Show corn w republicans meet at springville Spring ville OPENING organization ani beddoes chosen acy address by the Chain nan oviLL ane 17 special the delegates to the republican county con venton were welcomed to this city this morning the band was out sweet magic and everything necessary tor the comfort of the delegates ana provided at 11 chairman lgraham call ed the convention to order in the city hall and delivered the following ad drees ladies and gentlemen of the convention I 1 congratulate you on the auspicious under which yon idaet this year as the representatives ol 01 the republican utah county with each successive year since tha or abe in this county only four years aeo there has been a remarkable increase ia crease i the republican vote in the three beare following that eventt nl year when the party was organized utah county showed a gain of nearly two hundred percent it ia a showing that has no parallel in the territory nearly one thoua majority of the year before faced ua when we entered upon the campaign of 1892 that tidal wave year wh cd brought that corporeal coop oreal calamity kupia the country in the person of grover cleveland we came out of that cam caien ot the democrate Demo crati tidal wave year with over six hundred new converts in 1893 in we secured half of them and in 1994 our baat campaign we con averted half of them so in abe ap preaching campaign our task compared with that of last year may be considered a reasonably easy ona as we shall now have the operation cooperation co of the ladies the ladies of utah have been biven the elective in the ra publican party moved in favor of this measure and the Damoc ratio party wisely seconded tha motion both carlies went to the constitutional joo pledged to adopt it tho republicans public ans being in the there bad abo power dispute the democrats to lay the motion OD the table indefinite ly but white they had the ahey lacked the ahe men 0 the party aldaya true to their pledges and always jealina of the liberties of american citizens male and female secured to the woman of utah all tha rahta and li bardea chay them x lva would empy under the conatta lion of tha new and soverign state of utah tha majority ot the in that convention also lack e i the inclination lo 10 lay the motion on the table indefinitely but certain it IB they did not have the power to do so ladies and gentlemen you are here today to choose bisty three rood and true to represent utah county in the first convention held under the constitution of the state of utah scarcely any greater or more solemn responsibility could be conferred upon american citi zeaB than that solaced upon that body which shall constitute our first state convention the noil to be there selected to covern the bew state lor the first fire years of its existence anat be men of the highest vue of american and american patriotism the work of that convention will either make or unmake be tie publican party of utah if it bould perpetuate its supremacy and in chii state and commend its glorious principles to the fluture generations of voters the republican baity see that the first lion as it will be comprises men patriotic men and men elevation to the offices in the gift of the people of utah baa not beba reached by boodle bribery or other dishonest and corrupt means the chairman added a little personal explanation he bad been approached ho said about thiea months ao by a gentleman gont leman then the highest office in the Rab lican party and was aked to support this man for a high office he refused and aiace then it las been circulated that the county chairman has stated that be had great influence jtb the utah connay ricans mr graham closed by introducing william beddoes cf naiem ag chairman julia allman of adrine villa was elected secretary and lallie morgan of spanish fork assistant secretary three committees were appointed one on credentials creden tiala one on apportion ment ana the other on permanent organization aal order of business each committee consisted of a member of each precinct the convention adjourned till when the election of delegate 8 to the state and judicial convention abd tbd proceeded with great enthusiasm prevails A of the bilt B lake ar gua is here trying to create dissension in the republican party |