The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-29

a quiet meeting was held yesterday af-
ternoon by Republicans more or less Prom
inent. 1t was he'd in the interests OF har-
mony, and in John D. Murphys office.
The first session of the meeting was
somewhat of a failure so far as harmony
was concerned. The Mckinney men and
the Bryan men We're represented in the
ratio OF about 16 to 10. l.. II. Rogers was
there, and his silk hat showed no signs of
having been thrown in The air Tor t1oI-
brook There was a sincere desire on
the part OF the gentlemen present VINO
are prospective candidates, that the fac
lions get together, and the question how
agltated the meeting TO considerable de-
gree. some OF The discussion stopped
over the transom and was heard in adj
accent offices.
The silver men stood out long and stub
Dornly 10 have the platform of 1885 in
dorsed as platform for 1896. rms most
of the Mckinley men objected TO.
A. B. Hayes was chairman of the meet,
ing and 3. A. Bowman secretary. Among
Inc Republicans admitted into the meet
ing were L. X. Rogers, J. d. Murphy, w.
+. Adams, G. NJ. Brough, e. b. Graham,
N. j. harris 5. s. Schramm, V. Z. Cum
nell, W. Il. White S. II. Hobson, E. Bar
ton, Z. A. LittleneId, n. l.. Done,
bowman, NJ. n. Graves, Bishop McFar-
and ana George AalVerson.
After 4ong discussion, somewhat heated
at times, the matter was referred TO
port at a meeting to be held in the same
place at $50. This committee was COM
posed of five from each side, the Nc
hinley men being represented by l.: 4.
Rogers, J. Il. bagIey, Charles Melghan,
Bishop Mcfarland and George Halver-
son.
The silver men named John D. Murphy,
NJ. n. Graves, George n. Hanson n. j.
Harris and E. A. Littleheld.
One thing which prevented the sue
cess of previous attempts at harmony
was the desire of each faction to con-
troll the legislative nominees, the Nc
Kinley men being anxious to elect those
favorable to Senator Brown, while the
other faction was just as anxious to
turn him down. The platform of 1895,
which the silver men wanted endorsed,
put the silver issue as paramount to
all others, calling it the keystone of
the arch" The Mckinley men could
MT stand this, and there were hot dis
cussions over it. Several influential
men came out during the meeting, but
did not say whether or not they were
boiling.
The committee appointed by the con-
ference met and prepared a plan for
harmonizing all factions. Report was
made to a meeting last evening. which
was not so well attended as the first.
The report simply shifts the disputed
questions INTO Ile conventions, TO De
settled there but it provides for all Re-
publicans to meet in one convention
on October 3, in Thomas hail. The
primaries viii be held September 80.
The committee of ten is to have
charge of all arrangements until the
candidates have been selected, when
the candidates will choose a new coun-
ty committee. This is something of
rundown for the Mckinley men, as
they controlled the former convention
and selected the committee This plan
nullifies that action.
1t was agreed that three chairmen
should sign the call for one convention.
They are J. E. Bagley, who was chair
man of the provisional Mckinley COM
mittee; A. b Hays, chairman of The
Weber Republican provisional commit
tee, and Edwin Dix, chairman of the
county committee last year.
1t is said the report was adopted
unanimously, and the delegates claim
that the meeting throughout was en-
tirely harmonious, which seems strange
in view of the session lasting from 2
until 10 pm. Some concessions must
have been made to the Mckinley men,
because, after the meeting, L. R. Rog-
ers announced to The Herald man that
he was going to support Holbrook for
all he was worth.
The three chairmen will issue the
call today.