The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-09
While in Sympathy With His
Action, the Socialists, as Mat
ter of Policy. Censure Him.
ANOMALOUS CONDITION
C0NFRONTS The PARTY
New State Committee Elected at
the Meeting Held Sunday in
Federation Hall.

"Did II. p. Burt Of thc Socialist nar,.
do wrong. while acting In the canacl,,.
oi secretary OF the State committee 4,
supporting the candidacy OF Judge 4 =
Weber on the American party ticket Law,
fall?" was the question .hreshed on, a,
the meeting Of the Socialists az 1-ta, =,
Federation hall Sunday afternoon AT q
special session. called TO consider th,.
matter and other matters of much lmnorp
to Utah Socialists.
Technically. the meetlng decided ,h.,
Mr.. Burt had gone a little beyond tbs
spirit of the constitutions Of tho Natlon,l
party. but all things considered they ar
proved of his action. while framing
resolution condemnlng the same.
Last fail the only candidate for Connie
Attorney that looked good to the Social.
pie residing IN Salt Lake City. vas 4
Weber. Tris @aS because oC she desniis
stand ne had taken in the interest nj hs
people The Socialist party mad no can.
dldate on IN" ticket fo5 the position ~
County Attorney. and. approaching t5c
fact that Mr.. Weber mad always dean.a
~ stated his principles. Secretary Ru-,
and number % other pTominen. Social.
lists mad the good sense 70 declare thesA
tacts TO others through the public prcss
and all Utah Soclalistic papers
Action Justified.
Theoretically such action Is in vIo,s
tlon OF the Socialist constitution. bn:
the Salt Lake Socialists felt Thar thIs
action was iustfahs when the 9ecular
conditions existing here were Considered
This did not appear 20 be the view taken
by Eastern Socialists, and one lanes
O'Neil OF Indiana raised a howl TO Whlch
Mr. Burt finally replied that Il wes betty
TO get york done than 10 fight wind.
all t,g. - 4. III.
and the case was given National atteu-
Iion-
In order that the Socialists OF i-lsh
should not lose time and perhaps lhalr
National standing II was decided though
heartily approving The action OF Mr. Bur.
10 condemn the same officially As a re-
suit. the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the Socialist party "
Utah in convention assembled repIdiates
the action of n. P. Bur, in regard 10 ths
candidacy of A j Weber"
The support which Mr.. Weber received
from Socialists was evidenced by the
should be included among those con-
demned for supporting Il true friend OF
their principles.
Action of Convention.
The meeting Sunday afternoon was
opened by Mr.. Burt, who called for an
election OF temporary officers. Grant
Sypherus of ogden was elected chairman
with Joseph MCls9nENlln as secretary.
Committees on credentials and organiza-
tion were appointed and fifteen minute
recess taken.
Upon reassembling II was decided that
all persons present were entitled to vote
In the convention. The committee on or
ganiZation recommended changes in the
constitution and the election OF the State
committee. The temporary officers we're
made permanent.
The State committee chosen consists Of
the following persons: William Holden-
weight of Provo, Carl Rasmussen of Og<
den. ]. G. Ives Of ogden, Joseph Brimhsll
of Payson, Charles Il. Dover Of Tooele.
w. Coath Of Salt Lake. Mrs. Mary Para
more and o. Laursen Of Mount Peas-
ant.
The matter Of the constitution was left
In the hands of the committee.
The report OF Secretary Burt o. ,hs
State committee was accepted and then
rhe matter of Mr.. Burt 8 action was con-
sIdercd, resulting as above stated
Grant Sypherus and Charles Dover wers
named as candidates for State represen-
tative ON the National committed The
convention then adjourned, leaving ,he
matter OF the next meeting in the hands
of the State committee