Show DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL I I I The Mass Convention at the Federal L I Court House Last Night A Full Legislative and County Ticket Placed in the Field I Selection a County Committee for the Coming Tear j The loyal Democrats of Salt Lake t county met in mass convention at the m Federal Court House last evening for the purse of placing a straight Democratic ticket i the field for legislative and county officers to be voted for on the third of August Among the prominent Democrats present were W C Hall J L Rawlins John A Marshall Ben Sheeks Alfales Young P L Williams George Cullins Major Nounan Simon Bambenrer S H Lewis Hermann Bam berger C EBarratt A L Williams Dr J 1 Benedict John 11 Young 11 B Sowles Joseph C Kingsbury Bolivar Roberts A F Doremus Will G Sharp Waldmar Van Cott A G Lee and H D Eippeto The meeting was called to order by Mr John A Marshall chairman of the County Committee who nominated Mr P L Williams for chairman Mr Williams was unanimously elected In taking the chair Mr Williams congratulated con-gratulated all present on the auspicious occasion I was the first meeting of the Democratic party ever held in the Tern ton for the purpose of putting a ticket in the field and he felt highly gratified by being called to preside over it He thought that in the near future such a meeting would call out a very much larger audience In his opinion a ticket should be placed in the field for every election and every Democrat should I work for its success No matter what party opposed it the Democratic party would always be found in Utah in the future fu-ture A G Lee was elected secretary of the meeting and the nomination of lour candidates 1 can-didates for the Legislative Council was proceeded with TIE LEGISLALIVE TICKET The following gentlemen were unanimously unan-imously nominated R C Chambers John A Marshall and J L Rawlins of Salt Lake and C E Mitchener of Stockton Mr Alfales Youngs name was presented but that gentleman declined de-clined the nomination The nomination of six candidates for I the lower house of the Legislature was then declared in order Will G Sharp was nominated as a young Democrat raised in Utah and favorably known by all Dr Benedict was nominated as a hardworking Democrat Dem-ocrat A F Doremus and A L Wil hams of Salt Lake H D Rippeto of Bingham and Stephen Hale of Davis county completed the list of candidates for the lower house THE COUNTY TICKET The nomination of candidates for county superintendent of district schools and selectman was then proceded with resulting re-sulting as follows County Superintendent Joseph T Kingsbury Selectman Bolivar Roberts I was moved seconded and carried that the chair appoint a committee of seven to act as a Democoatic County Cen tral committee for the ensuing year While the chair was selecting the committee com-mittee speeches were declared in order Mr J L Eawlins was called upon and responded in a brief speech He called attention to its having been suggested be fore by his colleague P L Williams that this was the first Democratic caucus ever held in this Territory He was glad that we have awakened from our former apathy and it was n good thing for the country that a step of this kind had been taken That there was not avery large assembly last night but it was not strange for we had nothing to be Democrats Demo-crats for before this time He thanked those present for the honor they had con ferred upon him and appealed to the judgment of the people to cast their bal lots for the candidates nominated by this convention He knew that other than party principles had controlled the cpntroled people peo-ple heretofore and in appealing to their judgment in the present political issue he hoped to their hopd gain respect and receive re-ceive their bpirtv snnnnrf heary sunnrt Dr J lf Benedict being called upon he thanked the people that were assembled there for the honor they had conferred upon him that evening that this was the first time we have had the opportunity of voting a straight opprtunit votng straigh Democratic ticket and he had long been waiting forthe time to arrive when him self and his fellow Democrats could make their voices heard and cast a vpte for Democratic principles Democracy was at the top at last that we have a good man at the helm and have confidence in his ability to ever guide our political craft He Cleve I land was the man we wanted at the time and so far our confidence has not been misplaced What we needed now to make our triumph ou complete tumph was a political identity for Utah then we could make our presence felt in the political arena of the nation For polical I his part he would do all he could to bring rh a happy realization and further the inter ests of his party and he pary hoped all good Democrats would sustain him in it The chair then announced that the fol lowing gentlemen had been selected to compose the county committee ompsete count committe Ben heeks Geo Cullen S H Lewis M B B Sowles S Bamberger J H Bur ton and K N Baskin Bu I was moved and carried that any of those nominated being indisposed to for the offices couldbe replaced by run the Democratic county committee The Conv count adjourned |