Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-29
MofFAT AGAINST woLcoTT.
riobt is Between Their Followers for
The Control of the Party's
Destinies.
.NrI.woLcoTTs LOSE FIRST BOUT
Ex-senator introduced as Temporary
Chairman and Makes One Of His
Ringing Speeches.

Denver, sept, 2.-lnterest IN the ie-
nuhican state convention Is as great
az II an entire state tlc>,et instead OF
merely candidate for judge OF the
,,,renp court were to be nominated
ond a seat in the United States senate
were involved. 1t was practically set
nod in advance Of the assembling or
tho convention that Chief Justice John
comnbell whose term expires next
vear would be honored with re-nOin-
nation for a position on the supreme
bench, but a bitter contest was peihg
waged for control of the party orgahi-
zatlon in Denver and the state.
Two delegations from the city and
county of Denver were chosen yester-
day BY conventions representing me
rival factions, one being headed by
former United states Senator Edward
O. Wolcott and the other by Edward
II. Moffatt The convention met at the
Brown Palace hotel at o'clock THIS
morning to prepare the prima tacle
rocal for the convention. The VOL
colt people control the committee ana
in advance of the meeting claimed to
have the necessary two-tnlrds vote To
seat the Denver Wolcott delegates.
Should they fail however, to do TINS as
intended, the probabilities seemed TO
be both delegations would be excluded
from the convention. 1t Is possible that
two state conventions may be held,
further widening the breach In the par
ty that was caused by the senatorial
contest last winter, when number of
Republican members of the general as
semby refused to enter a caucus OF
the party TO decide on the organiza-
ton of the house The disagreement
disrupted the party and resulted in the
reelection OF Henry M. Teller as Unit
cd states senator instead Of Repub-
lean and was followed by division In
the Denver county committee over the
question Of new charter for this city.
STATE COMMITTEE.
When d. b. Farley chairman, called
the state committee to order 80 mem
bers We're present, only seven counties
not being represented. The chairman
announced that the business of the
committee was TO pass on credentials
and to hear contests IL there were any.
The credentials Of all counties except
Denver were accepted, there being no
other contests
CONTEST IN DENVER.
The contest in Denver was then taxi
en- up Only two speeches OF three
minutes each were allowed to each side.
After the speechmaking a motion was
made that list of delegates Sd ctei
al the Tabor opera house, known as
me Wocott delegates, should be certi-
ned to and entered upon the temporary
rolleall Of the convention. A substitute
motion that the committee certify TO
neither list was lost by rising vote.
ana the original motion carried, II to
10 Immediate adjournment was taken
70 the Turner hall, where the state con-
Nenti0n met
dhe anti-Wolcott men say that they
VIII oilnR the contest UP before the
convention but II is said that with the
NolcoV men from Denver voting in the
convention the contestees viii have no
enance OF recognition.
WoLCoTTs SPEECH.
Edward o. Wolcott was introduced as
Wnp9iary chairman Of the convention
guy ne made a ringing speech. He
adiI there was no room for wheels
wItnlh wheels In the Republican party
sna no person was so near the presi-
dent OF the United states that tho
sunshine Of patronage could filter only
through him. There was no argumerl,
al ali before the people regarding the
etouon of any man to the United
clales senate or keeping him out.
Ns3oorauo IN every way, Mr.. Wolcott de-
sr,eSleq was for President Roosevelt.
sdng republican party in the state. he
sauL would never surrender its organ
Nauon TO the corporations.
o"lr chairman Farley made few
,en'"INS' The temporary roll call was
mUVe me permanent roll can by unan-
muus Vote Judge n, Walter Dixon
VIZ CHOSEN permanent chairman, and
" an address condemned political dem
aosoguefy especially Popullsm and So
.John w. Springer introduced the
IouoW'ng resolution which was unanl-
mously adopted
colorado RepublIcanism stands for
p.Osres' iNeness, We believe In leaders
MN,Np do things and who keep the wheels
W nuuStly moving, rather than clog
stu WIN doubts, and predictions OF
buttons OF business. One fearless
mm'uef Is Theodore Roosevelt. Colorado
nytuullcans IN state convention hereby
tnuef MN unanimous nomination for
uent OF the United States In 1904.
ernu a so pledge the electora vote of
'''rado Tor the Republican ticket"
~ 'uUH1lttec on resolutions was APP
O'clock ''''''
p, Al the afternoon session John
campbell. prese t chief Justice. was
humhoted by ato'amation To succeed
umselt In the supreme court