The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-09

Reed SmOOt, Orange j. Salisbury and
the court house gang" as it was an
grily called on the floor, ran the Re
publican county convention, held at the
Salt Palace yesterday. They ran it SO
roughly that there was a revolt and at
the evening dinner hour a change liz
the slate was made. Clesson S. Kin
ney, who had been selected by the ma
chine for state senator, was ditched,
and Benner X. Smith was put on in
his stead. Kenney received a sub
Stantial vote, but enough Of the easily
controlled delegates were switched 10
Smith to give him the nomination, and
make il look like a break in the slate
The change was made by Salisbury,
who came to the conclusion that Smith
would be the stronger man.
Sutherland lis Cold.
Kenney was not the only man who
was ditched. 1t was noticeable, fol-
example that the friends of George
Sutherland were without part or in
fluence in the convention. The only
suggestion of the kind was the nomi-
nation of Benner Smith, who once
trained with Sutherland, but who was
put on the ticket as a Salisbury man
for the United States senate if he
should have q vote on the subject tive
years hence. The new SmOot-Salisbury
combination was in the saddle through
out. SmoOI named Williams as mis-
candidate. to be delivered to Salisbury
for senator at the proper time, and he
allowed Salisbury to name Smith.
To Warrior George B. Squires, sec
rotary of the state convention. was
sNr(s,e -rNNTr h
word" Mr. Salisbury was on hand Il
watch things from the platform, but
Shoots federal bunch" as a whole
kept in the background. Fedora
Officeholder William Spry and Fedora
Officeholder z. II. Callister were or
hand in the rear of the house during
the evening, but the wheels were turn
ing with such precision that their aiC
to the valiant warrior was not needed
Labor Men Angered.
The labor element was squelched, sa
down upon, and then kicked after i
was down until there was such {
soreness The machine had planned
smooth bit of politics 1t was the
intention to persuade the labor mer
at their recent convention TO put VII
lard Hanson for county attorney ant
]. b SWenson for surveyor on thei
ticket, with the promise that John
Smith, jr. the labor candidate for sher
if, would be Put On the Republican
ticket Some of the labor leaders con
scented to this deal, and secured tn
nomination of Hanson and Swenson.
The Republican machine yesterda,
gave the labor men the double cross.
The corporation interests did Eot wan
| Smith, and the machine leaders wen
hack on their word.
The nomination OF Sheriff c. Franl
Emery for a third term as the anti
union candidate was not accomplished
without a bitter fight.
The Americans and Democrat
want Emery nominated, said Stevel
| Stanford OH the floor of the conven
! ton. They know they can skin c
Frank Emery"
F.. D. r. Thompson, who nominate,
Smith, recalled the fact that Smitl
was a formidable candidate two year
| ago and withdrew ON Emery promiS
| to support him this year.
| All this was of no use. The machin
had ordained that the labor candidate
must be defeated and the anti-uniol
man be nominated. 1t gave Emery 81
votes to Smiths 203.
Emery Victorious, Still Opposed.
Several of Smiths leading supporter
held an indignation meeting at on
side of the hail, and told each othe
what they would do to the ticket whel
election day came around Their bit
| terness is shown by the fact that o.
the motion to make Emery's nomina
/ ton unanimous there were almost a
many noes heard in a wild and an
cry yell as there were ayes an
the motion failed.
Only one other union man was al
lowed to be a candidate before the con
vention, and he was smashed on tn
head as soon as he appeared. He wa
Peter E. Hart of the Carpenters union
who was put forward as a labor candi
date for the legislature. The machin
showed him under, although some o
his friends made a gallant effort in hi
| behalf.
Not content with manhandIing tn
/ unionist element, the machine "threv
/ the boots" into the county outside tn
| city. and stirred up much feeling. TIL
| country delegates wanted man on tn
/ ticket for county commissioner an
| four men on the legislative ticket 1
caucus at Murray Saturday night wa
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