The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
QUICKER THAN WE THOUGHT FoR-THE LIB
ERAL PARTY DUBBED BASTARD.

QUICKER THAN WE THOUGHT FoR-THE LIB
ERAL PARTY DUBBED BASTARD.
While the types were at work on the
foregoing last night, word reached The
HERALD that meeting of Republicans was
being held in the Mining Exchange 1t
turned out to be true-and it was red hot,
earnest meeting, too. At first it had been
intended merely to have private gather
ing of Republicans for consultation. The
news spread, however, during the after
noon and the general eagerness showed
itself in the fact that from forty to fifty
prominent men gathered without any for
NAL notice. None of the Tribune gang
were out They were posted as to what
was going on, however, and were busily
engaged In the sanctum chewing nails
Among those whose presence was
hastily noted were such men as
w. S. Mccormick, Judge Bartch.
Fred Simon, E. H. Parsons, Hovt
Sherman, John w. Donnellan. II. G. Nc
MILAN, n. Treweek, John M. Zane,
Colonel Shaughnessy, Arthur Pratt, j. K.
Gillespie, Arthur Brown, E. B. Critchlow,
j. c. Devine, j. NJ. Ricketts,, Judge Ben
nett, r. Macintosh, G. E. Stanton, Frank
Stephens, w. G. Galigher and Jake Green
wald.
Mr. Mccormick was elected chairman.
After some discussion Judge Bennett was
requested to draft call for general meet
ing. A resolution was then presented by
Judge Bennett declaring it to be the sense
of those present that the Republican party
should be organized on national party lines.
The resolution was placed before the
meeting and discussion invited. 1t was sup
ported by Judge Bennett in a short speech
in which he declared his belief that
the time for Republ ican party organi-
cation had arrived. He had long favored
the lGea and was convinced that the move
ment could no longer be delayed.
Mr.. Ricketts,, who is chairman of the
Liberal central committee, opposed the
proposition, holding that the Peoples party
should first disband.
Judge Bartch stated that he had given
the matter the most serious thought and
had arrived at the conclusion that the only
course for the Republicans was to organ
ize.
Arthur Brown, upon being called for,
made strong plea in favor of organization.
1t could not be expected, he said, that the
Peoples party would dlsband as long as
there was no place for it to go. 1t was
waiting to be swallowed up and the Repub
lican party should swallow its share of it.
This had been repeatedly declared by its
leaders, and he believed that they spoke in
good faith.
John M. Zane responded to repeated
calls and delivered telling speech in favor
of organization. The issue upon which
the old parties had been kept alive was
gone. Polygamy was dead. 1t had been
buried by the head of the church and could
not be revived. The Peoples party and
the Liberal party had to disband by the
force of events. The Democrats We're or
gained ready to take the Peoples party
in, and the Republicans were in duty
bound to meet them on their own ground
Mr. Treweek expressed his hearty sup
port of the proposition to organize. Mr..
Critchlow said that the movement could
not be delayed. The Liberal party
WAS "A BASTARD
and could not and should not be main
tanned.
ton.
Mr.. Greenwsld labored under the i'm
preston that the resolution was an attempt
at gag law. He wanted all expressions of
opinion deferred until general meeting
could be held, when he would cheerfully
yield to the majority, but he was opposed
to the movement
MIR. Stanton though it was dangerous to
organize, as he Thought the church, would