The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04
ARMORY NOT FOR
PARTISAN USE
So Declares Gen. Geoghegan in OPP
posing Allowing Republican
Qualification There.
MAKES A THREAT TO RESIGN
NEVERTHELESS, GOV. CUTLER
TAKES STAND AGAINST HIM.

Adjutant General Joseph Geoghegan OF
the Utah National Guard threatens TO
mar the harmony of the christening of
the new Republican morning paper on
Lincoln's birthday by rendering his res
ignation. While rejoicing over the fact
that the true gospel is soon 10 be dis
pensed wet from the press every morn
ing, General GeOghegan objects strenu-
ously &c the profaning Of the National
Guard aruOry by holding an banquet
journalistic infant by men who have
bought stock, giving them the right 10
have their speeches printed
So the Republican wet nurses have tenn
porarily abandoned the task OF nurtur-
ing the new child into life, and are de-
voting their BEST efforts to persuading
General Geoghegan not to kick up a fuss
and Philistines. So far their efforts
have been unavatling. The latest au-
thor1tative news last night was that Cen
eral Gsoghegan had issued an ultmatum
that the day the banquet was pulled OH
IN the armory he would forsalHe the CORY
field of battle and retire to the quiet
walks Of peace, But the governor and
Secretary T1ngey have determined to go
ahead, come what may.
Turned Down by Majority.
me first issue OF the new paper is to
Onrne out on Feb. Il Those who have
wrestled days and prayed nights for Its
coming decided to hold a banquet that
night. ostensibly TO honor the memory
OF the alleged patron saint OF the Re
publican party, Abraham Lincoln. but
really to rejoice greatly over the new
papers advent.
Application was made to Acting Gov
ernor Q. S. T1ngey for the use Of the
OF Governor John c. Cutler, Secretary Of
State Tingsy and General Geoghegan-
Governor Cutler is in Los Angeles, and
the decision was up to Mr.. Tlngey and
A deadlock. accompanied by earnest
persuasion on the part Of Mr.. Tingey
and violent opposition on the part OF
General GSoghegan, ensued without de
plicatiou; General Geogbegan was in
sistent that it should be turned down.
Friday night Mr.. Tfngey wired Gov
ernor Cutler asking him to cast the de-
Gliding vote The governor wired back
yesterday that he favored allowing the
use of the arnOry, and the belligerent
promptly declared that he would resign
If the application were granted
Fate In Cutters Hands.
Much perturbed in mind, Mr.. Tingey
wired Governor Cutler last evening that
the National Guard was about to be
without an executive head, so It is up
to Governor Cutler to determine whether
he shall lose his adjutant general by
granting the request Of the would-be
banqueters, or whether he shall retain
his doughty warrior and tell his pOliti-
cal friends to hold high partisan carni-
val in some other hall.
General GeOghegan oppC sed permitting
the resent See America First confer
ence to hold its sessions in the armory,
but that, in his mind, was not half SO
inappropriate as to permit a, political
gathering to desecrate its sacred walls
1t was in vain that 1t was argued that
Republicans, Democrats. Americans or
any other body OF citizens with clean
shoes and good manners who wanted to
1 Sc the arnOry bad a right to DO so;
proposition that the building should not
be used for any purpose save a naili-
tary one. On that rock he has planted
his feet.