Show THE convention CONVENTI ON RECALLED democratic committee follows lead issue a call rehearsing the bartys predicament and ask the delegates to meet in salt lake on oil october to prepare a declaration ot of political independence powers makes a speech on the situation salt lake city utah oct 15 the democratic state committee met in this city yesterday afternoon 1 in r response to the call issued by chairman powers the session lasted from 2 until 11 last night with a short intermission early in the evening and the result of lite conference was tile the issuance of the following follow lne call reconvening tile the state convention tho illi occasion for tile ilio dissatisfaction Is I 1 hat tit a priesthood meeting two can call worn were censured by iho first presidency for accepting nominations n orni nations for of ico fico consulting consults consul tl ill chilin the iho men u on in question being high lit ah church offic fals the censure was based upon tile iho ground that tile the two having thoin thein selves to the iho ministry accepted obligations which could not lightly be put pt t sida I 1 ciul nd for tile further reason that c it it work be ba interfered alth sit it no wore acro mentioned but bill it was plat plain thov they referred to lo 11 and thatcher for congre congram 94 man inan and united states stales senator on oil tile democratic ticket this action tile democratic loaders leaders construed ai lit an effort to lo control political affairs lite iho first presidency deny that ibal such win was the cute arid and roi issen aliat the mormon people uro ure free to with the party of it I 1 heir choice since the hie nomination of tile hie de bocra lie I 1 klalo ticket through no null fault ot of tho the acra 1 party there has haa ariaen it a crisis in tile hie political affairs of athla ter altory it hati haa lipen been caused by the efforts efforts of d dL signing and unscrupulous cans who lave used and the ill III liaised statements ot of cleli church 0 of in order to seckie their own designing ends efforts are being made to cause tho the people who have been taught to reverence to belleve believe that the dominant church 0 of f utah desires the defeat ot of tile the democratic damoc bratle ticket this condition or of things needs the most serious consideration of every thinking man and woman it presents before tile people a before which all others are dwarfed it relates to tile the rights of persona anil and to the personal onal and political freedom of 0 every individual the democratic party which has ever been tile the party of the fullest freedom to the citizen proposes to meet this issue and to light it out that it may be settled tor for all time that peace may come to the people 0 01 utah alaba that the adoption of tho the constitution ution that Is presented for the consideration of the people may not bo be defeated it has no quarrel with any church it admits the right of every society to govern and control its members in its ll i own affairs alTal rs so BO long as the rights of 0 tho the state or tile tho rights of other individuals are not upon its grievance lias has been caused by those who tire are ready neaily and willing to drag tho the cross of chilst lit in tile the roud mild and dusl and filth fifth of politics to advance bi allah ends it metters matters 11 not whether tills this was occasioned by innocent motives or innocent action the condition Is here and an issue has been raised there should bo be no injustice done to any man mail there should lie be no interference with the rights of any church or of f any individual but for tho rood good of utah as well its as tor for the rood good of democracy y tile the question should be met in a manly way and in a manner that the people will know that democracy lias has spoken and will act accordingly therefore in view of oc conditions condition 9 existing in order that there liters may be issued a declaration of political independence and for tho the purpose of declaring that no man L ur r set of men shall hereafter reatter lie use the power ower or tho the namo name of any church or ecclesiastical authority to control the v votes otes or the political oli sentiment of any catl citizen zen the democratic state committee duly assembled at salt lake inko I city on oil monday the day oil of october wa by unanimous vote hereby directs the reassembling of the alic delegates that composed tile the convention that mot met at ogden on tho the ath day of 0 september 1895 at salt lake city on tuesday the 21 2nd and day of october 1893 1895 at the hour of 10 a 0 m A all 11 delegates to the late convention are earnestly requested that laying aside all business arid and excuses they attend this convention tor for the rood of 0 utah and all the people and an d thus bilu aid in settling once and for all on one e of the questions that has so do long lone harassed all classes lit in this territory the convention will also be empowered to take such other action than that stated in tills this call as the exigencies of the occasion may re require aire T 6 W chairman E A mcdaniel secretary |