Show NEWS FROM A NEARBY TOWNS e Utah County Democratic Convention Conven-tion at Springville WHITECOTTONS ADDRESS I AVI1Y HE WAS COMPELLED TO LEAVE ILLS OLD PAItTY The Rathlionca Once of Utah Move Xjj to Wood TUvcr in the Bis Hom Conntr ExGovernor Ookornc Addresses a Big Audience at Bvuiifeton on the Issues of the Pioent Campaign < K = i SPRINGVILLE Sept 19The Utah county Democratic convention met today I to-day in the Reynolds hal The room was sparsely decorated The picture I of Wifllam Jeunlngs Bryan hung over the center of the stand and under it I was the mat Free Silver On the I right was the picture of Lincoln with 2 motto Free Negroes On the left was a picture of George Washington inscribed Free Men Over all was I the motto Our Three Saviors Grover Clevelands picture was hung In an out of theway place and before the convention was called to order someone some-one turned it with the face toward the wall County Chairman A D Gash called the convention to order and made avery a-very neat speech in stating the object of the convention When he mentioned mention-ed the name of W J Bryan the deletes is dele-tes applauded if Hon John S Boyer of Springville it was named as temporary chairman r Miss Clara Jones of Spanish Fork temporary I tem-porary secretary and Miss May Brown of Provo assistant secretary I A committee of three W 1 Roy lance Mrs Electa Bullock and Abel I J Evans was named to escort the temporary tem-porary officers to the platform Chairman Boyer said he was pleased d with thc outlook and was heart and I i hand with the cause of Democracy T day we are bound to a plutocracy more I deteabl than ever before We cannot can-not make a vigorous a flgfat this fall t a we did last as it would be like striking a fallen foe Applause A committee of one from each precinct pre-cinct represented was named a a committee com-mittee on credentials a follows Ida is Chipman A B Stewart H E Hudson L 4 Hud-son James Gardner Lorenzo Argyle LJ1 P Mason A 1 Davis Mrs Eva Bird George FInlayson John P Hayes Mrs Celesta Strong W S GIbby Ira P Tiffany C H Franks George Ainze W S Wiscomb and John H Moore c On motion of W M Roylance a committee com-mittee of eleven was named on permanent t perma-nent organization and order of business a follows John Jones Tames Boyle Susan S Mellsum William M Roy lance Joseh S Lapish A J Evans Miss Eliza Brown Peter Peterson Samuel r Patten Sam-uel D Fullmer and Thomas Jefferson t A committee of seven on platform and i t 1 resolutions was named a follows John i B Milner Miss Nellie Sumpslon William i Wil-liam Creer Mrs L J Wightman ont on-t S Willis Ebenezer Hunter and O F Malmberg i A RECESS i The convention then took a recess tm W til 1 oclock At that hour none of the r r committees had appeared s order was i not called for until 130 At that hour Chairmen Boyer announced that none r V of the committees were ready to report and called for the Hon J W N White i cotton for a political talk i In introducing Mr Whitecotton the chairman referred to him a one of the men who were for silver first last and all the time Mr Whitecotton said in part f All the platforms ever made by the l Republican party declared for free sil tfcr until this year and the principles which I believe in are dearer to me than any party ever organized by any man When the Republicans adopted their platform at St Louis I said I i cant siand on that platform I will flsait and see And when the Democrats Demo-crats nominated that apostle of freedom free-dom pointing to the portrait of W J Bryan I found my place was in the Democratic party Applause I owe nonl g to thc Republican party they owe me nothing I ask for nothing v rom any party only to walK Slue oy s ae with those who are fighting against Applause plutocracy Applause The committee on credentials not being be-ing ready Judge Dusenberry was called J to make a speech Judge Dusenberry made a characteristic character-istic plea for free silver full of sound logic and patriotic sentiments The promises of the Republican party were as piecrust made with the purpose and idea of breaking them The Republicans have always been the oppressors of the poor man They claim to have freed l the black saves in the south What of i The party has made more white slaves in the north than were ever freed in the south Applause ON CREDENTIALS The committee on credentials and order of business reported recommending recommend-ing R R Thurman as chairman Miss Susan Mearson first vicepresident Mrs Hannah Lapish second vicepresident Miss Clara Jones secretary Miss May Brown assistant secretary Mr Wil fl u Ham Southwlck chaplain and George b I Stone sergeantatarms THE PLATFORM adopted was as follows V The Democratic party of Utah county in convention assembled hereby endorse i I j en-dorse and ratify the platform adopted T at the national convention held at Chicago Chi-cago on July 7 1896 and especially and emphatically endorse that part that favors fa-vors the free and unlimited coinage of silver at tfiie ratio of 16 to 1 without the aid or consent of any other nation We believe the American people are becoming be-coming so enlightened upon the financial finan-cial question that they cannot fail to elect William J Bryan and Arthur Sew all by an overwhelming majority We finally adhere to that cardinal principle tf 4 of Democracy which demands that pub F lie revenue shall be collected only for gvernmentl purposes restricted within with-in the limits of an economical administration adminis-tration of all departments of the government gov-ernment federal state and local We adhere to the principle of local selfgovernment and demand that selfgyerment demand ours our-s te legislators a fa as possible will discountenance the concentration of power within our state and distribute the powers of government in local affairs fairs t the different parts thereof whenever consistent with public good p and especially to provide by law for the control of waters for irrigation by such methods as will insure a far as practicable the management of the waters wa-ters of the state by the people of the different subdivisions thereof We are unqualifiedly opposed to any legislation that would loster or favor the monopoly of the unappropriated waters of the state We favor legislation providing for securing se-curing to the benefit of the state lands under the munificent grant of Congress to our state and deprecate and denounce de-nounce any and all attempts by state or other public officers to attempt to secure the monopoly of any of the pub fcc lands of the state and when tc stt ad secured se-cured by the state to be te disposed by i to actual settlers In small allotments We approve of the administration of the affairs of Utah county and require of our incoming officers that they continue con-tinue and if possible imprpve upon upn fi = the economics and publicspirited ado ad-o < ministration of the finances of Utah county The ticket hd not been ned hen the mail closed and communication by wire was impossible CUche County Ticket Special to The Herd LOGAN Sept 19 Cache county Democratic convention today nominait ed the following ticket for selectmen Hyfum Hay ball Logan William Sparks Clarkston Martin Woolf Mill vie county clerk H J Mathews Providence recorder Miss Bessie Morehead Smitfaiield assessor S M Molen Hynim treasurer A F F jr Logan county attorney F K Neb eker Logan sheriff Fred Turner L gan surveyor Edward Hanson Loan Lo-an Randolph lloniKlnps RANDOLPH Utah Sept 17There was but little business disposed of at the September term of the district court The case of Sarah Call vs Cyril J Call for divorce was decided in plaintiffs favor she being granted also custody of the minor child and one half the property owned by defendant The other cases were continued until next term The political pot is beginning to sim mer in our county and as a result it has been found that McKinley Republicans held a scarce They cans are very scrce county convention on the 14th and elected elect-ed the following delegates to the 11t Wes Pleasant and Ogden conventions ley K Walton John W Dykins J C Gray and J S Gordon There was not much enthusiasm present and but very few Republicans your correspondent having been able to discover but eight all told The Democratic primary for this precinct pre-cinct is called for the evening of September Sep-tember 19 and the county convention will be held on the 21st inst at R dolph The silver Republicans have issued a call for a mass convention to be held at this place on the 10th at 230 p m to elect delegates to the Salt Lake convention con-vention ton The McKinley Republicans are also out with another call for a county convention con-vention on the 22nd inst to nominate a county ticket and a member of the legislature The haying season is about over now Te seaon I I and the hay crop is very large Most of the grain is cut and we will soon be gn hum of the thresher From present indications we will have an excellent I ex-cellent crop of grain Cedar City Chips I CEDAR CITY Utah Sept 16We I I are enjoying the first cool breezes of 1 autumn The mountain sides are beautiful i beau-tiful in their variegated colors of yellow yel-low and red and Farmers are L ad re ad green Farmer I gathering in their stores of ripened sheaves ana everything seems to say II j I the summer days are ended I Political discussion is rife Bryan is the hero of the hour We held our I I Democratic last evening and Democrtc primary lat elected delegates to the county convention conven-tion to meet here next Saturday ton number of Republicans would have joined In had measures been arranged to admit them on equality We think our party should open wide its portals to and admit every voter who wants i I join and gain a victory that will assure i sure our ascendency for all time Our schools opened a week ago with school opene enrollment and an efficient fac a full enrolment efcIent ulty of teachers I Times are very hard but the new I mining district at State Line promises to be one of the best in Utah Reports from that section are more encouraging encourag-ing every day The summer showers have made the ranges good and cattle and sheep will this than they have for I do better thi year tha bettr past Crops of grain and several years pat gain hay are sood I Our people long for the turn of the tide in political matters We used to have plenty poltcal money the year round I and good markets for our produce but a strange spell seems to have come over us strange and everything is paralyzed We I hope ere long that the silver light will I dispel the gloom I At Toocle I The Tooele county Democrats yesterday yester-day nominate the following candidates candi-dates For Representative Norman B Dresser Dres-ser For Recorder Ir M B Dodge For Attorney A J McCuiston For Treasurer J R Judd For Sheriff H Hales County Commissioner W Breeken County Clerk E L Scregel Lander Links LANDER Wyo Sept 17BornTo Mr and Mrs C R Hammond Lander Lan-der a daughter Wednesday September Septem-ber 16 Hon John F Mail and wife of Rock Springs were Lander visitors during the last week Mrs Mail assisted the choir a the Catholic church last Sunday Sun-day I was a great treat for Lander people t listen to such singing a r Mail is capable of doing The church and yard outside were both filled Mr and yar rs Mail both made many friends during their short stay here Misses Fanchon Patten and Mamie McCoy of the Roberts Indian boarding school Shoshone agency were Lander visitors last Sunday Mrs E A Earle who has been spending the summer in New York will return home this week Dr Dunham and n party of eater I frend returned from the Park Sunday Sun-day Max Idleman of Cheyenne was heron her-on business He returned Monday E H and C F Rathtoone with their families and household goods pulled out of Lander last Monday for Wood River Big Horn county where they will make weir home In the future Captain H G Nlckerson has had n young man employed doing chores around his place for some time and at odd times circulating McKinley literature lit-erature All at once the man was missing miss-ing and captains revolver and several other articles were not t be found Sheriff Grimmett started for Rawlins the missing man and yesterday after te ma ad articles The Democratic primaries for the election of delegates to the county convention will be held o the 21st The county convention will be the 2Gth The Republican primaries will beheld be-held the 17th for the purpose of electing elect-ing delegates to the county convention conven-tion which will be held the 24th inst Married At the residence of the brides pant a Atlantic City September Sep-tember 16 Henry Williams of South Pass and Miss Maud Huff Evanston EcJioes EVAXSTON Wyo Sept 18Ex Governor John E Osborne who is the Democratic nominee OL Wyoming for congress addressed a large Democratic mass meeting at the opera house tonight to-night on the issues of the campaign I The meeting was designed tO consummate consum-mate fusion between the silver club of Evanston largely composed of Republicans Repub-licans with the regular Democrats The club was represented on the platform plat-form by Thomas Butterworth Charles Erikson and B H Baxter and by such heretofore well known Republicans a Walton Webster and E W Burke who tonight in this public manner renounced nounced Republican and joined the hosts of the Democracy Representative Representa-tive Democrats on the platform with them were J W Sammon Judge Core Dr Hooker W J Cashin and County Treasurer John R Arnold who presided over the meeting Dr Os borne presented the Issues of the prste lues te campaign paign in his usual able manner and pa usu ale mner ad the ta meeting was a pronounced success ke A |