The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30
THE SALT LAKE HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST 80. 1896

1dE SAIL LA
in the proceedings which has heretofore
been adhered to in meetings of the
Republican state committee, whereby
persons to be entitled to sit on prox-
les have been required to be resident
of the counties they represented. Pres
ley Denny. of Beaver, moved that the
old rule be adhered TO inasmuch as it
had been observed in the past and
though six of the nine members who
were present in person voted to sus-
tain the rule, they were defeated by
Chairman Dolly permitting the proxies
to vote on the motion.
THE MEETING.
to order shortly before II o'clock, stat
ing briefly its purpose. The roll call
showed the following to be in attend
ance:
Beaver, Presley Denny; Box Elder,
B. H. Jones, proxy for John F. Rich;
Cache, V. Rapp, proxy for Joseph a.
Smith; Carbon, James A. Harrison;
Emery, H S. McCallunl, proxy for
Orange Seeley; Garfield, w. L. Thorn
as, proxy for Thomas Sevy; Iron, j..
R. Rogers, proxy for John T. Mitchell;
Juab, c. w. Clark. proxy for Hugo
Deprezin; Kane, W. D. Candland,
proxy for ]. F. Brown; Willard, o. L.
Thompson; Rich, Wesley K. Walton;
Salt Lake, r. A Campbell, proxy for
George NJ. Cannon; Sanpete, John Low
ry, ST.; Summit, Thomas Kearns; Too
ele, William Spry; Uintah, ]. c. Gra-
ham, proxy for R. S. Collett; Utah, H.
M. Dougall; Wayne, Dennis Clay Eich-
nor, proxy for N. L. Sheffield; Weber,
Edward w. Wade.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
After Secretary Julia Farnswortht
had read the call Presley Denny, of
Beaver, moved that the rule hitherto
observed in Republican committee
meetings be enforced whereby a per-
son holding a proxy, to be entitled to
sit, be required to be resident of the
county represented, and that such other
persons as held proxies be not permit
ted to sit. Hon. Thomas KearnS sec
onded the motion, but the chair re-
quested that the motion be withheld
until the minutes of the last meeting
could be read. This done, and before
Mr.. Denny could get the floor, o. L.
Thompson, Of Willard. moved that the
committee go into executive session and
that the members of the executive COM
IlHICeS D6 permitted 10 pdTIUclldle.
Mr.. Denny called for his motion and
took the floor to speak to it. He had
hardly commenced when Mr. Thompson
raised the point of order that his mo-
ton was the question before the house
and that Mr.. Denny was not speaking
to the question. Mr.. Denny insisted
that his was the first motion. Chair
man Dolly said he had heard no sec
ond Mr.. Kearns, of Summit, jumped
up and informed the chair that he had
seconded the motion but Mr.. Dolly
was evidently afraid some dirty party
linen was going to be washed or else
did not care to have the outside world
in which would be included the rank
and file Of the party, make acquainted
with the inner workings of the COM
mittee, for he held that he had heard
the second to Mr.. Thompsons motion
first, notwithstanding that Mr. Kearn' S
second had been plainly audible in all
parts of the ROOM
Mr.. Denny insisted on speaking to
his motion, but Mr.. Dolly put that of
Mr.. Thompson and declared it carried.
QUALIFICATION RULE ABRO-
GATED.
Mr.. Denny renewed his motion and
in support of it said he could see no
old established rule. He thought if
it was good once, it was still, for he
could not see how strangers to a COM
munity could better represent its SEN
timent now than other strangers had
formerly been considered unable to do
Besides. it might be desirable to in
woke the rule at the next meeting.
Mr.. Kearns favored invoking the
rule. He said he did not think a per-
r-1n ~,
could properly represent the senti-
ment of the people of the county.
Wesley K. Walton of Rich advocated
sustaining the rule, and was followed
by National Committeeman Lindsay
r. Rogers, who advocated admitting
all proxies. Mr.. Rogers held proxy
for Iron county.
Ex-Governor Thomas and Dennis
Clay Eichnor explained that their
said they felt they should be permitted
to represent the counties from which
the proxies came. Mr.. Rogers moved
to lay Denny's motion on the table
which carried after some further dis
cussion by a vote of u to g. Those
voting in the negative were Denny of
Beaver, Walton of Rich, Kearns Of
Summit, Clark Of Juab, Lowry of San
pete and Harrison of Carbon, all ac-
ludl lllSlDDGlS GACcpI NIL. 1ldIh, VINO
is resident of Juab. They were de-
feated by Chairman Dolly permitting
the holders of proxies to vote and thus
pass upon their own credentials, but
two actual members having voted in
favor of the motion.
COMMITTEE ON PLAN.
Mr.. Denny moved the appointment
of committee of five to formulate a
plan for holding the state convention
suggest the time and apportionment
and recommend the dates for holding
the county conventions. The motion
carried and the chair appointed Messrs
Denny, Rogers, Thomas, Thompson
and Campbell.
TOOK A RECESS.
A recess of fifteen minutes was
taken to enable the committee to re-
port, at the end of which time further
time was asked for and the main
committee took a recess till 1870
THE REPORT.
At 100 the committee on plan. etc.
was still unable to report and it was
2 o'clock before the main committee re-
convened. AT that time the committee
reported, recommending that two state
conventions be held one on Sent enoI,er