Show t It IttY tY 1 I t F y IN Ida CONVENTION i for Free Coinage oina e Protection ri and Reciprocity fLY t i dima-D. dima Alma D. D Eldredge of Coalville Nominated p for Congress While Judge Charles S. S Zane of Salt Lake Is for the Supreme Bench r I Salt Lake City Utah Sept 10 The The 1 Republican state convention met in inthis inthis f. f this city yesterday and nominated i t Alma Eldredge of Summit county for il Representative in Congress i mated Chief Justice Zane for the Supreme court The Tho convention was called to order r by Chairman Walton who announced r the selection of the following temporary temporary tempo tempo- officers Chairman Judge J. J E. E Bagley of Ogden secretary A. A E. E Buckler of Provo assistant secretary Annie M. M Bradley of Salt Lake ser- ser geant-at-arms geant Jake Greenewald of Salt Lake I a 1 After a short speech ch by Chairman Bagley committees were selected on credentials permanent organization and order of business and resolutions 4 and platforms each county being represented by one member upon each of the committees committe s. s Tie The convention then adjourned until 2 p. p m. m Tho The report of the committee on credentia credentials credentials cre cre- s was presented by Miss Lizzie Austin of f Summit at the the afternoon session It It showed that delegates were present from all counties counties counties coun coun- ties save Iron Kane Bane and Washington Kane Bane was represented ted by proxies The committee on permanent organization organization organization organ organ- reported the following as permanent permanent permanent per per- manent officers officers' of the convention conventi n I Arthur Brown Bro n chairman Miss Robinson Robin Robin- son on of Millard Mrs Lucy Clark of off f Davis Robert Murdock of Cache James Ivers of Summit Summit and Mrs Grace L. L r Cheever of Utah vice chairmen F. F J. J I Hendershot of Weber secretary Mrs Priscilla Jensen of Box Elder and Miss Bell Lawson L w on pf of c f Salt Lake assistant I t secretaries s h Rev tev E. E M M. Knox of Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- f mit chaplain J. J J. J Greenewald Greene of Salt Lake sergeant-at-arms sergeant Orange Seely r of Emery mer James and Frank McDonald assistant f. f sergeants at t t William Glasmann of Weber on beJ behalf behalf be- be J half of the committee on resolutions J 1 presented and read to the convention V t the following resolution c We the Republicans of Utah in convention assembled do hereby renew our fealty to the Republican party and to the principles upon which Its honors and achievements ments have been won We congratulate the country upon the theR R glorious results accomplished in the war with Spain the magnificent bravery of our soldiers the grand and able management of the war by bythe the administration and the successful and honorable peace We Ve indorse and applaud the administration of President McKinley and the policies ably proposed and accomplished by him We approve of or the Cuban policy of the president whereby the Island shall be held and governed by the United States until some other stable and safe government founded on the prim principles of freedom can sari can be bo established We p r especially honor the brave admiral and the gallant fleet and he army who have won for forus forus us the capital of of the Philippines and we be- be 4 levo lieve In I extending our commerce into that part of 01 the world While we insist on maintaining the Monroe doctrine in all its Integrity we believe believe be- be belleve lieve It consistent with it t and safe sare for us us to i. i hold and maintain possession for commercial k t- t r purposes of other lands in an any y part of the I j world orld and we believe in protecting our flag K K wherever It has been successfully raised raked The Republican party of Utah demands as ith it h 5 has tas always demanded protection bimetallism Y r and reciprocity We congratulate the country and especially Utah upon upon the great financial t. t success Access of bf the Republican r doctrine o of protectIon protection jk tion as expressed and fulfilled in the Dingley f bill bU an and remind s of this state of the many i. i f millions million's of aSEp d do rs by jp which the wealth of Utah J r las has been b breason reason of it that lead mining has beef b ten sustained and could exist only with b such h protection tha that t agricultural production production tion Hon has been made profitable through its agency that the exp exports ts of f the the whole nation has been vastly increased since the Dingley bini bill bin i was passed that reviving prosperity ty follows follows this Republican policy as It always has and we pledge the party to support for office and particularly particularly par par- for the office of senator and representative representative in congress only those v who ho do and will win t support the principles of or the Dingley bill Protection has h been and and shall be the cornerstone corner- corner k r stone of Republicanism We reaffirm our allegiance to the cause of it- it the he ne independent free coinage of silver at the f ratio of 18 16 to 1 I as fully set out In our first r Utah state tat convention platform upon which 1 4 we elected the present governor and other state tate officers The Republican party in convention assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled recognizes the moral support the uplifting uplifting up up- lifting tendency and prestige women are giving to the commonwealth through the enlarged opportunities of or political equality and affirms the belief that womans woman's public service in In Industrial industrial industrial in- in independence and educational mease measures measures meas meas- ures tree e will win be as helpful in tho the state as it has been beneficial in the home Resolved That we express s our appreciation of the efforts made by the women of the state f in a primitive way to establish h silk culture in y 1 the Interest of labor and that we urge upon the Republican party to foster and encourage this useful home borne industry by declaring a rj bounty on this native product or by 1 S atlon aiding the establishment of a silk enterA enter- enter l A prise Resolved That we commend and congratulate congratulate L late tho the women of the state upon the patriotic loyalty they have shown I in cheerfully giving i their sons husbands and brothers brothelS to fight figh the thea a 4 batt battles es of our country in the tho cause of o. huc humanity hu hu- c 0 r inanity manity We Ve call attention to tho the fact that the sugar ri l 1 Industry has hai been c. c eab in this state r r I 4 Ji i s t under tho the wise principles of the hc Republican party and has bas grown to such an extent that this year tho product will reach nearly 1000 We Ve demand th that t elective officers of this sta state te both local and congressional shall be selected without dictation from abroad We denounce Democratic misrule in Utah both in the tho legislature and in the county governments gov governments whereby unjust class legislation has haa been formulated and whereby in nearly all Democratic counties county offices have been filled with incompetent or corrupt officials We denounce that act that the Democratic legislature passed over the voto veto of the governor governor gover gover- over over- nor abolishing the tho office of or the district mining recorder and imposing additional burdens upon locators and upon miners doing assessment assessment assessment assess assess- ment work as unjust Believing that the repeal of that part of the state laws of 1800 1806 in regard to the thievery thi very of sheep cattle and horses being grand larceny as repealed by the last Democratic legislature to bo be an act of great Injustice to the people of the state we pledge the tho efforts of the Republican can party of this state to a re-enactment re of the law making such crimes a felony In place of a misdemeanor We demand Integrity honesty sobriety and capacity in those who shall occupy judicial positions James Divine of Salt Lake recognized recognized recognized rec rec- and said In order to make more clear the position tion of the party on the silver question I would like to submit submit submit sub sub- mit the following amendment to be added to the silver plank wit to-wit Independent Independent Independent In dependent of the action of any other nation we favor the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 Mr Devines Devine's am amendment t was adopted by bya a vote of to after which the platform was adopted unanimously As soon as nominations for chief justice were declared in order D D. N. N was recognized by the chair and nominated Chief Justice Zane The nomination was sec seconded by representatives of Weber Box Elder Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete Utah an and Tooele counties after I which a motion to make the nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion unanimous was vas offered and car car- ried In the contest for Congressman A Alma ma Eldredge of Summit John E. E of Utah and 0 O. J J. J S Salisbury rj- rj of i Salt Lake county were placed in nomination The first ballot r resulted Eldredge ldredge Booth Salisbury On the second ballot Eldredge Eldre g w was s. s elected the vote vot resulting as follows Eldredge 2384 Booth 57 Salisbury The nomination of Mr Eldredge was then made unanimous |