Show o I JUST RISTO I By ALBERT F F. PHIl In connection with with th the pr tion of the tha constitution of of 1 t of Utah for ratification by byi t pie It might be said that ii iri the majority of Republican l constitutional convention 11 ti iu convention was organized or ly party lines Seven attern been made to secure fore success was first attempt was made fr when on March 8 a convent held In Salt Lake and the theof thet of petitioning congress to toi oJ enabling act which the organization of ot a stat was considered This c con cOji was In session for three d dAlbert daj Albert Carrington headed to draft a state government and nd the cot CO which had prepared the dratt vance of th the convention once The document was for three dav days s and the name name eret chosen for the state The document was wag pres congress by Almon W VT Ba Babb b the tho petition was denied I another effort to obtain sf sk etl was made A constitution was held and on l M the constitution was adopt the same name of Deseret gi gt state as before John Tay George A A. Smith carried the 1 and constitution to prayer was not granted jj 4 Believing that the third would be the charm six ye year yeara r ra a third constitutional con coi was held in Salt Lake and andt t being January 20 1862 The Th continued three days and constitution was decided d to submit it for by the people at an held March 3 3 1862 George non and William H H. Hoope Delegated to present the ni mi mt and constitution to the name Deseret for the stat stal was done and the document submitted to congress refe rete the committee committee- on territories senate and house and there Then came the fourth e el of January 1867 when the ter legislature enacted a law pr for a special election e to be I 1 Ithe the first Monday in Febra elect state officers and men congress from the state of ot and to elect a delegate to tob ii fr constitution adopted in 1862 gress The constitution and i f for statehood was presente gress hut but met the same tat fate other efforts J 11 The fourth effort made made people of the territory for forsth sta was made in 1872 when aj convention was ca tal al meet in Salt Lake on Fe There was a difference in this convention Judge T V T Haydon who had been e etc ele e delegate announcing to th that he had been teen E s without his consent and that thai opposed to statehood He Ha e e ored to adjourn the tha con COD without day and ond after atter a a. thre debate his motion was voted On March 2 the convention Its work by the a constitution and adjourn people at an election held on on orf orfis 18 is ratifying the tha constitution votes being cast against lt 25 in favor George Q C CFrank Frank Fuller and Thomas FUel ned ried the petition and Washington and in William H Jr Hooper congress from the territory or er ored t to tD obtain tion The documents were i ed congress April 2 2 referred committee on territories am and the same fate as others j jIt It was on April 10 1882 tf tb h fifth constitutional In Salt Lake with seventy seventy- three of or whom were J Jand and after being in m session s sey ev days adopted a constitutions constitution i ithe the state of Utah This Thia was wa fied at an election held on onE 1 and on June 6 when the cone com conJ was reassembled a formulated to be presented t tl gress William H H. Hooper 1 the committee who present presente returns of the election the co cot cOr tion and the memorial whid done and then the party part l' l lin in Washington until on August 8 passage of an act admit Un territory but without a avail Another five year five vear period and then another call for a c convention was Is p it convened in fri Salt fealt Lake on 30 30 1887 rho convention r rIn ret lea In session until July 7 7 a was adopted J tamed a provision which de dec that bigamy and pol polygamY considered Wit vita publican form of government tJ of them was forbidden and d da de dea a misdemeanor Utah was the name chosen for the memorial prepared by a acome COB comi w was as taken to Av Washington ashington bYun by FT un lin S S. Richards During his atthe at ab abs the constitution was ratified I hr people this time by a voto vote o 01 fl for to ta against but theto the them J to the national capital was wasas a aas t tas as the other five All these e had originated with the tho pe peo J P Utah Then a seventh attempt made and this time the stan start att made at the right might place w wh wIleS t t l delegate seph L L. Rawlins Ra gress from Utah Introduced the enabling act which was vv P the December 13 l' l by house If an ani aDI 17 with the senate on May ments monts The house er am amendments and In its 1 t form the bill passed the en July 10 1894 and was aP aPP 11 President Clev Cleveland land Jul July l lAnd And thus after more ti tha dream of the PO years the i e and t the true Utah came 0 I began prepa preparations for |