The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-15
The OLD THING.
Row the "GOOdy GOOdy" Repub-
licans Of Ogden Fix 1t.

- The republicans OF Weber we're #
lie have held q meeting. On Tnesds!
y evening, at Ogden, to elect delegate
. to the republican territorial conven'
y ton of this territory, to be held here
!, y on the 10th inst. On Saturday even
d ing, a number of the citizens of the
q Junction City met for a similar pur-
y pose, but on motion Of Gen. N. Kim
k ball adjourned their meeting, and
4 agreed to attend that held on Tues
: day evening, which had been called
Z by a. S. Condor, chairman OF the
' republican central committee of
? Weber County, to convene at s
e O'Clock.
By z O'Clock on the night speci-
fed there was a large attend
Z ance, and at 730 Condor looked
! at his watch and stating that the ap-
} pointed hour bad arrived, called the
meeting to order. Commissioner
Alexander was elected chairman.
Alter the election of a secretary and
the appointment Of g committee on
resolutions, the names of M Il.
Beardsley, L. B. Adams, w. Farrell
and Major Stevens we're placed in
nomination as the central committee
for Weber County. Pending a mo
ton for their adoption, and it still
being some minutes to s O'Clock, sew
eral gentlemen entered the meeting |
who bad taken lea1ing part in the
meeting of Saturday night Among
them Judge Thomas, who Inquired
why the meeting bad been called 10
order before the hour set forth in the
call, and in response, the chairman
told him to sit down. Dir. Felshaw
made a similar Interrogation, and
commented slightly on the matter,
when be was interrupted by cries of
'Put him OUT" Squat down" and
the like.
The motion to adopt the names
above given as the central committee
for Weber County was then put and
carried, after which the committee
On resolutions made a report, which
endorsed the action of Il
be central committee of the terri
DRY. This brought out Gen. Kim
,all, who spoke Al some length, con-
Iemning the course of that commit. p
ZEE as the grossest usurpation of 81
,ower. His speech was remarkably il
Mr.. Orth also spoke, fl
nd Judge J. r. Mcbride, OF this 81
ity, who was also present, INDUCED g
u a spat with Gen. Kimball. The n
esolution, however, vas adopted, and Il
be meeting adjourned. Sc
By this act tAe republicans of
Weber County are not likely to have pi
ny voice in the territorial convention 81
1r the selection OF two delegates to
be national republican convention, W
nless the citizens thereof, feeling that
trick had been played upon them, al
nould call another convention and "
end delegates The adoption OF there oC
oluliou endorsing the action of the th
entral committee of the territory, Il
uts the Ogden convention in the
anne boat that thu committee is in, on
nd subjects them to the severe COM
lents heretofore uttered, and hereafter
} be uttered against those guilty OF Q.
ne act they sanction. u
1t will doubtless be gratifying to the eN
srritOrial central committee to know Ii
nat they lave been endorsed even
hen it was accomplished by under
snded mesns. This business, to-
ether with that of the central COM "a
littee which has oCcaeioned all this -
ISIS, is delightful commentary on -
le republicans Of the territory, and u
i'll give them a decidedly enYiable
,putation everywhere. It is pretty
ugh on those republicans that are
clinel to be just, but they must sll X
, classed together. 1t vas an old trs
ca that victory gained by undue
cans was q defeat, and would not be
sorted to by upright men; but that
as an old odes, and things have
hanged in this age.
The following, from the Junction,
lows who are those OF Ogden that f.,
ldorse the call of the republicans
pudiating the action of the central
,mmittee: bu
We, the undersigned republicans ca
Ogden City and Weber County, Pc
cling that the republican central on
mmittee of Utah territory, have ex- C.
eded their authority and violated ma
g ussges of TIE party in refusing Ia
call a territorial convention and fee
tempting to appoint delegates to ey
e national republican convention tb
I'd TO perpetuate their powers by a on
reelection of themselves Isr
r another four years, hereby en- tb
,rse the call made by the repub. ca
,aus OF Salt Lake City and County VIZ
T a territorialrepublicsn convention. fir
be held in Salt Lake City on the sb
)th day of April, 1880, to elect dele b
ties to the national republican con- be
ntion and a central republican M
mmit.ee for the territory: on
y ~ hry