The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-14
State Convention Meets at 10 This
Morning.
vARIAN FOR CHAIRMAN
SEVERAL DELEGATIONS HAVE
ALREADY ARRIVED.
No Conception of the Final Outcome
Can Be Obtained, Because All
Propose to Stand By Their Friends
Several Delegations Will Caucus
Roberts Enthusiast From Logan

Well. today will settle it. Ere the
shades of evening fall we will all know
who the next candidate for congress
will be. The delegations to the state
convention began TO arrive in the city
last evening, and by the time the last
of the incoming trains had arrived the
Cullen, which was headquarters py
common consent, was transie ~ - i l.oln
a hotel to a place where caucuSihs was
the order of the day
Who will be the candidatez mat u
the question. Ask any delegate and ne
will tell you he does not know, anu
propound you the same query Inere
are n whole lot of delegates TO near
from vet. for. UP to this time, compare
lively few are here. The Utah deleSa-
ton will be up this morning. Stale
Senator Evans and Senator Smoot ar
rived in the city last evening, Delne
the only ones who came Inc pdianee
will be in on the early trains. Sanpete
county has representation in the person
of several of those elected TO the
meeting. Tooele is here; so is Box FL
der. Summit county came down iaSt
evening. Rich will be in in the morn
ing So will Cache and the balance OF
the northern counties.
A canvass of delegates reveals httie
that Is satisfactory, so lar as the
chances of any one of the candlaates
are concerned. Box Elder is for Rod
erts Cache is four-fifths agasnsc MIN,
and divided as to choice, although 1t IS
stated that Rideout has the long emo
of II with Fisher Harris a second
choice. and Fisher will also have some
strength from that section on the hrsl
ballot Tocele is for Nebeker, and VIII
stand by him until it develops that ne
has not sufficient strength TO land- III
that condition shall arise, Rideout VIII
he the next man with Tooele, unless
there are unforeseen complications.
Summit is a problem except in one
matter. that being it is against pne
candidacy of B. H. Roberts. Titan coun-
ty is divided but the friends or Rod
erts claim the heaviest vote, although
not a majority by any means Sanpete
has a delegation composed OF men VINO
have never consulted with each otner
since they were elected delegates. Some
are for Roberts, some for Harris, some
Coz Rideout and some for Nebeker.
Rideout's friends claim he has more
than any other man. while Harris al
mirers make the same contention Even
this county is Problematical- Rideout,
Roberts and Harris all have elements
of strength
It's going to be lively convention
THE vARIAN SENTIMENT.
Varian sentiment took an upward
start Yesterday. His name was men
toned with greater frequency than
eyer before. and a canvass Of several
delegations revealed a very favorable
sentiment concerning him. Judge Thur-
man developed quite following, VINO
believed he could be made a compro-
mise candidate with good results Judge
King was mentioned, but his close
friends at once declared ne ala not
want the nomination.
SUPREME JUDGE.
There is considerable talk concerning
the matter of the supreme court candl-
date. Judge Rolapp is in the city, ana
his friends are induStrlously WORKING
for him. Hon. r. n. Baskin's support
ers were working hard with the dele
gates last night, and he will have good
snnport in the convention today. Judge
Macmillan has a following from the
north. which is doing some great work
delegates. Friends OF Au-
relius Miner advocated his claims.
There seems to be disposition to Sc
lect one candidate a Mormon, the other
a nom Mormon. All factions agree this
should be done in order to secure the
best results. The fate of the candidacy
of the second candidate nominated may
depend on the selection of the first IN
respect to this condition of affairs
CAUCUsEs THIS MORNING.
Salt Lake county is going to caucus /
this morning. in order to determine I!
what it's course shall be, if possible. |
The meeting will be held upon the !
stage of the theatre at $3.50 o'clock. not |
rNIa a
sure. but good enough, perhaps. The /
call will be found in another portion I
Of the paper.
Simmit county is going to caucus in |
the morning, also. So will Utah, and !
doubtless the other counties; not nee |
sssarily on the matter of candidates, |
put there are members of the commit |
tees to select and other business to be |
lone. including the membership of the 1
state committee, which need attend /
ng to.
STATE COMMITTEE MEETS.
The state committee met in an infor- |
nal session in the business Office of /
rhe Herald last evening and consid-
cred ways and means to provide for /
he expenses of the convention. Chair /
nan Sloan said the arrangements had /
been made, and wanted financial back
ng.
The temporary Craftsmanship has
1een rendered the Hon. c. S. Varian of
his city and the matter of the tenn
1orary secretaryship left vacant, in or
Ter that suggestions as to available
imber from the outside may be re-
.eived The name of Mrs. Ellen b.
Takeman was proposed by the members
rom Utah county and the suggestion
accepted by the executive committee.
GALL FOR BADGES AND TICKETS.
The committee has provided badges
or the delegates, and a discussion en-
iued as to what would be a desirable