Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-26
Her Delegates Tried to Secure
Adoption Of Universal Free
side Trips Resolution.
TALK AROUSED OPPOSITION.
Convincing Speeches That Meet
inu Was Not Rate-Maklng SEES.
sion Causes its Withdrawal.
pusy and Hard Working Day for Con.
,enilou Notwithstanding Lee
lure on "Scenic America"

The formal adjournment Of the See
ing America" convention Is expected to
oceur tomorrow morning when a short
meeting only will be held to transact
such business as may be left over from
this afternoons session. A number OF
delegates will leave for their homes
tonight
Just who will be selected this after
noon as executive secretary of the See
ing America First organization is at
this time In doubt. From a canvas of
the delegates by the News this after
noon II was apparent that there was
but one man that they could all agree
upm--Fisher Harris. who has worked
hard to bring the good ship over the
rocks into clear sailing. The majority
OF the delegates affirm that he will be
their choice on the other hand Mr..
Harris tells everybody that he is not a
candidate and urges them to choose
some man Of National reputation" who
will give the proposition great weight.
Today was a busy one with the see
America First" delegates. The con-
ference began its session at $3.50 o'clock,
and the hall was quickly cleared Of its
members as committees were an
nouneed and retired to get down to
business
This afternoon the session began at
o'clock In order TO finish routine
matters In time to listen to lecture on
American scenery by DR.. Roland ID.
Grant, noted American lecturer. The
lecture was scheduled for o'clock
and following that, the only business
expected 10 remain before the conven-
ton Is the banquet at the Commercial
Cub this evening. a.-.,.
The committee reports this afternoon
covered every point of organization,
and the movement ceased to be an UNI
formed one, and mere projection,
now with such live pushers as West
lske at Minneapolis, Richardson at
Portland. and Harris at Salt Lake it
VIII move with rapIdlty heretofore
hardly suspected.
Between the sessions today Gov. Cut
Ter entertained at lunch at the Com
merclal club, Gov. Mead OF Washing
ton and Gov. Chamberlain of Oregon,
ana other delegates appointed to repre-
sent the different western states.
This morning while the committees
were nj work, there was little time
Tor general discussion, and a lively one
was precipitated by delegates from
Boise and Butte. The Idaho men want
60 70 De not only railroad raters, but
10 40 away with railroad rates alto
Nlher ny making every through ticket
Hross the continent almost unlimited.
win permission to ride free To all side
,,AuonS IN the west, off the main line.
was pointed out. OF course, by people
hot ron Idaho that the roads would
nave hard time living of the scenery.
and the officials might not slbsist well
90 the healthful atmosphere of the
mountains.
Ihs brought the Idahoans to their
,eet again with a serious support to
tueir resolution citing the free trip by
Ne southern Pacific to Salt Lake from
osuenas an instance of what was want.
W, Flnally before the next committee
as ready To report, the resolution was
moppeu' without a vote being taken
SSpul II, no one except the two delegates
nom Idaho tavorlng 1t.
T0DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
MteI Chairman Fisher Harris haa
,he convention TO order at l0.IS
= A. kunyan OF Missouri read tho re,
port OF the committee Amounted ia
'ss upon the plan OF campaign which
t,u'ed In another column. The COM
,'See reported that 1t was entirely in
h o WIN the plan and asked that
" oe adopted, and It was.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
NILS OF Colorado moved the appoInt.
no,a w y committee of three 10 nom-
"9rs permanent officers.
,,h,ne chairman accordingly nape,
,ns OF Colorado, Metcalf of Montana
'Il erof W. j. Kerr of Utah,
r.rul,oWlng the announcement that DIR
'ua' VIII address the meeting at 4
N ~, tAe secretary read another hatob
D,Shonsratulatory kilograms from \
hrorsh y, EDITORS and railroad officials
throughout the country. ''''
BOOTHS BAD BREAK.
hooth Of Boise, Ida. then lntroduoo,
~ ssuNoh which precipitated a 1.-Two
ueoale and interjected local affairs
49,, genera western movement Thn
anoh was TO the effect that m.
lha Ii tus ~ their policy Of follc.wina
bronngHe OF least resistance. pnssej
sss s.. considerable country whlrh
iVav ~ ssa,Iy and uninterestlng. whns
~ ot from the main line were seen.
No ,a auI and picturesque and thirty.
rsre "Nns he cited Boise as an in
~ NJ IN MS resolution he sought I,
tvo t.at me railroads be renuested !,
ps.a, re SIDE trips to transcontinentnl
stseIs as is the case between Sal,
MONROE OPPOSES
,5 Monroe Of Washington gained ~.
Mere nn. p asserted that the railroads
hs ~ ut M business for their health we
He thoraty mat was along their linz
rlp Wy yusnt mat one fare for the rouna
BE- eSnoo az much as could reasonabiv
tassons .ISerny Of Butte followed in i'm.
che,i. support Of Booths resoln,io,,
tstantlv ,o OF Seattle was ON his feet
20 10 Tho 70 request that the resolution
me No we executive committee as hnu
poses ~ ss'ulper place In the general ,,,,.-
Rus % the convention s"e'a' pur-
uilye cor' colorado thought the axac.
lion Al t,r e matter than the conyen,
lrose 10 arg, ,. but Runyan of Missonr,
ss mat 1t be referred. Hs