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Show WAHTS IT HIMSELF. i--- plexion of Ohio on those great issues. There is Xo Chances for Demagogy this trip. The giants must make the fight on Its merits."-"And merits."-"And of presidential possibilities?" The Obstreperous Byauiii of Indiana Discusses Dis-cusses the Candidates for the Speakership Speak-ership of the Next House. There's Lot's of Available Timber, but That He is His Own Favorite Goes 'Without Saying. PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY. Boss Gorman of Maryland the Most Prominent Prom-inent Pigure After Cleveland and Hill in the Fight. WORK OF MISSIONARIES, The Political Outlook from a Democratic Standpoint A Woeful Lack of Enthusiasm Enthu-siasm at the Gathering. There was a dense atmosphere of dem- 'My dear sir," pleaded Mr. Bynum, "trifles are such formidable things, and mere incidents have become such powerful weapons of fate in this generation of politics poli-tics that no man can predict what the morrow mor-row will brinir forth." "Will it be Cleveland or Hillf "My dear sir, you have stumped me. I never was very good at the problem of Euclid." Eu-clid." "But if both of them were retired?" "There is plenty of timber in the field. As I say, a trifle mijrht thrust forward some star that is now obscure as the most lutnin- j in the firmament. There is Senator Gorman Gor-man for example. The manner in which he led the fight against the Lod?e bill, that Threatened to Convulse This Country with revolution, carried him up among the foremost men of this nation. And in this connection I want to say that Sena' or Faulkner proved himself a most formidable rival iiyiebate. Hisconstituency started a movement to present him with something in recognition of his effort on that occasion but he" stopped them." "What of Mr. Harrison and Indiana?' "I can answer for Indiana, and 1 am honest in sayins that he cannot carry it in the event of renomination. Why? Because it is beyond the power of any man to fill the levy that was made on him by his neighbors. neigh-bors. All of them wanted offices. Many got them, but more were disappointed. dis-appointed. He made promises too many in feet. Some logician has said "hell hath ocracy overhanging tne paviiiion or tne Knutsford this morning and while its local exponents in Colonel Dyer and F. 8. Richards Rich-ards were gathering below, a Times reporter made his way to chambers above where Hon. Chauncey F, Black, president of the national association of democratic clubs, and Hon. Lawrence Gardner, secretary, were paving the way and making honey with which to lure the unwary into the democratic fold. "Our voyage through the great empires of the west," said Mr. Black, "has been one endless panorama of revelations and where-evcr where-evcr we have landed the standard has Met With an Ovation. We have found a spirit of relaxation everywhere, however, a spirit we may say that is indigenous to this time in the political politi-cal calendar. It is more pronounced, I believe, be-lieve, in the west thau in the east and what we want to accomplish is to put perpetual life into the party. We want unremitting, incessant work. The republican leaders are striking for the same identical results and its leaders, as you well know, have succeeded in disseminating the country pretty well with their seed. They call it Quay seed,! believe, and let me tell you the future polities of this nation will be governed by the manner in which that seed has been cultivated. This is essentially The Age of Thought in politics. The masses are no longer led by the thrill of daring assumption or the magic of red light and therein dawns the era of zeal.. But the voter is too eager to seek insuetude after the smoke of battle, and this must be corrected. As I say, we are here to put the party on a basis of permanent organization or-ganization and to present to them the necessity neces-sity for work, perpetual work. We have met with the most substantial encourage- cover the field. He failed to run across The Baffled Office-Seeker. The man who dove-tailed himself to you is a campaign and from triumph demanded the capital prize. This is w hat President Harrison will have to coufront in Indiana if he is renominated, and I'll tell you its too much for him to overcome." "What of New York?" "Fassett, in the language of the, poet, is not in it." Fortunately for protection, the American farmer, the wage earner, and the patriot, there is a vast majority who will take issue with the disciples of Jeffererson and who not only look to New York and Ohio for the election of republican governors, but to an increased majority for Mr. Harrison in Indiana, In-diana, should the mantle again fall on his shoulders. A LACK OF ENTHUSIASM. Democrats Meet and Listen to the Distinguished Distin-guished Missionaries From the East. At 11:30 o'ctock this morning the Utah territorial convention assembled in the chilly atmosphere of Central hall. The convention conven-tion was held for the purpose of organizing the democratic society of Utah. , There was not a very big crowd nor was there very much enthusiasm. But Held's band had paraded the streets, and with flaring flar-ing banners, informed the people with , nothing to do what was going on. When ' the band got into the hall it tried to earn the money paid for its services and to put a little spirit into the audience by playing lively airs, but it was no go. It was a very tony crowd, broad clothed and Prince Alberted, that seated itself in the Hungarian chairs on the platform. The democratic janitor informed the reporters that "those chairs cost $40 a dozen now, whereas before the McKinley bill passed they could be bought for $36." Seated on the piatform were Hon. Chauncey F. Black of Pennsylvania, Hon. LawrenceGard- Qcr of the same state, Hon. Frank V . Beane of Idaho and a few others of local distinction. distinc-tion. . When it was apparent no more people were likely to gather in Colonel Merritt took his rattah and rapped the convention to order. He said: "There- are -Jot- of-cha-ira up on this platform and all members of the democratic central committee are invited to occupy them; they make easy seats." He also observed that it was his duty, (but he did not say it was a pleasant one ), to call the convention to order. - . Elias S. Smith then read the call. Once more Colonel Merritt rose and said he had been instructed by the central eojimittee to piesent, aa the temporary, chairman of the convention, Celonel IlAL .Lett.- - .-. '-&nfc H. Dyer wa 6orry tdtihf6rin the people present that the progra'ta me t renounced, re-nounced, which iBcluded. several Boeee'!' by the democratic ttHrnitr rtukd ud..le carried out. These democrats had been worked pretty hard of late, aud all speeckes except the one by Hon. Chauncey F. Black would have to be dispensed with. D. C. Dunbar Dun-bar was made secretary. The work of appointing ap-pointing committees was then undertaken. They were: Committee on credentials: E. F. Sehroe-der Sehroe-der of Salt Lake, W. H. Brown of Provo. W. H. Sigmiller of Sevier. J. W. McNutt of Ogden, Fred Turner of Cache, J. S. Watts of Juab, A. W. Ivins of Washington. Committee on permanent organization and order of business L. T. Tuttle, San Pete; A. H. Snow, Box Elder; Judge McG'nnis, Weber; . S. Richards, Salt Lake; M. M. Kellogg, Utah; David Stoker, Davis; Samuel Francis, Morgan; and James E. Bromley of Summit county. While these committees were preparing their report a recess of ten minutes was taken, during which time ex-Governor West was called on to inspire enthusiasm with a speech. He did so, but such a request was a surprise to him, and would probably be a disappointment to the crowd. Nevertheless, he informed the audience that the ground on which that building stood was bought with the nation's blood and treasure under a democratic dem-ocratic administration. They therefore had ment in Montana, North Dakota, Oregon and 1 Washington, and when I mention Wash- ' ington I am Sincere -hj-rwhatfl. say." -- The credulity of the interview er began to b(.fray signs of weakening at the mention of W Ashington, hence the supplemental assurance assur-ance by Mr. Black. ltlAnd right here," continued con-tinued tha distinguished seed-planter, "I wajp-ib say that -we expect to launch the" strjrvfard. Jn Utah with the most gratifying AT- W know that a vast majority of the good -pc'opl2rViavtl-a bieved such splendid results in tbjs.great valley, eympa--thie with our position on the tariff,' our at- titude upon silver coinage and the fundamental funda-mental principles of democratic government." govern-ment." "Colonel Dyer and Governor West have been leaking," soliloquized the interviewer. "And," resumed the speaker, "I imagine that when the people of Utah have once committed themselves to A Line of Politics there will be no digression. The solidity of their achievements at the present time is a symbol of this, aud with a campaign such as that for which the foundation will be laid today promises to give us another democratic link in the sisterhood." , It was at this point in the interview that the tall, altitudinous form of Congressman Bynum, who accompanies the expedition as one of ., Its Able-Bodied Plowmen, appeared in the threshold and was cordially, almost affectionately, greeted by his brethren. breth-ren. Following him solicitously was Mr. F. T. Richards, who fell into the arc of democratic fellowship. Congressman By-num's By-num's gripsack fell to the floor w ith a sort of broken-glass effect, which was apologized apolo-gized for in the announcement that his tooth mug had perished at the hands of the baggage bag-gage smasher. "I've just traveled over a strip of the most beautiful valley on which human eye ever rested," cried the congressman in ecstatic glee. "And just to think that only a few years ago it was a desert!" "Yes," said he as the interviewer launched his mission, "the woods are full of Candidates For Speakership. The struggle will be a very interesting one and again the next session of congress promises to be one of the most eventful iu its history. There is Mr. Crisp of Georgia, w ho is prominent in the race, and he is liable to cause some trouble. Again there is Mr. Mills of Texas, wbo has put in a claim that by no means lacks support. W. L. Wilson Wil-son of West Virginia, whose friends believe that having won the spurs he should wear them. Benton McMillin of Tennessee, Mr. Springer of Illinois and General Hatch of Missouri." "Excuse me," interposed Mrs. Gardner, "the gentleman has omitted his favorite." "A nd his favorite?" "Why, bless your soul, the favorite of every man of ambition himself. But then Bynum is a shining exemplification of Political Modesty. He comes from the sycamore groves of the Wabash from which the president himself winged his lofty way, and I'll be blessed if I don't think he would have permitted his owji candidacy to have escaped your attention." "Permit me to tender you this glass of, of water 'the tooth mug' was demolished) in recognition of your services," chimed the congressman, "but you were asking about the welfare of the silver? Sentiment is somewhat divided on the matter of silver legislation. It wants silver, and plenty of it, but just how far to go in a matter of legislation legis-lation implies other considerations. My opinion is that if it is taken up in the next congress it will be Jto give it free coinage. That, of course, w ill suit you people w:ho mine it and I want to say that The Great Industry-is Industry-is entitled to the most generous consideration considera-tion at the hands of any body of men. It is the refuge upon which an empire of honest hands are dependent and to assail it would be to attack one of the most sensitive arteries arter-ies of the nation." "Have you permitted yourself to arrive at an opinion on the Ohio fight?" "We started on this journey at Its begin- ning," replied Mr. Bynum evasively, "and : have not had time to keep pace with it. I imagine that it is the greatest struggle that has ever taken plaae within the borders of tne Buckeye state and the lines are so distinctly dis-tinctly drawn that it will leave no speculation specula-tion for the future a3 to the absolute com- a right to be there. Then the governor lit into the Utah commission, com-mission, smiting it hip and thigh for it last report which he characterized "as the "unique production of the age," That commission was now trying to direct the politics of 200,000 people, and he wanted to know on what meat that Caesar fed that it had become so great, (Parley Williams: $5000 a year,) that it can tell you all the prosperity of Utah is due to it, by its efforts in sitting in the commissioner's office two or three times a year. Imagine the condition of things if those commissioners could no longer come here! Laughter. What would happen to this territory if the proud statesman states-man from Arkansas, Judge Williams, could not come here every summer to bathe at Garfield beach. Judge Judd and Judge Henderson also made speeches having the same tenor, after which the committee on credentials reported. There were delegates present from Salt Lake, Cache, Millard, Davis, Juab, Tooele, Sevier, Utah, Weber, Morgan, Washington, Summit and Box Elder counties. The committee on permanent organization recommended to the convention as its permanent per-manent chairman Hon. N. P. Henderson of Weber county, it further recommended a list of some twenty vice-presidents. The committee on permanent organization was ,as follow. N. P. Henderson, chairman; Judge WvL. McGinnis, F. S. Richards, M. M. Kellogg, L. T. Tuttle, A. H. Snow, David Stoker, Samuel Frances and Jamej E. Brora-ley. Brora-ley. Committee on Constitution an By-laws C. C. Richards, Weber; John D. Milncr, Ueah; A. B. Fulmer, Cache, John S. Watts, Juab; J. E. Bromley, Summit; J. D. Peters, Box Elder, and J. W. Judd of Salt Lake county. Committee on Resolutions Hon. Frank H. Dyer of Salt Lake, chairman; W. H. Dus-enbery, Dus-enbery, Utah; A. H. Snow, Box Elder; J. B. Lowe, Cache; II. A. Parks and J. L. Rawlins of Salt Lake county. This committee asked that it be granted until this evening to make its report. The report of the committee on organization organiza-tion was then read providing for the organization organi-zation of the democratic society of Utah aud defining its objects. Hon. Chauncey F. Black then addressed the convention on the aims and objects of such societies and on the work which was being done by them in other states. Mr. Black was followed by Judge Henderson Hender-son and Colonel Merritt. |