| Show UTAH TA 1 I tN IN CONTROL CONTRO OF MACHINE l Brigham Brigha Il Roberts Temporary Chair man of f 1 Democratic f St State l Convention Goes Roughshod lIter After tl the Feller j l Gant n THAT 1 e- e SHAMES v ALL PRECEDENT KEEN l' l NOMINATIONS 7 l Untes t Victory V r This s Ye Year r a 1 dates Are Numerous I NL t 1 The he D Democratic in p part 1 of ot t Utah In convention at tile tha e. e Salt ro t e re will nominate a fuli 1 i f lao a o othis this afternoon or r. r on 01 j. j 4 T e f o tho c nomination 0 n fota fora for a ca canH teT tr for governor govern rn r or ot and id two d ates f congress s Th The contest f or the 1 1 for tor g g gov governor Y I promises o to tobe emor el I. I live jUve liveliest lle liest tJ een In Ina a political in Utah tah in ln many years Ey Every r x ni v yn T t. t A l if t t is 5 r rf ore ore- re at at tho convention c with th a full fu d delegation 7 Ut is n nearly ad unit d' d n in the d dern d tat I J willinah t homas N T Jor q f I last night It loo cd r as though Taylor yIl would wo l lh h v tho solid vote of th the southern d delegates te but but J John Johi JohnF hn F E. E ft of l Beaver r c county has up o on as df and ike southern south louth ern era VO vol will be George onto i t oio i s. s of N Nephi phi haia has hai hasa h a foI w l he J convention nv ton that will wil willbe wi be bard To beat beati t. t i f th t lorm r state sato senator n orr P name a c to ta b be J Ju u used d. d N Nephi ph-i ph 1 of F s t k f as J some D a the DeD DeDio io 1 l 2 d t e k m TOom le Md D f also i has n j Whitmore Whit city aLo supporter r. more moro and ad Mr Wallace both announced this afternoon that they hey ley would be be candidates for o the gubernatorial nom nom- ln Early this afternoon a an new w candidate candida to appeared in in i the feld field and his hs name was welcomed b by many of ot the delegates It I was Lyman R R. R eau candidate candidate candi candidate date date for congress congress' on the Democratic ticket four years ago and former state chairman of of- th the party Owen Owe Declines Decies Nomination The f fight bt over o tho nomination of two candidates candidate for con congress ress promises to bo be a. a 3 lively ely one one Matt Thomas and Will Ray are stron strongly ly mentioned mentioned The Te Weber county delegates will wi ask that Jud Judge e T. T D. D Johnson be bo named as as' as one of ot tho candidates fo for congress With the tho nomination practically tendered tendered ten ten- dered to him without contest Evan R. R Owen of Cache county contest this morning morning announced that ho ho could not accept the nomination owin owing to private business busi busi- ness ness Friends Frends of Jud Judge e S. S R R. Thurman chairman of the state committee this morning morin tried to induce him to allow alow his name to be presented as the nomi nominee nomi- nomi nee flee for justice of the tho supreme court court Jud Judge e Thurman declined and the nomi nomination nation noton R will wi ill likely go JO to Jud Judge e Lo Lc Grand Grane Youn Young The various candidates for or tho nomi noni nomination nomi nation for attorney general are aro busy today and it is 19 promised that this nomination will wl be bo rad made mado only aft after r a ahard ahard ahard hard fi fight t. t The convention was called caled to order at 1100 0 o'clock clock by Judge JudgeS S. S R. R R Thurman following several selections by the Mt Pleasant band of twenty four members mem mem- bers Every scat seat on the lower floor of the theatre and on the sta e was oc oc- oc The galleries held nearly spectators In a address addres Judge o Thurman Thurmal said aid in part This hs is is th the tho grandest and greatest opportunity that the Demo Democrats DOo have had haJ in the history of the crat 1 great reat commonwealth of Utah All Al that you need to do today is is to Lb see sa that that will lose the tho vic vic- you do nothing wi vic victory tory that is already alread won Mayor Edward Southwick of or toM Lohi offered of of- feNd ferd prater after which Jud Judge e Thurman Thur man introduced Bri Brigham ham H. H Roberts n as as the thc temporary chairman of the con con- As AB Mr Roberts nobort advanced to tho front of oC the tho stage c he ho was greeted with wih ith applause which lasted laste for over two minutes before ho he was able to commence com corn mence- mence his speech Then he ho talked over one ono hour and was greeted J with ap applause ap- ap c and cheers from time tune to time In part Mr Roberts Robert said I congratulate tho the Democratic party on th the prospect of or a I nation wide victory vic vic- tor tory In Jn the tho pending generl election electon I Icon con congratulate the Uie Democracy of or Utah upon the tho prospect ct of success 8 In this state notwithstanding Democratic success success suc suc- c cess ss in Iii Utah has been until 1 recently a a permanent permanently permanent banished probability proba proba- But wh when n thing are ar ar at their worst they sometimes mend This con confidence d nce of national and local success hare voiced Is Ie not founded upon the tho fact that In Jn both and nation naton the political party opposed d to tho the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic part party its parly 11 Its traditional and actual nual enemy is 11 1 hopelessly hopeless divided divide Into two t bitterly opposing factions locked locke In a a. adeath a death grapple grapple In In which permit me mo to say parenthetically the people of our countr country may be pardoned If it they find themselves hoping that both factions may most moat thoroughly succeed But not upon that success nor upon an any other merely ne negative grounds ground rund would I base th the tho con con- dence of Democratic success but rather rath- rath rth- rth er r upon th the positive ground that we have havea a i constructive pol policy C to to tho the af- af faire fair of or government nt state stat and national together with candidates capable and honest honed prudent yet et fearless learle s. s and and big enough nough to carry arr out that constructive policy poley x to the tho betterment of or conditions conditions- to o th the increase of or the peace prosperity and md happiness of o all 11 our people For sixteen en 3 year ears ears since the tho cou of oC ft t the the second t term of the Cleveland admin administration admin the Republican party has ha been In complete control the of of government of the tho United od States In all Its tt branches and d departments with the tho exception two that years ago agon agoa a Democratic waa elected elect elected ed the vote of the people there ra changing a a e. e Republican house majority Jot of sixty six to a Democratic house forty forty- seven It Is fair to conclude I that whatever good oo or or bad ba conditions exist In respect ot of r fairs faire aro are chargeable to the Republican fa party The control has been complete the pary time period perio long enough to test teat the virtues or 9 r. r develop the vices vice of R U lican policies Ican In this connection It should be observed observed ob ob- ob s served as 81 a factor In the situation that the ro sixteen years of Republican rule have been been- yer years years' fruitful In natures nature's natures nature's bounties buntel There has not been a single failure I In Ii our Immense harvests In any on ono o of tl the tho varied products product of the soil soli sol In any anyone ione one of the sixteen y years ar The uninterruptedly uninterruptedly have have yielded their varied stores In In mineral wealth In Jn a a- I constanty constantly in hr- In- In volume creasing the the sheep and cattle on on ten thousand times ten thousand pastured lulls have hava have flourIshed and Increased be- be Us The he s 's soa v rU ond 11 r uc leet j v V f-V No oCt rl os oat mIU t el pe people p n no plague has r 0 I Ithe the the p period has been one of ot uninterrupted uninterrupted general health heat Not even war has been calamitous In Itself for our little war with wih Spain brought us few casualties and no disasters tars In loss of battles battes on land or or sea a ter God through bounteous nature an and Inthe inthe In Inthe Gd the fortunes of oC war has been good to our our country Review of Republican Misrule But at the tho end of these sixteen bounteous bounteous bounteous boun boun- BUt years through which h has s run Re Re- rule what whit are the tto tio con conditions tons af affair affairs at- at re respecting economic and goval fairs fair Political unrest with pre prevailing ailing Industrial condl conditions Hons lh Among tho the people generally well wel nigh t to the point of threatened revolution po political p disruption of the tho party pary so so long I with wih tie the of r f gov eminent That Thatis t e Is b the sum total of oC Republican Republican Re Re- publican administration for these these- sixteen years so 0 favorable to ad advancement In all Al things that make for prosperity domestic peace and the tho happiness of or a a but for the of their gov gov- Let Letus us consider the situation a a little littlemore littlemore more In detail Our nation naton Just now and for months passed has been edified Ine with wih tho the spectacle of a former president of the United States and the present In Incumbent Incumbent incumbent In- In of or that of office nee enga engaging In a most undignified and Unseemly controversy contro- contro versy respecting what aro arc really the tho principles principles prin pun cry and what should be the tho policy of that party This controversy led Jed to a most bitter and also als con con- wrangle between the high con- con venton candidates for Republican honors during the tho course coure of which the president of the United States State forgot the dignity due his station as tho the representative and tue servant of or all an the the- people and personally entered Into tho the open political arena to bandy band words of prize fighting ring orl origin ln with his hi opponent from my my hats hat's In iii tho the ring v we C c knocked them through tho the ropes to Im Im Im hit hi below the h hell belt l. l and Ind so HO on ad nauseam followed later later with wih the more charges char c and countercharges countercharges countercharges counter counter- charges of falsehood theft of delegates Continued on page 2 2 2 UTAH IS WORST RIDDEN BOSS AND TRUST TRUST BOUND BOUND STATE IN f UNION DECLARES RES BRIGHAM H. H ROBERTS TO DEMOCRATS Continued from pa page e 1 T char charges ts of boss bops rul ruled president and trust supported aspirant the pre ex-pre ex president declaring de dc de- de daring claring the president unfit and useless the president retorting that the tho ex dent is dangerous The regular convention of oC the party is bolted b by the VHS followers of the former president a nc new party parly I Is called Into C e ex existence and these two to Republican leaders leaders lead lead- ers In somewhat gladiatorial fashion are aro continuing their di disgraceful gru ful tion struggle In an Rn appeal to the electorate elec torata of the tho country countr Conditions at End of Misrule What Is especially remarkable in tho the case Is I. tho the fact that these now bitter antagonists but four tour and even three years ago were best of or friends President Taft In fact tact was the political discovery of Mr Roosevelt as ns the one man above abOY all others In tho the Republican party most moet fitted by chara character ter temperament trainIng training train train- In ing and sympathy to continue the supposedly sup UP sound progressive statesmanlike and b beautiful Roosevelt policies 8 No other other oth oth- er in the estimation of or the Imperious re retIrIng retiring re re- tiring president Would do do and nd with his usual aggressiveness all other aspirants were I thrust aside and Mr Taft wt W made the tha successor of ot Mr Roosevelt b by Roosevelt Rooe dominance of the tIle Republican party in the convention of or four years car carago ago Mr Nr Roosevelt was Mr Tafts Taft's po po- creator Now that creator alter after his creature has hM been more than three thre years In office with a a. Republican can house and senate for tor more than two years ears of the time wIth time with one special and t two tl o regular regular reg reg- ular sessions of or that same ume national Republican Republican Re Re- publican legislature to be h held held IT ld In which to legislate for tor the public welfare and to enact Into la laW v the much vaunted Republican Republican Re Re- publican policies after after this lapse of or time and golden Jolden opportunity the creator de declares de clares his creature to be a failure unfit and useless and calls upon him to step down do from the seat of or tho the mighty and give e place to a better and more capable man man to to himself forsooth R Rupture of Taft Roosevelt Friendship This might not be so serious In Itself If It the call to come down was as merely the personal demand of Mr Tafts Taft's political creator but that demand came al also o from the great t states that have hae be been n during the year sixteen eal period here considered the stronghold of tho the Republican party Ohio the presidents president's native state Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania rock ribbed in her Republicanism Republican Republican- Abraham Lincoln Lin Un- ism Illinois whence came coIn coln Who whose e patriotism sanctified the Republican Re Rt publican party In the period of its national na na- na u usefulness l Michigan n. n Indiana W West st Virginia California Kansas Minnesota Min Mm- n ota ota- Massachusetts l North Dakota Nt New J Jersey lersey-in lersey er In e-In In fact In nearly ever every stale sate where presidential primaries were held b ld and the popular will wilt of ot the party R Republicans wore ore strongly h. h for Roosevelt Roose and against Taft It It should be remembered also th that t In Inthe inthe F the Chicago o convention held in June Jun of the 1078 delegates in the convention US delegates following instructions of Mr Roosevelt Roosevett refused to vote 10 voted for br him sixty votes were scattered among minor candidates two delegates s were absent absent ab ab- ab sent senti leaving for Mr Taft votes a majority In the convention of or forty If It from Mr Tafts Taft's supporters be bo eliminated eliminated the territorial delegates and the del delegates from mo most t of or the southern states wherein practically th there re is no Republican party but merely rotten boroughs bor bor- borI I of or the party kept in exl existence ence by hy federal patronage patronage patronage-If if delegates from all these were eliminated it Is easy euy to be seen that Mr Tafts Taft's majority of forty forty- four our votes represents a very questionable Indorsement of ot Ills his administration R Repudiated ed by Voters Indeed Ined In notwithstanding the fact tact of oC Mr Taft's Tafts at Chicago his administration evidently stands repudiated repudiated by a a. great majority of the Republicans R Republicans pub who sho w were re responsible for his rl election elec clion c- c tion lion four years years' reals e til ago Justifying the seem eem- seeming eem ing paradoxical situation of the prell preil presidents president's dents dent's Administration being repudiated yet he nevertheless made the nominee of his hi party The explanation lies In tho the fact and fact It is 15 beyond successful contradiction contradiction con con- that the repudiation comes romes ome from the Republican citizens in those states whose votes elected him while his came by the grace of those political boss bos controlled states where the Republican vote ote In a presidential election is la a negligible factor The repudiation IS IB IBby Isby by the Republican who elected him the Is the work of the politicians This anomalous condition could notarise notarise not arise ariso within tho the Republican party or nn other |
