OCR Text |
Show j The Times was especially remembered, a very handsome hoquet adorning the table at which its representative sat, while the other fellows were left out in the cold. The Ogdcn band enlivened the wait caused by the delay on the part of the committee on credentials by rendering a medley in which "Home, Sweet Home," The Girl I left behind me" and "Auld Lang Syne" were the features. IN THE AFTERNOON. At 2 47 Chairman Varian called the convention con-vention to order and inquired if the com- mittee on credentials was ready to report. The reply was in the affirmative and the Ogden end of the secretary's oflice read the report, which was accepted and made a part of the records of the convention. The committee on permanent organization organiza-tion and order of business reported in favor of making the temporary organization be made permanent and that a vice-president from each county be selected. Also that the chair appoint a scrgeant-at-arms. J. J. Greeuwaid was appointed to till the positiou. Tire order of business as reported by the committee was as follows: First Report of the committee on credentials. cre-dentials. Second Report of the committee on permanent per-manent organization. Third Report of committee on resolutions. resolu-tions. Fourth Election of delegates to the national na-tional convention. Fifth Election of two alternates. Sixth Selection of a territorial central committee, ten in number. The report was adopteil and the following vice-presidents selected: Beaver P. Lochrie. B:ix Elder Thos. Fryer. Cache Wm. H. Snell.ng. Davis -E. L. Knox. Juab C. K. Rathbine. Morgan L. P, Edho!m. Rich It H. Keardslcy. Salt Lake- II. W. I.awrenre. Summit Gilbert B. Oregon-. Tooele D. P. Hat Utah- H. K. Eber'. Wasab h -Fred Hayes. Weber C. L. Howard. The vice-presidents were invited to take a seat on the platform which they accented. After which the chair stated that the Com mittee on Resolutions was not yet ready to report and suggested an adjournment. Kimball Kim-ball of Davis, moved to proceed to the election elec-tion of delegates but this was sat upon. After an effort on the part of Davis county to vote down a motion to adjourn until a stated hour the convention took a recess until 4:30. The delegates to the Minneapolis oonven-will oonven-will in all probability be Judge C. C. Good-w Good-w in and V. B. Dolliver. John E. Dooly is a candidate but a fight will be made on him, and he will likely go as an alternate w iihC. S. Variau filling the other alternate positiou. POLITICS. Conventions of All Kinds Held and in Progress Today. Fresno, Cal., May 18. Delegations from four of the seven congressional districts are in attendance. The democratic state convention con-vention last night nominated candidates for congress and district delegates to the national na-tional convention as follows: The first district renominated Thomas J. Gears for congress ; second, A. Camminetti ; fourth, James G. Muguire; fifth. John F. Rylan. All delegates to the national convention con-vention chosen in these districts are Cleveland Cleve-land men. South Carolina. Special Dispatch to the Times. RAI.EIGH, N. C, May 18. Unusual interest attaches to the democratic state convention which assembled here this morning from t'te fact that the alliance and the people's party men appear to be in control, and propose pro-pose to adopt the St. Louis platform and elect delegates who will be instructed to attend at-tend the Chicago convention and present such plattorm for consideration. The programme pro-gramme is that if this is done and the platform plat-form refused consideration the delegates are then to attend the Omaha convention, and take, their seats thereio as accredited from from this state. The convention is held today in the face of the urgent appeal of the Cleveland men for a later date. The state committee also refused re-fused to put any qualifications on the voters and the third party and alliance men took part in the primaries. If the programme as mapped out is carried through it will be a repetition of the history of 18(0, wheu a large element of the democratic national convention refused to abide by the will of that body and organized the Breckenridge bolt. North Carolina. Special Dispatch to the Times. Columbia. S. C, May 18. The democratic state convention was called to order in this city this morning by John C. Haskell, and after the usual committee had been appointed ap-pointed an adjournment was takeri until this afternoon. Of the 322 delegates 226 are alliance men. The proceedings of the convention con-vention promise to consist merely in carrying carry-ing out a cut and dried programme aurecd upon in a caucus of the alliance people yesterday. Some of the alliance al-liance men recognize the strength aud increase in-crease of the Cleveland feeling in the south, and are consequently in a quandary, but the probability- is that the South Carolina delegation dele-gation to Chicago will go ur.instructed, and a majority will favoi a western man. If the alliance does not have too much influence over the convention Cleveland delegates may be selected, but they would prefer to see some one else at the head of the ticket. Democratic lor Anybody. Atlanta, Ga., May IS. The democratic state convention met at neon. Chairman Atkinson of the state centra! committee, in calling the body to order, made a speech in which he said democracy could carry the state for ei h er Cleveland or Hill. McKinley Will Speak. Mt xnea :olis. May 18. Gov McKinley will deliver an address at the opening in the business convention hall the night before the national convention. THE (MENTION, A Large Gathering- of Liberal Bepnb-licans Bepnb-licans From All Over the Territonr. Permanent Organizations Effected and the Convention Gets Down to Business. SPEECH OF C. S. VARIAN. He Counsels the Party to Make a Firm Stand in Asserting Its Supremacy. WHO WILL BE CHOSEN? The Klection of Judge Goodwin and V. P. Dolliver as Delegates Almost Certain A Mass Meeting Tonight. The liberal republican convention met at noon today in the Salt Lake theater and a more enthusiastic body never gathered in Salt Lake. ' The delegates were provided with music 'till they could not rest, tiie Salt Lake contingent being headed by the Denhalter and First Brigade bands of this city, while Davis county marched to the music of the union as rendered by that excellent organization, organi-zation, the Ogden cornet baud. There were many familiar figures on the platform, the smiling face of Colonel Elijah Sells contrasting with the earnest look of Chas. S. Varian and the mobile countenance of Jonn E. Dooly. Jake Greenwaid was on deck as.usual and bobbed around with flags and bunting in his haste to complete the decorations, while Attorney Tatloek smiled approval. The Ogden band opened the ball with a selection that caught the crowd and they were applauded to the echo. But the hand-clapping hand-clapping that greeted them was as the report re-port of a fire cracker to a 100-ton gun w hen the Denhalter boys struck up "Hail Columbia." Colum-bia." The convention went wild and Judge Powers, who was a spectator, threw his hat in the air and danced a patriotic jig with Billy Edwards, who was equally enthusiastic, enthusias-tic, John E. Dooly called the convention to order, and on behalf of the committee announced an-nounced as temporary chairman Hon. Chas. S. Varian. and as secretaries Colouel Henry Page aud Chas. Brough of Ogden. Mr. Dooly then introduced Mr. Varian, who was greeted with great applause. When the tumult had subsided Mr. Varian spoke as follows: P.. VARIAN'S SPEECH. CientUmen of the Courenlion: In accepting this honor I do so i:h the assurance that 1 may reiy upon your aid an assistance. As nations republicans re-publicans you have nie- in convention for the purpose pur-pose of affirming o :r loyally and devotion to the republican party or the United State. You have met to affirm your approval of the la-t f mr years administration, and I expect you will speak "with no uncertain tongue. You will Bay that you re-iUtirm re-iUtirm your faith to that party: that you agiin endorse the policy of protection: protection to the American shipbuilder even to the granting of subsidies and bounties; protection of American labor; protection oil the American home: protection protec-tion to American piiuiiples in Utaa: protection to the men wh j have made it possible by thiMr effort, here during the last twenty yosrs for the American flag to float over the soil of ttiis teni-tory. teni-tory. You w ill endorse nothing that is not builded up in works and not of faith. You have something else to do The life of the republican purty in Utah depends upon your action. ac-tion. The legitimate successor of the convention lit gden to r years a?o i now in sessic n for the purpose of asserting its supremacy and power. For eighteen years your predecessors have maintained the party organization and it is for yo i to perp -t uate it. The call by the committee incindes a statement of history and directs your attention to the situation. Teere. is another party here w-nich seek- to usurp tiie power belonging to you. They wiil he found knock. ng at the door of the Minneapolis Minne-apolis con vention. it is for you to say that the regular republicans and not those, whose organization organ-ization began in revolution rha 1 have the power. I lelieveinno compromise. My political training train-ing does not admit of it. I believe in taking in reeruit and would welcome even a domiocnt. Ttut I would expect him not to sit down in the seat of honor. And when a man from the people's peo-ple's p irty came in I would say 'sit down and lis -ti n and don't say a word f Dr ten years." Mr. Varian closed his speech with an exhortation ex-hortation to deliberate with gravity and make no mistakes. Two delegates anil two alternates were to be chosen and be was certain cer-tain that the convention in its wisdom would make no mistakes. Mr. Varian's speech was heartily received and he was frequently applauded. Colonel Page then read the call, after which on resolution of Colonel Sells the appointment ap-pointment of the various committees was provided for A recess was taken to allow the various delegations time to select the names of the delegates to serve on each of the respective bodies mentioned. During this recess the bands discoursed some excellent excel-lent music, a patriotic medley by the Ogden organisation being especially well received. THE COMMITTEES. The committees as appointed were as follows: fol-lows: On Resolutions: At large ( has. S. Varian. Salt Lake C. C. Goodwin, M. M. Kaighn, V. B. Dolliver. Davis M. A. Breedon. 1'tah A. G. Sutherland. Cuche Wm. II. Snellmg. Beaver C F. Katiiburn Summit-W. I. Snyder On Order of Hiisiness : Beaver J. E. Wiscomb. Juab Ben D. Luce. Summit H. S. Gownsend. Weber Ja. M. Kimball. I avis Jrh:i B. Meredith. Box rilder Thomas Fryer. Cache li. R. Grif.lth. Morgan R. Ol-cn. Salt Lake C. Wi Kurris. ii ole Charles D. Hanks. Utah Thomas Dallin. Wasatch Fred Hayes. Committee on Credentsals : Juab S. W. Eea-ne Eea-ne t. Summit S. A. Parshley. Be::ver P. Loc'irie. Weber JT. B. ilurlhurt. Davis Ed. F. Munn. B x ElUr obert Guthrie. Cache W illia.-n Goodv in. Morgan L. P. Edholm. Sa.t Lake James tllendinnin. Tooele Kobert Scott. Utah Julian Riley. Wasatch E. II. Snow. MASS MEfeTIXG TONIGHT. The following notice was then read: "A mass meeting will be held in the theater tonight to-night following the republican convention. Prominent speakers from the city and county coun-ty will address the meeting, among them being Judge C. C. Goodwin, Colonel M. 14. Kaighn, Hon. C. S. Varian, Hon. A. G. Sutherland. Suth-erland. Prof. V. B. Dolliver, Hon. C. E. Allen, Al-len, S. P. Armstrong and Judge Boreman." Delegate Parshley of Summit county caused the hair on Jake Greenwald's head to rise by asserting that he had never sat in a republican convention when tho national colors were not displayed, and moved that if Salt Lake county could net get them a collection be taken up. Jake explained that a mistake in delivery had been made and that if the delegate from Summit would refrain re-frain from shedding his underwear he would attend to the matter. The convention then took a recess until 2:30. When the delegates assembled at 2:30 a wave of satisfaction flitted athwart the face of delegate Parshly of Summit, for, instead of going to dinner as did the. remainder of the members, Mr. Greenwaid hustled 'round and obtained an edition of the American flag just off the press which he caused to be hung in graceful folds across the front of the upper part of the stage. There was a motto too and it was a daisy both in sentiment senti-ment and workmanship for it proclaimed in bine letters a foot and a half long that, "The Republicans are true Americans." There was a profusion of flowers and also |