Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
Big Dinner and Many Toasts
Arranged for Auspicious
Event.
JUDGE STRAUP TO PRESIDE.
State irmory the Meeting Place Of
Banquet--Colonel Geoghegan Takes
Decided Stand Against II.

al Guard armory It Is planned TO hold
Republican Lincoln's Birthday Din
ner." Invitations for the event have
been sent out stating that the purpose
Of the gathering is both to celebrate
the birthday Of Lincoln and also he
birth of the new Republican paper
in Salt Lake.
A list of dozen toasts has been
prepared, the first OF which IL by Gov.
Cutler and the last by a. Il. Blunck.
proprietor of the new paper. Judge
Booth, Judge Prick, Judge Colburn.
State Chairman Spry. William Glas-
mann Judge Zane, Hon. A. l.. Thomas,
Hon. II. NJ. Wells. W. d. Livingston,
and John Meter, are the other speak
ers to respond to formal toasts.
The invitation for the event Is signed
by THE Committee" and Mr.. Callister
stated today that the committee was
composed Of about 100 Republicans who
met together and decided to hold the
banquet. No names were used for this
reason, but State Chairman Spry IL
head OF the committee. The dinner is
10 be a stag affair and the invitations
read that you and your gentleman RE-
publican friends are invited and then
go on to state that It is no full dress
affair. and that tickets for the dinner
are 81 each.
The full program for the dinner, as
announced, is as follows:
Toastmaster. Judge u. ~ Straup.
Progress OF Utah under Republican
Party Gov, John G. Cutler
Reconnaissance Of Lincoln" Judge C.
$. Zane.
Lincoln as a Statesman" Hon A.
l.
President Roosevelt" Hon. Heber
NJ. Wells
Democratic Fallacies," Judge John
+. Booth.
Frick.
The Banner Republican County" W.
d. Livingston.
Lincoln as Story Teller" John
Meter
Lincoln the orator" Judge E. r.
Colburn.
Republican Party" william spry.
Republican Press" William Glas-
mann.
"Inter-Mountain Republican" A. L.
Blunck.
PERMISSION TO USE ARMORY.
Mr.. Callister stated this morning that
there was no truth In the published
statement that the armory was not
available. I'VE have the permission OF
Gov. Cutler TO use II, and also OF Secy,
OF state Tingey," he declared, "and the
banquet will come off all right"
The fact that the permission OF Gov.
cutler has been secured means that In
the armory board itself there has been
lively discussion on the topic, and a
deadlock has occurred between Secy of
"A IN - ga 4 AL
Geoghegan OF the National Guard, Col.
Geoghegan taking a view that the
armory should not be used for gath.
erlng OF POLITICAL party. After the
refusal of Col. Geoghegan to allow the
use OF the armory, telegram was sent
to Gov. Cutler In California. asking his
permission for the use OF the hall and
this vote, with that of Secy. of State
Tingey, made the necessary majority.
Gov. Cutler Will be back from Callfor.
MIA tomorrow evening and II il prob.
able that any further protest IN the
matter II one is TO be made. will be
made at that time,
GEoGHEGAN MAY QUIT GUARD
1t Is even declared that the feelings OF
Col. Geoghegan In the matter are so
positive that he will leave the guard In
case his wishes In regard to its head.
quarters are not respected
When seen this morning Col. Geosbe-
gan stated that he had nothing what
ever TO give out In regard to the al
legged difficulty between himself and the
secretary OF state over the use Of the
guard armory by the Republican party
for banquet. He regretted that any
thing had found its way into print
about the matter, and referred the re-
n ha % las
from which published statements have
already leaked out,
II is known, however, that Col. Geo
ghegan has very decided views about
the use OF the armory. In his efforts
at building up the guard one OF his first
moves was to urge on all commands
the following of strict line promotions.
wherever II could be done, and he an
nounced then that he hoped TO see the
day when service In the guard was the
only grounds on which promotions
would be made, and even the COVER
nor's military stan would be picked
from those who had performed mil
itary service for the state, and
not 10 reward political service for the
party He wished this changed to
make more interest In serving, and TO
make the reward surer for one who
should serve his state long and faith
fully through the ranks OF the guard.
REFUSES EVERYBODY.
Another trouble Col Geogbepar
found was In a list OF Applications
FOR the use OF the armory from ali
kinds OF institutions, charitable relig.
ious, political, and educational. They
came In so thick thai Col. Geoghegan
found he had no evenings left for drill
purposes, and TO prevent the use of tho
new armory by other organizations TO
the detriment Of the guards work, he