Show Evening Session Chairman Hulaniski tapped the water pitcher with his penknife at a little after 8 oclock calling the convention to order He stated that the first business was the I election of a territorial committee James Devino got permission to reintroduce reintro-duce lows his labor resolution which was as fol Resolved That it is the sense of the Republl cans of Utah in convention assembled that all contracts to be performed within this territory of public work be confined to the bona fide residents of Utah territory and we recommend to those having the power determine to give this privilege their careful attention A speaker whose name was not given thought that Utah work for Utah workmen work-men had been placarded by the Liberals until the people might bo deceived by it After putting this plank into their platform the Liberals had given all the fat contracts to outside parties Judge Miller opposed the resolution as the convention had said that this is a nation na-tion He was opposed to it on the ground that Utah should be a home for all Republicans Repub-licans no odds where they came from It was all right for the Liberal party to de lare a policy that does not extend beyond this territory Barlow Ferguson made a fiery speech favoring the resolution Frank Cannon provoked laughter by saying say-ing that the lawyers wore protected and that the legal business was not peddled out to every cuckoo and bird of passage Devines resolution was carried by a standing vote THE TIMBER ACT The following resolution was adopted Resolved That we call upon Congress to modify the law requiring those desiring to cut timber on the public lands to secure permits in order to relieve tbe people of the burden that they are now compelled to bear in connection with the lumber supply connecton BASIS OF REPRESENTATION Judge Bennett introduced the following Resolved That until further ordered bv the Republicans of this territory in convention assembled as-sembled representation in all future Republican Republi-can conventions of this territory shall be based on tho Republican strength in the several counties coun-ties as expressed at the last preceding general election Judge Bennett explained that this was necessary t come within the lines of the rules laid down by the national Republican committee The resolution carried The following persons were elected as a territorial committee Beaver County J W Cox Box County E A Box Cache CountyJ C Kuowles Davis County Joseph T Maybee Garfield County John F Chidester Iron County Robert W Heyborno Juab CountyAlma Hague Kane CountyJohn Rider Millard CountyGeorge W Hanson Morgan County T R G Welsh Rich CountyWesley K Walton Salt Lake CountyGeorge M Cannon San pete County = A H Lund Sevier County W H Clarke Summit CountyAlva Edwards Tooele County A C Shields Uintab County Utah County George Sutherland Wasatch County Thomas S Valson Washington County Weber CountyA R Heywood The vacancies are to be filled by the territorial ter-ritorial committee under the rules CHAIRMAN BENNETT Judge John T Lynch placed in nomination nomina-tion the name of Judge C W Bennett as chairman of the territorial committee John Henry Smith seconded the nomination I nomina-tion paying an eloquent tribute to Jungo Bennett > He was unanimously elected amid great applause t Judge Bennett was demanded for 1 speech and said have lived among you now twenty years and I feel that my life has not been amiss I have been a Republican all my life I has always al-ways been a grief and regret to me thaUt was not possible to carry politics on party lines I am much gratified that that time has goco by lApplause I hope our action will be felt in the councils of the nation I am a busy man but will try to give all the time I can to the interests of the Uo publlcan party I the spirit that I have seen I evinced this convention is any criterion and r |