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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Ephraim Convention had role in framing state constitution Ephraim was the site of a county convention in 1887 where delegates were chosen from Sanpete County for a state convention with the purpose of framing a Constitution for the State of Utah. The journal of C.N. Lund, of Mt. Pleasant, who was one of the delegates, gives an insight into the difficulties encountered as Utah applied for statehood. It was necessary that the Constitution contain a clause forbid-din- g the practice of polygamy. There was considerable debate among the representatives at the convention over the clause, but it finally passed with a nine tenths of the vote in favor. A delegation we were welcomed by both politiwas appointed to go to Washing-, rewas the cal parties. but ton, application We had now placed ourjected for the sixth time. Mr. Lund;s journal states that selves in harmony, as they termed On January 4, 1896, President it, with the nation. We had acCleveland issued a proclamation cepted in good faith the Manideclaring that Utah had now festo. Polygamy bad ceased to joined the sisterhood of states and exist except in theory. The old was now counted as the 45th star .fight between Mormon and Gentile in Utah that had been fought in the American Union. A glorifor so long and with such bitterUtah for A ous day! joyful day a day people waited and prayed for ness, had been abandoned and the for many weary, long years.. .for people had divided on national which they have sent their repre- party lines as Democrats and Resentatives and knocked at the door publicans and framed a constituof the nation six successive times, tion broad and liberal in the probut have been turned away with visions guaranteeing full and free scorn, and now for the seventh toleration to all in regard to time, the walls of Jericho fell and IE ID The Lord had made a move on the political checkerboard and the set time had come to favor Zion and to clothe her with a greater degree of political power and hence she was welcomed into the Union of States by all parties. Large gatherings were held in the various communities throughout the state to celebrate the momentous occasion. Local papers carried some items of interest . 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