The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-24
CHAIRMAN ACEE WINS TWO FIGHTS
IN WEBER REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

There were two short, sharp and de-
cisive contests yest erday at the meeting
Of the Weber county Republican commit
tee, and in both Of them. as well as
in a number OF lesser battles. County
Chairman A. ". Agee came out victor
ious. Whether the questions al issue
were worth while or not IS a question
Tor the practical politicians 10 settle, Out
certain IL is that Mr., Agee, the chairman
VINO has been pretty severely idnpO0Iieu'
ana ldmbaSte1 BY numerous prominent
members of his party and who has been
called on by party organs TO reign the
county Craftsmanship Tor being traitor
candidate for office and other things
certain II is that he had his way IN an
matters pertaining TO the preliminary ar
engagements for the county and Judlcial
conventions He sQuelched a movement
having in view a radical change OF me
manner of choosing delegates, had the
matter of appointing delegates referred
10 a committee appointed by himself anu
Secretary Bluth as members ana near
the close rising 10 q question of personal
privilege. he replied 10 some OF the at
tacks made on him, reading defense
OF his acts and denying tnat ne ned
used his office as county chairman to tut
Their his candidacy for an ONCE as Judge
On the supreme bench.
The meeting was held IN answer 10 d
call sent out by the chairman for the
committee TO meet and arrange for the
Selection OF fOrty-fIVe delegates 10 the
state convention and thirIy-three dele
gates 10 the Judicial convention, Mhlcn
IS To nominate candidate for district
judge and district attorney.
Previous to the assembling there was
9cHve outtonhoilns gong On alllolisS5I e4Le
delegates discussing the proposed chaIBe
back 10 the old method in the election Oh
delegates. Ihe argument OF one faction
was that the other crowd had TIE pins
al set up ia every district with men
staked cut to be delegates 70 both con-
The other claimed that the opposing
crowd wanted a county convention as pc
ing easier 10 manipulate than the district
conventions.
After the call to order by Chairman
Age the committee plunged at once INTO
tins subject and the sQuabble was on
when the chairman announced that ne
had omitted to have the roll called. Inc
oversight was corrected ana lncluehldlls
a number Of appointments made by the
chairman 10 iii vacancies were TatiIleu
Tbe proposal 10 change the method OF
selecting delegates was sprung by Geo-
N Hannah. who explained the di-tiCullleS
of proceeding under the direct election
method when two sets of delegates, one
Of fOTty-five and one of thrty-tucee, were
70 be chosen and when some OF tbe c9un-
bined He expressed a desire 10 near
try districts would have 10 be com
from the country deiegaJes- l. w W sues
Mr.. Williams Of Farr West, HusSeH OF
Ray and others argued for the OLD county
convention plan. r. =. farusWOf IN. IL a
Simmons. II. g. Wardleigh and others Ia
VOred elections direct from the QiStflcts-
Chairman Agee called vice chairman
Wade 70 the platform and argued for the
retention OF the present plan OF Girect
election He claimed that residing in the
Twentieth ogden district he was county
delegate, remark that called foI IN many
sarcastice references to later mtXings.
Finally plan sprung by F. j. Hender-
shot TO refer the whole question 20 lile
country members was carried and a re-
cess OF ten minutes was taken 70 ailoW
the country members to get together Mr.
AEee kindly rename din the room TO
assist them in organizing ana was coul-
teously asked TO become the chairman
He acCeded and greatly assisted IN their
deliberations
AT the close Of about five minutes of
arguments a vote was unanimously car
ried for district primaries to elect dele
gates directly to the conventions RMS
was ratified by the general committee
anu IT. was voted that the question OF
apportlonment of delegates the time or
holding the district primaries ana other
details be left 70 a committee of five
This was carried and later motion that
Chairman Agee and Secretary Bluth De
added TO the committee. Mr.. Hanson
suEgeste- that the executive committee
was the proper body 10 do this work
-AgeC sideJra cSed this by urging that the
dear country people were mucn concerned
and there was bur one country member
of the executive committee. also that all
the members of The executive committee
were not present Later he appointed as
the committee four members from the
countrF-LOWe OF Hooper, stewart or
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Riverdale and l.. ". Wade of Ogden. He
suaVely offered 10 withdraw the appoint
mCuts il they were not satisfactory. but
the committee ratified them.
The chairman then suggested the need
Of organized work Ia getting Repuhli-
cans uaturaiiZCd. This was left 10 the
executive committee. Mr.. Kelly of that
committee suggested that funds would be
needed. whereupou he was sat upon by
The chairman. who said "a man who did
not wish 10 become an American citizen
bad enough to pay the s. did not deserve
To he one.
Then. as an adjournment was about 20
be taken. the chairman drew typewTit-
ter sn eCh from mis- pocket. and asking
consideration as matter Of personal
privilege. he referred to the charges made
against him of unfaithfulness to tho
party and Of statement that had been
published demanding that he resign He
hurried hack the charges that he had used
his office 20 further his personal can
GIdacy for supreme judge. and said that
10 criticism of his course had ever come
10 him from any associate on the com
miJtce who had worked Loyalty with hiLE
FOR the success Of the whole county
ticket Mr.. Wade bore similar testimony
To Mr.. Aces
AIR HoIliugEWoTth. though not q mem
her Of the committee. suavelv cleared the
surcharged atmosphere by automatically
proposing the appointment OF a commit