Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-26
Looks as Though Joseph Howell
Will Capture Congressional
Nomination Easily.
PLANkS IN STATE PLATFORM
Tor Local Option IN Incorporated
Towns and Citics-Payne- Aldricb
Tariff BIN Endorsed.

ESPECIAL to The News
ogden. sept 90 From all Indications
this morning the Republican state
! platform viii contain planks endorsing
| the Republican state COMMUNICATION.
the national administration and tho
| Payne-Aldrich tarinf bill The special
laws passed by Congress such as the
railroad rate bin win also be endorsed.
| on the liquor question the Republi-
cans Will probably declare themselves
Tor local option In cities and inoorpor-
ated towns and prohibition elsewhere.
In the race for the congressional
nomination, Joseph Howell. the inoun-
bent, viii probably be e-pominated.
Harry Joseph and Farley p. chrlsten-
sen have few delegates. but Howens'
supporters declare that It viii only take
the hrst ballot 10 decide the contest
rive hundred delegates assembled in
the Ogden theater at 1890 o'clock ana
| considerable interest was manifested.
| A. the delegations came strollinK in
| lhere was applause. Senator smoot
ana Congressman Howell and a num-
Der OF other prominent Republicans
were given an ovation as they took
! seats on the stage
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
i L. Cummings, state secretary.
called the convention 10 order at 1l:+o
o'clock In the absence Of Chairman c.
| Il. Loose. who is In New York. Mr..
| Cummings announced the temporary
organization as follows: Senator Reed
smoot temporary chairman: Thomas
/ NN .f a.
| chairman j. V. Sevy, SEWER Co. sec
ond Temporary vice chairman; NeIs
| Jensen, BoXeider, third temporary Vice
| chairman r. 6. Joofbourow, Salt Lake.
fourth temporary vice chairman: IL L.
| Cummings, secretary; William Allison.
| hrst assistant NJ NJ. steele, second
assistant l.. r. Push. third assistant:
w. II DeWolfe, fourth assistant; Dan
| lei James. Sanpete, sergeant-at-a arms:
NJ. y. Pope, first assistant; Gus j. Hem
tvid. second assistants Byron Han
chett. third assistant Rev. j. r. car
yer. chaplain.
Afrer announcing the temporary ar
| gani3ation, MI Cummings introducej
| Senator Reed Smoot. He said: I'm this
| epoch making convention. as all Re-
! publican conventions have been, we Re-
| puolicans have come together today to
| announce the principles for which we
| stand. senator Reed Smoot. who will
| act IS temporary chairman will handle
| the convention. lie has shed luster
| upon his home state in his senst nrfaf
| capacity He has been consulted On
All Vita questions since he has ben
| In the senate and has defended tAs
people of Utah when they have bessa o.
| sailed "
Senator Smoot received an ovation
| when he took charge Of the convention,
| The applause continued for fully 10
minutes before he was able to resiors
order Senator snoot addressed tina
| convention. His speech In full appears
! elsewhere in this edition
CONVENTION COMMITTEES.
Immediately following the speech ~
senator Reed Smoot Delegate F. c.
loofhourow OF Salt Lake county novel
the appointment OF the committees
on cfeden tials. permanent organization
ana order Of business and platform and
resolutions, which ca rried The chair
then announced the following commit
tees
CREDENTIALS Beaver. Charles wco,f-
ondon. Boxelder, G. Hoist Cache. VIII
liam II THAN; Carbon, George A. MUIR
ply Davis, Warren Rose: Emery, c.
sorenson. Jr. CARRIED Thomas sevy,
Grand A. A Taylor; Iron. Huntisr
Lynch; Juab. Herbert Hope: Kane A.
u. Finley. Willard, Mike oDay: Nor
gan. l. l.. Toone. Piute, A s. Hsy-
cock. Rich. Joseph Hodges Salt Lake.
w W Wilson: san Juan, " {. Poul-
son. Sanpete. a. n. Walters Sewer. n.
C. Puulson; summit A. n wal,ers.
Tooele. 9. \. Culmer. Uinta- william
Hocft, Utah, : Goodwin: WaSatch.
Rock NJ Pope. Washington David
hersni; Wayne r. 4. Meeks. Weber.
j :. Carver.
Permanent Organization and Orde-
Business-Bsaver George Jener, h:
Boxelder W. : Hail Cache. -o.l4
hHcks; Carbon. A W. Horsely: ID "
r. G. Ashton. Emery. f. Cook
field, James cole; Grand \. \. IT,. Va,
Iron. Willard r. Corey: Juan m
Wood Kane. John Rider Morgan. ~
Il. Porter, Piute. r p. C-aig: Hlch.
Joseph Hodges. Salt Lake. J.. g. Loft
bourow san Juan J y. Sorcnsou:
SSnpete. J "a. Wilds, Sevieg. '. n.
Sorenson. summit. :. l.. mad Ion Too
Gle, Ed Scanlon. Uintsh Gcorg- sur
rl Utah. John d. Dixon wasatth.
r. NJ Popea Washington WAR
Cox; Wayne, r A. Meeks. weh-l I.
c. Dye.
Platform ana Resouuons-B Beaver.
w. H. DE Woolf. BoXelder Hyrum <
Valentine Cache, Jos 4. smith car
bon. A. Roder; Davis. Chas. r. Mob;
Emery. Geo. r. Miller: Garf.li.
Libby De Long Grand. \ A.
Taylor Juab. Alma Hague ma
Leonard Pugh. Willard. Orvli "a
Piute. NJ NJ steele Jr. Rich. W X.
walton. salt Lake a l. Thomas:
Sonpcte. W. u Candlsnd. SEWER. J. II.
Erickson; summit 5. I. Rooddon:
Tooele W s. Marks, t-inta. ChaS ne
Moisey. Utnh, W !. Hayes: WaSatch,
James n Wilson Washington. r. l.
Judd. Wayne. n Meeks. Weber,
James Wotherspocr
Follow ing the naming 81 the commit
tees and the announcement % the chair
men cf the places ~ committee meet
iugS the convention took recess until
o'clock this afternoon,
NEPHI l. MORRIS Rad STRENGTH
From admissions by several dele
gates IS seemed certain that the name
of Ncphi l. Morris would go befors
the convention In the race FOR the nom
nation for congressman to succcei
Joseph Howell making the contest
rectangular AFFAIR with Congressmc
Howell Aspiraut Farley p. Christie,
sen. Harry Joseph and Nephi l.. Nor
ris on the four sides The supporters
81 Mr. Morris claimed that when his
name should go before the convention
IL would surprise tho other delegatioM