Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-07

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One Faction Objects TO the SecretOrder-LKe National
0rganjzston-Nr Boomer, National Representative,
Especially Obnoxious TO the Insurgents,

There seems to be a wide, deep and
impossible chasm In the ranks Of the
Socialists OF Utah. This morning a
number Of members OF the party met
in the Office OF Henry W. Lawrence
and came TO the conclusion that they
would not submit to the national So
ciallst committees behests as repre-
scented and personited In National Rep
resentative Geo. r.. Boomer sent here
from the east by the national commit
tee, 1t was contended by those press
ent that the committee had no right
TO send a representative here for the
purpose Of disorganizing and reorgan-
izing the party in Utah. 1t was also
predicted that in short time the ma
tional organization would fall to pieces.
Objection was being made to II on ac-
count OF its being secret organization,
or as near to that as II was possible
for IL to be.
a recess was had In order TO give
time for the preparation Of resolutions
setting forth the position Of those who
are opposed 10 interference by the
national committee. The committee
that met with MIR. Lawrence was CONF
posed Of representatives from eleven
different localities throughout the state,
and II was confidently stated among
them that they would win the present
fight and bring about retirement OF
Mr. Boomer and the national commit
tee from politics in Utah so far as the
Socialist party Is concerned. It was
agreed that those present would take
no part In the convention called by Mr..
Boomer
Immediately upon recess being de-
clared the members went upstairs TO
atch the proceedings there They
had counted without their host, how
ever. for at the threshold they en-
yountered the stern yisage of the door
keeper, who Informed them that they
did not possess the open sesame and
that II was incumbent upon them 10
HE themselves 70 the political back
woods and avail themselves Of a rustic
rocker
And this is state convention, Is
it?' exclaimed a lady member OF the
boiling faction Gentlemen, they re-
fuse us admission Take note OF that"
Behind the barrier thus interposed
the proceedings were carried on to the
point OF organization, when the rebel
lious element was admitted but then
Il was upon the understanding that the
nom interference compact previously
made should be kept
In Federation han Representative
Boomer was assiduously engaged In
getting his forces together He an
nounced that representation from four
local organizations constituted a quo
rum for the transaction of business.
and inasmuch as there were five locals
In the hall Il was In order to proceed.
lie read his credentials from the ma
tional committee and also his lnstruc-
tons from that body. Some untruths
as to the objects OF his visit here had
been started out AT ogden. said Mr..
Boomer, and he was prepared to show
their falsity, which he then proceeded
TO do.
A. B. Elder was then elected tenn
porary chairman and Comrade Lund
secretary.
Upon constitution and bylaws Messrs.
Deering, Douglas and Wallace were
elected to act and Messrs Lund, Taw-
ney and Lundstrom were named 10 COM
pose the committee on resolutions and
order Of business
Al this point the independent faction
was permitted 10 enter. These ladies
and gentlemen mostly took seats in the
rear Of the hall and then 1t was seen
that In all there were Just IS people
present. including the press representa-
tlves.
This was an opportunity for Mr..
Bloomer and he took advantage Of It 10
attempt to place himself In right light
before the Socialists present. Upon re-
quest he read his credentials again and
stated 1t as his understanding that
some comrades had doubted his possess
sion OF proper credentials and had ex-
pressed the belief that he had himself
assumed the duties which he was here