Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-09
HARMONY AMONG DELEGATES.
.r.,,,., Largely Personal Between Sup
oorters Of Powers and Peery
For Committeeman.
,,NvsuALLYGOoD NATuReD CROWD
Gathering Held in Salt Lake Theater
And indications Are for an Early
Windup of Business.

v,,v this morning there were omln-
nr, rimblIngs in the ranks OF the De-
,,ocrscy. Many persons exposed trou-
Ma The indications we're that It would
ons Delegates inquired OF each
.A,r n there was going to be fight,
ard what would precipltate it. No one
,no.ared to know definitely Accord
,.siv no one answered with any de-
erse Of certainty All that any one
roud say was that there would be an
ATTEMPT TO force through the oonven-
zion an anti Mormon" antl-polygamy
on,i.souethlng resolution. Naturally
some Of the leaders commenced to don
their fghting clothes, and by o'clock
there we're those who said, while It
would be folly to do anything to dis
,urb conditions that are now satisfac-
tory, still If any one is hunting for
trouble, let 1t come
That summed up the expressions and
feelings Of many The result was every
one went around In a sort OF high ten.
sion antlcipa ton, deploring. yet ready
10 lump into the fray at the trst Sig
nal Meanwhile cooler heads were get
ling together and wiser counsel was
given. When the convention assembled
there were hopeful symptoms. When
the noon recess was taken all the signs
pointed TO the paths OF peace And
apparently nearly all of the delegates
we're anxious to tread them.
NO RESOLUTIONS.
This desirable condition was very
largely the result OF the pacific attitude
of the state committee which advised
that harmony should be the watch
word and aggressive unity forceful
factor This view was contagious and
all delegates apparently had contracted
Il before the preliminary proceedings
were half through. And when 1t came
TO the naming Of the usual commit
tees not a single voice was raised In
objection to the omission Of a cont
mittee on resolutions. Most of the
delegates understood why such a COM
mittee had not been appointed, A few
did not. When they were informed they
heartily acqulesced. The reasons were:
Flrst-lt was not platform con-
yention.
second-That convention will be held
later.
Third-The Introduction OF resolu-
tons would have paved the way for
tempestuous and unnecessary utterance
that could have resulted only in harm
10 the party and the state.
And so the matter was passed over
without further incident And so It
VIII remain until the close OF the con-
Nention unless something altogether
unexpected occurs.
COMMITTEEMAN FIGHT.
There IL one struggle due, however
u VIII come during the afternoon. 1t
VIII be over the coveted plum OF ma
uonal committeeman. The principal
candidates and oombatants are Judge
u W. Powers and D. n. Peery. Both
were claiming the nomination this
morning The former was Of the decld-
ca opinion that II he had one-third
VI me SAT- Lake county delegates he
Nould carry OF the trophy as he said
ne na1 assurances that "a majority OF
the outside counties were for him. The
ftery people We're not so open I'm their
claims contenting themselves with the
statement that they would be victorl-
Gus IT was generally believed that the
.lash would be sharp and decisive and
perhaps settled on the FIRST ballot.
ST LOUIS DELEGATES.
There was much good natured rivalry
over the honors to be conferred I'm the
naming OF delegates 20 attend the presi.
GENITAL convention at Sc. Louis. II
was quite generally conceded that
among those who would be chosen
would be ex-senator Rawlins, ex-Sena-
,,Ur Frank J. Cannon, Sam. King, Geo.
NmNhltmore, and possibly State Senator
bsamberger with doubts and specua-
.,oh az to the sixth delegate. When
,he voting is over the delegation will
IN all probability find It's majority I'm
we names OF the gentlemen suggested.
~ was a foregone conclusion from the
outset that there will be no woman
member OF the delegation.
TO GO UNCoMMITTED.
while official or concerted action was
not taken this forenoon on the uues-
uon OF instructing the 81. Louis dele
cation to vote for or against Parker.
hearst, or anyone else, II was evident
mat the sentiment OF the convention
was to have tho delegation 20 unln-
uucted. That was clearly shown i'm
w iIanltesl approval by applause OF q
nngle utterance 20 that effect during
we delivery Of the speech OF Temporary
chairman Johnson.
PRELIMINARY MEETING.
Az 10 o'clock this morning, A half
Nour previous TO the convention, the
tate committee met on the stage OF the
thtater and selected the temporary or
ncerS Tillman d, Johnson OF Weber
as chairman and II. d. Sorensen OF
Suao as secretary. Action In both
Eases was unanimous.
a, me story printed last evening by the
news to the effect that r. X. Nebe-
~ OF Cache had been chosen for tenn
gray chairman and notified by secy.
- .. DAILY to that effect, and then ask
w 10 withdraw. although II was dis
SSssulted, turn out TO be true. Mr.. DAILY
olI notify Mr.. Nebeker that he was
,S'ected for that office, but II seems
~ nave been Misunderstanding ON
~, Nv part OF the secretary Mr.. Nebeker.
" relieve the committee OF any en-
~ ~ essment nominated Mr.. Johnson
''' tue place at the meeting this morn.