Show Democrats and Progressives j Open Conventions to Arrange a W Working Agreement in Utah STIRS j i ENTHUSIASM 0 AT ORPHEUM i i 1 r ir r Democratic State Chairman 1 t in Eloquent Address Introduces Int Introduces In- In 1 Temporary i Ji t Chairman I The committee p on credentials reported report report- ed at the opening of the afternoon ses ses- sion of the tho Democratic state convention conven tion that all counties save Grand l Kane Pluto San Juan Junn and Wa Wayne nc are represented Each county will settle its S town own d disputes There Thero were ere no contests filed with the committee i The committee on permanent organization organ organ- reported as follows Permanent chairman n Thomas Salt alt Lake county first vice i chairman G George II it fern Dern Salt SnIt Lakey Lako Lake y count county and as additional vice ice chaira chairmen chair chair- a men the following Leo J. J Muir Dar Davis Da Da- r t vis count county Jesse Knight Inight Utah Jud o J. J JD D. D Call Box Elder Miss Hub Ruby Kuby b V r Leigh Iron Mrs l T. T T. T McFarland 4 t Washington James W. W Clyde Wai Wasatch Wa Wa- i eatch satch R. R CV W. W I King ing- ing Millard Mrs Mrs E. E J. J D. D Roundy Salt Lake Laker George D D. 5 l Brophy Weber r f Secretary Heber J Jex x of Utah Uta county Assistant secretaries secretaries Maurice Maurice Tan Tan- ner ncr Salt Lake and Ralph H. H Argubright bright W Weber bei 4 J b Sergeant r at arms Sheriff T. T J. J Kelter Kolter Kel Kol- ter Carbon assistants Phil Al Aljets jets f Tooele E. E E. E Butters Morgan A A. JJ G. G Harris Web Weber r. r y Order of ot Business 1 The r report ort of the committee on credentials 2 R Report port of the committee on platform platform plat f form an and resolutions resolutions' 3 The rhe election ota or l a state commit commit- committee tee arid and in thi this connection to says ays the thel committee report we we e beg bee leave e o en to recommend that the said state committee commit commit- l tee be e constituted with ith the same num number ber her of representatives s from each county county coun coun- ty as at present t t mit Sanpete county coun coun- county t t ty two Cache Utah anti and Weber coun county county t ty three each Salt Lake count county so seen soVen ten f and all all' other counties one each and andt and anel andin t in addition thereto the national com coin state chairman state secretary secre secre- t tat tat tary and state treasurer anti and the count county chairman 1 of each county counts be ex ex- officio members of the state committee commit commit- tee and we further recommend that each cach co count county nty or organization shall have havo or orbe orbe orbe be given ien authority to fill any vacancies that may ma occur in their representations on aD said committee 4 1 Report of t the le special conference committee t tee 5 The nomination of a n candidate for the tho office of United States sena scan senator tor tar F 6 The nomination of a candidate of 01 justice of tho the court court- 7 i. The Tho nomination of a candidate for tor the office o of superintendent of public public pub pub- lic He instruction 8 3 Adoption of a party part emblem fl A. Miscellaneous 10 Adjournment Val Valentino Valentine ntine Gideon of Weber and William Wil Wil- il liam Ham Roylance Rolance lance of Utah county count were ero named to escort cort permanent C Chairman airman Thomas to the stage Chairman Thomas sai said it was indeed r a n distinguished honor lionor that the convention conven- conven j tion had hall conferred upon him Old Order Has HIlS Passed He Ho said aid be he hoped that soon the peo pea people I I pie of Utah could call upon such men menas meni i f- f as the temporary ch chairman irman cr T. T D. D Johnson John John- Johns s t son son in the tho halls of ot congress congre and that E s r such men would not be called upon to criticise the grammar of the tho president of the United Unite St States tes t. t A new order has bus come in the Democratic Demo Demo- I cratic party and nd the old ord order r has ha hast t r. passed away The party part stands for fori I It t ron constructive e reform He characterized I i President Wilson of tho the as one ono greatest I c constructive statesmen of modern timea times r and as great cat a patriot as America has hag hasI t I ever er produced Enemies of tho the Democratic Demo part party r f who bo have havo prophesied evil of the party part y Continued on pa page c 5 r THURMAN STIRS Continued from page 1 lr ha have iare e been moved mo ved by a wrong spirit for their heir prophesies s of evil ovil have not cometo como come comoto to o pas paig Some Seine of the most representative in Utah at the Idaho bankers bankers' convention have haye declared that hat much good must como come from the Democratic curr currency nc and banking a ing r reform re re- form orm measures It rests upon the convention Chair Chair- man nan Thomas said paid to name men mon of the hight integrity and of honor bonor and all allgood allgood allgood good men who vho can unite f with ith the I principles of tho part party arc are welcome to toome I come ome home with tho the party part to victory I State Chairman Samuel R. R Thurman called the Democratic state convention to o order at the tho Orpheum theatre at 11 1110 10 0 o'clock this morning I Wo We aro arc fortunate in in- being permitted permit permit- I ted to live in a day daj when on one a of the greatest great presidents of the United states if not the tho gr greatest great occupies the White House Jud Judge e Thurman saidI said raid I 1 am proud of tho the administration from head to foot There is one man in this country more responsible perhaps than any other man for restoring ng to the people of the United States that liberty of tho they hive have been deprived od for thelast tho the thol l last ast t eighteen years years William William Jennings Bryan Applause Arp tI I I dont don't blame Republicans for tor hat bat in jog ng that man man for he has struck truck tho the blows blow against the the citadel of 8 special cial privilege e. e that has caused it to crumble to o its fall faU We not only ha have e god od crops for which tho Republicans say flay providence is s responsible Not only are cro crops dolog dong do do- in log ng well vell but the wool industry is in ing ng I think that an on advance of 2 or 3 3 cents in wool under free trade should Jr gratify our wool growers gro so 50 that tho they would contribute that much to tp t our campaign campaign cam eam pai n fund IC When con congress re adjourns I think our senior senator and our two congressmen should bould be met at the tho border of the state and compelled to salute tho the flag Ap And And that should bould be he without a R contemporaneous con con- salute upon our ocr part J Johnson as Chairman Tillman Tiilman D. D Johnson on W was then I as temporary chairman amid tho applause of ot the delegates man many of ot whom had hid entered tho the auditorium at atthe atthe the close of Jua Judge e Thurman Thurman's B ad ad- dress The cm circus us parade had been too strong a a. counter attraction for many of the tho visiting dele delegates ates to resist After some pome dela delay caused by the tho late lato i ar arrivals vais moving to their appointed places the tho temporary chairman Till Tilt man nan D. D Johnson began his address addres Mr Johnson expressed cx first his apprecIation ap- ap predation of tho the honor bonor j K riven iven ven him by bJ u laming min him tem temporary pa chairman an and giving him the privilege of hurling the of the tho Democratic party at its hereditary and aud inveterate in enemy the Republican part party For the first time timo since inco statehood wo WE o can hold bold a Democratic convention under a Democratic national administration administration adminis adminis- he said eald He paid a high hig tribute to President Wil Wilon on and the Democratic tion ion Two Two years 8 ago aco O the nation except Utah and Vermont repudiated the worn worn out policies of tho the Republican party And in 1914 1014 Utah at least will follow follow- tho the example of tho the rest of of tho nation Instead of keeping their pledges to revise the tariff downward the Republican can party revised the tariff upward up When that promise was made mode in that party's platform in 1908 it could not carr carry out that promise romio for the whole people eople of tho the United States And what IS s more wore important the tho leaders of the Republican party never nen r intended to carrr out oct that promise Contrast that action with the promice prom prom- i ice BO o of the Democratic platform and it its fulfillment b. b by caJUn calling a special session of controls congress and tho immediate downward downward down down- ward ard revision of the tariff The kec keep keep- in n of pledges b by tho the Dem Democratic a ad ad- proves that representative government o by the people has nas not yet failed in these United States Slates If And And the Democratic admin administration even dared to enter that holy of holies belies of special iDt interest test schedule K and placed wool upon the free list Wool Market Helped 4 Before tho the Democratic administration tion Went Trent into power JOwer our Republican opponents wept bitter t tears ara ars for for- what they said would happen to the flock flock- masters muter of ot Utah e behold wool is bringing a a. higher price today un under er free tree tariff than it did under tInder the tho protective pro t policy of ot the tho Republican party Tho Democratic party part has kept it its faith it has ful fulfilled ilIc its promises 8 to tho the people I If If one ono act ad admore more than another should I recommend th the Democratic party part to I continuance in power that should bethe bethe be bo bothe the revision re currency act Regardless of the p panic nic of 1907 1007 the tho Republicans elected in in 1908 did not touch the currency our our- rency problem with their little fingers It t remained for tor President Wilson Wilon and the Democratic administration to pass pRes the new financial laws with which you are all familiar The The financiers of ot tho the land f from m mone one coo end of tho the land land- to another irrespective irre irre- of party parly approve o that moss mOM ure tire The only criticism ia Us from th those p petty y politicians who v eok t to find fault 8 wun that teas bas nas not riot originated in their own party party- Temporary Chairman J Johnson re reo t to the tho extension of the tho postal 8 service ni to include the parcel post which he said while it was was a body blow to tho great express companies d the postal service in closer relation relation re re- re lation to all the people Sugar Protected Too I The Tb Democratic party is concerned only in its us de desire ire to servo serve tho the whole people I have no doubt that our Republican Re publican frien friends when they meet inset in convention will criticise us f for r all we wo have done I def defy thorn them to improve tho the Underwood tariff bill with that Payne Payne- Smoot Aldrich bill which was repudiated repudiated te-d te b. b by con congress 8 The Tho have M had their eyes eres opened They Thoy aro are not weeping And nd I can see sec c in my minds mind's eye oye the tho lican orators this fall telling the farm larm ers era the they cannot sell Bell their sugar ar beets if sugar is put on the tho free list How d do they thov know the tho sugar engar industry in in- dU try will be killed f We Wo do donot not know But we can eRn promise that the tho sugar r industry industry in in- I will be he protected and will not be destroyed Wh Whether or not our Republican can friends know it the sugar indus v in America i is slowly stealthily hily being taken over o into nto the hands fl of the tho little yellow men from over tho the seas that foreign class that I has I given ven California so 80 mu much h trouble i And the tho history of sugar in America will be the same as that of al iii other industries in that arc are so hi highly bly protected It Itis is the duty of Dem Democrats r ts to preserve preserve pre pre- re reene serve ene unimpaired the heritage e of liberty liberty lib lib lib- erty industrial civic and political al that was given l en us by our fathers Refers to Mexico Why should wo we discuss diE the repeal of the Panama canal tolls he asked That is a question upon which themen the tho thomen men of all parties are divided If there is a Republican who gets into tho the state of Utah after congress adjourns adjourn a and aid d dares to o declare e Jare that th the not nave have sustained Admiral Mayo's Mayos aroI demand that the flag houd be saluted I will sa say to him that If jf the tho president had not taken tho the ac action ac- ac tion he be did this same man would have bayo gone ono on every platform of ot the state and denounced the president as being unmanly un un- un manly and cowardly It lilt is incumbent upon us at this time to name candidates in this convention con con- who will b be elected eJected this fall to represent the tho people of Utah in Wash Wash- in ington on For fourteen years we wo have not Dot been represented in tho lower house For two iwo years at nt least we have hae had bad no representation tion in tho senate The question of alliance with the Progressive party will arise ri the speaker speak speak- er said laId to determine if lf an honorable alliance can be formed Not fusion he said not a sacrifice of either idea iden but a working a agreement The strongest argument I have bac heard in fa favor or of this ho he said Raid is the great reat wail that arises arises from every C Republican politician an and every c. man that writes for a Republican an per r Intake take it that if jf we copper everything the Republican politicians and newspapers want We wo will mostly be bo rl right ht O 0 have hn a R Powerful cn enemy m to meet In n Utah because the Republican party is ip power In ln this state For twelve c years ears a bill has been Introduced In tho the can state legislature for th the Initiative and referendum and for six ix sessions this bill has hal been To uTo R gt t tho the Initiative and referendum law law public utilities Ja laws s 's and and such uch other Credential Credentials P. P o. o and O. O B B. R Resolutions Beaver Era Eara Ezra White N B. B Nf Nielsen A. A X t. t Durham flex Elder W. L. L E Whits- Whits Peters ache Edmonds 7 J. J W IV Funk unk C C. C P. P Olson T. arbon-T. F. F Kelter i. B. B O. O Davia N. N Noller Palmer J. J I. I hoffman J. J Muir J. J W. W Nixon E. E D iss I C. C Wood ard Garneld Garfield I. r. r a Grand Grand- C. C Sargeant I. I C. C C C. C Sergeant Serg Iron Dale Dailey Ruby LeIli h W. C. C irish George A. A KIln Kano- Kano t on Cazier Alfred ro l Moyle Je Millard Milton Millard MIHon Moody H H. E. E r R RV W V Flute Flute- Morgan H. gan T T. Fr Frye George R. R Thacker L E. E A AButters E 1 Butters Rich J. J. J S. S Moffatt Iota tt Robert McKennon G G. G J II IL San Ran Salt Juan Juan- Lake Lake-L. U I R. R Martineau Jr P P. I. I Simon simon Robinson Bamberger on I John Sanpete-John John A. A Hogard John S. S L. L UP P. P Melsen Sevier Sevier-Jarnes Sevier James Hansen E E. E E E. Hoffman Hortman P p V p. p Peterson J. Summit N. N Peter Peter Clark J j L. L T n BOYden on Tooele Tooele R. R J. J HuntinGton Huntington R R. D. D Halladay A A J J. J Ea Eagle l Harden Uintah-Harden Bennion C C. C n B. B Cook Harden Dennion Bennion Utah Utah Utah-C. C. C F. F Decker Alma Mma Greenwood J H. H McDonald John R. R M. M J. J Richards an 1811 a Washington Sarah Randall rina McFarland oner J. J Wayne Wayno- T. T Woodbur Jr T. T. T Samuel Browning SV W. TV t Joseph Chez I sImilar ho u laws JAws s that thi MC v been adopted by advanced and progressive e states It will wUI ho bo nece necessary ary to elect a Democratic or a Democratic and Progressive Pro Pro- Ire he |