The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-30

2 machine, which has for wears tradec
away the rights of the people in return
for money used to strengthen the ma
chine and buy votes in doubtful con
gressIonaI districts and IN close states
report of the committee on platform and
resolutions
As originally drafted the platform
consisted OF merely a grand eloquent
Endorsement of the party in the nation
and OF the state platform Of the Re-
publlcans. Before the committee had
reported, however. Judge Ragley forced
Ut to adopt plank favoring a commits.
sion form of government for cities of
the hrst and second class The com
mlttee rejected his planks on the rail
road COMMISSION and on the election eX
penses of candidates.
Bagley Presents Amendments.
As soon as Mr.. Howell had finished
reading the report Judge John h. Bag
ley presented his amendments relative
to the railroad commission and the cam
paIgn expenses. Judge BagIey spoke
briefly in favor of his amendment, say
Ing they embodied reforms operative in
almost every state In the union Will
| Howell took up the defense OF the reso.
lutlons as presented. snyine that the
state convention had not adopted these
resolutions, and said that the time was
not opportune for such legislation.
This was the cue for Mr.. Halverson S
attack on Senator Sutherland Mr.
Halyerson did not name Senator Suther
land, but said that he represented Utah
| IN the national congress. and his
reference to the matter treated in
Sutherland S speech left no doubt as to
| the object of his attack When accused
by senator E: T. Hularlskl of attacking
Sutherland, HalVerson freely admitted
the charge. Mr.. Halversou said, in eff
feet, that if, as Senator Sutherland had
practically confessed, he lacked the con
structlve craftsmanship necessary toI
lnaugurate reforms, then it was time he
stepped aside for someone else. Mr.
Halverson also charged that the resolu-
mons committee of the Republican state
convention had mlsrepresented the peo-
pie OF the state in drawing up the plat
form.
After. the question was argued for
some time pro and con the amend |
ments proposed by Judge Bagey were
adopted by an overwhelming majority. |
FOR the short term county commits |
sionershIp;. Oscar B. Madison, the ma
chlne candidate, was renominated by ac-
clamaton, Moroni Skeen, the machine
favorite, defeated County Commissioned
John T. Bybee for the long term by
vote of l54 TO LOG
For state senator the Betterment
league, at the, last moment, sprang
Angus T. Wright, the prominent Ogden
Kelly: the machine selection, The Kelly
forces were too well organized for
Wright, however, and the Bettermept
league man lost, l57 TO l02
The slate makers favored A. r. Hev.
wood, Thomas England, William Ali
son, NJ. B. Richardson and Sylvester
Grow. Any four of these five would
faction, aided by the Betterment league,
was, for Charles A, Zelmer, and opposed
to A. R. Haywood. The prohibitionists
wanted George A Fuller and Daniel
Wheelwright. On the first ballot the
vote was Ielmer. 2l1; Richardson,
~; Allison, 1876; Haywood, 12l; Grow.
VIZ wpgshd 80 1l9i l. IglleT 1s1 81 and
necessary to a choice, only Zeimer,
Richardson and Allison were nominated,
and 1t was necessary to have another
ballot to name the fourth man
Before the second ballot was taken
Judge Howell called attention to the
fact that all three men named were from
Ogden and urged the necessity of nom
mating a man from the county outside
OF the city. this obviously for the pur-
pose of shutting out Haywood Wheel
wright withdrew and the ballot was ia
ken on the remaining four candidates.
The result of this ballot was: Grow. i
80; England, 72; Haywood, SO, and Full
Ter oS. No candidate received enough |
votes to secure the nomination and |
Lhlrd ballot was necessary Before this u
ballot was taken Haywood withdrew
and the three men from the county
fought it out. The city went for Grow
and he was nominated. The vote stood:
Grow, 1T; England, 5s; Fuller, 90.
Renominate Dye.
After the legislative ticket had been
chosen the convention adjourned until
80 clock. On reconvening the dele
gates honored their chairman by re.
dominating Samuel G, Dye by acclama.
Ion for county clerk.
The fight for county sheriff was a hot
me. The machine kept out of the con III
est and Ed f. Harrison won from John
1utchcns by l41 to 1l2. David Jensen III
lad no trouble being reuominated for III
ounty attorney over j. B McCrackep III
md J. c. Davis. The vote was: ,Jen- MI
on. Isl; McCracken, 81; Davis, 80. HI
For recorder J. B. Wallace secured HI
AZ votes and Mrs. Evelyn f. West lO4
Wallace was the choice of the machine HI
ldwln Dix, present county assessor. lost
enom nation after hard contest with III
'homas E. Matthews. Matthews got 1874 III
otes and Dix 100 Herman j. Craven iii
vas renominated for county surveyor III
y acclnmation. Alonzo Rogers was nj
hosen FOR constable over J. F. Steele.
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