Show JUST I 1 I ITo Ij By ALBERT E j F. F PHILIPS s J To the people there were eight national presented them for tor their suffrage In 1896 at the election election election elec elec- tion held on November 6 6 Forty- Forty five states participated In the eJection election deetion dee elec tion Utah having been admitted to statehood since the election of ot 1892 It was declared at that time I that no party contest in the history history history his his- tory of the United States with the single exception of ot the issue of secession and civil war that ever presented so so w large largo a measure of ot political independence as was shown in this election Up to that time no presidential candidate had ever delivered so many speeches ina In Ina a a. campaign as did Bryan It was wasa a memorable campaign enthusiastic tic to a high degree The popular lar aar vote was the largest one ever cast aggregating Bryan carried every state west of ot the Mississippi with the exception of of California and North Dakota The two states of ot Kansas and Nebraska always solid for the Republican party gave Bryan their vote McKinley Mc- Mc Kinley on the other hand hanCl carried every state east of ot the Mississippi 1 itna n north of ot tho the Ohio and Potomac rivers A large number of ot the gold Democrats ts voted for tor McKinley 1 the estimate being a million half while in the West thousands of ot ans gave their votes to Bryan on account of ot the money question The election settled the money question and the gold standard was established This was the first presidential election in which Utah ever participated participated par par- and In view of ot the fact tact that the special election Held in November November No No- vember 1895 elected all state ofU- ofU officers cers the interest In the 1896 election election election elec elec- tion was Intense The first state convention of ot tOe tile year In Utah was nas the Republican which met in Salt Lake on April 7 and elected delegates to the Republican lican Hcan national convention These delegates were Frank J J. J Cannon Arthur Brown Isaac Trumbo CE C C. E E. Allen Thomas Kearns and VS WS W V S S. M A platform was adopted which declared for tor th the free tree and unlimited coinage of ot silver salver and gold on a ratio of ot sixteen to one and also declared in favor of or a protective protective protective pro pro- tariff Democrats of ot the state met In convention on June 7 In Salt Lake and sel selected R R. C C. Chambers David Evans Orlando W W. Powers Joseph L L. Rawlins Moses Thatcher hatcher an and Samuel R. R Thurman The platform adopted reaffirmed the tho state pla pIa form of 1895 and demanded the i re zo instatement of silver as it had be bep prior to tho the demonetizing act ot ol of 1873 5 Then came the Peoples People's party parity with witha a convention in Ogden on June 20 at which James Hogan MS l Kate Kato S. S S S. Hilliard M M. M. M Kellogg Kellog Henry W. W Lawrence and FrankS Frank Luethi were elected delegates to the tho national convention The convent Ion ton also named presidential Jl lectors leS lec e- e tors in the persons of T T. L L. Jones of ot Davi county Henry W W. Law Law- renco of ot Salt Lake county an 1 H O O. Young county Due to tho the action of the 11 can and Democratic national c co n. n on the money questIon parties In Utah went to pieces and nd when it came to ratify the a action 1 of ot the tho Democrats the free treo st silve men without regard to party raf Joined In Indorsing th the nomination of ot Bryan The ratification cation meeting was held in S Sal Sl lt Lake It was presided over Y Fisher S. S Harris Speeches made by Judge R R. N N. Baskin an and nd Joseph L. L Rawlins Democrats jC C. C S. S S S. Varlan Varian silver sliver Republican V Vi ar ren Foster Populist and Fran Frankl n. n St Stevens vens a classmate of ot Bryan n college S J The spilt In the parties continued continue d to widen and arid on September 24 Democrats Populists and silver R Rj Rj publicans met In Provo The cor was presided over J Charels C C. Richards The prest- prest pres presidential electors nominated b by J Populists In the Ogden convent on onon on June 20 withdrew and a fusio set of ot electors were named as f. f f fg lows Robert C C. Lund John J J. Daly silver sliver Republican a and Henry W W. Lawrence The The- convention also nomIna d' d William H H. King ICing for congressman congressman- at large I IOn On the same date ate at Mount Moui Pleasant the tho Republicans met J I convention with Senator Arthur Arthu Brown as presiding officer TIo 40 convention nominated d or Lor preside electors C. C C C. W IV V. Bennett of Sa Sal Salt Lake J J. D D. Page of ot Utah cou count t j and Joseph A. A Smith of ot Ca Cache Cach ho county 1 Independent Republicans on Jh the tho same date aate In convention J the fusion electors and nominated nominate ted Lafayette Holbrook of Provo jf r congressman at This nomination nomi- nomi nom I nation was indorsed by the reg regular regula lar Republicans The campaign as 9 has been said was an animated animate J one When the ballots had bee be counted in the several severa 1 states popular vote given to l i McKinley was wa to Bryan Democrat 6 Bryan Populist Levering Prohibitionist Bentley Bentle National 1 13 9 Match Hatchet t f Socialist Labor 33 46 45 Palmer gold Democrat a a gran grid grand i total of ot The electora elector college gave McKinley v votes tes Bryan votes while Utah h ba given iven Governor Heber M. M W Wells lIs Republican a total vote in N No November November vember 1895 of 20 2083 8 U votes ote ana ama an am a plurality of ot 2314 votes It gave gaYe Br Bryan an Democrat and fusion a a. t tola tota t tot of ot and McKinley t plurality for Bryan yan of 6 o or lal a plurality Of l nearly 10 more than Ct the total vote cast for i goVerno i ithe the year preceding There were bu lU twenty-one twenty Democrats in the state who recorded their votes for Gen General General General eral Palmer j |