Show was A PLATFORM it is one on which all can stand the central committee at the afternoon session tha committees reported as follows your committee on credentials report the following delegates to be entitled to seals iu the convention davis county L S haywood garfield william lemon glenry henry M steele san pete peter thompson W D candland john sr robert samuel porter abraham johnbson John Bon luther tattle P E anacreon Anac james miller jr launtz J W carl hanson Nels Thompson john williams county abilo W P smith thomas M lowe W J kennedy box elder E A box john F rich peter lowe john P halgreen israel Huc zacker D H jones JR L fishburn Fish bura 0 H davidon cache J T hammond L D martin joel ricks joseph howell L R marti aftab M W merrih jr G B hibbad G morris J C E T hyde fred larson robert murdock james quayle J davis 0 0 goodwin P W maugham morgan J P porter T S wadsworth juab peter J A hyde J R hickman ephraim ellerston Elle rEton ahas alma bagua millard thomaa C gallister Galli ater aeo M clauson tl auson virgil kella Kel lv S bishop G bhanson MH anson kane john ovder R G jolly kich W K valton W S summit alma eldridge Eldrid ga john bock fc evier neils ballison Ua llison james M william A stewart A M ander ion W H dark J E Maa elby anns J thoele tooele charlea A herman E spry geo F richards jhosua A dark washington arthur pratt T R G welsh weber J S Painter Allea miller A J bailey FJ cannon john E bagley robert cowans J Q houtz W R moroni A B gebie davson E W wade samuel adya dya bob ert fisher jume J B G S dear E T beo E idich sydney stevens A Patter tonT 11 bev ena W G I 1 L blaik butali aforge H S L holbrook oha E booth alfred bax ey F H simmons J L Brana gsa N 0 larson L S huise J S page jr frank boyer D 0 johnann Joh naon george W S rosa W D robinson Robin sou ira D wines james daniel beck rank beers hans bavis jr george A lisicka P herman abow kalt lake samuel daniel G butler john heary smith william james dev aue heber M wells C W bennett J H alaon S II 11 lowe B M harmon 0 J 0 irwin B F candolph Ean dolph henry harker clarles L haun albert georae W beckstead james k brane W D keehie N G deim william dughie jr john H walker F leeter B H bitner william Tk ompson WB hardy daaiel mcrae alfrea jones josepa at E B James sharp john 31 arthur pratt arthur brown J A J T lyncha W jarlson C 0 whitemore White moro W L brown L G hardy john morgan II 11 R wat roas floyt F H grice hebar A smith barlow ferguson harmel lewis james T Williams Sam perry king north F F lc Gurrin M J G sandburg the of the committee on rules and order ol 01 business was presented and after some discussion and amendments was adopted the committee on permanent organization next presented their report which was adopted the officers were as follows permanent chairman E T ki of weber county vice presidents A maxoy of utah county william H charli of county john rider of kant counte dr of morgan county P T farnsworth of beaver county permanent secretary joel ricks of cache county assistant secretary george M hanson of millard county reading secretary herbert S pyne of utah the permanent par manent chairman in accepting the honor referred to the splendid of the grand old party and waa widely cheered when he mentioned the name of that brilliant statesman jams jam s G blaine the republicans of utah in conven tion assembled the people of the territory that tho time haa bomi when they can push old behind them and move forward upon those lini eliat tend most directly to the public good we hold that it is alie part of wisdom and of patriotism to recognize the that have occurred aud to accept their inevitable tendency and we maintain that any enort to force condi lions under which old lines would be established reestablished re and old bitterness revived ia to be condemned as to the best interests of all the people of utah wa congratulate tha republicans ol 01 utah upon the large vote polled at r recent election atee lucli that the party could scarcely hope lo 10 make more than a and ohp proportion a of thac our confident bel ef elijat the time H anuar at hand when a large ma jerily of the of the territory hii be arrayed under the baguer ul tha party of progress B liev amz tant the party upon communities finally rely tor alie bet n duits ot should clearly define aft position bennra the people upon rill of interest and in we herby enunciate the tol lowin sa the platform of principles 0 the republican pirty ot utah we arc attAdi sd to alie principles of the republican and are prepared to maintain them gafore the people cf thia territory believing atre beat calculated the of alie act action in v as well as alie invests of cier y bolher section of our common country wo affirm our unswerving devotion to tha national const aution and to the indissoluble euion of the states 10 the authority reserved to the abates under the constitution and to the personal j rights and liberties of citizens in all the statland stat cand territories i the llepun llepu alkana holl eliat all cal power i ui th people thai national authority is derived from the people of all the feat aud state authority from the people of the particular abati that the government of the united states possesses the powers named in its con 1 and those to their exercise cise that the people of ihu state possess the powers not fcc conferred or denied to them by that instrument that aba state government may exercise such powers as remain with its people as they have not in their constitution forbidden the use of that the national and state governments are Bo verien in their respective inheres sn heres aal that there cau be no conflict between their alehta so bounded and we further affirm that the allegiance of the citizen of the united states is direct and immediate and that am allegiance to the state cannot intervene and that frem this it follow that the united states ia a iid tion we are in favor of the american system of protection we protest against ita destruction proposed by the democratic Bemo cratic party it the interests inte resty of europe we will support the interests of america the protective system must be maintained itI abandonment has always been followed by dia ister to all interests except thoas of the usurer and the sheriff we condemn the proposition 01 me democratic party to pi ace wool on the free list this policy persistently aryed by that party would work measureless disaster to one of our most important bringino brin ginK rum to many throw a vast number of men out of employment and lose to utah a very large part of her iacoma now annually received from the wool clip we view with undisguised alarm the persistent efforts made by the demo cratie barty to admit mexican lead ore free 0 duty that party supported that proposition in the last congress and would carry it through if it should be permitted to come into complete control of the national government the republican baity has giyen our great mining industry protection against peon product of the southern republic and thereby conferred an athla blessin blesi in upon utah audit ia entitled to the una berving support of all who depend for their individual prosperity upon the of the terri tory we take pride in the policy of appropriating abe public lands of the united states for homesteads for american citizens and settlers not aliens which th republican party established in 1862 against the persistent opposition of democrats in congress and which haa brought our great western domain into such magnificent and in contrast with the republican bartys record in this respect we point to the failure of the democratic administration under graver cleveland to execute the laws securing to settlers settlors sett lors their titles to homesteads we indorse tua administration of president harrison and particularly commend the course puri sued by our department we heartily approve the reciprocity policy inaugurated by tha administration believing it will open new aud enlarged markets for american farmers and manufacturers and to be of value to thia coun arv we point with pride to the record ot president harrisons Harri administration in connection with federal appointments in territory the appointments having been made from among the bonafide bona fide of utah thia heing in marked contrast with the record of the democratic administration that proceeded prece eded it we art loyally to those principles of the Ke publican party under which it strives to build up the amenson merchant marine and the american davv to protect the right of franchise to maintain free schools to encourage temperance to maintain the honor of the american flag to protect american citizens at home and and to secure proper and adequate pen ions for the veterans of tha war and for tha dependent families soldiers W demard that silver shall ho restored to the position po that it before the passage of the act of 1873 we will cany forward popular government in utah regardless of religions distinctions by our unita efforts free irom all distinction we are opposed lo 10 the disfranchise ment of any citizen except for crime of which he shall have been convicted by due process of lawand we bayor the free exercise of the power of to all citizens dis franchised on account of poly giTy or polygamous relations who will obey and uphold the lawa of the united states we assert and recognize the dignity of labor and the necessity of proper leg lola tiou to protect its interests that home laborers and contractors contract ois kho con tribute ito abo public fund sare 1 estly en cited to the preference iu all public works and that utah work should go to utan workman the national Ke publican party in its platform adopted in declared alo government b congles con gres of the territories is baand baaed upon only to the end that aliey may become states in the union therefore whenever the con of th population material re intelligence and morality are such as to insure a stable local government therein the keople of the territories ri should be permitted as a inherent in theato themselves constitutions and state sovern menta and be admitted into the union W e deny that the republican party in utah is organized to unduly hasten statehood ane question of statehood for utah is not involved in the present political issues or in the division of the people of the territory on national party dupa we urge the enactment of laws which will establish uniformity and equity in the application ot the general laws of the united B tales government in respect to jhb location and development of mining property ao that prospectors may be more greatly encouraged to continue heir explorations in our great mining dis tricia wo demand the enactment of a law making it a for employers to practice want is known as ID or to interfere witti the freedom of their in the exercise of abo by any sort of coercion we hold that eight hours should bo made by aay a days work on all public we aro in favor of equitable railroad under which coin chall he encouraged to build the tinen that are needed for the further de of great resources nd alich ahall at the came niini fully protect the interests of individuals and in their relations to the common carrier we demand such legislation as will equalize the aud taxation of property we lavor the enactment of a personal registration law which shall coin pel voters to in or by eutis factory youthers you chers giving their enact i cre and we urge ahe adoption ef a ballot law modeled alter the australian system so ilis atack of fraud at the dollet heretofore hereto foe too familiar in some places in this territory may not hereafter attach to the fair name 0 utah alio above resola res oln anns presumed by chairman bildt atone editor of the salt lake times on behalf ot the committe on resolutions were adopted with the greatest enthusiasm general norton of dallas tex was introduced to the convention and was invited to occupy a chair near the presiding officer the general made an eloquent speech congratulating republicans on the work they ware performing perform ine in had bet n a afe conr republican and supported henry clay mr arthur brown offered the follow ine received that it is the sanse convention that tho federal appointments for utah should be selected from the republicans of utah who are loyal and true to tha party and who vote its ticket and the republican administration is requested to select appointees from republicans only and demoye ail the resolution ava adopted with the exception of the last words and re moyo ull others A recess till aso p m on assembling mr cambs jambs deaine introduced trod the following mai it me ui buc republicans of utah in convention as cembler that all contracts to be performed this territory of public work be confined to the bona fide residents of utah territory and ara recommend to those having the power to determine to rive this privilege their discussion ensued barlow iorgu son wanted the amendment adopted mr booth thought tho resolutions adopted already embraced the provision and mr F J cannon said as the lawyers wore protected by the arthur brown resolution the should be likewise protected mr devines resolution was finally adopted the following re solutions were also adopted resolved that we call upon congress to modify the law requiring these da siring to timber on the public lande to escure permits in order to relieve tho people of the burden that they are now compelled to bear in connection with the lumber supply resolved that until further ordered by he republicans of this territory in convention assembled representation in all future republican convention of this territory shall be based on the republican strength in the several counties as expressed at the last proceeding general election the following were elected as th territorial committee beaver county J W cox box county E A box cacha bounty J 0 knowles bavis counte joseph T maebee garfeld cour john F chidester iron county obert W hey borne juab county alme blague kane county john rider millard coulty geo M hanson morgan county T R G welsh rich county wesley K walton salt lake county george M cannon county A II 11 lund sevier county W H charbe summit cownty alva edwards thoele tooele county A C shields uintah county county george sutherland wasatch bounty thomas S watson washington county weber county A II 11 heawood Hev wood the vacancies are to be filled by the territorial committee under the rules mr lynch placed in nomination judge 0 W bennett as chairman of the committee the election wag made by acclamation mr john glenry smith making a brief speech in of judge banneit Ben neit the new chairman was called for and accepted the position in a chort but effective speech calls were made for mr frank cannon of ogden who created considerable amusement by his telling hits at the democratic party mr john henry smith was also called for and euid 1 I suppose I 1 am the individual thy democrats been calling the champion liar of the republican party well I 1 propose to stay with votes of thanks were tendered to the republican leacue duos and the officers of the convention j judge lynch arose aud said it be a graceful thing for the convention to express its appreciation of the good work done by tho republican papers THE ENQUIRER of provo the times of salt lake the standard of oden and the nation of logan he onerea a resolution thanking these papers for ane services rendered in the last campaign barlow ferguson moved an amendment that it be the sense of the convention that tho republican support the papers with their patronage the motion aa amended was unanimously adopted ato A hicka of spanish folk stated that it had been claimed and represented by the democrats eliat liberalism and republicanism one and the same thing ho thought that ail republicans should make it their business to contradict the abatement there is no moi e similarity between the two he said than is between democracy and alio |