Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29

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Republican City Ticket: For city
Judges. j. Whitaker and j.. M.
Bowman, by reclamation.
For Justice of the Peace Stanley
Hanks.
For Constable-Peter Hansen.
Afternoon Schedule domination Of
$fnll4county and Legislative ticket and
adoption of party platform.
The historic Salt Lake theate,, whose
balconies last night threw back the
Il , rs noes of bitter denunciation of the
z e hurcf1 whose membership predomi-
& mates IN Sllta.h today was the scene of.
+ a ". convention whose presiding
& nifghts session "a $ un- American, stand
& lng Tor bitterness and dishonesty, and
S the development of Utah's future in
Z spirit of bitterness and hatred.
With the stand Of the American
party against what it calls church In
/ fiuence In politics, and church pre-
dominance politically today's conven-
ton leader declared himself in hearty
sympathy, and declared that an insin-.
uatton that any Republican stood in
+. any other attitude was an insult to his
manhood and a reflection upon his pa
triotism
Those were dishonest and embit-
g tered words that characterized the
American" party declarations the
chairman urged II have been menl-
Der of the Republican party for many
years. have attended all of the Re-
( publican conventions within the past
seven years and have never yet seen
the Shiny hand of any church upon
these conventions, or the intruding of
any power over the state Of any
church. When I am convinced that
such a power does dominate these con-.
Nentions shall only be too happy 10
go over to the American" party and
g join In it's fight.
But have one great objection to
the American party. This is the evil
dent dishonesty of its leadership. and
the evident dishonesty of its methods
and allegations
CALLED TO ORDER.
The Republican county convention
4 met at 10: 80 o'clock in the Salt Lake
theater following q city convention
which met at $3.50 o'clock. The thea.
ter was beautifully decorated for the
occasion, and pictures Of prominent
members Of the party We're displayed.
County Chairman ]. Y. Elureage
called the county convention 70 .orae y,
and introduced as the temporary ,
chairman Attorney H. A. Smith. The
morning session was taken up with an
address byS Judge Smith, and the nam.
ing Of the convention committees,
after which recess was declared un !
til Il 80 o clock in order TO give INC
committees time to .formui .,, re Is, \.
.an,norary chairman was Warmly
at,ia,,ded. and he went at once into
discussion of local problems ae-
Caring that while national issues
& we're Of great Importance, the I'm, nm,
M.es TOO limited at this, convention
49, discussion.
INSULT TO MANHOOD.
s.rbe american party" she said,
4 q ..seaa.an evil in this state that must pc
corrected in hatred and bitterness o.
speech: for : on ty he f issues pt these
n NJ raise, but like all good Repuns
iicans | am willing and ANXIOUS 70
these peopc on their r. own ,l
grounds aud meet their issues luitis
and squarely. !, ,lv
amy hand of Church influence:
a onaar could not insult the manhood OF ,l
. an,hIicans worse than that II ~
Il true IS they allege i want 70 kHoW
'."But is 1t true? have q TENDED : q
conventions for seven years anu
Y t,awe .vet to see the first evidences OF
Ghmrch control of these conventions ! s
ss In. 'any form The charge tiiat suelll
y t,,a,,ence exists is a serious cnarsg
n1ainsf our party ii it is true, but IT,
i belieyes it can be shown that. u Is
not true. ~ history
Alright there has been more bloodsne E 9
md bitterness and strlIe = oSs ~
= a Of religions place In the
wp aAnd l after all the bloedshea and =,
strif. men have resolved Wliho ~.
n ps.rts and without creed that the ne
church Oh is sacred and must l.a 5 tbat Il Il
assaulted by he sfa aii y.rro mr.,
ii f..Snd lust as surely they have d ies
,reed that the Church must keep us