Show TICKET IS NOMINA NOMINATED TED IN WEBER American merican Party Puts a Strong List of Officers in inField inField Fie Field ld at Ogden j SENATOR CANNON TELLS OF PROSPECTS In Forceful Address He Describes De De- Describes scribes Aims of Or Organization Organization ani Y Yesterday est WEBER COUNTY TICKET For state senator senator senator-J J. J II H. Knaus For ro representatives George Geor e W. W Griffith Grif Grif- W. W W. W V. V Davis B B. G. G Knoth Fred A. A Shields For county commissioners commissioners Gcorge George A. A Crai e C. C J. J Adams For or count county clerk clerk George George A. A Horn For county recorder recorder Cora Cora M. M PosU Fos Pos ier U er For Far county a assessor Vincent assessor Vincent G. G Gill GUI For county treasurer treasurer treasurer-R. IJ T. T 1 Humo For sheriff Fred sheriff Fred Foy Fos Five hundred patriotic American men and women omen of Ogden and county count waded n through tho mud and rain last ni night bt and at nt tho the mass inas convention held in the courthouse nominated the tho above county ticket The Tho convention was ono one of the most enthusiastic and md harmonious over or held in the political history of Weber county It was shortly after S 0 o'clock clock when Temporary Cha Chairman W. W M. M Bostaph called the convention to order After 1 the he reading of the call b by Secretary S. S A. A Ma Maginnis innis former United States Senator Sen Son ator Frank J. J T Cannon was introduced as permanent chairman of the conven conven- tion Senator Cannon delivered ono one of tho most brilliant an and forcible speeches ever heard in O Ogden cn He spoke in part as follows Party's Popularity Grows Ladies and gentlemen and friends of at Weber eber county count A A. d delayed long event Is Isnow isnow now no In fn progress For over a a. year ear and a a. half hat the tho principles of ot the American party have e been felt In Weber county During that p period the people havo tavo lavo como come to a better understanding understanding- of the principles of the tho party part v as they now appear In the tho state slat platform of tho the party parly Durin During that time the loving liberty people of oC the state state have ha become more and more acquainted acquaints with Its history And notwithstanding that four years cars ago aso there was no local American ticket In th the field Held SSI 81 S1 voters of or this county count cast their ballots for tho the state American ticket without any persuasions persuasions persuasions per per- suasions of any active workers of or tho party varty in this county We Ve aro arc making no pretensions to you that a u victory Is 13 possible possible pos pos- sible Ible for us In this county at tho the ap approaching ap- ap election Just so sure lure that this movement shall be lost at the approaching ap- ap election so EO suro euro will tho the elevation elevation eleva eleva- tion of the party part Us Hs purposes and princIples principles ples bo be grasped b by the people of this county and the party part will finally be permanently permanently per per- cr- cr victorious here The majority of ot the people of or Weber eber county count arc Americans In thou thought ht We 0 certainly do not find fault with that manor manor man manor or woman who believes In his or of her cr creed ed but our criticisms are directed a against tho the chiefs of tho church who dominate the people and anti their political aff it s. s But for a a. man mm who has not nol been reared In tho faith of or the Mormon creed and nd who owes no allegiance to the tho chiefs of the church for tor him to be satisfied with other than American rights we wo lu haw o 0 neither s sympathy nor patience but con con- About Jack Mormons But Bul to for I the Mormons Jack of or Utah there would have havo been no necessity for foran foran foran an American party Joseph F. F Smith with his open pol polygamous Ji practices w went nl to Washington and there introduced t two o of or his polygamous wives wl to the president Mrs Smith Mr President Mrs rs Smith Mr President President- He Ho admitted in the Smoot Investigation In that ho he was as the chief culprIt admitted o er everything Ho said he I would continue to live ll In the same manner manner man man- ner and so iO did Apostle Lyman Ho He Knew I that the United States Stat government had no flO power to prevent ent his manner of 11 living 1 and knew further that ho had the power to prevent any legislation which would tend to punish him for his crimes against as in Utah K Neither Heber M. M I. I Wells rell nor 1101 John t C. C Cutler Culler ever signet signed a bill hill w which was not first passed ou on by the president of ot the church nor nOl ever over vetoed one tho the church desired should become a n law I know of one veto message message- e which was written for Heber M. M 1 Wells and know lenow who wrote it John C Cutler m my friends friends to to s-to to show you ou the tho power of this church Influence influence expected expected to be for governor go b by tho the Republicans at the last ast convention He even an announced announced announced an- an his candidacy but tho the church chiefs did not will It BO o. o They brushed him him aside Ido lII like a cobweb and cobweb and perhaps ho Is to one for all I know know and and said It was vas Ute the will of or tho the church that William Spry should bo ho named on the ticket and It was even en so War Wax Only on Criminals The American ln P party rt m k makes s war r on criminals It la is not fighting the Mormon people them It Is not seeking seeking to disfranchise them but Is 18 endeavoring with all its Hs might to enfranchise them them and to t take e back hack from irom the tyrants that which they filched and give 1 0 It back to the thc Mormon people to whom It belongs There Thero never wet wae o n tyrant who was not also alro a a. base basI coward cOt t These chiefs of tho the church In their ef efforts ef- ef forts to blind tho the people arrange arrange- c. c tho the whole Mormon formon people In front of them as asa a a. bulwark and point to thorn them as ns the object object ob ob- ob- ob of tho fight of or tho the American parl party hen such euch Is le not the tho case cae That dream of one Sol Kimball which was printed p by the church organ was ono one of or tho the i AA dest refi reflections ever cast against the Mormon people A year seven old ear child would know now better It has MS been asked r repeatedly why those people who violate tho the law by living In polygamy are arc not arrested I will tell ten you If U It was possible O to obtain a l. l warrant war war- I rant from tho count county attorney it I le 15 doubtful it If itOU you OU could get gel ti a sheriff to servo cra it H If It ho consented to do so 80 ho would telephone Joseph F F. Smith or whoever the tho warrant was wag directed d against and acquaint him with tho procedure and ask when It would suit gult his highness for him to c call and serve tho the warrant If It the offender was as over over- brought to trial after atter the Judge had made mado every e effort to post post- pone pono and continuo continue the tho case It Is even cwm doubtful It If a L conviction could ba bJ had Then It would be n necessary to U use Influence sufficient to obtain the I services as of or the polygamous wives and children to tHUC Should a c. conviction result after nil of or this tho the judge would ouM say The tine Une Is 00 since this I. I IK is your first l offense but please don don't t come b foro me again on this charge charce U Utah's h 3 Only Hope So you ou see seo the futility of or the effort to bring bring- the law breakers to justice when n this state of affairs exists in our state The only hope Is th the American party varty There Is la no such thing thins in Utah tad today a asa as asa a well ell T de ned Democratic or Republican party part The They are aro one and the same whenever whenever when when- hencer ever er tho the chiefs of tho the church so o desire to make mako them No So trIO the American party docs does not Intend to disfranchise anybody Wo We expect to give gl back to th the Mormon people that which has been taken from them The leaders of ot tho the American party part are th the tho ones who won for Utah It Its statehood and Ea pave gave to the thc people of tho the state their franchises When the fight of or our party Is la won won and and It will be won non at nt tho the present I rate of oC pro progress es these evils o will be cor cor- When When hen th the people are arc restored to their own and th the fight Is won and the majesty of the law JaW again holds sway In Inthis Inthis inthis this ata state tee there therl will be no further need of oC tho the party The people will have havo gotten otten back all aU of or their rights a a. as citizens of d tho the state The ThA party then will have ao om- om d He its purpose and will dissolve e Then It will be he that no man I Is so o high but that tho the laws law's great hand will reach him and no man so low lo- but th that t the law hw will give him his hlll rights of ot citizenship Th The Tho day I Is not far tar dl distant tant when AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican lean principles will wail predominate In Weber county Thou Thousands and tens of thousands of young Mormons all nIl over the state willbe willbe will willbe be voting tho the ticket and such will bethe bethe be bo botho the tho case here When Senator Cannon had concluded Mr r. r Sutherland read the platform which appears elsewhere in th this s issue and and it was unanimously adopted The Tho ticket which appears at the head of this story which had been prepared b by the tho members of the tho provisional pro central comm committee was read by y the secretary secretary sec sec- letar and named in its entirety Chairman Cannon then observed that while there is ia no hope for the success of the tho ticket at the approaching election elec elec- election tion tinn in Weber count county the story will be diff different rent next year when whoa the nominations nominations nomina nomina- will come como from the body of the house from the tho delegates attending the convention con and tho the cit city officers then nominated will cert certainly be elected Mr air 1 moved mo that the provisional pro pro- vi visional 1 committee which had issued tho the call for the mass meeting be made I permanent until tho the next nest county counts convention convention con con- which was adopted W. W M. M I. I I Bostaph and C. C D. D Ices Ives of this com corn committee were chosen as members of tho the i American merican state committee from Weber county Resolutions were introduced and I adopted providing pro for the unfurled national na- na national na fin flag as the party emblem and authorizing the county count committee to take all action necessary to place the ticket in in tho the held field tiel and fill till whatever vacancies may occur I At the conclusion of the or organization I of the party twenty-seven twenty voters I ste stepped ped to tho the secretary's desk and andre re registered their names as members of ot I tho the party parts The addit additional signatures necessary will easily bo be obtained today toda The ticket nominated is composed of leading citizens of Ogden citizens who always have o stood for freedom of E E and action opposed to church interference in politics and in favor of an an absolute separation of church and state stat citizens of sterling worth a avd ad d spotless character r citizens who will add d dignity to the offices for which they seek elect election on H. H J J. Knauss the nominee for tho state senate is a a. a well known insurance insure anco ance man man- an and is secretary I of the len order of B. B P. P O. O E E. E Geor George e D. D Gl Griffith tb is a prominent ice dealer denIer W. W u. u W. W Dais Da Davis is secretary of tho the Retail Grocers' Grocers as as- E. E G. G Knoth is a druggist st st. Fred A. A Shields is a minin mining man Geor George e A. A Crai Craige c is in the cannin canning business busi nes ness C. C J. J Adams is a rancher at nt Riverdale Geor George e A A. Horn and R. R T. T Hume aro real estate men Fred Foy isa is isa a farmer at Vincent G. G Gill is manager of The Tribune circulation lation department at O Ogden Ogdon den |