Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-11
REPUBLICANS WORKING
THE ORGANIZATION AND RESOLUTIONS,


The Republican city convention met
I'm the Salt Lake Theater at IL n. m.
today. Proceedings opened by the
Denhalter band playing. There'H be n
Hot Time In Old Town Tonight and
other familiar airs. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. a. II. Parsons
chairman Of the city committee. The
call was read by f. NJ. Ulmer, secre-
tary. Mr.. Parsons annuonced the
election of Hon. i. b. Critchlow as
temporary chairman. Mrs. Edna H.
Smith, vice temporary chairman, Mrs
j. A. Froiseth, secretary, j. T. Axton'
assistant secretary, Jake Greenewald,
sergeant at-arms.
when Chairman Critchlow took the
floor he was warmly received and COM
menced n rather sarcastic and Vigor-
Gus speech by reminding the delegates
that since the Republicans met in sim
ilar capacity the last time many po-
lltical changes had taken place. But
this was not n national convention. It's
business was OF n municipal character.
A city could not coin money at the
ratio of i6 to / or any other ratio. H.
could not fight Spain or annex Hawaii
SinCe last the hepuDllchilb NIT ~ 'Nh
Vention In this city. the party had come
into power in national politics. While
the sunlight of prosperity had not yet
burst upon the valleys of Utah, 1t was
uawning in the East and would reach
here in due time. The last election in
this State was lost to the Republican
party through its own supineness, d.
version an folly An opportunity was
now presented for all factions getting
together and winning n victory. The
erstwhlle citadel OF Republicanism,Sa Salt
Lake City and county, must be re-
taken from the enemy, the former at
the contest that was now about to be
waged.
The speaker referred to the citizens
movement with considerable levlty
and likened It's authors unto Cromwell
and his Roundheads who resolved
themselves into self-abnegatlon So
clety.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows:
Credentials-I. NJ. Fischer, Emma
Thornberg, II. Cartwright, II. f..
Evans, f.. ". Lee, j. =. White. Judge
Rhea, d. j. Sharp, Mrs. Kelsey Dr.
s. Ewing.
Permanent Organization and order
of Business-Jacob Morltz. G. w. Sy-
mon. r. v. Jenkins. w. H. Ingham.
George Il. Emery. Dame Dunno. F..
D. Hobbs, Alma KATE, r. II. McGur-
rim, r. +. Redmond.
Resolutlons-D. C. EichnorJ. Weller.
Samuel Raney c. Il. Atterbury. j. II.
Gibbs. Mrs. VIM. Elliot. S. w. Morri-
sen, p. p. Christensen, George c..
Armstrong.
On motion Of p. p. Christensen all
resolutions were ordered referred to
the committee on resolutions without
debate.
Judge Colborn moved that when the
convention take recess 1t be to meet
informally at 1880 to go into executive
session to discuss party policy, heal
up wounds, agree on resolutions and
map out the general work Of the con-
ventlon.
The motion was strongly opposed by
Delegates Elchnor and Morris and
on motion of the latter the PROPOSE
ton was tabled and recess was taken
until ,, m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention did not reconvene I'M
I'll 2:30. At that time Mr.. II. +. Evans.
chairman of the committee on credeu-
tials, reported the list OF persons en-
titled TO seats in the convention. In
the case OF the Twenty-nlnth pre-
each of the two contestlng dclega-
equally divided between them.
Adopted.
Chairman Parsons announced that
amounted to 1900 and that prorated
Go cents each which he hoped would