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Show A ROUSING TIME.! ! ! Democrats Cougrated by Dr. Miller, of Omaha. The Territorial Convention In Salt Lake Yesterday Make a Complete Organization Organiza-tion of the Party. Special to The Mop.xingUispvj.cii. Salt Lake City, June 20. Today To-day at noon the territorial convention con-vention of the Democratic party of Utah took place in the Social hall. Heid's band v. as stationed on the platform, and at the commencement ot and during the proceedings played a popular selection of music. The front of the stage was draped with the national na-tional colors, surmounted by the wonl "Welcome." The handsome banner of the party was placed in a conspicuous position. Colonel Merritt, chairman of the Territorial Ter-ritorial Democratic Committee, called the meeting to ruder, congratulated hose present upon the happy auspices under which they met, and in the absence ab-sence ol the seen tary (Mr. A. G. Xor-rell), Xor-rell), through indisposition, he read the call. The Colonel next nominated the Hon. C. C. Richards, of Weber county, as teniporan chairman, who took ih.il position amid considerable applause. Mr. Richards said lids was an occasion occa-sion in the jMiliiical history of Utah the brighest day they had ever seen. It was an occasion when they were just stepping into prospeiity, when one-half of the community would no longer be spending its time consuming con-suming t tie other half, and when they could all work together for tiie upbuilding up-building of Utah to make it the limt territory and, in time, the greatest state on the American continent (Ap plause.) Il was becoming m them, as citizens of this ieri iti iy, to push the organization of the party right to the lines of Idaho, -NcvaUa, Colorado and Arizona. Much work yet remained to be none and it w ould become part of the duly of this convention to take the steps necessary to organize and ,.roperly equip the territory, so that they might, in due tune, work w ith the other territories and states m national affairs. Cheers. He trusted they would all work harmoniously together, each man stiiving to do tne i n t assigned as-signed to him to the best of his ability, tliat this convention miiiht be the iiisl gun fired for the progress and pros- plause. Upon tiie motion of Mr. J. L. Rawlins, Raw-lins, Mr. John Boulen, of Summit county, was unanimously elected temporary tem-porary secretary. This completed the temporary organization. organ-ization. A committee of five on credentials was appointed as follows: Whi.ehead. 'of Sait Lake; MsX'uit, Weber; Lund, Washington; Fred Turner, Logan; Rob-bins, Rob-bins, Emery. A committee of nine on rer.olutioiis was next named: Governor West, Salt Lake; W. II. King, Utah; Henderson, Hender-son, Weber; F. S. Rieiuuds, S:dt Lake; Jones, Box Elder; J. L. Rawlins, Sail Lake; llougaard, San Pete, blither-1 land, Salt Lake; Adams, Iron. A committee of seven on permanent organization and order of business was next chosen, as follows: E. A. Smith, Salt Lake; A. T. Schroeder, Salt Lake, Geo. Thatcher, Cadie; 1'. L. Williams Salt Lake; Walter Pike, Provo; Ried, San Pete; Lund, Washington. The lion. John T. Caine came forward for-ward and expressed his pleasure that they had with them that morning a uen- lleman who had been .recognized through the whole ol" this wrsu-rn country as a prominent Democrat, and who had also been a prominent lriend of Utah and all her citizens a man who for years had advised the taking of the very step w hich they had heie taken within the last six n onths applause ap-plause namely, the dividing of the people of Utah upon national party lines. Renewed applause. Mr. Caine then introduced Dr. George L. .Miller, of Omaha, who was received with ringing ring-ing and prolonged cheers. ir. Miller said he felt greatly honored hon-ored in being invited to addiess ihe members of that convention. Daring the past four years, despite the Kind expies.-ions which they had just heard concerning him, he had been in let ironical iro-nical Irom all political Hie. From his manhood's 1 irth which he claimed to locate at Omaha, on t:e borders ol this western country, in its first set! lenient he had been a student of the progress, development and somewhat of a philosopher phil-osopher in attempting to forecast the : splendid advancement which the reali zation of thirty years had produced here. Prominently so had been this question w hich was forced upon the nation by what is now here. Applause. Ap-plause. 1 n recent years it became a part of his voluntary duty, uninvited Py any man or s-et of men, to set k counsel, or, at any rate, exchange opinions opin-ions with the fathers and lotm.ters of the civilization of Sait Lake Valley. Loud applause. He had been reputed lo be their lriend. lie had had some notoriety as being something more than that. Laughter and Hear! hear: It had been said of mm l hat he otigiit to bear names w hich he did not suppose he could ever adopt, and he thought some began with "'J," some with ' G," or some other initial .aughter, I which he could not recall,! because, and only because, he hao I sought as a emocrat to grant to the i very uttermost, to all American citizens, citi-zens, the right of self-government. Much applause. On tliat principle be would ask this convention, and the mass of intelligence of which this body was now a representative part on that I platform he would ask these gentlemen I to stand reviving here and phoning here those principles of liberty which belong ; only to self-government. Cheers. If I he could counsel this convention beyond be-yond anything in the world on whathe would regard as vital to their success, it would be to politely ask the government govern-ment of the United States to admit Utah as a Democratic state great applause, ap-plause, jnd also ask the government, by the proper machinery, to require the Utah commission to step down and out, if it were true as he knew it was that the necessity for its existence had ceased forever. Vehement ap-piause. ap-piause. He made no apology lo any man under the canopy of heaven for having had his individual views of the true policy for the solution of this problem which was now solved. Applause. Ap-plause. If he could warn his hearers in a Word, it would be against what he could see as a spectator of this grand movement an event, an epoch, m the j history of Utah. This was clearly a Democratic convention for the purpose of putting this party on an organized I basis, and his warning was: "Do not falter in the fight in a straightforward march to statehood. When in passing j do not you forget, in doing your ifnly, that the Republican parly is embodied in tiie compart to get Utah as a Republican Re-publican state into the national statehood. state-hood. Applause. Ali pretense on the part of Ids distinguished friend of the Utah Commission, Alvin Saunders, a gentleman kindly disposed, generous by instinct, but always a radical Republican, Re-publican, looking out far the loaves,' fishes and offices a man who would be i just to people as far as he could see it j through a partisan pair of spectacles- a man who would say to them, to their ' face, "You are very honest," while perhaps to another person he would i remark, "Possibly tins is a trick in1 order to hold the reins and drive a pair of horses for General Harrison or some ; other Republican who wants to be i President of the United States, at any rale, any gentleman who would phnu this community on a Republican basis ad such pretenses "would avail noth-i ing. That was what Alvin Saunders would be here for, and lor no other purpose, and if he (the speaker) were making a canva.-s of this territory he would appeal to every man to stand sohd for a true recognition of the two politico 1 parties. Let them put themselves them-selves in harmony with the nation ami light it out with the times. Let them , forget the aminos. ties which had divided this most unfortunate people. Applause. He perceived that the spirit of Democracy was here. The j eyes of the nation were upon this com- munity of men to-day. When Republicans Repub-licans preached about the doctrines of the "Mormons"" those men who had gone through the crucibles of iiL.il in vindication of their opinions, and like Lee at Appoinalox, had surrendered their all and told them tliat the "'Mormon" "'Mor-mon" pe ple were not honest, that some ulieuor design actualed their motives, mo-tives, they were speaking as natural fools. Cheers. liesM'd there that day to applaud, in the face of all men, the work of the "Mormon" people. He si. od l here to praise ihem and to coti-rratulate coti-rratulate them upon having transformed trans-formed a desert into this magmnc-.nt eitv. with Whieli siller n?i :il.seiiet. .it four vears. he expiessed his unbounded i delight. j When Dr. Miller resumed his seat it ! was moved the motion being carried j by acclamation-that he be invited to I remain in the city over Tuesday night, j to enable him to see the completion" of j the Democratic part-, organization in Utah. The doctor accepted the invitation, invita-tion, which he said he regarded as "the highest honor paid him during his political po-litical life.'' I'he convention then adjourned tili 3 p. m. When the convention covr-ned in the afternoon, the report of the committee on credentials was read and adopted The committee on permanent organization organ-ization named lor permanent chairman, chair-man, Moses Thatcher, of Logan and M. M. Kellogg, of Provo; and A. II. Lund, of Washington county, for vice-chairman; vice-chairman; Judge Smith, of this city, for secretary, and A. D. (Hash, of Provo. assistant secretary. In taking the chair Judge Judd made a most eloquent address in which he urged the Democrats Demo-crats to devote their energies to organizing, organ-izing, its that was the foundation of success. He urged them a iso to pay no attention to side shows, but concentrate con-centrate their energies to lighting their real enemies, the Kepubl.can party. The question of statehood was not relevant rele-vant at this time; when it became an issue. Democrats would meet it. i A. D. Gash also made a good speech. A central territorial committee was oii.uii.eo o Lilt; uieeLioii 01 hiiv delegates dele-gates as members, with Col. Merritt as chairman; F. S. Richards, vice-chairman: E. A. Smith, secretary. Utah countv is represented on Ihe committee by Dr. Ilannberg. M. M. Kellogg, W. X. Duseneeriy, R. A. Deal and L. P. Lund. The following resolutions were adopted: Tne Democratic parly of Utah in convention assembled congratulates the whole people of Utah, of whatever class or party, that the local issues heretofore existing engendering ihe j contention of strife and tdtteruess and obstructing the prog, ess and prospt r ty of the territory, would be forever buried, but for a small faction living upon the old animosities which of necessity ne-cessity must soon die. That the people peo-ple oi' Utah, recognizing their power, have resolved to asselt it. and that for the future th old "People's and "Liber;4-parties shall have no place in their midst. Those of our lellotv citizens citi-zens heretofore adhering to the People's party, have not only by profession, but in acts have sincerely dissilved its organization; its heretofore adher-..cnts adher-..cnts in -rt':Vt -LumbeiH Kllving tiujiu-j selves wall me two great national parlies, Democratic and Rep iblican. From the ranks ol the former Liber 1 party, large numbers of both Democrats and Republicans, from every part of the territory, have accepted with rejoicing re-joicing the action of the People's party, have eiasped hands and the work of organizing or-ganizing the two great parties is now in rapid progress. It Would seem that ihe conditions o favorable would invite even citizen who loves his home and family, and who tics ires Ihe prosperity and progress of the ten itory, to enlist at once and do all in his power to further the great and good work of making like political conditions con-ditions in Utah that exist in the balance bal-ance of our common country. Il is scarcely to be bedeved. yet it is true, that there is an organized faction, composed com-posed of those vh ', m the past, from oulpit. press and rostrum, as well as from official station and in private life, have declared and solemnly assured the people of the territoiy and nation that they exacted of the Mormons oi" the territory but two things, the abandonment abandon-ment of the practice of polygamy, pol-ygamy, and non-interference of the church in political aiiairs. They are eompelle.. to admit that so far as human profession and action can go tueir act. ons have been conceded. Yet they still persist in keeping up the old contentions in this territory. We arraign ar-raign the present Liberal faction, which is largely composed of Republicans, as false to every pledge made by that party in the past. It seeks to perpetuate perpetu-ate its existence by falsely denying that the conditions which led to iis organization organi-zation have ceased. It cannot truthfully truth-fully deny that the Mormon people have accepted, by profession and action, ac-tion, the terms upon which the assurance assur-ance of the settlement of our local si rife was promised; yet the ! Liberal party indict a whole i people of insincerity and falsehood. false-hood. The Liberal I'aeti.m, not i satisfied with talking a false position itself, assumes the right to announce ! 1 1. c position of the Democratic parly, j We, however, prefer to define our position, and upon the subject of statehood state-hood for Utah declare that vvc are Democrats, Dem-ocrats, and that our party never has and never will favor the 'admission of the territories until all the necessary conditions for statehood txist. Tlui't we are now an organized party, and as such we feel einirely capable of ! dealing with any public question When j it shall arise. That the question of statehood for Utah is not involved in I the present movement for division on ! national party lines. The living. ; burning issue is whether this j people shall have an opportunity op-portunity to prepare . themselves ;for statehood in the future, j or whether the Liberal faction, by its j ; piisrepreseutalions. its appeals to prejudice prej-udice and bale, shall keep the people 'so separate and apart as to postpone the admission of Utah indeliniielv. We have no hesitancy in declaring (hat statehood would be" a peat boon to this territory, and when Utah is fully prepared ami the people desire it, that we as a parly wi'i ! found as we have even been, supporting the rigid. As a true anil terse embodiment of Democratic Demo-cratic principles we adopt the following: follow-ing: Then follows the platform of the Cent rai Democratic Club of t his County, which has been scattered broadcast ov er the territory for months aast. and which has been published in The Dispatch. Judge Kellogg, of Provo, offered a resolution, declaring that the Democratic parly favored the Australian Austra-lian system of" voting. The report Wits adopted. 'I'he convention adjourned with three rousing cheers for Democracy. |