Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14

ISOLATION, who alone could vote on the
adoption of the proposed plan OF reor-
ganlzation, The courtesies OF the con-
yentlon to Visiting stockmen, he de-
clared were about to cease. ana a ses-
sion OF the association proper would be
held.
An effort was then made TO call the
delegates Of the association to order,
but no roll OF the members was at hand,
and when one was brought Il was in
complete, and 1t required more than an
hour for the first calling Of the roll.
During an interval OF the rollcall Mr..
Mackenzie OF Colorado discussed the
happenings In the committee room He
declared that President Hagenharth
had told him $40 600 would be necessary
to run the associat On. lie asked whore
the $4,000 was coming from, and Mr..
Hagenbarth answered him by saying
that cattlemen would not be asked 10
put up one cent Of the money
Mr.. Mackenzie gave II as his opinion
that II outside persons were putting up
the money they would aim to control
the organization and he urged the live
stock men TO stand together and get
Congress and the president to come to
their aid when II was necessary,
During MIR, Macken2ie's speech Presl-
dent Hagenbarth ruled him out Of order
and ruled that his time had expied; but
other delegates gave him their time ana
urged him to continue his remarks.
Mr. Cowan discussed the proposed
amendment at some length, He de-
cared that no section OF IL was ger
name to any section Of the constitution
Il proposed TO amend The government
was az this time. he said, investigating
the alleged beef trust. and what would
be the effect on public opinion II the
oattlemen formed an alliance with the
men who are being investigated by the
government
president Roosevelt sent mes
sage here" said Mr.. Cowan, Saying,
4 am with YOU What IL he going 20
think II we go TO bed with the very
men he II investgatlng7'
lie closed by declaring that u the
plan OF organization was passed the
cattlemen must withdraw
Ex-senator Harris OF Kansas spoke
strongly In favor Of the adoption Of the
proposed amendment, asserting that the
stockmen would have as much power In
the organization as anybody. ana de-
claring that Mr.. Cowan and the cattle
men should rather endeavor to elimi-
nate Objectionable features in the
amendment than to adopt secession.
President Hagenbarth moved that the
entire matter be referred to the lncom-
ing executive committee, with instruc-
tons to have both the old and new con-
stitutlons printed six months In adj
vance OF the next convention at which
time II could be considered, The motion
was lost by a vote Of 2O6 to 213 tho
sheepmen and stockyards interests con-
shutting the majority.
w H. Hughes OF Denver moved that
all the visiting stockmen be allowed to
vote. They had been invited, he said,
to attend the convention had taken
part In the proceedings up TO the pres
ent time and now when the vote was 70
be taken they were told that they could
not vote. He was ruled out Of order by
the president. Mr.. Cowan appealed
from the decision of the chair, The
appeal, after various vlcssitudes, was
lost and was not heard of again The
report of the committee on organiza-
ton was then read,
1t recommended that the following
be entitled to membership: Cattle,
sheep, horse and swine breeders, pure
breed record associations, stock ex-