The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-04
Smoot Has Delegated Church
Democrats to Choose These
Two Leaders.
BOTH TO BE NAMED
BY ACCLAMATl0N
Church Democratic State Con-
yention viii Convene in
Theater Today.

Representative III Congress-O. w.
Powers OF Salt Lake.
Justice of Supreme court-H. II, Ro-
lspp of Ogden.
Apostle Smoot, being Of the same
opinion that he was some weeks ago re
garding the candidates TO be selected
by the church Democratic State con.
veution, which meets in the Salt Lake
Tbeater at 10 O'Clock this morning,
there is but little doubt that Judge
Q. W. Powers of Salt Lake will bo
nominated by acclamstion for Repre-
sentative in Congress and that Judge
II. n. Rolspp of Ogden will be nomi-
mated by acclamatjon, or otherwise, for
the Supreme Judgeship.
Although Judge Powers and Judge
Rolapp arc being played IS hot favor
ties, however 1T cannot be denied that
there is a strong sentiment among the
out-of-toW-n delegates, or many of them,
10 be exact. for other selections. There
are g number of delegates from over
the State who are partial to Judge
William Il. King as the Congressional
nominee, and it is possible that his name
may be presented 1t is generally un-
derstood, however, that Judge King will
positively decline, and that will mean
clsmetion.
Many Want Marioneaux.
There is also q difference of opinion
as to the Supreme Judeeship. There are
a number of delegates from the south
ern counties who are in favor of the
nomination of Judge Thomas Marion
eauS, the law partner or Judge Powers.
These delegates argue that Judge Mar
toneaux acquaintance In southern
Utah would benefit him materially, and
il also is being urged that the name
Marioneaux-being so much like that
of Martineau, would be a vote-getter
where ne is not so well known, as many
people would think it was Chairman
Martineau of the church Democratic
State committee, who was the candl-
date, and would vote for him because
they knew him and because they did or
6idn t know Judge Frick.
From the northern part of the State
there are few delegates who favor
The nomination of Judge Charles II.
Hart, but they are not sufficiently plen-
tiful to cause any trouble in the con-
Tentiop-
The prediction that Judge Rolapp, of
Ogden, will be the nominee was modi
fed yesterday by the suggestion that he
might not accept the nomination, but,
as the honor has been pursuing Judge
Rolapp for several weeks and the
Chnatiop TO skin MP telephone pole,
HE himself to the mountain fastness, or
employ any other means by which TO
escape being overtaken, it is not like
y that he viii do any side-stepping at
The eleventh hour.
Moyle and Cain to Preside.
The convention, as heretofore an
nounced, will be called TO order at 10
o'clock this morning James Henry !
Moyle viii be temporary chairman and
Joseph E. Caine, temporary secretary.
Instrumental music will be furnished |
by Held's band and chin music will be
furnished by many of the delegates. Ii
elso is possible that State Chairman
Martineau will sing. There will be 747 |
delegates in the convention, il the dele
cations are full, and many of them
gates will be thirty to forty ladies, and
these visitors will be entertained at
luncheon at Franklin s by the Woman's
Democratic Club of Salt Lake, arrange
ments to that effect having been per
tected yesterday.
Judge Powers is trying an important
criminal case in Brigham City. but has
announced that if he can secure leave
OF absence at noon he viii make a
record run TO Ogden in an automobile
end catch an afternoon train there in
time TO reach this city and make q
in the meantime, every delegate, who |
feels SO inclined, viii be allowed TO saw
eomething.
In his address TO the convention this
morning, Temporary Chairman Movie is
expected to dwell at some length moon
the matter Of church influence in poll
tics. His address, it is said, will be
along the same lines as pursued by him
at the Democratic gathering at Saltair
come time ago, and as Mr.. Moyle was
Tun through the church mill when he
gan for Governor OF Utah against Heber
M. Wells, he. should at least be in q
position to discuss the. subject intelli.
gently and entertainingly.
Platform Not Decided Upon.
It was insisted at late hour last
night that 10 conclusion had been
reached as TO the expressions Of the
platform and resolutions regarding
church influence in politics, but there
is but little doubt that a certain amount
Of sop will be thrown TO the few Gen
tiles still clinging TO the party, through
the reafirmation of the declaration of
principles Of the reconvened Democrat
ic convention, or by the adoption of
something new along the same lines.
There Will be a social and rally, un-
der the auspices OF the Woman s Amer
scan club, at the home OF Mrs. ]. l..
IIo"d1lJ coz EUuIu Ccul III EdSJ, on L IL
day evening, October 3, at 8 clock
Messrs. Webber, Christensen, Rogers
end Rodebeck will speak, and Mrs Mar
win Of Colorado will also address the
meeting. Special musical selections will
be rendered by Mesdames Pitt and An
dersop. Everybody very cordially in
Cited.
Ashby Snow, candidate for the
church Democratic nomination for
County Attorney, discussed religious
matters for an hour or more with G.
4. Badger, private secretary Of Apostle
Srnoot, Wednesday afternoon. Later,
Mr. Snow said that his prospects for
securing the nomination could not be
brighter.
l. z. Diehl, editor Of tho Mammoth
Record, was visitor TO the city