The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-08
tude Of counsel than to the insignificant

titude of counsel than to the insignificant
few"
Then Mr. Eldredge, after much fumb--
ling and a whimsical remark about having
something somewhere in his pocket. drew
out a COPY Of the IntermOuntain Republl-
can of MAY ,. This newspaper he said,
is recognized as the official RepuDhcan
newspaper. In this issue there is small
paragraph. which ! wish TO read.
Mr. Eldredge read: There was not
reason for Tom Kearns to confess that
ne bought the senatorial nomination
He did shouted Fred Price.
Mr.. -EIdredge continued to read; OF
course he did There the reading end
ed and Mr. Eldredge looked up from the
paper, his gray head bTistling with indig-
nation.
Tom Kearns." ne said, ''was elected by
q Republican legislature, not by Demo-
Gratis or devils oh. shame
Emotion chOked his Utterance. But 1t
was not necessary for him to proceed, as
there was shout of protest that would
have drowned any words that he might
have spoken at that time.
Quiet restored. Mr.. Eldredge said: IF
this resolution is passed, there will be no
chance for such an accusation to be re-
peated. Let the party make the nomina-
lions Do not leave it to the legislature.
A dozen delegates demanded to be heard
when Mr.. Eldredge resumed his seat
GreenewaId Sits Down.
Greenewald was recognized by the chair.
Owing 20 the late hour and possibly be-
cause he had already spoken without rec
ognition a half dozen times. his speech
was cut short. =. II. CaIliSter and Dr.
Heel were also heard. DR.. Heel merely
objected to a viva Voce vote on the ground
that there were some persons in the gal
lery who might yell and add to the vol
ume of sound for the ~insuTgents.'
His anxiety was needless When the
question was put, only a few men, scat
tered about the theatre, rose in favor of
the RideOut resolution, but there was
solid rank after rank of delegates who
sDrang up to vote against il.
1t was not until that moment that on
lockers realized how utterly hopeless was
the fight of the insurgents.
The work of selecting six delegates to
the national Republican convention was
Postmaster James Glove of Provo NOM
mated Senators Reed Smoot and George
Sutherland, and Congressman Joseph
Howell.
Then W. D. Livingston Dr. c. NJ Will
SON mayor of Park City; A. r. Haywood
of ogden. c. +. Loose of Provo Thomas
Sevy of Pangutch and John c. MceClain
were placed in nomination.
SmoOt Sutherland Howell. Wilson,
Livingston and Loose were elected.
Vote on Delegates.
The vote was as follows: smoot, 456;
Howell. 49,; Sutherland. 40; Wilson, 322;
Sevy, 50: Livingston. 43; Haywood, 2eS;
Loose 427; McClain, Sc.
Sevy. Haywood and McClain were unan-
imously elected alternates. The other
three altcrnates chosen were Mrs. Lucy
A. Clark of Box Elder county. All votes;
Preston g. Richards, a young Salt Laker
now attending the Chicago university, 4lS
votes; Mrs. Susan Y. Gates. S73 votes.
John NJ. Hayes, who was placed in NOM
nation for election as alternate, was de-
feated. He received 80 votes.
Colonel George b. Squires introduced
resolution prepared by Fl. p. Myton. Chris
Burton, ir., and himself, expressing SYM
pathy to the family of o. J. Salisbury
late chairman of the Republican state
committee aud recalling Mr.. Salisbury's
conspicuous figure in the political life OF
Utah The resolutions were unanimously
passed.
The convention then adjourned.
Grand ball Tonight Saltair Holds