The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-07
Request of insurgents.

The insurgents have long been laying
plans for the attack on the state COM
mittee. They wanted call broad enough
to permit of the discussion of all mat
tiers, meaning, of course, the SmoOt can
didacy. When they appeared yesterday
the committee asked them to present their
request in writing. Colonel A. B. Irvine
was designated as the person to draft the
request, and the result of his efforts were
presented in this form:
I'm accordance with your request of this
date, we respectfully submit the follow
ing, to be Incorporated in the call for the
Republican state convention to be held
May Z. 1903. After stating the primary OBJ
ject of the call. We suggest that the fol-
lowing language be inserted:
In addition to the foregoing, the fol-
lowing resolution will also be presented
to the said convention for discussion and
action:
Resolved. That it is the sense of
this convention that the Republicans of
Utah shall in the future indicate their
choice for United States senator in the
regular state conventions of the party,
held for the purpose of nominating the
state ticket
Said convention is also called for the
purpose of discussing other questions of
party policy which now confront the
party in the state of Utah
In the event that the foregoing does
not meet with your approval, we submit,
as an alternative, the following:
The further business of said conven-
priety of recommending to the Republi-
cans the adoption of a party policy that
the state convention to be called for the
selection of candidates for office shall
nominate and declare its choice for
United States senator, and. in addition to
the above matters, shall embrace a dis
cussion of the general party policy and
questions now agitating the minds of the
Republicans of Utah, and deemed inim-
zeal to the welfare of the party in the
approaching campaign
What the Answer Is.
The answer to the request of the in
surgents is best shown by the official call
itself, which is about as cOld-blooded a
political document as anything can we'll
be, save for ole thing.
In the last paragraph Of the call occurs
this language: only those electors who
will support the Republican national
state, legislative, judicial and county
| tickets will be eligible to participate in
the primaries or serve as delegates to the
convention"
Just how many of the grand old
party who have been Republicans ma
| tionally" but ''sidesteppers'' locally will
stand for this Joker" remains to be SEEN
| The apparent and manifest intention is
to put the insurgents on record, and, by
gum, to eat or get off the hog walk.
The Official Organ.
There was no little connection caused
by the appearance of a committee con-
sisting of Senators Stephen H. Love,
George y. Lawrence and Benner X.
Smith demanding that the state commit
tee pass a vote of censure on the off
cial organ of the Republican party in
Utah" for certain utterancss published In
that paper in severe criticism of Mr.. Love,
Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Lawrence and Sam c.
Park. The friends of the organ MAIN
tanned that the newspaper had right to
cTiticise members of its own party if it
wanted to.
The incident finally rounded to by au-
thorizing the chairman to appoint a COM
mittee of five to investigate the matter.
| This committee is composed of Kuchler
| of Weber, Eldredge of Summit, Mcbride
of TOoele, Day OF Willard and Peterson
| of Cache. 1t is the opinion of some of the
informed that this committee will have
| little of nothing TO say-probably moth
ing-when its report may be expected on
May 6, the day preceding the convention.
The Apportionment.
The apportionment of delegates to the
/ convention is based on one vote for each
/ 80 votes cast for Congressman Howell.
This will give the convention 473, divided
Beaver. s; Box Elder. 10: Cache, 20; Car
bon, s; Davis, 10; Emery, s; Garfield, s.;
Grand 3 iron, {; Juab, ID; Kane. 4; Mil
I lard, 9; Morgan, 4; Piute, 4; Rich, 4;
Salt Lake, 1873; San Juan, L; Sanpete, %;
Sewer. Ii: Summit, IA: ToOele 10; Uintah
Z; Utah. SO; Wasatch, 8; Washington, Il;
! w dyne. 5; weber, A.
The convention Will be held in the Salt
/ Lake theatre. beginning at II o'clock
| Thursday, May Z.
Wesley X. Walton of Rich county was
elected chairman on motion of Rudolph
] Kuchler of Weber, and II. p. Myton of
4 Salt Lake was selected as Vice-chafrman
| One of the insurgents said after the
meeting that their side would not lay
down, but that a campaign of publicity
would at once be inaugurated and pushed
with vigor.