Show democratic STATE WEDNESDAY sept the delegates in attendance to the democratic state convention assembled in the salt lake theater for the purpose of nominating one candidate for the supreme court judgeship and a representative to congress charles S varian acted as temporary chairman and united states senator joseph L rawlins served as permanent chairman both these gentlemen delivered very able speeches the platform which was waa adopted by the convention is thoroughly sound on all the issues of the day it reaffirms the allegiance of the party of this state to the platform which was adopted at chicago in 1896 it favors the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at lathe ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting ri for the aid or consent of other zat latious ious it condemns the treatment which has been accorded to the soldiers I 1 by the present administration we heartily endorse the platform in its entirety entirety Y except that portion wherein it refers to the valiant services which was rendered by the officers and men who volunteered ered from the state of utah who have so bravely upheld the i honor of our country and general credit of our state we we are vezy very proud of the record which the volunteers of this state made maa Q at the battle of manila manil but bat we believe that those hose who con can strutted Anc ted them the platform ought to ant enough talave to have aci th which chic h the twity e t dou douglas im f t s t F CAL kar Cong con mft pesa W were er UT W WG ar ts cy ib asti A SJ sfa TL evans A J weber clarles charles S varian and B H roberts mr roberts received the nomination on the first ballot against all the opposition judge R ab nb baskin of this city and judge henry H of ogden were placed in nomination for the supreme judgeship judge baskin after a spirited contest defeated his worthy opponent and it is the opinion of the leaders of the democratic party of utah that both of these gentlemen will march on to victory ric tory |