Show itaf pandemonium the unruly undemocratic and chaotic proceedings that took place last saturday in ogden under the misnomer of a democratic con bention ven tion is a disgrace to all who had any hand in them in the main the ruling spirits were composed of pettifogging carpet and castoff cast off federal officials of men who have ever been the lawless element in utah men who hold their hands up in utter abhorrence at the crimes of Monnon ism and say they cannot affiliate with us men whose sole object in every move is plunder and pillage men who are aiming at positions of trust and emolument under the government judging by last saturdays proceedings we can form a faint idea what the diate of affairs would be were such men to have exclusive rule in this territory J of all people they at least should not talk about tyranny for there never was a more tyrannical and bulldozing bull dozing clique than they who met last saturday and styled themselves utah democracy everything had been cut and dried before ever the people assembled in convention the pro gramme had been concocted by federal and ex federal officials their chairman committees arid sergeants at arms had all been selected and appointed and it was readily seen that a resolution bad at the same time been agreed upon that if necessary force should bo used to carry the scheme through when the hour for commencing the convention arrived the doors of the house were found locked and it was discovered that a secret meeting was being hold by those who through the reign of terror unmistakably demonstrated st by their proceedings what had been decided upon there the so called convention w as nothing else but a loyal league powwow pow wow every man there with probably half a dozen honorable exceptions were either members of that gang or members of the liberal party probably the worst feature about the whole matter if one feature is any worse than another is the and ungentlemanly course pursued by acting go vernora ver C hall not only did lie ignore mr J L rawlins in making the first nomination for temporary chairman but proceeded himself to place in nomination the name of ex judge Orland tf W powers it is understood powers was the man decided upon for chairman in the secret meeting before it was called to order without waiting to be elected by the convention powers at once made for the platform half carried by the serge ants at arms it must be understood in this connection that the whole six at arma were deputy chals I 1 when reasons were demanded why the committee on credentials excluded deroock Deroo cr ts from uncontested counties taking their seats thac chair col S A merrit said the gentlemen cant be heard while ae powers that be replied the committee ought not to be catechised catechi sed in this manner yet all thia under a democratic convention when the hon W HB arnum chairman of the national democratic committee issued his call lor national democratic convention Conven tian to be held in the city of st louis next month ho used thia language all democratic conservative serva tive citizens cit izene of the united states irrespective of past political associations and differences who can unite with us in the effort for pure economical and con government are cordially invited to join us in sending delegates to the convention then why were duly elected democrats ejected from participating in the convention last saturday simply because the committee on credentials denti als inferred that they had been members of the peoples party and consequently must be cormons mormons Mor mons and ought to be expelled we repeat in the face of the national call why were they rejected mr stated that at the meeting saturday there arc in thia room taking part in this convention several who until a very recent period haye been known as pure republicans imagine such consistency the whole proceedings nothing else but political trickery and highhanded robbery and the victory obtained by the liberal loyal leaguers was won at the expense of honest principles after the forenoon session judge powers was overheard to say that we can have a little michigan politics even in utah noa and then if the actions of saturday are michigan politics it is na wonder that our ex judge in bringino bring inc such tactics with him to the territory of utah merited the loss of hiis official head |