Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-09
Discuss the Time and Place of
Holding the State Con-
ventiOn.
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION EXIST.
September | Was Decided on and the
Place Went Over Until This
Afternoons Session.

The Republican state committee got
together in the county commissioners
offices this morning and. selected Thurs
day, Sept, /, AZ the date OF holding
the state convention. That date was
adopted by the close vote Of 10 to 8.
some favorlng an earlier date and 9TH
ers later one Thirty minutes later
the committee, while In the midst Of a
discussion as to the place OF holding
the convention. took a recess to ascer-
tain on what date the Salt Lake Thea
ter might be obtained and II this city
is selected as the place, the date will
be changed at this afternoons meeting,
1t Is known that Kyrle Bellew has the
Theater for Sept 1.
The meeting was rather spirited from
the beginning. 1t started with a warm
discussion as to whether a member
should vote a proxy for somebody re-
siding In a county other tnan that of
the man holding the Proxy. 1t arose In
the cas- of Thomas Seyy OF Garfield,
who held the proxy OF John Meter of
Sewer Mr., Sevy won out by a close
margin,
OBJECT OF MEETING.
Chairman Anderson then stated the
object Of the meeting, which was prin-
clpally to select time and place for
the convention, II was unanimously
agreed that the basis OF representation
for that convention should be one dele
gate to every % votes cast for Con-
gresham HC'Eell-the same apportion-
ment as before. It means 400 delegates.
SEPT. 9TH SUGGESTED.
Mr.. Porter Of Morgan county moved
the 9th of September AZ the date, Mr..
DeMolsey Of Utah county amended In
favor Of Aug 49, The 18th Of August
was then suggested as a compromise
and finally a substitute motion for
Sept. / was made and carried by one
vote.
The place was next DeMoisey was
authorized to say that Provo would Of
fer hall, and band without any cost
to the committee
A letter from Mayor Glasmann OF Og-
dem who was present In a newspaper
capacity invited the convention to thar
city, Offering every inducement that
Ogden can put forth. Mr.. kuchler or
Weber spoke for his city, winding up
with a number Of pleasantries concern
ing the brewery now in operation there,
and deploring the close proximity of
the asylum at Provo.
NOMINATED SALT LAKE.
j.. A. Morris of salt Lake, holding a
proxy for Fred Wey. said he thought
| he would be derllect In his duty If ne
did not nominate Salt Lake, lie eX-
"a
| Anderson had not done 80 and that no
| night had been made for Salt Lake, as
the only convention city IN the state.
MIR. Bullen OF Cache said the conyen-
ton might come TO Logan If II cared TO,
and be royalty welcomed. but he was
not urging It because the railroads
would 30 nothing out Of the ordinary
for the delegates.
a. c. Hatch Of wasatch spoke in a
iocular vein, saying he could offer
more on behalf OF Heber city than had
been offered by Salt Lake. He wound
up. however by suggesting that the
committee get down to voting between
Ogden and Provo.
ABOUT THE THEATER.
MIR. Morris again spoke for Salt Lake
| after learning that the theater here
| could not be secured on the date the
| committee had selected Before voting
| he wanted to see just when IL could be
| had, and TO that end an adjournment
was taken until this afternoon. II Is
| quite likely that Salt Lake viii be
named, and the date changed one or
two days in either direction from Sep
| TENDER !.
THOSE PRESENT,
Those in attendance this morning
| were w. W. Cook, Beaver, holding
proxy for VIM, Hurst, II. Bullen, Jr,
| Cache; j. w. Loofbourow, Carbon
proxy for w. II. Donneson; j. NJ. Sc
crlst, Davis, proxy for jesse M.
| smith: j. G. Taylor Grand, proxy for
" =. Martin; Thomas Sevy, Garfield
also holding proxy for John Meter
SEWER; j. -. Whitehead, Juab; Mia
| Day, Willard proxy for Frank Il. Han
son; j. r. Porter, Morgan; W, X, Wal
ton, Rich, j. A. Morris Salt Lake
! proxy for Fred Wey; A, II, Christensen,
| Sanpete NJ. j, Daley, summit; Charles
DeMoisey, Utah; willard Pace, Wayne;
JOS r.. Adkins, Washington; A, G..
| Hatch, Wasatch; r. Kuchler, Weber.
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