The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-16
HOW 1T ALL HAPPENED
IN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

Even the band showed the lack OF har-
mony at the Republican state convention
and feeling waxed so strong before the
adjournment that a hand-to-hand encoun-
ter resulted between Harry 5. Joseph and
Major H. p. Myton defeated candidate
for state treasurer. The wheels of the
machine turned with memorable force and
the slate framed by the federal crowd
was put through with little difficulty.
except in the case of A H. Jewkes. who
received the nomination for state audi
tor.
The machines fight was won In the
committee on order OF business when II
was decided to name. first the electors.
then the justice of the supreme court and
then congressman. The independents might
have had some chance to shatter the slate
had the congressional nomination been
placed last in the order of business. The
meeting of the committee was a stormy
one and the decision placing the nominal
ton for congressman first on the order
of business was won by but one vote.
The recommendation of the committee
that all resolutions be submitted to the
was strenuously opposed by H. Alma
Reser, who desired to introduce a reso-
luton recommending a railroad comm\-
sion. Reiser's protest was unheeded- Har-
ry 5. Joseph was ruled out of order IN
his attempt 10 shut off Reiser and re-
manned in that condition during the re-
mainGer of the convention
q hCSOiutiOHS fTC inuOCOOQS-
The committee on resolutions kept the
convention waiting for nearly an hour
while they drafted a set of resolutions
which were so innocuous that no one
could have found fault with them. They
consisted mainly in expressions of appro-
ba ton foI Roosevelt, Taft. Sherman. John
c. Cutler. Reed Smoot and the @. A. R.
In spite of the fact that a number of
the county platforms had declared in ia
vor of prohibition plank. this measure
was not mentioned in any of the resolu-
tons passed by the committee. The sup
peEt of the brewers and the saloon keep
eTs. promised to the Republican party in
Salt Lake county, proved too strong for
the advocates of a prohibition plank. Refs
er attempted to introduce his railroad
commission resolution. and was not given
a chance to address the convention. Du-
ring the rest of the day he confined his
activities to shouting Gag rulei" at every
opportunity.
The emblem adopted by the conven-
1 ton yesterday was most appropriate. IL
consists of a beehive surmounted by an
eagle. and many a candidate who had
been privately assured of victory by the
machine was thoroughly stung.
Breeden Boom Lacks Force.
| The early part of the session passed
off without any opposition or enthusiasm.
There were but three nominations for the
position of presidential elector and these
three consisting of Henry Cohn OF Salt
| Lake county, Lafayette Holbrook of Utah
| Utah county and Thomas Sevy of Gar
1 field county. were nominated by accla-
nation
! There was no difficulty in nominating
w. NJ. McCarty justice of the su-
preme court of Utah. The opposition from
the Breeder forces was neither strong nor
enthusiastic. although the gallant major
was seconded by a number of women dele
gates. McCartys name was placed be-
fore the convention by ID. ID. Houtz Of
Provo. who showed no i'll effects from the
severe political accident which recently
befell him I'm Utah county. Jake Greene
valid seized the first opportunity of burst
ing into near oratory and seconded the
nomination of Breeder.
| With the assurance that he would turn
his forces to Mattson in the contest for
the state treasurer nomination. Howell
presented an impregnable front TO his
on the first ballot by an overwhelming
vote The Weber county delegation was
not the only one with which a deal was
made by Howell. White had been assured
that he would be given support, and Cal
derwood also added his forces 10 the tri-
umphant proc essiOn. The trend of the
balloting was so apparent that there was
nothing else fo- the counties far down
| on the list to do except climb into the
band wagon. Christensen was unfortu-
nate In the speeches made seconding him
and placing his name before the conven-
ton. although Harrington made A telling
shot when he alluded TO Howell as a
sphinx AID i clam.
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