The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-07
SOUTHERN UTAH
WANTS PARKER
Dixie Country FayOrs kOmina-
ton Of New York Judge.
FOR MIXED DELEGATION
REPRESENTATIVE MORRIS OF
ST GEORGE on SITUATION

Southern Utah is for Parker. in the
opinion of State Representative d. ii.
Morris of st. George, who is in the
city TO attend the convention Thurs
day. u ann personally strongly in ia
vor Of Judge Parker" says Mr. Nor
lis. and according TO my best judg-
ment he is the favorite throughout the
southern part of the state
The Washington county delegation
win be thirteen strong, including prox-
les held by the men who wiz attend
in person.
Mr.. Morris is strongly opposed to
any proposition looking to the en-
dorsement of an anti-polygamy plank.
either in the state convention or the
rational convention. "It is an un-
Democratic idea" he says, "and all
Democrats sent from Utah to St Louis
should be instructed to use all their
influence to prevent the adoption Of
any plank Of this nature by the ma
tiOnal convention If the party ma
tiOualIy wiz let the internal affairs
of Utah alone there is every chance for
the Democrats to carry Utah this year.
fan / look 10 see this Smoot prosecu-
ton dropped and Smoot retain his
seat because the Republicans back of
this prosecution would EdtheF see
SmOOU stay there than have a Demo
crat take his seat"
Mr.. Morris faVOrs a delegation COM
posed of MormOns and GentiIes to ST.
Louis, an 60 be instructed to fight any
anti-MOrmOn proposition that may be
presented. He believes Former Sen
atOr Rawlins and Former Congressman
w. II. King should be on the deIega-
ton, because their wide acquaintance
among the leaders of the party and
familiarity with political affairs rem
ders them especially fitted to guard the
interests of the state and party at the
convention.
Uintah for Powers.
Judge Powers announced yesterday
that ne had been promised the solid
support of the Uintah delegation in his
candidacy for national committeeman.
Judge Powers has gone into the race
actively and his campaign, with The
energetic efforts being put forth by the
friends of ID. II. Peery, A. II. Tarbet
and others. promises to make the con-
test an exciting one should il go be-
fore the convention.
Ihefe IS SUI DIVISION or opinion as
to the propriety of placing the selec-
tiOu of the committeeman in the hands
of the convention, many. cOntendiBg
that the delegation should name the
committeeman So far as known there
is no inclination on the part of any of
the candidates TO resist the proposition
TO have the convention make The
choice, but numbers of delegates have
announced a determination to oppose
the idea,
First Delegation to Arrive
The Uintah delegation. with seven
votes was the first outside delegation
TO reach the city. coming i'm yesterday.
Members of the delegation say Uintah
viii vote soIidIy against any anti-poly-
gamy proposition that may come up.
The San Juan delegation is also in
town
A Transplanted Convention.
The Democrats of the seventh judi
ciaI district VIII hold their nominating
convention at the Wilson hotel in Salt
Lake tomorrow evening at S o'clock,
according to a letter received by Sec
rotary p, j. Daily of the state COM
mittee yesterday. The delegates 60 the
judicial convention are all delegates to
the state convention and salt Lake has
been selected because of its couven-
fence