Show DEMOCRACY Throughout Utah the Party Meets 0 ENTHUSIASM REIGNS i The Standard Bearers for the Fray Nominated ALL GOOD AND TRUE MEN THEY Harmony and Confidence Hark the Labors of the Leclslative Conventions AllOver All-Over the Territory i I Tne unterrified Democracy came together again strong confident and enthusiastic at the federal court rooms yesterday at noon Placards showing the seating places of the various precinct delegations were posted about the room and at a very few minutes after noon all were seated in their places and Governor West called the assemblage to order In doing so he said Gentlemen you have assembled today to nominate a legislative legis-lative ticket This is an important matter on all occasions but now more so than ever This is a time for wisdom coolness and for no desire but onethe good of the cause we all bave at heart I shall not take ap your time with a speech but ask vhat is your pleasure regarding a temporary organization Mr CaineI nominate Hon F H Dyer as temporary chairman The motion was unanimously carried and Mr Came escorted es-corted Mr Dyer to the chair In introducing him Governor West called him a distinguished distin-guished citizen than whom no man in the party had done more to push forward the cause and than whom no man would continue con-tinue to work harder in the future Applause Ap-plause Mr Dyer said > I thank you most sincerely for the honor you have conferred upon mo to pre siao over the convention which shall nominate nomi-nate a legislative ticket and not only nominate but elect it ApplauseJ Today To-day every member of our party feels a deep interest in the cause deeper than before All must put their shoulders to the wheel and that success is ahead of us I have no doubt But we have got to work I find the Democrats around me are more in earnest than ever before They are determined deter-mined to succeed and they will succeed Applause Mr Walden named John H Hum el as secretary and he was chosen amid loud applause ap-plause Being called on to speaK be returned turned his thanks saying he realized this was a time for work not talk Mr Bathe moved for a committee of five on credentials Each precinct named a man The chair appointed them as named They are J P Bache A Miner William Fuller J C Royle and Captain Middle missNominations Nominations for a committee on permanent perma-nent organization and order of business were then made from each precinct as follows fol-lows A T Scroeder S A Merritt E A Smith J S Rawlins and D S Murray These gentlemen were named by the chair Mr Darke moved for a committee on resolutions res-olutions Governor West made the point that this was not in order at this time the organization I organiza-tion being only temporary and the chair sustained him An adjournment was then taken till U oclock AFTERNOON SESSION The first business of the afternoon was the consideration of the report of the committee com-mittee on credentials which reported the following as the regularly elected delegates of the convention FIRST PRECINCT Le Grand Young J M Lefler Adam Duncan John McDonald jr E Frost C S Williamson A T Schroeder William Fuller E B Wilder W H Dale Samuel Peterson jr George D Alder John Gal lacher J B Timmony J W Whitebead jr J C Brown G Kroeger J B Keysor Orson Speirs J B Walden H S Laney G A McLean W E D Barnett S E Newton B P DeLong Jl1 Benedict Granville Gillett B P Neilson J R Rush George Stringfellow F Coalter J W Eardley A L Gleason W D Woolley S W Darke O H Pettit T J Angell T J I Curtis P Sinclair W R Foster Alternates William Gallacher Mr Lund A M Woolloy John Oblad H S Buckwalter S W Andrews Thomas OUo M H McAllister J Siddoway E Pettit W E Winkwortb A M Busby SECOND PRECINCT John Bailey Wilford Smith Moses Ludlow Ed S Kearsley J T Williams Will-iams T C Lewis William J Halloran William Burton Thomas Primley C A Carlquist N H Clayton Thomas W Green Thomas Hull C W West W Van CotT W H Casady C R Barratt Thomas Adams D H Clayton J W Judd W H Hodges C H Hyde I M Waddoll J H Moyle J H Poulton T A Lowry Thomas Winter A J Giauque Albert Ludlow H Richardson S A Mer ritt J E Cowie R C Chambers J M Stout W L Price J R Middlemiss A J Burt J M Cannon J R Letcher Joseph Win Taylor A Sullivan W H Groves E G Holding William Burke C L Douglas Doug-las L G Burton G M Freeman W H Waterman E T Stevenson C F Wilcox Fred Keller D McKenzie J W Bown S H Miller Thomas OMara George W Bowen G H Backmnn W H Chnmber I lain jr John F Howells James R Lindsay Lind-say AlternatesCharles Williams Arthur Kirk L J Nuitul jr W H Needham Samuel Boyd S M Hoffhelmer Joseph Christiansen THIRD PRECINCT E E Rich R P Morris E A Folland Thomas Mathews W A Hodges Willinni H Pitt Samuel Spry W J Lewis Ed Entwistle S T Lake W J Newman EL H Haslam John H Rumel jr F H Hyde Z Jacobs E J McConville E A Smith Charles R Howe L L Lewis A Miner H Pembroke Joseph Grow Joseph Barlow Isac Barton John N Pike I Thomas J Ev rill William Varley Jonr I Kelly Joseph A Silver John 1 Alvord John L Nebeker O H Hardy Joseph Grow John A Silver A Kimball William Pearson Pear-son P Pugsley jr R A Margetts T M Grow Brig A Ridd F S Fernstrom and H P Hansen Alternates S Geddes H j Hay waN G G Bywater A E S Katz William Wood jr H Peck Milt Vincent Martin Johnson FOURTH PRECINCT C L Hawley Dangerfield J P Bache W H Bywater W H Roy John Burt J M Kennedy W J Tuddenham J C Barker P L Williams R W Young Alfales Young R H Cabell O Hodgson F E Barker S A Kenner E Howe G M Ottinger J L Rawlins F S Richards N W Clayton J G Sutherland John T Caine G D Pyper J B Toronto and H G Whitney Alternates G Webber W C Dun bar D C Dunbur E H Pierce H D Johnson D L Murdock P T Nystrom T J Mackintosh H L A Culmer W H Culmer E W Wilson B Groo R SWells S-Wells G E Blair D Swan Dan Calder J E Caine C R Savage FIFTH PRECINCT Henry Siegel Francis Armstrong J C Royle James Lowe F A Mitchell Prof Luse A McMaster George R Cushing John Cannon P W Madsen Simon Bam berger Thomas Marshall F H Dyer E G Woolley H C Lett Joshua lU leD le-D L Levey Jake Bamberger T V Williams L H Young A G Norrell H C Reich M E McEnany J A Williams J H Nounnan W F Williams William Condon D S Murray D J Mackintosh William Naylor Alternates R Winder jr R E Savage W O Norrell R G Tnysum C H Banks William Kelson John Midg ley T A Williams J P Boggess The report of the committee was adopted A T Schroeder chairman of the committee com-mittee on permanent organization reported the name of Hon Frank H Dyer as chairman chair-man of the convention John H Rumel secretary and D C Dunbar assistant secretary sec-retary Mr Middlemiss moved that the report be adopted The motion carried with a round of applause Mr Dyer responded as follows I thank you again for this distinguished honor As you have seen fit to select me I will try to do here as I have done in the past my whole duty I feel that now is the critical time for the Democratic party in Utah As you all know I was an ardent worker in the Liberal ranks but I am now as I always have been a I Democrat aud here to stay Applause There were some reports spread around this morning that I had gone back but to those who circulated this and to those who are disposed to credit it all I have to say is that they do not know me as I never take a position until after mature deliberation and once having taken stand I have never been known to waver I did not take this stand until I was thoroughly convinced con-vinced that the time had arrived when the Democratic party should be organized in Utah and its interests protected to the fullest extent and being a Democrat I propose to stay with it Tremendous cheering I think the reason the Republicans Repub-licans have not divided is because they fear they havent enongh votes 1 believe they would like to have the matter delayed until some time when they could euchre us by some trick like they played in Idaho There is real danger that if they win it will be the Democrats of Utah who will be disfranchised dis-franchised Cheers S W Dance arose and addressed the convention as follows In order to make the results of this convention a success we must be thoroughly organized as we are confronted by men who have the best organization In this western country He went on to elaborate his proposition but was interrupted on a point of order that there was no motion before the house Nominations were now in order Judge Judd said he was a Democrat and willing to trust his property in the hands of the people of Utah and he had in mind another man who had said the same thing a sterling Democrat Mr Wendell Benson the builder of tho Knutsford hotel The mention of Mr Bensons name caught like wild fire and was received with cheer upon cheer Mr Casady seconded the nomination referring to Mr Benson as a man representing repre-senting the capitalist men of New England who came here not to boom real estate but to erect buildings the Knutsford hotel standing as a monument to his enterprise and progress D C Dunbar also seconded Mr Bensons Ben-sons nomination with stirring speech The name of Hon Franklin Richards was placed in nomination W A Hodges nominated Hon Frank H Dyer but the gentleman positively declined de-clined Mr Moyle move to close the nominations but the motion was voted down Mr Kenner nominated one who had scattered scat-tered more thunder and lightning than any other man in tbe preliminary battle the Hon A G Norrell Judge Nprrell said ho desired no office and was in a position which would not allow him to accept Hon John T Caine presented the name of Hon Parley L Williams as a man who would make a firstclass legislator and whose Democracy was beyond question Le 4 Grand Young was next placed in nomination William Condon seconded the name of P L Williams as a Democrat from Illinois where it was worth a mans life to be a Democrat James Williams also seconded the nomination Mr Richards nominated Joseph L Rawlins Raw-lins and he was seconded by Le Grand Young Treasurer Walden seconded Le Grand Youngs nomination Mr Kenner withdrew the name of Hon A G Norrell n C Chambers name was put in nomination nomi-nation and seconded by several delegates The convention then took a recess suoject to the call of tho chair to prepare the ballots bal-lots and organize the delegations THE BALLOT I r I I I i 51 li I = f RCCharnbers 2 15 I ZO 10 8 53 P L Williams 1 illi 10 IS I 2 lit Le Grand Young ill 3 tG S II 2 Ill Wendell Benson 2i1 57 3 ill I 19 P S RIchardso 11 23 IS 5 I 5 62 J L Uawllusu 5 30 D 10 9 b1J Chairman Dyer announced that Messrs Benson Williams and Young having received ceived the highest number of votes and a majority of all the votes cast were the nominees the convention for members of the territorial council I Richards Rawlius and Chambers were only held 6ack for the house as the result showed Friends of both Rawlins and I Richards passed among the various delegations delega-tions while balloting was going on urging urg-ing that they be reserved for the place of representatives which cut their vote down i and loomed it up later on Mr Rawlins moved that the nomination be mado unanimous which was done by arising Ising vote with three rousing cheers P L Williams was called on for a speech and after the tumult of applause that < greeted him subsided he said I > will lookto you and yours to make the claim of your chairman good on election day IK Utah we have beard too much of the past let ua now secure for It the rights which it is entitled to Applause Lo Grand Young was demanded and greeted with vociferous cheers He said the thing was new to him as he bad received re-ceived few nominations and fewer elections elec-tions He bad always been against a centralized cen-tralized government and had always been a Democrat in belief Mr Williams Colonel Merritt and Delegate Dele-gate Caine were appointed to wait on Wendell Benson and apprise him of his nomination JfOMINATIOXS FOR THE LOWER HOUSE Judge Smith presented the name of Waldemar Van Cot in a pithy speech but Van Cott turned this very humorously saying that he and his partner Parley L Williams had made an agreement before going into the convention that if one received re-ceived a nomination the other would decline de-cline He caused much merriment by saying say-ing that his partner had tricked himout of a nomination by getting one Governor West in a short speech presented pre-sented J L Rawlins as a man who would bring strength to the party if placed on the ticket William Condon named William Burke Treasurer Walden named G W Snow asa as-a man who had the courage to say Get thee behind me Satan when the Liberals tried to bribe him with office Mr Kenner in behalf the laboring men wanted the Typographical union represented repre-sented and named C S Williamson the accomplisned foreman of THE HeRALD as asterling tried and true Democrat A Young seconded the nomination of Mr Williamson paying a high tribute to his democracy Judge Judd nominated Hon F S Richards as a Democrat of the Jeffersonian stripe JA Williams presented the name of Jack Kennedy as the most popular real estate agent in this city At this juncture Mr Benson was ushered into tho hall by tho committee and received with a whirlwind of applause ap-plause Mounting the platform he said 1 am no politician I know none of the arts by which votes are made I am a comparative com-parative stranger and the committee which waited on me did not know me and I did not know it This is a time when the stand we have taken here will have great weight in the east The Liberals have pulled ma on this and that corner and told me if this thing went on my property would go down 50 par cent I am ready to take any of it at that pro Laughter I put my money or agreed to put it here before there was any liberal victory in this city During my business career in Salt Lake I have been treated as well by the Mormons as by any other people The Liberals Lib-erals tell me that we must not have statehood state-hood For one I am ready for it I was a Democrat in the state of Maine applause and in the state of Nebraska applause ap-plause and I am a Democrat In Utah and my name has been Benson wherever I have been Great laughter and applause We must eventually have state laws as they have In other states or capital will fight shy of us I have been called a JackMormon laughter and asked when I was to join the church More lau hter The reason they do not want Utah to be a state is because they dont want to wait until it is made a Republican state Great applause Thomas V Williams of the Eleventh ward and J W Whitehead were placed in nomination Mr Miner presented the name of R C Chambers as that of a man who is at the bead of the mining industry in the territory terri-tory and ot the Democraticindustrysilver William W Riter was nominated Simon Bamberger nominated James A Lowe Mr Casady said he had been casting about among the wageworksrs for a representative repre-sentative man and no worthier name could be suggested than that of William Fuller A T Schroeder nominated George R Gushing J B Timmony seconding the nomination by saying If this ticket wins in August it must be by the bone and sinew of the workingmen Hon A G Norrell seconded the nomination nomi-nation of William Burke Judge Judd was placed in nomination by J L Rawlins but declined statinsr that he appreciated the honor as he knew was sincere Ho had declined a nomination for Congress that meant a sure election Ho was not a candidate for any office Treasurer Walden seconded the nomina tion of J W Whitehead as not only the handsomest man in the hall but the friend of 500 traveling men who would vote for hIm ilmC R Barratt was proposed but declined Mr Merritt seconded with a telling speech the nomination of Hon F S RicHards RicH-ards William Condon seconded the nomination ination of J W Kennedy J W Whitehead declined the nomination nomina-tion because his business would call him out ot the city during the session of the next legislature R W Young nominated Colonel Lett a a strong man who would add strength to the ticket John McDonald suggested that a band be secured and that the candidates and delegates dele-gates march through the streets There were numerous objections to Hcir casing the convention and the chair ruled the suggestion out of order A motion to close nominations carried The delegations prepared their ballots with the following result THE BALIOT I iIii I I I I r < J L Rawlins us 57 4Z 24 31 W Burke u 25 r 5 7 2 121 G W Snow u 26 9 21 I 6 6S C So Williamson 11 5 5 10 5 41 F S Richards 35 51 3 21 26 I J M Kennedy2 S 10 4 9 31 2v Williams11 2 0 3 2 IS H C Chamber 3 51 41 2 23 IES W W Hter II 2 c 4 I 21 Gco A Lwe 0 3 3 3 4 13 George H CashIng 2 5 3 IG 2 153 H C Let 4 15 10 15 10 51 I EASlnlth G 31 3t 11 21 P9 The following gentlemen who had wit drawn their names received scattering votes William PullerS Vr Van Cott 3 i 3 W Whitebead jr 1 and Mr Barratt 1 The chair announced that Messrs Haw ins Burke Richards Chambers Cushing nnd Smith havIng received the highest number of voles were the nominees of the convention for the lower house of the territorial ter-ritorial assembly Charles Williamson moved that the nominations nom-inations be made unanimous This was amended to a rising vote The delegates stood up and gave three rousing cheers Col Merritt moved that the convention conventon adopt and reaffirm the platform of principles ples adopted by the Democrats at Electric hal on June 2ud The convention ratified the platform wIthout a dissenting voice The candidates were called to the platform plat-form and speeches demanded J L Rawlins said I stand upon the platform with both feet Hon F S Richards 1 endorse fully and heartily the resolutions adopted Had Imy own way I would have declined but I as you thought best Jto name me I will do all I can for > the welfare of the party I have long looked for the time to come looke and I when we could divide OB party lines thank God I have lived t see that day Though others may try to stay this movement move-ment it is a irresistable a the floods that come down the mountain side I intend to do all I can for victory and i we sboulc go down in defeat we will come up again and again until finally we triumph Mr Burke I thank you for the nomination nom-ination especially as my friend Dyer failed to got it Laughter The Liberals came Iet In to me and wanted to know why 1 am I this movement as my property would depreciate de-preciate 5 per cant They told mo that same thing when Cleveland was elected Laughter and applause j Judge Smith I can endorse and stand upon tho platform now and henceforth If wo all work from now to August 3d we will be crowned with victory I give to you my word that I will work for every candidate on the Democratic ticket Gushing was introduced by Chairman Dyer as the only real representative of the laboring party every put up in Utah Mr Gushing responded I thank the convention conven-tion for this nomination Thc Liberals area are-a party of broken promises Salt Lake work for Salt Lake workingmen was their cry In their hungry greed for office they forgot their promises I have no use for a party that has nothing else to fight but a mans religion I am satisfied that the majority ma-jority of the workingmen are Democratic and that we will come out on top on the 1st ol August All of the speeches were brief to the point and some of them lino Burke full of humor It was moved that the convention take a recess of five minutes t allow tho delegations delega-tions to elect campaign committees for their respective committees J B Timmony did not think five minutes time enough to select the right men and defended his proposition in a rattling speech He said Wo have too many men on the county committee who are not willing to get down and work Elections are not carried that way We want no men on the precinct committees except off their perches workers They must get of and stilts I the committees work like life and death they will bury the Liberal party so low that Gabriels trumpet will never wake I UD This sentiment was received with tremendous tre-mendous cheering The following were the campaign committee com-mittee named I First Precinct George Strin fellow J i B Timmony John Gallacher H S Laney A iL Woolley John Siddoway Sam Ellen E-llen John McDonald jr J B Walden Second Precinct H Bailey 1 l1 Waddell W J Halloran M Ludlow W H Casady J R Miadlemiss 1 W Green C A Carlquist Thomas Hull R Cottenll G ustave H Backman Charles Wilcox Third Precinct E Entwistle T M Groo Joseph Pugsloy A S Geddes O H Hardy FH Hyde Joseph S Grow Z Jacobs John N Pike Fourth Precinct P Bacho D C Precnct Dunbar George E Blair J B TorOnto D L Murdoclr Edgar Howe R H Ca bell J M Kennedy John Burt W H Svwater Fifth Precinct H C Williams W R Gibbs J G Midgley C E Angell T A Williams John Cannon A McMaster H C Reich D L Levy Colonel Merritt put a motion thanking the chairman for the very able and impar ial manner he had presided over the deliberations of the convention also to the secretaries This carried with a vigorous vote The convention adjourned AFTER THE CONVENTION Critchlow too peeped slyly in The Jefferson drum corps will have plenty of work during the campaign and after The Republicans and assistant Republicans cans were dismayed when they heard of the Democratic nominations Arthur Brown dropped in and when he was caught in a cyclone of intensified enthusiasm en-thusiasm ho rushed out bareheaded |