The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
The convention Immediately adj
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CONVENTION CHAT.

James, of Salt Lake. has an in
variable formula for opening his
speeches. He says, "Mr. President,
before this thing goes to a vote 1 have
one word to say. That is this" Then
the gentleman from Salt Lake gen
orally says all the way from 800 to
1000 words.
When Jolley, of Sanpete, offered his
proposition to tax professional men
there was immediate laughter from all
parts Of the house. Richards immedi-
ately asked for the reading and Good
win moved that it be referred back to
the gentleman, with instructions to
bring in plans and specifications.
Jolley, however, does not see the mat
ter in humorous light. 1t is serious
with HIM
It is a curious thing how the Re
publican majority has learned to fol-
low Squires. No matter how the senti-
ment may run previously, If tSquires
makes a proposition, the Republican
country members fall right in.
Charley Crane has at last done the
right thing. He has had the original
remark of P. Buncombe Coray ex-
plunged from the record. The Republi-
cans are duly penitent because of their
share in the matter and so it can pass.
Coray himself may now return from
exile.
Bowdle seems deslrous of coming to
the front as a rival of Colonel Squires
in the race for leadership of the Re
publican side. What is more he seems
to be forging ahead. Ye gods, to what
a pass must a party have come when
it allows such men as this to be its
mouthpieceS.
John Henry Smith is not the most
dignified presiding officer in the world.
When joke is made he giggles like a
Schoolboy, and he IS not aVerSe to at
tempt cracking jokes from the chair
Nor is Squires any better in committee
of the whole. Between the two the
constitutional convention has no tnore
dignity than a Sixth ward Republican
primary.
varian has a somewhat disagreeab1e
habit of losing his temper. That is his
weak point He is able and logical.
But once in while he turns himself
loose, and makes the welkin ring
for few minutes. He made such a
display yesterday against Thurman
when the latter said the committee on
rules had not reported on morning
sessions as had been expected. Thur
man, however, cooled him down by
answering that he was not criticizing
anything except from appearances and
if the committee did not have time to
act it was time for the house to take
action.
ST do not care where it goes, so that
it does not reach the committee on
schedule said Roberts yesterday
when Ra1eighs inebriate institute pro-
ject was brought up, that committee
has it's hands FULL
The spectacle of constitutional con-
vention taking g. division to decide be-
tween "by' and with" is spectacle
fit for the gods. What next?
Sam Hill, after vainly wrestling with
the proper motion when he wanted the
committee of the whole to rise, finally
ended in despair: well I know what
] want. We'd better quit
There Is one thing very evident
Varian may have been thrown out as
leader Of the Republican side, to make
way for. Goodwin. But he does not
intend to remain in perfect ouietude.
On the contrary he is the one Republi-
can who is really entering into the
Of the questions that come
up. He does not speak for the Repub-
lican side, but he does speak freely for
himself.