The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-12
SLATE SMASHERS
HOLD CONFERENCE
Decide Upon Committee to
Frame UP a Definite Plan
of Action.
SM00T AND HIS METHODS
ARE R0UNDLY DENOUNCED
Open Convention, Without Any
Slate, Advocated; No In
structed Delegates.

The machine, the coteTle, the county
courthouse ring, the unknown power
and numerous other epithets were ap-
piled to the Smootite bunch at the
meeting of Republicans in Salt Lake
which was held at the Commercial club
Tuesday evening, That some steps
must be taken to call halt to Smoot
and church rule was the general con-
sensus Of opinion expressed, and with
this object in view it was decided to
appoint committee to frame up a
definite plan of action To be presented
at the next meeting.
The personnel of the meeting is ms
follows; Stephen H. Love- George M.
Lawrence, Calvin 3. Buckwalter, Her
bert Cromar, Julian Reilly, J. NJ. Ras-
mussen, Daniel Harrington, w. A. Lee,
Maj. II. P Myton, w. L.. Dunn, John
S. Hays, Stephen S, Buckwalter, John
James, A. B. Elder. r. A. Sermon, John
W. Hughes, A, b. Irvine, Bert Walker,
gtsnRas gho%as sAnbFeyj ,GS George C. Bge
sen. Stephen II. Love was elected
chairman of the meeting and John
James was elected secretary.
Several Speakers Heard.
George M. Lawrence was tho first
speaker, He referred to the meeting
as family gathering, and stated that
sidering how best TO serve Republican
interests, and not as gathering Of
insurgents.
Stephen Stanford spoke of the neces-
sity at all times of supporting and yot-
ing for Republican nominees. He ad-
vocated an open convention without
any slate, and stated that he did not
believe in binding delegates before a
convention.
w, A. Lee said that he believed in
machine politics, but that he baked
on the kind Of machine politics that
are in force here at the present time.
He said that he had attended most
every city and county convention since
statehood and that be was free TO con-
fess that in every convention his chair
might as well have been vacant, as
there had always existed certain mys-
terious power, and, said Mr.. Lee,
'FWhence it cometh and whittier it
goeth, | know mott Mr.. Lee said
further that unless man aspiring for
political Office has the Endorsement of
the right crowd he is slated for defeat.
He further expressed surprise that the
coterie had not seen the handwriting on
the wall, Mr.. Lee said he was free to
admit that remedy was hard to sug-
gest, but that he knew that unless
something was done to counteract the
actions Of a certain element in the
party that the Republican party is
doomed to defeat, and suggested that
county convention those opposed
to the slate should rally and defeat it.
A. B. Edler then asked what was
the source of this unknown power re-
ferred to. George M. Lawrence replied
that il was from men who " assumed -
to speak for the church.
Harrington Against Machine.
Daniel Harrington, who has an
nounced himself a candidate for the
Congressional nomination, took a slap
at Howell and said that man of large
experience, of education, and a man
with broad views was needed to fill
the position of Congressman from Utah.
Mr.. Harrington stated there was too
much machine in Utah and expressed
the opinion that with a fair field and
no favors shown the Republican party
could win.
John Hays regretted that SO much
dissatisfac existed in the ranks of
the Republican party and stated un-
equivocally that Smoot had ''busted -
the party in Salt Lake county. He
stated that he did not believe in mix
ing the material and the spiritual, J"
and said "God and the devil never
mix" and the day for ecclesiastical
leaders has passed
Col. A. B. Irvine expressed himself
as being in hearty sympathy with any
movement that would separate church
and state. "The coterie is to blame
for the present conditions said Col
Irvine, and ''its methods will not work
in the future as III the past, as the boys
in the Mormon church are getting their
eyes OPEN
George M. Lawrence and Stephen Fl.
Love both spoke in corroboration Of
Col. Irvine IS remarks, Mr., Love stated
that he had been in politics in Utah
since statehood, and that he had always
tried to be consistent Republican,
Calvin S. Buckwalter moved to ap-
point committee of five to draw up a
plan of action and to hold the next
meeting in Judge Diehl S courtroom
next Monday night.
The chairman appointed Calvin s.
Buckwalter. W. A. Lee, a. B. Irvine,
George M. Lawrence and Stephen Stan
ford to act on the committee.
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