The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04
MIX POLITICS
WITH GOOD ROADS
Snoot Men Defeat Former Governor
Wells for President.
]. H. ANDERSON is ELECTED
SESSIONS END AFTER STATE Or
GANIZATIoN is FORMED.

The state good roads convention ad-
joUrned at l p. m. yesterday after an
extended morning session, the feature
OF which was a sharp debate over the
selection of a president for the state
organization.
The SmOOt Republicans gave an eX-
hibition Of their unremitting hostility
for former Governor Heber NJ. Wells
by keeping him out of the presidency Of
this good citizenship organization.
James H. Anderson was finally chosen
by the adoption of a committee report
recommending his selection This &C
ton was not taken, however, before
National Chairman W. II. Moore had
taken the floor and urged in strong
terms that former Governor Heber NJ
/ Wells, national vice president Tor Otah,
be the choice of the convention Pres
/ ideut Moore pointed out that IN al
other states the national vice president
had been made president of the state
Good Roads association.
Mr. Wells is a man who IS wen
known to national organizers, and one
in whom they all have the greatest con-
/ 6dence. said President Moore. l
would suggest that you make him pres
ident. and then come forward with Mr.
Anderson and make him first vice pres
ident."
President Moore made this observa-
ton after hearing the report of the COM
mittee on permanent state organization
{ read by Chairman George G. Lam bert.
As soon as President Moore had SlV-
en- his views, Postmaster James Cove
Of Provo rose suddenly, and in defend
ing the report, stated that the discus
sion in committee had been acrimonious
and now that an agreement had been
reached ne was prepared TO stand by
il in open convention. He thought Mr.
Wells duties as president of the Com
merCiaI club would not permit his Civ
ing attention to the gOOr roads subject
as president Of the state organization.
Martin Dodge, government director
Of good roads inquiry. suggested that
d motion to adopt or reject the report
would be in order.
: D. R Roberts tbereupcn moved the
adoption without change The motion
carried with the exception of d few
nays. two being cast by members OF the
committee sending in the report. An
other delegate left the hall while the
question was being debated
Upon asCeTtaining the result. National
President Moore arose and reafirmed
what he had stated concerning MI.
Wells qualifications He said that Mr.
Wells would be retained as national
vice president for Utah
Members of Committee.
The members OF the committee which
brought III the much-discuSsed report
follow Governor John G Cutler. w.
w Wilson. D. r. Roberts, J. P Cahoon,
:. NJ T. Seldom. James Glove, Thomas
d. Dee. r " Hepburn, H g. Larson,
/ W MusSer. a McFarlaue, y. L Shelf
field. H. W Brown, G. J. Wahlquist
and J. Nelson.
List of State Officers.
The following Is the complete list of
officers for the state organization as re-
ported by the committee: President
James H. Anderson. secretary. Clarence
Cowan: first vice president, Edwin Nc
Beth; second vice president, D. R Rob-
TTts- These officers are to be the eX-
/ ecUtive committee II was further rec
( commended that the president Of each
county be a vice president of the state
organization So far as chosen these
officers are J. 2. Cahoon, Salt Lake;
Heber Jensen. Iron; Joseph E Thorn,
Utah. Thomas Smart, Cache; James H.
Wilson, Wasatch; A McFsrlane, We
( Der
The officers Of the County Good Roads
! association follow: President. John P.
q -
Murray; first vice president O. P Mil
I Ter; second vice president, G. c. Lam
/ bert; treasurer, Charles :. Burton.
Religion and Good Roads.
| Several of yesterday mornings speak
! ers took occasion to twine in religious
observations with those on good roads.
This was noticeable to a slighter degree
Friday. It was following a short speech
by Bishop O. F. Whitney, who had Of
. fered invocation, that Martin Dodge Of
/ fered some views on the character and
: integrity Of the Mormon people
The Inspiration Of God, he thought
: had achieved wonders in past ages. and
he was convinced that the settlement
of this state had been in the hands Of
men who IN a measure were inspired to
1 do their work.
/ President Moore called on Apostle
{ John Henry Smith as he had on Bishop
/ Whitney. Apostle Smith made brief
! remarks, commencing the broadness of
! the work in which the national associa-
I ton was engaged
! The committee on resolutions made a
/ report thanking all who had aided in
( the state convention. and pledging the
moral support of the state 10 the
( movement
Officers Are Banqueted.
bIIlCeTS OF the Ndtitudl ENOdIS dSSJ-
citation and local men Interested in the
& subject were the guests of the sub-com-
| mittees on invitation and arrangements
/ of the Commercial club committee on
/ good roads at a banquet last night In
/ formal addresses were made
At 10 O'Clock this morning the off
Gals will be given an auto ride over the
best of salt Lake COUnty's- roads. The
special train leaves for the north to-
/ night.
J In speaking of the mornings sQuab-
bic over q president for the state or
/ ganization, a personal friend Of HebeT
n Wells said last night:
Mr.. Wells is the president Of the
| Commercial club. a business man and
not in politics He did not know his
name was TO be presented before the
J convention and would not have allowed
! it had he been there He would under
no circumstances have accepted the
honor had IL been awarded him"
JAPANESE HANGED.