The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-08
INDUCED IN
LIVELY DEBATE
Socialists Discuss Parliamentary
Laws and Unionism.
HOLD STATE CONVENTION
INDUSTRIAL PEACE DISCIPLES
HAVE REAL PLEASANT TIME.

Spirited discussions, which al times
became exceedingly violent charae-
terized the state conventional the So
cialist party which was called TO order
in the Federation of Labor hall yester-
day morning. The convention yester-
day proved that the members are ready
to fight for their principles. If the con-
vention hadn't been labeled It might
have been mistaken for committee
ON parliamentary laws.
The Socialists have one opinion re-
garding public ownership. Each mem
Der at the convention seemed to enter
tain.a different idea as TO how a motion
ought to be placed before the house.
The business before the convention
could have been transacted i'm two or
three hours. Ii took an day and a
large share of the night TO finish il.
During the day a motion was made for
the election of a state secretary. II
was late in the evening before they
agreed upon one. The people who want
TO see an ideal industrial condition
where one mans power is no greater
be as suspicious of each others motives
as the members of a corrupt political
ring. I'm the evening a motion was made
that the convention ballot for the state
headquarters. A member wanted to
know whether the convention would
vote by ballot, by a rising vote or by
follcall. Some one came iu and wanted
10 know what they were going 20 vote
for. A motion was made 10 vote by roll
call The chair ruled 20 have each
delegate vote by ballot Salt Lake,
Park City and Lehi were nominated.
One speaker thought that Lehi Is the
geographical center of the state and
ought to be the choice. Charles Stewart
said that while the two places named
might be geographical centers, Salt
Lake was the" center. He didn't care
if Sanpete was nominated but salt
Lake, he said, is the place. salt Lake
was chosen.
When il came TO the selection of state
committeeman the Salt Lake delegates
were far apart. They went into caucus,
but the uprOar could be heard where
the other counties were voting. or try
ing to. The delegates returned and "a
speaker announced that NJ NJ. Johnson
had been elected
Mr. Chairman, there has been no
election" almost shrieked another. OF
protest against the name" Several
members interrupted and tried 10 be
heard at the same time IT was deCid-
ed 10 refer the matter to a referendum
vote.
The nomination OF a state secretary
was in order The names Of j. X. ZOn-
ker, j. f WhittemOre and T. S. Lund
were placed in nomination
One delegate thought the convention
ought to elect a man who can dig
OUT ''WhittemOre. he said. can dig
out. He's got the money as well as the
brains"
In Gods name. cried another after
the arguments had run at some length
and with violence. how IN the name of
heaven. j say. are we going TO run the
nation, when we can't run a little eau
Gus or convention" At the final vote
Lund received a majority of the votes
Charles Stewart received the nomina-
ton for state organizer and won over
w. X. Flynn by a few votes. A dis
cussion followed as to whether social
ism and uniOnism were brothers. Muir
ray King, editor of the Industrial La
Dor Journal, was elected national COM
mitteeman The Salt Lake delegates
seemed 40 be divided on every candi-
date, and a nomination was invariably
followed by commotion and a recess to
the ante room where the differences
We're settled until they reached the hall.
when the controversy would break out
again with redoubled vigOr. The con-
VenuOn adjourned at midnight