Show UTAH DEMOCRATS from every county met in ogden on saturday last THE LARGEST convention that ever assembled in the territory delegates selected for chicago last saturday was a great day for democracy ogden was crowded with delegations from every part of tile the territory there were seven bands in attendance they were all number one crack lands bands the parado parade was imposing hundreds of people took part seven carloads were thero there from salt lake alone there were three from provo and three from logan there were hundreds of others from other parts of the territory ogden was surprised iler her citizens flocked to the doors windows and upon the roofs inside the opera house the thedac dec co rations were superb banners and bunting draped the hall while flags and flowers finished off the stage no one could look upon that audience after it became seated and say that democracy was not strong col merrit called the house to order in a neat speech ile ho named ilon hon A G norrell a as 3 temporary chairman judge jude 0 remarks on taking in 7 the chair were loudly applauded ilon hon E A smith was chosen secretary committees were then appointed on credentials permanent organization order of business and on platform and resolutions the convention then took a recess after dinner the house filled promptly judge norrell called upon tho the lion hon david evans for a speech mr evans evang was greeted with great applause lie he made a short but interesting talk which was well received in concluding his remarks mr evans said he had understood there was a democrat there that he be wanted to hear bear he had never met him but he be wanted to hear him ile he understood he was a democrat and a goo good d one 1 I take pleasure concluded mr evans in naming ilon hon MOSES THATCHER the shout which went up on hearin hearing that namo was simply deafening men alen upon the street rushed into the hall to see the cause of so much shouting then when mr thatcher Thatch cr rose roee from the body of the house and went upon the stand lie ho was greeted with an additional ovation the audience fairly went wild hats were thrown into the air handkerchiefs were flourished the acle delegates V gates stood up and climbed upon the seats then in the eloquent ini impressive manner characteristic of the orator mr thatcher spoke for an hour upon the principles of democracy ile he was frequently interrupted with applause and when ho he hall had concluded the audience clie cheered cred until lie he was compelled to return to the front and acknowledge b the encore wo wc lave not space at this time to publish the speech as we had it reported but it will be 0 given in tho near future the order of business was then announced and the committee on permanent organization submitted the following 0 as permanent I 1 cers chairman IV 11 king utah county vice chairman moses thatcher 7 cache county vice chairman david evans weber county vice vicc chairman henry sic siegal 0 cl salt lake county assistant secretary A J weber weber county sergeant at arms geo T bianc sevier county then the chair announced that nominations were in order for delegates ates to the national convention at chicago 7 colonel lett named henry 11 1 henderson when judge name was mentioned a storm broke loose almost equal to that provoked by tho the name of thatcher ile he was so evidently the choice odthe of tho house that mr evans took the sta stage go an and d moved that the rules bo be suspended and jude jud e henderson be chosen 0 by acclamation this went with a whoop and the convention tossed hats in the air y shook umbrellas ss and canes and waved arms arins in the most frantic manner in standing up to make the motion unanimous F for or second delegate th thero ere were several names mentioned ifon hon JV 11 king of provo hon J L rawlins of salt lake ilon hon moses thatcher of logan mr thatcher declined to dunand ilon JT caine A ballot was taken and before the vote was announced all withdrew in favor of mr caine whose election was declared by acclamation IV il II king and 11 II asmith WS W smith mith were chosen as alternates to go to chicago after which the convention adjourned the following names were also placed on the territorial central committee beaver ohn ward christian box elder IL II if beatty wm will row cache george IV thatcher charles 11 IL hart alart ER owen davis D J brandon anlon Br emeryl emery L 1 P Ob ereon garfield W P sargeant Sarg cant juab george C whitmore millard fillard james A melville 11 morgan forgan samuel samu c I 1 francis sr pioche L G long rich anson call salt lake 1 I M waddell F S Frn fernstrom strom W C A smoot E A smith B B quinn 11 IL 0 lett A G norrell caleb IV west F S richards J B valdan Vald cn W IV woodring peter greaves P 11 II Mad madsan summit john boyden james E bromley sevier isaac esaac K wright thoele tooele thomas II if nix uintah R S collett washington thomas judd wasatch thomas buys wayna W EL robinson weber laeber A S weber 0 J swenson C C richards J G tylor john A boyle utah J D irvine NV N dusenberry R A deal A J evans george IV shores during the session the following important telegrams to members of the convention were read washington WASHING TON D C may 12 lion ifon S A merritt congratulations 3 and best wishes fo for r r united reunited e democracy of utah J G CARLISLE washington D C may 14 lion ifon chas C richards richard D democratic emo cratic convention ogden utah my hearty congratulations 11 to democracy of utah may your counsels tend to unity and supremacy of party both in country and in your territory WILLIAM L WILSON washington D C may 13 to lion ilon F S richards ogden utah A limb of the itin itinerancy crancy sends greeting to true D democracy in of utah J I 1 IV D bynun BYNUM WAsim washington Num may 14 chairman n democratic convention ogden U T tender my greetings S to utahn assem assembled bled democrat Demo democracy crac y assure them I 1 shall do all that mortal can to give utah at the earliest day practicable that local self govern 1 ment t guaranteed by our constitution and by democracy to every community J E washington chairman house committe Commil lc on territories ri washington may 13 A merritt erritt NL democratic democrat ic convention ogden utah kindly gree greetings to the democrats of ut ah may your convention be 0 guided by wisdom and harmony and give fresh strength to the cause in the battle for puro pure democracy and free government for utah have assurances that the home rulo rule bill will be taken up by the house soon after the appropriation bills are disposed of dont be discouraged home rulo rule 1 is not dead only slee sleeping sleepily pill JOHN T T SALT larr LAKE U T may 14 1892 lion iron moses thatcher Thatch cr democratic convention find it impossible to come god speed ye B if ROBERTS PLATFORM ASI AND resolutions the democratic party of utah in c convention kofl assembled hereby adopt tile the fol following loing platform and resolutions first we believe that the government ot of the united states is a national supreme within its sphere bodel as delegated elated aud and defined in the constitution and to that government our first rile isiace is ia line due and wo believe in a milling illi tig and loyal obedience to all its law las a and a strict enforcement of the ba same in e second we believe that the seve several ral states of ithe he union are sovereign sovereign within their sphere and upon the preservation tion of jhc thc ir auto mony depends tho the benefit ol of local self government the liberty of the citizens and the of the union third we are opposed to the idea of a centralized or par government believing that the befit beat government is the one that governs the least find and therefore we believe in the largest liberty to the individual citizen consistent witti with good government fourth wo aro are ol 01 opposed posed to any ic legislation gis lation by the federal government which looks to or operates in ill levying taxes for the benefit of any one class nt at tile the expense pen o of another but we believe that tile the primal idea of all taxes should be revenue arid and that confined to the needs ot of the he t economically administered fifth we aro are opposed to logi legis any lation 1 cioll tending to to beald up monopoly as tile result is to make rich the few to tile hie many and we believe that the rule of government should be the greatest good to the ull 8 special IL I 1 privileges to none equality to sixth we are unalterably opposed to lorce force mid arid fraud in tho the cond conduct net of elections or to any interference interfere int erfer ence with them by extraneous power or means tile of the tha united states should riot not be vitiated by makeshift make shift legislation i to facilitate pirty party advantage seventh we favor tho full restoration ol of silver to tile the position it occupied i in n our national nation al currency before its itada dc in 0 by the republican republica n party eighth that the course of oft the he democratic acl os er a ti le majority in in the last legislative nr as is commended bathis by this convention c for its efforts in in behalf of cf good ng ai wise and patriotic in protecting till lip rights ot of taxpayers and in opposing all class legislation legisla tio n in the chape et ef bounties ninth thac this convention unqualifiedly condemns the report of tho the minor millor minority arity ily of the house committee on territories made bythe by the republican members of that for tho the reason that tile the snow same is false to so far as it pretends to state facts it is slanderous in so BO far as it seeks to throw discredit dip credit on oil the people pele of this territory it is infamous in t that at it proposes to continue the present ell sy batem stem of misgovernment mis government in this territory it deserves deerve s only the condemnation of all self respecting citizens 0 of f this territory whereas the people of utah are vexed and oppressed by tho most cruel system of government which has ever existed in tile the history of america As proof of this let the facts be stated staled that our fellow ci citi tieng ens of tile union may realize our helpless condition our elections are held field under the direct supervision and control of fi five ive men inen who are neither citizens nor residents of the territory but of states elates at a distance of from one thousand to fifteen hundred undred li miles milca from us lie we are riot not allowed to appod appoint fit a single sin gle registe ar of voters nor a sin single gle judge or clerk at an election poll we cannot elect a justice 0 of f tile the peace nor a constable and commission him to perform n tile the duties of his office without tb the e intervention of the utah commission mission our judges are ap pointel 1 and sent to us u from abroad arid and no application or petition from ua its to the appointing power receives even passing notice our governor is appointed and sent sell t to us from abroad ile possesses posse ses no competent knowledge of of our people and their affairs sn ns as to fit him for the high off office ic e which lie ho holds lie ile posses possesses des an absolute veto upon the laws passed by our representatives and as an evidence that he be holds no sympathy with the people be arbitrarily and in a most reckless manner exercises the leto eto fo 0 1 creven cven to paralyzing tho just efforts r t s of the legislature in exhibiting to the world the great resources of our territory be it resolved first we demand that these evils which so sorely vex us lie be put away from our people and that no 10 ho be accorded that measure of liberty enjoyed by our fellow citizens of all parts of our common country resolved second 1 that every condition neceE Biry to the full exercise of local self government exists in utah and that we nye are untitled at this time lime to full fellowship in the family of american states and that in tile the LLean tinie until fil statehood ate hood can be accomplished we ae demand that trio the home rule bill now pending in congress be passed in order that we may be relieved in some measure of tile the vicious arid and un ameri can system of territorial tenito rial government Overn ment now existing resolved third that thai we vre are unwilling any ally longer to vee see any portion of our fellow citizens deprived of the privileges of an all american citizen by disfranchisement when it has lod long since been agreed on all sides si dea that no ii 0 reason now exists and when lien they have bave made most re respectful I 1 petition to the president 1 for r felitt 1 and have en ghen en to mill him til the most indubitable proof of their entire good faith wo we therefore most respectfully but earnestly urge upon the executive to ieline our erm guch euch disabilities by graut granting ilig to them unconditional amnesty resolved fourth that we inu teall citizens who may be dis franchised and who Abo sympathize with the principles of the democratic party part to join us ua and take full part in our work of building up the th democratic party in utah and wo we pledge ourselves to give to all all buell a I 1 hearty earty 1 welcome and to use every honorable effort in our pon power er to relieve them from their disabilities resolved fifth whereas while ve lie accept as 39 made in sin sincerity carity the declaration of the president of the dominant church that the chuich will not in any 1113 form interfere in political matters it il is is a 1 fact that the lie republican parta and persons in its interest have used ecclesiastical influence to further their political ends and have falsely pretended to in members embers of said church that tha it is the N wish ish of their church that they the should vote tile the republican ticket we wc therefore there fure derio denounce utice such political methods as dishonest contrary to the spirit of our institutions which require i ire t the absolute of church and state and ns as it a dangerous menace to the liberties of our people |