The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-18
"N0 SmOOt Collar" Is Slogan
of the Anti-Machine
Republicans.
FAIR PLAY IS DEMANDED
OF APOSTLE AND HENCHMEN
League to Give Battle to MA
chine" Is to Be Formed
at Once.

The decent element OF what is left OF
the Republican party in Salt Lake Aeld
second enthusiastic meeting In Judge
Diehl's courtroom in the CITY nail lasC
evening to further protest against the
domination OF the party by Apostle tteeu
Smoot and his gang OF church-pollticai
henchmen. The superstitiously inclined
believed they saw the handwriting on the
wall so far as Smoot and his crowd are
concerned through the fact that there
were exactly "23" persons present ior'
IL the resolution adopted by the meeting
is carried into effect, it means nothlng
more or less than "2S" for BOSS
Smoot and his cotorie of cheap pollti-
clans who are attempting TO dominate
the State,
state Senator Stephen n, Love was
chairman OF the meeting and John James
was secretary. Both OF these men are
members of the dominant church of Utah,
upon which Apostle-Senator Reed Smoot
has brought such shame and reproach,
by his political methods, but they, like
other members of this same church: VINO
were present. do not propose to wear
Smoot collar and trot at the heels Oh
this church-polltical faIlr.
To be explicit, these men, who appear
to have the courage of their CONVICTIONS.
realize to the fullest extent that IL Apos-
tie Smoot is allowed TO cram slate
down the throats of the people at the
disgrace stares the party full in the face
At the former meeting. held In the
Commercial club. George y. Lawrence, a.
B. Irvine, Calvin S. Buckwalter, S, y.
Stanford and w, a. Lea were appointed
a committee to draft n preamble and
resolution for presentation to last even
ing's meeting. This preamble and reso-
luton was as follows:
Report of Committee.
To the Hon. Stephen Love. Chairman and
Associates. Gentlemen We, the under
signed committee appointed TO formulate
plan OF action and report the same to ad-
journed meeting. to be held Monday evening,
September II, 1906. beg leave TO submit the
following as cmbodying views with regard
to the action that should be taken ct this
meeting:
We believe that by reason OF the wise poll
cies Of tho Republican party in the past and
the beneficial results that have followed, the
party has been placed In undisputed control Of
county, State and Nation, and under this
condition Of prosperity the rank and filc
OF the party, resting in the knowledge OF the
supremacy OF the party as their security be-
come more or less indifferent as To the &C
tive management of the organization and
that such Indifference oftentimes results in
the usurpation OF power by few office,
holders and their Immediate associates and
the accompanying rule by politicians, as op-
posed by the viii of the majority.
We believe it TO be fundamental priu-
ciple OF the Republican party and cxempli-
fled by the teachings and public services Of
q
Roosevelt, that all members of the party
should have voice in the management and
control OF its affairs that its action at all
5imes with regard 70 declaring party princi-
pies and policies and naming candidates for
public office should represent the results Of
deliberstion and the combined wisdom OF all
It's members. That, while recognizing the ne
cessity for organization on the part Of any
political party which aspires TO be dom
inant force in public affairs, we believe that
TO insure the continued success of the party,
and the successful execution OF its policies,
that the doors of the conventions OF the
party should be wide open TO all Republican
aspirants, TO the end that every American
citizen who seeks the honor Of the Republi-
can nominations shall have n fair hearing and
squsre deal.
Smoot Is Condemned.
We condemn and deprecate any leadership
or organization within the Republican party
that seeks TO use the party machinery, or it's
great name and prestige to pcrpetuate any
man. set OF men. in office or to build up
faetional organization to serve the selfish
purpose Of any man, or set OF men, within
the party:
We believe candidates for public office
should be selected from the body OF the
party, solely with reference 10 character,
qualification for the particular office and 10y
atty to Republican principles, and we de-
nounce oil attempts at 'bosssm, select
ing tickets in advance Of the regular con-
ventions OF the party called for that purpose.
and the controlling. of primaries or conven-
tions by trades and combinations in the in
tcrost of particular ring or combirati
believing that such methods and conditions
tend toward disintegration Of party organi.
cations and often result in the selection OF
inferior candidates for office
We believe that the suggested party evils
be successfully eliminated and open con-
ventons assured and the interests of the party
best served by means Of active partici-
patton in the affairs Of the party by men
who are independent OF any faction and whose
offices who free, independent and com
pctent and that to these results,
ganized movement, as opposed TO indifferent
inaction, is imperative; therefore be IL
Resolved, That tho undersigned committee
hereby favors the organization OF body Of
party members, which shall be known rs the
Republican League the purpose of which
is 10 disseminate tho principles Of Repub-
licanism and 10 secure unity and harmony In
and souars des or and be-
further
Resolved. That for tho organization of the
above named league that the chairman OF
this meeting appoint a committee OF fifteen
10 draft declaration of principles for the
organization, SO that members mSy be en-
rolled, GEORGE y. DAWRENCE,
A. b. IRVINE,
CALVIN g. BUCKwALTER,
S. A. STANFORD,
w. A. LEE,
Machine Man Talks.
This report was followed by an inter-
estlng discussion. In which Apostle
Smoot and his machine methods were
severely fayed. There was one dissent
Ing voice. however, in the person Of w.
T. Edward OF the Third ward. who was
elected TO the Legislature by the ma
chine two years ago. Edward professed
to believe that the present movement
against Smoot and his gang was simply
one machine against another Edward
also declared that all was peace and
harmony In his ward.
Bishop William McMillen, also from
the Third ward. however believed i'm
plicitly in the existence OF a "machine
In fact. Bishop McMllen declared that
he met the machine two years ago. and
that he was Its" In other words, mem
bers OF the machine encouraged him to
make q race for the Legislature and
when the convention day rolled around
he deftly got 1t IN the region of his
collar.
Other men who spoke to the report
differed widely with Mr.. Edward and snug
gled up to Bishop McMillen All were