Show THE democratic convention provo utah oct 5 the democratic hosts of utah have centered their strength in provo today the garden city is the scene of the utmost activity delegations to the democratic territorial convention corn com fenced arriving last night dight and continued to do so until 11 this forenoon the provo and other utah county bands met the visitors bra at the railway depots and escorted them to headquarters an immense well procession of citizens fell into the ranks and marched with them flags were floating in the breeze in all parts of tow nand business blocks and private residences were artistically decorated with national bunt ing and pictures of cleveland and stevenson were observed on all sides the salt lake delegation was three hours in reaching provo A new and untried engine had been brought into use be but died on the way immediately on their arrival they went into caucus and elected waldemar van cott chairman and A 11 snow secretary shortly before 12 the delegations all assembled tit at the opera house the interior of which was beautifully decorated the stage was simply a mass rf flags flage pictures and natural flowers at 1280 1230 territorial chairman C C richards called the convention to order and made a stirring and characteristic speech which elicited round after round of applause S B R thurman of provo was chosen temporary chairman and E W exum of ogden secretary A committee consisting of one delegate from each county was appointed on permanent organization and order of business A committee of eleven was appointed on credentials A committee of seven consisting of C W penrose chairman david evans W H king J W judd W K keld J hi H paul and george bean was appointed on resolutions and platform A motion by judge norrell to the effect that all resolutions be referred to this committee without discussion carried unanimously the opera house large as it is in was found entirely inadequate to accommodate the many visitors present and the democratic Democrat ib 1 leaders were in a quandary as to how to proceed with the transaction of business when a message was received from president A 0 smoot tendering them the use of the stake tabernacle for convention pur purposes this courtesy was rece received alved with applause and the convention adjourned to meet at that place at during the recess a corps of workmen were engaged in transferring the decorations from the opera H use to the tabernacle it to is not believed that more than four names will be presented before the convention as an nominee for candidate for delegate to congress notwithstanding the apparently patently ly positive declination of judge henderson he is the favorite the three other names suggested are john T calne caine J li rawlins and W H king most of the southern delegations it is said are pledge to support the letters latter as long at least as there Is any bobo bopo ot of his winning winni Dg it is expected that the convention will have completed its labors by midnight the afternoon session of the democratic cratic territorial convention was not called to order until after 4 and the committee not cot being ready to report B H roberts roberta was wae called for and made a lengthy and interesting interest OK speech after he had finished J F talton of the committee on credentials reported a list of five hundred dele delegates autes entitled to seats in the convention the report was unanimously adopted ORDER OF BUSINESS the committee on permanent organ izi tion through its ita chairman hon HOD john T caine reported as follows first report ol of committee on credentials denti als second of committee on perma permanent neilt organization and order of business third selection ot of ioen consisting of a president five v vice lee presidents secretary two assistants a chaplain and sergeant st at arms officers hon F 8 richards Bio hards of salt lake laike county president vice presidents ron hon H W smith of weber hon ira M N hinckley of millard hon george W whitmore of just juab hon swen swan nielson of sanpete San pete hon thos J udd judd ot of washington secretary noble warrum jr of cache assistants thomas H phillips philipa of davis davie 0 F lyons of summit Chap chaplain IRiD bishop Charle fc adams of iron ser geant at arms armo J F colllns collins of weber 1 t fourth prayer by the chaplain fifth report of committee on resolutions lut ions sixth nomination of commissioners to locate university lands seventh nomination of delegates to fifty third congress eighth in making nominations it is suggested that the counties be called in alphabetical order for the presentation of candidates that balloting be made in the same order and that a majority vote of all the votes east be necessary necee aary a ninth nin th miscellaneous miscella Mi leous adopted unanimously PLATFORM AND resolutions the committee on platform and resolutions through its chairman hon HOD C W penrose reported as follows the democratic party of utah in convention assembled hereby adopts the following platform and resolutions arst first As a duly recognized portion of the great democratic party of the united states we accept and endorse the principles set forth in the platform of that party adopt adopted sed at the convention held in chicago june 21 1892 second we recognize the government of the united states as supreme in all national affairs affirm anew anew our allegiance to its sovereign ity and aad pledge ourselves to its laws and authority as delegated to it from the people and defined in the national constitution third we hold bold that the principle of local self government is ia fundamental and essential to the system established by the founders of our nation and therefore that each of the states is and must be sovereign within its own sphere we regard paternalism in government as opposed to the genius of our political loal institutions and centralization as fatal to the rights of the states and the liberties of the people fourth we denounce all schemes whether called protection J or b by any other misnomer which tax the many for the enrichment of the few which take from the poor man as a much as they draw from the rich which bulla build up ono one class clan at the expense of the th others which foster trusts and feed monopolies as legalized robbery disguised fraud and virtual defiance of constitutional inhibitions fifth we regard home industries as essential to the welfare of the country and their maintenance as conducive to general prosperity but we do not believe it is within the province of constitutional government to subsidize manufactures at t public expense nor to compel th the great masses mames of agriculturists to pay high prices to a few manufacturers to cripple commerce and prevent fair competition is to create monopolies and impoverish the majority of the people sixth we brand as an deceptive and shameful the specious sophistry by which uninformed people are led to believe that a high tariff lowers the price of commodities increases wages and benefits anybody but monopolists mono speculators and moneyed corporations we favor a tariff to provide needful revenue for the government wise economy in public expenditures local taxation limited to the necessities of the times and a strict accounting of all public funds seventh Se veith we execrate partisan attempts to control the will of the people prevent its ito free expression at the polls or elsewhere and confront ballots with bayonets we pronounce them revolutionary and un american and declare oura determination to resist them legally to the very uttermost eighth we deno denounce unee the action of the republican convention in this territory in approving the exercise by the governor of the absolute power of veto the subsequent withdrawal of that ano roval when its probable effect upon the citizens was appreciated was but a subterfuge too flimsy to cover the real sentiment of the party ap pla uee its ida action in reference to statehood was similar la ba spirit si irit and a plain indication that utah need not nob look to the republican party for aid in speedy deliverance from territorial vassalage Balage applause ninth we condemn the covert charge of the utah commission signed by all its ita members except that grand old veteran democrat general me Cl demand ernand applause that polygamous marriages are still being contracted in utah an I 1 that a large number of people are living in polygamous cohabitation as an false and designed to deceive the american people and hinder the progress of the territory to the grand position of statehood while le asserting that fit it is believed that this condition of affairs exists exist in utah the commission refrains from stating by whom it is believed and has persistently refused to name the individuals alleged to have violated the law or the persons said to hae furnished the I 1 information the records of the criminal courts and the reports of grand juries form a standing refutation of this slander by the utah commission applause we demand the be abolition of that body is as an unnecessary despotic and un amer teen loan institution applause tenth we regard the report of that commission as an strictly in line with the whole course of the republican party towards utah applause the republican president Preel deBt has officially declared his doubts as to the sincerity of the mormon people in their announced abandonment of polygamy the reports of republican congressional committeemen committe mitte emen have emphasized these doubts their words have been echoed by the republican press the preal de t has also withheld action on the petition for general amnesty presented toy by mormon leaders endorsed and signed by prominent officials and statesmen of both parties and by voting against home rule by introducing and then smothering a sham measure having the appearance without the intention of preparing the way for statehood and by the obstructive plank in its piat platform form adopted at minneapolis the republican party has exhibited the old time and continued hostility to the people of this territory and its determination to hinder binder as an long as possible the attainment of their political pell rights and liberties applause jA suse eleventh we announce our complete ite confidence in the sincerity of the V mormon ormon people in their abandonment of polygamy in submission to the laws of the land and aid their division on party lines and our full faith in the pledges of their church leaders that the freedom of the members in political affairs shall not be interfered with by them in any particular we view the abe attempts of individuals to make it appear that the mormon presidency secretly desire and work for the success of any party as A slander upon the church officials and a disgrace to those engaged in such despicable trickery applause e twelfth we emphatically declare that utah is fully prepared in every way for the honors and responsibilities of a sovereign state stat and pledge ourselves to labor unceasingly until this proud position is achieved applause thirteenth we are united with the great reat democratic party in its undeviating friendship to organized labor and denounce the policy of the republican party in the interests of capital which results in the reduction of wages the importation of cheap wr workmen kmen the employment of pinkerton Fin kerton hirelings and the oppress oppression iou of the laboring 0 classes ea great rest applause fourton fourteenth th we look upon the of silver by the republic aomand party arty in 1878 as an a crime applause and demand the restoration of the white metal to its proper position as a part of the national currency fifteenth such support sots as Is possible for citizens of a territory to give we will exercise for the election of those stalwart champions of pure democracy grover cleveland and adlai E stevenson as president and vice president of the united states great and prolonged applause and will advocate and defend promulgate and sustain the principles of democratic government and the rights of man until they become triumphant throughout the land and establish justice liberty and happiness in all the world on motion of colonel 8 A merritt the platform and resolutions were unanimously adopted university LAND commissioners the roll was then called for the momina nominating ting of candidates for the position of to locate hersity Ver sity lands mr snow of box elder named hon william lowe of that afu county n ty mr paul of cacho cache county named thomas griffith davis county named thomas F roueche Bou eche which was seconded by millard Mi ilard rich county named hov HOD aquilla sanpete county named hon HOD william H and summit san juan and sevier endorsed him utah county named J 8 peery peary oo on call of the counties count lea the ballot stood 20 roueche lowe low griffith peery Beeg miller and the last three gentlemen were declared the nominees shortly after 6 an ineffectual attempt was made to lo adjourn adjo uril until 7 80 nominations for delegate to con grew gren were then declared in order H W smith in a brief and well worded speech nominated judge henry P henderson H A storm of applause and round after round of cheers followed when quiet was restored judge henderon Hender on con took the floor and begged earnestly for the convention to consider him out of the race entirely he would not and could oot not accept that responsible office it did not take long to ascertain that the judge meant what he be said and his bis name was withdrawn the roll of count counties les was then called and no nominations were made until salt lake county was reached when judge judd took the platform and in a speech eulogistic and praiseworthy of his nominee named joseph S rawlins ballins of salt lake city this was the occasion for another demonstration when the call of counties had been corn com plated the rules were su suspend ei and the nomination made by acclamation on motion of wendell benson of salt lake the chair appointed a committee of three consisting of hon john T caine wendell benson ani aej hon H P henderson to notify mr rawlins of his nomination and escort him to the hall on his bis arrival he was cheered to the echo and made a next neat and feeling re EX DELEGATE CAINE ENDORSED hon H W smith of weber pre scented the following resolution which was wai adopted with three cheers she ibe democratic party of utah endorses endo raes the services of the hon john T caine in congress especially his efforts to procure home rule for the people of this territory and for which it extends to him its heartiest appreciation hon moses loees thatcher delivered an eloquent address addre on the political bissu e a of the day after which the coave convention 11 adjourned sine bine die |