The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-11

a man VINO stood we'll with his fellows
and whose political advice was needed
J. d Brady OF Virginia, n figure at all
national conventions on account oil ms
good humor and chcery countcnance
Brady served on the STAFF OF Gen Nelson
A. Miles during the Civil war He was
about the only man who coulo wrestle
successfully with border State Repuhll-
canism where the party was ever in the
minority.
George l. Shoup of Idaho was one Of
the Republicans from tho silver states
that refused to bolt the party In RY6.
when the gold plank was adopted. he
was a man with history. lie and Sena-
tor Scott together drove teams across the
plains in 1853, Shoup was Colonel of a
| Western regiment during the civil war
and fought guerrilla bands in the far
West. His life story was romance. IL
simply needed telling to make II more in
teresting than hctlon.
John C. Long of Florida died while
Consul General at Cairo, Egypt Hc was
| one of the men who battled for years try
| ing to build up Il Republican organization
In the South. No man save those VINO
| have gone through it can fully appreciate
| the task he had.
Joseph II Manley OF Maine known far
| and wide as Joe" Manlcy. The friend OF
| Blaine for quarter OF a century. He de-
voted the greater part OF his life trying TO
make a Maine man President Whcn
| Blaine was 10 more he supported Reed
| Was it not 10 Joe Manley and c A. Bou-
| from Scotland In 1858. saying that under
| no circumstances would he be candi-
| date before the Republican national con-
! vantlon2 Not TO know Joe Manley, VINO
| for years had been secretary OF the COM
| mlttee, meant that man had only a su-
| pcrncsl acquaintance with Republican
Fred s. Gibbs of New York Wicked
| Gibbs" or the wicked one" he was
! called because he was a machinist of the
| machine Long before the quarrels OF
/ IL ~a@lF
| thought of being a Senator. Fred Gibbs
| WIGS the right-hand man of the Easy
| Boss" Gibbs had prominence on the M
tlonal committee. too, and his reputation
| extended west of the Hudson
| An OF these men were members OF the
| national committees i'm 1855 or have been
! since that time. all serving with Senator
| Scott The West Virginia Senator says
| that looking backward seems like gazing
| at a graveyard. and he would be hled
| with many regrets wcrc IL not Tor the
! fact that his relations with these men
| were so cordial that the memory of the
association is full of pleasurable rccollec-
When the vote was taken on the state
| hood bin In the House everything hinged
or the previous question. The vote on
| INC previous question vas the test.
| When tho Republican leaders won the
| victory and ordered the previous ques,
| tIon they had beaten The Democrats and
| the insurgents" Many inquiries have
| bcen made as 10 what would have hap
\ ppIe1 II The vote had bctO Ie'tIS-us llldt
| is, II there had been a majority against
| the 'Drcvious question Tho frSt effect
| would have been to have placed the rule.
which had been brought IN by INC s,,'ii.,, Soi,l,
| r1ittce or Rules, In charge OF John sharp
| Williams He would have had coutroi OF
IL. could havo offered amendment5 ana
debated it. and when he had ms amend
! mcnts adopted could have demanded nc
| "urey{ous question himself ShGltnB OH
| all debate. and voted the amchnSI rulc
! through In doing all tins he would nave
| 4 1,.t . IN
| Which would stick. That was the reason
tkat the vote on the previous question
was q tcst, There are few instances
In tho procedure in the House where
| the "prsyloug question has been voted
down and the opponents OF INC measure
have taken charge ana thoh mao tnclr usI
mand for the previous question voted
down giving the original opponent fulI
charge of the measure again. rms oc-
CURED when the margin was small 3nd
| The leaders who won tEe nISt VICTORY DC
| cpme harsh and autocrauc.
The Committee on Rules.
A., interesting story is told OF the meet
Ing Of The Committee on Rules which de
| c!dcd TO bring on thc statehood Eule.
They werc all present-speaSer ChnhoI' }'i,o;i
John DalzelI Gen GTosvenor; Hepubil-
or. -onn Sharp Williams end David 5.
De Armond. Democrats. Willlnms pro
posed - number o. 9menoI}sh'%; NO., , Wnifn ,dnIt =
N"otcl To- report the rule. Williams then
asxed the Speaker about tie course OF
| procedure should tne maJorllH he "ItH
him (Wnlams) and vote down ihe PFC
| tious question. md he oppressed the opin-
ION That he md enough votes 10 accom-
plish that result The Speaker, Grosye-
nor and Dalzcll took great palms TO sN.
VIII W'Wiams would hayo charge OF The rule.
would be privileged TO offer amendments,
T., s,,it fino De Almond had rot taken
any a. pa par .'I in this discussion but just as
it concluded he addressed Williams. say
Ing: ,, ,,o,.,
| licked l doubt whether you Houlc nave
been given in such a. minute manner the