The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-03
Will Insist Upon a Plank in
the Resolutions Endorsing
President Taft and All the
: Acts of His Administration
INSURGENTS INCLINED
TO GIVE FAINT PRAISE
Both Sides in Conference
Keynote for the True Blue
Republicans Is Sounded by
Former Congressman Lacey
LIQUOR QUESTION AGAIN

TIES MONIES, In, August 2s-POIifies
was in active eruption here today
preliminary 10 the Republican
state convention tomorrow. Tonight Il
dark red line may he seen dividing the
Stand-pat faction and the prOgreSsiVes.
Certain Democrats, including Clint
Price, Democratic candidate for Cen
Eress In the seventh Cd - MOines) dis
triet, and others, were 90 be observed
gl0ating over the red line.
''Ail you've got 90 do Is 10 get out
the stand-Pat vote, Clint, and your add
dress viii be Washington, ID. g." OBJ
served N friend of the candidate.
"All I've EOt 10 do IL 40 get out the
DemOerafs,s retorted Price. "The stand
patfers will he nj the polls IL they have
10 walk backwards, voting, II not for
Price, against the progressive candi-
date"
The foregoing is not quoted as a pre-
dictiOn, but as a specimen OF comment
from persons who closely observed the
days developments.
on one side OF the line mentioned. the
stand -patters gathered several hundred
strong today and decided 10 insist upon
a plank endorsing President Taft and
The official acts of his administration
and OF the recent Congress, and also 10
endorse the Iowa insurgent delega ton
only in so far as IL has been regular
in other words, supported the admins
rFatiuI. on tariff and railroad legisia-
'tiOn.
on the other side the progressive
leaders conferred TO the general effect
that Taft should be mentioned only 10
the extent that he has endeavored TO
carry out the pledges of the national
Republican platform.
The stand-patters decided TO insist on
an endorsement Of Governor Carroll.
The Insurgents threw out a sop for har-
mony by agreeing 10 an endorsement of
the state administration without men
tiOning the governors name.
Both Sides Enthusiastic.
Both meetings were enthusiastic. At
the Stand-pat meeting, X-COngressman
Lacey sounded the keynote:
Let as fight" he said. land if the
steam roller passes Yer US, let US go
down 10 defeat carrying the flag Of
true Republicanism with Us while the
majority who vote us down bear the
odium or having refused specific en-
dofsement OF great Republican Presi-
dent who has carried out every promise
/ the Republican party. We must re-
mbe4 TWO thlngS-TirSt, that il is
SSary that Iowa go Republican, and
q and most important, il is nee
IS y that the Republican party go
Republican"
Among those at the insurgent meet
ing were Senator Cummins former
Judge Jesse A. Miller Attorney Gen
eral Byers, Warren Garst, the defeated
progressive candidate Tor governor. and
q host OF others.
Senator Dolliver. Immediately upon
arrival in this city. was slated for per-
manent chairman, 10 take up The gaVel
when laid down by Senator Cumm4 rs,
temporary chairman.
Three Nominations.
The convention will make three nom
nations. For the supreme court bench,
Horace r. Deemer and W. ID. Evans
have no opposition thus far. The real
fight Will be for state superintendent.
No candidate at the primaries received
A sufficient number OF votes, and the
nomination was thrust upon the con
VentiOn- There are seven candidates,
as follows, F. r. Lark OF Omaha, Adam
Pickett OF CrestOn. A. NJ. DeyeO OF Gar
ner. John f. Riggs of SignOurney, the
present incumbent l. c. Welty of Ne
vada; ID. f. Barnard OF LOgans, and A.
/. Heminger OF KeOsaqUa.
The liquor question viii require care
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