The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-09
DEMOCRATS TRY
TO ALLAY STORM
EfforttO Keep POIygamy Amend
ment Out Of Convention.
SITUATION IS IN DOUBT
LEADERS BELIEVE, HOWEVER.
PROCEEDINGS WILL BE QUIET
n ETERlINED efforts wore put fortf

n ETERAiINED efforts were put forth
II yesterday 10 Keep the polysamy
question out Of today's convention.
Late last night the hope was expressed
that The matter would be quietly passed
by. but none OF the party leaders were
prepared 10 give the assurance that 10
would not come up.
1t is thought an the DELEGATES are
now agreed JhaJ Lodays convention
should not adopt plank asking for a.
constitutional amendment The CaudI-
dates FOR places ON the ST. Louis dele
cation are divided into three classes.
Those who favor the adoption of ana
-polygamy plank by the national
convention, those who are opposed TO
IL and those who would H0t oppose DO
should it be offered. Lines are sharply
drawn and the feeling is so intense
that political seueralship of the highest
order svil be required to keep the fight
out of the convention.
r. II. Roberts and his follow iug will
probably fight for delegation every
member of which Is known TO De strougl y
opposed 10 AN aau-p3-EgamE plank Dr.
men satisfactory To this element are
elected Roberts ana has friends VIII like
ly remain silent. but those VINO FaFui
the plank and those VINO favor passive
ness OH the part Of the Utah delegation
are expected to preclpitate the stEusEIe
matter once gets before the convention "a
bitter fight viii follow Both sides have
powerful debateTs and "a forensic battle
Of the first magnitude is confidently pre-
dicte5
Suggests Roberts For Delegate.
A plan suggested 10y some of the oppou-
euts Of Roberts 10 be pur i'm effect snouia
they lose is to suggest that Mr.. Roberts
be made the head of the delegation ana
sent 10 St. Louis TO conduct the usHr
pa. ra
quoted as being anxious to bring the
matter to- an issue now with the hope
that it can be definitely settled for an
time. He has found many TO support mis-
view.
This view. it is claimed. is not shared
by many other prominent Democrats
among them former Senators Cannon all
kaWiins. Judge H. r. HENDERSON. =. ~
Movie and Judge %. w Powers some
of these are well understood as Believing
the Utah delegation should do nothing
that might attract further attention O"
the p0iygamy question, ana they may 1e
heard i'm opposition to the IDEA OF 1lI-
Roberts today
continued with undated Vlgor FesleF-
day. Supporters of both Powers and
Peery were confident last night ana an
interesting fisht is expected lt ls gem
orally conceded that Beery VIII nave
majority of the Salt Lake delegation
while Powers friends claim me VIII S5t
enough outside support 20 elect MN.
Friends of A. H. TarGet insist ne ls SUN
i'm the race and say he has in the neigh
borhcod of thirty votes pledged 90 Am
as a starter. The general impression %
that the committeeman VIII ne named -s
the convention. and tuat this Hil De- ono
last order Of business uf the cpuN '-ti-H
The convention VIII be called 70 oleef
at lV.aJ lH lne 1-tll L-1f-t l.-
morning THE state committee meelIH-
of Yesterday was continued ty ID eiocA
this morning. IL win meet ON the stage
of the Theatre TO name the tempofaFs
Officers