The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-22

After the question of the convention
was settled an adjournment was had
until l:30 o'clock p. NJ.
When the committee convened after
the recess the vacancy caused by the
resignation of A Fred Wey was filed
The Major was anxious TO be made
chairman of the committee and was
said TO be the representative Of the
Smoot crowd. He was put forward as
the harmonizer, but instead of harmony
there was discord. The Wells crowd
were tired of Smoot, tired Of his dom
ination, tired of his organ and it's
slander Of reputable Utah citizens
Hence Myton was not swallowed, nor
was he pushed to the front.
Wells Crowd In Possession.
After several conferences the Wells
crowd took possession and sat upon
Smoot. In fact, the apostolic boss was
fattened out, and when the name of
James T. Hammond was presented for
the Craftsmanship he was chosen unan-
imously, He was also authorized to ap-
point a secretary of the committee to
succeed McCrea, and to name the ex-
ecutive committee. This Chairman
Hammond will dc on his return to the
city the latter part Of this week or
the first of next week, he having left
Iue CITY ldSl ulRlI. L ne StAIS COM
mittee will name the temporary organ
ization Of the convention.
After the selection of the chairman
the question of indorsing the Smootite
organ came up and an animated discus
sion ensued. One member of the com
mittee, in q spirited address, declared
that the Smootite organ was run in
the interest of Smoot exclusively, and
he demanded that an equal chance be
nj hor y11nr hnr nf 1a
as is given Spry, Breeder and Howell
Christensen Had Friend.
Farley P. Christensen had friend at
court and he charged that the Smootite
organ was being run in the interest
of Howell and against the County At
torney In his race for Congressional
nomination.
Committeeman Livingston also want
ed an understanding. He charged that
undue interference was taken by the
Smootite organ against the members of
the party who did not approve of the
course Of Smoot and Sutherland and
Howell, and who did not indorse the
latter's candidacy for Congress.
Thereupon a motion was made to the
effect that an effort be made to ascer-
tain the policy of the Smootite organ;
whether the policy Of the paper shall
be for the interest Of certain Repub-
llcans or for the interest of the Re
publican party.
A prolonged debate ensued and final
ly it was decided to call in the man
agement or some one in authority at
the office OF the Smootite organ into
the meeting. Smoot being the real
head Of course he was not called upon
the carpet, and it was suggested that
McAllister and Hyrum e, Booth were
the proper men to call in, but neither
of these could be located, either at
their offices or at home.
United States Marshal Spry volun.
teered his services, stating that he
would explain the reasons why the pa
per is following it's present policy, but
the committee declined to accept his
offer. The following resolution was
then offered:
Organ Is Denounced,
Resolved, That it be the sense of
the State Central committee to disap-
prove Of the policy of the Intermoun-
tain Republican and that it must
change and support the Republican
party, and no part or parcel thereof,
and the Chairman is hereby authorized
to submit these resolutions to the man
agement of said paper and instruct the
management that the paper must pur-
sue a policy that shall be directed by
the State committee or the chairman
of the committee
The resolution was adopted with but
Bullen, Jr., of Cache county. The com
mittee then directed Chairman Ham
mond sign the resolution and have it
attested by the secretary, Rudolph
Kuchler, and present it to the Smoot-
ties. Then the committee adjourned,