| Show 11 I RWhINS Aj V GTOnY Our Joe Chosen the Democratic Dem-ocratic Standard Bearer ilJBY ACCLAMATION The Delegate Is Given a Tremendous Ovation on His Appearance A GREAT CONVENTION TilE PLATFORM DECLARES FOR EQUAlj < SUFFRAGE AXD THE FREE COINAGE OF SILVER < Tnlhc Powers the Tompornry Chnir 11117 Mrilcps sin IStotjijeiit Adtlrcon Hon A XV Ivinn Chosen us Per itinnetit Chnirmnzt iiid IJctlj cs DxJc For the Dcniocracj Hon P L AVillinms Rrnvcfnl TrIbute in the DflcRttt In Presenting hIM 7 anic A RiliKinpr Speech By Mr Rmvlinn Tlic lost EntHtis3aK Scene Ever AVItne ie l in Utah r Commissioner to Ijocnte Inivcr Kity Tntnls The star of Utah Democracy filazed in the ascendant yesterday Nothing like the scenes that marked the nomination of Joe Rawlins to succeed suc-ceed himself in Congress have been witnessed since Democracy and Republicanism Repub-licanism grappled for the mastery of this fair territory It was all amazing overpowering almost terrifying in the sxvcep it took and the way the storm of enthusiasm raged It told in tones of thunder and light nng how the people of this territory feel towards the national Democracy for the boons it has given them it showed the deathless loyalty the Democrats Demo-crats of Utah feel for the man who has done for them what Rawlins has it pave the fierce and emphatic lie to the charge that the Democracy of Utah is I cither dead sleeping apathetic or dis rouraged and it foretold unmistakably I the grand victory that awaits the party i I I in November From this time forth the fires of Democracy will sweep over the territory terri-tory with quenchless ardor Yesterdays Yester-days convention was like a magazine of powder Rawlins nomination was the match that set it off the terrific explosion will be heard all over the ter Hnw and the brands of enthusiasm un np nn will be scattered far and near The convention was a huge success from every standpoint It was almost Inspiring as the roll was called to seethe see-the sons of Democracy from distant counties tucked so far away in the distant corners of Utah that the average aver-age Salt Laker would hardly know where to look for them on the map rise in their places and answer Here Xnt less nofable was the spectacle of the representative men of the community commu-nity gathered upon the stage their names given below show the class of citizens who have made up theirminds that it would be little short of criminal f to send anyone but Joe Rawlins to represent Utah in the Congress that gave us statehood The details of the convention were perfection They showed the master hand of Chairman Caine from the convenient con-venient seating arrangements for the delegales of the twentyseven counties the ringing mottoes on the walls and the elaborate decorations to the effective effect-ive and electric appearance of Joe Rawlins Raw-lins lifesize picture admirably done in colored crayon by Artist Clawspn It > was lowered from the flies at just the V moment when Parley Williams mentioned 1 men-tioned his name in his nominating speech and the extraordinary scene of enthusiasm that arose baffles any attempt at-tempt at description It was duplicated five minutes later however when Mr Rawlins himself was led in by the committee appointed to apprise him of his nomination His speech was all that was earnest thoughtful quietly eloquent poetic His record of what the Republican party had done for Utah from 1S61 to 1S94 was terrific not a moment should be lost in putting it before the whole territory verbatim his tracing of the history of the statehood bill stepby step was a breathless narration breathlessly V breath-lessly listened to by the packed audl cnrp present his mildly sarcastic allusion allu-sion to Colonel Trumbo and his Utah worshipers who rushed down to Wash igton and nearly succeeded in defeat ng the bill by their intemperate zeal was delicious and every one knew who I vas meant when he said fools rusty in where angels fear to tread his fair and manly alusions to Republicans and the manner In which he suppressed an attempt on the part of some one in I the gallery to state something personal in regard to the Republican candidate showed the broad mould in which his mind is cast His brilliant but brief reference to free coinage and his description de-scription of the powers of the gold syndicate Ii syn-dicate were most admirable Throughout Through-out it was the speech of a thinker an i honest broadminded man and statesman states-man I AT THE THEATRE At 12 oclock sharp the delegates filed r Into the hall headed by Helds band of Salt Lake city The Tuscarora banners I ban-ners and national colors carried by the delegations were greeted with applause I a blue banner bearing the portrait of I Jefferson and the motto Equal and I I exact justice to all special privileges to none and the word Democracy being I be-ing especially greeted A large number of spectators were present the boxes being filled with ladies while several occupied seats in ii1 the first balcony the second balcony being used exclusively by gentleX 1 it L and the gallery being crowded J The stage was well filled with men 1 of prominence among them being Cap lain John Codman H V Meloy J H Hart D C Dunbar Hon S R ThurJ man John Q Cannon D O Rideout Hon O W Warner Hon John T CaIne Governor West Secretary Richards Rich-ards Hon R C Chambers Hon O W Powers Hon W H King Hon A W Ivins Colonel John L Bartow W Mc Intyre Alma Cunningham J F Tol ton Beaver Marshal Brigham W Q Dunbar Henry Tribe George E Blair Hon J R Letcher Chief Justice Men ritt R W Sloan E R McDaniel Og den William M Stewart D R Allen Richard Taylor John Boyden Hon L Shurtliff Ogden A E Hyde H J Faust W C Hall Thomas Dobson Rev David Utter J G M Barnes Hark i Sarnes H C Goodspeed C R Barratt E A Smith C W Stayner T B Lewis Frank W Tennings Sher iff McQueen Spencer Clawson Joseph A Jennings Walter Jennings Hon F S Richards Hon Moses Thatcher Bishop O F Whitney Hon W B Preston Colonel A D Gash Hon H J Grant Hon C W Penrose Hon Joseph E Taylor and many others THE DECORATIONS The decorations were magnificent the room being ablaze with the national colors and mottoes expressive of Democratic j Demo-cratic sentiment Among them was a1 huge motto stretched across the rear of the stage Who defeated the Ute invasion inva-sion Who secured the opening of the reservations j I Who brought about the return re-turn of the church property I Who put the statehood bill j I I through I j The answer was in the display of an I I i w n i l I I ij waeuuW I u k J IRON JOSEPH L RAWLINS I oil painting arranged to be shown to I I the audience by mechanical arrangement arrange-ment which was used when the nomination I nom-ination of Mr Rawlins was made unanimous unan-imous The other mottoes were The Wilson bill reduces the price of woolen manufactures to wearers of them 163000000 per year Sanpete county promises seven delegates dele-gates to the constitutional convention Under the income tax the Vander bUts must pay 240000 a year Astor 180000 the Gould estate 120000 Russell Rus-sell Sage 50000 C P Huntington 50000 Carnegie 60000 i I Two Yiewsl I am convinced that there is no hope for silver in the Republican I Re-publican partySenator John P Jones Republican senator from Nevada 2 11 J am a bimetallist of bimetallists 1 i favor < the free coinage of both silver I and goldFranklin McVeagh Democratic I Demo-cratic nominee for senator from Illinois Illi-nois Rawlins majority two years ago was 3000 Nothing less than 6000 this year will pay the debt Utah owes Our JoeCache I l I Cache county we look to you for j 500 Democratic majority j I Bank clearings of the country show a gain of 20 per cent over the same period last year the first week after i JJin I liJ 1I M It < is not In human power tor a man to have served a people better than lie has done Parley L Williams Wil-liams nominating Delegate Rawlins the Wilson bill passed the second week 17 per cent the third week 8 per cent Salt Lakes clearings jumped for the same time First week 84 per ceat second week 66 third week SO1 percent per-cent A Republican constitutional conven tion means a second edition of last years Republican legislature Is Utah prepared for that ignominy C E Allen one year ago The greatest fear of the future Is that when the Mormons get statehood that they will let their women vote Who are our friends Democrats have been in power eighteen months and they gave us statehood Repub licans were in power thirty years and they gave us what A large round O CALLED TO ORDER After a lively selection by Helds band of Salt Lake Territorial Chairman Chair-man Caine called the meeting to or der and the secretary read the call At the conclusion of the reading l < < f < < Bishop Whitney offered prayer Chairman John T Caine then said Gentlemen of the convention I am I glad to welcome you to Salt Lake city land to congratulate you on your pros I j pects congratulate you on the admission admis-sion of Utah as a stat I congratulate you upon the choice you made two years ago in the election of your delegate dele-gate to Congress I congratulate you j upon the action of the last Congress iwhich has accorded us our rights We i I are here today to nominate a man for delegate to Congress and three commissioners I com-missioners to locate university lands Make your choice well and when you return to your homes go to work and roll up a majority in every county which will make this not only a free and Independent state but a Democratic Democrat-ic state Chairman Caine closed his speech amid great cheering When the ap oiause eased JUT uame mirouuceu Hon O W Powers of Salt Lake tfity I whose appearance was greeted with long and continued applause When the convention was in order Judge Powers spoke at some length His remarks as reproduced below were bright sparkling and well received by those present who applauded the speaker to the echo JUDGE POWERS ADDRESS Judge Powers said Gentlemen of the convention I acknowledge my obligation in being called < upon to preside pre-side over this magnificent assembly I stand before the representatives of a majority Qf the people of Utah You have assembled to make known the will of the dominant party of Utah The dominant party not only of two years ago but dominant today and so it will remain if it hews close to the lines of its founders If I may be permitted a word personal per-sonal let me say to you that it has been a source of regret to me that the demands of my business are such that 11 have been forced to cease active political po-litical work and am debarred from lending my assistance in shaping political po-litical thought and action as I would like In favor of our grand organization organiza-tion Man owes certain duties to the pub lie but first of all is his duty to his home and family It was the full appreciation ap-preciation of this truth that caused me in a public letter to the Tuscarora so ciey some weeks ago to sMake known the fact that I had retired from active political management But because I did so no man is just ified in suggesting that it was because I with prophetic instinct saw defeat ahead for our party I cannot be just ly charged with cowardice I have never shirked a responsibility And what right has any man for the pur pose of political gain because I am compelled to be more of a private citizen citi-zen and less the public man to suggest sug-gest that I am leaning toward his par tya party which through its legisla tion has brought poverty sorrow dis tress and financial confusion over all the land Let this be my answer to them all I am a Democrat and I shall vote the Democratic ticket I am a Democrat and if I could I would preach the po litical gospel of the true faith from the border line of Idaho on the north to the walls of the tenrple of St George upon the south As a citizen I will do all I can for you so that I may have the right when the ides of November shall come to join with von In tho peans of joy that will rise from Democratic Demo-cratic throats when the votes are all I counted Men should align themselves now It is no time to be good lord and good devil We are laying the foundations of a great commonwealth i common-wealth One whose valleys shall teem with millions and whose marble palaces I pal-aces decorated with precious stoned from the great treasure vaults of the rocks will be the wonder of the nation i Here we shall create an empire of po litical and commercial power and here < shall enlightenment and learning I abound Utah shall sit amid the hills wrapped in the glories of her sunshine I and the royal purple of her wondrous j clouds regal In her glorious reign the I empress of the mountains And a i great people shall breathe her air loyal to our country brave intelligent and true and it is for them and theirs a Swell S-well as for ourselves that we labor L when we prepare for the glory of a state The dividing lines between the Re puoncan party and the Democratic party are distinctly drawn They have existed since the creation of man They mark out the struggles of humanity hu-manity in < lts efforts to wrest absolute power from the favored classes and give perfect freedom to every human soul The Republican party believes that the people exist for the uses and purposes of those who rule The Demo Dem-o < party contends that those who rule are the servants of the people The Republican pary contends that our government should be strongly central ized and all the people dominated < from a central head Democracy beieves in home rule and the retention of power In the voters hands Republicans insist in-sist that the government should be a parent to every business and other enterprise en-terprise taxing all the people to aid the capitalist class Every true Democrat Dem-ocrat contends that no taxes are just except those that are needed for the economical administration bf public af fairs During thirty years of power and legislation the Republican party build ed upon the foundation suggested First through the exigencies of war It levied a tariff so high as to be almost a barrier to importation Behind this wall the rIches of the land began to accumulate in thehands of a few and the property of the people < to fall in value Having tasted power the bene ficiaries began to cry for more and at session after session of our Congress the Republicans laid heavier taxes up on the people until the cap stone was reached in the McKinley bill Against the constant encroachment I I of grasping trusts and monopolies the < tf < < < i < Q < t < 1 L J > J f Democratic party has steadfastly battled bat-tled It has held aloft the banner ot revenue reform and demanded freer trade until the people arose in their might in 1892 and < by their votes demanded de-manded a revision of our revenue laws The enemy was stronglY entrenched It had wealth and power at its command com-mand Its fortifications had been builded by the accretions of more than a Quarter of a century The business r Z i r C t i r 1 j I J 2 I i I 4g I I accept for Utuu Dixie which has been in now nnd Trill continue Ito I-to be a Democratic stronghold Chairman Ivius of Vnshinstsii I County of the country was in the hands of monopolies Individual enterprise was substantially unknown and in its stead there were corporations linked by immense capitalization into gigantic trusts which were fattenning off the industries of the people protected as they were by the worse than war tariff tar-iff Following their chariot wheels were the footsore and despondent Cox eyarmies the direct result of Republican Republi-can legislation The iron kings coal barons and sugar lords had tasted the sweets of power and were coining untold un-told wealth They did not propose to yield to the peoples demand The result was a battle royal at Washington Washing-ton and the people finally won While they did not secure all they asked they drove the enemy into the open country coun-try and struck a strong blow for commercial I com-mercial freedom The tide has turned The pendulum has begun to swing in I the other direction and a long step has been taken toward American disen thrallment Again are the monopolies summoning summon-ing their retainers Once again are Republican orators singing the sirens song that it does the people good to be taxed With brazen effrontery they loudly charge that the very coirditions which they created < by their 111adVised legislation is the fault of Democracy and yet since the passage of the Senate Sen-ate bill the skies have brightened and hone once more finds lodgment in the hearts of all i i Here in Utah the fight is on The Reuublicans have met in convention and presented a platform of principles remarkable for its silent condemnation of that wonderful aggregation the first I Republican legislature of Utah Why this oppressive silence Why this confession con-fession that even Republicans have no faith in Republican legislatures Was it because the builders of the platform were so suffused with blushes over 1 the Hawaiian matter that they simply I blushed and blushed and forgot all about their first political creation in Utah The worst < of all crimes is ingratitude in-gratitude and Republicans were ungrateful un-grateful in not pointing with pride to its statesmen of JUr thirtyfirst territorial ter-ritorial assembly They covered Its record over with the mantle of silent contempt and rejoiced that they had made themselves secure by poking I their heads in the sand I I They forgot the legislature but they I did not forget to blush over Hawaii do not the O consistency you perch on Republican banner The Republicans II I never fall to chant the praises of the colored race When Democracy declared that certain peculiar actings and doings do-ings in the Pacific under Harrisons administration ad-ministration should be investigated I they forgot the dusky queen just as i I they forget the colored man for public j I office and cried out loudly for the old > flag and an appropriation I And they have opened the campaign i t and declare that the fight is won On their fingers they count a few feebleminded J I feeble-minded children of Democracy who have wandered into their camp why no one knows unless they are strayed or stolen but the Republicans wax exceeding ex-ceeding joyful The handwriting however how-ever is on the wall and their Waterloo is ahead Why should people in the light of history in the light of living arguments H argu-ments all about us desire Republican success Why should they desire longer to prevent our manufactures from competing with all the world Why should they urge that the settlement settle-ment of the silver question should be placed in the hands of a party whose rich men and leaders take their financial finan-cial Ideas from the bank of England Every mine that Is closed dowh every discouraged prospector every silent stamp mill is an argument against Republican rule Every mother who during the coming winter shall hug her freezing babe to her breast is an argument against the party which in the last Congress made it possible for the coal barons of the east to set their own price on coal Every acre of land with its reduced valuation every mortgage thereon which is rapidly eating eat-ing the substance is an argument against the Republican party Every dollar taken from the farmer and his family that some great manufacturer shall have more and more speaks louder loud-er than words for revenue and financial finan-cial reform Do you desire to see an ideal Republican Repub-lican town controlled by Republican methods Then look toward starving Pullman with its pauperized tenants and its wealthy owners and tell mS whether you have the hardihood to desire de-sire that such conditions shall everv where be found The Democratic party coming as it does from the people has the power to reduce to the ranks every unfaithful leader and to demand that the will of the citizen shall be heeatfd You will declare your principles today to-day You will say that there must be free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 whether England wants it so or not and Democrats will insist that the silver so coined shall be used as a money of ultimate redemp tion the same as gold And this afternoon you will nominate Rawlins for Congress You will do so for you could not face your constituents constitu-ents if you did otherwise You want him the Democratic party as a unit wants him and many independent Republicans Re-publicans who admire his brilliant record rec-ord desire that he be our nominee He secured the opening of ourreserya sions he obtained a site for our university uni-versity he restored the money of our leading church and he gave statehood to Utah Brave eloquent true as steel and faithful as the stars he has earned the good will of an and richly deserves the reelection which Utah will give him I himWhen When we shall leave this hall let us return to our homes and work for our candidate and our princjnles Let our campaign be clean and dignified Let there be no faltering Let there be no hesitation Prepare for the dawn of Utahs greatness Place in her hands the Democratic banner Write upon her forehead the principles of Democracy Democ-racy and your children will rise tip and call you blessed A DEMONSTRATION If Frank Cannon had J been present < l Y < t 1 J Jl f r J > IOtG iJ and noted the scene which followed the mention of Joe Rawlins name he would have doubtless have wished himself thousand miles away There was not a person in the house who did not jump up on his chair and cheer The ladIe Joined in the demonstration which continued con-tinued for some moments Judge Powers peroration was the signal for another demonstration the speaker being be-ing warmly applauded Hon Lyman R Martineau of Cache county was then announced as temporary tem-porary secretary succeeding which the Salt Lake Glee club sang Oh What a Difference in the Morning which was warmly applauded and encored ON CREDENTIALS < Delegate Greenwood of Millard moved the appointing of one member rom each county on credentials The following were selected BeaverGeorge Fennimore Box Elder Moleen Stowe Cache William G Ferrell Carbon H Sarbls DavIsA P Hatch Emery Herbert Savage GarfieldGeorge H Crosby GrandO W Warner Iron M Dally JuabGeorge Wheeler Millard Josnua Greenwood MorganF W Clark Rich John S Brownell Salt LakeAlfales Young Sanpete Joe Judd Summit John Boyden Sevier W H Robinson UintahGeorge Pickup UtahWilliam Roylance WasatchW S Willis WayneJoseph E Taylor PERMANENT ORGANIZATION On motion the following committee op permanent organization and order of business was appointed Thomas D Del of Weber T C 1 Cf Lewis of Salt Lake C W Petersen of Sanpete L P Overson of Emery E A Wilson of Utah George O Pitkin of Cache Thomas Allen of Summit and A C Call of Rich RESOLUTIONS The following committee on resolutions I resolu-tions was appointed Ransford E Smith of Weber Guy C Wilson of Sanpete Parley L Williams Wil-liams j of Salt Lake S R Thurman of > Utah David Evans of Weber R C I j Chambers of Summit George Thatch er of Cache John McChrystal of Juab William Lowe of Box Elder C W Penrose of Wayne A RECESS On motion the convention then took a recess until 3 oclock in the afternoon Upon reassembling in the afternoon Chairman Powers announced that Helds band would favor the audience with the descriptive piece The Hunting Hunt-ing Scene which was rendered by the < band in splendid style winning for the performers hearty applause I Judge Powers created a laugh by saying he apprehended that the committee com-mittee intended this as descriptive of the way in which the Republican fox would be hunted to his hole in November Novem-ber berThe The report of the committee on credentials cre-dentials was then presented as follows BEAVER COUNTY Geore H Fennemore W L H Dot son Samuel Slaughter Louis Lessing Ebenezer Tanner J F Talton R L Lipscomb Thomas Cartwright BOX ELDER E P Johnson O N Stohl R H Brady William Lowe J D Peters J A Compton Thomas Yates John Christensen G F Harding Christian J Olson II M Jensen J C Dewey M Garns CACHE COUNTY Joseph Kimball William Haslam George L Farrell John R Edwards Will G Farrell G W Thatcher L R Martineaux Charles H Hart Charles G Hyde Wells McBride Joseph Mon son George O Pitkin William G Raymond Ray-mond George H Bradshaw Peter M Maughan Brigham Bond Milo Hen drlcks John Thompson J Kerr Andrew An-drew Sorenson E C Van Orden Henry Hen-ry Hughes Thomas Griffin H Hayball N Warren jr F Turner J W Hyde William Edwards S JVI Molen Joseph M Smith Eli Webb A H Price Levi Garret W H Thomas J P Griffin J E Miles George Clarke Charles Rees Jesse Earl CARBON COUNTY I Emmell Lynch J H Vannatta B I F Coffey J H Sarvis DAVIS COUNTY O P Hatch L M Grant David Stoker sr George O Chase S O Rose J G M Barnes Thomas Evans James Warner George G Williams Alex Patterson Pat-terson t T F Rush John W Gaily C W Stayner David Sanders EMERY COUNTY V D Cramm Herbert Savage Jas par Robertson M C Bryan H P Ras tr trT T I Look toward Pullman with Pauperized Pau-perized tenants Judge Powers massen S M Williams P C Birch H H Hutchinson A D Thompson J K Reid S S Young GRAND COUNTY O W Warner GARFIELD COUNTY Riley G Clark George H Crosby IRON COUNTY I Alfred W Lund Charles Adams John W Brown Joseph F McGregor Nelson B Dally Mathew H Dalley Andrew Corry George M Middleton Myron S RQundy JUAB COUNTY G C Whitmore JF Grover D O Miner John Ostler Ed McLellan C E Neilson T D Sullivan C V Wheeler John McCrystal John Con don J S Watts Joel F Grover I MILLARD COUNTY James A Melville G W Cropper A Greenwood Joshua Greenwood William Will-iam Probert W D Thompson H W Hawley W II Pratt jr Grant C Bagley MORGAN COUNTY T W Clark Thomas R Condie Samuel Francis John Hopkins A F Bowman RICH COUNTY A C Call John S Bramwell Edward Ed-ward < A Swenson JohnM Allen SALT LAKE COUNTY Le Grand Young J B Timmony J P Mahan W E D Burnett A T Schroeder Thomas Custer W C Hall S A Kenner H M Sadler Dr Worth Ington J B Rawlings John G Smith A G Odemar John N Pike Hank Barnes E E Rich HP Morris F S Continued on page 6 f oii < 1i < it i < < fI o lWLNS AND VICTORY = Continued from paGe 5 Fernstrom A F Barnes C W West J F S Richards Joseph M Cohen Adam i opeirs E P eel A M Cannon Jr r H PetUt D S Griffin George Stringfellow I M Waddell De Witt I Wlt B Lowe Joseph A Grennan H J Faust S H Keeves S W R Brown G E Glbbs R G Sleater R V A Hodges Joseph Puggsley P Li Will tarns p J Moran R W Young J M Kenny S E Allen A W Gallacher Granville Gillett J W Judd Henry H er T C Lewis George Cheshire J Thomas Hull Morris Somnier George Cotle C A Carlquist John E Hansen Han-sen E A land E L Sloan Ed Tvaru Byrne J T Raleigh John T Caine J B Anderson O W Powers Alfales Young W P Reid Robert Morris Alexander McMaster P W Madsen A G Norrell B It Bloch Thomas Marshall Martin Gars D C Adams Orrin P Miller W B En nis Albert Spencer J W Sharp George Bills John S Scott A N Cherry N L Hallstrom G D Gardner Gard-ner Joseph S Rawlins August Nelson Nel-son Frank Y Taylor H T Ball I L Welsh George R Gushing George W Snow Dr Douglas J C MoNally J C Ivlns S A Castove J C Dugan John Holt J R Allen Ira A Reid H W Mathews W B Cole George Tay lor John B Fagg James Currie Charles Bevins James Dennis Richard Howe George Dryberg S W Stewart Chferles Livingston J W Whitehead Dave Levey John Montgomery James H MoyJe D S Murray John Hansen Jr D O Rideout Jr Isaac Kuhn Alvin Al-vin Rattier Joseph S H Bodell R E Miller W J Holme C T Nelson James Jensen John Larson W H H Sharp John 1I Cannon I SANPETE COUNTY I I Joseph Judd James Burns Walter Strlngham Ward Stephenson C W Peterson Peter Reaves sr H C Lund I Christian Larsen W F Murray W I W Woodrinc Ferd ErIckson Alf Er I I Tickson A B Williams George Chris tianson James M Christiansen Daniel I Dan-iel Morley John H Baler E A Bil I llngton Guy C Wilson Hyrum Do I FrieLe Dr William P Winters N C Sorenson John Larson Henry C Lamb Harrison Edwards Joseph Bagel Bag-el SUMMIT COUNTY Tl C Chambers John Nemmo Dr F Henley Mike Condon Patrick Talon D F Hurley D B Tewksbury Edward Ed-ward Berry John Boydon John Clark George C Pike J A Bromley George B Leonard Thomas S Allen George W Young Ralph Maxwell C H R Stevens Elijah Horton R Gill B J Klmball Frank Rippon SEVIER COUNTY H N Hayes W H Seegmiller Hans Tuft C R Barrat Henry Larson W H Robinson Henry Larson H D Johnson John Ross Christian Meyers G T Bean BeanTOOELE TOOELE COUNTY A J McCuison J W Tate W C Rydalch W E Moss W W Sayers William Brackon A Gowans r UINTAH COUNTY George Pilllngs Stan Aschton John G Davis Joseph H Gardner George Pickcy E G De Frieize UTAH COUNTY Samuel H King R C Kirkwood T M Taylor A D Holdaway H Glide J E Hal W O Creer M Smith L W Andrews J J Mercer R E King W H Winn J L Boyer Israel Evans John Morgan F C Banks J E Dai ley J S Perry S Worsencroft O F Malmber A B Cook A Madsen Andrew An-drew JUadsrn Roger Farrer Walter Scott l A Wilson J B Milner W H Kelsey H T Reynolds John Jones H F Thomas E Wide J S Lapish A G Dunkley Louis Gaiff Ed Robinson Robin-son William Southwlck E B K Fer jruson A M Davis W E Clark J W Tiffany J A Thomas S Douglass S Marsh Levi Openshaw J H Moore jr W S GIbley J T Moore W N Dusenberry D P Felt S R Thur man A D Gash William Roylance R L Berg W W Chisholm William Cix ° r E A Henroid A J Evans A Camdland J H Moore L P Lund J O Bullock J W Stewart F Shoells J J McClellen F H Wilson J A Vance R A Deal J A Loveless H A South wick G C Scott WASATCH COUNTY W S Willis J R Murdock R Jones Jr William Buys Alphonso Murdock Atewell Wooton George Smith Henry Cluff CluffWASHINGTON WASHINGTON COUNTY Antony W Inns Levi N Harmon John McFarJane Robert C Lund Mo roni Snow E G Woolley jr Enoch Waldi R H Woolley Gideon Andrus A B Andrus Ezra Woolley WAYNE COUNTY Charles W Penrose Joseph E Taylor Tay-lor son Joseph A West Henry P Hender WEBER COUNTY John Pinnock Hyrum Belnap W L TMcGinnls Howard Carpenter Thomas F Emmlt D Ternes D H Ensign John N Perkins J X Allen George H Tribe Joseph S Peer W E Pey ton Thomas D Dee H E Gibson James Taylor Egbert Anderson R Chrlstooherson J H Macmillan W W Fife Ransfcrd Smith A J Weber Dan Hamer H G Harvies R M Bplvey Fred Garner Harvey G Taylor Tay-lor W L Parker John Seaman G H Hall Robert Gale James Ward John Daniels O J Swenson O Olson Preston Pres-ton A Blair A M Faddies Henry Hol q Jey Thomas Maloney James A Thompson Thomp-son Gilbert Belnap John Manning George Barnett L B Hammon Charles E Clark A W Tracy W F McIntyre J L Loar L R Rhodes J G Tyler David Evans B H Nye H C Gilbert J W F Volker John A Boil L V Hammond The Herald Glee Club then entertained z enter-tained the convention with a song Hail Democracy All Hail PERMANENT ORGANIZATION I Next in order came the report of the committee on permanent organization and order of business as follows Chairman Hon A W Ivins of i Washington county I Vicechairman Malony of Weber Wilhelm Probert of Millard Fred Turner of Cache George C Whitmore of Juab Secretary A King of Utah Assistant Secretaries S Peers of Weber C W Stayner of Davis Sergeantatarms James Burns of Eanpete Assistant Sergeantatarms Ralph 3 Iaxwell of Summit E Tanner of Beaver Order of Business Report of committee com-mittee on credentials Report of committee on permanent organization and order of business Installation of permanent officers Report of committee on platform and resolutions Nomination of three commissioners to locate university lands i Nomination of delegate to Fifty S fourth Congress Miscellaneous business Adjournment Adopted CHAIRMAN IVINS SPEAKS Judge Powers named Hon W C Hall and Hon John T Caine as a committee com-mittee to conduct the permanent chairman 5 chair-man t the stage and when Mr Ivins appeared he was given a rousing reception re-ception On inking the chair the gentleman gen-tleman said Fellow Democrats The distinction conferred upon me by the convention JiTisklng me to preside is wholly unexpected unex-pected unsought and undesired Surrounded Sur-rounded I am by parliamentarians who are eminently qualified and men ae eminenty qualfed to fill the posit I cannot fail to recognize rec-ognize the fact that the compliment is Intended for the county which I represent repre-sent rather than for myself In this p spirit I accept for Utahs Dixie which laS been Is now and will continue to toe a Democratic stronghold Applause Ap-plause a Looking over this magnificent i cWventlonvrT am led to think of some < t v jamt conditions that have existed InS in-S tSa territory of the days when we S J j 55 Q looked forward to the time when the tme Democratic hosts redisclplined and reorganized re-organized would be led forward to victory vic-tory to strike down monopoly and industrial in-dustrial bondage I remember in 1884 when the word was flashed over the wires that Grover Cleveland had been elected president How the hozannahs went up from Utahs valley for then the people saw for the first time agleam a-gleam of hope The people of Utah were Democrats naturally and believed believ-ed that in this land should be absolute Justice to all with special privileges to none There have been changes since those days Many have been made to renounce Jhe convictions of a lifetime but the ranks have closed up and thee the-e c y today is like Gideons host 01 OIQ mea anu true we snail march ion to a glorious victory and see no more Republican legislatures in Utah KCheers This is to be a battle royal H Is but little credit to a party to defeat de-feat an opponent without strength In this conflict you all realize that there is to be a struggle upon a very mal margin Will the victory be gained Two years ago at Provo we selected < our candidate for delegate and time ha shown that our choice was a wise one Applause In the coming campaign I do not believe that greater force can cn be arrayed against us than faced us in the last election two years ago and I do not believe there will be so many Republican votes in my district as there were two years ago Gentlemen of the convention let your action to day be wise Let your choice be the man who represents you today or one equally good Applause At the conclusion of Chairman Ivins remarks the vicechairman and secre taries assumed their duties THE PLATFORM Parley L Williams of Salt Lake city chairman of the committee on resolu tions made the report The platform is as follows We the Democrats of Utah In conven tion assembled hereby reaffirm our ad herence to the principles of Justice and free government which the Democratic party was organized to establish and preserve pre-serve and which have been embodied in the platform adopted by the Democracy m their national conventions We believe in a strict instruction of the Constitution the peoples grant of power to the federal governmentto the end that the rights of the respective states may be preserved that local self government may be secured and that personal liberty may be exercised to the fullest extent consistent with the public I safety publc We believe in wise economy in public expenditures that officials should be held to a strict accountability for their acts that the employment of the taxing power in any form by which the few are entitled en-titled to the impoverishment of the many by which trade is destroyed or obstructed ob-structed by which trusts are created and fostered and monopolies sustained Is a wicked perversion of the powers designed de-signed for the common good We believe in commercial and industrial freedom and resent all attempts to prevent pre-vent its exercise in the promotion of education bthe state in the full development devel-opment of our national resources In the encouragement and advancement of home Industries in the protection of labor from the encroachments of capital and in equal none rights to all special privileges to nonee demand the passage of a law for the free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at a ratio of 1 to 16 without waiting for the consent of any other nation and that the government shall pay out silver so coined as a money of ultimate redemption the same as gold We commend the Democratic Congress and administration of the measures of reform which they have succeeded in effecting ef-fecting by which hundreds of millions of dollars will be annually saved by American Ameri-can consumers and all classes of people will be benefited In the arrangement of tariff duties we favor such adjustment as will operate equally throughout the country coun-try and not discriminate as between classes or sections We contend that such duties as are laid on foreign imports should be levied for revenue only as contemplated con-templated In the national constitution We emphatically disapprove of the course of those Democrats who by combining com-bining with the Republicans thwarted the expressed will of the people In reference refer-ence to the tariff and prevented the restoration re-storation of silver to its right place as money We endorse the Income tax provision of the tariff law by which a more equitable equit-able distribution is made of the burdens of taxation and wealth as well as want is required to contribute its share to the public expense We endorse the acts of the Democratic Congress and administration In abolishing abolish-ing the oppressive and antiAmerican federal fed-eral election laws and thus securing freedom free-dom to citizens at the polls In so revising the pension lists that the frauds which have robbed the treasury treas-ury of vast sums of money will be prevented pre-vented In future while no worthy pensioner pen-sioner will be deprived of the aid to which his services are entitled In restoring to a religious organization In Utah its personal property which was confiscated under the provisions of law with the prospect of the further restoration restora-tion of the real estate also escheated In the appointments which have been made of actual residents of the territory to public office many of them native to the soil of Utah a policy altogether different dif-ferent from that of Republican administrations admin-istrations In throwing open to settlement the Uin tah and Uncompahgre reservations by which vast area of tillable gazing and mineral lands will be utilized by white labor and skill and be added to the wealth of Utah In passing an enabling act by which Utah may enter the Union as a free and sovereign state on an equal footing with the existing states For this Utah owes a debt of gratitude to the Democratic Congress and president whose kind treatment treat-ment of this territory stands out in striking contrast to that harshness and enmity extended by Republican Congresses Congres-ses and administrations for thirty years We are proud of our delegate to Congress Con-gress Hon J L Rawlins to whose fidelity fidel-ity perseverence and splendid political tact and energy the numerous measures of legislation so beneficial to Utah have been obtained His unparalleled success has demonstrated to the people of Utah that they made no mistake In sending him to the national legislature where he was recognized as the peer of his associates associ-ates and a man of mark aad ability We denounce the Republican party forts for-ts obstruction to those remedial measures demanded by the country to rescuetrade Industry and business frcsa the chaos into which they were drifting through Republican legislation and misrule For attempting to foist the blame upon the Democratic party for the effects of Republican maladministration By the demonetization of silver and the unconstitutional and partial system of class protection the masses of the people have been impoverished the agricultural ag-ricultural and laboring classes oppressed and the land disturbed by the riots of I dissatisfied workmen and the cries of the unemployed We point to the only Republican legislature legisla-ture of Utah as a sample of the incom petency partisanship and folly which that party would exhibit if placed in power in the new state In attempting to deprive the public schools of one sixth of the revenue essential es-sential to their support refused to grant necessary funds for the university the agricultural college and other public institutions In-stitutions of an educational and reformatory reforma-tory character tried to appropriate large sums of public money as bounties for favored private industries did make expenditures ex-penditures for which no revenue was provided pro-vided drafted memorials to Congress containing errors of fact and fallacies in principle resorted to evasion of duty and political trickery which were disgusting to onlookers and made the assembly a laughing stock to the public We appeal to the people of Utah to adhere to the principles of the party which has endured since the nation was found and to see to It that the com lag state shall rest upon the broad foundation foun-dation of those doctrines which the daton father of Democracy promulgated S We demand that the constitution of the new state shall be framed opa nonpartisan non-partisan basis shall provide for the equal protection of all law abiding citizens We demand that economy shal rule ln all branches of the public service that public money shall be expended only for nubile uses and that no class of the community shall be specially favored by the state to the detriment of any other class We rejoice in the fact that it Is through the labors of a Democratic delegate that a Democratic Congress at Its first regular session has given to Utah the freedom for which she so long appealed to Repub Ican administrations in vain and that a Democratic president signed the enabling en-abling act as soon as it was presented to him In view of the benefits conferred by the Democratic partyupon this territory and the utter absenpe of any benefit received re-ceived from the Republican party and of the undying principles of liberty and lbert equal rights which Democracy upholds we arc fully confident that the people of Utah who are not forgetful or ungrat CuI will so rally to the polls In Novem her that the victory of 1S92 will be repeated re-peated and Utah will enter the Union crowned with glory as a free and Democratic Demo-cratic state The Democrats of Utah are unequivo < i 1 > I cally In favor of woman suffrage and the political rights and privileges of women wo-men equal with those of men including eligibility to office and we demand that such guarantees shall be provided In the constitution of the state of Utah as will secure to the women of Utah these inestimable in-estimable rights And we demand that In providing for the settlement and disposal of the public lands granted to the state of Utah care should be taken to prevent speculation therein and to provide 01 small holdings and that the able portion thereof should be granted only to actual settlers upon and cultivators of the same We denounce as unAmerican any society so-ciety or organization that If pledged to deprive orgizaton prive any citizen of his right to vote or hold oHlce on account of his religious beliefs be-liefs or nationality RECEIVED WITH CHEERS The reading of the silver plank provoked pro-voked great enthusiasm the cheering lasting several minutes while the tariff plank with its income tax was also well received The mention of the name of Hon J L Rawlins likewise provoked another salvo while the scathing arraignment of the Republican can party was read amid intense applause ap-plause When the plank endorsing womens suffrage was read the convention conven-tion rose up en masse and cheered lustily I When the reading was completed Ir Williams moved the adoption of the Wiiams platform as read S A Kenner moved to amend by adopting by sections but as no one seconded him the platform was adopted THANKS FROM THE LADIES Mrs Franklin S Richards was then called for and was escorted to the stage where she spoke as follows Mr Chairman and gentleman in b half of the women of Utah I wish t thank you for your Just recognition of them It is in striking contrast with the meaningless declaration of the Republican Re-publican party Retiring amid more enthusiasm Mrs Richards was succeeded by Mrs Electa Bullock of Utah county who said Gentlemen and ladies of the convention conven-tion I may be a little premature but thought I would use the expression Just to see how it would sound I am too full of Joy to say much but I thank the gentlemen of the convention for their gratitude to their wives sisters sis-ters and daughters in granting to them the right to vote To you gentlemen I would say be not afraid of our abusing abus-ing our privilege A true woman never violates a sacred trust COMMISSIONERS TO LOCATE UNIVERSITY VERSITY LANDS The next order of business being the selection of candidates for the office of commissioners to locate university lands the following were placed in nomination nominaton Israel Evans of Lehi Utah county j W H Seegmiller of Richfield Sevier county Hyrum Stewart of Davis county Thomas Griffith of Cache Peter Graves sr of Sanpete Edwin G Wooley of St George L R Cropper of Millard The nominations were declared closed and Judge Powers of Salt Lake moved to call the roll of counties and that the three men having the highest number of votes be declared the nominees This motion was opposed by J B Timmony who offered an amendment that the candidates receiving a majority major-ity of all the votes cast be declared the nominees This was lost and the original motion mo-tion prevailed Iton recess of fifteen minutes was then taken in order to allow the various counties to prepare their ballots THE VOTE Upon reassembling the vote by counties coun-ties was taken the result being as fol tows Griffin 363 Evans 2GS S > Graves227 S f Wooley 192 t S Seegmiller ISO S Stewart132 Cropper 14 Messrs Griffin Evans and Graves were declared the nominees DELEGATE TO CONGRESS The business in order is the nomination nomina-tion of a candidate for delegate to Congress Con-gress announced the chairman A storm of cheers greeted the announcement an-nouncement and one delegate immediately imme-diately moved that we nominate by acclamation Hon J L Rawlins At the mention of this name there were cheers which grew into a perfect storm as a large portrait of Rawlins was lowered at the rear of the stage HON P L WILLIAMS was then recognized and he said he arose to name the man who would be the choice of this convention by acclamation ac-clamation Hon J L Rawlins rhnn n k nn nl ni h U I u uu uu been ever since he began his splendid career in Congress two years ago At that time we knew him as an uprIght man an able lawyer and an evangel of Democracy They knew him after two years of service as the peer of any man who stood on the floor of the American Congress Prolonged cheers I is not in human power for a man to have served a people better than he has done I any one should say that the time for our delegate was opportune oppor-tune let me ask who better could have taken the time at the flood The name of J L Rawlins is one that strikes terror to our opponents and is a tower of strength to the doubtful and wavering waver-ing and a constant inspiration to the Democratic hostsa name that is entwined en-twined with victory and achievement Applause SECONDED BY EVERY DELEGATE The nomination of Mr Rawlins was seconded by Judge Norrell first and then by every individual member of the convention All who favor the nomination of Hon J L Rawlins as our candidate for delegate to Congress will manifest it by a rising vote A MIGHTY DEMONSTRATION I was manifested not only by arising a-rising vote but by a scene which for wild enthusiasm beggars description When the cheers began to die away calls for Rawlins Rawlins Rawlins came frojn all over the house I On motion of Judge Norrell Chairman Chair-man Tvins was instructed to namo n committee to escort Mr Rawlins to I the house and he selected Judge Nor rell and John T Caine of Salt Lake and David Evans of Weber Calls for Governor West were then I heard and as they continued and became be-came more and more vigorous the governor finally stepped to the front I and said A feast is awaiting you I and I will not be in your way I understand un-derstand that Mr Rawlins will be hereIn here-In two minutes At this juncture some one called out Where is Mr Rawlins father Let us see him and the call was taken up in various parts of the house In response re-sponse J S Rawlins arose up in the Salt Lake delegation and was cheered to the echo He was invited to take the stand and had just reached the chairmans table when his honored son appeared OUR JOE APPEARS Then came the climax of unbounded enthusiasm The cheers that went up fairly shook the house and continued without interruption for fully minutes min-utes Every delegate was on his feet and hats and handkerchiefs were thrown in the air What term to use In describing the scene which ensued is the only matter which troubles the reporter writing this article Imagine the Salt Lake theatre filled to overflowing with men and women Then imagine every blessed soul standing stand-ing up and shouting at the top of his voice then you have the noisy part of the demonstration with the exception that every drum was beating and every Instrument in the various bands playing play-ing Hats coats flags parasols and handkerchiefs waved and were thrtwn in the air while an enthusiastic dele gale who was lame used a crutch in demonstrating his satisfactionS satisfaction-S Frank Cannons reception in Provo can no more be compared to this accorded ac-corded to Jo 2 Rawlins than a Quaker meeting can to a Free Methodist revival re-vival I I lasted a long time too for just a soon as one part of the audience would get up to speak the other would get its I I 0 r < 0 second wind and away they would all i go again with renewed vigor I I was quite evident that M Rawlins Raw-lins was profoundly touched by the great demonstration His face showed it and when he began t speak he was full of emotion emoton MR RAWLINS SPEECH Mr Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention You confound me you overwhelm me with kindness I do not know what to say There are no words I know no phrase which is adequate to describe my feelings at this moment fSpplause My highest ambition has been that my public life should be successful suc-cessful and that I should honorably discharge dis-charge my duty to which your suffrage called me to two years ago and then be at home with you I expected my lot to be eternally cast here in private life ana had formed the fixed purpose not again to accept a nomination to public office again but your kindness has wrested from me my fixed purpose has shattered my firmest resolution and here I am helpless but not hope less Applause and laughter I have not sought this nomination nor have I sought any other nomination but com ing as it does from the representatives of a true and honest people L cannot re ject it great applause but take i up and with the aid of the people we shall carry your action of today on t the culmination of a glorious triumph Ap plause > j 4 Some of the gentlemen who have been instrumental in bringing this about laughter The office appetite like lce the opium habit when it gets abi i possession posses-sion of a manA voice We will make you senator yet Applause and cheersit is hard to get it loose I have felt that I could quit without breaking my heart although this may I not be true Laughter But I give you all notice that I shall expect you on election day The eloquent and charming gentleman I gentle-man nominated at Provo the other day a voice Breckinridge Hisses No No We are going to have a fair and I friendly campaign applause a contest I that Applause will deal equally with all classes i This gentleman in accepting the nomination inquired so I read in the daily press whether the people were going t03 vote for the honest son of toil or the dynamite bomb Now I dont know which he claims to be Voice leia Cannon Continued laughter r Whether he is the honestson of toil or the other toi r can scarcely think he meant to say that If not elected he and his associates asoclates were going to we goIng join the latter > because they adopted a resolution to exclude anarchists They also adopted a Protective plank and It protectve would be unfair i of w V fUn to say that in the event his defeat mY opponent and his asso elates ass cates would build up a protected Infant Industry of anarchists at home icrIt Laugh ports It seems of his that Speech according that some to the of press Mr Can re lions friends so he claims clams were not permitted to get on the grass at ton Laughter grs Washing It Is too late to make a speech Cries of Co Crie on Stopping a moment In his speech Mr V Rawlins lanced over his au Hence and sally remarked Now saly No I am an honest man and If I should happen a maIm a speech It might be in Interest Dght my own Today I received a record from Wash ington containing a list of the bills intro duced In the last Congress with the names oC the men who offered them Here it Is holding up Ta large book I is official and whIle r whie am gQing < to refer to the record i am not going to read It unison statement eJes the truth I ° unles my statements and then I may read It all light thousand bills and 2000 resolutions were introduced 20 resolutons introuced into the House which IH composed of TSand delegates 3G member and four There are now 8 members of both he Senate which males 41 members of houses exclusive of delegates There were passed during the special and regular ses lon 307 bills and resolu tons of a public t bis Seven reslu drafted and niture were ffd Introduccyl bv the IntrducpJ delegate from Utah Apportioning the others would give each ulr gIve seven ten1h 0C one bill apiece Applause Of bi the other 1ther dee gates the stnrih tutorial 1rteR standing Is Arizona I New Mexico txlco 2 and Oklahoma 4 The Republican papers at Vahlngton Joke of the success of Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma m the matter of securing the passage of seurng measures as the a remarkable I event of the age One these lf H of bills was L uun lOrLne heIrs oC a certain man another for permission to build liidge over a certaIfl stream buid a certan strem another au thorizing postmtprs of tlie fourth class to clas administer oatH to nsion pension cants appl Speaking of the bIns for Utahs Mr C Utas benefit Catching beneft tching chairman of the commit the tee on rules Officiiijlv mentions commi the fcilJv seven mentons from Utah as all being of national estWhile al ot natonal Inter While not desiring to Into to the restorton of the go 4OOOOO details of church as for money the returned to Its treasury to be used purse originajly Intended I rhnal will for intedt wi once set aside my modesty quote from the record The modety anti rerd was are pared tho nn by myself I Ttqok the report before hurrouh position Introduced S S from of in ee Michigan the Hldns nen House both the of it met measure Illinois Republicans with was aifri on It Republcans I passed and WaS sent to the Senate shortly aftrard Rop Franklin 1 Richards and Ton Frnkln f Judge Wison came to Wash Ington and advocated the measure great presIdent h aslstIng approved me The it bill passed and the The bill for the admission of Utah drawn up by myself and referred to was the committee on teritorl Congressman J Congessman Wheeler of Alabama also introduce i a similarmeasure which was also referr I In looking over his bill and referre eluded that the former did not contain the favorable conditions mine contn that had it passed only onehalf as much ht land would have been ceded lftg state in did not proVide for the debt of S725CKX now charged against us I took the bill if had prepared > and > making a statement L our position laid It before the commit tee and the conference concluded with anit favorable report from the com mite The Republicans signed it siged not as a consider personal themselves favor saying bound that they to vote did for it because of their action Mr Kil gore moved my bill Instead of Mr Wheel ers and the measure was accordingly reported meaure wa ° J 1 came home to Utah and announced thajSie people were entitled to statehood I and that I would continue to fight for the measure When I returned to Washing ton T consulted Mr Klljrore and the I speaker Mr Kllgora called the bill up for I consideration The Republicans under the leadership of Mr Dingley of Maine I resorted to obstruction tactics by remain big silent at roll call tactcs breaking a II quorum So we had to wait and nro I posed to make another attempt to consider i It on the Monday following Speaker Crisp assured me that if the Republicans fought it farther a rule would be reported re-ported covering the case I reported this to Congressman Dingley who agreed that if time should be given for discussion that Monday and Tuesday December llth 11h and 12th would be acceptable The bill was taken up Mr Kllgore spoke first and Morse laughter and cheers second In replying to Mr Morse I was questioned closely by Mr Dingley The next day many Republicans congratulated congrat-ulated me expressing a desire to support the position I maintained Mr supprt Re when the time for consideration came went to Mr Wheeler and asked for a postponement I called his attention to the fact that we were working under a agreement which when corroborated by Mr Burroughs of Michigan caused Mr Reed to advise the Republicans to vote for the measureS measure-S Dubois and Shoup of Idaho and Carey of Wyoming did all they could to assist me but Reed and Dingley desisted only when confronted by a vigorous vIgr ous opposition The bill then went to the Senate where new factors appeared and a new line of policy developed Itself I am not here to question any mans queton mas times motive tools for rush they In are where sacred angels But fear some to tread Certain Republicans came to Washing ton and held a conclav i They passed in secret conclave a resolution which was presented and rejected the Senate wa rS idlt ft A af ys ng that it was not courtesy to aie body to suggest the action In that manner Then it was announced that Utah would go Republican Tne representatives of that tat party from this section got themselves Interviewed and through the newspapers announced repeatedly that when admitted Utah would reject the party which has been her friend t The Democratic senators grew alarmed They based some confidence gew the state ment Some of them were lot to vote for the admission of a Republican state The tariff bill had something to do with wih the matter too the Democrats wishing to up dispose of it ere the statehood bill came upJust Just before the tariff measure came up It was announced in Washington that there had been a Wahingon mae which a certain railroad scheme begun fJnh rh was and would be carried to a successful conclusion conclu-sion That the Sugar trust was to put up I the money That Colonel Ike Trumbo was I to be one senator cries of Jo Ha and nlrnpl Clirkson the other That Bishop Clawson was to talk for the Mormon church Imagine the effect That Utah was to be Republican and that the senators were t i fc 1 < c be the tools of the foulest corporation on corpraton earth They never took the trouble to deny it Applause The bill came up in the Senate at 5 o clock one afternoon when several senators sen-ators were absent Some of them Doming in soon after some of them remarked that had they been present when it was called up they would have objected to It One of them noticing Platt upon his feet talking for the bill remarked that something was wrong The bill was passed and I told them that llasse tat no power on earth could deliver the people of Utah to the Sugar trust Applause The record will disclose what was done many difficulties were encountered In respect re-spect to some bill Much time was spent not only in Introducing bills but In defeating de-feating others which were unsatisfactory One was the bill to combine Utah and Nevada and which at the time was favored fa-vored by the press of the country Then came the bill for the removal of the Colorado Utes to Utah I was urged most vigorously by Colorados representatives represen-tatives I saw that all members of the committee were present and when it came up for consideration all the Republicans Repub-licans voted for It and all the Democrats except one voted against It Cheers agamst It Bills have been passed relieving us from a heavy debt opening UP 25000 quarter quar-ter sections of rich and fertile land The miners have been relieved from assessment assess-ment work a magnificent site has been granted to the university of Utah and other measures which will be of vast benefit to Utah have been passed The distinguished edltorof the Salt Lake Tribune Tri-bune stated this morning that I had gone down to a Democratic Congress and had discovered a gold mine by which the people of Utah had become suddenly rich and that I was entitled to bUt very lit tie credit in the matter That may be true but let us carry the parallel a little lit-tle farther For dirtytwo years delegates dele-gates had been going down to Republican can Congresses They prospected diligently gently worked hard but found nothing of value there They came back home plause without even an ounce of silver Ap Mr Rawlins then proceeded to present In detail the record of legislation with reference to Utah referring to the measures meas-ures passed by Republican Congresses and comparing them with Democratic measures I was a strong logical presentation pre-sentation of the case and showed plainly which party has in the past been the friend of Utah and her peonle In concluding con-cluding this showing from the record Mr Rawlins said Rawlns I have done no Injustice to the Republican party The Democratic party is not perfect and my partisanship does not lead me to approve all that has been done by those elected by Democrats There Is political unrest in this country but the great masses of the people are honest and true Sometimes they make mistakes in electing representatives to office There are people down east who have come to believe that the powers of legislation may be used for their own benefit and they are not all Republicans Unfortunately they control the leading newspapers of the east They have opportunities op-portunities for perverting the facts and misleading men My short experience In Washington has taugtrD me to be distrustful dis-trustful of what those men propose There is a mighty syndicate which has been able to dictate a financial policy to the benefit of a class and the great injury of the masses The Wilson bill reduced the tariff on woolen goods from 98 to 48 per cent yet the reduction saved more than enough in one year to pay 13 head for every sheep In the United States Bringing Bring-ing it right home it would save to the people of Utah about 500000 There was another Issue that must be taken up and forced and that was the silver question Applause It is so late now that I cannot go into that question at this time Cries Goon Go-on queston No 1 have talked long enough But let me say I believe It is the desire of the masses of the people to be have done silver restored and I believe it will I thank you for the heartiness and unanimity with which you have honored unanlm1y me by this renomlnation The delegate who is elected in November will scarcely have time to qualify before Utah becomes a state but if the people of Utah pay me the compliment of n reelection I shall appreciate I I has been my endeavor en-deavor to discharge my duty Impartially and for the good of all Again I thank youADJOURNMENT At the conclusion of Mr Rawlins address ad-dress the audience arose as one man and three ringing cheers were given After the announcement that there would be a ratification meeting at the theatre in the evening the convention adjourned and the delegates separated delighted de-lighted with the result of their days york |
