The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-01
REPUBLICANS GO THROUGH
MOTIONS Of CONVENTION
DR.. Plummer Is Handed Prize Yellow Oval in
Nomination for Mayor and Accepts
1t With Resignation.
Three Other Recipients of Citrus Fruits Speared in Four Min
utes, Establishing Record in Spite of Harry Joseph.

speech. which apparently met with the
approval of the delegates, John James
was chosen temporary secretary and
L. NJ. Earl, sergeant-at-arms. Harry
Joseph moved that the chair appoint
committees on credentials, permanent
organization and platform. In accord
ance with the motion the following
committees were named:
Credentials-A. F. Lawson, ]. ]. Mey-
ers, w. p. Gillespie, c. p. Hollen, M. w.
Earl
Permanent Decentralization A.
King, z. j. Eardley, Moses C. Davis,
H. NJ. Mcmillan, William McRea.
Platform-H. Van Pelt, B. Ciegg, H.
A. Smith. A. L. Thomas. James Inge-
bretsen.
An adjournment was then taken I'M
til 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Not for Emery.
During the noon hour a wild rumOr
was started that Harry Joseph had
stampeded the delegates for c. Frank
Emery for mayor. The rumOr, however,
was found to be without foundation I'M
less Harry Joseph might serve as a
foundation. The federal bunch had or
dained that Plummer was to get the
nomination, and that ended it. Also
Sheriff Emery isn't fond of lemons.
When the convention reassembled in
the afternoon, Chairman j. ]. Meyers of
the credentials committee reported that
all the delegates present were entitled
to seats at the convention. The report
of the committee on permanent organ
iZation caused a ripple in the smooth
ness of the proceedings.
The excitement was caused by the
recommendation that the American
eagle be adopted as the party emblem.
Some one moved as an amendment that
the unfurled American flag be substi
tuted. Harry Joseph was on his feet
a great deal of the time shaking his
auburn locks and declaring that the
American" party had stolen the en-
blem that rightfully belonged to the
Republicans and that the flag should
be the G. o. P. emblem. A viva voce
vote was called and the chairman an
nounced that the amendment had car
ried. A division was called for and a
rising vote taken. Again the ayes APP
peared to have il, but before the re-
suit was announced Chairman II. NJ.
Mcmillan of the permanent organiza-
ton asked to be heard. He said that
since the Americans" had chosen the
flag as their emblem, it was necessary
to select another emblem in order to
avoid confusion. He thought that the
voter would be puzzled to know which
was his party if two had the same en-
blemS.
Eagle on a Beehive.
An effort at a compromise was then
suggested by some one who moved that
a flag and the eagle both be used.
County Clerk Eldredge said that such
an arrangement would be a violation
of the law, since each party is entitled
to but one party emblem. ]. ]. Greene
Wald, at the risk of being called a ma
ture faker, delivered himself of a stir
ring eulogy on the eagle.
In the heat of the conflict Harry Jo-
seph, through some mental CONFUSION,
suddenly became possessed of an idea.
As a substitute for the amendment to
the amendment he moved that an ca
gle perched upon a beehive be adopted
as the emblem. The chairman ruled
the motion out of order. Willard Han
son explained at some length why the
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