Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-19

Monday evening. at s p. M. reception.
70 southern delegates by Bryan club.
tuesday, 1850 a, M, train leaves for
Logan over O.sS. Ii
tuesday, 1880 a. m, call to order of
convention III Logan Opera House, with
Judge Q. w. Powers as temporary
chairman.
Today is a Democratic day along the
political rialto, and thetone great ques-
stion .of the houris: Will Uncle Jesse
rum Democratic leaders, taking note
OF the sentiment in hisyfavor, are fear
{ ful Of the start it will give the party
70 TO have the convention stampede for
him, and then have him refuse the
nomination after it Is over.
Members OF the party declare that
objections or; no objections, they will
Vass3 Of misleading aspirants for the
nomination found them today urging
I the$narne of. :IeEse knight and talking
of the chances OF getting him to run.
The indications today are that The
l1eTaoerat ta convention VIII be attend
{ 60 by over 500 delegates Lyman r.
Nartineau, state chairman said this
morning that reports from the south
We're to the effect that.a full repre-
sentatton was coming along, and that
Az Would arrive With more enthusiasm
than has been evidenced for years.
ms. arrangements in Logan, he said, I
have Leens perfected under a local 5cnn-5
rnitteei hacked by Frank *. Ncbeker.
national committeeman and they are.
h com plete. Including carriages for the
u arriving {delagate s, lunches at noon, and
sS ,lousins accommodations, should the
* delegates be kept over night through 4,
protrRcted session.
II. Judge o. W. Powers has been ten
Sf!ered the position Of temporary chair
man. although the formal meeting of
y ne t.e, state committee TO choose officials
WI not be held until tonight in the Of
ices of the state chairman
~ TINS meeting also the platform
VIII be discussed, and a tentative docu-
nlent VIII he drawn up III the hope Of
1 AVOIDING protracted debate at Logan.
IT is desired. If possible, to have the
convention adjourn IN time to have the
convention special run back to Salt
Lake before midnight on Tuesday.
NO FUSION.
a matter. sometimes suggested. of
iusing with the "Americail'' party
on 3tne Judicial ticket, especially, and
possibly on some state candidates. is
being strongly opposed by such dele
gates as could be located along the
Rialto today. a straight Democratic
ticket seems to be the thing most
popular with delegates, and it will
ih,aitoubtedly be put UP at Logan
d
lively one. II Uncle Jesse" Knight
talis to scorn the nomination. there
VIII be quick scrambiing fol. places
on the state ticket. for Which takers
today arc somewhat wary. With tho
execution OF a definite boom Of King
for Congress- the other offices are not
surrounded by a clamoring host of
candidates, although many candidates,
at present In the receptive mood,
would rush into activity upon the an
nouncement that Knight had accept
cd Joseph StringfeIlow is out for
attorney general, and 1t is thought
that various sections Of the state Viii
fANorite sons for the other Offices
state committee meeting tonight
VIII completes all preparatory ar
rapgemens for the convention. Two
huge crates Of campaign literature.
received from the cast today. We're
shipped to Logan for distribution dur
ing the session on Tuesday