The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-30
TURMOIL AND STRIFE
MARK PROCEEDINGS
OF THE CONVENTION

Before the Republican state convention
was called to order yesterday there had
begun a strong movement by the indie
pendent Republicans to capture a large
per cent of the delegates who would
work against the machine candidates. The
Insurgents were willing to unite on any
one candidate in order to defeat the
choice of the machine. In several in
stances this plan proved disastrous 10
the machine politicians.
After the city delegates had named the
city and precinct candidates for city
judges and justice of the peace and con-
stable. j. u. Eldredge, jr.. county chair
man, introduced II. A. Smith as tempo
rary chairman. Mr.. Smith in the address
which opened the convention denounced
the American" party, declaring that
there was no church interference in poll
ties in Utah. He said il there were he
would be one of the first to join the
American" party as protest against
such an insult TO manhood" Continu-
ing, he declared that IL there were any
thing wrong In Utah politics the Repub-
licans would remedy 1t, and he suggested
that the convention in its platform re-
affirm the state constitution declaring for
absolute separation of church and state
He said that one reason why he was
opposed to the American" party was
because its members We're opposed to the
religion of large majority of the people
of Utah.
Smith Has a Dream.
Joe Lippman declared that the 'Ameri-
can party would make of the Mormon
temple a great art gallery. l thought
10 myself that when that time came Tom
kearns would be the president of the
Mormon church and the statue of Brig
nam Young at the head OF Main street
would have been removed and in its
stead would be the majestic form OF Joe
Llppman winking at the Goddess OF JUS
uce on the City and County building"
Mr.. Smith said that the reason Jesse
Knight declined the Democratic nomina-
tlon FOR governor was not because the
Mormon church did not want him to be
candidate. but because the .American'
party did want him to be a candidate.
Committees Announced.
Following the address of the chairman
the personnel OF the committees was an
nounced. as follows:
Credentals-First precinct. w. ]. Moore;
Second, Brigham Clegg; Third, A. Cal
lister: Fourth, A. L. Thomas. jr: Fifth.
Cara Myers; country districts. ]. f.
Permanent organization and order OF
Lon j. Haddock; Second
Alexander Buchanan; Third. W. r. Jones
Fourth, w. S. Hines; Fifth, Farley p
z. r. Morgan aAN
Platform and resolutions-First. J. y.
m Second. Harry j. Robinson;
pnlrd, Gus Backman: Fourth. W. r.
u
country districts. E. c. Bagley, T. C.
Woodbury..
county committee-First, Axel Steele
George G Buckle; Second, ]. ]. Greene.
valid, W. A. Aubrey; Third. George Da-
WIS, J. Farley White; Fourth. w s
flgham II. s. Joseph: Fif.h, John M
Hayes. Will POLAND: country districts r.
X Morgan, Samuel Parry, Amos Cab
Doll Z. II Roberts and ]. w Smith.
Inc convention then adjourned until
30 IN the afternoon when the ranorts ~s
me committees We're heard. The creden.
Ilals committee reported that the puh
nshed list OF delegates was correct. While
the committee on permanent organization
ana order OF business was debating ON
the order or business. the platform was
reao. Ihen came the first ripple of dis
Senslon. II. Alma Riser read an amend
ment which pledged the legislative candi-
dates to vote for the creation of a rail-
road commission. He spoke at consider
able length in behalf of his amendment
and caused the machine leaders some
worry.