted the various efforts that have been made to influence the people by means of church influence. Those things have heretofore been et forth in The Blade and need not be repeated. The argument was calm and dispassionate to a degree that was al most painful,! and closed by , a strong appeal to everyone. in Utah to put the stamp of eternal diiaprroval an those methods that have brought dishonor . j , . 1I Tv - ical resolutions into the address, but were firmly told by the young Mormon element that this people can settle the question for themselves' and m tha in terests or peace and harmony. At a late hour the convention adopt ed the resolution amid deafening cheers and prolonged applauie.. Thus ended one of the most interestIf ing events in the history of Utah. the object sought shall have been accomplished and ecclesiasticism eliminated from thei politics of UtahJ it will have been the most important eveDt since the 24th day of July, 1847" x ' , Wanderer. . None BUt Ayer's at the world's - r . Utah at Cornell University. To Editor News i Utah is fairly well represented at' this great institution of learning, Cornell University, which opened its doors fdr the year 1895 on September 23d. On that date J. F. Grover of Nephi,- D. O. Willey ot Bountiful; Si Price of Goshen, P. P. Christensen of Newton, and Ji Di Call, also of Nephi, vere in the law school. There are two students from Utah in the general course whose Dimes I can-- ! not give at present. Mr. 0H has his wife. r3- over 2,000 and son with him. Therstudents at the University whic x is the largest number i i, t Liistory. All are CYRUS. ' happy and well. Ithaca, N. Y., Oct. 22!, 1895.' - , reg-istere- d -- Money to Loan. In any amount from one hundred to ten thousand dollars. On improved farm' Ti CWlrsr; .County-Recorder- ; By 7:lp o'ciook tne opera mouse was beyond standing: room with and Populists,Republicans, Democrats all eagerly waiting to hear what the speakers would have to say, J. A. Hyde opened the meeting with a few remarks, then introduced as the chair man of the evening, Charles Crane. Mr. Crane sal.d the company had took the the people of stamp and gone outof before the Republican CenUtah. independent tral committee; but in doing so they were as earnest in their ana just as sincere ana manjust ineir laoor was s ior wordings, the good of the Republican party. He took up the history pf politics in Utah, time on tne silver ques and dwelt some ... tion. The colored quartette answered to an encore and presented 'The Battle Cry of wuver." Mrs. Trumbo in he talk advocated woman's rights, which they were about and advised that Republican women should wear Utah made goods. Sne urged the encouragement of home industries, and said one of the finest, she would not say the most expensive, gowns she ever! had was from Utah cloth, made at the Provo woolen mills. She with the right encouragement, thought, Utah could be a good "Drake's Address to the Flag' was then rendered by John P. Meakin. 'William Cilassman, editor of the Offden to take Sfandard, was the next epeaker the Btage. He spoke in brief on the ad ministration, the distress that had come to the people of these United States and foolish through their ignorance the wheels of progress. manipulation of The wool and lead industry was tackled. The Democrats are living under a false coyer. They .believe in protection, in they believe supporting horde industries; in the exact principles of the Republi can party, but they carry the assumed The Democratic name of Democrats. party of today is not the Jeffersomon's i Democracy. They must shuffle off those foggie ideas and join the party of peace and plenty. bongs by the quartette. Col. Trumbo was introduced and said: It cives me immense pleasure to be with you Republicans aof Nephi, and to or jxepuo- come to sucn a strong-noilicanism as Juab County. I do not thihk there is a man in Utah who has a better right to say a few words to the young m n of Utah than I, as one of the first who went across the Continent at the request of the First Presi dency, to Baveorthe people of Utah from their political franchise. being robbed The mad, 1 appealed to at Washington was James li. Blane. Jiver reverence Ms name. Nowboys, in order to pre serve the political freedom jof this coun- ttv, ally yourselves .with this party, ahd on November next vote the Republican ticket' ' J Songs by the quartette. Col. Lee Faircnild closed the evening with a hit or two at the Pop-- il speaking lists.- Then he went after the. Demo crats. During the Cleveland administ ration ten thoupand men had taken toeir own lives f through the stress of hard times. Had. often thought that if all Democrats were colonized in Patago ma it would be a great blessing' to this - r on Pata country, but it would be were Democrats of accused The gonia. the wool industry in Utah.destroying fSayi vTOu western uemocrats, what word has the Eastern Democrats sent to ypu? That while the West may remain wild it shall not remain wooiy, etc. The silver question, was taken up, and the speaker said that the crime of '73, which vfas caused by law, should be corrected tne tcepupiican also; by law, ana party would enact the law, etc. The Populist party might spring up here;they had a wrong idea ol the functions of government. Government is merely ai police aepartmenc looking alter tne beople, and who ever heard of a police department supporting the town that employed it, etc. The cute sayings he 'got off, and the comical way in which he vrouid render tnem, Kept tne audience in a continual laughter. A musical rendi tion by the colored quartette, and the audience disbanded. crowded .. ,. N : L e meet tonight in the .The Democrate court house. Every Democrat is earnestand help make ly requested to be arrangements for that grand rally and demonstration on next Wednesday. B. H. Roberts, John T. Caine and others will address the people of Nephi. A big, good time is expected. John Starr, whom the Blade in its issue of the I2th published as being bitten by a small red .spider the week previous, is dead from the effects of blood poiajn. Mr. Starr was owner of the ranch that bears his name, situated five miles north of Mona, and 13H miles from Nephi. He was a wealthy citizen of Juab county. Two weeks ago today the man's arm was amputated and he seemed to rally and recover finely nutil last Tuesday afternoon when he was taken worse and passed away.lattr in the day. Mr. Starr was a member of the Nephi lodee of the I. O. O. F. and nearly the whole brotherhood attended his funeral at .his home on Thursday. Interrment was made at the ranch. The deceased was about 35 years of age. He leaves a wife, and family of five children, to morn hia loss. The Blade extends sympathy in ' their hour of bereavement, p.-esen- t, ' " An exchange says: The railroads will York to Kan carry a man from Neivwill carrv a hog Francisco for ?S0.. They man for a as same f3; the weighing free. The advantage ol being a ahogis?74; the advantage of bnng are not people Congressman is fSO. toThe within it when it comes a shaw-dovvCon-gressme- or - A little spin around among3t ths business men this wetk found them all busy" as bees receiving, unpacking and markconsisting of ing goods. A winter stock,, wraps clothing, rubber and leather wear, gloves etc. are the main articles,e but immense lines of crockery and have been received by the stores tha' past week. On accont of his recent illness II jv, O. S. .Wilson preached but oacelast iH. on thj' spoke bath, at 11 o'ciock.fromHe Matt. G:G. Bat; subject of prayer, into tny thou, when thou prayet, entsr clOKet, and when thou hast snut the door pray to thy Father which is in secret; and wtuU thy Father whlchjseeth iii. reward thee openly," Prayer is & necess-- ; ity of the christian life. Remove prayer and you break the stall that supports tha christian life. If we would have the world brought to Christ, it must be done g fo-j- glans-wnr- : sac-re- of prayer. Preach- through the influence 11 TLie pastor', 27th Oct. at o'clock; ing will speak at tbe M. E. Chapel in the' evening, therefore there will bo no service in the Presbyterian cnapel at that time. . i i Notice to Creditors. Estate of John Fleming, deceased, Notice is hereby given ly tlie undersifrnod, executor of the last Will arni Testament of to the creditors of, John P'leming:, deceased,claim?? and all persons having against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the within four months after the first' of this notice, to Denis Kiely, publication as aforesaid, at rooms 20 and 21 Commercial Block, Suit Lake city, county of Salt Lake, Uknis Kiely, Utah Territory. Executor of the Last Will and Testiment of John Fleniih deceased. Date! October 21, lSTs. : J, J. Rogers, Atty. for Executor. necessary,-voxtchers- exe-ctitd- r . 20-2- 3 LIB silk-producingSt- n. n ' -- ! ODE SUCCESS. ; - - We have tlie largest line of Ladies,T?lisses andChildrens Shoes ever exhibited in Itfephi, at nnusu--; al low prices. An elegant as sort--ment of Dress Goods. " Also complete line of . " ' ' : , Flannels, Albetross, Trimmings, Silks, Velvets ;fco. Mens, Youths and Boys Clothing,which is being Bold with the profit entirely for you. We also have just received a beautiful assortment of Crockery and Queensware, which is not surpassed this side the City. If you want to get you moneys worth call and see us. . - . ): ZZ3 T. fl. G. PARKBS, Superintendent. , . . ta i r. ia B - I - n - : ; Alma Hague was registered on- at the Walker House,-- Salt Lake, Monday last. W. A. Ray, a- Millard county storekeeper, was on' board Monday's" northbound train. W. B. Kennedy visited his wife and family at Payson Sunday and Monday, Tuesday. ' Read the different tickets printed on the last page of th:s',' impressio'h, then, pick out your men. James A. Melville of Fillmore arid of the Snake Valley Irrigation Co.,- was a passenger to Salt Lreke Monday. Peter Greaves was in Nephi Mornday on his way. to'the convention; He was among the Ephraim delegation. The Sanpete Valley run a special Monaccomodate those who cared td day to the re called Democratic Convenattend tion. merchants are anticipating" in Nephi a doing rushing business this year, if we can judge at all by the large stock they are laying in, Th? Ilsphi band accompanied' the delegation to the convention. That banner the boys carried was the prettiest thing in Salt Lake. Mayor Holbrook of Provo was a southbound passenger Monday. The gentleman goes to Detroit mining district to look after the Ibex, of which he is a and other property down" there. W. I. Bircbett and Robt. Ord ar so- -, journing in the vicinity of Marysvale and Circlevilla, Piute County, lea vingr Nephi Tuesday by team. They went partly for partly for recreation and partly pleasure, on business. The Vale is the prettiest place on God's green earth to while away a law days.-- f A1S6 our firie of" Fall , - ! Fair- v Ayer's Saraaparilla enjoys the extra been the ordinary distinction of having only olood purifier allowed an exhibit at the World's fair, Chicago- Manufacture ers of other sarsaparillas sought by every means to obtain a showing of their goods,, the but they were all turned: away-undeapplication'of the rule forbidding the entry of patent medicines and nostrums," The dicision of the. World's fair authorities in favor of Ayer's Saraaparilla Was in effect as follows:' Ayer's Saraaparilla is not a patent medicine. It doei not belong to the list of nostrums; It is here1 on its merits." ; AT THE OPERA HOUSE. j : - - The present campaign was well under headway wh'n at the priesthood meeting held the day after conferences-PresidenJoseph F.- Smith "disciplined" Apostle Moses Thatcher for becoming a candidate for the U. S. Senate without first having consulted with his superiSeventiesr ors; and also President-of-thB. for II. Robert?, becoming a- - candi, . date forcoDgress without first having i& tHe LEADING HOTEL of NEPHI gained the consent of the First Presidency,The Democrats had been claiming for their party, and the "discip--lininggains Hack Meets All Trains, of two of their candidates came to Patron?, Fre with force. They claimed crushing Two Sample Rooms. one no that had theretofore been "dis "Centre. Nearest to Business ciplined" for taking the stump or for becoming candidates, and regarded the MilS. C. R. FOOTE, time and place as being singularly inProprietor. opportune for the Democrats and singularly opportune for the 'Republicans, No. 2705and that it meant a victory for the latter Puiparty. Gizsert Land, Final Proof Notice for In giving a statement of' the" grievIlc&tlon. ances of the Democrats, your corresUultfl4 States rT,nd OfTiccpondent has endeavored to do so in a f L,ike CSty. Utah. Oc 7, fair and unbiased manner; Whether iven that Ann Korion, the causes that have been enumerated N'f'.Ice i hertl-w'idoW ut one of the i.ili:: r f Charles P. ::"t:crt of iotntion to are sufficient to justify the present f crisis is not for me to say. Suiiice it, Tfof i is lesrt 2cinl laim No. 28 E S5 and NE i Sf.r. K,r th; Se;. i that the priesthood meeting incident county clerli of was thot. Hst Tp !'iS 1C. I W, before the on atom that aroused the of 30th the day nab county at NVphi, Utah to such extraordinary Democrats Sorvmher, IS'. to pro witnesses names the as are following methods being adopted- here toSt reclninjition of tue ccrapitle irrigation and ChJirle day. Geo. V. Kendall, aH of Wilson From all over Utah the; Democrats nl AiexaniierCinoo. Sperr liej;istcr. i Usnojf have, come with earnest cdetermi nation . L. TTobbi, attorney. on their ritU'iiUa unmistakable-line- s t tf i -- - ifciw Bald-heada- p. liast Wednesday the citizens cf Nenhi had the pleasure of the first grand rally of the present csimpaign. TheTrumbo party consisting of Trorabo, Urane, .Fairctpld, Wilnan Ulassman ol Ugden and otbera came down on the morning: train from Pro vo, where the previous might a simi- liat meeting was held. By 10:15 o'clock a concourse of Republicans,'-- and there weire some. Democratsamong: them. on the depot platform to set a first glimpse of the distinguished Visitors. After. the tram pulled in the procession formed with the Itfephi band in lead and marched up to the Hyde and Whitmcre corner, where the crowd disbursed to their several places for dinner. ve - justly, ihe l)3mocrats charged theirdefeat to the influence of'high church- Peace,-WILLIA- iert-a-fd- , res-necti- i Dem. 19,727, and Rep; 17,721. Thus, to have secured the Republican victoly of 1894, would have required the., entire Liberal vote of 3,337 of the previous year. Democrats Knew xne latter was not the case, and whether justly or un- JAMES SCHOFIELD. ttuislastlc Meetlnfl Wednesday Even-in- g Democrats, Republicans and Populists Present. . , on our state. A few firebrands tried to- inject rad s vote and. the election in 1894, bad therebeen no change in the political status of the voters, would have stood thus: (5SCAR GOLDSBROUGH. ABRAHAM. ORME.Justice of the STOUT. ' so-call- ed MUNICIPAL. : nal There was injected Intotbe campaign of 1894, the same ecclesiastical influence. The Liberal party bad disbanded and the election resulted as follows: Dem. I ADELBERT CAZIER, Nepki. Ciunty Superiutendent of Schools, JOHN T. MILLER, Nephi j. g ;on-gressio- " ' - y, I JOHN WARD CHRISTIAN, Beaver, Senator. SeventhfDistnct, r HENRY F. McCUNE.Nephl. Member Lower House, EDWARD PIKE, Eureka. Schools, County Superintendent of LevanL A CHRISTIANSEN, E2R ' """ ' v Municipal. ' Editoh Blade: Before proceeding with an account of hat has transpired and vrbich will go down in hisone of the most unique tory as beingpolitico-relU'iof history ever chapters vre wlll o proceed to enumerate recorded, a few incidents that have transpired in Utah during the last few years and that have led. up to the present neterogene ous condition of things political. it was dur It our memory serves us, of 1890, that Conference October the ing the famous manifesto was issued sur of polygamy. rendering the practice been taken, the nekt That step having was to divide on party lines. Both par ties were organized, and the following victory election gave an to the Democrats. The roliowingyear, 1892, the Republicans began an aggres sive campaign and tne result "ot i delegate at the fall election stood Dem. 15.201; Rep. 12,290, Liberals 6,987. During che campaign a. Republican Apostle slumped the territory in action the interest of his party. That Demoa to great many gave umbrage crats who were led to believe that an effort to change the political complexion of Utah was being winked at by the church authorities. This, it was claimed by Democrats, was also apparent in the fact that Moses Trjatuher, a Democratic Apostle made a speech at a convin Ogden in May, 1892, ention-held and which was peverly criticised by President Joseph F. Smith and Apostle John Henry Smith. During that year Mr. Thatcher made only the address in Ogden and a short speech in his home city. one, During the campaign of 1892, clerk George F. Gibbs, the confidential of the First Presidency of the Mormon church, wrote Beveral letters to promi nent churchmen in Uaeue county, telling them it was the wish of the First Presidency that Cache county go Republican that year on account, of the good influence it would have on national legislation for Utah. Mr. Gibbs also visited Cache county and represented himself aa a special messenger from the First Presidency, and made speeches and was accused of using his influence in that capacity tofurtber the interests of the Republican pfyty. The entire affair came to light and nearly resulted in1 disaster to the division movement. The First Presidency earnestly disclaimed any previous knowledge of what George F. Gibbs had been doing, and made a public denial of any desire to in terf ere in the political views of the people. However, Apostle Smith con tinued to stump for his party, and to those who associated nil'a the voters, it was apparent thai suspicions had not been alloyed and that the feeling of unrest was slowly but surely intensify ing. During the campaign of 1893. the same apostalic influences were at work. The Liberal party had disbanded, in every town and city except Salt .Lake, and the election resulted in' Dem. 16,-- ; 227; Rep. U,221, Lib. 3.337. i Had there been no change m the political com plexion of the Mormon vote from the year before, the Democrats would have gained 1,000 by the disband ment of 3,650 Liberals, and the Republicans about to-da- , ' TALK. TRUIIBO AND Foot's Opera House the Scene of an En i - WEBER. of Public Instruction, iijperintendent ' EAKLG. MAE3ER, Judge3 of !Suprerae Court, SAMUEL R. TllUltM AN, THOilAS MALONEY. W. YOUNG, RICHARD ' ; United !Slate!5 Senators, JOSEPH L. RAWLINS, M03E3 THATCHER. , ' ; CRANE . 1 Attorney-Genera- Republicans of Nephi Start the Ball Rollins:. Roberts and Caine next Wednesday. Notice those locals of Charles Foote in this issue. C. Andrews and Co. shipped this week one car of hides and one of lucerne seed.' d men can obtain sure relief by purchasing McNally & Luat's hair vigor. Nephi. w Th&t neat and attractive gents'furnish-in- g window of the Excelsior, presents a handsome view from the walk. Messrs. Crane end Trumbo and party left on Thursday's train for their stumping tour through Sanpete and Millard. Notice the new ads. of the Excelsior, and Nephi Co-oThey have something to tell their customers something that may interest you. Democracy, pure and simple, discussed by Roberts and Caine next Wednesday, welcome.' Th meeting will livery body probobly be held in the Central school building.i Before buying your winter clothing call at Charles Foote's and save from twenty-fiyto forty per cent. Every body is invited to call and examine our tf. stock and prices. . j One ; s - add Winter Dress Goods; in all the latest styles and prices. Having bought our line of CLOAKS and WRAPS early, we had the pleasure of selecting from a full IMne of 1895 stylen, which are now displayed at our stored. . 1 the Liowest to all' EYDE & WHI TMORB. Price-Th- at ; ed ... co-owne- r, sw tunynB Mt'iTrMTViia tagpsMraa aatMjumiifc H M :: are going to range your sheep Jtjpi Write immediately to the HINCKLEY CO-O- P For price3 on rain. Sheep-men- s' , . west of- - Deseret - OBottom FigureSV Supplies a Specialty. I i "l lti I mrxm i mm. mmm rm0l Superinteet-'- Fow mile from Oasis Hiatioii:' " j |