Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-07
ATTY. HoUTz OPENS oRAToRY.
Temporary Presiding Officer
Makes a Stirring Speech at
Opening Session.
So Called Insurgents This Morning
Failed to Mar the Harmony
OF the Occasion.

If the action OF the Utah Republic
ans who gathered in cony ention in the
Salt Lake theater this morning is typ-
zeal of national party sentiment, Theo-
dore Roosevelt will he stampedcd into
position as Republican presidential
candidate for the November election.
In a long speech on national affairs.
Atty. ID. ID. Houta. temporary presiding
onicer, omitted all mention of William
II. TAFT as a possible standard bearer
Tor the party, and at the merest refer
ence to President Roosevelt there was
cheering prolonged and demonstrative
Az one time Mr.. Houtz mentioned the
wish OF President Roosevelt to retire
TO the peace and quietude he has so
richly earned, but ne followed this
sentiment not by switching onto tho
name of Taft, but by declaring that
the people OF the United States We're
perfectly willing for Theodore Roose-
years from now.
AS reason for again demanding the
nomination Of Roosevelt the speaker
said: "A big stick has stood convent
entiy by that has grown to mean some
thing to wrong-doers, whatever their
station, or whatsoever they be. And
who dubts that the people of the Unit
~ ''fiN'' IlttNt tiiituuN ueflug0 TO re-
tain this weapon and the policies I'M
DERIVING It's application until the evils
II applies to are eradicated?
we are here today for Utah's initial
move IN this great cause Each and all
are equally interested in our party's
success and are equally Jealous TO at
tain it"
Preceding this testimonial to Roose-
Welt, Mr. Houtz referred to him as the
last Of great line of Republican lead
crs Whatever issues appear" he
said, whatever dangers threaten, we
have always a man at the helm 70
meet the emergency When a giant re-
bellion had to be overthrown we went
into the woods of Illinois and paraded
before the gaze of startled world the
unknown Abraha Lincoln. And to
his aid came the unknown u. S. Grant.
and James A. Garfield. and Rutherford
y. Hayes. and Benjamin Harrison. and
William Mckinley. And when the as
sassin's bullet cut short the life of the
last of those there was at his side
ready TO take up the work where he
laid IT down, the brave soldier grand
master of state craft, the peerless, the
original. the only Theodore Roosevelt
the man who dares to do right and OPP
pose wrong wherever or by whomso-
ever committed, the man who incurred
Censure, reproach insult and enmity
for making the Panama canal a con-
summation"
CALL To ORDER.
The convention was called to order
by state Chairman Wesley X. Walton,
at IL o'clock. After Secy. George h.
Squres had read the call, and the list
of temporary officers, chairman Wal
ton turned the meeting over TO Tenn
lporary Chairman d. d. Houtz of
Provo,
This morning the actual business of
electing delegates to go 10 Chicago was
not started, as the appointment Of the
committees TO name permanent leaders
consumed the time until noon.
Candidates informally mentioned are
the present congressional delegation,
w. D. Livingston of Sanpete. Ed Loose
of Utah county. Postmaster william
Glassman OF Weber, DR.. Wilson, mayor
Of Park City, and aumber of others.
FIGHT THIS AFTERNOON.
The fight between what are termed
"insurgenr' Republicans and 'regu-
lars' did not develop this morning,
although it IS scheduled for an airing
In the afternoon ID. O. Rideout OF
Draper promised his friends this morn-
Ing informally TO make a speech using
as a basis for It a letter from Hon. r..
II. Roberts TO Prof Richard II. Lyman
OF the University of Utah. giving his
opinion of local political problems.
Col, A. y. Irvine is likewise sched-
uled by his friends for a speech in
which he will Introduce a resolution
calling for the nomination OF a can
didate for Il. $. senator IN the fall
convention instead of at the next ses-
sion of the legislature.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS.
The convention from the standpoint
of decorations was the most deliberately
prepared Of any yet held. Streams OF
bunting hung from each Of the three
circles, aui n narrower band surround
cd the. dress circle cutting il OF fgom
the parqupt AT The back OF the stage
an Immense American flag WIS dIRped
while from the procenium arch wat
hung a urge picture Of President
Roosevelt. trimmed with the American
colors
IN the dress circle the tbree big dele
cations nom salt Lake, Weber and
Utah wero seated, salt Lake filling the
center with Weber county on its
right and Utah county on is left.
ON the east section ~ the parquet
We're the delegates nom Grand. Nor
gan. Weber Rich aud Iron; in the CEN
Ter, .Iulb, SEWER Willard Tooelo, Uin-
tab Wasatch Sanpote and Wayne on
tho west side Emery, Davis, Carbon,
Beaver BoXelder Cache and Summit
TONE CONCILIATORY.
Tho tone OF this mornings session
was concillatory TO am factions and In
The nature uf general appeal for
unity iu meeting IA common foe The
state committee had wisely paved the
way tOr this attitude.
Temporary Chairman Houtz Kept a
broad ground I'm his reference 10 local
matters Commencing his speech by
stating that fearing 10 trust his mem-
DRY on important issues. he had writ
ten a f.w observations on current
matters lie thop read from manu-
script a speech which thoroughly re-
viewed national as well as local Issues.
The Republican party, he said, was
brought into being through the impera-
tive requirements OF our advancing CIV
ufu lao a