The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-24
Iippman to Hitchcock.


Statter. wrote the Republican natiohal
committee as follows:
Lippman to Hitchcock.
Snn Lake City, September 3, 1908.
Mr.. Frank II. Hitchcock, chairman VA
tlonal Republican Committee, Ctlchso'
Dear sir:-On August % the chairman
n the American party wrote you Iettcr
concerning the electoral vote OF TINS sti.te,
After that letter was written. ths
Fourth precinct Republican committee OF
Sult Lake CITY and the Republican coun,
ty committee of Salt Lake county met ana
adnpted resolutions TO the effect that they
recommend to the Republican state con-
ventton. which meets in this city on sep
tember -. that the presidential electors
who are 10 be nominated at that conyen-
ton resign from any other ticket on which
their names might appear, the force anu
effect OF this resolution being TO PIsIGht
the American party I'm Utah from placing
tho Republican electors at the head OF a
Taft-Amerlcan ticket
Last Tuesday evening, Septemocr L. a
meeting was called In this city tor the
purpose Of organizing TAFT club. and at
that meeting I introduced a resolution, a
copy of which you viii find in the In
closed clippings, taken from the daily
papers Of this city OF September ? and 8,
The resolution that introduced wss ruled
ont OF order by the chairman OF the meet
Ing. but the ruling voiced the sentiment
. ot the Republicans OF this county, and
+ virtually indorscd tho action OF the Fourth
precinct Republican committee and Re
publican county committee OF this county.
10 the effect that the TAFT electors on the
Republican ticket should not allow their
names to DC placed on any other ticket
that might be put up IN the state.
This morning Mr.. +. 5. Statter. a rep
resentative OF the National Republican
committee, attached To the Chicago head
quarters. came to my office 10 discuss the
situation here In Utah. and especially
with Il view Of ascertainins what tho
American party OF Utah was, and what
It purposed doing In case the Republican
electors would not permit their names TO
be used on n Taft-Amerlcan ticket. Mr..
Statter did not have very much time. be-
cause he had TO take train for Butte.
! Mont. and while ! went over the Sltua-
tlon with him best | could In the short
time that he had TO give me, ] could not
give him all the points involved in the
! case. He stated that he would write you
I Immediately and explain conditions that
! exist here as well as he could, and sug-
gested that | write 10 you and tell you
4 that he (Mr Statter) had called on me
and ] am nov writing you In fuihllmeDt
I told Mr.. Statter that II you desired &c
take the matter up further that soinc
member OF the American party of this
city would cal! on you In Chicago, pro
vided you would accord TO our accredited
! representative sufficient time 20 explain
the fun status OF affairs as they exist here
In relation 10 the electoral vote this fall
I II you desire TO proceed further with this
matter. n you VIII let me know at what
time and place II would be convenient for
you to have representative ot the Amer.
ican party call on YOU In Chicago or New
York I viii see TO Il that tho prooer
party Is placed in communication with
you. reply to this letter VIII greatly
I obnge.
This letter. according TO tho receipt
for 1t was registered. required four days
for an answer for II was received in
Chicago on September S. The delay IN
answering was no doubt due TO tele
graphic correspondence with the Smoot
federal bunch On September lo the
national nr1it ra,li.I
Committee to Iippman.
Chicago. H.. September 12 1908
Dear Slr:-Chairman Hitchcock directs
me 10 acknowledge receipt OF YOUR lettel
OF the third Instant In relatioS TO loca
conditions IN %tur state. and 10 say tha
the matter will be given careful attention
This was the last communication that
has been received from the Republican
national committee Hitchcock un
doubtcdly was couDseled by Tn,
federal bunch and Apostle Smoot
and the result is that the Re
publican national committee. in ac
cord with the advice Of the coterie OF
politicians who. under the direction OF
the hierarchy, arc ruling Utah with al
iron hand. passed up Utah Republicans
and by silence said TO the real Repub
licans of the state, "Taft does not want
your vote unless you obey the behest
Of the federal bunch and Apostl,
Smoot and Voto the ticket thev have
picked out. Either do this or do no
vote for Taft
Real Republicans Barred.
Regardless Of the silence Of the ma
tional committee, the real Republican
Of Utah made every effort to get tn,
Taft electors placed on a ticket so tha
they might vote their principles, bu
those efforts were thwarted at ever
, step by the federal bunch and b1
Apostle Smoot. And lastly the suprem,
court of the state hands down al
opinion which in effect bars the rea
e Republicans of Utah from voting 70
/ Taft.
( And in the face Of all this the Smoo
Mouth has the temerity TO saw tina
''Do one from the national committee
: down has ever said that the votes of th
I Kearns party people were not wantet
for the Taft clectorsp