The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-05

The meeting of the executive com
nittee of he Republican state COM
nittee which is to be held today. prom
ises TO be interesting for more reasons
than one. 1t is, in the first place, to de-
eide whether or not the promised
address to the Republicans of Utah is
TO he given to the people, and if il is
considered advisable to issue such an
address it wifi be decided by the com
nlittee what il shall contain, for al
though il has been supposed all along
that Chairman Dolly has been carry
ing the document about in his inside
Docker ready TO launch it forth ON an
unsuspecting public whenever the pro-
DiS-ous moment arrived, il was learned
yesterday that the other members Of
the committee have decided to have a
hand in formulating the address, and
that Mr. Dooly's views will not be alone
represented, providing an address is pub
iished at all, which. according to some
of the members of the committee, is
not determined upon definitely as yet.
II is for the express purpose of con-
sidering the address that today's meet
ing has been called, and though it is
known that certain members of the
all for the reason that they consider it
unnecessary and not advisable at this
time, il is looked upon as practically
certain that a majority will favor the
idea Of expressing their views to the
Republicans of the state through the
medium of an address, and that it will
accordingly be issued.
It is not considered likely, therefore,
that there will be much of a contest
over the abstract proposition of the
issuing of the address, but there is
strong likelihood that there VIII be
some very diverse opinions as to just
what the document should contain and
that more than one division viii be nee
essary before the subject matter is set
tied upon.
Il has been agreed among the mem
'bers of the committee that all so desir-
ing shall submit plank or an address
in full if they wish, for the considera-
ton OF the committee, setting forth
their views and that from the whole the
address shall be drawn which shall be
published as expressing the united SEN
tinent of the committee as to what it
considers the duty of Republicans and
the course most advisable for the party
TO pursue in the coming campaign.
1t is understood that Chairman Dolly
is especially DESTROYS of treating the
tariff issue, and that he will offer
for the consideration of his advisors. a
plank asserting that protection is the
paramount issue.
Mrs. Emeline B. Wells will submit an
article for the especial benefit OF the
her views concerning
the course she believes they should pur-
sue.
r. S. Campbell is looked to for the
silver plank and 4. S. Geddes will
treat the subject of unity and offer
plank along the line suggested by him
in The Herald at the time of the last
meeting of the committee, which, II
adopted, he believes will have the ef-
feet Of keeping the party together He
will urge that there be no division of
Republicans on the financial issue. but
that they come together il convention
and nominate Mckinley electors in or
der 20 allow Republicans to vote for
Mckinley who wish to do SO, and at
the same time not TO deny the silver
Republicans the privilege of voting for
Pryan. or of sitting in the convention
because of a declaration TO do so. 10
ACCOMPLISH this Mr.. Geddes will advo-
cafe. IT necessary DUlI-4Aes GP wv 800
of electors on the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Geddes is very much impressed
with fais idea and will urge the COM
1oit4ee strongly to emDody ii in the
address.
INST who viii treat the subject of
nualffications of Republicans, is not
known: in fact, it is not unlikely that
il will be left out entirely, Tor several
of the committee. particularly those Ia
voring the Geddes plan, are opposed TO
a+to17Dting 10 enforce any quahflca-
lion r.lle. It is said that the committee
ras practically abandoned the idea
SINCE The silver Republicans raised such
q howl over the alleged intention of the
mckinley men TO read them out OF
the party on such pretext
The address, with SO many fingers in
the pie is sure to be a most interesting
document, and will be anXiously looked
forward to by men. of all shades OF
Republicanisn. If the committee is sue
cessful in It's purpose, the address will
b epublished tomorrow
large and enthusiastic meeting Of
the Ladies' Civic club was held yes
te5Titsy afternoon at the reSloence OF
Mrs. ]. Fewson Smith. About thirty
five ladies were present, Representing
every precinct IN lGle city. LIT. fsl-Sn
r Ferguson delivered a very able and
Interesting address on The Battle of
tiht Standards at Chicago, and the
Question of Free Silver at 16 TO l,
holding the attention of her audience
for an hour and a half. At the co1l-
cl1lsion OF the address 1T was resolved
10 form a. free silver club in every pre-
cincf of the city. A committee IN
each precinct was appointed to carry
the plan into effect. The committee
2 of the First precinct reported meet
ing 10 be held al Mrs. Mary Musser S
residence on Thursday, August Ii, and
tine Fourth precinct reported meet
ing to be held at Mrs. W. NJ. Stew
arts residence. 22S Fl street. on Tues
day, August II, both at 2:30 p. m. All
ladies interested in free silver aGe in
vited to join these clubs and help in
the good work Of spreading the gospel
Of bimetaliis1n.
Silver Republicans are beginning to
have less fears that the Mckinley men
will undertake to read them out OF
the party by denying them the right
to vote at Republican primaries, as is
sa1cE=n by the action of the silver men
of the Fourth. They got together in
formally q couple of days ago for the
purpose of formulating a plan of cir
cumventing the Mckinley men, should
such q thing be undertaken. After
discussing the subject in all it's as
poets they decided to postpone further
action until ne Mckinley men show
their hand, as it was the opinion of
the ma jority of those who attended
4s1e meeting that tine MCKINLEY 1aadas.s