The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
WOMAN LEADER
SPLITS PARTY
Boiling Faction Quits the Social.
iSt Convention.
PLAN TO GET RECOGNITION
DISCOUNTED MEMBERS FANCY
THEY SEE A SCHEME.

What was intended to be the nucleus
Of the new Socialist party Il Utah SUI
! fered a serious split in the state con-
vention held in this city yesterday. at
/ the Federation Of Labor hail. The en-
/ tire Salt Lake contingent bolted the
convention, and the probabilities are
| that there will be two conflicting heads
to the new political party. It was de-
clared by A. B. Elder. the deposed So
cialist national committeeman for Utah,
that the boilers would organize on or
thodox lines and thus win the sole
recognition of the national organiza-
ton
The convention met in pursuance of
a call from the provisional state COM
mittee, A. B. Elder, Peter Johnson and
/ Charles Stewart. to effect a state or
ganization by adopting a constitution
I by referendum vote and by electing an
executive board and a national COM
mitteeman. Besides forty-six delegates
from this city, the representation from
outside was composed of II. P. Han
/ sen of Elsinore, NJ. Z. King Of King
| stOn, Peter Johnson Of Murray, Mrs.
/ Ida c. Hazlett, recently from Denver,
( representing Manti, Richfeld and Sa-
/ lima; c. J. A. LindstTOm of West Jor-
/ dan and Sandy, Mrs. Kate Hilliard Of
+ Ogden, F. NJ McQuivey Of Provo and
/ Coyote, A. c. Jackson Of Logan, r.
/ WixOn of CircIeville, J. c. Williams of
/ Big Cottonwood and Professor H. c.
! Lewis Of Cedar City. Nephi and Lehi
| were also represented.
Row About the Credentials.
Professor Lewis was chosen temper
[ airy chairman and Mr.. King temporary
| secretary, and later the temporary or
ganization was made permanent. The
scrap commenced when the manner of
accepting credentials was under dis
/ cussion. The Salt Lake contingent in
( sisted that only those local branches
which are duly organized and have a
/ charter should be entitled to vote in
/ the convention, but the outside delega-
/ lions for the most part declared in IA
/ vOr Of permitting all branches, whether
/ duly organized or not, to have a voice
/ in the deliberations.
! The significance of the latter cOnten-
/ ton was manifest when it was recalled
that each organization was allowed. ac-
/ cOrding to the call. as many votes as
members signed proxies delegating
]
/ travelling through the southern part of
/ the state organizing branches of the
| proposed state socialist body, and Mr..
/ McQuivey of Eureka, another itineTant
! spreading the gospel of socialism, thus
/ held enough proxy votes to sweep ev-
/ erything before them.
/ Since it was proposed to choose a
( state organizer, whose salary would be
4 $50 monthly, plus the proceeds from the
/ sale Of all literature sent out, the Salt
/ Lake delegates, who were only forty
six strong. proxies and all, believed
they saw a scheme Matching to make
/ Mrs Hazlett and Mr.. McQuivey the
/ whole thing
! The UpshCt Of the scrap was the bolt
/ ing of the Salt Lake delegation. Before
/ walking out It was declared by Mr.. Elder
/ ana his followers that the plan of organ
( 1zatlOn had gone wrong and that before
| the tail Of the party. represented by so
] many raw recruits, coulc expect to Wag
/ the body Mrs. HaZlett and Mr.. McQuivey
/ and their followers would have to 90
/ way back and sit down ere they could be
/ the Socialist organization Of Utah.
Woman Leader Denounced.
/ The afternoon and evening sessions
/ were devoted to consideration of the con-
] srtuuon, which was very materially
/ changed from the original draft
The following officers were elected:
I Mrs. HaZlett, national Committeeman; F.
/ NJ. McQulVey. state organizer; ". J. BO-
/ CART OF Murray, state secretary. and a.
/ W. SpantOn Of Murray, state treasurer
/ These officers, together with the chair
! man Of each county organization, will
/ constitute the executive board.
! Until each county elects its representa-
( tive to the executive board, these were
/ chosen by the convention to act; Sewer
/ county, II. p. Hansen; Salt Lake, George
! Douglas; Piute, Al. Z. King; Sanpete
! Ole ArisOn; Garfield, A N. Hunter: Utah
! George Hartley; Cache, c. 4. Goodwin
! Iron, Professor Lewis; Weber, J. S
/ MattOs-
Immediately after the triumphant fac
ton had cleared the hall a score or more
/ Of Socialists of this city held d caucus
/ to lay plans for protesting against the
/ conventions action TO the national com
mittee. Trickery in the manner in which
Mrs. Hazlett and Mr.. McQuivey had OBJ
] tanned proxies was charged and in sup
Z port of this allegation there was read
population Of the schemes Of the woman
leader and her companion from the local
Z branches at Bingham. Sandy Murray and
/ West Jordan. Comfort was derived from
/ Mr.. Elders declaration that his faction
/ still held the state organization and that
he could not be displaced as national
committeeman in the manner complained
/ about.
After the convention Mr.. McQuivey'
/ stated to The Herald that the objections
[ of himself and colleagues to the plan of
organization was that notices had not
been sent in ample time to all Of the
! branches and that the purpose of the
I Elder faction was TO get a fresh hold on
the state organization by the adoption OF
/ a constitution giving a majority of the
five Salt Lake members proposed to be
put on the state executive board absolute
I control. with fun power TO appoint all Of
| the officers.