The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30
Republican Meeting Broke Up In a
Row.
Mr.. ROBERTSON'S PROXIES
COUNCILMAN CAST VOTES OF
TWO ABSENTEES.
Hostilities Were Terminated By An
Adjournment-F. C. Loufbourow
Elected Secretary and Arthur
Pratt Given Place On Executive
Committee-opposed to Primaries

Last nights meeting of the Repub-
lican city committee ended in a beau
tiful row, and the conflict was growing
fierce when hostilities were terminated
by a hasty adjournment. Councilman
Robertson is charged with the respon-
Sibility for the scrap, and the direct
and particular cause was his attempt
60 vote the proxies of Jake Greenewald
and Joe Cottle, the two members from
the Fifth precinct.
Up to this point the most oppressive
harmony had hung like a pail over
the meeting; but when A. S. ReiSer in
noeently asked Robertson if Greene
wald and COttle were not to attend any
more committee meetings, the scene
changed. Robertson, for an instant,
imagined himself i'll the council, and
began throwing chunks of sarcasm
right and left. GreeneWald and Cottle
would attend when there was anything
TO do; they were good Republicans, and
needed no advice from Mr.. Reiser.
But is it customary for one man to
vote two proXies?" asked Reiser.
At this Robertson's lip curled. 1T
IS all right" he said, Ito vote two or
more proxies if you represent their sem
IimentS; what's the difference"
Appleby thought il was not Eight
TO pick up anybody and send him 60 the
committee"
General Hostilities.
"Oh. 1 know what's the matter with
you, Appleby," struck in Robertson.
you were not elected secretary, and
you're sweating blood
Then there was a general ruction.
Eichnor spoke. and Appleby, and Rob-
ertson and Reiser, and Pratt and Lipp-
man, and others whose voices could
not be distinguished.
In the midst of the furOre the chair
man declared the meeting adjourned.
Before ali this happened the commit
tee elected F. G. Loofbourow secretary
and the chairman appointed an eXecu-
tive committee of three, one of whom is
Arthur Pratt. The committee also
practically decided against the new
primary election law.
The committee met in the Progress
building. There We're present the
chairman, Dennis Eichnor; W. j.
Meeks, who held the proxy of P. A.
Dicks, and a. F. Lamson from the
First ward; \. S. Reiser and W. P. APP
pleby from the Second ward; r. b.
Taylor and 7. A. Callister, who held
the proxy of Frank Emery, from the
Third ward; Arthur Pratt and Joseph
Lippman from the Fourth ward, and
Alex A. Robertson, who held proxies
for both J. Greenewald and Joseph Cot
tie, from the Fifth ward.
Secretary Elected.
The matter of a secretary of the COM
mittee to succeed Ralph Guthrie, re-
signed, was taken up, and two candi-
dates were presented, F. G. Loofbourow
and \. P. Appleby. The vote, when
taken. stood six for Loofbourow TO four
for his competitor, and the former was
declared elected.
Joe Lippman's Discoveries.
The primary law was discussed at
some length. Joe Lippman, who has
just got back TO the Hanna camp for
whatever comes" as he says. dis
cussed Republicanism with all the en-
thusiasm of the recent convert. Repub-
licans, says Joe, are so free from guile
that they need no safeguards around
their primaries. There has been crooked
work in past years, but everything is
straight now. When the committee
can't pay its debts. why should it Shout
der a primary system that would cost
from $500 to $1,000? Besides. every man
who tries to vote at a Republican pri-
mary is straight, of course he is. Don't
make it hard for him to get back. but
grease the toboggan slide. The law is
lame and Ineffective, he continued. Who
would prosecute an illegal voter? Who
would dare to ask a pretty girl her
age? Who would pay the bill?
MI 1lpDGlldn SteIilesl 70 voice lue
sentiments of the committee. Although
action was postponed until the next
meeting. il was the expressed sentiment
that final action would be against the
new primary plan.
Debts of Committee.
The old debt of $50 for livery hire.
handed down by former Chairman
Evans. was discussed, and it was voted
that the former secretary be requested
to turn over the property of the COM
mittee and make a detailed statement
of the committees debts; also that the
old executive committee be Jailed upon
to make a statement and report. Fol-
lowing this was a general discussion of
financial matters.
Executive Committee.
Chairman Eichnor then appointed \.
s Reiser, w. p. Appleby and Arthur
Pratt an executive committee for the
coming campaign
Republican day at Saltair, under the
auspices of the Republican Woman S
club. Aug. 3, was discussed. and it was
agreed that all possible aid be extended
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