The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-22
KEARNS LOSES
|. ON CONVENTION
City Committee Decides on a
Late Date.
EICHN0R BREAKS TIE TIE
SENATOR WINS ON THE SEATING
OF LOoFBoURoW.
EIcHNoR BREAKS TIE TIE
Senator Kearns won.
Senator Kearns lnet

senator kearns lost
Both these statements are true Of the
meeting Of the Republican city CEN
mittee held at the Knutsford last
evening. The senator won in his effort
10 get +. e. LOofbourow seated as a
member of the committee He lost in
the fight for an early convention.
The committee was deadlocked on
the latter proposition, and Chairman
Dennis G. Eichnor became the Alexan-
Ger 20 slash the GOrdian knot With
hghtning-like rapidity he cast his vote
against the man whose money he spent
so freely i'm former campaigns. For
Dennis is openly out for George II.
Odell for mayor, and the Kearns crowd
Is working for Frank Knox. EN-Con-
gresham George Sutherland is push
ing w. f. James. but the only dividing
line at the meeting last evening was
between the Kearns and the anti
kearns factions.
The dates finally agreed on were oct.
j. for the primaries oct IA for the pre-
cinCt conventions. and oct 10 for the
city convention. AS oct. II is the last
day for filing "a certificate Of nomina-
ton. this would leave scant time for
an Independent movement. The basis
for the appOrtionment of delegates is
one delegate in each district for every
sixteen votes cast for Thompson for
mayor at the city election two years
ago.
Those at the Meeting.
The meeting last evening was at
tended by Chairman Dennis &. EichnOr,
Secretary Walter J. Meeks. and the
Following committeeman. First pre-
ciuct. George A. Wilson, who voted his
own vote and the proxy of a. +. Law
son; Second precinct J. J. Meyers and
J. 4. Eldredge, jr- (proXy for J. II.
-'reece); Third precinct. T. a. Calls
ter and r. L. Irvine; Fourth precinct.
Artf ar Pratt and NJ. L. Ritchie: Fifth
precinct; $. q. Wing (proXy for a.
Fred Wey).
Fred q. LOOfbOurOW attended with
the proxy Of Alma d. Katz and the
fight was Immediately reOpened over
whether Alma Katz was at present a
resident Of Idaho. Messrs. Elldredge
Hdtchie and Lawson. appointed com
mittee at the recent meeting to investi-
gate the subject made q report stating
that Mr.. Katz had accepted an APP
pointment on the staff Of the governor
or Idaho, implying residence in that
state After much discussion Mr.
katz's seat was declared vacant and
Mr.. LOOfbourOw was elected i'm his
place. Messrs. CallisteT. Eldredge. r.
Vine and Pratt voted against seating
Mr.. LOOfbourOw. and the other 1--WE
voted in the Affirmative
Date of Convention.
Then came long wrangle over the
time for holding the convention. The
kearns men were for an early conven-
ton. The others opposed il. The argIi-
ment advanced for an early convention
was that IL would give more time for a
canvass and an active campaign The
others argued that a late convention
would shut Off an independent move
ment-
The first test came on the motion to
hold the convention Sept 2S ON this
IGtchia disappointed the Kearns men,
Protesting for the 'steenth time that
he did not intend TO be draw into any
factional fight but was determined to
remain neutral. despite his vote TO seat
Mr.. LoofbourOw. he went against the
motion leaving the votes of only Law
son. Loofbourow. Wey and Meyers in
fits favor.
on the proposition to hold the con-
NentiOn Oct. y, Mr. Richie turned an
other handspring and hip-fopped into
the kearns ranks again. With the
other four just mentioned. he voted i'm
favor of the proposition.
Eicbnor Decides It.
This tied the vote. making it five to
i've. To Chairman Eichnor was left
the decision. Closing his eyes to the
IHoNlder OF the duCatS i'm which Den
MIS- has wallowed in past campaigns.
and keeping his optics fixed ON the
pledge made to George r.. OdeU two
years ago. Dennis promptly voted
against this date
This forced 10 still later. Tho prop
osition reverted To making the pri-
inaries oct -. the precinct conventions
pct.f4 and the city convention Oct II.
Mr. Ritchie did another somersault.
with elaborate explanations. and land
81 with TIE majority. Mr.. Wing. with
Fred Wey's vote followed. leaving the
votes Of only Lawson. Loofbourow and
lleNers representing firmly and faith
July the standard of kearns.
This ended the heavy fighting There
Wds "a slight skiTmish over the basis
or apporuonmsnt This was finally de-
cided on the basis of one delegate 10
every sixteen votes cast for Thompson
I'm 1901. making the apportionment to I
each district as follows.
AnDoTtforYna71f Of neIo--,+o-