The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-25
REPUBLICAN ROW
IS THREATENED
Taft Club Organized by Court
House Ring, Whereat
GlaSmann Raves.

The Republicans of Weber county are
starting off the 1908 campaign with a
fight on their hands, and present indica-
lions are that ii will be a fight TO z
finish between the Weber county court
house ring on one side and William Glas-
mann and his supporters on the other
tight OF this nature has been brewing
Tor some Time but il only broke out
yesterday, when il became known that
what is characterized as the courthouse
ring had held q meeting in the county
courthouse and organized a Taft club.
Among those absent was William Glas-
mann.
The organization of the Taft club was
brought about by certain members OF the
Republican party. who are looked upon
as a sort of an insurgent outfit For
some time there has been an agitation
going on to dump" Glasmann by get
ting hold of another Ogden paper. Sew
eTal meetings were held with this OBJ
ly been called off
In last nights issue of the Ogden
standard, which has in the past sup
ported the Republican party, there ap-
peared an article, which is taken as a
declaration of war by Glasmann. who
says:
Last evening a secret meeting was
held at the courthouse for the purpose
of organizing a Taft Republican club.
Why il was necessary TO have a secret
twenty persons present. Nearly all of
them seemed to represent the Howell
MattsOn-Kuehler machine.
1t was proposed by some that all Re
publicans be permitted to join the club,
but that was objected to until the Of
ficers were elected and committees select
ed. 1t was proposed to have two per-
sons appointed from each voting district
to form the executive committee. a list
was prepared before the meeting, and,
from what the reporter could learn, the
slate was also fixed before the meet
ing, and the-names as read, with only
few exceptions, were accepted
Rudolph Kuchler was chairman and
David Mattson was secretary. 1t will
thus be seen that the machine is in the
saddle.
why a Taft Republican club should
he formed behind closed doors by the
whole situation in Weber county is
puzzler.
While Kuchler and Mattson seem to
have been the whole thing, VIII Howell
and Dan Pugh took important parts In
up the crowd.
Since the above was written the re
port of the proceedings has been handed
in by Judge Howelfs stenographer and
viii be published tomorrow.
Several persons have called up this
paper TO state they were not present at
the meeting and that their names are
being used without their consent"
In adopting lis declaration OF principles
the new Taft club makes a plea for a
united party, claiming that this is
in order to bring about sue
cess at the polls in November. 1t is
pointed out that this stand is inconsls-
tent with the actions of those who are
supposed to be at the head of the new
club in trying to down Glasmann.
The new organization has named COM
mittees of two men in each precinct both
in the city and county. for the purpose
of soliciting membership. 1t is claimed
that Republicans who were not included
in the call are up in arms and that the
will have merry time in
getting members of the party together
under the direction of the club
The new organization sent the follow
ing telegram to Mr.. Taft yesterday:
THE Taft Republican club of Weber
organized last evening, congratu-
lateS the country on your selection
as the Republican nominee for presi-
dent. pledges you its loyal support and
tenders its services in the
coming campaign