Show independents in 46 mass convention ven tion the attempt of the balters to get up a maes county convention at provo under call of members of the provisional committe was a dismal failure ony only two precincts precinct a of the county pr pro a yo and payson were represented and with a hand band parading the streets this morning only oaly about thirty persons parsons could coald begot be got together 27 of whom participated there thera were on the stage 27 persons persona when 0 E loose called the ns convention ion to order and placed paced in nomination I 1 L holbrook nok for chairman mr air holbrook said gentlemen we all dislike alii state of affairs we meet today under d areat auspices than in in the past the republicans have I 1 threat great love ove of party it is true that this wing is denom denominated zinatol by bj eoma come today as balters bol but bat there seems to be no eis dis doliton to disrupt or divide the pary in utah so BO far as I 1 know the action of the he state committee seemed to di disfranchise the men who had felt feltt that tat they could not cot mr mckinley on the st louis financial plank this winz ol 01 the party is ia for the rest of the platform adopted there but we feel that we cannot support A mckinley because he be has baa gone against our pst past platforms on silver the world looks to america now to lead the way to fi financial independence pen dence suppose that those who haye silver at heart this beir would have done nothing and allowed the convention to have been held at mt pleasant and without a counter silver movement what would have been the result there would have been baen scores gone over to the democrats and voted their ticket straight there is ia no co desire to divide the party notwithstanding the reports that have gone oae out against me I 1 aland now where I 1 did two years yeara ago the last february convention platform I 1 also support and it will twill be noticed that the financial plank it contained is about similar to that adopted at C chicago hi cazO cago I 1 do not feel there is any inconsistency on my part I 1 do not feel that this win wing 9 of the party will be read out of the party I 1 am frank enough to confess that there is a general indifference among republicans this year there is a reason forit for it buethe bat the right is conceded 60 to republicans who desire to vote lor for mckinlay we want the right to vote for bryan while there are few silver men here tobay to jay it is not because there are not mauv maae in ia thi h county I 1 found a great many when I 1 went throughout the onney but the farmers are ara very busy they are digging their beets don B R coray was elected secrets secretary ry and began his official duties by read reading ing the call as aa published io in the grant simons called tor the reading of f the general call leaned by chairman varian the secretary shifted this duty and the chairman road read it with force tom moved the convention proceed to e elect act 65 delegates to the salt lake convention mr haish wanted to know if a new party was being organized the chairman said eaid there was no new party being organized we believe we stand on past platforms while the state committee commit tea does not grant simons did not feel that a new party paty was being organized but bat this wins is in a position to organize such sucha a party he geread read ane last platform adopted at aalt at lake and held that the party was still on it that platform pledged the party to work for independent free coinage he then held that the wing now in session was wag the salt that would save the party irom from ignominious de tea fen if the mt pleasant convention would not reco gaiz za tile taa work for silver fred raich held hald that mr Va variana rians call read the sit pleasant sant convention out oat of the party and a now new tion be thought was necess necessary ary 0 E loose arose to tell the object of therall the call it is not the purpose of the provisional committe to argao as a new party unless it became neceZ necessary aary if gold republicans put pat up gold candidates then a new organization may be necessary and silver can candidates dilates will have to be ba patin pat in the field if I 1 the sic me kinley kinle men put up sliver ehver men then silver republicans Republic aus will support them the movement is in the nature of a brake on the tha mt pleasant convention the chairman said eaid we might as welt well talk plain if the mt pleasant convention swallows body and breach es esha abe st bt lul lonis 1 s platform then an independent party may be necessary and we wallsee who are republicans I 1 be lieve we will sh al got get together yet grant simons explained further that we are in favor oi of free coinage ol of silver mr howell of payson thought it was to toi early to bein begin kicking kiskin before the mt pleasant convention convan tion had bad met he felt no action should be now tim explained that we were not in harmony with mckinley Uc Kinley ela electors iu fred r H halah thought the move was ore matare grant simons pinions paid it was just jast tle the proper thing that was proposed chairman holbrook made a further explanation of the call we cannot vote for mckinley el ectore this movement is 13 to place before us bryan electors ors 11 the calls calla of the state committee were read read C E loose betting cetti tired of explanations called for mr Oa Oz bornes motion which carried the apportionment by precincts wats was then read and a made that only p elect delegates which motion carried but bui finally it we was deemed best to elect delegates in other precincts where names could be remembered ed the delegates legates ds elected aye are as follows payson and spring like lafee Q G simons 0 0 a F A hulah W J X douglas and J 0 warfield war field spanish fork not depre represented anted en ted george H acke ce georga 3 D snell buell david 1 malcolm and george georga A hicks hicka salem not represented quiney qa ncy stone benjamin not represented george hane not represented joseph creer Plea pleasant jant grove not represented W L hayes hayea goshen not represented W E ercanbrack can cari brack Spring springville ville not represented re furred to M U L packard to select some names provo first ward S B S J jones ones and 0 E loose second ward andrew Ezgar and E EJ J ward fourth ward viard A A A noon W 35 wilton tom osborne Oa borne fifth ward war dJulius julins jensen janson J H bo shard jonathan buckley backley and pon don E R coray tue following precincts were passed na names of bryan republicans being known by delegates present at abose places aldine Hig highland Mand american pork fork late lake view vineyard lehi cedar fort fori manning mapleton Maple tun provo third ward provo rench bench p V bunc junc tiou Saul aquin thistle and clinton on motion of grant simons the precincts not presents present if names dil did not suit anit them were authorized to select delegates and delegates were allowed to balech alternates the therow TheR R G GW W offered to taste tase the tha delez delegation aLoa to SAU salt lake at half fare and pass Daas a aram aaram arps free rea the road was the delegation grant simons simana submitted the ha follow ing resolutions which were ado adopted pled resolved that we the independent Inda pendent balyer balver republicans of utah county in ia mass convent convention ioa pursuant to call declare these to be our reasons for acting aati ng separate pirate se from the cause canto of the old party parly committees thirst we hold the free coinage of diver at attebe the ratio of 16 to 1 to be at once the position of vie te republican party ic utah io accordance with its it repeated declarations in state and county conventions and the paramount beane in th this a campaign second we wd insist upon the nomination and el lection election of republicans to the legislature Legie latura who will wil main mainton am tan and car ty ry out th jhb 5 principle third we ve endorse the astion action of the tha independent Baub lican meeting at ogden lad the appointment of corr pursuant to the will ol of that meeting fouch we endorse and approve the action of senator canson and rep rese native allen alien in generess Gon Can eress gress on this the prime question of the hour the convention then ad adjourned sine eine die |