The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-09


Congressman HoweITs telegram was
also addressed 10 Chairman Anderson
and was as follows:
I send greeting 10 Utah Republicans
in convention assembled Have full
confidence your deliberations win sig
nal the right action at the right time
and swell the acclaim for Roosevelt"
ON THE EDGE OF THE SHOW.
A state convention of either Of the big
parties always brings out the old war
. horses. Yesterdays gathering was no
exception. One Of the early arrivals was
wesley Is. Walton, one-time chairman
OF the Republican state committee. Mr..
walton was known in his day as Mys-
FERROUS Wesley He was as bad Is Fred
Leonard about taking handwriting news
paper men into an alley 10 tell them ne
thought tho weather would clear no be-
from sickbed in order TO attend the
convention, and that he was feeling bet
( ter every minute.
Another war horse was Alma Eldredge
of COalville Mr.. Eldredge was in ex-
ceilent voice. He ratified the scenery
with a speech nominating Henry Welsh.
This old-timer ran for congress once, but
ne is trying hard 10 forget il. In the
language of the turf. he didn't even get
a call"
Colonel II. S. Sanford of Jackson, Mich.
who was one of the organizers OF the
j
cupied the Heber J. Grant box Colonel
Sanford has been here several months
visiting his sOn-in-laW. G. W Fifield He
says he cast his first vote for Fremont
for president and he has been voting the
Republican ticket ever since. The colo
rel looked mighty tired after he had
utes in the morning and he didn't come
back il the afternoon
A number of ex-Democrats. who de-
m he 0f afi
versity. We're prominent in the proceed
ings- One Of them was w Z. Knox Of
BEAVER MI knox was delegate 70 the
Democratic national convention at KAN
sas City four years ago. He didn't seem
particularly proud of the company he
was keeping Yesterday Dan Houtz of
Provo, another eX-Dernoerat. was chair
man Of the Utah county delegation. He
didn't look very happy, either but per-
haps that was because the Smoot collar
weighed heavily on his neck. Other
eX-es who have been honOred by the
Democratic party and who left it when
IL refused to honor them further were
ID. o. RideOut of Draper Fred Turner Of
Cache county and L. W. Shurtliff Of
Ogden.
+. II. Ryan. county attorney of Iron
county and city attorney of Cedar City.
was an onloOker. Mr.. Ryan has been
talked of in connection with the Repub-
lican gubernatOrial nomination. but all
he wants is the nomination for district
attorney in his district. 1t is said of him
that he is a thoroughly capable attorney.
He certainly stands well with the peo-
pie Of his county.
Postmaster Arthur Thomas apparently
enjoyed himself thoroughly. Il was the
first convention in some time that Mr..
Thomas has had any official part in.
And he didn't seem .grieved a bit over
the manner in which the Sm0ot slate
was showed through.
Joe Lippman viewed the proceedings
from a stand-ID seat in the rear. a de-
Cdedly novel experience for the former
leader of the Jet Blacks His voice
was not raised once during the conVen-
ton and he bore a chaStened and sub
dued expression as he walked away after
the adjournment Hc was with Ben Hey
wood, who looked equally chastened.
The roundest man in the convention
WAS Orange Seely of Emery county. Mr..
Seely is about rs broad as he's long, and
OF course he was disappointed over the
failure of his brother John to be elected
a delegate but the wound was salved
by the aHernateship landed by the Mt.
Ed CaIHster. the esteemed internal
revenue collector. is out of politics, of
course. He himself has said it, But he
yesterday afternoon. and when he saw
an opening he just happened to chip in.
Mr. Cal;ister tried hard not 10 shed tears
over the way things turned out, and sue
ceeded admirably.
Jim Glove came mp from Provo. Il Is
difficult to understand how such a busy
man could get away from his nice. fat
lac got there. And then he Just couldn't
tear himself away until the gavei fell
on "A sine die adjournment. James made
no effort to restrain his joyful emotions.