The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
CALLISTER WINS
FIRST SKlRMlSH
GubernatOriaI Politics in Re.
publican State Committee.
ANDERSON SILL CHAIRMAN
PLAN TO DEPcsE HIM COMES TO
NAUGHT.

Victory peUched on the banner OF T.
=. Caliisrer, candidate for governor,
and James Il. Anderson yesterday in
the first skirmish OF the campaign for
c0ntrol CT Republican politics in Utah.
Tee set-to took place IN the Office OF
the county commissioners in the city
and county building In the meeting of
the state committee
The points az issue were the time
for holding the state convention and
the chairmanship Of the state commit
tee The Callister wing of Che commit
tee fought for an early convention and
the retention of James h Anderson as
chairman of the state committee The
opposition. made w III part of the
hackers of Thomas Kearns for the
United States senate, and in part of
the hackers of HebeC NJ. Wells and
James T. Hammond for governor. were
IN favor of a late convention and Jesse
n Smith for chairman OF the state
committee.
Fight Was Masked.
The struggle for the craftsmanship
was not permitted to appear on the sur
face Of the meeting. and even the fight
on the other point was from masked
batteries. but every man in the meet
ing knew what was at stake and what
the result meant
Those present at the meeting were
W W. Cook. Beaver. holding proxy
for William Hirst- II. Bullen. jr
Cache; j. ". LOOfbOuroW. Carbon,
proxy for ". II. Donneson; J. NJ Sc
crist, Davis. proxy for Jesse N. Smith:
J g Taylor, Grand. proxy for Y. p.
Martin, Thomas Sevy, Garfield, also
holding proxy for Willis Johnson of
Piute; John Meter Of Sewer, J. 3.
Whitehead, Juab; Frank z. Hanson,
Millard, J. R. Porter. Morgan, w. X
Walton, Rich; J. r. Morris, Salt Lake
proxy for Fred Wey; A. H. Christen-
sen Sanpete: NJ. J. Daley, Summit;
Charles DeMoisey, Utah; Willard Pace
Wayne: A. G. Hatch, Wasatch. r.
ISUchler, Weber, for A. 3. Hayes.
The first clash was over the point
as 10 whether proxy held by a man
from another county would be recog-
nizeG- The case was that of Thomas
Sevy Of Garfield who also held the
proxy Of Willis johnson of Piute. Aft
er discussion Mr.. Sevy won by a vote
OF II 10 s.
Basis Of Representation.
The ostensible object OF the meeting
was to select a time and place for hold
ing the regular Republican state con-
Vention- It was agreed that the basis
Of representation would be one dele
gate for each 95 votes for Congress-
man Howell This viii make con-
vention of $50 delegates.
The real struggle Of the meeting
came up when Wesley K Walton of
Rich county moved that the convention
be held Sept. g. Charles DeMoisey of
Utah county offered an amendment to
the effect that the convention be held
Aug. Is After a wide discussion and
many amendments, Sept / was agreed
TO by the close vote OF 10 TO T. Later
It was discovered that the salt Lake
theatre could not be secured for Sept.
I, and then the Callister wing cliuched
its victory by fixing the date at Ang.
%.
After Ogden, Provo and Logan had
been lauded as convention cities. to say
nothing OF Heber City, salt Lake was
selected The vote was II for Salt
Lake. 9 for Provo and for Ogden.
Before the committee adjourned a
discussion took place as to temporary
officers for the convention. but no &C
ton was taken in the matter It was
left open 10 be acted upon at a later
meeting of the committee To be called
by the chairman.
Jesse NJ Smith, who was expected to
lead the fight for his wing of the com
mittee. was detained on account Of
business that took him out Of the city.
In his absence the fight for his con-
tention was led by Wesley X Walton.
closely seconded by Sevy and SeCrist.