Show In the fourth constitutional convention convention con con- of which mention has heretofore heretofore heretofore here here- been made some of or the addresses which were ere delivered show the debate was at times most bitter In the ordinance and bill of rights which the committee r reported report report- ported port port- ed on the fourth day of the convention convention conven conven- tion Inquiry was made of congress as to what conditions relative l to plural marriage nH would satisfy the nation but put it W was said there was wasn was was' as asno n no thought of ot abandoning plural marriage and no concession was made The convention adjourned on March larch 5 without date after atter adoptIng adopting adopt adopt- ing lag a constitution to congress asking that Ut Utah Uth h be admitted admitted ad ad- mUted into the Union Upion as ns a state Tom Fitch George Q Cannon and Frank Fuller the latter had been en secretary of ot the territory and also acting governor in 1861 during the administration of ot Governor John W. W Dawson were appointed d delegates legates to act In conjunction with Delegate Delegate Dele Dele- gate Hooper to present to the president president president dent and congress the claims of the proposed state of or Deseret and wh why It should be admitted into the union of at states At the election In which the constitution adopted by the constitutional constitutional con con- convention was voted upon the document was ratified by byan byan byan an overwhelming majority the vote for tor the constitution being more more than while but votes were In tn opposition At this election Frank Fuller was elected representative In congress Meanwhile the delegates appointed b by the constitutional convention convention convention con con- had reach reached d Washington and the n new w constitution of at the thesta sta state te of Deseret was presented to both houses of congress and the same was referred to special committees committees com corn and those committees subsequently subsequently subsequently sub sub- made adverse reports on the admission of at Utah LEGISLATORS MEET On April the members of ot the legislature of f the state of Deseret who had been betin elected at the special election at which the constitution was ratified led met in Salt Lake perfected perfected perfected per per- their organization and elected elected elect elect- ed Tom Tom Fit Fitch h and V W. H H. Hooper Hoop r senators to congress Partial organization of ot the national national national na na- na- na political parties supplemented supplement supplement- ed the convention which was the first attempt to harmonize local With national l politics s and delegates were selected select d to attend a Republican lican convention to be held on April 5 in S Salt lt Lake while delegates delegates dele dele- gates were called to att attend nd a Dem- Dem convention on April 8 the former convention electing Tom Fitch Filch and Frank Fuller delegates to the Republican a an national convention and Thomas P. P Akers and Ell Eli M M. Barnum to the Democratic national convention Similar action was taken taken tak tal en ther thereafter atter at the beginning of each presidential c campaign but nothing resulted in the efforts to divide on party part lines nationally Fearing that Utah might be ad admitted admitted ad- ad into the Union the Liberal party or a faction of It it organized The Gentile League ot of Utah and while it gave out that Its object was to defeat an any move toward statehood it really had for its main purpose the overthrow of ot the l I Morillon Mormon Mor r- r mon illon power STATEHOOD OPPOSED Th The members of ot the league it Was tas as assaid said were ere not making war upon polygamy but they were determined that t Utah should not become a state even did the church leI ler pOl polygamy but they were wagIng wagIng waging wag- wag Ing war against the priesthood and the power th that t it wielded over temporal temporal tem tern affairs Regarding the league in their public proceedings the they would not permit an any Interference and it was waa said that they went armed to resist any attempt to In Interfere Interfere interfere In- In with their program NapOleons NapOleon's Napoleons Napoleon's Napo Nap leons leon's treatment of the Paris mob was cited as a precedent of what might ml happen in Salt SnIt Lake were an any Int interference attempted All factions were up In arms Ever Everything was at a high tension More bitterness was manifest than had ever over before been exhibited And Andall Andall all were ready to fight tight at the drop of the hat Conservative leaders upon both sides had dI difficulty In controlling matters but the they finally final final- l ly succeeded Cad and nd in this they were aided b by the decision of ot the United States supreme court which on April 15 1872 handed down the Englebrecht Englebrecht En- En decision which was of ot the lite moat most momentous importance to all in Utah both Gentile and Mor Mor- mon mono |