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Show GREELEY AS D BROW V (OX. Ri:siIOXAL OONVKXTIOX. Thi body met ycterJ. pursu'-int to published call at the LVy Hall, and was called to order by the secretary of the Territorial committee. Gen. E. M. Barnum wad elected temporary chairman, and in a few remarks explained ex-plained the object of the convention to be the nomination of a delegate to congress. C. W. Penrose was elected secretary. CoL Akers, Earstow and Meyer were appointed a committee on credentials, and reported the following gentlemen as entitled to seats: Box Eider county J. C. Knnv, H. A. Guno, 0. C. Ormsby, (L P. Nebeker, Handy prox.) Sevier county D. Candland, J. Needham. Sanpete county D. McKcnzie. Juab county Wm. Lapham, Won. Bentley, D. N. Kennedy, L. V, Wio-ans, Wio-ans, C. B. Barstow. I Utah county D. L. Dana. Cache county M. Thatcher. Millard county H. J. Faust, Wm. Clayton, S. G. Sewell, J. Good3peed, Jas. Stevens, W. T: Richmond, (Mc-Curdy, (Mc-Curdy, pros.,) M. Kirk-patrick, (Mayer, (May-er, prox.,) L. Kawlings, J, W. Stainburn, (Mayer, prox.) Weber county--0. W. Penrose, J. A. King. Tooele county H. S. Gowans, P. Talbot, C. Clinton, 0. E. Bates, C. Bates, H. S. Jacobs. Salt Lake county T. P. Akers, E. M. Barnum, W. W. Mundy, (Mayer prox,) C. L. Dahler, (John Ely pros.) II. Barnes, F.T. McCrum, A. Majors, W. S. Woodhull, J. M. Wallace, h! G. Wright, Wm. McCloskcy. The request of C. M. Hawley, Esq., to be recognized on his own motion as a delegate from Beaver county, was ignored ig-nored as irregular. Tho report of the committee was adopted, as a whole, although there was soma wrangling over the delegation from Box Elder county- On motion, tho chair appointed Gunn, Talbot and Barnes a committee on permanent organization and order of busineps, who reported General Barnum as president of tho convention conven-tion ; Messrs. Jacobs and Kenny as vice-presidents ; C. W. Pcnroso, W. E. Lapham, secretaries, and Mr. Bars-tow Bars-tow sergeant-at-arms ; aud the order of business as first, the adoption of resolutions, and second tho nomination of a oandidate for congress. The following resolutions wore offered of-fered by Col. Akers and uuaoimously adopted : We the representatives of the Democrats Dem-ocrats and Liberal Republicans of Utah in convention assembled do hereby declare : First That wo adopt the declaration declara-tion of political principles ennuo-ciated ennuo-ciated by -the Cincinnati and Baltimore Bal-timore national conventions, and favor tho election of Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown to the offices of President and Vice President of the United States. Second That the best interests of Utah require that its citizens should array themselves under tbt hqnners of I tho great political parties of the country. coun-try. That the formation of political organizations or-ganizations upon the basis of differences differ-ences in religious belief, is opposed to the genius of our republican system of government, and only tends to produce bitterness of feeling and strife among citizens, while business is injured and industrial dcvelopement retarded. Third That in Utah as in the nation, onrs is the party of conciliation, peace and progress, and that we condemn the unwise policy of the present administration ad-ministration towards the people of this Territory. anat we recognize the laot that the public sentiment of the nation, and our own best interests alike require that domestic institutions and local government govern-ment here should be moulded to conform con-form with those of all other American communities, but that this end may best be achieved by the exercise of that policy of justice, toleration and magnanimity, mag-nanimity, to which our national party organization is everywhere pledged. The nomination of a candidate for congress being next in order, Col. Akers placed in nomination the name of J. P. Page, which was seconded sec-onded by Alex. Majors. Mr. Faust placed in nomination the name of! George Q. Cannon.which was seconded by Mr. Penrose in a neat speech, in which he made the strong point against a separate nomination by referring re-ferring to the recent action of the Baltimore Bal-timore conventiou, in adopting the Cincinnati platform and nominees. Some confusion arose as to the manner of voting, which was finaLly settled by allowing tho delegates present to cast tho entiro vote of their respective counties. Mr. Mayer, who was the jockey for Pago, and who beat himself, with a slight assistasce from Mr. Penrose, Pen-rose, (who engineered tho Cannon interest,) saw when too late that his oandidato was certain to he defeated. He protested, but his protests were not entered until his candidate's chan-j chan-j cos were bankrupt. In the start he had the pole and race, having tho numerical nu-merical mnjority of the convention, its I organization and order of business, but was completely out-maneuvred in the ' outcome. During these proceedings Col. Akers read the last of the series of resolutions and said that if Mr. Cannon would indorse that resolution he would oheorfully voto for him, and inquired if any gentleman present was prepared to pledgo Mr. Cannon to support the platform. plat-form. Several gentlemen insisted that they were not in favor of the particular resolution road, and did not think it necessary that Mr. Cannon should subscribe sub-scribe to it. Mr. Akers insisted (hat if ho accepted the nomination ho should stand on tho platform. In reply Mr. Faust pledged Mr. Cannon as indorsing in-dorsing every word of the resolution. Upon a call of the roll by counties it waa found that the vote stood according accord-ing to the tally of the clerk; Cannon 50, Pago 23, whereupon Mr. Cannon was declared tho nomineo of tho convention. conven-tion. Col. Akers expressed the hope that iu his letter of acceptance Mr. Cannon would squarely indorse the platform, after which the convention : adjourned. |