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Show 49 and to accommodate their needs. desire to become an American Also, these Mormon people had a ..ltd be state governed by the Constitution of the United States. On March S, li4J a convention was held at Salt Lake City, the, main objects of which were to de,dde what ,sho,uld be done in regard to the political needs of the people and to organize a political government. The convention decided to petition Congress for a Territorial form of gover-nment. A constitution was drafted on March lZ, the "State of Deseretff was were elected in Salt Lake City. named governor; Heber C. rhigharo Younl Kimball, lieutenant sovernor and justice ... of the supreme court; and Willali"d .R.ic:hards, Mormons 1849, and officers for secx-et,al!yof St,ate; the simply installed the First Presidency of the Church in the leading civil offices. It was decided to send Dr. as a John M. Bernhisel to Washington delegate to petition Congress for the organization of a Territorial government fot the 'benefit of the settler's of the "Great 13a.sin". orial bearing Z. A mem 2101 signatures and said to have been twenty-two feet long2 was sent to Washington with Dr Dernhisel. tlDeserettt was the officia.l name given to the new state and the seat of government was located 1 2 Alter, op. cit., I, 62. Idem. |
