Show OUR DELEGATES LETTER OF acceptance WE WF present to our readers the letter of the committee appointed to in form hon george Q cannon of the unanimous choice of the peoples peopled territorial convention for Dele delegato delegate gato gajo to congress with that gentleman gent lemans s reply which will be perused with pleasure by the people of utah the unanimous voice of the convention which re bomin abed our former delegate was the ex expression of the wishes of more trail trall than nine tenths of bf the citizens of this territory he esthe is the choice of of the whole peoples party and is admired by the fai fal minded fhi and honorable among the party calling itself liberal his past course is endorsed by the people who have elected him four times tot to the he highest office in their gift and who will in november elect him bim again to represent them and their interests at the national capital our delegate not only has the thea confidence esteem and unfeigned af affection and support of his constituents enop but he is is recognize dby his associates socia tes in congress as a man of marked ability manly qualities and truthful honest and irreproachable character his thorough information of congressional business his remarkable memory of men aua aul measures and hl his hig g punctual and faithful attendance to duty have made him valuable to i his coadjutors and useful as an autho authority rity on agn question questions that arise every day in in the routine of congressional life we ve are proud of our delegate he is a representative man in in every sense of the word and his labors have been of vastly more value malue to utah and the surrounding territories than is generally known he is the peer of his ills colleagues in in intellect mental vl vigor or and those qualities needed in a statesman while his ten temperate abstemious and honorable lif life ap single him out as one of tb the e very few who keer keep themselves tin un spotted from the world he will go to the forty seventh congress with the votes the faith the prayers and the esteem of a body of people who understand as well as any in the world the status of men and their real claims to public confidence gad approbation he hd is the choa chom choice of the ladies ladles as w well weli 01 as the male maie citizens of utah and is 18 a tr true ue friend to their cause we congratulate the people of th this Is territory on their choice and find hope they will matl matI manifest fest their sentiments by polling an immense yote vote for hon uon george Q cannon on mhd akl nul of november 09 vember 1880 following are the letter and reply SAIT SALT lare LAKE CITY utah october ath 1880 hon george Q cannon 4 1 1 salt sale lake orty city C dear sir we have the lionor honor to inform you that at tit a terri territorial convention of the peo peoples les ies party of utah territory heit heli held heid at the city ha hall hali sat salt lake city on the ath day of october A D 1880 at which convention all the counties of said territory were represented you yvere were the unanimous choice choloe of said colla convention antion as nominee foe for dele delegate ga to to the fo arty congress of bf tho the united state states fir the tho territory of utah the people through their delegates espres expressed sed sea their utmost confidence ability to successfully represent seni en t the best interests of our bur growling ing and ph prosperous sp erdus territory and their entire approval of and c ion lon your jour pat t seo seq services IM Trustin git w will 11 be your pleasure to ac accept the said sald nomination we have the honor to subscribe ourselves yours very respectfully R T berton BURTON 1 J E wm amt B R sm SMITH athi jos ax B presto allu D H 1 t klir kniz B wem WELLS f committee SALT SA LT lare LAKE CITY fc oct 1880 t wons sons HO yos zos za B T bufton burton Z JS booth beothy wms WM R Sni smith fth ith joseph stanford fOrd 1 dwi B preston and masdam mesdames 68 zina D I ja H and Emm elmezine eZine ji ldes I 1 I 1 ladies tak ethis othis the aaili earile earlle e sV st opportunity f tu n it y of replying thour t ofin ofir esteemed favor of yesterdays date which informed me that at a territorial convention of the peoples peopled party of utah territory held at the city hall salt lake city on the ath day of october 1880 11 where all the counties of said territory were represented I 1 was the unanimous choice of said beald convention as no nominee rhinee for delegate to the forty seventh congress of the united states for the territory of utah I 1 shall not attempt in this communication to express to you the emotions which your remarks aroused within me when you verbally communicated to me the action of the convention and the universal expression of confidence upon the part of the delegates which accompanied that action in your communication muni cation abu state that which you stated with great it fullness illness at our interview interviews that the people through their delegates expressed their entire approval of and satisfaction with my past services these expressions of approval are highly valued by me especially so because of the character of the delegates i gates who formed the we convention they I 1 feel sure would hob not indulge upon such buch an occasion in mere formal bai tal utterances but the their 1 ir expressions of approval or disapproval would be the genuine sentiments of their hearts As such I 1 accept them and feel profoundly grateful that my past prist service has hns given such satisfaction to them and the people i whom they represent represents the nomination of delegate forty seventh congress which you so heartily and unanimously ten teu tender derme me I 1 accept inthe in the tho spirit in h 1 which it has hag been offered I 1 entertain an hn exalted appreciation of the position of a chosen representative of such a constituency I 1 know from what you said that they trust me and have bave confidence in me and ana that I 1 can rely upon their hearty hoarty and alid undivided support and upon their making every exertion to aid me in the performance of my duties gentlemen and ladies when elected I 1 shall ishall do all in my ty power to meet the wishes of the people who have havo chosen me e as us their nominee and to discharge to ance and satisfaction with zeal and fidelity and the u utmost 62 ost watchfulness of their interests the duties which shall devolve upon me as delegate to Congress I 1 iam jam atwith am with sentiments of consideration and est j your obedient servant GEO 4 candon CANNON |