The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-14
CONVENTION CHAT.

Somehow or other, Charley Crane, Of
Kaposh and Salt Lake. has been very
silent of late. From the first he has
been running things. But he has
worked through the Republican caucus
and president. He and Goodwin were
the prime movers in the revolutionary
proceeding which placed President
Smith in the chair. When the time
came for making UP the schedule of
committees it was not President Smith
who did the thing. He was promptly
taken in hand by Crane and was as
clay in the hands OF the faCile sheep
man. When questions came up for
consideration as to the personnel of the
committees it was TO him they were
put. He had the schedule written out
and had the Whole matter in charge.
The Republican caucus was run by
him and he is to be the chief actor in
the coming Republican legislative
gerrynander. But even IN this he will
use Eldredge as fgurehead and
Scapegoat. To look at him on the
Aoor one would think he is doing Moth
ing in particular. But he is laying
low. He has his wires laid, and is
plenteously supplied with delegates on
the Republican side who are WillinS to
do his bidding. Your Uncle Charlie is
laying low, but that gIbernatorial bee
is making a worse buzz than ever,
Three members Of the last legislature
yesterday took. advantage OF the rule
giving them the privileges of the floor.
Mcbride, Of Tcoele, and Joseph Stan
ford, of ogden, met by chance and
went over old times.
There is a good opportunity for an
alignment of the two parties on the
question of bountfes. Perhaps that
will be the only thing which Will really
( bring up contest on the real strength
I in brains Of the two political sides as
such. The proposition has already
( been brought up in several forms
Evans has introduced a resolution that
! public moneys shall be expended for
/ public purposes only and no aid shall
I be extended to private corporations
! Thoresen, of Cache, has also intro
lduced bill on municipal corporations
! which provides they shall not become
/ interested in private corporations in
/ any way except for water. sanitary OF
! lighting purposes. OF course both these
! propositions will be ruthlessly smoth-
! cred by the Republican committees
and will not be reported to the con-
I Ventfon. However, they viii be brought
I'D by the Democrats as a matter Of
/ principle and this, of necessity, will
| bring on the partisan debate. 1t is
more than doubtful whether the Re
/ publican side viii dare to make a dt.
! rect proposition for bounty. It is
rather more likely that they will bring
/ up some trfckery Of words Which viii
have the underlying thought in it
/ without being clear and direct.
Robinson, of Kane, announced yes
! terday, that he wanted to be excused
/ for absence the day before. The grin
caught me and 1 couldn't get away
! he said. Gaughter.)
The Cache county delegation came
to the convention with perhaps the
best understanding of what they
/ wanted of any county delegation in the
body. Soon after election. the delega'
ton organized, and every week there
after q meeting was held and the con-
stitution was drafted. each man be,
( ing given a separate department ano
/ thoroughly familiariZing himself with
( that branch. When the matter was
( made UP, the whole constitution was
4 thoroughly discussed and the judg-
nent of every member of the delega-
/ ton was passed on the work of each
member. The esprit du corps among
/ these men is remarkable. They are g
| compact body and act with one another
I all the time. What is more, there is
no better average of brains from any
county. They will undoubtedly be o.
great service in the convention
Quill" Nebeher says it is remark
able how unanimous the delegation
] 49,. ,4 n
Whenever a question arises. he call;
an instant caucus and holds inwarG
| communion with himself In conse
quence there is always harmony.
Utah sometimes boasts that she i!
not quite so wild and Woolly as 5omt
I other western. states; yet now and ther
some little thing viii crop out and tht
| 1Yooliness will come out. It win be re
I rnenbered that during the session O.
/ the first, last and banner Republican
Legislature, the House was one da.
presented with case of mineral Wate
ana forgot it's dignity SO far as II
| take a recess for five minutes Will,
gampling that water. However, th1
4 Republican constitutional convention
was determined not to be outdone b.
q common. everyday legislature. II
that line it forgot its dignity yesterda,
( and took a recess for forty minutes K
have its photograph taken. Charh
Johnson took a good photo and wa
yell satisfied with his work. which h,
win make practically state record
However, he was unfortunate in tn
manner in which the recess was taken
i as many members refused to sanction
the action by being included Anons
them were Thurman Evans. Varian
| Whitney, Roberts, Thatcher, Wells
Macintosh, Haynes, Eldredge, Raleigh
Sharp and Cannon. However, Presi