The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15


purpose as we'll as the accomplish
ment of it, the participants in the
peace conference, which was held at
the Republican state headquarters in
the afternoon, are not likely to be
counted among the blessed, as the re-
suit of their efforts, for there is no
apparent inclination on the part of the
Independent Silver Republicans to re-
Inquish any part of that for which
they have been contending by accept
ing the proposition which was submit
ted to the meeting for ratification
The meeting was attended by repre-
sentatives of the three wings of the
party-the Mckinley and the indepen-
dent silver men and the peace COM
mittee, who stand midway between
the two former. OF the state commit
tee, or Mckinley, faction there were
present: Chairman Dooly, ]. G. Ora
ham of Utah county, B. H. Jones of
Box Elder and J. T. Hammond, repre-
senting R. G. Campbell. The provis-
ional committee of the Independents
was represented by Chairman c. s.
Varian, o. j. Salisbury, S. j. Kenyon
and e. D. r. Thompson. The peace
committee, composed of George L. Nye,
chairman; A. S. Geddes, George Buckle,
F. G. Waite and Arthur H. Parsons,
was present in full
THE PROPOSITION.
The meeting did not organize, but
sat informally and for once without
dissension to consider the proposition
of the peace committee, which was sub
mitted by Chairman Nye, as follows:
First-That the ogden and Salt Lake
conventions be called off.
Second-That the Republican state
central committee and the Independent
Republican provisional committee unite
in calling convention in which all
Republicans shall participate.
Third-That said convention shall be
called for the purpose of nominating a
representative to congress and for
electing a congressional campaign COM
mittee.
Fourth-That said call shall also pro-
vide for the naming of Bryan presi-
Dental electors by the Silver Republi-
cans. GEORGE L. NYE,
Chairman.
AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION
The proposition was generally dis
cussed in an informal way and without
any Of the gentlemen present giving q
decided expression for or against it, af-
ter which it was agreed that the two
factions-the state committee and the
provisional committee-should take the
matter under consideration and meet
again today at o'clock.
MR.. DOOLY'S VIEWS.
The Mckinley men of the state COM
mittee and of the executive committee
who were within reach yesterday and
were advised Of the proposition, are
understood TO be favorable to the plan,
on the assumption, as Mr.. Dolly put it
when seen last evening, that I'VE are
Wi n n 10
that will bring about the desired har-
nony.' AS Mr. Dooly's views are gen
orally taken as tantamount to an ex-
preston of those of his following and
as his words sound very much as
though he were willing to assent to the
peace committees proposition the Nc
Kinley men are expected to evince a
willingness to accept it at today's
meeting.
Notwithstanding the apparent COM
placence of the Mckinley men, how
ever, there are no further indications
that harmony will be one of the things
that will result from today's meeting
The Independent Silver men were dis
inclined to talk after yesterdays con-
ference, but not one of them could be
found who favored the proposition. On
the contrary, enough was learned to
warrant the assumption that the mem
bers of the provisional committee were
almost, if not quite, to a man opposed
to the proposition of the peace COM
mittee. The provisional committee viii
meet today at noon to take action on
the proposal and to direct Chairman
Varian as to the reply he shall make
to the general conference at o'clock
II was not so indicated directly by Mr.
Varian, but the understanding was
gathered from persons to whom he
talked that he will draft a counter
proposition and submit it to the COM
mittee, when it meets at noon, for APP
prevail, which, if sanctioned, will be
made to the conference Just what MI
Variants proposition will be, could not
be learned, but it was said it will con-
template nothing less than complete
backdown on the part of the state COM
mittee, the withdrawal of both the
Mt. Pleasant and ogden conventions
and the issuance of a call for one con-
vention. to which all Republicans shall
be eligible This would mean that the
side having the majority in the con-
vention would control and dictate as
to whether Bryan or Mckinley cleo
tors should be nominated, and would
undoubtedly mean the defeat of the
Mckinley men, both in the matter of
electors and the state committee.
vARIAN IS FIRM.
Mr.. varian may not go as far as
this, but the least he is expected to
accept is an agreement on the part of
the state committee to concede the
election of the new committee to the
convention, which dominates a con-
gresham, and to which must also be
conceded the privilege Of nominating
Bryan electors.
Either proposition would mean big
backdown on the part of the Mckinley
men, and as there is no likelihood that
they will give up the advantage they
have gained, there is a cores spending
lack of promise that today's conference
will be productive of harmony.
Congressman Charles S. Hartman of
Montana. accompanied by his family,
arrived in Salt Lake yesterday morn
ing on his way east, and stopped over
for the day to procure a little needed
rest He spent the day in viewing the
city and in trip to Saltair. He con-
ferred with Senator Cannon during the
afternoon, and with Congressman AL
len in the evening relative to the Re
publican situation, but took no part in
the general scheme for harmony fur
Their than to offer his advice.
To Herald reporter Mr.. Hartman
expressed the firmest confidence in the
belief that the silver cause will tri-
umrh. Concerning his own election he
apparently has not the slightest doubt
as he expects to speak in the east
throughout the campaign and will make
no canvass of his own state. Il see no
necessity of it" said he, .'as I have
no opDosition excent the Mckinley cam