Show A FUSION TICKET democrats are after electoral votes ARE ALRE IS IN STATE couve raon populists lists and bolting Rep ubil cans c ins Ite presented or organization a n and platform democrats have possession pos posse sion of tho aba town they are here about five huno dred strong the morning was as cloudy as aa will i be the chances of the Dremo democratic cratic party on november 3rd ard some of the delegado arrived last evening from the south bit tha nothern delegation cams cama in on ae a special vecial onion pacific train at this mornine and was met at the depot by the democratic drum corps and gillians Gill mans baud band where a line of march was wag formed and all proceeded to the opera house where holds felds hand band entertained the delegates for fora a few moments before opening Theop the gra house had baen neatly decorated for tha occasion occA eion and amid ca ional colors was a liberal supply of silver spangled bunting the delegations to ik up all the lower loser floor some borne of the ha smaller counties being cepro ent ed on en the stage the state committee had met last eye in A D gasha office and made all necessary arrangements for opening ol 01 he convention convection the lemD officers cholea were chair chairman mau S R thurmal of utah vice chairman mrs bullock ballock of utah secretary joseph M cohen coben of sift lake assistant asia fant secretary matt thomas sergeant at arma 0 F maim berg of utah there was the haual handshaking among the tha leaders and aad at 11 oc lock the convention was called to order by chairman in ti powers who walked onto the stage accompanied by mrs william strong of provo he the convention on at the tha garden city of atall as proto ia u a mascot convention city it wa was s here J L rawlins was nominated and defeated prank frink fr ink J cannon and here mr cannon was abed later and defeated mr rawlins Raw liaa lias now the democrats he said were going to put pot up a candidate for congressman who would defeat the harmonious barm onions republic Rs cans mr powers then announced the tern tem horary organization as aa agreed upon by the committee david ayans and judge henderson Hen deison were appointed to escort S R thur man to the chair J L biblina and dr fennemore were wera appointed to do honor for mrs mra bullock ballock sam thurman stepped before the convention with jast a ali slight alit of shame on his hia face hi did not tell the convention why tie he is oat boutot of in politics lipics this year but there was wag a number in the opera house who know knew the reason at first sams voice was a little shaky but soon he warmed up to his greeting and said griat be felt sure the people of provo would gladly grant the delegates the freedom of the city he then told how the pictures ot of lincoln and wash inglan were hang baas side by side at Spring springville ville with that of W J bryan applause it was indicative of a political revolution that was now upon the country lincoln would have a democrat damoci at today were he alive and so would washington thurman then picked at the republican platform and said he was waa glad gaj that no utah newspaper advocated it A voice asked what about the enquirer and sam answered answer ad that he be meaatoa newspaper the democrats thought that a good joke and applauded vociferously the remainder of his speech was directed at the R republican publican platform he tried to impress on the people the necessity of electing a democratic congressman and not a republican fur republicans are not to be trusted ifa if a man is sent to congress who believes in republican protection and free silver he be bears watching sam wanted it understood der stood that he be did not desire to cast acton on those patriots who ho come out for country b fore party for he be honors ethem them the people are in n the saddle and wilt will guard the destiny of the country the chair appointed appoint sd as ag a cammi tep on platform ef H henderson of weber J H lowe lawe of cache J L rawlins rawlinson Rawlin of salt like J B milner ol of utah E II 11 snow of washington dr fennemore of beaver and defre as of jub the tha com committee mitlee on credentials con slating I 1 of one dembar from each county was appointed the committee on permanent per manant organization and order of business was appointed allo of one from each countr A committee of three wai wa a pointed by the chair to select a party amb emb ec oben en cousis consisting of S A kenner ol 01 salt sal t lake mrs keeon N elson of provo and L F of weber recess until 2 was waa then taken too tee afternoon session was late in in getting started it was a 30 p pm m when chairman thurman called the conven tion to cider and asked if the committee on credentials creden tiala was ready to report As he did not get an rep he be conferred with mr powers and then in a stern voice asked if any of the said c were ia the nail aili several came tr to their feet and the chair chairman m u n made hii bu report howing bowing delag delegates at e s represented wayne wayna and san ban juan ei were nt n t represented the committee committe aon on permanent organization and order of business made its report which was adopted the following are the permanent par manent officers chairman 0 C richards 01 ol weber first vice chairman mrs E bullock sad vica tied chairman mrs blood balaod of davis secretary secre tarr mrs 31 A caine of cf salt safi lake assistant secret secretary ry 8 S N cook of reading secretary joseph cohen coben of salt leke chairman richards made a r short bort speech bearing on the iver siver s question J L rawlins of the committee on resolutions next stepped upon the stare stage to make his bla report amid applause the platform endorses the tha chicago platform denounces the protective eye bre tem and wants a tariff for revenue only to meet the expenses of the governs govern ment it endorses W J bryans arvans ca can n didace and states he is the greatest man in the democratic pirty party it claims that the s are trying to win the election by the use osa of corrupt face far od the committee on party emblem adopted the emblem of a rooster in a defiant attitude it wis adopted 0 oy y the convention amid applause the next was the election of three presidential pres electors judge jade pow powers ers arose and said that be wanted to place placa in nomination a man who did not belong to the tha part for this yer year is ia a year abear of party revolution bryan is ia it as s great a man as aa lin lincolnia Lincol alu ni or jefferson Jef ferdon and was raised up to lead the peo pea 10 lo le oat cat of bondage all people are fl bicking icking to his hia support regardless of party he read a letter L foai om the national chairman w 0 urged the demo crate to luse lusa with the populists lists and other dilver men mr powers concluded by naming henry fleary W Lawr OLCa a populist of salt lake sam thurman named a democrat 1 not in fisher 8 harriss harries of salt lake E H snow of st george named R 0 lund of washington county david evans erans of ogden 0 den named richard mcintosh a republican of salt lake |