The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-08

a plank providing for anti Mormon
legislation should the matter come up
al the Chicago convention. Sutherland
maintained that his feUd with kearns
could never be reconCiled. Hearns, he
commended hated him with an undying
hatred and he did not confess to great
love for the senior sena sor. II was
idle. he argued. to think Of eliminating
factionalism at this time and he sug-
gested fighting il out this summer, the
loser to support the winner and help
- defeat the Democrats at election
time. Sutherland could not be coaxed
or driven from his position in the
course Of the long discussion and when
the resolution finally carried he was the
only man present who did not vote for
it II was decided that the meeting and
the plan should not be given newspaper
publicity and that the men who at
tended the meeting shOuId be around
at work on the delegates early this
morning.
Lively Time Expected Today.
The days developments should prove
Interesting. II sutherland becomes
active against the scheme he is due
for q considerable personal triumph or
a severe reverse. There is just a posi-
bility that the country delegates may
conclude to take the whole business
out of the hands Of the leaders Of the
factions turn them all down and elect
SIX men who have not besn heard of in
the fight.
II will be noticed that the ticket de-
cided upon at this meeting does not
bear the names of Anderson or Loose.
The promoters of the scheme are not
particular as 10 the two men chosen
10 fill in the delegation. so long as
hearns, Smoot. Sutherland and Howell
go. That Sutherland suspects dynamite
IS shown by his opposition to the plan.
he knew of at least two of the resoIu-
tons early in the afternoon and
Travelled about among the delegates at
nigh speed for several hours in the
effort to defeat the passage of them
These were the Tribune and Smoot
resolutions. 1t is not known whether
he was aware of the third resolution
before he went to the meeting. but that
something of this nature was 10 come
UP was current talk among the politi-
clans for several hours before the
meeting took place. Chairman Ander-
son was confident no such scheme
could be put through the convention
and there is likely to be a good row
today.
Snyder Making Good Fight.
W. f. Snyder is a strong candidate
Tor place on the delegation He will
nave the support of the southern part
Of the state and claims 431 votes The
Following counties, with a total Of 13f
votes, declared for him yesterday: Pr
ute. Kane, Garfield, Wayne, Sewer.
Washington. Iron. Beaver. MiIIard,
Sanpete. ToOele and Uintah. He ex-
poets 202 votes from Summit. Salt Lake.
Ctah. Weber, Cache, Box Elder, Wa
satch- II requires 23I to elect
Several counties were variouslv TIED
up for the original Smoot slate. Wheth-
er they will be Jared loose as a result
Of the meeting last night remains to /
De seen Among the many names men
TONED were those of Loose, PulIen
Jones of Box Elder. Anderson. Shurt-
III. Orange J. Seely. J. II. Seely. Glass |
man, etc, and for alternates Cothorpe
OF Uintah. Welsh of Summit Spry of /
Tooele. Wey of salt Lake, HolIings- /
worth of Weber. Z. D. WooIley of Kane /
and many others. Several of those We're
not attached 70 any particular. slate. !
and were probably mentioned by way
Of compliment.
List of Temporary Officers.
1t took two ballots to select Glasmann /
temporary chairman of the convention. /
There were fifteen committeeman pres
ent and on the second ballot GIasmann /
got eight votes. His opponents were
Jesse Smith, Farley p. Christensen and !
Thomas Hull. Some Of the Weber .
county delegation feel rather niffed at /
the action of the committee. The
Weber county committee asked for the !
selection of F. j. Henderson, for
temporary secretary but that request /
was ignored and Glasmann. who was /
not asked for, was made chairman.
other temporary officers are: First /
vice chairman, Jesse NJ. Smith OF
Davis; second vice chairman. Mrs. /
Lucretis Boynton of Cache: third vice
chairman, John Croft Of Morgan: /
fourth vice chairman, l.. HOlbrook of 4
Utah: NTH vice chairman. G. d. White \
Of Beaver; secretary. Thomas Hull of 4
salt Lake; first assistant secretary. l.
K. Anderson Of Sanpete: second as
slStant secretary, A. J. Stookey Of /
Iooele: chaplain. Thomas c. Callfster
Of Miilard: sergeant-at-arms. c. V.
Anderson Of Salt Lake: first assistant
arms, Joseph Josephson Of
BOX Elder; second assistant sergeant
lt-arms, Willard Pace Of Wayne.
Judge H. s. Tanner of Salt Lake
voted proxy from TOOele, E. H. Cal
lister one from Box Elder. A. Melville
Dne from Millard. A. o. Murdoch one
rom Beaver. Thomas Hull one from
Piute and Rudolph Kuckler one from
Weber. The proxies carried definite in
structions how to vote.
Grooming MI. Prick.
T. p. Christensen and Judge ]. e
Prick are mentioned as possibilities for
permanent chairman. Frick is being
<roomed for the supreme bench nom
nation by some of mis- friends and il
s thought the effort 10 make him per-
nanent chairman is partlv for tho |
purpose Of getting him acquainted. as
IL has lived here a comparatively short
ime
The state committee adjourned 10
meet on call of the chairman. who saws
ne viii bring it together again In July.
when the date and place of the con-
7entiOn will be fixed and the appor-
ionment Of delegates made.
Jefferson Day Celebration.
The Democratic clubs of Salt Lake