The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-29
PROVO, SEPTEMBER 4
Date anu Place For Republican
State Convention.
CALLISTER Is CHAIRMAN
WAS ELECTED YESTERDAY TO
SUCCEED WALTON.

The Republican state committee de-
cided yesterday to hold the convention
for placing in nomination a full state
ticket and electors on Tuesday, Sept. 4,
at Provo. II o'clock being the hour set
for the opening of the show. Wesley
X Walton convinced the committee
that he has had enough of politics and
rendered his resignation as state chair
man. e. II. Callister of Salt Lake being
elected to the Office over Colonel George
Banner Squires. Then the committee
transacted a lot of other business and
adjourned.
The meeting came off at 10 o'clock in
the morning, and the following coun-
ties were represented: Beaver, BOX
Elder, Cache, Davis, Millard, PluJe
Rich, Salt Lake, SanDete. Sewer, sum
nit, Tooele, Utah, Wdsatch. Wayne
and Weber. Charley Meighan being the
heavy man from Ogden.
Mr. Walton was in the chair. and
Secretary Farley 2. Christensen was
also there.
Different Dates Discussed.
When the question of the time for
holding the state convention arose.
Sept. 4. 8. 80 and 30 were all moved upon,
AAApfNNAf
less of the fact that the date OF the
Democratic convention is Sept. 8. Then
arose some discussion as to where the
convention should be held. Charley
Meighaa WIS there with an ogden
boom, and 5. Il. Campbell pleaded for
Salt Lake.
But when Fred Price holding a proxy
from Piute, suggested Provo, the COM
mittcemen fiocked to the proposition,
nd oh AnVnDW I WAS
argued, Salt Lake has had her share
Then the hour was selected IL o'clock
being considered quite early enough TO
get up in Provo. The vote was practl-
cally unanimous on the question of the
hour.
It was further decided to base the
convention representation on one dele
gate for every ffty-five votes cast tor
James T. Hammond, the gentleman
who recently ran for congress.
A motion was made that full state
ticket and national electors be placed
in the field, and it unanimously carried.
Walton's Resignation Accepted.
At this juncture Mr.. Walton arose and
rendered his letter of resignation. Ii
said, among other things, that his bust
ness interests up in Rich positively de-
manded his attention, and much as ne
regretted it, he would have to resign
He said that his relations with the com
mittee were deliciously pleasant.
AS soon as the letter was read Col
onel Squires jumped up and moved It's
acceptance, closing with glowing eui-
ogy of Mr.. WaltOn's last works. MI
Campbell followed with another eulogy
Mr. Meighan followed with another
eulogy. Mr. Cannon George Nj fol
lowed with another eulogy. Mr.. Cand-
land followed with another eulogy. Mrs
Emmeiine b. Wells followed with an
other eulOg
Secretary Christensen followed with
another eulOgy, and others followed
with other eulogies until the session
threatened to cut into the dinner hour
To kind of check the flow, or can the
chestnut" some one suggested that q
set of resolutions be adopted and spread
on the minutes showing that Mr.. Wal
ton was a pretty good fellow. This
pleasure will devoIve on Mr.. Campbell
Mr. A. l.. Thomas and Mr.. Jim Glove.
Mrs. Wells then offered her resigna-
ton as first vice chairman, and it was
promptly rejected.
Colonel SCuires was nominated fol
the Craftsmanship, and E. II. Callistel
was named by Mr.. Walton. Callistel
won out by the small majority of three
the election afterwards being made
unanimous. Some thought it was q
mean advantage to take in MIR. Calls
ter's absence.
Mrs Wells and Secretary Christensen
were appointed to succeed themselves
and notified of the appointments.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the new
chairman be asked to appoint as many
women las his judgment suggests or
the executive committee. and that haV-
ing carried, the meeting adjourned.