The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-07
Latter Comes Up to Scratch in
Second Setto for Con-
venti0n Hon0rS.
POSSIBILITY THAT THE
SEATS MAY BE DIVIDED
UTAH DELEGATES ALL ON HAND
AND TAKING ACTIVE PART Tin
PRELIMINARY WORK.
BY A. NJ. M'kAY.
Especial 10 The HeraldO

Denver. July 6.-Dubois won the prelifn-
mary skirmish today before the sub-com-
Hittee appointed to hear the Idaho con-
test and the Dubois delegates will he
seated unless the full committee or Gre
oentials committee of the convention. to
which the contest Will be carried, decides
10 reverse the subcommittee action.
ms Is regarded as unlikely, though there
IS more than possibility that a full
nearing upon the merits of the case will
result IN the seating of the delegation
hh eeo py ,Nugent- The Subcommittee
oefors the hearing today was Instructed
py chairman Taggart not to 20 into The
merits or the case, but simply to decide
on the regularity of the two delegations.
Dubois Had a cinch.
This made decision In favor of the Du-
pois delegation practically Imperative a.
no question could be raised as to Dubois
P losses or the state committee, and
hence OF the roll CALL that. apparently
at least. the Dubois delegation was req
uiar. Nevertheless. the Nugent deIees-
lion was hopeful before the hearing that
they could make a satisfactory showing
and they expressed the belief that one al
Ieast OF the three members of the commit
tee. comprising the committeeman from
south Dakota. Wisconsin and Indian terri
tory, was friendly. The result was 9TH
erwise, as the report which will be pre-
sented in full TO the national COMMITTEES
IN the morning was unanimous against
them.
Nugent Crowd ResentfuI.
The Nugent delegation are inclined to
De resentful They believed they had the
assurance of Chairman Taggart that Com
mltteeman Osborne of Wyoming would be
on the subcommittee Osborne is friendly
to the NuSent men. He wasn't called
Instead, Johnson of South Dakota was
selected. which leads the Nugent men to
Keen suspicion. since former Senator Pet
tgrew. also of South Dakota since his
arrival has been actively engaged IN
helping his friend Dubois.
Still a Chance
There is still a chance that when the
! contest is gone into on its merits bv the
committee on credentials. the Nuzepr
men may be seated. Thus far as stated.
| the merits of the fight have played no
/ part in the decision Dubois presented
/ the case to the Subcommittee for his del
egation and Nusent for the contestants.
| Both assert equally their confidence OF
victory in the credentials committee.
4 division of the delegates between the
! two delegations is still a possibility.
Neither side will admit a willingness tD
accept this solution. though both may be
| forced to come TO it,
Smooth Judge Powers.
| National Committeeman Nebeker and
/ Judge Powers. who is chairman of the
| Utah delegation. have their hands fun
this evening There are about eighty
CtahnS in town. and many more for
/ mer residents of the state who have reg
istered at headquarters. All are clamor-
J ing for tickets TO the convention. not for
1 a single session. but for the whole show.
/ from beginning to end Judge Powers
either has developed the faculty, or Is
showing it for the first time. of making
people enjoy being denied what they ar
IDENTIFY desire. The applicants for tickets
come into headquarters. head up and chest
expanded. They drop by the time the in
| terview with Judge Powers is half over.
| Then. with a suavity thar would make
| the ultimatum of one ticket for one ses-
! sion The applicant murmurs his thanks.
| clasps Judge Powers hand fondly AMI
leaves, breathing a gentle benedietion ON
Judge Powers who is so liberal with tick
cts when times are so hard
Utahns All There.
The last of the Utah delegation arrived
| this afternoon several hours delayed.
tired but happy. The delegates and VS.
itors are all well. and despite the allure
ments of Denver they are living the sim
/ pie life. Much. possibly nearly ALL of this
exceptional goodness IS due 70 the preeept
and example of r. III. Fitzgerald, who
purchased a large BE Good" card this
morning and has since worn it as a warn
/ ing to the others
| Samuel Newhouse's resolution. which
was wired to Chairman Powers. has gone
| to a provisional committee that is consid-
| ering a number of planks. There IS said
| to be more than probability that the
Newhouse plank will be embodied. prac-
| tically as presented. in the platform
| Mr. Nebeker at tOdays meeting of the
national committee offered a resolution or
/ coincidence because of the death of Henry
PeeTy Mr., Nebeke1's predecessor. II was
| then announced that the nation3l COM
| mittee which was in session az me time
| of Mr. Peery's passing. had ALREADY
adopted fitting resolution. and Mr.. Neb-
laIy until